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LAND  PAPEES 


VOLUME  I. 

[Those  marked  thus  (*)  are  in  Dutch.] 

1642-1681. 

Page- 


1642.  March  28.  Deed  from  Gov.  Kieft  to  the  Rev.  Francis 

Dougthy  and  associates,  for  a  township  at  Mespath,  L.  I.,  1 
1647.  March  30.  *Deed  from  Gov.  Kieft  to  Hans  Hansen,  for  200 

morgens  of  land  at  Mespath,  L.  I.,   2 

1653.  Nov.  1.  *Deed  from  Gov.  Stuyvesant  to  Ensign  Gerrit 

Jansen,  for  a  garden  lot  in  Fort  Orange,   4 

1657.  Aug.  22.  Conveyance  to  Mighiel  Muyden  of  a  house  and 

lot  in  Winckel  straat,  in  the  city  of  N.  Amsterdam, ....  5 
1660.  May  7.  Conveyance  from  Cornelis  Dirksen  Hoogland  to 

Joris  Jacobsen,  of  a  house  and  lot  at  the  ferry,  L.I.,...  6 
1663.  April  25.  *Deed  from  Gov.  Stuyvesant  to  Hendrick  Cor- 

nelissen  van  Holsteyn,  of  a  lot  of  land  at  Esopus,  village 

of  Wildwick.  7 

1605.  March  4.  Order  of  Gov.  Nicolls  respecting  the  division  of 

the  Little  Plains,  between  the  towns  of  Hempstead  and 

Jamaica,  L.  L,   8 

April  8.  Deed  from  Wm.  Goulding,  Sam  Spicer  and  others, 

for  a  tract  of  land  at  the  Neversinck,  N.  J.,   9 

1666.  Small  Draught  of  land  in  difference  between  Mr.  Pell  and 

Mr.  Richbell,   10 

April  29.  Indian  deed  to  John  Budd  of  a  tract  of  land  in 
Westchester,  twenty  English  miles  north  of  Apanammis, 
bounded  on  the  south  by  Westchester  path,  on  the  east 
by  the  Blind  brook,  and  on  the  west  by  Mamorinack 
river,  and  the  north  bounds  are  sixteen  English  miles 

from  Westchester  path  up  into  the  country,   10 

May  21.  Draught  of  Eaton's  Neck,    12 

1667.  March  9.  Deed  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Philip  Pinckney,  James 

Everts  and  others,  for  a  tract  known  as  the  "Ten  ffarmes, 

or  Eastchester,"   12 

[No  date.]  Draught  of  Fordham  and  ye  Meadows,   13 


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1667.  [No  date.]  Draughts  of  the  land  in  question  between  Mr. 

Betts  and  Flatbush,   14-15 

[No  date.]  *The  plot  of  Bronckx,  his  land,   61 

[No  date.]  D  raught  showing  the  location  of  Bronckx  and 
Jessup's  land,  with  Maraorineck  river  in  Westchester 
county,  and  the  location  also  of  Vander  Donck's  house. 

[This  draught  is  imperfect],   17 

1664-1667.  List  of  the  several  patents  in  Kings  Co.,  granted 

by  GovV  Nicolls  with  their  lines,   18 

April  25.  Deed  of  Confirmation  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Caspar 
Jacobsen,  for  land  in  Beverwick  at  Albany,   19 

May  21.  Deed  of  Confirmation  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Arent 
Andriesen,  for  land  in  Beverwick  at  Albany,   20 

June  18.  Deed  of  Confirmation  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Mat- 
thew Blanchan  for  a  house  and  lot  of  grounds  lying 
and  being  at  Wildwyck,  at  Esopus,    21 

July  23.  Deed  of  Confirmation  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Roelloffe 
Swartwout  for  land  in  Wildwyck,  at  Esopus,   22 

July  23.  Deed  of  Confirmation  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Corne- 
lijs  Barents  Slecht,  for  between  forty  and  fifty  acres  of 
land  at  Esopus,  :   23 

August  6.  Record  of  a  Deed  confirming  to  Sybout  Claesen, 
two  lots  of  Ground,  one  lying  "  to  the  north  of  the  Waall," 
the  other  "to  ye  south  of  High  Street"  in  the  city  of  N. 
York,   24 

Oct.  16.  Deed  of  Confirmation  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Manuel 
Sanders,  a  free  negro  for  a  parcel  of  land,  house  and 
garden,  marked  No.  11,  lying  on  Manhattan  Island,  near 
Stuyvesant's  Bowery,   25 

Oct.  19.  Deed  of  Confirmation  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Cleyne 
Anthony,  a  free  negro,  for  six  acres  of  land,  lying  on 
Manhattan  Island,   26 

1668.  Feb.  17.  Deed  of  Confirmation,  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Thomas 

Verdun,  for  a  lot  of  ground  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
lying  and  being  in  a  certain  lane,  or  street,  commonly 
called  by  the  name  of  the  Smee  straat,   27 

March  6.  Confirmation  Patent  for  the  town  of  Hempsteed 
on  Long  Island,  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  John  Hicks,  John 
Seaman,  Richard  Gilder  sleeve  and  others,  freeholders  of 
said  town,  ,   29 

March  22.  Declaration  of  Packaponchie,  Sachem  of  Masse- 
peage,  regarding  the  bounds  of  Mattinicock  lands,  L.  I., 
[with  a  rough  draught],   30 

June  18.  Deed  of  Confirmation,  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Izrail 
Helme,  Hendrick  Jacobse  and  others,  for  a  piece  of  land 
lying  upon  Calcoon  Hook  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware 
river,   31 

August  I.  Deed  of  Confirmation  from  Gov.  Nicolls  to  Jan 
Van  Bremen,  for  a  piece  of  land  containing  about  70 
acres,  lying  in  Katts  kill,  upon  the  North  river,   32 

Oct.  16.  Deed  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  John  Richbell  for  a 
piece  of  land  contained  in  three  necks,  bounded  on  the  east 


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1668.    *by  the  Mamaroneck  river,  and  on  the  west  by  Gravelly 

or  Stony  brook,  which  divides  it  from  Pell's  purchase,  33 

1670.  April  13.  Deed  from  the  Indians  to  Gov.  Lovelace,  for  an 

Island  in  Hudson's  river,  commonly  called  Staten  Island, 
and  by  the  Indians  Aquehonga,  Manacknong,   34 

Aug.  10.  Deed  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  Christopher  Bersford, 
for  a  lot  and  a  half  in  the  new  town,  laid  out  at  Esopus, 
called  Marbleton,   35 

Aug.  18.  Deed  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  Richard  Cage,  for  a 
house  lot  in  Marbleton,   30 

Bounds  of  Carsten  Fredericksen's  land,    36 

Nov.  9.  An  account  of  every  man's  lot  upon  the  first  and 
second  pieces  of  land  belonging  to  Marbleton,   36 

1671.  March  30.  Deed  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  Jan  Joosten  for  a 

Lot  in  Marbleton,   37 

[No  date.]  Memorandum  of  7  lots  between  Bostwick  and 
Newton,  made  by  Mr.  Nicolls  to  obtain  a  warrant  of 
survey,   38 

April  11.  *Description  of  a  survey  of  Jacob  Kipp's  land,  on 
East  river,  on  Manhattan  Island,  by  Ja:  Corteljou, 
surveyor,   39 

June  16.  Deed  of  Confirmation,  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to 
Thomas  Young,  for  a  tract  of  land  containing  about  400 
acres,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  about  two 
miles  above  St.  Jones  creek,  ,  40 

Oct.  1 1 .  Deed  of  Confirmation  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  Gys- 
bert  Crum,  for  a  lot  of  ground  in  Marbleton,  containing 
30  acres,   41 

Oct.  11. .-Deed  of  Confirmation,  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  John 
Joesten,  for  a  lot  of  ground  in  Marbleton,  containing  30 
acres,   42 

Dec.  16.  Indian  Deed,  to  Daniel  Turneur,  of  New  Har- 
laem,  for  a  tract  of  land,  lying  upon  ye  maine  next  to  ye 
land  of  John  Archer,  beginning  at  ye  bay,  on  ye  south 
side  of  Crabb  Island,  and  so  running  along  ye  creek, 
parting  ye  maine  and  Manhattans'  Island  to  Breunx  land, 
extending  east  and  west  so  far  as  the  land  of  the  said 
John  Archer,   42 

1672.  Feb.  23.  Deed  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  Jaques  Corteljou,  for 

a  parcel  of  land  at  Nayack,  in  the  patent  of  New 

Utrecht,  upon  Long  Island,   43 

Feb.  25.  *Lease  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  Dirck  Siecken,  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  New  York,  outside  the  Land-gate,  called 
the  old  Company's  Bowery  and  Dominies  Bouwery,  at  a 
yearly  rent  of  600  gl.  wampum,   44 

April  1.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  Court,  at  Kingston,  to 
Cornells  Hoogeboom  of  a  lot  of  ground  for  a  brick  yard,  45 

April  1.  *Petition  to  the  Governor  for  Confirmation  of  the 
same,  [with  draught],   45 

June  25.  Deed  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  Tierck  Claessen  de 
Wit,  for  a  parcel  of  bush-land,  together  with  a  house, 
lot,  orchard  and  calves'  pasture,  lying  near  Kingston,  in 
Esopus,  ,   46 


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1672.  July  3.  Bounds  of  a  tract  of  land  above  Schenectady,  pur- 

chased of  the  Maquaes  Indians,  extending  from  Schenec- 
tady 3  miles  westward,  along  both  sides  of  the  river, 
ending  at  Quaquarionu,  where  the  last  Mohawk  Castle 
stands,   47 

Sept.  5.  *Description  of  a  survey  of  Andrew  Norwood's 
land,  on  Staten  Island,  containing  150  acres,   47 

Sept.  9.  Conveyance  from  Jan  Clute  to  Jan  Jans  Bleecker, 
of  a  house  and  lot  of  ground,  on  the  hill,  in  Albany,. ...  48 

1673.  Feb.  18.  *Minute  of  a  grant,  from  the  Court  at  Kingston,  to 

Jan  Matty  son,  of  a  lot  of  ground,   49 

April  14.  *Minute  of  a  grant,  from  the  Court  at  Hurley,  of 
a  lot  of  ground,  to  Albert  Hymans,   50 

June  7.  Deed  of  confirmation,  from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  Mat- 
thias Blanchan,  for  36  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Hurley, 
[2  copies],  51-2 

July  15.  Grant  of  a  small  piece  of  land,  in  Albany,  lying 
without  the  town,  beyond  the  north  port,  by  a  Tann-pitt, 
from  Gov.  Lovelace  to  Cornelijs  Van  Schellijne,  Shoemaker,  53 

Oct.  14.  *Deed  from  Gov.  Colve  to  Nicholas  Bayard,  of  a 
lot  of  ground  in  the  city  of  New  Orange,  [now  New 
York],   54 

1674.  Sept.  4.  *Deed  from  Gov.  Colve  to  Roeloff  Vander  Linde 

and  others,  of  a  tract  of  land  of  264  acres,  lying  on  the 
north  west  hook  of  Staten  Island,   55 

Sept.  20.  Conveyance  from  Robert  Williams  to  John  Cham- 
pion of  40  acres  of  land  lying  in  Lusum,  near  Oyster 
Bay,  on  Long  Island,   56 

Oct.  20.  *Deed  from  Gov.  Colve  to  Pieter  Jansen  Gouwanes, 
and  his  sons,  of  290  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast  side 
of  Staten  Island,   57 

[No  date.]  Draught  showing  the  location  of  Yonker  and 
Rum  streets,  in  the  city  of  Albany,  with  the  guard  house 
and  city  gates,  [Incorrectly  endorsed  New  Jersey,]. ...  58 

1675.  March  1.  *Minute  of  a  grant,  from  the  Court  at  Marbleton, 

to  Jan  Bigs,  of  a  small  piece  of  land, .  . . .  ,   59 

March  9.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  Court  at  Kingston  to 
George  Hall,  of  a  small  piece  of  land,   60 

Sept  2.  ^Conveyance  from  the  Machicander  Indians  to  Barent 
Myndertsen,  Master  Shoemaker,  of  a  tract  of  land  con- 
taining about  74  acres,  beginning  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  opposite  the  end  of  Schotax  Island,  and 
extends  to  a  stream  flowing  in  between  Beeren  and 
Schuters  Islands  [with  map  and  survey],    61 

Sept.  10.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  Court  of  Hurley  to 
Hyman  Albertsen  Roosa,  of  a  piece  of  land,   61 

Oct.  1.  Deed  from  Gov.  Andros  to  Capt.  Nathaniel  Daven- 
port and  others,  for  a  neck  of  land  upon  the  north  side  of 
Staten  Island,  opposite  Shuter's  Island,  containing  about 
660  acres,  [2  copies],  62-3 

Oct.  15.  Deed,  from  Gov.  Andros,  confirming,  to  Cornells 
Hogeboom,  the  lot  of  ground  granted  him  by  the  Corpo- 
ration of  Kingston  for  a  brick  yard.  [See  page  45],   64 


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1675.  List  of  surveys,  made  on  Staten  Island,  from  16*72  to  1677, 

by  Jaques  Cortelijou,   64 

Oct.  18.  ^Description  of  a  survey  of  about  256  acres  of  land 
on  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  for  Gideon  Marlett 
and  sons,  by  Ja:  Cortelijou,   65 

Oct.  18.  ^Description  of  a  survey  of  270  acres  of  land,  on 
Staten  Island,  for  Pierre  Billeau  and  sons,  by  Ja:  Corte- 
lijou,   65 

Oct.  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  for  William 
Roadsby,  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   65 

Nov.  1.  Draught  of  a  patent  to  be  granted  to  John  Garret- 
sen,  for  land  on  Long  Neck,  upon  Staten  Island,   66 

Nov.  1.  Copy  of  the  bounds  of  243  acres  of  land  on  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island;  also  30  acres  of  salt  meadow, 
lying  at  the  mouth  of  Fresh  kill,  patented  to  Gideon 
Marlett  and  his  two  sons,  Joshua  and  Paulus,   66 

Nov.  5.  Deed  from  Gov.  Andros  to  John  Roads  for  a 
tract  of  land,  containing  600  acres,  lying  "at  the  Whore 
kill,  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  called  Rehobah, 
lying  upon  Rehobah  bay,"    67 

1676.  March  7.  Conveyance  from  Madam  Johanna  De  Laet,  wife 

of  Jeronimus  Ebbing  to  George  Hall,  of  a  tract  of  land 
lying  at  the  Great  Bridge,  at  Kingston,   68 

March  1 7.  ^Conveyance  from  Albert  Cornelissen  Wantenaer, 
to  Peter  Simpson,  of  a  house  and  lot,  orchard  and  garden, 
in  Brooklyn,   68 

March  31.  Description  of  a  survey  of  256  acres  of  land,  on 
the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Gideon 
Marlett  and  others,  t   69 

March  31.  Description  of  a  survey  of  270  acres  of  land  on  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  for  Peter  Biliau  and  others,  69 

March  31.  Description  of  a  survey  of  76  acres  of  land  lying 
near  the  Great  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  for  Robert  Rider,  69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  90  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill,  on  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Francis  Sheartree,  by  Ja:  Corteljou,  surveyor,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  180  acres  of  land  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill,  laid  out  for  Richard  Come- 
well,  by  Ja:  Cortelijou,  surveyor,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  180  acres  of  land,  lying  at  the 
south  of  the  Fresh  kill  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Samuel  Leete,  by  Ja:  Cortilijou,  surveyor,   69 


Description  of  a  survey  of  180  acres  of  land,  lying  at  the 
south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  but 
for  Christopher  Hoagland,  by  Ja:  Cortelijou,  surveyor,. .  69 
Description  of  a  survey  of  about  90  acres  of  land,*  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island, 
laid  out  for  Hans  Christead  by  Ja :  Cortelijou,  surveyor,  69 
Description  of  a  survey  of  about  90  acres  of  land,  lying  on 
the  south  side  of  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out 
for  Carston  Jonson  by  Ja:  Cortelijou,  surveyor,   69 


8  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  i. 

/  Pago. 

16*76.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  90  acres  of  land,  lying  on 
the  south  side  of  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out 

for  Jon  :  Edsall,  by  Ja:  Cortelijou,  surveyor,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  about  90  acres  of  land,  lying  on 
the  south  side  of  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out 
for  Georg :  Corbet  by  Ja :  Cortelijou,  surveyor,   69 


Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  lying  at  ye  south 
of  ye  Fresh  kill,  containing  80  acres,  with  six  acres  of 
salt  meadow  at  ye  south  of  Long  Neck,  and  4  acres  of 
fresh  in  ye  cove  to  the  north  of  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out 

for  Jon:  Sharpe  by  Ja:  Cortelijou,  surveyor,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lying  at  ye  south 
of  ye  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt 
meadow  on  ye  south  of  Long  Neck,  and  4  acres  of  fresh 
in  ye  cove  to  the, north  of  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out  for 

Henry  Newton,  by  Ja:  Cortelijau,  surveyor,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  at  ye 
south  of  ye  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  with  12  acres 
of  salt  meadow  in  ye  south  of  Long  Neck,  and  8  acres  of 
fresh  in  ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Seadar  Poynte ;  laid  out 

for  Richard  Still  well,  by  Ja:  Cortelijau,  surveyor,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  at  ye 
south  of  ye  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres 
of  salt  meadew  in  ye  cove  of  Karle's  Neck,  and  4  acres 
of  fresh  in  ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out 

for  Tho :  Berryman  by  Ja:  Corteljou,  surveyor,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land  lying  upon 
Karle's  Neck,  on  Staten  Island,  with  12  acres  of  salt 
meadow,  fronting,  and  8  acres  of  fresh  lying  in  ye  cove 
to  ye  north  of  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out  for  Henry  Taylor, 

by  Ja :  Cortelijau,  surveyor,"   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon 
Karle's  Neck,  upon  Staten  Island,  with  12  acres  of  salt 
meadow  adjoining  Henry  Taylors,  and  8  acres  of  fresh  in 
ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out  for  Elias 

Doughty,  by  Ja:  Corteljau,  surveyor,    69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon 
Karle's  Neck,  on  Staten  Island,  with  12  acres  of  salt 
meadow  and  8  acres  of  fresh  in  ye  cove  to  ye  north  of 

Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out  for  Tho  :  Gibbs,   69 

Description  of  %  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon 
Karle's  Neck,  on  Staten  Island,  with  12  acres  of  salt 
meadow,  and  8  acres  of  fresh  in  ye  cove  to  ye  north  of 

Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out  for  Wm.  Lawrense,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon 
Karle's  Neck,  on  Staten  Island,  with  12  acres  of  salt 
meadow,  and  8  acres  of  fresh  in  ye  cove  to  the  north  of 

Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out  for  Thomas  Wandall,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  at  ye  head  of  ye 
meadows  between  Long  Neck  and  Karle's  Neck,  upon 
Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  meadow  and  4  acres 


vol.  i.]  LAND  PAPERS.  ■  9 

Pago. 

1676.      of  fresh  in  ye  cove  to  the  north  of  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out 

for  Jon :  Bissell,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  at  ye  head  of  ye 
meadows  between  Long  Neck  and  Karle's  Neck,  upon 
Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  meadow  and  4  acres  of 
fresh,  in  ye  cove  to  the  north  of  Seadar  Poynte,  Taid  out 
for  Thomas  Carr,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land  at  ye  meadows 
between  Long  Neck  and  Karle's  Neck,  upon  Staten  Island, 
with  12  acres  of  salt  meadow  and  8  acres  of  fresh,  in  ye 
cove  to  the  north  of  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out  for  Thos : 
Laurense,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  150  acres  of  meadow  and  upland, 
lying  upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Thomas  Wandall,  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   .  69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  97  acres  of  upland  with  meadow 
proportionate,  lying  upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island, 
laid  out  for  Thomas  Berriman,  by  Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,  69 

List  of  Staten  Island  patents,   69 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
north  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt 
meadow,  fronting  the  said  lot,  and  4  acres  of  fresh  in  ye 
cove  to  ye  north  of  Daniel  Perrin,  adjoining  to  ye  Poynte, 
laid  out  for  Francis  Lea,    ,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  six  acres  of  salt 
meadow,  fronting  the  said  lot,  and  4  acres  of  fresh,  in  ye 
cove  to  ye  north  of  Daniel  Perrin's  meadow,  laid  out  for 
William  Churchill,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  10  acres  of  salt 
meadow  fronting  the  said  lot,  and  10  acres  more  lying  at 
the  head  of  Long  Neck,  laid  out  for  William  Nicholls,  70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt 
meadow,  lying  at  the  head  of  Long  Neck,  and  4  acres  of 
fresh  in  ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Dan :  Perrin's,  laid  out  for 
William  Welch,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lying  upon  the 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  3  acres  of  meadow 
fronting,  and  7  acres  of  meadow  at  ye  west  end  of  ye 
Island  of  meadowy  against  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out  for  Elias 
Puddington,    70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
northwest  of  Staten  Island,  with  10  acres  of  meadow 
upon  ye  Island  of  Meadow  against  Seadar  Poynte,  laid 
out  for  Robt.  Ryder,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  20  acres  of  meadow 
upon  the  Island  of  Meadow  against  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out 
for  Richard  Chaiieton,   70 


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1076.  Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  20  acres  of  meadow 
at  the  head  of  Long  Neck,  laid  out  for  Thos.  Smith,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  20  acres  of  meadow 
upon  Long  Neck,  laid  out  for  Jon  :  Ryder,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  meadow 
to  ye  north  east  of  Seadar  Poynte,  and  4  acres  of  fresh  in 
ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Daniell  Peirin's,  laid  out  for  John 


Fitz  Garratt,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  5  acres  of  meadow  ad- 
jacent to  ye  creek  of  Granees,  and  5  acres  of  moore  to  ye 
northeast  of  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  oat  for  Tho  :  Davison, . .  70 
Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  lying  upon  the  south 
side  of  Staten  Island,  with  5  acres  of  meadow  adjacent  to 
ye  creek  of  Granees,  and  5  acres  of  moore  to  ye  northeast 

of  Seedar  Poynte,  laid  out  for  Thomas  Younge,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lying  upon  ye 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  mea- 
dow and  4  acres  of  fresh  in  ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Daniel 

Perrin's,  laid  out  for  Turcoate,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  ye 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  six  acres  of  salt 
meadow,  fronting,  and  14  acres  of  meadow  upon  Long 
Neck,  laid  out  for  Samuell  Gannepaine,   70 


Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lying  upon  the 
northermost  part  of  Long  Neck,  upon  Staten  Island, with  6 
acres  of  salt  meadow,  fronting,  and  4  acres  of  fresh,  to  ye 
north  of  Seadar  Poynte,  in  ye  cove,  laid  out  for  Jon : 


Garrison,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  Long 
Neck,  on  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  meadow  and 
4  acres  of  fresh  in  ye  cove,  to  ye  north  of  Seadar  Poynte, 

laid  out  for  Andrew  Canon,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  Long 
Neck,  on  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  meadow  in  ye 
cove  of  Long  Neck,  and  4  acres  of  fresh  in  ye  cove  to 

ye  north  of  Seadar  Poynte  laid  out  for  Jon  :  Casee,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  lying  upon  Long 
Neck,  on  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  meadow  in 
ye  cove  of  Long  Neck,  and  4  acres  of  fresh,  in  ye  cove 
to  ye  north  of  Seadar  Poynte,  laid  out  for  Richard 
Dodiman,   70 


Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  upon 
Long  Neck,  on  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  mea- 
dow, at  ye  head  of  the  meadows  at  ye  head  of  the  fresh 
kill,  with  4  acres  of  fresh  in  ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Seadar 

Poynte,  laid  out  for  Richard  Harny,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  4  acres  of  meadow  in 


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1676.      ye  creek  and  5  acres  more  to  ye  northeast  of  Seadar 

Poynte,  laid  out  for  Jon :  Hinchman,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  10  acres  of  meadow 
adjoining  in  ye  creek,  laid  out  for  Paulus  Regrenee,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lying  upon  ye 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  meadow 
to  ye  northeast  of  Seadar  Poynte  and  4  acres  of  fresh  in 
ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Daniell  Perrin's,  laid  out  for  Joseph 
Thorne,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  meadow 
lying  to  ye  northeast  of  Seadar  Poynte,  and  4  acres  of 
fresh  in  ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Daniell  Perrin's,  laid  out 
for  Samuel  Curtisse,  ,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  meadow 
to  the  northeast  of  Seadar  Poynte,  and  4  acres  of  fresh 
in  ye  cove  to  the  north  of  Daniell  Perrin's,  laid  out  for 
Tho :  Joanes,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  6  acres  of  salt  meadow 
to  ye  northeast  of  Seadar  Poynte,  and  4  acres  of  fresh, 
lying  in  ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Daniell  Perrin's,  laid  out 
for  Thomas  Moore,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  10  acres  of  meadow  to 
ye  southeast  of  Fresh  kill,  laid  out  for  Anthony  Gleane, . .  70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  1 2  acres  of  salt  meadow 
to  ye  northeast  of  Seadar  Poynte,  and  8  acres  of  fresh  in 
ye  cove  to  ye  north  of  Daniell  Perrin's,  laid  out  for  Ralph 
Hutchison,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  with  20  acres  of  salt  meadow 
lying  in  ye  meadow  to  ye  southwest  of  the  Fresh  kill, 
laid  out  for  Rutt  Josta  Jan  Bront,   70 

Description  of  a  survey  of  90  acres  of  land,  lying  to  the 
south  of  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Rich- 
ard Curtise,   71 

Description  of  a  survey  of  188  acres  of  land  lying  at  the 
north  side  of  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  between  ye 
two  runs  of  Karle's  Neck  and  Long  Neck,  laid  out  for 
Jon:  Chrushshuron,   71 

Description  of  a  survey  of  188  acres  of  land  lying  at  the 
north  side  of  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  between 
Karle's  Neck  and  Long  Neck,  laid  out  for  Jacob  Pullion,  71 

Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land,  at  Staten  Island,  at 
Karle's  Neck,  at  ye  Fresh  Kill,  containing  94  acres,  laid 
out  for  Edward  Marshall,   72 

Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  at  Staten  Island  at 
Karle's  Neck  at  ye  Fresh  kill,  containing  94  acres,  laid  out 
for  Thomas  Morgan,   72 


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1676.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  at  Staten  Island  at 
Karle's  Neck  at  ye  Fresh  kill,  containing  94  acres,  laid  out 
for  Barne  Tisen,   72 

Description  of  a  survey  of  94  acres  of  land  at  Staten  Island 
on  Karle's  Neck,  laid  out  for  Wolford  Proll,   73 

Description  of  a  survey  of  94  acres  of  land  at  Staten  Island 
on  Karle's  Neck,  laid  out  for  Jon :  Martiline,   73 

Description  of  a  survey  of  94  acres  of  land  lying  at  Staten 
Island  on  Karle's  Neck,  laid  out  for  Isaac  See,   73 

April  15.  *Minute  of  a  grant  by  the  Court  at  Kingston  to 
Win.  Trophagen  for  20  acres  of  land,   74 

April  24.  ^Description  of  a  survey  of  176  acres  of  land  upon 
Staten  Island  under  the  Yserberg  (or  Iron  Mount)  for 
Louis  Lakman  by  Ja :  Corteljau,  surveyor,   75 

April  24.  ^Description  of  a  survey  of  about  96  acres  of  land 
upon  Staten  Island  adjoining  the  preceding,  laid  out  for 
Francois  Martino  by  Ja:  Corteljau,  surveyor,   75 

April  24.  ^'Description  of  a  survey  of  178  acres  of  land  upon 
Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Jaques  Guyon  by  Ja  :  Corteljau, 
surveyor,   75 

April  24.  *Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  land  upon 
Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  George  Commin  by  Ja :  Cortel- 
jou,  surveyor,   75 

April  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  40  acres  of  land  lying 
at  the  Esopus,  laid  out  for  Paulus  Paulessen  by  W.  Mon- 
tagne,  surveyor,   76 

May  10.  Indian  deed  to  Jackeline  Turnier  widow  and  Daniel 
Turnier  her  son,  of  New  Haerlem,  for  a  tract  of  land  at 
Mentipasse  kill  running  northerly  to  a  creek  called  Sa- 
prowha  by  Crabb  Island,  then  east  and  west  to  Bronckx 
river  in  Westchester  Co.,   78 

June  5.  Deed  from  Gov.  Andros  to  Jacob  Tyse  Vander  Hey- 
den,  for  a  lot  of  ground  "  within  the  Towne's  fence,  at  the 
corner  of  the  street  by  the  plaine  "  near  the  new  Church- 
yard in  Albany,   79 

Aug.  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  belonging 
to  Marbleton  in  Esopus,  called  ye  froid  stuck  and  con- 
taining, by  estimation,  about  100  acres,  to  be  patented  to 
Wm.  Ashfordby,   80 

Sept.  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  40  acres  of  land  at  ye 
Esopas  at  ye  Mumbackers  lying  at  ye  Round  Doubt  river, 
laid  out  for  Thomas  Quicke,   81 

Description  of  a  survey  of  60  acres  of  land  at  ye  Esopas,  at 
ye  Mumbackers,  lying  at  ye  Roundoubt  kill,  laid  out  for 
Charrat  Clause,   81 

Description  of  a  survey  of  32  acres  of  land  at  the  Esopas  at 
ye  Mumbackers,  lying  by  ye  Roundout  kill,  laid  out  for 
Aron  flfranse,   81 

Sept.  5.  *Memorandum  of  the  dimensions  of  a  piece  of  wild 
land  at  Kingston,  for  Tjerck  Claesen,   82 

Sept.  5.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston  of 
the  preceding  tract  of  land  to  the  same,   83 

Sept.  5.  Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  of  Kingston  to 


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1076.      Mattys  Mattison  and  Dirck  Jansen  Skipmouse,  of  a  piece 

of  land  near  that  village,   84 

Sept.  15.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  corporation  of  Kings- 
ton to  Captain  Chambers  of  a  piece  of  land  lying  on  the 
great  kill,   85 


Sept.  21.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston,  to 

Wessel  Ten  Broeck  of  a  certain  marsh  containing  14  acres,  86 
Sept.  25.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston  to 
William  Ashfordby,  of  104  acres  of  land  in  Marbleton, 
situated  behind  the  Kaelebergh  and  called  the  fifth  stuck, 
and  4  acres  at  the  same  place  near  a  tract  called  the  sixth 


stuck,  . .  86 

Sept.  27.  *Petition  of  Jan  Adriansen,  Michael  Mot  and  other 
troopers  of  Kingston,  praying  the  grant  of  a  valley  in  the 
neighbourhood  of  that  village  for  the  pasture  of  their 

horses,   87 

Oct.  1 .  Conveyance  from  Frederick  Hussey  to  Claes  Tunis- 
son,  of  a  lot  of  land  of  about  50  acres,  in  Marbleton, ....  88 
Oct.  2.  Draught  of  a  patent  to  Wessel  Ten  Broeck,  for  a 
marsh  at  Kingston,   88 


Oct.  2.  Deed  from  Gov.  Andros  to  Anthony  Addison,  for  a 
certain  parcel  of  land  above  Marbleton  in  Esopus,  lying 
over  against  the  Kael  Bergh,  called  by  the  name  of  Brooke- 
boone  hook,  containing  the  quantity  of  20  acres,   89 

Oct.  2.  Deed  from  Gov.  Andros  to  William  Trophagen  for  a 


certain  piece  of  land  at  Esopus,  lying  north  east  from 
Capt.  Thomas  Chambers'  ffarm,  containing  about  10  acres, 
as  also  another  piece  of  land  containing  10  acres,  lying- 
north  and  south,  alongst  the  greate  creeke  or  kill  to  the 
water  kolch,   90 

Oct.  2.  Draughts  of  the  aforesaid  patents  to  Trophagen  and 
Chambers,   91 

Oct.  2.  Deed  from  Gov.  Andros  to  William  Ashfordby,  for  a 
certain  piece  of  land  belonging  to  Marbleton  in  Esopus, 
lying  behind  the  Kaelbergh,  called  by  the  name  of  the 
fifth  piece  containing  about  one  hundred  and  four  acres, 
and  also  about  4  acres  on  the  sixth  piece  to  the  east  of 
the  Kaelbergh,   92 

Oct.  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  372  acres  of  land  "lying 
upon  ye  easterne  side  of  Staten  Island,"  laid  out  at  ye  re- 
quest of  Andrew  Norwood  of  ye  Island  of  Barbados, 
merchant,  by  Ro:  Ryder,  deputy  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   93 

Oct.  7.  Description  of  the  meadow  land  assigned  to  the  fore- 
going by  Ro :  Ryder,  deputy  surveyor,   94 

Nov.  13.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  one  acre  of  fily 
lying  upon  ye  towne  of  Kingston  at  Esopus,  laid  out  by 
order  of  ye  magistrates  of  Esopus  for  Wessel  Ten  Brooke,  96 

Description  of  a  survey  of  about  7  acres  of  ffly  before  ye 
towne  of  Kingston  at  Esopus,  laid  out  for  Matias  Mati- 
son  Derricke  Jonson  Schapemos,   96 

Description  of  a  survey  of  8  acres  of  fily  lying  before  ye 


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1676.      towne  of  Kingston  at  Esopus,  laid  out  for  ye  troopers  of 

Esopus,   96 


Description  of  a  survey  of  20  acres  of  land  being  part  of  a 
tract  known  as  the  Butterfield,  lying  to  ye  southwest  of 
Marbletown,  laid  out  for  George  Hall,  [with  draught,] ...  97 
Description  of  a  survey  of  20  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  a 
tract  known  as  the  Butterfield,  lying  to  ye  southwest  of 

Marbleton,  laid  out  for  Sam:  Leette,  [with  draught,]   97 

Description  of  a  survey  of  22  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  a 
tract  known  as  the  Butterfield,  lying  to  ye  southwest  of 
Marbletown,  laid  out  for  Thomas  Kerton,  [with  draught,]  97 
Description  of  a  survey  of  28  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  a 
tract  known  as  Butterfield,  lying  to  ye  southwest  of  Mar- 


bletown, laid  out  for  Jon.  Kerton,  [with  draught,]   97 

Nov.  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  30  acres  of  land  on  Man- 
hattan Island  upon  the  East  river,  laid  out  for  Gabriell 
Curtese  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   97 

The  bounds  of  the  town  of  Southampton,  given  in  by  C. 
Howell,   98 

The  bounds  of  the  town  of  Southold,  as  in  the  record,   98 

Draught  of  a  patent  confirming  to  Lewis  Morris  a  tract  of 
land  "  lying  and  being  upon  the  main  over  against  the 
town  of  Harlem,  commonly  called  Bronckx  land,"   98 

French  draught  of  part  of  Staten  Island,   99 

Dec.  8.  Description  of  400  acres  of  land  in  Cedar  creek,  laid 
out  for  Jas.  Loten,   100 

Dec.  12.  Description  of  a  survey  of  60  acres  of  land  on  Man- 
hattan Island,  lying  to  the  north  of  Turtle  bay  and  south- 
west of  the  land  of  Jacobus  Fabretius  for  Cornelius  Mat- 
ison  by  Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,   100 

Dec.  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  an  island  in  Rondout 
river,  containing  73  acres,  commonly  called  by  the  In- 
dians, Assincke  Island,  with  16|  acres  near  the  same,  laid 
out  for  Henry  Bateman  and  Herman  Hendricks,  by  Ro  : 

Ryder,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   100 

1677.  Jan.  27.  Description  of  a  survey  of  60  acres  of  land  on  Man- 
hattan Island,  bounded  in  front  by  the  river  and  on  the 
northwest  by  the  commons,  laid  out  for  Jacobus  ffabri- 
sius  by  Ro :  Ryder,  deputy  surveyor,   101 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Dally  praying  a  grant  of  a  tract 
of  land  lying  in  the  rear  of  his  lot  upon  the  south  side  of 
Staten  Island,   101 

March  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  ground  in 
Smith's  streete  in  the  city  of  New  York,  "now  inhabited 
by  Jon :  Henry,  formerly  possessed  by  his  wife  Mary,  ye 
widow  of  George  Dobson."    Ro :  Ryder,  surveyor, .....  102 

March  15.  Description  of  a  survey  of  30  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  Manhattan  Island,  to  ye  northeast  of  Turtle  bay, 
laid  out  for  John  Danielson  by  Ro :  Ryder,  surveyor,. . .  103 
[No  date.]  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the 
town  of  Marble,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Esopus 
kill,  laid  out  for  George  Hall  and  others  by  Leonard 
Beckwith,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   103 


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1677.  March  16.  Copy  of  Wynant  Pieter's  patent  for  a  certain  piece 
of  upland  at  the  Redhook  or  point  over  against  Nuten 
Island  within  the  limits  of  Brucklyne  in  the  west  riding 
of  Yorkshire  upon,   104 

March  16.  *Description  of  a  survey  of  a  parcel  of  land  on 
the  Kil  van  Kol  upon  Staten  Island,  containing  160  acres, 
together  with  12  acres  of  valley,  laid  out  for  Peter  Jan- 
sen  Gowanes  by  Ja:  Corteljou,  surveyor,   105 

March  16.  ^Description  of  a  survey  of  a  parcel  of  land  con- 
taining 172  acres,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island, 
adjoining  the  mill  land,  laid  out  for  Gerrit  Croose  by  Ja: 
Corteljou,  surveyor,   106 

March  19.  Certificate  of  the  deputy  mayor  and  alderman 
Lewis  of  New  York,  in  relation  to  John  Henry's  lot  in 
that  city.  (Seepage  102.)   107 

March  28.  Draught  of  a  patent  to  for  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  west  Riding  of  Yorkshire,  upon  Long 
Island,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  the  new  lots  belonging 
to  Flattbush,   108 

March  28.  Draught  of  a  patent  to  Arien  Hendricksen,  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  west  Riding  of  Yorkshire,  upon  Long 
Island,  lying  near  the  new  lots  belonging  to  the  town  of 
Flattbush,   108 

April  6.  Surrender  of  Richard  Patteshall  of  all  interest  in  the 
patent  granted  by  Gov.  Andros  to  him  in  partnership 
with  Capt.  Nathaniel  Davenport  and  others,  for  a  tract 
of  land  on  Staten  Island,   109 

April  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  30  acres  of  land  upon 
Manhattan  Island,  on  the  river  side,  laid  out  for  George 
Elphenstone,  by  Ro :  Ryder,  surveyor,   110 

April  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  32  acres,  upon  Manhat- 
tan Island,  on  the  river  side,  laid  out  for  Jacob  Younge, 
by  Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,   110 

*Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  of  Kingston  to  Albert 
Gevertson,  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
kill,  which  runs  through  the  Esopus  land,   110 

May  8.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston  to 
Jan  Williamsen  Hoogtig,  of  about  8  acres  of  land,   Ill 


May  8.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston,  to 

Lieut.  George  Hall,  of  6  acres  of  land  over  the  Mill  kill,  112 
May  8.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston,  to 

Joost  Adriansen,  for  6  acres  of  land  over  the  Mill  kill,  . .  113 
May  26.  *Deed  from  the  Esopus  Indians  to  Louis  Dubois 
and  associates,  of  a  tract  of  land  over  the  Rondout 
kill,  beginning  at  the  high  hill  called  Moggonck,  thence 
southeast  to  Juffrous  Hook  in  the  Long  Reach  on  the 
great  river  (called  in  Indian  Magaat  Ramis),  thence 
north  to  the  Island  called  Rappoos,  lying  in  the  Kromme 
Elbow,  at  the  commencement  of  the  Long  Reach,  thence 
west  to  the  High  hill  to  a  place  Waracahaes  and  Tawa- 
eretagne,  along  the  High  hill  southwest  to  Moggonck, 

with  free  access  to  the  Rondout  kill,  (New  Paltz.)   114 

June  2.  Description  of  a  survey  of  "  80  acres  of  land  and  10 


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1677.  acres  of  meadow,"  lying  upon  the  west  side  of  Staten 
Island,  by  the  river  side,  laid  out  for  Etiene  Gayneaw,  by 
Ko  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   115 

[No  date.]  Draught  of  a  patent  to  Richd.  Charlton,  for  160 
acres  of  land,  with  20  acres  of  meadow  lying  upon  the 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,   117 

June  28.  Surrender  of  Tho :  Thacher,  on  behalf  of  the 
widow  of  Nathaniell  Davenport,  deceased,  of  land  on 
Staten  Island,  granted  to  the  said  Nathaniell  Davenport, 
in  his  life-time  and  since  unimproved,   118 

July  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  30  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  Manhattan  Island,  to  ye  southwest  of  Murdanies 
my,  between  the  commons  of  Harlem  and  Hudson's  river, 
laid  out  for  Hen :  Hendrickson  Bosh,  by  Ro :  Ryder,  sur- 
veyor,  119 


July  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  60  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  Manhattan  Island,  by  ye  Coble  kill,  upon  the  East 
river,  laid  out  for  David  Deffore,  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,  120 
[No  date.]  Petition  of  Jonathan  Right,  John  Embree  and 
.  others,  inhabitants  in  the  town  of  Flushing,  upon  Long 
Island,  praying  a  warrant  to  survey  60  acres  of  land  for 

each  of  them,  pursuant  to  the  Governor's  order,   120 

July  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  30  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  the  river  on  the  southeast  side  of  Manhattan  Island, 

laid  out  for  John  Benew,  by  Ro :  Ryder,  surveyor,   121 

[No  date.]  Dimensions  of  the  land  for  John  Turwell  of 
Hampstead,  lying  on  Cow  Neck,  at  a  place  called  ye 
Barey  Beck,  being  bounded  on  the  south  by  Hampstead 


Harbour,   121 

July  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  60  acres  of  land  upon 
Manhattan  Island,  on  the  East  river  side,  laid  out  for  Jon : 

Bassett,  by  Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,   122 

Sept.  24.  Petition  of  John  Garton,  of  Marbleton,  in  Esopus, 
for  leave  to  build  an  habitation  on  his  lot  in  the  fourth 

stick,  with   122 

Oct.  6.  Report  in  favour  of  granting  the  same,   122 


Petition  of  Anthony  Addison,  to  whom  a  tract  of  land  has 
been  granted,  not  far  from  Marble,  but  remote  by  reason 
of  the  kill,  requesting  leave  to  live  over  ye  kill,  and  also, 
that  a  certain  parcel  of  land  containing  about  20  acres, 


may  be  granted  him,  with,   122 

Oct.  6.  Report  in  favor  of  granting  the  same,   122 

Sept.  25.  *Petition  of  Claes  Teunissen,  for  a  deed  of  lot  of 
land  at  Marbleton,   123 


Sept.  25.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston,  to 
Jacob  Rutgerson,  of  a  piece  of  land  containing  40  acres,  124 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Rodhs,  praying  a  grant  of  500 
acres  of  land  lying  upon  the  south  side  of  a  creek  called 
Slatter  creek,  and  on  ye  north  side  of  a  neck  of  land 
called  Plomhooke,   124 

Sept.  27.  *Indian  deed  to  Jacob  Rutgerson,  of  40  acres  of 
land  at  Kingston,   125 


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1677.  Sept.  27.  ^Conveyance  from  Jan  Borhans  to  Joost  Andrian- 

sen,  of  a  house  and  lot  situated  in  Kingston,   126 

Sept.  29.  Deed  from  Gov.  Andros  to  Henry  Newton  for  90 
acres  of  land,  with  meadow  proportionate,  lying  at  Karle's 
Neck,  upon  Staten  Island,   127 

Oct.  8.  Deed  from  Gov.  Andros  to  Tjerck  Claesen,  of  a  piece 
of  woodland  containing  about  50  acres,  lying  at  Kingston, 
in  Esopus,  to  ye  west  of  the  towne,   128 

Oct.  8.  Deed  from  Gov.  Andros,  to  the  troopers  of  Esopus, 
of  7-J  acres  of  land,  lying  beneath  the  towne  of  Kingston,  129 

Oct.  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  25  acres  of  land  upon 


Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Andrew  Norwood,  and  lying 
to  the  northward  of  his  plantation.   Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,  130 
Oct.  16.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  small  piece  of  ground, 
about  one  quarter  of  an  acre,  on  Manhattan  Island,  lying 
by  the  edge  of  ye  hill  near  ye  fresh  water,  laid  out  for 


Nicholas  Demeyer,  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   131 

Oct.  22.  ^Petition  of  Louis  du  Bois  and  others,  for  a  patent 
at  the  Esopus,   132 

Oct.  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  144  acres  of  upland  and 
18  acres  of  meadow,  lying  upon  the  south  east  side  of 
Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Nathaniel  Brittaine,  by  Ro : 
Ryder,  surveyor,   133 

Oct.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  124  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  ye  New  Dorp,  on  Staten  Island,  formerly  called  ye 
Governor's  lot,  laid  out  for  Obadiah  Holmes,  by  Ro : 
Ryder,  surveyor,   134 

Oct.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  78  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  ye  New  Dorp,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Jon : 
Watson,  by  Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,   135 

Oct.  25.  Patent  from  Gov.  Andros  to  the  freeholders  and  in- 
habitants of  the  town  of  Oysterbay,  L.  L,   136 

Oct.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  35  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  ye  Island  Manhattan  at  ye  sand  hills  neare  the  Bow- 
ry,  laid  out  for  Wolfert  Webber,  Henricke  Cornelius  and 
Bastian  Elson,  by  Ro :  Ryder,  surveyor,   137 

Oct.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  108  acres  of  meadow 
and  upland  lying  at  ye  New  Dorpe  upon  Staten  Island, 
laid  out  for  Jon:  Kingdom  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor, ....  139 

Oct.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  109  acres  of  meadow  and 
upland  lying  at  ye  New  Dorp  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out 
for  Daniell  Stillwell  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   140 

Oct.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  275  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  ye  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  William 
Dyer  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   141 

Oct.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  78  acres  of  land  lying  at 
ye  New  Dorp  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Richard 
Dodiman  by  Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,   142 

Oct.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  90  acres  of  meadow  and 
upland  lying  upon  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out 
for  Robert  Goldsberry  by  Ro :  Ryder,  surveyor,   143 

Oct.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  69  acres  of  land  lying 


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1677.  upon  ye  southeast  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Hen- 
ry Comely  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   144 

Oct.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  79  acres  of  land  lying  up- 
on ye  southeast  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Richard 
Michell  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   144 

[No  date.]  Draught  of  a  patent  to  Cornelius  Mattyson  for 
60  acres  of  land  upon  the  Island  Manhatans  lying  to  the 
northward  of  Dewtel  bay,   145 

Oct.  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  73  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  the  southeast  side  of  Staten  Island  under  ye  hills, 
laid  out  for  Thomas  Stillwell  by  Ro :  Ryder,  surveyor,. .  145 

Oct.  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  78  acres  of  meadow  and 
upland  lying  upon  Staten  Island  on  ye  hills,  laid  out  for 
William  Stillwell  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   145 

Oct.  31.  Description  of  a  survey  of  246  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  William 
and  Peter  Jonson  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   146 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Henry  Pawling  for  a  grant  for  a  piece 
of  ffleyland  lying  under  Hurley  joining  to  Wasmaker's 
■  land,  being  about  20  acres  or  thereabouts,  as  also  a  piece 
of  land  lying  over  against  Cuxing  -on  ye  west  side  of  the 
Redout  kill,  with  a  small  piece  of  woodland  together  40 
acres  or  thereabouts  lying  under  Marbletowne,   146 

Oct.  31.  Description  of  a  survey  of  82  acr.es  at  the  New 
Dorp,  laid  out  for  Jon.  Dawley  by  Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,  147 

Oct.  31.  Description  of  a  survey  of  98  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  the  southeast  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Frans  Laurus  by  Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,   147 

Oct.  31.  Description  of  a  survey  of  98  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  the  southeast  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Samuel  Curtise  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   147 

Nov.  ^Draught  of  Martin  Gerritson's  24  acres  of  land.  By 
Peter  Meesey  Vrooman.    E.  A.  Apple,  1677,   148 

Nov.  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  15  acres  of  land  lying 
near  the  Bowery  on  the  Island  Manhatans,  laid  out  for 
Peter  Jansen  of  ye  Bowery  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,.  . .  149 

Petition  of  Bartell  Claesen  and  Dirk  Johnson  Vander  Vliet, 
overseers  of  ye  towne  of  Flattbush,  praying  that  the  quit 
rent  upon  the  new  lots  of  land  containing  30  acres,  or 
thereabouts,  granted  to  ye  town  of  Flatbush,  by  a  general 
patent,  may  be  remitted,   149 

*A  plott  for  Gerrit  Lennox  land,  containing  78  acres,   150 

1678.  April  13.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston,  to 

Wessel  Ten  Broeck,  for  a  lot  of  wild  land,   151 

Copy  of  Wynant  Pieter's  patent,  for  a  certain  piece  of  upland, 
at  the  Red  Hook,  or  point  over  against  Nuten  Island, 
within  the  limits  of  Brucklyne,  in  the  west  riding  of  York- 
shire, upon  Long  Island,  . . . .   151 

Dec.  28.  Indian  deed  to  Louis  Dubois,  for  land  at  the  Esopus, 
embracing  ye  lands  on  both  sides  of  ye  creeke,  and  ye 
land  called  in  ye  Indian  tongue  Pawachta  to  Pakaseek, 
Wakaseeck,  Wakankonach,  . ..  152 

1679.  April  11.  Description  of  the  bounds  of  a  parcel  of  wood- 


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1679.      land,  lying  on  ye  south  side  of  Kingstowne,  and  a  small 
meadow,  lying  and  being  by  the  mill  creek  to  ye  west  of  a 


rocky  hill,  containing,  in  all,  16  acres,  with  a  house  lot  in 

Kingstowne,  granted  to  Wm.  De  Meyer,   153 

April  28.  ^Conveyance  from  the  court,  at  Albany,  to  Jan 
Clute,  of  lot  Xo.  11,  on  the  hill,  in  Albany,  dated  8th  of 
June,  1668,  X.  S.,  with  certificate  on  the  back  that  it 
properly  belongs  to  Capt.  Clute,  who  desires  a  patent  for 

the  same,  having  sold  it  to  others,   154 

May  2.  Letter  of  Kobert  Sanders  to  Capt.  Matthias  Xicolls, 
in  relation  to  a  patent  to  include  ye  Bowery,  and  a  piece 
of  wood  land  bought  of  the  Indians,  and  lying  to  ye  south 
of  his  Bowery,  with  Walleviss  Island,   154 


June  9.  Draught  of  RoelorTe  Hendrick's  patent  at  the  Esopus,  155 
July  1.  Agreement  between  Capt.  James  Carteret  and  Mrs. 

Elizabeth  Bedlow  for  his  resignation  of  Love  Island, ....  155 
July  5.  Order  from  the  court  held  for  the  Whorehill  to  have 


Barnard  Hodge's  land  surveyed,   157 

July  23.  Description  of  the  bounds  and  measure  of  lot  Xo. 
11,  on  which  a  house  now  stands,  to  be  granted  to  C.  J. 
Cluet,  without  quit  rent,  J.  J.  Bleecker  being  concerned,  153 
Aug.  18.  Letter  of  Robert  Sanders  to  Capt.  Matthias  Xicolls, 
in  relation  to  the  land  for  which  he  desires  a  patent.  (See 
page  154,)   158 

1677.  Sept.  29.  Deed  of  Confirmation  from  Gov.  Andros  to  Domo: 
Johannis  Theodore  Polhemius  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the 
town  of  Midwout,  in  the  west  riding  of  Yorkshire,  upon 
Long  Island,   159 

1679.  Nov.  8.  Draught  of  Conveyance,  from  Gabriel  Minvielle,  to 


George  Lockart,  of  a  tract  of  land,  within  the  limits  of 
the, town  of  Woodbridge,  in  the  province  of  Xew  Jersey,  159 
Dec.  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  35  acres  of  land,  lying 
near  ye  Fresh  kill,  upon  ye  Island  Manhatans,  laid  out  for 


Peter  Jacobsen,  by  Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,   160 

Dec.  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  30  acres  of  land,  lying 
near  ye  Basse  Bowry,  upon  the  Island  Manhatans,  laid 

out  for  Yealous  Johnson,  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   1G0 

Dec.  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  30  acres  of  land,  lying  at 
yc*  reare  of  ye  lotts  at  ye  greate  kill,  upon  the  Island 
Manhatans,  laid  out  for  Solomon  Peterson,  by  Ro  :  Ryder, 

surveyor,   160 

Dec.  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  30  acres  of  land  lying  at 
ye  Fresh  kill,  upon  the  Island  Manhatans,  laid  out  for 

.  Casper  Caster,  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,   160 

Dec.  11.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  house  lot  in  Broad 
street,  in  the  city  of  Xew  York,  surveyed  at  the  request 
of  the  owner,  Mr.  George  Cobbett,  by  Ro :  Ryder,  sur- 
veyor, [with  draught,]   161 

Two  draughts  of  land  undescribed,   162 

[Xo  date.]  ^Description  of  a  survey  of  a  neck  of  land,  upon 
Staten  Island,  containing  932  acres,  laid  out  for  Christo- 
pher Billip,  by  Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,  [with  draught,].  . .  163 
1680.  Feb.  14.  Report  of  Elias  Doughty  and  others,  in  relation  to 


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1680.      the  bounds  of  the  patent  granted  to  Thomas  Fisher,  for 

the  land  known  as  Cornbcrry  Neck,   163 

[No  date.]  Draught  of  a  confirmation  patent  to  John  Gerrits, 
for  48  acres  of  land,  lying  by  the  town  of  New  Utrecht, 
in  the  west  riding  of  Yorkshire,  upon  Long  Island,  with 
about  4£  acres  of  meadow,  and  a  lot  of  ground  lying  on 
the  north  side  of  John  Ceelan,  and  on  the  southeast  of  the 
swampe,   164 

July  5.  Petition  of  Thomas  Higby  and  others,  inhabitants 
of  the  town  of  Huntington  for  a  neck  of  meadow  land,  at 
the  south,  which  is  not  yet  purchased,   164 

July  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  an  island  at  the  rocky 
point  of  the  Rondout  kill,  about  the  quantity  of  six  acres; 
also  a  parcel  of  meadow  land,  at  the  west  side  of  the 
Rondout  kill,  in  the  neighborhood  of  said  island,  contain- 
ing about  40  acres,  with  a  parcel  of  woodland,  commonly 
called  Pamahaky  and  Bartman's  koke,  containing  about 
one  hundred  acres,  laid  out  for  Michael  Garton,   165 

[No  date.]  *Draught  of  Robert  Sander's  land,   166 

Aug.  13.  Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston  to 
John  and  William  Demeyer  and  Matthias  Mattison,  of 
about  6  acres  of  land,  under  the  fall  of  the  Platte  kill ; 
also  wood  land,  as  far  as  they  have  need  to  cut  wood,  for 
the  saw  mill,   167 

[No  date.]  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  piece  of  land  lying 
at  the  Esopus,  laid  out  for  Michael  Garton,   168 

Sept.  16.  *Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston,  to 
Wra.  De  Meyer,  of  a  lot  of  wild  land,  over  the  mill  kill, 
south  of  Kingston,  containing  16  acres,  with  3  acres  of 
valley ;  also  a  house  lot,   169 

Sept.  28.  Petition  of  Jean  Guenon,  Francois  Breteau  and 
Jean  Apre,  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Flushing,  for  more 
than  20  years,  praying  a  further  grant  of  land,  proportion- 
ate to  the  other  inhabitants  of  said  town,   170 

Nov.  2.  Certificate  of  the  corporation  of  Kingston,  to  the 
effect  that  Wm.  De  Meyer  is  the  right  owner  of  half  of 
the  mill  and  kill  called  by  the  name  of  the  Platte  kill,  in 
company  with  Matias  and  John  Mattison,   170 

Nov.  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  180  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  northeast  side  of  Staten  Island,  joining  the  north- 
west side  of  the  farm  of  Col.  Francis  Lovelace,  laid  out  for 
Phillip  Welles  by  Ro :  Ryder,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]  171 

Nov.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  neck  of  land,  upon  the 
northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  containing  600  acres, 
laid  out  for  John  West  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   172 

Nov.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  38  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Jacob 
Cornelis,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]. .  173 

Nov.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  98  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  James 
Gilles,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   173 

Nov.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  91  acres  of  land,  lying 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


21 


Pago. 

1680.      upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Jacob 

Corbet,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]. ...  174 

Nov.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  91  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Edmond 
Arosmith,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,] . .  175 

Nov.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  145  acres  of  land 
lying  upon  the  northeast  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out 
for  Lambert  Dorland,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   176 

Nov.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  68  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  John 
Lee,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   177 

Nov.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  91  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Edward 
Clarke,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]. ...  178 

Dec.  2.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  piece  of  ground  situated 
on  the  south  side  of  Stoney  street,  known  by  the  name  of 
the  ground  of  the  five  houses,  now  laid  out  into  4  lots,  No. 
1  for  Capt.  Brockholes,  No.  2  for  Jno.  Darvall,  No.  3  for 
Step :  Courtland,  No.  4  for  Phillip  Welles,  surveyed  by 
Phillip  Welles,  [with  draught,]   179 

Dec.  6.  Description  of  a  survey,  of  about  150  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Anonias  Turner,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   180 

Dec.  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  68  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Philip  Bendall,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   181 

Dec.  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  135  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
John  Taylor,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]  182 

Dec.  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  134  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  against  Sinters 
Island,  laid  out  for  Anonias  Turner,  by  Phillip  Welles, 
surveyor,  [with  draught,]   183 

Dec.  12.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  144  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
*>ames  Graham,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   184 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  88  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  the  south  side  of  Fresh  kill,  on  Staten  Island, 
laid  out  for  Robert  Waite,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, 
[with  draught,]   185 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  88  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  the  south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill,  on  Staten 
Island,  laid  out  for  Francis  Pew,  by  Phillip  Welles,  sur- 
veyor, [with  draught,]   186 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  90  acres  of  wood 
land,  lying  upon  the  south  side  of  Fresh  kill,  on  the  north- 
west side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Richard  Curtis, 
by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   187 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  wood  land, 


22 


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[vol.  l 


Page. 

1680.      lying*  upon  the  south  side  of  Fresh  kill,  on  the  northwest 


side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Daniel  Stillwell,  [with 

draught,]  ,   187 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  wood  land, 
lying  upon  the  south  side  of  Fresh  kill,  on  Staten  Island, 
laid  out  for  William  Elston,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, 

[with  draught,]   188 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  wood  land, 
lying  upon  the  south  side  of  Fresh  kill,  on  Staten  Island, 
for  Francis  Walker,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 

draught,]   188 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  228  acres  of  wood  land 
and  20  acres  of  meadow,  lying  upon  the  northwest  side 
of  Staten  Island,  near  Smoaking  Poynt,  and  formerly  pos- 
sessed by  William  Dyer,  laid  out  for  George  Loclort  by 
Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   189 


Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  wood  land 
and  16  acres  of  meadow,  lying  upon  the  northwest  side 
of  Staten  Island,  near  Smoaking  Poynt,  laid  out  for 
Thomas  Williams  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 

draught,]   '  "   189 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  wood  land 
and  meadow,  lying  upon  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island, 
on  Smoking  Poynt,  laid  out  for  Francis  Barber,  by 

Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   190 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  wood  land 
and  meadow,  lying  upon  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island, 
on  Smoaking  Poynt,  laid  out  for  John  Bridges,  by  Phillip 

Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   190 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  wood  land 
and  meadow,  lying  upon  the  south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill, 
upon  the  southwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
John  Morgan  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]  1 9i 
Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  wood  land  ■ 
and  meadow,  lying  upon  the  south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill, 
on  the  northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Abraham  Lakeman,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 


draught,]   191 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  Staten  Island,  in  the  rear  of  Capt.  Cornelius  Corsen 
&  Co.'s  land,  upon  the  Great  plain,  laid  out  for  Jon: 

Taylor,  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   192 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  Staten  Island,  in  the  rear  of  Capt.  Cornelius  Corsen 
&  Co.'s  land  upon  the  great  plain,  laid  out  for  Phich : 

Garrat,  by  Ro  :  Ryder,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   193 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  land  upon 
Staten  Island,  in  the  rear  of  Capt.  Cornelius  Corsen  &  Co.'s 
land  upon  the  Great  plain,  laid  out  for  David  Thomas,  by 

Ro:  Ryder,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   194 

Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Peeter 


vol.  i.]  LAND  PAPERS.  23 

1680.      Johnson  Goanas,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with' 

draught,]   195 


Dec.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  John 
Vincent,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,].  . .  19G 
Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Peeter   Cresson,   by  Phillip  Welles,   surveyor,  [with 

draught,]    197 

Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 

 Cresson,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]  198 

Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Ed- 
mond  Land,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]  199 
Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  143  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  on  the  east 
side  of  a  small  creeke,  laid  out  for  John  Hendrixson,  by 

Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   200 

Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  92  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Joly  Coeur,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]  201 
Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  352  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  Staten  Island,  to  the  westward  of  mill  creek,  laid 
out  for  Cornelius  Coursen  and  others,  by  Ro :  Ryder,  sur- 
veyor, [with  draught,]   202 

Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  260  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Wm. 
Daruall,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,] .  . .  203 
Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  88  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Anthony  Tyce,   by   Phillip    Welles,   surveyor,  [with 


draught,]   204 

Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  180  acres  of  laud, 
lying  upon  the  northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out 

for  Phillip  Wells,  by  Ro :  Ryder,  surveyor,   205 

Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
John   Shatwell,   by  Phillip   Welles,    surveyor,  [with 

draught,]   200 

Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  176  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  the  head  of  the  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out 
for  James  Hubard,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 

draught,]   207 

Deo.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  176  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Richard 

Halle,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   203 

Dec.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  neck  of  land,  contain- 
ing 116  acres,  situated  on  the  northwest  side  of  Staten 
Island,  and  known  by  the  name  of  Black  Poynt,  laid  out 
for  John  Tunisson,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 

draught,]   209 

Dec.  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  180  acres  of  land,  lying 


24 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  l 


1680.  near  John  Palmer's  runn,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Capt.  Cornelius  Coursen  and  others,  by  Ro :  Ryder,  sur- 
veyor, [with  draught,]   210 

Dec.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  357  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  the  head  of  the  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out 
for  Robert  Ryder,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   211 

1681.  Jan.  4.  Description  of  the  bounds  of  a  lot  near  ye  5  houses 

in  the  city  of  New  York,  ordered  to  be  laid  out  for  Fred- 
erick Phillips,   212 

June  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  .  two  lots  of  land,  in 
Flackbush,  one  for  Peter  Lott,  the  other  for  Moeder 
Polhemius,    212 

Description  of  a  survey  of  the  several  lots  of  ground  before 
ye  five  houses,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  belonging  to 
Peter  Reemer  and  Peter  Gronendyck,  [with  draught,]. .  213 

June  13.  Draught  from  Ja:  Corteliou,  of  the  seven  lots  at 
Flatbush,  belonging  to  Van  Didmarsen,  Polhemius,  and 
others,  pursuant  to  ye  Governor's  order  of  ye  28th 
December  last,  [with  duplicate  in  Dutch,]   214 

Aug.  8.  Draught  of  the  seven  lots  at  Flatbush,  by  Mr. 
Wells,  showing  the  departure  from  the  true  lines  in  the 
former  survey,  owing  to  the  variation  of  the  compass,  . .  215 


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[Those  marked  thus  (*)  are  in  Dutch.] 


1681-1700. 


1681.  Sept.  3.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  wood 

land,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  beginning 
by  the  water  side  and  containing  82  acres,  laid  out  for 
Daniel  Stillwell,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 

draught,]  

Sept.  3.  Description  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  woodland, 
lying  on  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  containing  165 
acres,  laid  out  for  Capt.  Richard  Stillwell,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]  

1682.  March  2.  License  from  the  court  at  Kingston  to  Jacob 

Bruyn  and  Michiel  Modt  to  buy  of  the  Indians  a  parcel 
of  land  behind  the  Paltz,  

Petition  of  Eenamant  and  Mongowack,  Indians  of  Reeowack 
praying  that  their  gift  to  Jan  Hansen  and  others  of  a 
certain  neck  of  land,  lying  and  being  at  Long  Island,  in 
the  northwest  point  of  Racowack,  beginning  from  a  cer- 
tain creek  called  Coekwas,  running  thence  south  be  west 
to  another  kill  called  Hapax,  and  further  to  the  other  side 
of  the  river  or  plain  may  be  confirmed,  

March  13.  Copy  of  a  letter  sent  by  ye  commander's  order  to 
ye  constables  and  overseers  of  the  town  of  Hampsted 
about  the  Indian  gift  to  Hansen  and  others,  

April  4.  Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingston  to 
Wessel  Ten  Brock  for  8  acres  of  land  in  addition  to  12 
acres  conveyed  to  him  by  William  Ashfordby,  lying  over 
the  mill  dam,  between  the  path  of  the  great  valley  and 
the  small  valley,  

April  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  laid 
out  in  t  wo  lots,  upon  the  south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill,  upon 
Staten  Island,  for  John  Magan,  by  Phillip  Welles,  sur- 
veyor, . . .'  

Sept.  4.  Petition  of  William  Loveridge  praying  that  the  pur- 
chase of  40  acres  of  wood  land  adjoining  his  lot  at  Katts- 
kill  may  be  confirmed,  

1683.  Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Anna  Fabraus  als  Fabricius,  for  an 

appeal  in  the  matter  of  a  certain  piece  of  land  lying  at 


26 


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[vol.  II. 


Page. 

1683.      Mispatli  kills,  of  which  she  has  been  wrongfully  dispos- 
sessed by  Luke  Delaw,   7 

March  5.  Petition  of  John  West  for  a  license  to  purchase  a 
tract  of  land  on  ye  east  side  of  Cow  neck,  on  Long 
Island,  . .  . .   8 

March  5.  Petition  of  Samuel  Blachford  praying  that  a  lot  of 
land  lying  upon  ye  little  plains,  adjoining  to  ye  souldiers 
lots,  on  Staten  Island,  may  be  laid  out  for  him,  (see 
post  60,)   10 

March  5.  Petition  of  Daniel  Still  well  and  John  Morgan  for  a 
small  slip  of  land,  lying  between  their  lands  and  the  lands 
of  Marmaduke  Potter,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill, 
upon  Staten  Island,   11 

April  1.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  situated  on 
the  east  side  of  Cow  neck,  on  Long  Island,  containing 
about  932  acres  of  land,  laid  out  for  John  West,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   12 

Description  of  a  survey  of  81  acres  of  wood  land  and 

eight  acres  of  meadow,  lying  upon  the  west  end  of 
Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  William  Merrell,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]  .,   13 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Francis  Kumbouts  and  Guiline  Ver- 
planke,  of  the  city  of  New  York,  for  a  license  to  purchase, 
each  of  them,  a  tract  of  land  upon  Hudson's  river,   14 

May  15.  Description  of  a  survey  of  88  acres  of  wood  land 
and  8  acres  of  meadow,  lying  upon  the  northwest  side  of 
the  Staten  Island,  upon  the  south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill, 
bounded  on  the  southwest  side  by  the  land  of  Josiah 
Corson  ;  laid  out  for  William  Douglass,  by  Phillip  Welles, 
surveyor,  [with  draught,]   1.5 

June  26..  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  containing 
81  acres  with  8  acres  of  meadow,  situate  in  the  middle  or 
body  of  Staten  Island,  upon  a  ridge  known  by  the  name 
of  Chesnut  hill,  laid  out  for  Joseph  Arosmith,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   16 

June  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  containing 
81  acres,  with  8  acres  of  meadow,  situated  in  the  middle 
or  body  of  Staten  Island,  upon  a  ridge  known  by  the 
name  of  Chesnut  hill,  laid  out  for  Samuell  Blachford,  by 
Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   17 

June  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  df  land  containing 
81  acres,  with  8  acres  of  meadow,  situated  in  the  middle 
or  body  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Daniell  Shotwell,  by 
Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   18 

June  29.  Petition  of  Robert  Story  for  a  license  to  purchase 
any  parcel  or  tract  of  land  that  is  not  already  sold,  lying 
or  being  anywhere  upon  Hudson's  river  or  backward 
some  distance  from  said  river,   19 

July  6.  Petition  of  Jacob  Tunis  DeKay  and  others  for  a 
license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  at  the  entrance  to  the  High  lands, ....  20 

July  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land,  (about  93 


VOL.  II.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


27 


Page. 


1083.      acres)  situated  upon  the  west  end  of  Staten  Island,  laid 

out  for  Richard  Tottashall,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,.  21 

Petition  of  Richard  Hayes,  of  the  Esopus,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land,   22 

Petition  of  Jacob  Rutgerts  praying  a  patent  for  a  certain  tract 
of  land  of  30  morgans  at  the  Esopus,   23 

April  18.  Indian  deed  to  Jacob  Rutgerts  for  30  morgans  of 
land  at  the  Esopus,   23 

Sept.  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  situate 
on  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  James 
Largey,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   24 

Petition  of  Ryek  and  Jacob  Abrams  praying  a  patent  for 

a  tract  of  land  in  the  High  lands,   25 

1684.  Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Robert  Wright  for  a  grant  of  a  parcel 
of  land  lying  in  the  rear  of  the  front  lots  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,   26 

[Xo  date.]  Communication  of  Stephen  Hesiott  to  the  gover- 
nor in  relation  to  a  certain  piece  or  parcel  of  land  on 
Staten  Island,  at  the  head  of  Pyse  creek,  next  adjoining 
to  Peter  Johnson  and  Wm.  Johnson's  lots,   27 

March  1.  Minute  of  a  town  meeting  at  Flushing  granting 
unto  Governor  Dongan  400  acres  of  wood  land  as  it  is 
already  laid  out,  joined  with  ye  200  acres  given  to  ye 
governor  by  the  town  of  Hempstead  running  from  ye  edge 
of  ye  Great  plain  into  ye  hills  near  Success  pond,   2S 

March  6.  Petition  of  Maria  Van  Ranslaer  widow,  Jacobus 
Courtland  and  others,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  a 
small  tract  of  land  lying  above  Albany,  on  both  sides  of 
a  creek  called  Hoosick,  beginning  at  ye  bounds  of 
Sehackoock,  and  so  to  a  fall  called  Quequicke,  and  thence 
upwards  to  Xachassickquaack,  and  that  ye  same  may  be 
confirmed  by  patent,   29 

March  17.  Petition  of  John  Richbell,  of  Momoroneck,  pray- 
ing an  order  of  council  to  prevent  his  being  interrupted 
in  disposing  of  his  land  called  the  White  Plains,   30 

March  20.  Petition  of  Robert  Sanders  and  others,  of  Albany, 
for  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  a  place  called  Schaehog, 
and  so  running  along  to  the  west  as  far  as  a  certain  creek 
called  Riches,  near  to  Jacob  Miibourne's  grant,   31 

March  20.  Petition  of  John  Hansen  and  others,  for  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  lying  at  a  creek  called  Oppeax,  and  so 
running  to  another  creek,  which  is  called  by  the  Indians 
Copwax,  {seepage  3,)   32 

March  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  4500  acres  of  land 
"  situated  in  the  middle  or  body  of  Staten  Island,"  laid 
out  for  John  Palmer,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   33 

March  31.  Petition  of  John  Palmer,  of  Staten  Island,  and 
James  Graham,  and  others,  of  tke  city  of  New  York,  for 
a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  land,  on  Hudson's 
river,  and  that  the  same  may  be  confirmed  by  patent,.  . .  34 

April  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  85  acres  of  land,  situated 


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1684.      upon  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Matthew 

La  Rue,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   35 

April  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  106  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Anthony 
Fountaine,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   36 

April  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  85  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  William 
Merrill,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   37 

April  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  103  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Matthew  Ardwin,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   39 

April  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  103  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for 
Anthony  Fountaine,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   39 

April  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  84  acres  of  land,  lying  upon 
the  northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  near  Smoking  point, 
laid  out  for  Claus  Smith,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, ...  40 

April  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  255  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Marke 
Dusachoy,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   41 

April  11.  Petition  of  Obadiah  Holmes,  of  Staten  Island, 
praying  that  his  proportion  of  land  may  be  made  up 
pursuant  to  the  directions  of  Gov.  Andross,  respecting 
the  lots  upon  said  Island,   42 

Petition  of  Henry  Alberts,  inhabitant  of  Esopus,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  parcel  of  wood  land  by  ye  south  side  of  the 
great  creek,   43 

1683.  March  7.  Minute  of  a  grant  from  the  court  at  Kingstown,  to 

Henry  Alberts,  for  a  parcel  of  wood  land,  by  ye  south 
side  of  ye  great  creek,   44 

1684.  May.  Petition  of  Minnie  Johannes,  for  a  license  to  purchase 

a  tract  of  land,  containing  300  acres,  lying  behind  his 
farm  at  the  Haverstraw,  in  the  county  of  Orange,   45 

June  3.  Petition  of  Jacob  Melyen,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  some  land  on  Long 
Island,   46 

June  24.  Petition  of  Major  Tho :  Willett  and  others,  of 
Long  Island,  for  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land,  lying 
on  Cow  Neck,   46 

June  24.  Order  in  council  upon  the  same,  requiring  the 
inhabitants  of  Hempstead  to  appear  and  bring  their  Indian 
witnesses,  on  the  last  day  of  September  next  ensuing,. .  47 

June  25.  Petition  of  Caleb  Carman  and  others,  of  Jamaica, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  lying  within 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  town  of  Flushing,  upon  Long 
Island,   48 

May  26.  *Indian  deed  to  Gysbert  uyt  den  Bogaert,  of  a 
tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  north  bank  of  the  Cattskill, 
extending  from  Boomtie's  hook  (at  the  mouth  of  the 
Cattskill)  up  the  Hudson  river,  to  a  small  kill  opposite 
Vastrix  Island,  thence  west  to  Dirck  Teunissen's  mill ; 
thence  south  to  the  first  little  kill  that  flows  into  Hans 
Yossen  kill ;  thence  along  the  same,  to  where  it  falls  into 


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1684.      the  Cattskill,  and  thence  along  the  Cattskill  to  Boomtie's 

hook,    49 

July  9.  Petition  of  Jacob  Kipp,  praying  a  grant  of  a  certain 
piece  of  land,  lying  round  in  a  cripple  bush,  north  of  the 
land  now  in  his  possession  between  Turtle  bay  and  Peter 
Stoutenbourgh,  (N.  Y.  Island,)   50 

August  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  upon 
Chestnut  hill,  on  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Daniell  Shot- 
well,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   51 

August  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  upon 
Chestnut  hill,  on  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Joseph  Aro- 
smith,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   52 

August  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  the  south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island, 
laid  out  for  Thomas  Ward,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  53 

August  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  Of  land,  lying 
upon  Chestnut  hill,  on  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Richard 
Wood,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   54 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Samuel  Eburne,  of  Seatalcot,  on  Long 
Island,  for  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  or  neck  of  land 
called  Snakeneck,  on  the  south  side  of  Long  Island,  within 
the  bounds  of  said  town,  bounded  to  the  east  on  Winne- 
croscombs  neck,  to  the  west  on  the  head  of  Pattersquas 
river,  to  the  north  upon  the  common,  and  to  the  south 
upon  the  meadows  adjoining  to  the  bay,  containing  300 
acres,    55 

August  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  the  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Matthias 
Blachford,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   56 

[No  date.-]  Petition  of  John  Bulle,  praying  a  grant  of  a  lot 
of  land,  at  Staten  Island,  or  in  any  other  convenient 
place,   57 

August  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  Smoking  Point,  on  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Leonard 
Bereyman,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   58 

[No  date.]  ^Description  of  a  survey  of  65  acres  of  flatland 
lying  on  this  side  of  the  Maquaese  river,  laid  out  for  Ja- 
cobus Peck  and  Isaac  de  Preux,  by  Joris  Arissen  Vander 
Baast,   58 

*Description  of  a  survey  of  about  32  morgens  of  flatland 
lying  on  this  side  of  the  Maquaase  river,  laid  out  for 
Daniel  Jansen,  by  Joris  Arrissen  Vander  Baast,   59 

August.  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  lots  of  land  con- 
taining together  176  acres,  lying  on  the  south  side  of 
Fresh  kill  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Samuel  Blach- 
ford and  Anthony,  his  son,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, . .  60 

Oct.  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  15  acres  of  land  adjoin- 
ing the  rear  of  the  Bass  Bowery  on  Yorke  Island,  laid  out 
for  Francisco  Bastiane,  a  negro,  by  Phillip  Welles,  sur- 
veyor, [with  draught,]   61 

Petition  of  Robert  Story,  for  a  license  to  purchase  some  land, 
lying  about  6  or  7  miles  beyond  ye  town  where  ye  Wal- 
loens  dwell,  upon  ye  same  creek ;  ye  name  of  ye  place  is 


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1684.  Chawanghungh  and  Nescotack,  two  small  parcels  of  land 
lying  near  together,  . .  . .   62 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Sarah  Burgher,  in  behalf  of  her  daugh- 
ter Elizabeth  Shackerly,  the  orphan  of  John  Shakerly, 
deceased,  in  relation  to  a  lot  of  land  in  Broadway,  in  the 
city  of  New  York,  appropriated  by  the  corporation  of 
said  city  for  a  highway,   63 

Nov.  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  966  acres  of  land  adjoin- 
ing the  rear  of  Cow  Neck,  upon  Long  Island,  laid  out  for 
Richard  Cornewell,  senr.  &  Company,  by  Phillip  Welles, 
surveyor,  [with  draught,]   64 

1685.  Petition  of  John  Knight,  for  a  license  to  purchase  a  parcel 

of  land  near  Byrom  river,  bounded  on  the  east  side  by  ye 
division  line  last  run  between  ye  colony  of  Connecticut 
and  this  province,   65 

April  3.  Petition  of  John  Clute,  in  relation  to  a  tract  of  land 
at  Kattskill,  mortgaged  to  his  uncle  Jan  Clute,  late  of 
Albany,  deceased,  by  the  Indian  owners  thereof,  and  since 
granted  by  Gov.  Andros  to  Capt.  Salsbury  and  Martin 
Gerrittse,  praying  a  patent  for  the  same,  or  such  other 
relief  as  may  be  just  and  equitable,,   66 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  sundry  lots  of  land  (in 
all  about  163  acres,)  situated  on  the  hill  to  the  east  of  the 
old  towm  in  the  county  of  Richmond,  laid  out  for  Thomas 
Walton,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   67 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  85  acres  of  land,  which 
was  formerly  laid  out  for  two  lots,  at  the  old  towne  in  the 
county  of  Richmond,  laid  out  for  Sarah  Scidmore,  by 
Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   63 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  Carle's  Neck,  on  Statea  Island,  laid  out  by  Phillip 
Welles  for  Aron  Praull,  who  purchased  it  from  Thomas 
Wandall,  to  whom  it  was  patented  in  1675,   70 

[No  date.]  Petition  of          Cornelissen,  praying  a  warrant 

to  survey  a  tract  of  land  allotted  to  him  by  the  Indians, 
at  a  place  called  by  them  Tersarge,  being  to  the  eastward 
of  the  town  of  Huntington,  on  the  north  side  of  Long 
Island,   69 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  101  acres  of  land,  lying- 
in  ye  old  town  in  the  county  of  Richmond,  laid  out  for 
Peter  Neve,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   71 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  58  acres  of  land  uin  ye 
new  lotts  at  the  old  towne  in  the  county  of  Richmond/* 
laid  out  for  Abraham  Lutine,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,    7  2 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survej*  of  145  acres  of  land  in  ye 
new  lotts  at  the  old  towne  in  the  county  of  Richmond,  laid 
out  for  Thomas  Stilwell,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  ...  73 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Petrus 
Thesschenmaker,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   7-1- 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  35  acres  of  land  lying  in 
the  old  town  in  the  county  of  Richmond,  laid  out  for 
Francisco  Martino,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   75 


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Pago. 

1685.  April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land  "in  the 
new  lots  at  ye  old  towne,  in  the  county  of  Richmond,  laid 
out  for  Issack  Belew,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   76 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres*of  land  lying  in 
the  neighbourhood  of  Smoaking  Poynt,  upon  Staten  Island, 
laid  out  for  Francis  Pew,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,.  . .  77 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  83  acres  of  land,  in  the 
new  lots  at  ye  old  towne  in  the  county  of  Richmond,  laid 
out  for  Hans  Christophell,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, . .  .78 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  120  acres  of  land  lying 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  Iron  Hill,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid 
out  for  Peeter  Lakeman,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  ...  79 

April  4.  Description  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Obadiah  Holms, 
by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   80 

April  4.  Description  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the  south 
side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Anthony  Tyce,  by  Phil- 
lip Welles,  surveyor,   81 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  Staten  Island,  in  the  vicinity  of  Smoking  Point,  laid 
out  for  Abraham  Coale,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,. ...  82 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  40  acres  of  land  in  the  * 
new  lots  in  the  old  town,  in  the  county  of  Richmond,  laid 
out  for  Dirck  Johnson,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   83 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  64  acres  of  land,  in  the 
new  lots  in  the  old  town,  in  the  county  of  Richmond,  laid 
out  for  the  inhabitants  of  said  county,  by  Phillip  Welles, 
surveyor,  being  "  granted  for  the  use  of  an  English  school 
or  minister,"   84 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  167  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  Staten  Island,  in  the  vicinity  of  Smoking  Point,  laid 
out  for  William  and  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  S5 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Sara 
Scidmore,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  {seepage  32,) ....  88 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  181  acres  of  land,  lying 
in  the  old  town  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Mary 
Britton,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   87 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land  lyiftg  in 
iie  rear  of  the  land  laid  out  for  John  French  upon  Staten 
Island,  against  Smoaking  Point,  laid  out  for  Francis  Pew, 
by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  (copy  of  the  survey,  p.  40,)  88 

April  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying 
in  the  rear  of  the  land  laid  out  for  Clase  Smith,  upon 
Staten  Island,  against  Smoaking  Point,  laid  out  for  Abra- 
ham Coalle,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  (copy  of  the  sur- 
vey, p.  45,)  89 

April  5.  Petition  of  Capt.  Thomas  Fleete,  praying  that  the 
inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Huntington,  on  Long  Island, 
may  be  required  to  deliver  up  his  land  within  the  bounds 
of  said  town,  and  that  the  same  may  be  surveyed  in  order 
to  a  confirmation  by  patent,   90 

April  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  120  acres  of  laud,  lying 


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1685.      upon  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  to  the  north  of  Long 


Neck,  and  to  the  south  of  Darnell's  Neck,  laid  out  for 

Jonsia  Cronsoon,  "by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   91 

April  16.  Petition  of  William  Creed  and  his  associates,  in  re- 
lation to  the  caveat,  entered  by  John  Browne  and  Matthias 
Harvey,  against  the  application  of  the  petitioners,  for  a 
tract  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  Flushing,  upon  Long 

Island,   92 

April  24.  Petition  of  Arent  Schuyler,  of  Albany,  for  a 
license  to  purchase  about  2  or  300  acres  of  vacant  land, 
near  the  Wappings  kill,  adjoining  to  the  land  of  Mr. 
Rumboute  and  company,   93 


May  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  84V  acres  of  land,  lying 
within  the  bounds  of  Hempsted,  upon  Long  Island,  being 
known  by  the  name  of  Hempsted  little  plains,  laid  out  for 
William  Men-it  and  John  Knight,  by  Phillip  Welles, 


surveyor,  [with  draught,]   94 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Peter  Lassen,  of  Esopus,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  about  100  morgans  of  vacant  land 
there,   95 


May  23.  Description  of  a  survey  of  200  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Esopus  kill,  or  river,  cutting  upon 
the  land  of  Capt.  Thomas  Chambers,  and  known  by  the 
name  of  Upton,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for 
Edward  Whitaker,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   96 

May  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  672  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  both  sides  of  Rondout  kill,  or  river,  including  part 
of  the  Paules  river,  and  known  by  the  name  of  Hardick, 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  William  Fisher,  by 
Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   97 

May  27.  Description  of  a  survey  of  830  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  both  sides  of  Rondout  kill,  or  river,  and  known  by 
the  name  of  Moggewarsinck,  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
laid  out  for  Henry  Beakeman,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  98 

May  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  963  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  Rondout  kill,  or  river,  and  known 
by  the  name  of  Roasindale,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid 
out  for  Jacob  Rutsen,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   99 

May  28.  Petition  of  Francis,  Charles,  Elias  and  Jacob 
Doughty,  of  the  town  of  Flushing,  praying  a  grant  of 
about  250  acres  of  land  each  on  Long  Island,   100 

May  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  400  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  Rondout  kill,  and  known  by  the  name  of 
Wawarasinke,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  Ann 
Beake,  and  her  children,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,. . .  101 

June  6.  Petition  of  Richard  Pattishall,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  small  Island,  in  the  jurisdiction  of  Pemaquid,  called 
Damarillas  cove,  containing  about  200  acres,  lying  in  the 
sea,  having  to  the  east  Ponikin  Island  to  the  west  Seguin, 
to  the  north  Epiquest  and  Kebonowagen,  (state  of 
Maine,)   102 

June  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  contain- 
ing 160  acres,  lying  upon  both  sides  of  the  Mumbacke- 


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1685.  house  kill  or  brook,  in  the  rear  of  the  land  of  Tirke  Claus 
Dewitt  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  Tunis  Jacobs 
by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  (town  of  Rochester,)   103 

June  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  290  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Rondout  kill  and  known  by  the 
name  of  Mumbackhouse,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out 
for  Tercke  Claus  Dewitt,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, 
(town  of  Rochester,)   104 

June  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  212  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  Rondout 
kill  and  known  by  the  name  of  Mumbackehouse,  laid  out 
for  Leonard  Coale,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  (town  of 
Rochester,)   105 

June  8.  Description  of  a  survey  of  344  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  Rondout  kill,  being  known  by  the 
name  of  Mumbackhouse  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  begin- 
ning at  ye  mouth  of  a  run  known  by  ye  name  of  Stone 
kill,  laid  out  for  Nicholas  Antonia,  by  Phillip  Welles,  sur- 
veyor, (town  of  Rochester,)   106 

June  8.  Description  of  208  acres  of  land  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  Rondout  kill  or  river,  and  known  by  the 
name  of  Mumbackhouse  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out 
for  Claus  Loiter,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  (town  of 
Rochester,)   107 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  Hurly  in  relation 
to  the  enlargement  of  the  bounds  of  Kingstown  and  the 
alteration  of  the  dividing  line  between  that  town  and 
Hurly,  in  order  thereto,  as  petitioned  for  by  the  towns- 
men of  Kingstown,  , . .  . .  108 

June  8.  Description  of  a  survey  of  222  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Rondout  kill  and  known  by  the 
name  of  Mumbackhouse  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out 
for  John  Garretts  Daker,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, 
(town  of  Rochester,)   109 

June  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  176  acres  of  land  lying 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Rondout  kill  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  laid  out  for  Peeter  Cole,  by  Phillip  Welles,  sur- 
veyor,  ,   Ill 

June  0.  Description  of  a  survey  of  386  acres  of  land  lying 
on  the  north  side  of  Round  out  kill  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
laid  out  for  Peeter  Helebrand,  by  Phillip  Welles,  sur- 
veyor,   112 

June  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  100  acres  of  land  lying 
on  the  north  side  of  Rondout  kill  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
laid  out  for  Gisbert  Alberts,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  113 

June  12.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2960  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  Hudson's  river  betwixt  the  Round  out  kill  and  the 
Cline  Esopus,  and  known  by  the  name  of  Husey's  hill, 
including  the  Cline  Esopus  ffly  and  Sunken  my  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Rondout  kill,  with  the  two  lakes,  laid  out 
for  ffrederick  Hussy  and  others,  by  Phillip  Welles,  sur- 
veyor,  114 


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1685.  June  14.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  dividing  line  be- 
tween Hurly  and  Kingston,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  1 1 5 

June  16.  Description  of  a  survey  of  259  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  Esopus  kill,  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
laid  out  in  two  parcels,  for  Waldron  Dumont,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,  ,   116 

June  16.  Draught  of  Waldron  Demunt's  land,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Esopus  kill,  together  with  the  land  of  Tirke 
Claus  Dewitt,   117 

June  16.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  pieces  of  land,  con- 
taining together  83  acres,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  Eso- 
pus kill  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  together  with  a  house  . 
lot  in  Kingstown,  on  ye  north  side,  bounded  to  ye  north- 
east by  the  house  lot  of  Wessell  Tenbrooge ;  laid  out  for 
Matice  Matison,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   118 

June  17.  Description  of  a  survey  of  324  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Roundout  kill  and  known  by  the 
name  of  Mumbackehouse,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid 
out  for  Rowlife  Hendrick  Infelt,  by  Phillip  Welles,  sur- 
veyor. (Town  of  Rochester,)   119 

June  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  100  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  Esopus,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  near  and  on  ye 
east  side  of  Esopus  kill,  and  in  the  rear  of  the  land  of 
Capt.  Thomas  Chambers  and  William  Traphagen ;  laid 
out  for  Derricke  Henderson,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, 
[with  draught,]   120 

June  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  327  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  Esopus  kill,  or  river,  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  near  the  dividing  line  between  Kingstown  and 
Hurley;  laid  out  for  Tirke  Claus  Dewitt,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,   121 

June  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  containing 
about  4  acres,  lying  by  Kingstowne  in  ye  county  of 
Ulster,  to  ye  northwest  of  the  mill  lot,  also  a  house  lot  in 
Kingstowne,  laid  out  for  Corneilus  Hogaboom,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,   122 

July  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  290  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Round  out  kill,  being  known  by 
the  name  of  Mumbackus,  in  ye  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out 
for  Leonard  Beckwith,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   123 

July  9.  Petition  of  William  Beekly,  for  a  license  to  some 
surveyor,  to  lay  out  in  order,  for  confirmation,  a  neck  of 
land,  beginning  at  a  certain  spring,  being  to  the  south  of 
Crab  island,  and  so  running  from  New  Harlem  river  east 
to  a  small  brooke  which  separates  the  said  neck  from 
Daniell  Turnerr's  land,   124 

July  13.  Petition  of  Tierck  Claus  Dewitt,  in  relation  to  a 
parcel  of  land  containing  100  acres,  which  lies  near  his 
land  on  ye  Esopus  creek,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  for 
which  Waldron  Demunt  has  procured  a  grant,  (see  page 
117,)   125 

July  30.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  wood  land, 
lying  upon  the  east  end  of  Staten  Island,  beginning  upon 


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1685.      the  bank  by  the  water  side ;  laid  out  for  Daniel  Kelly,  by 

Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   126 

August  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Long  Island,  within  the  township 
of  Oysterbay,  in  Queens  county,  and  known  by  the  name 
of  Matinicock,  together  with  the  eastermost  island  and 
the  meadow  adjoining,  containing  in  all  1054  acres;  laid 
out  for  Col.  Lewis  Morris,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,.  127 

Aug.  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  neck  of  land 
lying  upon  the  main  and  joining  upon  Harlem  river,  be- 
ginning at  a  certain  spring  to  the  south  of  Crabb  Island, 
containing  184^-  acres;  laid  out  for  William  Bickley,  by 
Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  {seepage  124,)   128 

Aug.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  618  acres  of  land,  lying 
in  the  township  of  Hempsted,  on  the  northwest  of  the 
plaines  in  Queens  county,  laid  out  for  Thomas  Dongan, 
by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   129 

Aug.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  837  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  Long  Island  in  Queens  county,  being  part  within 
the  township  of  Hempsted,  and  part  within  the  township 
of  Flushing,  and  lying  to  the  southeast  of  the  little  neck 
or  Cornbery,  laid  out  for  Richard  Cornwell,  senior,  by 
Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   130 

Aug.  27.  Description  of  a  survey  of  280  acres  of  land  lying 
within  the  township  of  Hempsted  upon  the  south  side 
of  the  plaines,  and  known  by  the  name  of  Boskabell,  on 
Long  Island,  laid  out  for  John  Spragg,  by  Phillip  Welles, 
surveyor,   131 

Sept.  10.  Petition  of  Henry  Filkin,  for  a  license  to  purchase 
a  certain  small  neck  of  land  containing  500  acres  or  there- 
abouts, lying  upon  Long  Island,  at  a  place  called  Mattini- 
cock,  within  the  bounds  of  Oysterbay,  132 

Sept.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  640  acres,  "  being  a  mile 
square  of  land,  lying  upon  the  main,  being  part  of  an 
ainchant  pattent  belonging  to  Yonker  Van  Donck,  and 
bounded  to  the  south,  west  and  north  by  the  land  of  Fred- 
erick Phillips  and  John  Delavall's  land  of  the  Yonkers, 
and  to  the  east  by  Bronkes  river,"  laid  out  for  Ebenezer 
Jones  and  others,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  ..„.;.   133 

Oct.  1.  Petition  of  Derrick  Johnson  Hogland,  in  relation  to 
a  certain  parcel  of  land  in  the  town  of  Flatbush,  in  Kings 
county,  now  wrongfully  detained  from  him  by  one  Peter 
Lott,  ,   134 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Jane  Rider,  widow  and  relict  of  John 
Rider,  deceased,  praying  a  patent  of  confirmation  for  a 
certain  farm  at  Maspeth  kill,  made  over  to  her  by  her 
husband  in  his  lifetime,    135 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Henry  Taylor,  for  a  warrant  to  lay  out 
200  acres  of  the  unappropriated  land  in  the  town  of  Flush- 
ing, in  Queens  county,  being  his  proportion  as  an  inhabi- 
tant of  said  town,   135 

Oct.  22.  Petition  of  Peter  Schuyler,  of  Albany,  praying  a 
patent  for  800  acres  of  land  near  the  New  England  path, 


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1685.  being  butted  and  bounded  as  follows :  beginning  from  the 
bounds  of  John  Browne,  where  three  white  oake  trees  are 
marked,  lying  upon  the  small  creek  to  the  south  of  Pora- 
ponick,  called  by  the  Indians  Kenaghtiquak,  and  runs  to 
the  great  Kinderhooks  creek,   136 

Oct.  22.  Petition  of  Jaspar  Smith,  of  Flushing,  upon  Long 
Island,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey,  for  his  proportion 
of  the  lands  of  that  town,   137 

Oct.  22.  Petition  of  John  Tuder,  Wm.  Merritt  and  Henry 
ffilkin,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  a  certain  parcel  of 
land,  lying  part  within  the  bounds  of  Oysterbay  and  part 
within  the  bounds  of  Hempsted  in  Queens  county,  on 
Long  Island,   137 

Oct.  22.  Petition  of  John  Lawrence,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  praying  a  warrant  to  survey  300  acres  of  land  in 
the  bounds  of  Flushing  (L.  I.,)  to  be  added  to  what  he 
already  possesses,   138 

Oct  28.  Petition  of  James  Lloyd,  praying  a  patent  for  Horse 
Neck,  in  Queens  county,  on  Long  Island,  and  that  the  same 
•  may  be  for  the  future  called  Queen's  Village,   139 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  John  Palmer,  praying  that  the  time  lim- 


ited, in  the  license  under  which  he  purchased  the  tract  of 
land,  on  the  south  side  of  Long  Island,  known  as  Rocka- 
way,  be  prolonged  for  8  days,  and  that  Nathaniel  Pearsall 
be  ordered  to  appear  in  the  mean  time,  and  show  cause 

why  a  patent  should  not  be  granted  for  the  same,   140 

Nov.  3.  Reasons  given,  by  Nathaniel  Pearsall,  of  Hempstead, 
why  Capt.  John  Palmer  should  not  have  a  patent  for  any 

land  at  Rockaway,   140 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Arien  Tuenissen  for  a  license  to  pur- 
chase 600  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  Dutchess  county,  bounded  on  the  north  by  ye 
land  of  Robert  Sanders,  and  on  the  south  by  the  land  of 

Severen  Tenhout,   141 

Petition  of  Andrew  Gibb,  of  Seatalcott,  for  a  license  to  pur- 
chase 200  acres  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  that  town,. .  141 
Nov.  17.  Petition  of  Andrew  Gibb,  of  Seatalcott,  for  the 
allowance  of  six  weeks'  longer  time  for  completing  the 
purchase  of  the  land  mentioned  in  the  foregoing  petition,  142 
Nov.  20.  Petition  of  Thomas  Higby,  of  Huntington,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  others,  for  a  license  to  purchase, 
for  each  of  them,  out  of  the  vacant  land,  in  that  town, 
the  quantity  of  20  acres  of  meadow  ground,  and  fifty 


acres  of  upland,  ,   143 

Dec.  4.  Petition  of  John  West,  for  license,  to  take  up  500 
acres  of  vacant  and  unappropriated  land,  within  the  towns 

of  West  and  Eastchester,  or  either  of  them,   144 

Dec.  11.  Petition  of  Patrick  Magregorie  for  a  warrant  to 
take  up  a  tract  of  land,  which  lies  vacant  and  unappro- 
priated, within  the  bounds  of  Billop's  Point,  on  Straitinc 
Island,  over  and  above  what  is  contained  in  Capt.  Billop's 

patent,    145 

Dec.  16.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  northeast  side  of  Wall 


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1685.  street,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  by  Leo :  Beckwith,  dep- 
uty surveyor,   145 

Warrant  to  Phillip  Welles  to  survey  and  lay  out  the  land 
possessed  by  Joseph  Hadley  of  the  Younkers,  in  order  for 

a  patent,   146 

Dec.  17.  Petition  of  Daniell  Whitehead,  of  Jamaica,  for  a 
grant  of  2  or  300  acres  of  vacant  land.  [Endorsed,  granted, 
provided  it  be  to  the  eastward  of  Hempstead,  and  not 
already  purchased  from  the  Indians],   146 

16S6.  Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Andrew  Gibbs,  in  relation  to  the  caveat 
entered  by  the  inhabitants  of  Seatalcott,  against  granting 
the  50  acres  of  land  purchased  by  him,  upon  Little  Neck, 
on  the  north  side  of  Long  Island,  within  the  bounds  of 
that  town,    147 


Feb.  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  contain- 
ing 360  acres  lying  on  the  northeast  side  of  Staten  Island 
beginning  by  the  water  side  against  Cunstables  hook, 
and  bounded  on  the  north  by  the  Kill  van  Cull,  likewise 
a  stream  of  water  with  liberty  to  make  a  dam  and  build 
a  mill  with  the  ground  adjacent  to  the  said  stream,  con- 
taining 56  acres  and  40  acres  of  meadow,  laid  out  for 

Phillip  Welles,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   148 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Phillip  Phillipson  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  for  a  longer  time  than  that  limited  in  his  license 
for  the  purchase  of  a  tract  of  land  upon  Hudson's  river 
north  of  the  land  of  his  father,  Mr.  Frederick  Phillips, 
reaching  to  Kertawen  creek,  and  by  the  Indians  called 
Sink  Sinck,  which  is  to  run  upon  an  east  line  to  Bronckx 
river  and  the  northerly  bounds  to  be  Kertawen  creek,. .  149 
March  8.  Petition  of  Richard  Cornall  and  others  in  behalf 
of  themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  antient  inhabitants  of 
ye  town  of  Flushing,  in  relation  to  the  encroachments 

upon  their  just  rights  by  new  patentees,   150 

March  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  161  acres  of  land 
lying  upon  Long  Neck  in  the  county  of  Richmond,  laid 
out  for  Andrew  Cannon,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,.  . .  151 
March  11.  Petition  of  David  Scudder  and  Robt.  Arther,  in 
relation  to  the  purchase  of  a  home  lot,  which  was  Wm. 
Brotherton's,  with  four  score  and  ten  acres  adjoining  to 
it  and  seven  acres  and  a  half  of  sunken  meadow  and  rive 
acres  of  creek  thatch,  bordering  on  Nessequack  river,. . .  151 
March  11.  Petition  of  John  Tuder  for  an  order  to  take  up 
300  acres  of  vacant  land  within  the  limits  of  East  and 


West  Chester,   152 

March  11.  Petition  of  John  Ferris  and  others,  the  inhabi- 
tants of  West  Chester,  in  relation  to  the  grant  of  500 
acres  of  land  to  John  West,  praying  that  the  same  may 

be  revoked,   153 

March  11.  Description  of  a  survey  of  161  acres  of  land 
lying  upon  the  point  of  Long  Neck  in  the  county  of  Rich- 
mond, laid  out  for  John  Garrats  De  Muff,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,   153 


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1686.  March  15.  Answer  of  Jonathan  Wright  and  others  in  be- 
half of  the  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of  Flushing  to 
the  petition  of  Tho  :  Willet  and  others,   154 

March  18.  Petition  of  John  Tuder  for  an  order  to  take  up  a 
parcel  of  vacant  land  lying  adjacent  to  the  purchase  line 
of  Newtown  and  on  the  back  side  of  the  land  of  the 
Povre  Bowrey  and  Thomas  Lawrence's  and  others  on 
Long  Island,  and  a  warrant  to  survey  the  same  in  order 
to  a  confirmation  by  patent,   155 

March  25.  Petition  of  Henry  ffilken  for  liberty  to  take  up  a 
small  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  bounds  of  New  Towne, 
adjacent  to  the  lands  of  Thomas  Wandall,  and  a  warrant 
to  survey  the  same,  (2  copies,)   155 

March  25.  Petition  of  James  Lerkan  for  a  license  to  pur- 
chase a  certain  tract  of  land  in  Queens  county  on  Long 
Island,  called  by  the  Indians,  Masopike,   156 

March  25.  Petition  of  Richard  Gibbs,  of  Long  Island,  for  a 
grant  of  a  certain  piece  of  vacant  land,  containing  about 
half  an  acre,  lying  next  to  the  land  of  the  petitioner,  and 
for  a  warrant  to  survey  the  same  in  order  for  confirma- 
tion by  patent,  '   157 

March  25.  Petition  of  Jacob  Lookerman,  of  Albany,  for  a 
license  to  purchase  a  certain  piece  of  ground,  lying 
between  Cattskill  and  Sagers  kill,  on  a  creek  called  Caters 
creek,  containing  about  150  morgans,   157 

April  1 .  Petition  of  Phillip  Schuyler,  for  a  license  to  purchase 
a  certain  piece  of  wood  land,  lying  upon  ye  west  side  of 
a  creek  or  kill  that  runs  in  Hudson's  river,  being  on  ye 
east  side  thereof,  and  there  commonly  known  by  ye  name 
of  Roeloff  Johnson's  kill,  which  said  land  is  called  by  ye 
Indians  Quasighkook,  and  contains,  with  the  vleys  or 
marshes  lying  thereabouts,  about  200  acres,   158 

April  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  both  sides  of  the  Walls  river,  of  the  New  Pauls, 
beginning  on  the  east  side  of  the  river,  and  at  the  south 
end  of  a  small  island,  in  the  river,  at  the  mouth  of  the 
river  Chauwangung,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for 
James  Graham  and  John  Delavall,  by  Phillip  "Welles,  sur- 
veyor, [with  draught,]   159 

April  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  contain- 
ing 85  acres,  lying  upon  the  north  side  of  the  Esopus  kill, 
within  the  limits  of  Hurly,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  and 
known  by  the  name  of  the  "  old  bourey,"  laid  out  for 
Gar  rat  Cornelias, .  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]  (2  copies,)   160 

April  7.  Petition  of  the  overseers  of  ye  poore,  for  the  towne 
of  Easthampton,  on  Long  Island,  in  relation  to  the  lot  of 
land,  formerly  given  by  them  to  Thomas  Squier,  a  lunatic, 
since  deceased,   161 

April  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  ffly  or  meadow  ground, 
upon  the  great  Bin  water,  lying  to  the  northeast  of  Kings- 
town, in  the  county  of  Ulster,  containing  about  38  acres, 


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1G86.      laid  out  for  Henry  Clavson  and  Yoehum  Englebert  Van 

Naunam,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,] . .  162 

April  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  69  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  Esopus  kill,  within  the  limits  of 
Hurley,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  John  Ham- 
mell,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   102 

April  11.  Petition  of  William  Bickley,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  certain  neck  of  land,  lying  upon  ye  main,  joining  upon 
Harlem  river,   163 

April  12.  Description  of  a  survey  of  19  acres  of  land,  lying 
within  the  limits  of  Hurley,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid 
out  for  John  Ewenson,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, 
[with  draught,]   163 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Andrew  Brown,  for  a  license,  to  pur- 
chase a  certain  tract  of  land,  of  about  the  quantity  of 
500  acres,  lying  to  the  westward  of  Albany,  and  known, 
by  the  Indians,  by  the  name  of  Schohare,   164 

[No  datej  Petition  of  Edward  Griffin,  on  behalf  of  his  son, 
John  Griffin,  in  relation  to  his  proportion  of  the  common 
lands  in  the  town  of  Flushing,   16-1 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Elias  Doughty,  for  a  warrant  to  lay 
out  the  quantity  of  300  acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of 
Vlusheing,  on  Long  Island,  in  order  to  the  obtaining  a  legal 
right  for  the  same,   165 

April  13.  Description  of  a  survey  of  200  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  the  Esopus  kill,  within  the  limits 
of  Marbletown,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  John 
Jost,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   166 

April  13.  Description  of  a  survey  of  158  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  Esopus  kill  within  the  limits  of 
Marble  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  Gisbert  Crom, 
by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   166 

April  13.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  parcels  of  land, 
lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Esopus  kill,  or  river,  one 
lying  entirely  in  Marbletown,  the  other  being  part  within 
Hurley  and  part  within  Marble,  containing,  together,  69 
acres,  laid  out  for  Garrat  Gisbertson,  by  Phillip  Welles, 
surveyor,    167 

April  15.  Petition  of  John  Delaval  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  Long  Island,  to  ye 
eastward  of  ye  towne  of  Easthampton,  commonly  called 
and  known  by  the  name  of  Montauk,   168 

April  15.  Petition  of  Tashanisk,  an  Indian,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  other  Indians  concerned,  in  relation  to  the 
encroachments  of  the  inhabitants  of  Brookhaven,  upon 
their  lands  to  the  westward  of  East  Conecticutt,   169 

April  15.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land, 
known  by  the  name  of  Primaker's  land,  lying  upon  Esopus 
kill,  within  the  limits  of  Hurley,  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
together  with  other  lands  in  the  same  vicinity,  containing 
in  all,  about  321  acres,  laid  out  for  Venike  Rosen,  by  Ro: 
Falertown,  [with  draught,]   169 


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1686.  April  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  within  the  bounds  of  Marbletown,  upon 
the  south  side  of  the  Esopus  kill,  touching  a  hill  called 
the  Calibar,  laid  out  for  William  J ohnson,  by  Ro :  Fuler- 
town,  [with  draught,]  . .    1*70 

April  23.  Description  of  a  survey  of  300  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  Hudson's  river,  to  the  northwest  of  Maudlin's  Island, 
within  the  limits  of  Kingstown,  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
laid  out  for  William  Haines,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, 
[Avith  draught,]   171 

April  23.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  lots  of  land,  con- 
taining, in  all,  about  130  acres,  lying  on  the  south  side  of 
Esopus  kill,  within  the  limits  of  Marbletown,  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  John  Coke,  by  Ro :  Fulcrtown, 
[with  draught,]   172 

April  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land,  containing 
about  169  acres,  lying  on  the  north  side  of  Esopus  river, 
within  the  limits  of  Marbletown,  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
laid  out  for  Henrik  Cornelius  Bogart,  by  Ro :  Fulertown, 
[with  draught,]   173 

April  26.  Description  of  sundry  tracts  of  land,  (in  all  196 
acres,)  lying  on  the  south  side  of  Esopus  kill,  within  the 
limits  of  the  town  of  Hurley,  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
adjoining  the  Mother  kill,  on  the  west,  laid  out  for  Derick 
Skipmouse,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]  173 

April  27.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land, 
by  the  Round  out  kill,  within  the  limits  of  Kingstown,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  and  known  by  the  name  of  ye 
Plain  Field,  together  with  swamp  land,  amounting  in  all 
to  144  acres,  laid  out  for  Thomas  Chambers,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,   174 

April  27.  Description  of  a  survey  of  three  pieces  of  land, 
containing  in  all  about  90  acres,  lying  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  within  the  bounds  of  Marbletown,  laid  out 
for  John  Bigges,  by  Ro :  Fulertown,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   174 

April  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  8  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  within  the  limits  of  Kingstown ;  also  a 
house  lot  lying  upon  ye  west  street  in  Kingstown ;  also 
out  for  Jacob  Aretson,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   ]  75 

Description  of  a  survey  of  3  acres  of  land,  lying  without 
Kingstown,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  westward  by  ye 
mill  pond,  laid  out  for  Jacobus  Elmindorp,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,   175 

April  29.  Petition  of  John  Knight,  to  be  allowed  additional 
time  in  the  purchase  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  on  the 
Roundout  kill,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   175 

May  1.  Description  of  a  survey  of  47  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  north  side  of  Esopus  kill,  within  the  limits  of 
Kingstown,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  together  with  an 
island  called  Pearl  island,  lying  to  the  north-east  of  the 
same,  containing  about  21  acres,  laid  out  for  William 
Legg,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   1 76 


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1G36.  Description  of  a  survey  ol  600  acres  of  land,  lying  upon 
Hudson's  river,  to  the  northward  of  Callicoone  Hooke, 
within  the  limits  of  Kingstown,  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
laid  out  for  John  Tyson  and  company,  by  Phillip  Welles, 
surveyor,  [with  draught,]     176 

May  3.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  87  acres  of  land, 
lying  within  the  limits  of  Kingstown,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  upon  the  north  side  of  Esopus  kill,  and  fronts 
upon  ye  Platte  kill,  laid  out  for  Peter  Whinny,  by 
Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   177 

May  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  201  acres  of  land,  lying 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  about  two  miles  southward  from 
Kingstown,  laid  out  for  Cornelius  Slight  and  Cornelius 
Hoghboom,  by  Ro :  Fulertown,  [with  draught,]   177 

May  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  54  acres  of  swamp,  lying 
within  the  limits  of  Kingstown,  in  the  county  of  Ulster ; 
likewise  about  7  acres  of  land,  lying  in  ye  valley,  to 
the  eastward  of  the  southeast  gate,  in  Kingstown,  laid 
out  for  John  Tyson,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   178 

May  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  100  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  Esopus  kill,  within  the  limits  of 
Kingstown,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  beginning  at  ye 
falls,  laid  out  for  Arian  Tunisson,  by  Phillip  Welles,  sur- 
veyor, [with  draught,]   179 

May  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  25  acres  of  land,  hung  at 
the  Green  kill  head,  in  the  bounds  of  Hurley,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster;  also  6  acres  on  the  upland,  by  the 
wagon  path,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Esopus  creek,  laid 
out  for  Cor s  Elmdorp,  by  Ro  :  Fulertown,   179 

May  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  216  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  Esopus  kill,  within  the  limits  of  Kingstowne, 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  Hendricke  Alburts, 
by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   180 

May  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  27  acres  of  land,  lying  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  on  the  east  side  of  the  Klyn  fly,  on 
the  west  side  of  the  town  of  Kingston,  together  with  a 
garden  lot,  at  Kingston,  containing  5  acres,  and  a  piece  of 
wood  land,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Esopus  creek, 
near  Kingston,  containing  25  acres,  laid  out  for  Girth 
Artson,  by  Ro  :  Fulertown,  surveyor,   181 

May  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  about  442  acres  of  land, 
lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  at  the  mouth  of  Esopus  kill, 
being  a  part  of  the  tract  called  the  Sagiers,  laid  out  for 
Geo.  Meales  and  others,  by  Ro:  Fulertown,  surveyor, 
[with  draught,]   182 

May  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  252  acres  of  land,  lying 
about  three  miles  westward  from  the  mouth  of  Esopus 
creek,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  beginning  at  the  side  of  a 
rim  called  the  Beaver  kill,  being  a  part  of  the  tract  called 
Sagiers,  laid  out  for  George  Mealls  and  others,  by  Ro : 
Fulertown,  [with  draught,]   182 

May  8.  Description  of  a  survey  of  300  acres  of  land,  lying 
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168G.  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  noi'thward  from  tlie  mouth  of 
Esopus  creek,  being  a  part  of  the  tract  called  Sagiers,  laid 
out  for  George  Mealls  and  others,  by  Ro:  Fulertown, 
[with  draught,]   183 

May  8.  Description  of  a  survey  of  201  acres  of  land,  lying 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  crossing  the  run  called  Sawyer's 
kill,  about  a  mile  northwest  from  the  mouth  of  Esopus 
creek,  being  a  part  of  the  tract  called  Sagiers,  laid  out  for 
George  Mealls  and  others,  by  Ro :  Fulertown,  [with 
draught,]   184 

May  14.  Description  of  a  survey  of  797  acres  of  land,  lying 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  the  neighborhood  of  Wanton  Island,  (Saucjertics,) 
laid  out  by  Ro  :  Fulertown,  for  himself,  [with  draught,] . .  184 

May  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  the  south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island, 
laid  out  for  Edward  Antall,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor, 
[with  draught,]   185 

Description  of  a  survey  of  80  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the 
south  side  of  the  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out 
for  Edward  ■  ,  ,   185 

May  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land,  containing 
about  63  acres,  being  part  of  Hurley  great  piece,  lying  on 
the  north  side  of  Esopus  kill,  within  the  limits  of  the 
town  of  Hurley,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for 
Matthew  Blanjohn,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]     186 

May  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  house  lot  in  Kingstown, 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  ye  north  side  of  the  Bridge 
street,  together  with  another  small  lot,  without  Kings- 
town, by  the  mill,  laid  out  for  Matice  Slight,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   187 

May  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  47  acres  of  land,  being 
part  of  Huiiy  great  piece,  lying  upon  the  north  side  of 
Esopus  kill,  within  the  limits  of  Huiiy,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster ;  likewise  a  house  lot  in  the  same  town,  and  two 
lots  of  Hurley  fly,  or  meadow  ground,  known  as  Nos.  11 
and  13;  laid  out  for  Rowlife  Swartwood,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   187 

May  31.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land,  containing 
about  64  acres,  lying  upon  ye  north  side  of  Esopus  kill, 
within  the  limits  of  Marble  towne,  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
laid  out  for  Tho :  Vandemarke,  by  Phillip  Welles,  [with 
draught,]   188 

June  3.  Description  of  a  house  lot,  in  the  Church  street,  in 
Kingstowne,  in  ye  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  Mart 

Hufman,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   188 

May  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  sundry  lots  and  pieces  of 
land,  lying  within  the  limits  of  Hurley,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  and  containing,  in  all,  about  35  acres,  laid  out  $&t 
John  Elta,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   189 

June  8.  Description  of  a  survey  of  100  acres,  lying  on  both 
sides  of  the  Mother  kill,  and  known  by  the  name  of  Ot- 


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1686.  ford,  being  within  the  limits  of  Kingstown,  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  John  Hull,  by  Phillip  Welles,  sur- 
veyor, [with  draught,]   189 

June  15.  Petition  of  William  White  and  other  inhabitants 
of  the  town  of  Jamaica,  on  Long  Island,  for  an  order  to 
require  Daniel  Whitehead  to  appear  and  answer  their 
complaint,    190 

June  16.  Description  of  a  survey  of  400  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  Hudson's  river,  within  the  limits  of  Kingstowne,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  John  Spragg,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,  [Avith  draught,]   191 

July  7.  Petition  of  Jacob  Dayton  and  others,  inhabitants  of 
the  town  of  Easthampton,  on  Long  Island,  for  their  pro- 
portion of  the  lands  of  said  town,   192 

July  7.  Petition  of  Thomas  Tallmage  and  others,  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Easthampton,  upon  Long  Island,  in  relation  to 
persons  who  have  petitioned  for  some  part  of  their  lands 
without  the  knowledge  of  the  town,   193 

July  29.  Order  in  council  upon  the  petition  of  Jacob  Dayton 
and  others,  for  land  in  Easthampton,  {see  page  192,)   194 

August  16.  Petition  of  John  Hendrix  Bruyns,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land  purchased,  by  him,  from  the  Indi- 
ans, and  lying  on  Kinderhook  creek,  adjacent  to  the  lands 
patented  to  him  by  Governors  Nicolls  and  Lovelace,. ...  195 

License  to  Minnie  Johannes,  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land,  con- 
taining about  300  acres,  lying  behind  his  farm,  at  the 
Haverstraw,  in  the  county  of  Orange,   196 

License  to  Hendrick  Kuyler,  to  purchase  a  certain  piece  of 
land  called  Adorguta,  near  to  Clausgrowen  hook,  in  the 
neighborhood  of  Schenechteda,  containing  about  30  acres 
of  lowland  and  50  acres  of  upland,   196 

Sept.  1 .  Petition  of  Hendrick  Kyler,  of  Albany,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  a  certain  piece  of  land  called  Clausgraven 
hook,  near  Scheneghteda,  containing  about  30  acres  of  low 
land  and  50  acres  of  upland,   197 

Sept.  30.  Petition  of  John  Tuder,  in  relation  to  the  patent  of 
William  Hollet,  the  east  line  of  which  encroaches  upon 
the  land  granted  him  upon  Long  Island,  adjoining  to 
yewtown  purchase,   198 

Oct.  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  200  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  Cow  neck,  upon  Long  Island,  laid  out  for  Richard 
Cornwell,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]. .  199 

Oct.  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  Cow  neck,  upon  Long  Island,  laid  out  for  Thomas 
Hicks,  senr.,  by  Leonard  Beckwith,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   199 

[Xo  date.]  Petition  of  Lord  Neil  Campbell,  for  a  license  to 
purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land,  adjacent  to  the  land  of 
Stephanus  Cortlandt,  and  Jacob  Decoy,  upon  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  within  the  Highlands,  designing 
to  bring  a  considerable  number  of  servants  from  England,  200 

O'ct.  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  100  acres  of  land,  lying 


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168G.      at  Cow  neck,  upon  Long  Island,  laid  out  for  Mr.  Elly 

Dowty,  senr.,  by  Leonard  Beckwith,  [with  draught,].  . .  201 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Gerrit  Claessen,  in  relation  to  part  of 
the  land  on  Staten  Island,  patented  by  Gov.  Andross,  to 
his  father,  Claes  Arentse,  which  Phillip  Welles  has  taken 
and  unjustly  detains  from  the  petitioner,   201 

Oct.  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  100  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  Cow  neck,  upon  Long  Island,  laid  out  for  John 
Corn  well,  senr.,  by  Leonard  Beckwith,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]..   202 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Peter  Jansen  Staets,  in  relation  to  the 
encroachments  of  Gerret  Claesen,  upon  his  land  in  Rich- 
mond county,   202 

Dec.  2.  Petition  of  Obediah  Holmes,  for  a  warrant  to  survey 
and  lay  out  a  certain  piece  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of 
Richmond,  adjoining  to  the  land  of  the  petitioner,  upon 
the  head  of  Tyson's  creek,   203 

Dec.  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  pieces  of  my  or 
meadow  ground,  containing  in  all  89  acres,  lying  to  the 
north  of  Kingstowne,  in  ye  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  at 
the  request  of  Wm.  Demyre,  by  Leonard  Beckwith,  [with 
draught,]   204 

Dec.  13.  Patent  of  confirmation  to  John  Corn  well,  for  100 
acres  of  land,  on  Cow  neck,  upon  Long  Island,  (see  p. 

202,)   204 

1087.  Jan.  1.  Minutes  of  a  town  meeting,  held  in  Westchester,  in 
relation  to  the  bounds  of  that  town,  and  the  patents  of 
Tho :  Bodient,  Tho  :  Hunt,  senr.,  Tho  :  Willet  and  others,  205 

Jan.  6.  Draught  of  a  patent  to  William  Richardson  and 
others,  trustees  of  the  freeholders  and  commonalty  of  the 
town  of  Westchester,   206 

Jan.  13.  Petition  of  Robert  Arthur  and  Daniel  Scudder,  of 
Smithston,  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  a  grant  of  several 
islands  in  the  Drowned  meadows  and  creek  thatch,  in 
Nisequaugh  river,   207 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Andrew  Gibb,  of  Brookshaven, 
praying  a  patent  for  two  small  islands  of  creeke  thatch 
meadow,  in  the  Rassepegue  bay,  the  first  being  the 
second  island  from  the  harbor's  mouth,  to  the  northwest- 
ward of  Stony  brook,  and  the  other  next  adjacent  to  the 
northwestward,  also  containing  betwixt  them  both  the 
quantity  of  20  acres  or  thereabouts,   207 

Jan.  17.  Description  of  a  survey  of  5,100  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  Staten  Island,  on  the  Kill  van  Kull,  together 
with  the  great  island  of  salt  meadow,  near  the  Fresh 
kill,  and  opposite  to  Long  neck,  laid  out  for  John 
Palmer,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   208 

Jan.  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  410  acres  of  land,  in  the 
by  the  Indian  name  of  Chauwaugung,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  Thomas  Loyde,  by  Phillip 
Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   209 

Jan.  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,600  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  ye  west  end  of  Staten  Island,  beginning  upon  the 


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1687.  north  side  of  a  certain  creek  opposite  to  the  land  of 
Gabriel  Manuealle,  crossing  said  creek,  and  so  running 
"by  the  main  river  to  the  bay,  laid  out  for  Christopher 
Billip,  by  Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,  [with  draught,] 
(Bentley's  Manor,)   210 

Feb.  22.  Deed  from  Lucas  Santou  to  William  Smith,  of  New 
York,  of  all  his  right,  title  and  interest  in  and  to  a  tract  of 
land  purchased  in  company  with  John  Spragg  and  others, 
from  the  Indians,  and  known  by  the  name  of  Westen- 
hook,  (Columbia  county,)   211 

March  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  house  lot  in  Kings- 
towne,  containing  about  10  acres,  laid  out  at  the  request 
of  Henry  Denyke,  by  Leonard  Beckwith,  surveyor,  [with 
draught,]   212 

March  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  340  acres  of  land, 
lying  upon  the  east  end  of  Staten  Island,  bounded  on  the 
north  by  the  Kill  van  Kull,  and  known  by  the  name  of 
Loulace's  Farme,  laid  out  for  Capt.  Thomas  Loulace,  by 
Phillip  Welles,  surveyor,   213 

July  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  several  small  pieces  of 
salt  meadow,  on  the  northwest  side  of  Staten  Island,  near 
the  Fresh  kills,  beginning  at  the  southermost  branch  of 
the  Fresh  kill,  where  it  joins  the  sound ;  thence  south- 
ward to  Jacob  de  Muffes  his  creek,  including  a  peninsula 
of  meadow  called  Edsall's  island,  laid  out  for  Christopher 

Billip,  by  Ro  :  Fulerton,   213 

1691.  Nov.  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  due  south  line,  from 
the  head  of  Mattagaretts  bay  (Queens  county,)  to 
Hungry  Harbour,  over  Rockaway  river,  to  the  sea  or 

ocean,  Aug:  Graham,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   214 

1693.  March  30.  Indian  deed  to  Lawrence,  Frans  and  John 
Wessells,  Aert  Albertsen  and  Ryn  Johnson,  of  a  certain 
piece  of  ground  in  Hudson's  river,  at  a  high,  rocky  place, 
called  ye  Verdrietige  hook,  containing  about  3  or  4 
morgens,  whereupon  are  several  oyster  shells,   215 

May  16.  Draught  of  two  parcels  of  land,  one  containing  105, 
the  other  25,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Sopus  creek,  laid 
out  for  Hendrick  Cornelius  Bogard,  by  August :  Graham, 
surveyor,   215 

July  31.  Draught  of  a  certain  range  of  lots,  lying  along 
the  Kill  van  Kull,  being  part  of  the  late  Gov :  Lovelace's 
estate,  now  belonging  to  Gerritt  Crouze,  Gerritt  Vick  and 
Phillip  Wells.    Aug :  Graham,  surveyor,   216 

July  31.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  last  mentioned  lots 
belonging  to  Gerritt  Crouse,  Peter  Johnson,  and  Gerritt 
Vicks,  lying  upon  Staten  Island,  near  the  land  of  Coll. 
Dongan,   216 

Sept.  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  400  acres,  or  thereabouts, 
of  land,  lying  at  LTnquetague,  on  the  south  side  of  Long 
Island,  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  being  two  necks  of  land, 
called  by  ye  names  of  Marigics  and  Namanock,  laid  out 
for  Thomas  Willett,  and  Henry  Taylor,  by  Aug :  Graham, 
surveyor,   217 


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Page. 

1693.  Sept.  30.  Description  of  a  survey  of  land,  lying  on  the  south 
side  of  Long  Island,  in  ye  county  of  Suifolk,  bounded 
west  by  East  Connecticut  river  and  Yaphanck  creek,  north 
by  the  country  road,  east  by  a  line  striking  the  head  of  the 
Mastick  river,  and  running  south  to  the  Sinckes  river,  near 
the  sea,  including  Punecatane  and  Hog  necks,  together 
with  a  tract  of  beach  meadow,  along  the  south  side  of  the 
island,  (24  miles  from  east  to  west)  with  all  the  islands  in 
the  bay,  from  Huntington  east  gutt,  to  Cupchauge,  being 
the  western  bounds  of  Southampton,  and  south  by  Setauck 


neck,  (St.  George's  Manor,)  [with  draught,]   21*7 

Dec.  14.  Description  of  a  survey  of  3  pieces  of  land,  contain-  . 
ing,  in  all,  about  160  acres,  lying  near  the  great  kill,  upon 
Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Isaac  Billiew,  by  Aug :  Graham, 

surveyor,   218 

1695.  July  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  20  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  the  Fresh  kill,  on  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  William 
Barker,  by  Aug:  Graham,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]. ...  219 


August  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  40  acres  of  land,  laid 
out  for  William  Barker,  lying  in  the  rear  of  his  present 
plantation,  on  Staten  Island,  Aug:  Graham,  surveyor,  ...  219 
August  8.  Statement  of  Aug:  Graham,  surveyor,  in  relation 
to  his  being  interrupted  in  making  a  survey  of  12  acres 
of  salt,  and  8  acres  of  fresh  meadow,  on  Staten  Island, 
for  Arent  Praell,  pursuant  to  the  Governor's  warrant, . . .  220 
Dec.  4.  Statement  of  Aug:  Graham,  in  relation  to  his  being 
interrupted  in  surveying  the  eastermost  bounds  of  the 
land  at  Momoranack,  belonging  to  Ann  Richbell,  relict 


of  John  Richbell,  deceased,  [with  draught,]   220 

1695.  Jan.  9.  Draught,  demonstrating  how  the  townes  of  Newtown, 
Brooklyn,  Bostwick  and  Flatbush  do  interfere,  laid  down 
by  Aug :  Graham,  surveyor,   220 

Jan.  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  160  acres  of  land,  lying 
upon  Long  neck,  upon  Staten  Island;  also  120  acres  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  Hobart's  plantation,  at  a  certain 
ready  cove,  and  35  acres  of  meadow,  on  the  north  side 
of  the  Fresh  kill,  laid  out  for  Arent  Praall,  by  Aug :  Gra- 
ham, surveyor,  [with  draught,]   221 

March  29.  Petition  of  Gritie  Vrooman,  wife  of  Akus  Cor- 
nelisse  Van  Slyck,  deceased,  for  an  island  in  the  Mohawk 
river,  above  Schenectady,   221 

June  20.  Petition  of  Lucas  Van  Tienhoven  and  others,  for  a 
warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  a  tract  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Orange,  recently  purchased,  by  them, 
from  the  Indians,   222 

June  23.  Petition  of  Tobias  Stoutenberg,  for  a  confirmation 
of  his  patent  for  a  lot  of  ground,  in  Broadway,  in  the  city 
of  New  York,   222 

July  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  vacant  land, 
in  Orange  county,  containing  about  100,000  acres,  begin- 


ning at  a  tree,  marked  by  the  Indians,  and  running  to  a 
certain  hill  called  the  Thorne,  said  to  be  the  bounds  of 
Haverstraw,  thence  W.  N.  West,  to  the  blew  hills,  and 


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Pago. 


1695.  so  by  the  said  hills  and  Acquekenon  creek  to  the  south 
bounds  of  this  province,  thence  to  DeMeres's  kill,  and 
along  the  same  to  the  place  of  beginning,  purchased  by 
Luycas  Tienhoven  and  John  Cornelius,  Aug:  Graham, 

surveyor,  «,«,.. »   223 

Oct.  1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Noxon,  for  a  grant  of  about  200 
acres  of  land,  lying  behind  Marbletown,  in  the  county  of 

Ulster,   223 

Nov.  21.  Petition  of  Samuell  Bayard,  Arent  Schuyler  and 
company,  for  leave  to  purchase,  of  the  Indians,  a  tract  of 
land,  lying  within  the  bounds  of  Orange  county,  and 

known  by  the  name  of  Ramepog,   224 

169G.  Jan.  9.  Petition  of  Jacob  Rutse  and  others,  of  the  county  of 
Ulster,  and  Dan  Honan  and  others,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  praying  leave  to  purchase  from  the  Menissing  Indi- 
ans, the  land  called  Great  and  Small  Menissing,  in  the 

time  of  three  years,  ,.  224 

Feb.  20.  License  from  Gov.  Fletcher  to  Caleb  Heathcote  &nd 
Augustine  Graham,  to  purchase  vacant  land  on  Hudson's 

river,  from  the  Indians,   224 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  William  and  Jarvais  Marshall, 

praying  confirmation,  by  letters  patent,  of  a  purchase, 
from  the  Indians,  of  lands  in  Orange  county,  known  by 

the  name  of  Quesbell,   225 

April  2.  Deed,  from  two  Indian  women,  to  the  children  of 
Nicholas  Anthony,  for  a  tract  of  land,  lying  to  the  south 

of  Rondout  kill,  hi  the  county  of  Ulster,   226 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Brundage  for  leave  to  purchase 
a  tract  of  land,  containing  about  400  acres,  lying  upon 
Biram  river,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  at  the  dist- 
ance of  fourteen  miles  from  the  sound,   226 

Petition  of  Nicholas  Bayard  to  have  his  lands,  in  the  city  and 

province  of  New  York,  confirmed  to  him,  by  letters  patent,  226 
April  16.  Petition  of  John  Cuyler,  for  a  patent,  for  sundry 
pieces  of  land,  lying  at  a  place  called  the  Long  Reach, 
opposite  Wappinger's  creek,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 

river,  and  at  the  Dans  Kamer,   227 

Petition  of  Henry  Beeckman,  for  a  patent,  for  land,  in 
Dutchess  county,  lying  opposite  Esopus  creek,  and  known 

by  the  name  of  Sepeskenot,   227 

May  18.  Resolution  of  a  town  meeting,  at  Flushing,  (L.  I.,) 
for  the  settlement  of  the  differences  and  controversies 

relating  to  the  common  land  of  that  town,   228 

May  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  930  acres  of  land,  lying 
at  the  Gowanos,  on  Long  Island,  for  Adrian  Bennet,  by 

Aug:  Graham,  surveyor,   228 

May  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land,  lying  at 
the  Gowanos,  on  Long  Island,  for  Adrian  Bennett,  by 

Aug :  Graham,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   228 

[No  date.]  Description  of  a  survey  of  ye  land  in  possession 
of"  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck,  and  ye  land  or  island  of  Mattas- 
sink  (Rockland  co.,)  surveyed  at  the  request  of  Mr. 
Lancaster  Symes,  by  Pieter  Corteljou,  [with  draught,]..  229 


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Pago. 

169G.  June  15.  Bounds  of  the  patent  of  Daniel  Honan  and  Michael 
Hardon,  known  by  the  name  of  Kackyacktewacke,  on  a 
neck  called  Shemiewack  or  Pesqua,  which  runs  under  a 
great  hill,  from  whence  is  continued  a  direct  course  to 
a  barren  plain,  called  Wesegroraep,  until  this  plain  bears 
south ;  thence  S.S.E.,  to  a  falling  into  David  Demere's 
creek,  south  of  the  land  called  Waranshau  (Orangetown, 
Rockland  co.,)   229 

June  IV.  Description  of  100  acres  of  vacant  land,  adjoining 
Arent  Praell's  land,  on  Long  neck  (Staten  Island,)  laid 
out  for  Nathaniell  Brittain,  by  Aug :  Graham,  surveyor, .  230 

June  19.  Description  of  a  survey  of  121  acres  of  land,  on 
Long  neck  (Staten  Island,)  laid  out  for  Abraham  Lake- 
man,  by  Aug:  Graham,  surveyor,   230 

[No  date.]  *Description  of  a  survey  of  Jan  Tunissen's  valley, 
on  the  Kill  van  Kull  (Staten  Island,)  amounting  to  24 
acres.    Pieter  Cortelj on,  surveyor,   230 

[No  date.]  *Description  of  a  survey  of  56  acres,  adjoining 
the  preceding,  beginning  at  a  point  called  the  Church- 
yard, and  proceeding  to  the  Great  neck  point,   230 

Petition  of  Samuell  Bayard,  for  four  Indian  fields,  lying 
vacand  and  unappropriated  in  Orange  county,  known  by 
the  names  Wieremins,  Peskeck,  Gomagkie  and  Nara- 
sonk,  being  part  of  Luycas  Tienhoven's  Indian  purchase,  231 

Oct.  15.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  vacant  land  upon 
Staten  Island,  lying  in  the  rear  of  Abraham's  Lakeman's 
lot ;  also  a  gore  of  land  comprehended  between  the  rear 
of  Barker's  farm  and  the  front  line  of  Abraham  Marlett, 
comprising  in  all  82  acres,  laid  out  for  William  Barker, 
by  Aug:  Graham,  surveyor,   231 

Nov!  2.  Petition  of  Col.  Stephen  Cortlandt  and  Jacques 
Pullion,  for  the  vacant  land  in  the  rear  of  their  lots,  on 
Staten  Island,   232 

Nov.  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  the  King's  garden,  in  the  city  of  New 
York,  laid  out  for  Caleb  Heathcote,  by  Aug:  Graham, 

surveyor,   232 

1697.  May  6.  Description  or  a  survey  of  a  lot  of  land,  on  the  west 
side  of  Staten  Island,  at  Smoking  point,  containing  85 
acres,  together  with  one  acre  of  meadow,  fronting  the 
said  land,  and  nine  acres  at  the  mouth  of  the  Fresh  kill, 
over  against  Cedar  point,  laid  out  for  John  Lake  and 
Joakim  Gulick,   233 

May  6.  Petition  of  Lewis  Morris,  for  letters  patent,  for  a  lot 
of  land,  No.  5,  lying  in  Queens  county,  about  five  miles 
north  from  Hempsted,  on  a  certain  tract  of  land  called 
Mattinicock,  abutting  to  Hempsted,..'.   234 

May  7.  Petition  of  Caleb  Heathcote,  Augus :  Graham  and 
others,  for  a  tract  of  vacant  land  in  Dutchess  coimty,  on 
the  west  line  of  Connecticut  colony,   234 

May  14.  Petition  of  Thomas  Swartod  and  others,  to  have 
Jacob  Rutsen  and  company  restrained  from  unlawfully 
obstructing  them  in  perfecting  their  title  to  1,200  acres  of 


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1697.      land,  lying  at  a  certain  place  called  by  the  Indians  Wagh- 

gagkemek,   235 

May  16.  Petition  of  Matthew  Clarkson,  for  a  patent  for  "a 
certain  piece  of  ground  in  a  certain  street  in  the  East  ward 
in  the  city  of  New  York,  which  runs  along  by  the  slip, 
which  leads  from  that  part  of  Queen's  street,  which  is 
opposite  to  Maiden  lane,"   236 

May  19.  Petition  of  Arent  Schuyler,  for  a  patent  for  a  tract 
of  land  in  Ulster  county,   237 

May  20.  Draught  of  Menissinck,   238 

May  27.  Petition  of  Johannes  Cuyler,  for  a  hearing  on  his 
patent,  concerning  the  objections  by  thereto, 
by  Coll :  Cortlandt  and  Coll :  Schuyler,    239 

May  27.  Petition  of  Joast  Van  Metren,  for  a  tract  of  stoney 
woodland,  lying  within  the  bounds  of  Marbletown,  in 
Ulster  county,   240 

May  27.  Petition  of  Thomas  Egburse,  for  a  patent,  for  a  lot 
of  land  lying  near  the  Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island, 
containing  about  80  acres,   241 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Stephen  Cortlandt,  to  be  confirmed 
in  the  possession  of  sundry  lots  of  ground  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  and  in  the  counties  of  Suffolk,  Richmond  and 
Kings,   242 

June  3.  Petition  of  Humphrey  Davenport,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey,  for  150  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the  Mumback- 
house  kill,  in  Ulster  county,   242 

June  14.  Description  of  a  survey  of  Phillips'  patent,  in  Put- 
nam county,   243 

June  17.  Petition  of  Samuell  Bayard,  praying  a  patent  for 
land  in  Orange  county,  (the  Indian  fields,)   244 

June  17.  Petition  of  Stephanus  Van  Cortlandt,  for  confirma- 
tion of  three  tracts  of  land,  the  first  lying  upon  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  called  Keghtawonck,  the  second 
lying  at  John  Peake's  creek,  as  far  as  the  north  side  of  a 
hill  called  Anthony's  noose,  the  third  lying  in  the  same 
neighborhood,  and  called  Sackonck  and  Matightekonck, .  245 

June  17.  Petition  of  Adolp  Phillips,  for  a  patent  for  a  tract 
of  land  lying  upon  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
Dutchess  county,  ,   246 

June  1 7.  Petition  of  Samuell  Haight,  for  a  patent  for  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  town  of  Flushing,  on  Long  Island,  con- 
taining about  150  acres,   248 

June  17.  Petition  of  Mathias  Blansan,  praying  a  patent  for 
100  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  south  of  the  Cale  Bergh, 
in  the  limits  of  Marble  towne,  in  the  county  of  Ulster, . .  249 

June  17.  Petition  of  Wm.  Pinhorne,  praying  to  be  admitted 
a  purchaser  with  Coll.  Schuyler,  Domine  Dallius  and 
others,  in  the  purchase  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohaques 
country,  lying  upon  the  river  50  miles,  and  2  miles  on 
each  side  of  the  river,  and  for  a  patent  for  the  same,   250 

July  22.  Petition  of  John  Harrison,  Edward  Whittox  and 
others,  for  a  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  purchased 

from  the  Indians,  at  Oysterbay,   251 

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1697.  July  29.  Petition  of  Richard  Mcrrel,  praying  a  grant  of 


confirmation  for  a  piece  of  land  lying  upon  a  place  called 

Daniel's  neck,  in  the  county  of  Richmond,   252 

July  31.  Petition  of  Peter  Schuyler,  William  Pinhorne, 
Domine  Dallius  and  others,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract 
of  land  extending  four  miles  on  each  side  of  the  Mohawk 

river,   253 

Sept.  (?)  Petition  of  Henry  ffilkin,  praying  a  license  to  pur- 
chase a  tract  of  vacant  land,  lying  on  Hudson's  river, . . .  254 
Sept.  28.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Clausen,  praying  a  patent  for 

sundry  pieces  of  land  in  Orange  county,   255 

Oct.  14.  Petition  of  Peter  Hendrix  DeHans,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  vacant  land,  in  Albany  county,  be- 
tween the  Cohoes  and  Connestegioni,  on  the  south  side  of 
Schenectady  river,   256 


Oct.  14.  Petition  of  William  West,  of  the  county  of  Ulster, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  that  county,  on 
which  he  has  erected  a  corne  mill ;  also  the  vacant  land 
adjoining  said  tract,  the  whole  being  bounded  on  the 
south  and  east  by  lands  of  Coll:  Beekman,  the  Round 
out  kill,  and  a  direct  line  over  the  hills  to  the  bounds  of 

Hurley,   257 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  a  survey  of  24  acres  of  meadow,  lying  at 
Fresh  kill,  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out  in  two  parcels,  for 

Thomas  Codrington,  by  Aug:  Graham,  surveyor,   258 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  RoolofFe  Swartwout,  praying  for  200 
acres  of  land,  lying  in  Ulster  county,  being  part  of  a  tract 


of  land  called  Waghgashkenck,   259 

Nov.  25.  Warrant  from  Gov.  Fletcher  to  Aug:  Graham, 
surveyor  general,  to  survey  and  lay  out  for  Thomas  Still- 
well,  a  tract  of  meadow  land  on  Staten  Island,   260 

Dec.  9.  Petition  of  Peter  Peterson  &  Co.,  owners  of  two  lots 
of  land,  lying  in  the  neighborhood  of  Capt.  Cornelius 
Coursen's  land,  upon  Staten  Island,  praying  to  be  con- 


firmed in  the  possession  of  the  same,  and  that  15  acres  of 


meadow  adjoining  thereto  may  be  shared  between  them,  261 
Petition  of  Hendrick  Van  Rensselaer,  praying  a  license  to 
purchase  a  tract  of  land,  lying  upon  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  between  the  land  of  Eghbert  Teunisse  and  the 
bounds  of  Saraghtoga,  being  in  length  upon  the  river 

about  six  miles,  (Schaghticoke  ?)   262 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Peter  Mene  and  Anthony  Tyce,  pray- 
ing a  grant  for  a  tract  of  vacant  land,  on  the  south  side  of 

Staten  Island,   263 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Dorety  Clarke,  widow  of  Edward 
Clarke,  setting  forth  her  right  and  title  by  "  ancient 
demise  and  prior  patent,  to  a  piece  of  meadow,  on  Staten 

Island,  claimed  and  surveyed  for  John  Tunisson,"   264 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Romeyn  and  others,  inhabit- 
ants of  New  Yarsie,  for  license  to  purchase  the  four 
Indian  fields,  lying  in  Orange  county,  between  Saddel 
river  and  Hackingsack,  known  by  the  names  of  Wier- 
emins,  Peskeck,  Gomagkie  and  Narrasonckr   265 


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Page. 

1697.  [No  date.]  Petition  of  Jacob  Codeber,  Thomas  Swartwout 

and  others,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  Ulster 
county,  being  part  of  a  tract  called  Waghaghkemeck, ....  266 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Hans  Lawrence,  of  the  county  of 
Richmond,  praying  a  warrant  for  a  survey  of  a  piece  of 
land  on  Staten  Island,  containing  about  40  acres ;  to- 
gether with  a  small  island  of  meadow,  of  about  2  acres, 
lying  at  the  mouth  of  Oyster  creek,  for  which  he  has  a 
patent,   207 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Egbert  and  Hendrick  Schoonmaker, 
of  Kingstowne,  praying  a  grant  for  a  tract  of  vacant 
land,  about  600  acres,  lying  opposite  to  the  high  lands 
or  thereabouts,  being  on  both  sides  the  Oudt  mans  kill 
or  creek,  having  been  formerly  patented  to  Capt.  Evans, 
but  since  broken  by  an  act  of  generall  assembly,  (town 
of  Marlbro,  Ulster  Co.,)   268 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Severyn  Tenhout,  of  Ulster  county, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  Evans,   269 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Lucas  Keerstede,  Johannes  Kipp  and 
William  Teller,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  a  neck  or  point  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  the  North  or  Hudson's  river,  over  against  the  Verdre- 
da  hook,  commonly  called  by  the  name  of  Sleeper's  haven, 
and  by  the  Indians,  Navish,  the  meadow  being  called 
Senasqua,  bounded  by  a  creek  called  and  known  by  the 
name  of  Nannakans,  (Tellers  point,  Westchester  Co.,) . . .  270 

1698.  Oct.  23.  Petition  of  Ryer  Schermerhorn,  in  the  behalf  himself 

and  others,  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Schanegtade, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  praying  a  new  patent  for  said 
town,   271 

1699.  July.  Petition  of  Teunis  Gysbertsen,  of  Kings  county,  pray- 

ing that  the  surveyor  general  may  be  ordered  to  run  the 
lines  between  his  land,  at  Breuckland,  and  the  land  of 
John  Muserell,  according  to  their  patents,   272 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Maudalena  Rosekrans,  widow,  of  the 
county  of  Ulster,  praying  a  confirmation  for  lands  granted 
to  her  husband  in  his  lifetime,   273 

August  2.  Petition  of  sundry  Indians,  on  behalf  of  them- 
selves and  their  nation,  praying  that  John  Pell  and  Mr. 
Richbell  may  be  ordered  to  satisfy  the  petitioners  for 
sundry  parcels  of  land,  and  that  they  may  have  more 
than  was  actually  sold,  sold  unto  them,   274 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  Bernardus  Swartwout,  on  behalf  of  him- 
self and  others,  the  owners  of  sundry  lands  at  Waghah- 
kemeck,  near  Menissincks,  complaining  of  ill-treatment  by 
Indians,  who  are  instigated  to  the  same  by  Jacob  Rutsen 
&  Co.,  and  praying  that  they  may  be  protected  in  the 
peaceable  enjoyment  of  their  possessions,   275 

Dec.  14.  Petition  of  Engelbert  Lot  and  others,  inhabitants 
of  the  town  of  Flatbush,  on  the  island  of  Nassaw,  pray- 
ing that  Daniel  Polhemus  and  others  may  be  restrained 


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1699.  from  laying  out  and  inclosing  the  common  land  of  said 
town,   275 

1700.  April  19.  Indian  deed  to  Engeltie,  wife  of  Step.  Gasherie,  of 

a  tract  of  vacant  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Rondout  kill,  at  a  small  run  of 
water,  to  the  west  of  the  land  of  Rochsinck,  called  by  the 
Indian  name  Wiggewappog ;  thence  along  Rondout  kill, 
to  a  small  run  of  water  called  by  the  Indian  name  of 
Warraminninck,  together  with  a  certain  fall  named 

Sanchatisinck,  adjoining  unto  said  land,   276 

July  31.  Report  of  the  committee  of  grievances,  of  the 
houses  of  assembly,  upon  the  petition  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Hampstead,   277 


VOLUME  III. 


[Those  marked  thus  (*)  are  in  Dutch.] 


1700-1704:. 


1700.  May  1.  Petition  of  John  Hutchins,  John  Sands,  Daniel 
Whitehead  and  William  Huddleston,  owners  of  a  piece  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  known  by  the  name  of  Ver- 
dredick  hook,  and  called,  in  the  Indian  language,  Quas- 
peeck,  praying  that  the  same  may  be  surveyed  and 
partitioned,   1 

May  14.  Petition  of  Evert  Byvanck,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  trustees  of  the  freeholders  of  the  town  of  Westches- 
ter, in  the  county  of  Westchester,  praying  that  a  warrant 
may  issue  to  the  surveyor  genl.  directing  him  to  run  the 
line  between  the  said  town  and  John  Pell's  patent,  accord- 
ing to  an  agreement  made  between  said  parties  in  rela- 
tion thereto,   2 

Copy  of  the  articles  of  agreement  between  John  Pell  and 
the  freeholders  of  the  town  of  Westchester,  referred  to 
above,  bearing  date  April  14,  1700,   2 

June  6.  Petition  of  Hendryck  Croosen  and  Dirck  Croosen, 
sons  of  Gerryt  Croosen,  deceased,  praying  a  warrant  of 
survey  to  run  the  lines  of  the  farm  on  Staten  Island,  left 
to  them  by  their  father,   3 

June.  Warrant  from  Gov.  ISTanfan,  to  the  surveyor  general, 
authorizing  and  requiring  him  to  survey  the  land  of  Hen- 
dryck and  Dirck  Croosen,  lying  upon  Staten  Island,  near 
CoaI.  Lovelace's  plantation,   4 

June  6.  Petition  of  William  George,  representing  that  he 
has  purchased  two  tracts  of  land,  adjoining  on  Staten 
Island,  one  in  the  rear  of  the  other,  from  Peter  Johnson, 
who  had  patents  for  the  same,  and  that  there  were  16 
acres  of  meadow,  granted  in  said  patents,  which  have 
never  been  laid  out,  and  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  for 
the  same,   5 

June  19.  Petition  of  Amarens,  widow  of  John  Stout,  late  of 
the  island  of  Jamaica,  praying  that  the  lands  on  Staten 
Island,  purchased  by  her  husband,  of  Andrew  Norwood, 
to  whom  the  same  were  patented,  may  be  surveyed,   6 

July  3.  Petition  of  Henry  Fowler,  Thomas  Pinckney  and 
John  Drake,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  inhabitants 


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1700.  of  Eastchester,  representing  their  right  to  the  land 
described  in  a  stipulation  between  the  town  of  Westches- 
ter and  John  Pell,  and  praying  that  the  petition  of  Evert 
Bancker,  for  the  running  of  the  lines  between  the  said 
town  of  Westchester  and  the  patent  of  John  Pall,  be  not 
granted,  until  the  inhabitants  of  Eastchester  be  heard, 


(see  page  2,)   7 

August  1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Walton,  for  20  acres  of  land, 

adjoining  his  farm,  on  the  east  end  of  Staten  Island,. ...  8 
August  16.  Petition  of  Jean  Rosie,  for  license  to  purchase, 
from  the  Indians,  about  one  hundred  acres  of  woodland, 
lying  on  the  east  side  of  the  river  of  Canistigiyone, ....  9 
[No  date.]  Description  of  a  survey  of  land  near  the  Paltz,  10 
1701.  April  2.  Petition  of  Samuel  Staats,  Dyrk  Vanderburgh  and 
Barne  Cosen,  for  relief  against  Caleb  Heathcote,  who  has 
defeated  them  in  the  purchase  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  or 
thereabouts,  situated  at  the  head  of  the  lines  of  the  towns 
of  East  and  Westchester,  for  the  purchase  of  which,  from 

the  Indians,  they  had  been  granted  a  prior  license,   11 

June  26.  Petition  of  Abraham  De  LaNoy,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  small  piece  of  land,  formerly  granted  to  his  brother 

Peter,  now  deceased,  '.   12 

Declaf  ation  of  P.  V.  Cortlandt  and  Phillip  Welles,  bearing 
date  1681,  concerning  the  grant  from  Govr.  Andros  to 

Peter  De  LaNoy  of  the  land  above  mentioned,   12 

Consent  of  Englebert  Lott  and  Abraham  Kip,  to  the  issuing 

of  a  patent  for  the  same  to  Abraham  De  LaNoy,   12 

July.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  same  for  Peter  De 
LaNoy,  bearing  date  July  4,  1700,  Aug:  Graham,  sur- 
veyor genl.,   12 


August  7.  Petition  of  John  Baptist  Van  Eps  and  Lawrence 
Classe,  interpreters  at  the  late  conference  with  the  Five 
Nations  of  Indians,  held  at  Albany,  praying  a  patent  for 
five  small  islands,  lying  in  the  Mohoges  river,  between 
Rosendalle  and  Marl  ,  given  to  them  by  the  Indians, 


in  consideration  of  their  services  on  that  occasion,   13 

Sept.  15.  Conveyance  from  Englebert  Lott  and  Abraham 
Kip  to  Abraham  De  LaNoy,  of  a  certain  lot  of  ground  in 

the  possession  of  Andries  Grevenraet,   14 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Dirck  Vandenburgh  and  Abraham 
Staats,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  being  part  of 
a  tract  purchased  by  the  widow  Pawling,  from  the  In- 
dians, and  by  her  conveyed  to  them,   15 


Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Leigh  Atwood,  Richard  Slater,  Abraham 
Staats  and  company,  praying  a  patent  for  a  parcel  of  land, 
vested  in  the  crown,  having  not  yet  been  granted  to  any 
person,  and  also  license  to  purchase,  from  the  Indians,  a 
tract  of  land  in  Dutchess  county,  "  the  southern  bounds 
of  which  are  the  ffishkill,  bounded  by  the  lands  of  Caleb 
Heathcote  and  company,  to  the  northward,  bounded  with 
the  lands  of  Peter  Schuyler  and  Joachim  Staats,  and  to 
the  eastward  by  Wapping  creek,"   16 

Nov.  7.  Covenant  of  Samuel  Staats  and  Derick  Vandenburg, 


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55 


Page. 

1701.  of  Dutchess  Co.,  to  allow  "a  patent  to  pass  to  Leigh 
Atwood  and  company,  including  one  mile  in  front  to  ye 
waterside,  in  ye  middle  of  our  land,  as  shall  be  judged  by 
a  surveyor  to  be  ye  most  convenient  passage  to  ye  lands 
granted  to  ye  said  Leigh  Atwood  and  companv,  behind 
us,"  \   17 

Nov.  21.  Petition  of  Brant  Schuyler,  praying  that  a  patent 
of  confirmation  may  be  granted  him  for  a  piece  of  ground 
lying  in  Queen  street,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  being 
bounded  southerly  by  the  harbour,  or  river,  at  low  water 
mark,  and  westerly  by  the  house  and  ground,  partly  of 
James  Emott,  and  partly  by  the  land  belonging  to  Coll 
Albra:  Depeyster  and  Robt.  Lurting,   18 

Nov.  21.  Petition  of  Jacobus  De  Key,  praying  that  a  patent 
of  confirmation  may  be  granted  him  for  235  acres  of  land 
upon  Manhattan  Island,  conveyed  to  him  by  the  corpora- 
tion of  the  city  of  New  York,  bounded  on  the  north  side 
by  the  land  of  Tunis  Ives,  and  southerly  by  Harlem  line, 
between  the  land  of  Thomas  Turner  and  Hudson's  river,  19 

Dec.  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  710  acres  of  land,  lying- 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  at  a  place  called  Maschabeneer 
Schawengonck,  laid  out  for  Matthias  Nott,  by  Pieter  Cor- 
telyau,  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   20 

July  9.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Rutsen,  concerning  the  purchase 
of  the  land  above  mentioned,  from  the  Indians,   20 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  Matthias  Mott,  praying  a  patent  for 
about  400  acres  of  land,  in  Ulster  county,  at  a  place 
called  Shawungung,  which  was  given  him  when  a  child, 
by  the  Indians,   20 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Smedis  and  Jacobus  Greeyer, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  about  three  hundred 
acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  the  south  side  of 
Nesquatalk,  on  both  sides  of  the  Paltz  river,  for  which  a 
patent  was  promised  by  his  late  excellency,  the  Earl  of 
Bellomont,   21 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Robert  Sanders,  praying  a  patent  for 
"  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  begin- 
ning at  a  tall  called  Arackook,  and  running  northerly  on 
the  east  side  of  Palts  creek,  until  it  comes  to  a  place 
called  Kachawaweek,  and  from  thence  on  a  due  east  line 
four  miles  into  the  woods,  and  from  thence  on  a  parallel 
line  with  the  Palts  creek,  until  a  due  west  line  shall  touch 
the  aforesaid  ffall  where  it  begun,"   22 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Thomas  Highby,  John  Scudmore, 
John  Whitman  and  Barne  Cosens,  praying  a  license  to 
purchase  from  the  Indians,  a  piece  of  vacant  land,  in  the 
county  of  Suffolk,  on  the  island  Nassau,  beginning  at 
Whitman's  hollow,   23 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Hardenbergh,  of  Leister  county, 
praying  a  grant  of  300  acres,  or  thereabouts,  lying  and 
being  on  the  north  side  of  the  Esopus  creek,  in  said 
county,  commonly  called  or  known  by  the  Indian  name 
Aquameeck,   24 


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1702.  Jan.  2.  Petition  of  Matthew  Clarkson,  praying  a  license  to 
purchase  "  a  parcel  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  situ- 
ate on  or  about  Demares  creek,  about  1,000  acres,  more 
or  less,"  which  the  Indians  are  willing  to  sell,   25 

Jan.  8.  Petition  of  Luycas  Kerstead  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  an  island  in  Orange  county,  which  was  con- 
veyed to  the  petitioner's  mother,  by  the  Indian  pro- 
prietors,  26 

Jan.  24.  Petition  of  John  Du  Puy  and  others,  praying  a 
grant  of  several  lots  of  vacant  and  unpatented  land,  in  the 
county  of  Richmond,  one  in  the  rear  of  Mr.  Osselton  and 
others,  one  at  a  place  called  Smokers  point,  one  at  the 
west  side  of  Thomas  Pusling,  and  one  to  the  front  of 
Brearle,  containing  in  all  about  200  acres,   27 

Jan.  24.  Petition  of  Susanna  Waughton,  widow,  praying  a 
grant  of  300  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
Crom  Elboogh,  in  Dutchess  county,  which  she  alleges  to 
be  part  of  a  purchase  made  by  Henry  Pawling,  under  a 
license  granted  to  her  husband,  in  company  with  said 
Pawling,  and  for  which  300  acres  no  patent  has  as  yet 
been  granted,  with  ,   28 

Feb.  5.  Testimony  of  Mr.  Jamison,  in  relation  to  the  forego- 
ing purchase,   28 

Jan.  26.  Petition  of  Samuel  Staats  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  called  Wawayanda,  in 
the  county,  of  Ulster,  containing  by  estimation  about  five 
thousand  acres,  more  or  less,  lying  about  30  miles  back- 
wards in  the  woods  from  Hudson's  river,   29 

Feb.  2.  Petition  of  John  Hutchins,  praying  that  he  may  be 
heard  in  regard  to  the  petition  of  Jarvis  Marshall  and 
company,  for  vacant  land  to  the  northward  of  the  bounds 
of  a  tract  of  land  called  Quaspeck,  in  Orange  county,  now 
in  the  possession  and  tenure  of  the  said  John  Hutchins 
and  company,  and  which  the  said  Hutchins  alleges  to  be 
a  fraud,  got  up  to  deprive  him  of  a  portion  of  his  said 
patent,   30 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Matthew  Clarkson  and  others,  represent- 
ing that  Col.  Caleb  Heathcote  has  failed  to  comply  with 
the  provisions  of  the  license  granted  hin,  in  1696,  to  pur- 
chase of  the  Indians  "  a  tract  of  vacant  land,  in  the 
county  of  Westchester,  between  S  river,  on  the 
north  bounds  of  Mr.  Harrison's  purchase,"  and  praying 
the  same  may  be  inquired  into,  and  the  land  transferred 
to  the  petitioners,  (2  copies,)   31 

Feb.  14.  Warrant  to  the  solicitor  general  to  prepare  a  patent 
for  Robert  Walters,  Caleb  Heathcote,  Matthew  Clarkson 
and  others,  for  "  all  that  certain  tract  of  land,  situate, 
lying  and  being  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  bounded 
northerly  by  Croton  river,  easterly  by  Byram  river  and 
Bedford  line,  southerly  by  the  line  of  John  Harrison  and 
his  associates  and  Rye  line,  stretching  to  Byram  river 
aforesaid,  and  westerly  by  the  land  of  ffrederick  Phillips 
and  Bruncks  river,"   31 


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1702.  Feb.  17.  Petition  of  John  Depuyster,  Matthew  Clarkson 
and  others,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land, 
lying  in  the  county  of  Orange,  upon  the  head  of  Hacken- 
sack,  Sadie  and  Pysauk  rivers,   32 

Feb.  19.  Petition  of  Samuel  Staats  and  others,  representing 
that  a  license  was  granted  him  on  the  26th  day  of  Janu- 
ary last  past,  to  purchase  5,000  acres  of  land,  in  Ulster 
county,  called  Wawayanda,  from  the  native  Indians ;  that 
they  are  since  informed  the  said  land  is  altogether  a 
swamp  and  hardly  worth  anything,  and  therefore  pray  a 
license  to  purchase  5,000  acres  adjoining  thereto,   33 

March  2.  Petition  of  Robert  Walters  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  lying  and  being  in  the  county 
of  Westchester,  bounded  westerly  by  the  township  of 
Bedford  and  Heathcote's  patent,  northerly  by  the  manor 
of  Cortland  and  Croton  river,  southerly  and  easterly  by 
the  colony  lines,  purchased  from  the  Indians  under  a 
license  granted  17th  of  February  last ;  and  also  for  a  small 
tract  of  land,  beginning  westerly  at  a  great  rock  on  the 
westermost  side  at  the  southermost  end  of  a 

and  from  thence  to  Bronckx  river,  con- 
taining in  all,  by  estimation,  about  5,200  acres,   33 

Feb.  24.  Indian  deed  to  Caleb  Heathcote,  of  a  tract  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Westchester,  bounded  eastwardly  by 
the  westermost  bounds  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  sold  by 
the  same  Indians  to  the  said  Heathcote,  March  13,  1701, 
northwardly  by  Bronckx  river,  and  southwardly  and 
westwardlyby  Hen.  ffowler's  purchase,   33 

Feb.  25.  Indian  deed  to  Robert  Walters  and  others,  of  a 
tract  of  land,  lying  and  being  in  the  county  of  West- 
chester, bounded  westwardly  by  Bedford  and  the  patent 
granted  to  Caleb  Heathcote,  northwardly  by  the  manor 
of  Cortland  and  Croton  river,  southwardly  and  easterly 
by  the  colony  lines,   33 

March  3.  Petition  of  Samuel  Staats  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  containing  about  1,000 
acres,  lying  at  the  head  of  the  lines  of  the  towns  of  East- 
chester  and  Westchester,   34 

March  5.  Petition  of  David  Provoost  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  in  Ulster  county, 
"bounded  southerly  by  the  land  granted  to  Capt.  Jno. 
Evans,  westerly  by  the  boundaries  of  the  falls,  northerly 
by  the  boundaries  of  the  corporation  of  Kingstown,  and 
easterly  by  Hudson's  river,"   35 

Feb.  14.  Description  of  a  patent  in  Westchester  county, 
granted  to  Robert  Walters  and  others,   36 

Feb.  17.  Description  of  a  patent  granted  to  Caleb  Heathcote 
and  others,  (Westchester  county,)   36 

March  2.  Description  of  a  patent  granted  to  Robert  Walters 
and  others,   36 

March  12.  Report  of  the  Solicitor  General  on  the  letters 
patent  for  confirmation  of  several  lands  in  the  county  of 
Westchester,  to  Caleb  Heathcote,  likewise  for  erecting  the 
8 


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1702.      said  lands  into  a  manor,  by  the  name  of  the  Manor  of 

Scarsdale,   37 

March  12.  Petition  of  Wm.  Caldwell  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  unappropriated  land 
in  ye  hands  of  ye  native  Indians,  lying  in  Dutchess  county, 
to  ye  westward  of  Westenholks  creek,  and  to  ye  eastward 
of  Pogkeepke,  and  called  by  ye  Indians  by  ye  name  of 
Wayanaghtanock,   38 

March  12.  Petition  of  John  Middagh,  of  ye  county  of  Ulster, 
praying  a  license  to  purchase  about  300  acres  of  land, 
called  by  ye  Indians  Wenacksink,  lying  over  ye  Shawen- 
konck  kill,  on  both  sides  of  ye  Wals  kill,  in  ye  said 
county,   39 

March  12.  Petition  of  Albert  Rosa,  of  ye  county  of  Ulster, 
praying  a  license  to  purchase  about  300  acres  of  land, 
called  by  ye  Indians  by  ye  name  of  Anguagekonk,  lying 
to  ye  northwest  of  Kingstown,  in  said  county,  upon  a  cer- 
tain creek  called  Sawkill,  westerly  above  Wm.  Legg's  saw 
mill,  and  near  ye  high  mountains,   40 

March  12.  Petition  of  John  Hardenbergh,  of  ye  county  of 
Ulster,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  about  250  acres  of 
land,  called  by  ye  Indians  by  ye  names  of  Sakewaneec- 
.  kock  and  Pog  Kanecook,  lying  to  ye  northwest  of  ye  town 
of  Kingstown  in  said  county,  upon  a  certain  creek  called 
Sawkilf,   41 

March  12.  Petition  of  Mark  Desachoy,  of  Staten  Island, 
praying  a  new  patent  for  a  parcel  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  said  Island,  to  reconcile  a  difference  in  relation  to  the 
quantity  contained  within  the  bounds  described  by  the 
former  patent  and  the  original  grant  to  the  petitioner  for 
said  land,   42 

March  18.  Petition  of  Isaac  Deriemer  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  called  by  the  Indians 
Massaback,  and  in  English,  half  hill,  in  the  county  of  Suf- 
folk, on  the  Island  Nassau,  about  three  miles  long  and 
two  miles  in  breadth,  close  by  the  town  of  Huntington, . .  43 

March  26.  Petition  of  Pieter  Cortelyau,  praying  a  grant  of 
a  tract  of  barren  wood  land,  lying  in  the  New  Dorp,  on 
Staten  Island,  contiguous  to  the  land  of  John  Louisse, . .  44 

March  30.  Petition  of  Abraham  Gouveneur  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  Ulster 
county,  called  Wiesasack,  lying  to  the  southward  of  Wa- 
yanaglanock,  to  the  westward  of  Westenhock  creek, ....  45 

March  31.  Description  of  a  survey  of  155  acres  of  land, 
lying  in  ye  New  Dorp,  in  ye  county  of  Richmond,  on 
Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Peter  Corteleau,  by  S.  Clowes, 
surveyor,  (see  page  44,)  with   46 

April  4.  Letter  from  S.  Clowes,  transmitting  the  above, ....  46 

April  6.  Petition  of  Susanna  Vaughton,  widow,  praying  for 
an  equal  share  with  Leigh  Atwood  and  others,  of  certain 
land  lying  in  Dutchess  county,  for  which  said  Atwood 
has  already  petitioned,   47 

April  13.  Petition  of  David  Provoost  and  others,  praying  a 


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1702.  patent  for  about  1,500  acres  of  profitable  land,  besides 
waste  and  wood  land,  lying  in  Ulster  county;  bounded 
on  the  south  by  the  land  of  Capt.  John  Evans,  west  by 
the  boundaries  of  the  falls,  north  by  Kingstowne,  and 
east  by  Hudson's  river,   48 

April  13.  Petition  of  Peter  La  Count,  praying  a  patent  for 
83  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,  together 
with  a  piece  of  meadow  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  same,  49 

April  13.  Petition  of  Abraham  Luteiue,  praying  a  patent 
for  some  land  and  eight  acres  of  meadow,  bought  from 
Thomas  Stilwell,  in  Staten  Island,   50 

April  13.  Petition  of  Thomas  Stillwell,  praying  that  a  war- 
rant of  survey  may  be  issued  to  lay  out  a  piece  of  beach, 
marsh  and  boggy  meadow,  lying  near  ye  old  town  on  ye 
south  side  of  Staten  Island,   51 

April  13.  Petition  of  Abraham  Lane,  praying  a  new  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  containing  165  acres,  lying  in  the  county 
of  Richmond,  and  that  20  acres  in  addition  thereto  may 
be  granted  him,  to  make  up  the  full  amount  patented  to 
Thomas  Carhart,  whose  right  to  the  same  the  petitioner 
has  purchased,   52 

April  13.  Petition  of  Thomas  Parsell,  of  Great  Barnes  Is- 
land, praying  a  grant  of  4  rods  square  into  ye  water,  on 
ye  north  side,  called  little  Helgate,  to  make  a  dock  to 
secure  a  mill  which  he  has  erected  on  said  Island,   53 

April  13.  Petition  of  Francis  Martino,  praying  letters  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  on  Staten  Island,  with  meadow  propor- 
tionable, granted  him  by  Coll.  Dungan,   54 

April  13.  Petition  of  Thomas  Weaver  and  Mark  De  Salhoy, 
praying  a  patent  for  two  lots  of  ground  in  ye  county  of 
Richmond,  formerly  called  William  Merrill  and  Phillip 
Merrill's  lots,  together  with  one  lot  of  ground  formerly  in 
possession  of  Nicholas  Smith,   55 

April  13.  Petition  of  Thomas  Weaver,  James  Sullion  and 
Mark  De  Sacoy,  praying  that  they  may  have  a  warrant  to 
survey  80  acres  of  land  in  the  rear  of  William  Pinkhorne's 
land,  also  two  lots  adjoining  the  possessions  of  Anthony 
Tice  and  Peter  Manny,  together  with  about  150  acres  of 
meadow,  all  in  the  county  of  Richmond,   55 

April  13.  Petition  of  Nathaniel  Brittain,  praying  a  new 
patent  for  land,  in  Richmond  county,   57 

April  15.  Petition  of  Leigh  Atwood  and  Richard  Slater  on 
behalf  of  themselves  and  company,  in  relation  to  the  land 
in  Dutchess  county,  for  which  they  have  before  prayed  a 
grant  of,   58 

April  15.  Petition  of  Isaac  Depeyster  and  Capt.  Cornelius 
Depeyster,  praying  a  survey  in  order  to  ye  obtaining  a 
patent,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  running  along  ye  North 
river,  and  lying  between  ye  Yonckers  and  Spegkendiple, 
and  so  to  Bronkes  river,  known  by  ye  name  of  Menen- 
taach,   59 

April  18.  Petition  of  Robert  Sanders,  praying  a  patent  for 
about  2,000  acres  of  profitable  land,  besides  waste  and 


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1702.     woodland,  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  and  called  by 

the  Indians  Oghgotacton,   60 

1688.  June  4.  Certificate  of  Gov.  Dongan,  that  Robert  Sanders 
paid  a  certain  amount,  and  is  entitled  to  receive  the 

same  for  a  piece  of  land  mortgaged  by  an  Indian,   60 

1702.  April  21.  Petition  of  Isaac  De  Riemer  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  unpatented  land,  situate  in 
the  county  of  Suffolk,  on  the  island  Nassau,  to  the  east- 
ward of  the  town  of  Huntington,  and  to  the  westward 
of  Nessequack,  commonly  called  by  the  Indians  Katawa- 
make,  and  in  English  by  the  name  of  Crope  meadow,. . .  61 
April  23.  Petition  of  Anthony  Tysson,  praying  a  patent  for 
27  acres  of  meadow,  adjoining  his  land,  in  the  county  of 


Richmond,   62 

Petition  of  Daniel  Lake  and  Joseph  Holmes,  praying  a 
patent  for  200  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Rich- 
mond, bounded  on  the  northwest  by  the  lands  of  Lakeman 
&  Barker,  on  the  northeast  by  the  lands  of  Eghberts  & 
Fountain,  on  ye  southeast  by  the  lot  of  Isaac  Billjeau,. . .  63 
1696.  Description  of  a  survey  of  200  acres  of  land,  lying  on  Staten 
Island,  laid  out  for  Daniel  Lake  and  Joseph  Holmes,  by 

Aug:  Graham,  surveyor,   63 

1702.  April  23.  Warrant  to  the  solicitor  general,  to  prepare  letters 
patent  to  Daniel  Lake,  for  200  acres  of  land,  in  the  county 
of  Richmond,   63 

April  28.  Petition  of  John  Shadwell,  of  the  county  of  Rich- 
mond, praying  that  8  or  10  acres  of  land,  lying  between 
his  lot  and  the  long  creplebush,  in  said  county,  may  be 
surveyed,  in  order  that  he  may  obtain  a  patent  for  the 
same,   64 

April  30.  Petition  of  John  Gonzales,  for  relief,  against 
Nicholas  Manning,  who  has  dispossessed  him  of  a  lot  of 
land,  on  Staten  Island,   65 

June  4.  Petition  of  John  Champion,  praying  for  relief, 
against  John  Williams,  who  has  disseised  him  of  a  tract 
of  land,  lying  at  Lusum,  near  Oyster  bay,  in  Queens 
county,   66 

June  10.  Petition  of  Sovereyn  Tenhout,  setting  forth  reasons 
why  the  land  in  Ulster  county,  petitioned  by  Matthias 
Mott,  should  be  granted  to  the  present  petitioner,   67 

Petition  of  Soverigne  Tenhout,  for  300  acres  of  land  on 

knowne  by  the  name  of  Showengonck,  in  the  county 

of  Ulster,   67 

1693.  June  19.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  the  court  at  Kingston, 

in  relation  to  the  granting  of  land  to  Soverijn  Tenhout, . .  67 

Description  of  a  survey  of  acres  of  land,  in  Ulster 
county,  called  by  the  Indians  by  the  name  of  Masseecks, 
near  Shawengonck,  [with  draught,]   67 

June  13.  Petition  of  Killian  Van  Ranslaer,  to  have  remitted 
four  years'  quit  rent,  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  fron- 
tiers of  the  province,  to  indemnify  him  for  the  losses  by 
the  incursions  of  the  French  and  Indians  in  that  quarter,  68 

June  13.  Petition  of  Ellis  Duxbury  and  Mary  his  wife,  for  a 


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Page. 

3  693.      patent  for  a  small  tract  of  land  upon  Staten  Island,  left 

him  by  his  uncle  Capt.  Thomas  Lovelace,  deceased,   69 

August  21.  Description  of  a  survey,  of  340  acres  of  land, 
with  25  acres  of  salt  meadow,  lying  on  the  north  side  of 
Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Ellis  Duxbury,  by  Pieter  Cor- 
telyau,  surveyor,   69 

June  29.  Petition  of  Peter  Coitileau,  who  has  assigned  155 
acres  of  land,  on  Staten  Island,  lying  in  the  New  Dorp, 
to  Joseph  Billop  and  Abraham  Lakeman,  praying  that  a 
patent  may  issue  to  said  Billop  and  Lakeman  for  the 
same,   70 


June  30.  Petition  of  Paul  Samuel  DuFour,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land,  lying  vacant  in  Esopus  alias  Dutchess 
county,  adjoining  to  that  Adolp  Phillips,  on  ye  south 
side;  on  ye  north  to  Fish  kill,  westward  to  Hudson's 
river,  and  eastward  to  New  England  bounds,  and  will 

amount  to  800  acres  of  land  in  all,  or  thereabouts,   71 

July  29.  Petition  of  Geraldus  Comfort,  of  the  county  of 
Albany,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  north 
of  the  Mahoggs  river,  in  said  county,  adjoining  Kaqua- 
rajoine,  the  westerly  bounds  of  Schanhegtade  patent,.  . .  72 
July  22.  Petition  of  John  Pietersen  Mebie,  of  Schanhegtade, 
praying  to  be  confirmed  in  the  possession  of  a  tract  of 
land,  lying  and  being  upon  Trindorogoes  creek,  on  both 
sides,  commonly  called  Kadarode,  made  over  to  the  peti- 
tioner by  Roode,  the  Indian,  in  his  life  time,  principal 
sachem,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  rest  of  the  Pray- 


ing Indian  Castle,  in  the  Mohoggs  country,"   73 

July  27.  Petition  of  Adam  Vrooman,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  certain  creek  called  Sand  creek,  near  Schenectady,  on 
which  he  has  built  a  mill,   74 


July  27.  Petition  of  Helmer  Janse,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
certain  piece  of  woodland,  lying  on  the  north  side  of 
Cattskill,  stretching  from  femmenhook,  that  lyes  opposite 
to  Bcomties  hook,  at  ye  mouth  of  Cattskill,  and  runs 
northward  along  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  about 
1,200  paces  to  a  small  kill  or  creek,  called  Stuck,  which 
comes  into  ye  river,  over  against  Vastricks  island ;  from 
thence  into  ye  woods  westwards,  to  beneath  Dirk 
Teunises'  mill,  to  ye  southward  of  ye  first  creek  that  runs 
into  Hans  Yossen  kill,  till  the  same  comes  into  Cattskill, 
and  so  along  till  you  come  to  Boomties  hook;  also  3 
acres  lying  a  little  above  where  Hans  Vossen  kill  comes 


into  Cattskill,   75 

July  29.  Petition  of  John  Van  Loon,  praying  the  governor 
to  remit  the  quit  rent  accruing  on  his  land,  during  the  war 

with  France,   76 

August  1.  Petition  of  David  Schuyler,  praying  a  license  to 
purchase  50  acres,  or  thereabouts,  of  land,  lying  upon 
Hudson's  river,  on  the  north  bounds  of  Saragtoga  patent, 

on  the  west  side  of  said  river,   77 

August  1.  Petition  of  Robt.  Livingston,  Junr.,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  lying  about  40  miles 


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1693.  above  ye  city  of  Albany,  beginning  from  the  north  bounds 
of  Sarachtoga  patent,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
over  against  a  creek  called  Tioneend  chousere,   78 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  the  freeholders  of  the  county  of  Ulster, 
to  remit  their  quitrents,  accruing  during  the  war,  which 
greatly  distressed  and  harassed  them,   79 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  William  and  Phillip  Merrell,  of  Staten 
Island,  praying  a  patent  for  a  double  lot  of  land,  lying 
in  the  rear  of  those  lots  laid  out  against  Smoking  point, 

whereof  they  have  been  for  some  time  possessed,   80 

1689.  March  15.  Description  of  the  survey  of  land  on  Staten 

Island,  belonging  to  said  Merrill,   80 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Dirck  Benson,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land,  on  Staten  Island,  with  some  meadow  lying 
between  Long  neck  and  Daniel's  neck,   81 

[No  date.]  Report  made  to  the  Governor,  by  Sa:  Sh.  Brough- 
ton,  Rip  Van  Dam  and  John  Bridges,  on  the  granting  a 
patent  to  Dirck  Benson,  for  the  land  prayed  for  in  the 
above  petition,   81 

Sept.  17.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council  held  at  Chear 
hall,  in  Orange  comity,  referring  the  petition  of  Dirck 
Benson,  to  the  attorney  general,-  Mr.  Van  Dam  and  Dr. 
Bridges',  to  report  what  is  convenient  to  be  done  therein,  81 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Sampson  Broughton,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  company,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  vacant  land 
in  Dutchess  county,   82 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Gertruydt,  the  widow  of  Col.  Stephen 
Cortlandt,  praying  a  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land,  one 
lying  upon  Cowneck,  in  Queens  county,  containing  about 
500  acres,  the  other  called  Appletree  neck,  in  Suffolk 
county,    83 

Sept.  8.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council  held  at  Chear- 
hall,  in  Orange  county,  referring  the  above  petition  to 
Mr.  Van  Dam  and  Col.  Heathcote  for  their  examination,  83 
1705.  July  6.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  and  Caleb  Heathcote  on 

the  same,   83 

1702.  Sept.  12.  Petition  of  Gerrit  Aersen,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
several  other  antient  inhabitants  of  the  county  of  Ulster, 
praying  relief  against  the  unjust  encroachments  of  Thomas 
Swartwout  and  company,  upon  the  land  called  Great  and 

Little  Minnisinck,   84 

1696.  June  3.  Articles  of  agreement  between  the  proprietors  of 
Wagachemeck,  and  of  those  of  Great  and  Little  Min- 
nisinck,   84 

Act  confirming  the  above  articles,   84 

1702.  Sept.  12.  Petition  of  Mr.  Charles  Congreve,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  company,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  may 
issue  for  the  surveying  of  a  tract  of  vacant  land  in  the 
county  of  Suffolk,  near  the  bounds  of  Huntington,  that  a 
patent  may  be  obtained  for  the  same,   85 

Sept.  12.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  and  freeholders  of  ye  three 
townes  or  villages  of  Hurley,  Marbletown  and  Mombackus, 


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1702.      praying  that  the  common  and  wood  land,  belonging  to 

said  villages,  may  be  secured  to  them  by  patent,   86 

Sept.  12.  Petition  of  William  Nottingham,  inhabitant  of  ye 
county  of  Ulster,  praying  a  patent  for  a  piece  of  land 
lying  and  being  on  Esopus  creek,  on  ye  second  piece  at 
ye  towne  of  Marbletowne,   87 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Francis  Vincent,  Jaques  Pullion  and 


Mark  Desachoy  praying  a  warrant  to  survey  two  lots  of 


land  on  Staten  Island,  situate  in  the  rear  of  Wm.  Pullion, 
John  Brevell  and  Francis  Osleton's  lotts,  with  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  acres  of  salt  meadow,  on  the  said  island, 

in  order  to  the  obtaining  a  patent  for  the  same,   88 

Caveat  entered  by  John  Hutchins  and  others,  against  the 
issuing  of  any  patent  for  lands  between  Haverstraw  and 

David  De  Mares  kill,   89 

Nov.  2.  Caveat  of  David  Jamison,  in  behalf  of  William  and 
Phillip  Merrel,  that  no  patent  pass  for  two  lots  of  land  on 
Staten  Island,  about  15  years  since,  laid  out  for  the  said 

William  and  Phillip,   89 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Anderis  Gardinier,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  the  colony  Renselaers- 

wyke  and  the  patent  of  Chinder  hooke,   90 

Aug.  27.  Certificate  of  the  trustees  of  Kinderhook,  that  they 

have  no  objection  to  the  granting  the  above  land,   90 

Certificate  of  K.  Van  Rensselaer  that  he  does  not  object  to 
granting  the  land  specified  in  the  above  petition,  provided 
it  will  not  interfere  with  the  settlement  made  in  that 

quarter,  by  Jerominas  and  John  Hanse,   90 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Caleb  Heathcote  and  company,  praying 
that  a  Warrant  may  be  issued  to  survey  350  acres  of 
upland  and  50  acres  of  meadow,  more  or  less  in  the 

county  of  Richmond,   91 

Nov.  1 1 .  Petition  of  the  trustees  of  the  freeholders  and  eom- 
onalty  of  borough  and  town  of  Westchester,  praying  a 
warrant  to  issue  to  the  surveyor  general  to  run  the  divi- 
sional line  between  that  town  and  Eastchester,   92 

Nov.  19.  Petition  of  Robert  Lurting  and  Sampson  Brough- 
ton,  for  themselves  and  company,  praying  a  license  to 

purchase  a  tract  of  land  in  Dutchess  county,   93 

Nov.  23.  Petition  of  Samuel  Staets  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  about  ten  thousand  acres  of  land,  lying  at 

Wawayanda  or  Woerawin,   94 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Francis  Vincent  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  Staten  Island,  {see  page 

88,)   95 

Nov.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  sundry  small  pieces  of 
land,  lying  upon  Staten  Island,  laid  out  for  Francis  Vin- 
cent and  others,   96 

Nov.  25.  Petition  of  Dirck  Vandenburgh  and  others,  for 

leave  to  purchase  land  in  Orange  and  Ulster  counties, ...  90 
Nov.  27.  Draught  of  warrant  to  survey  the  county  of  Rich- 
mond, . .  .  . . . .  *   97 


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1702.  Nov.  30.  Petition  of  John  Pieterson  Mebie  praying  a  patent 

for  land  lying  on  both  sides  of  Tionderogoes  creek,  (see 
page  73,)   98 

Dec.  10.  Petition  of  Peter  and  Magdalain  Fauconnier  and 
others,  praying  a  patent  for  sundry  small  tracts  of  vacant 
land  on  Staten  Island,   99 

Dec.  10.  Petition  of  Daniel  Coxe,  praying  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey, for  sundry  tracts  of  land,  lying  at  Westenhook,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  at  Kingstowne,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  and  at  Crabb  meadow,  on  the  Island  Nassau,  in 
the  county  of  Suffolk,   100 

Dec.  10.  Petition  of  William  Lawrense,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  small  island,  near  to  his  abode  on  the  Island  Nassau,  at 
the  mouth  of  Little  Hellgate,  between  Great  and  Little 
Barren  Islands,  containing  about  3  acres,   101 

Dec.  10.  Petition  of  Samuel  Staats  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  10,000  acres  of  land  at  Wawayanda  or  Woer- 
awin,  (seepage  94,)    102 

Dec.  11.  Petition  of  Abraham  Lakeman  and  Peter  L.  Conte, 
executors  of  the  last  will  of  John  L.  Conte,  deceased, 
praying  a  patent  for  sundry  pieces  of  land  and  meadow, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Staten  Island,   103 

Dec.  11.  Petition  of  Isaac  De  Riemer  and  company,  praying 
a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  called 
by  the  Indians,  Massakack,   104 

Dec.  24.  Petition  of  Charles  Congreve,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  company,  praying  a  patent  for  3,500  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Suffolk,  called  Wynycornick,   105 

Dec.  1.  Description  of  a  survey  of  3,500  acres  of  land,  lying 
10  miles  eastward  of  Huntington,  for  Mr.  Charles  Con- 
greve and  company,  by  Tho :  Cardale,  dep :  surveyor, ...  105 

Dec.  31.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council,  held  at  ffort 
William  Henry,  ordering  "  that  Mr.  David  Jamison  do 
attend  the  board  on  Thursday  next,  and  give  account  of 
his  knowledge,  with  relation  to  the  petition  of  Oloff  van 
Cortlandt,  for  grant  of  Indian  land,  with  petition,"   106 

1703.  Jan.  14.  Petition  of  Phillip  French  and  others,  praying  a 

license  to  purchase  sundry  tracts  of  vacant  and  unappro- 
priated land,  lying  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster, 
(Minisink  patent,)   107 

Jan.  21.  Petition  of  John  Chadeayna,  of  Richmond  county, 
praying  a  patent  for  three  lots  of  land  in  said  county,  con- 
taining in  all  242  acres,  and  also  a  warrant  of  survey  to 
lay  out  meadow  land  proportionate  to  the  same,   108 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Lancaster  Symes  and  Michael  Hawdon, 
praying  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Suffolk,  at  the  mouth  of  a  river  called  Oriock,   109 

Feb.  5.  Petition  and  complaint  of  Henry  Filkin  and  others, 
in  relation  to  a  tract  of  land  in  Dutchess  county,  by 
Crown  Elbow,..   110 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Isaac  DeReymer  and  company,  praying 
the  speedy  consideration  of  his  former  petition,  (see  page 
104,)   Ill 


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Page. 

1703.  Feb.  5.  Petition  of  sundry  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Schon- 

egtedy,  to  have  their  quit-rents  remitted ;  granted,   112 

Feb.  11.  Petition  of  Samuel  Staats  and  company,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  containing  about  10,000  acres, 
at  Wawayunda  or  Woerawin,  (see  page  102,)   113 

March  1 1 .  Petition  of  Dr.  John  Bridges  and  company,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
purchased  under  a  license,  granted  in  September  last,. . .  114 

March  1 1 .  Petition  of  Richard  Sacket,  praying  a  license  to 
purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  and  unappropriated  land,  in 
Dutchess  county,  to  the  eastward  of  Hudson's  river,  near 
a  place  called  Weshiack,   115 

March  22.  Petition  of  Charles  Congreve  and  company,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  3,500  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  county 
of  Suffolk,  ten  miles  east  of  Huntington,  (see page  105,) . .  116 

March  25.  Petition  of  widow  Cortlandt  and  Oloff  Cortlandt, 
her  son,  praying  a  patent  for  three  necks  of  land,  on  the 
south  side  of  Nassau  Island,  with   117 

March  25.  Indian  deed  of  the  same  to  the  petitioners  above 
named,   117 

April  13.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Dykeman,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  about  12  miles  above  Albany,  at  a 
place  called  Nesscayoune,   118 

April  13.  Affidavit  of  Myndert  Harmense,  of  Pokeepsinck, 
in  relation  to  1,200  acres  of  land,  in  Dutchess  county,. . .  119 

April  21.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Faneuil  and  others,  praying 
a  license  to  purchase  an  island  in  Orange  county,  or  on 
the  bounds  of  the  coimty  of  Ulster  to  the  west  and  south- 
west of  Waghackemeck,  and  called  by  the  Indians  Pic- 
quack,  together  with  a  piece  of  land  near  adjoining 
thereto,  called  Tiessaghshemonck,  lying  over  against  a 
place  called  the  first  creek,  containing  together  12,000  • 
acres,   120 

April  22.  Petition  of  George  Hadley,  of  West  Chester,  pray- 
ing that  he  may  be  put  in  possession  of  certain  lands  in 
West  Chester  county,  to  take  charge  of  the  same,  until 
his  right  and  title  to  said  lands  shall  be  legally  de- 
termined,  121 

April  22.  Petition  of  Sampson  Shelton  Broughton,  in  behalf 
of  himself  and  company,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  a 
tract  of  vacant  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  known  by 
the  Indian  name  of  Kayaderrosres,  adjoining  to  the  north 
bounds  of  Schenectady,  on  the  east  side  thereof,  to  the 
west  bounds  of  Soroctoge,  on  the  north  side  thereof,  and 
to  Albany  river  on  the  west  side  thereof,   122 

May  6.  Petition  of  Susannah  Vaughton,  widow,  praying  a 
grant  of  land  in  the  vicinity  of  Crom  Elbow,  in  Dutchess 
county,   123 

May  8.  Petition  of  Lawrence  Van  Schayke  and  Lawrence 
Van  Allen,  planters,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  "a 
tract  of  unappropriated  land,  lying  to  the  southward  of 
the  bounds  of  Kenderhooke,  and  to  the  northward  of 
Killian  Van  Ranslaaer  (comonly  called  patroon,)  pattent 
9 


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Pago. 


1703.  of  Potkoke,  and  to  the  eastward  of  Major  Abraham's 
pattent,  of  Claveracke;  from  thence  easterly  into  the 
woods  eight  English  miles,  being  in  ye  county  of  Albany, 

[with  draught,]   124 

May  8.  Petition  of  Claes  Clase  Sluyter,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  tract  of  land,  "  lying  and  being  at  the  Round  out  kill, 
north  upon  ye  said  kill,  in  ye  county  of  Ulster,  contain- 
ing 400  acres,  between  ye  land  of  ye  widow  Pawling  and 
ye  widow  of  Dirck  Kyser,"  with   125 

1698.  Oct.  22.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council,  held  at  fort 
Wm.  Henry,  referring  the  same  to  ye  justices  of  Kings- 
towne,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  also,   125 

1*700.  August  24.  Minutes  of  the  court  at  Kingstowne,  reporting 

favourably  to  the  prayer  of  the  petitioner,   125 


1703.  May  11.  Petition  of  several  of  the  freeholders  and  inhabit- 
ants of  the  town  of  Newtown,  in  Queens  Co.,  on  the 
island  Nassau,  setting  forth  the  differences  existing  in 
relation  to  the  common  lands  of  said  town,  and  praying 
relief  in  the  premises,  in  order  to  determine  the  same,. . .  126 
May  14.  Letter  from  B.  Cosens,  clerk  of  the  council,  to 
Thomas  Davis,  requiring  to  repair  to  Newtown,  to  notify 
Samuel  Moore  and  others,  to  appear  before  the  council, 
on  Tuesday,  seaven-night,  in  relation  to  the  foregoing 

petition,   127 

May  25.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Dykeman,  for  a  patent,  (see 

page  118,)   128 

Petition  of  Andries  Gardiner,  praying  a  license  to  purchase 
a  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  the 
patent  granted  to  Killian  Van  Renslaer,  and  the  patent 
granted  to  the  town  of  Kinderhook,  having  Hudson's 
river  to  the  west,  and  unappropriated  land  to  the  east, 


containing  about  1,000  acres,   129 

Jan.  5.  Indian  deed  to  Andries  Gardiner,  for  the  land  de- 
scribed in  the  foregoing  petition,   129 

June  10.  Petition  of  Helmer  Janse,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
piece  of  woodland,  on  the  north  side  of  Katskill,  (see 

page  75,)   130 

June  16.  Petition  of  Captain  Thomas  Garton,  for  and  on 
behalf  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Marbletown,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  praying  the  appointment  of  trus- 
tees for  said  town,  and  the  issuing  of  letters  patent 

accordingly,   131 

June  16.  Petition  of  Col.  Henry  Beekman,  for  and  on  behalf 
of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Mumbackus,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  praying  the  appointment  of  trustees  for 
said  town,  and  the  issuing  of  letters  patent  accordingly,  132 
June  18.  Petition  of  Col.  Henry  Beeckman,  praying  a  new 

patent  for  two  parcels  of  land,  in  Dutchess  county,   133 

June  7.  Petition  of  John  ffort,  alias  Libertee,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  certain  lot  of  ground  lying  at  Onestigioene, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,   134 


June  24.  Petition  of  Phillip  French  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  counties  of  Orange 


vol.  in.]  LAND  PAPERS.  67 

Page. 

1703.      and  Ulster,  called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Magocka- 

mock  and  Magatsoot,  (Minisinck  Pat.,)   136 

June  25.  Copy  of  Marbletown  patent,   137 

Feb.  15.  Petition  of  William  Nottingham,  of  the  county  of 
Ulster,  {see  page  87,)  with   138 

Feb.  18.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council  held  at  Fort 
William  Henry,  referring  the  foregoing  petition  to  Henry 
Beekman,  Wm.  Denneyer  and  John  Wyncoop,  justices  of 
the  peace  of  the  county  of  Ulster,  also,   138 

April  23.  Report  of  the  said  justices  upon  the  petition,. .  . .  138 

July  1.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  prepare  a  draft 
of  letters  patent,  for  William  Nottingham,   138 

Description  and  draught  of  Wm.  Nottingham's  land,   138 

July  27.  Petition  of  Isaac  Deremier  and  Company,  praying 
a  patent  for  a  parcel  of  land  in  the  county  of  Suffolk, 
called  half  hollow  hills,  with  memorandum  of  sundry 
grants  in  said  county,   139 

July  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  3,840  acres  of  land,  lying 
in  Suffolk  county,  and  known  by  the  name  of  half  hollow 
hills,  Tho:  Cardale,  D.  surveyor,  [with  draught,]   140 

August  6.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Van  Cortlandt,  of  the  city  of 
New  York,  praying  a  patent  for  sundry  lots  near  the 
dock,  in  said  city,   141 

August  6.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council  held  at 
Fort  Anne,  ordering  the  attorney  general  to  compare  the 
papers  relating  to  the  lots  above  mentioned,  with  regard 
to  the  bounds  thereof,  and  report  to  the  council  thereupon,  141 

August  9.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  pursuant  to  the 
above,   141 

August  10.  Petition  of  Thomas  Cardale,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  Company,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  "  three  necks 
of  land,  and  other  parcels  of  waste  land  adjoining  near 
the  said  necks,  part  of  which  are  lying  in  Queen's  county 
and  part  in  Suffolk  county,"   142 

August  10.  Petition  of  Derick  Johnson  Hoglandt,  of  Flat- 
bush,  in  Kings  county,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  for  a 
tract  of  land  on  the  west  part  of  Long  Island,  "  beginning 
where  the  road  crosses  a  hollow  which  leads  from  fflatt's 
land  to  Gravesend,"   143 

1702.  Petition  of  the  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of  the  town  of 

Bedford,  praying  that  the  eastermost  line  of  Richbell's 
patent  may  be  run,  in  order  to  determine  whether  it  will 

interfere  with  said  town,   144 

Sept.  8.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council  held  at  Chear 
Hall,  in  Orange  county,  referring  the  foregoing  petition  to 
Mr.  Attorney  General,  Dr.  Bridges  and  Mr.  Van  Dam,. .  144 

Sept.  11.  Report  upon  the  above  petition,   144 

Sept.  17.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council  held  at 
King's  Bridge,  approving  the  above  report  and  granting 
the  prayer  of  the  petitioners,   144 

1703.  August  2.  Petition  of  the  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of  the 

town  of  Bedford,  in  Westchester  county,  praying  a  patent 

in  pursuance  of  the  above  grant,   144 


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Page. 


1703.  August  5.  Petition  of  the  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of  the 
town  of  Bedford,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  praying 
a  patent  of  confirmation  for  said  town,   144 

August  31.  Petition  of  the  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of  the 
town  of  Bedford,  praying  a  patent,   145 

Sept.  17.  Petition  of  John  Bridges  and  Company,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  and  unappropriated 
land,  in  the  county  of  Orange,   146 

Sept.  17.  Petition  of  Col.  Henry  Beekman  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  land  called 
Ruwataweginck,  and  also  another  known  by  the  name  of 
Warquomkasineck,  both  lying  northwesterly  from  Kats- 
kill,   147 


Oct.  7.  Petition  of  Naning  Harmense  and  Company,  praying 
a  license  to  purchase  a  piece  of  vacant  and  unappropriated 
land,  to  the  north  of  the  city  of  Albany,  adjoining  to  the 
colony  of  Ranslaerwijck,  lying  in  the  bite  of  the  Cohoes 
falls,  containing  about  600  acres,  also  another  piece  of 
vacant  land  lying  upon  the  Norman's  kill,  to  the  west  of 
the  city  of  Albany,  commonly  called  by  the  Indian  name 

of  Dewasentha,  containing  about  1,000  acres,   148 

Oct.  20.  Petition  of  Richard  Sackett  and  Company,  praying 

a  license  to  purchase  lands  in  Dutchess  Co.,  (see  page  115,)  149 
Oct.  21.  Petition  of  Nanning  Hermense  and  company,  pray- 
ing a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  land  lying  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  Schonnectady 


river,  from  the  land  granted  unto  Anthony  Van  Schayaks, 
and  so  runs  westerly  along  the  bounds  of  Mistoggunes 
land,  from  thence  runs  northerly  into  the  woods  about  6 
miles,   150 

June  24.  Petition  of  fflores  Crom,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  rest  of  the  inhabitants  at  Haverstraw,  in  Orange 
county,  praying  a  confirmatory  patent  for  said  town,   151 

Oct.  22.  Report  of  Sa :  Sh :  Broughton,  Wm.  Lawrence  and 
Caleb  Heathcote,  upon  the  foregoing  petition,   151 

Oct.  22.  Petition  of  John  Cloet,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract 
of  land  lying  at  Nestegannah,  in  the  county  of  Albany,.  152 

Description  of  bounds  of  said  land,   152 

1684.  Dec.  18.  *Deed  from  Jan.  Clute  to  Gerrit  Claesz,  for  a  tract 

of  land  in  Canastagione,   152 

1703.  Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Killion  Van  Ranslaer,  praying  a  patent 

of  confirmation  for  the  Manor  of  Ranslaerwick,   153 

Nov.  3.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council  held  at  Fort 
Anne,  referring  the  foregoing  petition  to  the  members  of 
the  board,  or  any  three  of  them,  to  report  thereupon,.  . .  153 

Nov.  4.  Report  of  Wm.  Smith,  Pa :  Schuyler  and  Sa :  Sh : 
Broughton,  in  accordance  with  the  above,   153 

Nov.  4.  Petition  of  Arian  Garretson  and  others,  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town 
of  Hurley,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  praying  a  patent  for 
said  town,   154 

Dec.  24.  Petition  of  William  Peartree  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  small  tract  of  vacant  and  unappro- 


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Page. 

1703.  priated  land,  bounded  on  the  west  by  Brunk's  river,  on 
the  south  by  the  township  of  Eastchester,  and  on  the  east 
by  the  land  of  Mr.  Pell  and  that  lately  purchased  by  Col : 
Heathcote,   155 

Nov.  6.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  G.  Beeckman  and  Caleb 
Heathcote,  concerning  the  town  of  Newtown,  in  Queens 
Co.,  with  respect  to  the  mode  heretofore  pursued  in  allot- 
ing  the  common  lands  of  said  town   156 

Dec.  22.  Petition  of  Tierck  H^*mense,  praying  a  patent  for 
the  vacant  land  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
between  Swartahook  and  Great  Nutten  Hook,  compre- 
hended between  the  Kinderhook  patent  and  land  at  pre- 
sent owned  by  the  petitioner,   157 

Deed  from  Essie  Hendrickse,  widow  and  relict  of  Hans  Hen- 
drickse,  of  ye  city  and  county  of  Albany,  deceased,  to 
Tierck  Harmense,  for  a  certain  parcel  of  land  near  Albany, 
lying  and  being  at  ye  east  wall,  beginning  northward  of 
the  first  point  of  Nutten  Hook,  and  stretching  along  the 
side  of  ye  Little  Nutten  Hook,  till  you  come  to  Marme- 
head  creek  or  hill,  and  soe  runs  into  the  woods  about  a 
Dutch  mile,   157 

1703.  Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Capt.  Robert  Lurting  and  Sampson 

Broughton,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  company,  praying 
a  renewal  of  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  in 

Dutchess  county,   158 

Dec.  24.  Petition  of  Philip  French  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  the  land  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster, 
known  as  Minisincks  and  Waghackemacke,   159 

1704.  Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Richard  Sacket  and  company,  praying  a 

patent  for.  a  land  in  Dutchess  county,  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  at  a  place  called  Weshiack,  {seepage  149,)  160 

Jan.  6.  Petition  of  Sampson  Shelton  Broughton,  praying  a 
renewal  of  his  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  in 
Dutchess  county,   161 

Jan.  8.  Letter  from  B.  Cosens,  clerk  of  the  council,  to  the 
surveyor  general,  requiring  him  to  appear  before  the 
council,  concerning  land  in  the  counties  of  Ulster  and 
Orange,   162 

Jan.  13.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Wilson  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  small  part  of  the  land  purchased  by  them,  by 
virtue  of  a  license  bearing  date  Nov.  25,  1702,  beginning 
on  the  northeast  side  of  the  mouth  of  Weachackamack 
creek,  where  it  enters  Minissinck  river,  and  thence  by  the 
foot  of  the  hill,  on  each  side  of  the  aforesaid  river,  to  the 
southwest  end  of  great  Minissink  Island,  including  said 
island,  and  all  the  upland  and  lowland,  within  the  bounds 
aforesaid,  (Minisinck  patent,)   163 

Jan.  13.  Petition  of  Peter  Fauconnier  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  1,000  acres  of  vacant  and  unappropri- 
ated land  in  Suffolk  county,    164 

Jan.  27.  Petition  of  Thomas  Cardale  and  company,  praying 
a  warrant  to  survey  nine  islands  in  Queens  and  Suffolk 
counties,  as  also  two  necks  of  land  lying  eastward  of  the 


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1 704.      town  of  Hempstead,  called  by  the  Indians  Rockaway  and 

Seatquaa,  with  all  the  outlands  thereunto  belonging,. .  . .  105 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of*  Richard  Sackett  and  company,  praying 
an  order  of  council  in  relation  to  the  execution  of  his  deed 
of  purchase  from  the  Indians,  by  which  he  may  the  more 
speedily  receive  a  patent,   166 

Feb.  17.  Return  of  the  surveyor  general  between  French 
and  company,  and  Wilson  and  company,  about  lands  in 
Ulster  and  Orange  counties,  (Minisinck,)   167 

Feb.  24.  Petition  of  Benj :  Aske,  praying  a  warrant  to 
survey  a  tract  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  county 
Suffolke,  on  Wissiquack  river,   163 

March  20.  License  to  Benj  :  Aske,  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  called  Tackan,   168 

Feb.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  24,283  acres  of  land, 
on  Nessequage  river,  on  Nassau  Island,  purchased  by 
Benjamin  Ask  &  Co.,  from  ye  Indians,  Tho  :  Cardale,  D. 
surveyor,   168 

March  1.  Petition  of  Daniell  Honan  and  Michael  Hawdon, 
praying  a  warrant  to  survey  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Orange,  commonly  called  by  the  Indians,  Kackyack- 
taweke,  •   169 

March  9.  Memorial  of  Barne  Cosens,  clerk  of  the  council, 
offering  to  the  consideration  of  the  board,  if  the  persons, 
are  to  be  charged  with  the  quitrents,  reserved  upon  the 
old  patents  of  1666,  granted  by  Col.  Nicolls,  and  since 
confirmed  in  the  year  1686,   170 

March  1.  Petition  of  John  Hutchins  and  company,  praying 
a  warrant  to  survey  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Orange,  commonly  called  and  known  by  the  Indians  by 
the  name  of  Quaspeck,   171 

March  3.  Petition  of  Anthony  Badgeley,  praying  a  warrant 
to  survey  his  lot  of  ground  in  the  town  of  Flushing,  called 
Hemp  lot,  in  order  to  end  the  encroachments  of  Thomas 
Hedger  and  others,   172 

March  23.  Petition  of  Christopher  Rousby,  of  the  city  of 
New  York,  and  Sarah  his  wife,  praying  a  patent  for 
sundry  parcels  of  land  in  their  possession,  and  lying  on 
the  island  Manhattan,   173 

March  23.  Petition  of  Robert  Lurting  and  Sampson 
Broughton,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey,  for  a  certain 
tract  of  land,  in  Dutchess  county,   174 

March  23.  Petition  of  Jacob  Regnier  and  company,  praying 
a  patent  for  a  parcel  of  vacant  land,  in  Dutchess  county, 
adjoining  the  land  of  the  widow  Pawling,   175 

March  23.  Petition  of  Barent  Pieterse  Coeyman,  of  the 
county  of  Albany,  praying  a  patent  of  confirmation  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  said  county,   176 

March  23.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council,  held  at 
ffort  Anne,  referring  the  foregoing  petition,   176 

March  23.  Report  of  Sa:  Sh:  Broughton  and  others,  upon 
the  petition  as  above  referred,   176 

[No  date.]  Report  of  Coll.  Schuyler  and  Mr.  Van  Dam,  of 


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Page. 

1704.  an  examination  of  sundry  Indians,  in  relation  to  the  dis- 
posing of  lands  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster, ....  177 

Examination  of  Johes  Nye  and  Elizabeth  Springsteed,  with 
reference  to  the  same,   178 

April  3.  Petition  of  Matthew  Ling  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  20,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  Basties  land, 
and  running  southwesterly  along  Mackack  kill,  and  the 
fish  kill,  on  the  northeast,  and  so  on  both  sides  of  the 
river  until  that  number  of  acres  be  complete,  (Minisink 


pat.,)   179 

April  7.  Petition  of  John  Riggs,  praying  a  license  to  pur- 
chase a  tract  of  vacant  land,  in  the  county  of  Orange,.  . .  180 
April  13.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Martinz  Wittz,  praying  a 
warrant  of  survey  for  his  small  farm,  in  Queens  county, 

within  the  bounds  of  Newtown,   181 

April  13.  Petition  of  John  De  Marest  and  others,  praying  a 
warrant  to  survey  a  tract  of  land,  on  Hackingsack  river, 
near  the  line  between  this  province  and  New  Jersey,. . .  182 
May  4.  Petition  of  Pieter  Lansing  and  Arnout  Corneliesen 
Viele,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  in  Dutchess 
county,  lying  on  Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  a  creek 
called  Paeaksing,  by  ye  river  side,   183 


April  20.  Petition  of  Collo.  Peter  Schuyler,  praying  a  patent 
of  confirmation  for  a  tract  of  land,  situate  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  in  Dutchess  county,  over  against  Mag- 
dalen island;  as  also  another  tract  or  parcel  of  land 
containing  800  acres,  beginning  from  the  bounds  of  John 
Brown,  lying  upon  the  small  creek  to  the  south  of  Pom- 

ponick,  and  runs  to  the  great  Kinderhook  creek,   184 

April  21.  Petition  of  Essia  Hanse,  widow,  and  relict  of 
Hanse  Henricks,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on 
Hudson's  river,  in  ye  county  of  Albany,  running  from 
great  Nutten  hook,  about  a  mile  northward,  along  ye 
river  side,  to  Swarta  hook,  and  so  carrying  the  same' 


breadth  eastward  four  miles  into  ye  woods,   185 

April  21.  Memorial  of  the  inhabitants  of  Schonectady,  in 
relation  to  the  appointment  of  trustees  for  the  manage- 
ment of  the  common  affairs  of  said  town,   186 

April  21.  List  of  ye  lands  and  income  of  the  town  of  Scho- 

nectidy,   186 

1684.  Nov.  1.  Patent  to  the  town  of  Schenectady,   186 

1704.  April  21.  Petition  of  the  trustees,  of  the  freeholders  and 
inhabitants  of  the  borough  and  town  of  Westchester,  in 
Westchester  county,  praying  a  patent  of  confirmation  for 

said  town,   187 

April  25.  Report  of  Sa:  Sh :  Broughton,  Rip  Van  Dam  and 

Tho:  Wenham,  upon  the  foregoing  petition,   187 

April  27.  Caveat  of  William  Peartrie  and  others,  inhabitants 
of  the  town  of  Eastchester,  against  granting  the  patent  as 

petitioned  for  above,   187 

The  case  of  Westchester  town  and  borough,  [with  draught,]  188 
April  28.  Petition  of  Wm.  Peartree  and  others,  freeholders 
and  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Eastchester,  in  the  county 


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1704.  of  Westchester,  praying  that  a  tract  of  land  in  said 
county,  recently  purchased  from  the  Indians,  by  virtue  of 
a  license  to  the  petitioner  and  others,  beginning  at  Hutch- 
inson's brook,  and  from  thence  northwest  to  Bronkes 
river,  and  so  along  said  river  to  Col.  Heathcote's  land, 
and  from  thence  to  the  head  of  Hutchinson's  river,  and 
so  along  said  river  to  the  northeast  and  southwest  line  of 
Eastchester  patent,  may  be  annexed  by  patent  to  said 


[No  date.]  Draught  of  the  partition  line,  between  York  and 


town  of  Eastchester, 


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Jarsy, 


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[Those  marked  thus  (*)  are  in  Dutch.] 

1704-1709. 

Page. 

1704.  June  17.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  lands  in  controversy 
between  the  inhabitants  and  freeholders  of  Westchester, 
the  inhabitants  and  freeholders  of  the  town  of  Eastches- 
ter,  who  have  joined  themselves  with  William  Peartree 
and  Jacobus  Van  Cortland,  containing  3,308  acres  now 
pretended  to  be  vacant,  between  Bronks  river  and  East- 
chester  north  bounds,  and  Hutchinson's  river ;  Augus :  Gra- 


ham, surveyor  general,   1 

May  4.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Smyth  and  Samuel  Smyth,  of 
Smithtown,  Nassaw  Island,  on  behalf  of  themselves  and 
others,  praying  to  be  secured  in  the  possession  of  their 

lands  in  said  town,   2 

May  5.  Petition  of  Essia  Hanse,  widow,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  tract  of  land  being  part  of  a  tract  now  in  her  posses- 
sion, lying  between  Great  Nutten  Hook  and  Swarta  Hook,  3 
May  8.  Petition  of  Thomas  Wenham  and  George  Clarke,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  company,  praying  a  license  to 

purchase  a  tract  of  land  lying  above  Albany,   4 

May  8.  Petition  of  William  Nicoll  and  Andrew  Gibb,  pray- 
ing a  warrant  to  survey  190  acres  of  land  in  the  undivided 
grounds  of  the  town  of  Hempstead,  granted  by  the  inha- 
bitants of  said  town  to  Adam  Mott,  with  minute  of  town 

meeting  held  at  Hempstead,  March  15,  1697,   5 

May  11.  Petition  of  Barent  Pieterse  Coeyman,  praying  to 
be  confirmed  in  his  antient  right  to  a  tract  of  land,  the 
title  to  which  is  disputed  by  Killean  Van  Ranslaer,   6 


May  21.  Petition  of  Tiercke  Harmense,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  tract  of  land  recently  purchased  of  Essie  Hendrykson, 
and  also  300  acres  of  vacant  land  lying  between  said  pur- 
chase and  the  southerly  and  westerly  bounds  of  Kinder- 
hook  patent,   7 

May  13.  Petition  of  Matthew  Ling  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  and  unappropriated 
land,  lying  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster,  (Min- 

isinck,)   8 

10 


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1704.  May  18.  Report  of  the  attorney  general,  in  relation  to 
"  Ryer  Schermerhorn's  breach  of  the  trust  committed  to 
him  in  the  patent  granted  by  Col.  Dongan,  in  1684,  to  the 
towne  of  Schenectady,"   9 

May  19.  Petition  of  David  Debonrepos,  minister  of  the  county 
of  Richmond,  praying  a  grant  of  vacant  land  in  said 
county,   10 

May  23.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Martines  Wiltz,  praying  a 
warrant  to  the  surveyor  general  to  survey  his  farm,  lying 
within  the  bounds  of  Newtown,  in  Queens  county,  and 
also  to  run  the  lines  of  the  land  belonging  to  Wm.  Hallet, 
lying  in  said  town,   11 

May  22.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general,  in  relation  to  sur- 
veying the  last  mentioned  land,   12 

April  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  purchase  of  Henry 
Pawling,  containing  10,000  acres,  including  the  4,000 
acres  granted  to  the  widow  of  said  Pawling,  for  Jacob 
Regnier,  by  Augus:  Graham,  surveyor  gen'l,   13 

May  25.  Petition  of  Jacob  Regnier  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  6,000  acres  of  Pawling' s  purchase,  ....    13 

May  27.  Petition  of  Bartholemew  Le  Roux,  and  others,  pray- 
ing that  they  may  be  heard  before  a  patent  is  granted  to 
the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Eastchester,  joined  with 
other  persons,  for  lands  in  county  of  Westchester,   14 

March  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  6,100  acres  of  land, 
pursuant  to  the  limits  mentioned  in  a  deed  of  sale  from 
John  Pell,  of  the  manor  of  Pelham,  to  Jacob  Leisler, 
(Westchester  Co.,)  [with  draught,]   14 

May  30.  Petition  of  Robert  Mil  ward,  praying  a  warrant  to 
the  surveyor  general  to  survey  and  lay  out  a  parcel  of 
vacant  and  unappropriated  land  on  Staten  Island,   15 

May  30.  Petition  of  David  Debonrepos,  praying  a  warrant 
to  the  surveyor  general  to  survey  a  parcel  of  vacant  land 
on  Staten  Island,  adjoining  to  the  land  of  Stephanus  Van 
Cortland,  deceased,  on  the  east,  to  the  land  of  John  Joruee 
on  the  west,  to  the  land  of  John  Breville  to  the  north,  and 
to  the  land  of  Abraham  Merlett  and  John  Boudine  to  the 
south,  with  meadow,   16 

June  16.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Van  Esse  and  company,  pray- 
ing to  have  their  quitrent  remitted,  on  the  land  granted 
them  by  Col.  Dongan,  in  1688,  lying  to  the  northeast  of 
the  city  of  Albany,  about  25  English  miles  into  the  woods, 
and  known  by  the  Indian  name  of  Hoosack,   17 

June  19.  Petition  of  Charles  Congreve,  praying  a  warrant  to 
the  surveyor  general  to  survey  divers  small  pieces  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Richmond,   18 

June  19.  Description  of  the  lands  mentioned  in  the  forego- 
ing, ... ..   18 

July  1.  Petition  of  John  Berry,  praying  a  patent  of  confirma- 
tion for  a  tract  of  land  containing  about  2,000  acres,  lying 
upon  Hackingsack  river,   19 

April  18.  Petition  of  Richard  Sackett  and  company,  praying 
a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  Dutchess  county,   20 


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1704.  April  12.  Indian  deed  to  Richard  Sacket  and  company,  of  a 
tract  of  land  lying  on  ye  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
Dutchess  county,  beginning  at  a  place  called  by  the  Indians 
Querapogatt,  at  ye  southwest  corner  of  said  land,  thence 
northerly  to  a  place  called  Wishshiag,  and  so  on  about  a 
mile  northwest  of  ye  Allumn  rocks,  thence  easterly  to 
a  high  mountain  called  Weeputting,  and  from  thence  to 


the  southeast  corner  of  a  place  called  Womunting,   20 

Feb.  17.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  land  last  mentioned, 
laid  out  for  Richard  Sackett  and  Company,  by  Augus : 

Graham,  surveyor  general,  [with  draught,]   20 

June  9.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  a  council  held  at  Fort 
Anne,  in  relation  to  the  return  made  upon  the  warrant  to 
survey  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  Richard  Sacket  and 
Company,  and  requiring  the  surveyor  general  to  appear 
before  the  board  or  any  three  of  them,  and  explain  the 

same,   20 

July  8.  Report  of  Sa:  Sh:  Broughton,  Rip  Van  Dam  and 
Tho:  Wenham,  before  whom  the  surveyor  general  ap- 
peared, that  the  land,   20 

July  18.  Petition  of  Sampson  Shelton  Broughton,  praying  a 
patent  for  two  lots  of  land  on  Staten  Island,  one  lying  on 


the  northwest  side,  containing  82  acres,  with  8  acres  of 
meadow  on  the  west  side  of  the  island ;  the  other  contain- 
ing about  82  acres  of  upland,  at  the  south  side  of  the 

Fresh  kill,  with  10  acres  of  salt  meadow,   21 

Aug.  14.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hunt,  junior,  praying  a  war- 
rant to  survey  one  messuage  or  tenement,  and  the  moiety 
or  one-half  of  a  certain  parcel  or  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of -Westchester,  near  the  towne  of  Westchester, 
bounded  on  the  east  by  the  river,  called  by  the  Indians 
Aquehung,  and  otherwise  called  Bronk's  river;  on  the 
west  by  a  brook,  called  by  the  Indians  Sackrorahung,  and 
on  the  south  by  the  sound ;  as  also  a  moiety,  or  one-half 


of  the  neck  of  land,  called  by  the  Indians  Quinnahung, . .  22 
Sept.  27.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  prepare  a  draft 
of  letters  patent,  for  Tierk  Harmense  land,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 

neighborhood  of  Xutten  Hook,   23 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Captain  John  Nanfan,  praying  relief  in 
the  matter  of  a  judgment  recovered  against  him,  by  Capt. 
James  Weemes,  in  order  that  he  may  regularly  apply  for 

an  injunction  to  stay  all  proceedings  in  the  same,   24 

Oct.  20.  Petition  of  John  Bronck  and  others,  praying  that 
their  quit  rent  may  be  remitted,  in  consideration  of  their 

services  during  the  last  war,   25 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Cool,  for  and  on  the  behalf  of 
the  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of  Hurley,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  praying  a  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  lay 
out  and  ascertaine  the  limits  and  bounds  of  a  tract  of  land, 
lying  between  the  north  bounds  of  Kingston  and  the 

great  mountains,  commonly  called  the  Blue  hills,   2G 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Hilletie  van  Olinda,  praying  a  patent  for 


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1704.  a  tract  of  woodland,  known  by  the  Indian  name  of  Dew- 
aethoeiacocks,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquase 
river,  being  bounded  on  the  north  side  by  Killian  Van 
Ransleaer's  patent ;  on  the  west  by  the  patent  of  Peter 
Hendrick  de  Haes  ;  easterly  down  along  the  said  river,  by 
the  Kahoos  or  Great  falls,  containing  about  400  acres,.. .  27 
Oct.  6.  Indian  deed  of  the  last  mentioned  land,  to  Hilletie 


Nov.  2.  Petition  of  Isaac  Switz,  an  ancient  inhabitant  of  the 
frontier  garrison  of  Schenectady,  praying  a  warrant  for 
thirty  pounds,  awarded  to  him  upon  a  former  petition,  by 
Col.  Peter  Schuyler  and  others,  to  whom  the  same  was 
referred,  in  consideration  of  damages  sustained  by  the 
fortifications  of  said  town ;  or  otherwise  to  have  a  grant 
of  a  parcel  of  land,  on  Norman's  creek,  in  lieu  thereof, . .  28 
[No  date.]  Petition  of  David  Schuyler  and  Robert  Livings- 
ton, junior,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  recently 
purchased  of  the  Indians,  "  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  above  Saraghtoga  bounds,  beginning  opposite 
a  creek  called  Tioneendogah,  and  so  running  along  the  side 
of  the  said  river,  above  the  second  carrying  place,  to  a 
small  island  in  the  said  river,  and  westward  into  the 
woods,  as  far  as  said  Indian's  property  belongs,"  (Sara- 
toga Co.,)   29 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  David  Schuyler  and  Robert  Livings- 
ton, junior,  setting  forth  the  bounds  of  the  lands  last 
mentioned  more  fully,  viz. :  "  from  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  above  Sarachtoge,  beginning  from  the 
north  boimds  of  Sarachtoge  patent,  opposite  to  the  creek 
called  Tioneendogahe,  and  runs  along  the  river  side  about 
eight  miles,  more  or  less,  to  a  place  called  by  the  Indians 
Egwageha,  westward  into  the  woods  four  English  miles,"  30 
Nov.  2.  Petition  of  Sampson  Shelton  Broughton,  in  behalf 
of  himself  and  company,  praying  a  grant  of  one  year 
longer  from  the  expiration  of  their  former  license,  to  pur- 
chase from  the  Indians  the  tract  of  land  known  as  Kaya- 
derrosres,  adjoining  to  the  north  bounds  of  Schenectady, 
on  the  east  side  thereof,  to  the  west  bounds  of  Saractoge, 
on  the  north  side  thereof,  and  to  Albany  river  on  the  west 

side  thereof,   31 

Nov.  2.  Petition  of  Naning  Harmense  and  company,  praying 
a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  north  side  of  Kanestigejoens  river,  abutting  to  the 

boimds  of  Anthony  van  Schayck,  on  the  east  side,   32 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Killian  Van  Renselaer,  of  the  county  of 
Albany,  praying  an  order  to  enjoin  Pieterse  and  Andreas 
Coeymans,  from  trespassing  upon  the  manor  of  Renslaer- 
wyck,  till  an  action  of  trespass  now  pending  against  them 

is  determined,   33 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Sampson  Shelton  Broughton,  in  behalf 
of  himself  and  company,  praying  a  patent  for  the  tract  of 
land  known  as  Kayaderrosres,  adjoining  the  north  bounds 


Van  Olinda, 


27 


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1705.  Feb.  15.  Petition  of  Ann  Bridges,  widow  and  relict  of  Dr. 

John  Bridges,  late  chief  justice  of  the  province  of  New 
York,  in  behalf  of  herself  and  son,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
lands  lately  patented  to  Ebenezer  Wilson  and  others,  on 
the  river  Delaware,  and  runs  up  the  said  river  to  the 
head  thereof,  and  then  by  a  line  due  east,  to  the  patented 
lands  on  Hudson's  river,  so  by  said  patented  lands  to  ye 
bounds  of  Kingstown,  Hurley,  Marbletown  and  Roches- 
ter ;  thence  to  the  Sand  bergh,  and  so  by  the  north  bounds 
of  the  said  patented  lands  of  Ebenezer  Wilson  and  com- 
pany, to  the  place  of  beginning,   35 

March  24.  Petition  of  John  Bronk,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
small  piece  of  land  called  Pascakook,  containing  50  acres 
or  thereabouts,  lying  upon  the  north  side  of  Katts  kill 
creek,  and  bounded  on  the  east,  west  and  north  by  a 
certain  hill,  and  on  the  south  by  said  creek,   36 

March  24.  Petition  of  Thomas  Wenham  and  Geo.  Clark,  on 
behalf  of  themselves  and  company,  praying  a  grant  of  a 
tract  of  land,  lying  upon  Ochnekonie  creek,  beginning 
where  it  runs  into  the  Mohoggs  river ;  and  another  parcel 
of  land  lying  on  both  sides  of  the  said  Mohoggs  river, 
near  the  Oneida  carrying  place,   37 

March  29.  Petition  of  George  Booth  and  company,  praying 
a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  unappropriated  land,  in 
Westchester  county,   38 

Warrant  enlarging  the  time  for  sueing  out  a  patent  for  said 
land,   38 

March  29.  Petition  of  Jacob  Regnier  and  others,  praying  a 
new  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  draft  letters 
patent  for  the  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  Dutchess  county,  called  by  the  Indians  Eaquaqua- 
uessnick,   39 

March  29.  Petition  of  James  Mott  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  in  Westchester  county, 
lying  upon  ye  east  line  from  ye  eight  mile  stake,  to  the 
southward  of  Byram  river,  as  it  was  settled  by  Col. 
Dongan,  between  Connecticut  and  this  government,.. ...  40 

March  29.  Petition  of  Anna  Bridges  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  Orange  county,  called 
Cheesecockes,   41 

March  29.  Petition  of  Mary  Broughton,  widow  of  Sampson 
Shelton  Broughton,  deceased,  praying  that  her  name  may 
be  inserted  instead  of  her  husband's,  in  the  patent  about 
to  be  granted  for  the  tract  of  land  adjoining  the  north 
bounds  of  Schenectady,  known  by  the  Indian  name  of 
Kayaderosres,   42 

March  29.  Petition  of  John  Van  Loon,  of  the  county  of 
Albany,  praying  to  have  his  quit-rent  remitted  on  a  tract 
of  land  in  said  county,   43 

April  3.  Petition  of  John  Auboineau  and  company,  praying 
a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  land  in  Westchester 
county,   44 


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]  705.  April  29.  Petition  of  Joseph  Hedger,  of  Flushing,  in  Queens 
county,  on  Long  Island,  praying  an  order  to  require  rlie 
patentees  of  said  town  to  appear  at  a  certain  time  and 
place,  to  show  cause  why  the  petitioner  should  be  excluded 
from  his  just  right  and  equal  proportion  of  the  lands  of 
said  town,   45 

Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others  against  the  foregoing 
petition,   45 

May  30.  Petition  of  Daniel  Kirkpatrick  and  Thomas  Ford, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  many  others  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  town  of  Flushing,  in  Queens  county,  praying 
an  order  to  prohibit  the  laying  out  of  the  common  lands 
of  said  town,  until  a  hearing  can  be  had  in  relation  to  the 
same,   4G 

Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others  against  the  foregoing 
petition,   46 

[No  date.]  Brief  of  papers  and  pleadings  in  the  case  Kirk- 
patrick and  the  town  of  Flushing,   46 

1696.  April  1,  May  18.  1704.  Feb.  4.  Minutes  of  sundry  town 
meetings  at  Flushing,  in  relation  to  laying  out  the  undi- 
vided land  of  that  town,  ..   46 

June  2.  Minute  of  council  in  relation  to  the  disputes  con- 
cerning the  undivided  lands  of  the  town  of  Flushing, ...  46 
1687.  Feb.  22.  Agreement  of  the  six  men  appointed  to  manage 
and  lay  out  the  same,  together  with  a  vote  of  town  meet- 
ing, same  date,   46 

1705.  April  14.  Petition  of  Cornelis  Dykman,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  tract  of  land  lying  about  12  miles  above  Albany,  at  a 
place  called  Nescayone,  extending  from  Scherlynes  creek 
to  Stoney  creek,  with   47 

June  9.  Report  of  a  committee  of  council,  upon  the  same,. .  47 

April  14.  Petition  of  John  Clapp,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
company,  praying  a  warrant  to  survey  a  tract  of  land  in 
^Westchester  county,  recently  purchased  of  the  Indians 
under  a  license  granted  for  that  purpose,  and  bounded  as 
follows  :  "  By  Birame  river  west,  southerly  by  the  collony 
line,  and  running  easterly  till  it  meet  with  an  older  patent, 
and  northerly  by  Bedford  line,"   48 

April  14.  Petition  of  Mary  Broughton,  widow  of  Sampson 
Shelton  Broughton,  in  behalf  of  herself  and  company, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  bordering  on  branches 
of  the  Ten  Mile  and.  Wiantomick  rivers,  lying  to  the 
northward  of  the  land  lately  patented  to  Richard  Sackett, 
in  Dutchess  county,  purchased  of  the  Indians  by  her  hus- 
band, in  his  lifetime,   49 

Draft  of  warrant  to  attorney  general,  to  prepare  a  patent 
therefor,   49 

April  18.  Petition  of  Isaac  De  Riemer  and  company,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  Suffolk  county,  called 
Half  Hollow  Hills,   50 

May.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Jansen  Van  Dyke,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  Staten  Island,   51 

June  28.  Petition  of  John  Peterson  Mebie,  for  a  new  patent 


vol.  nr.]  LAND  PAPERS.  79 

Page. 

1705.  for  a  piece  of  land  called  Kadarrode,  surrounded  by  a 
great  hill  downwards  of  a  creeke  called  Tiondorogoes 
creek,  till  you  come  to  a  great  Coofe  running  at  the  water 
side,   52 

July  12.  Petition  of  John  and  Hope  Williams,  praying  an 
act  of  general  assembly,  to  vacate  a  deed  given  by  them 
to  Anthony  Wright,  for  2,700  acres  of  land,  in  the  town 

of  Oysterbay,  in  Queen's  county,  with   53 

1702.  April  13.  The  deed  referred  to,  and   53 

1705.  July  12.  Minute  of  council,  ordering  the  last  mentioned  peti- 
tion to  be  enquired  into  and  reported  upon,  also,   53 

July  12.  Report  of  Ph  :  Schuyler  and  others,  pursuant  to  the 
above  order,  in  favour  of  the  petitioners,   53 

July  17.  Petition  of  Peter  Schuyler,  Derrick  Wessells  and 
company,  praying  a  patent  for  certain  parcels  or  tracts  of 
land  lying  on  a  creek  called  Westenhook,  beginning  at  an 
Indian  burying  place  hard  by  Kaphack,  thence  running 
northerly  on  both  sides  the  said  creek  to  a  fall  or  rift  in 
the  same,  called  Sasigtonack,  into  ye  woods  westerly,  to 
ye  bounds  of  Kinderhook  and  Pateook,  together  Avith 
another  parcel  or  tract  of  land  lying  on  Westonhook 
creek,  extending  on  both  sides  from  Sasigtonack  northerly 
to  another  rift  called  Pachwake,  then  into  the  woods  west- 
erly to  the  bounds  of  Rensselaerwick,   54 

July  26.  Petition  of  George  Booth  and  company,  praying  a 
warrant  to  survey  and  lay  out  a  tract  of  land  in  West- 
chester county,   55 

July  30.  Petition  of  Cornells  Van  Texell  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  "  a  tract  of  land  on  Long  Island,  in  the 
county  of  Suffolk,  near  the  town  of  Huntington,  called  by 
the  natives  Anendesak,  in  English  Eaderneck's  beach,  and 
so  along  the  sound  four  miles  or  thereabouts,  until  the 
fresh  pond  called  by  the  natives  Assawanama,  where  a 
creek  runns  into  the  sound,  and  from  the  sound  running 
into  the  woods  6  miles  or  thereabouts,"   56 

July  31.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Willson,  in  behalf  of  himself, 
Coll.  Peter  Schuyler  and  the  rest  of  their  company,  in 
relation  to  the  land  at  Westenhook,  (see  page  54,)   57 

August  4.  Petition  of  Sackamawiggra,  an  Indian,  praying 
that  his  admittance  may  be  allowed  in  making  out  his 
right  and  title  to  a  tract  of  land  known  by  the  name  of 
Hopepeck,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  bounded  on  the 
south  by  Scrotons  river,  being  a  surplus  found  upon  a 
survey  of  the  land  conveyed  by  the  petitioner  to  Col. 
Stephen  Cortlandt,  to  be  over  and  above  what  was  actually 
agreed  for,  and  sold  to  said  Cortlandt,   58 

Sept.  25.  Deed  from  rev.  Peter  Meautys,  for  land  in  Suffolk 
county,   59 

Sept.  27.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Wilson,  praying  a  license  to 
purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  land  in  the  coimty  of  Albany,  60 

Sept.  27.  Petition  of  John  Clapp  and  company,  inhabitants 
of  the  town  of  Rye,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  for  a 


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1705.  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  purchased  under  a  license,  and 
lying  within  the  limits  of  said  town,   61 

Sept.  27.  Bounds  of  the  land  referred  to  in  the  foregoing 
petition,   61 

Oct.  12.  Petition  of  Maria  Broughton,  widow  and  relict  of 
Sampson  Shelton  Broughton,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract 
of  land  known  as  Kayaderosres,  adjoining  the  north 
bounds  of  Schenectady,   62 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  the  trustees  of  the  freeholders  and 
inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Westchester,  praying  a  patent 
of  confirmation  for  their  lands,   63 

Bounds  of  Westchester,  as  now  desired,   63 

Dec.  27.  Petition  of  Ann  Bridges  and  others,  praying  an 
extension  of  the  time  granted  them  for  suing  out  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  in  Westchester  county,   64 

Dec.  27.  Petition  of  George  Booth,  William  Bond  and  com- 
pany, in  relation  to  certain  lands  in  Westchester  county, 
claimed  by  Mr.  Clapp  and  others,   65 

1706.  Feb.  21.  Petition  of  George  Booth,  William  Bond  and  com- 

pany, praying  a  warrant  to  survey  a  tract  of  land  in 
Westchester  county,  recently  purchased  by  them  from  the 
Indians  by  virtue  of  a  license  granted  for  that  purpose, . .  66 

Feb.  21.  Petition  of  John  Clapp  and  company,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  to  the  eastward  of  Byram 
river,  in  Westchester  county,   67 

Feb.  23.  Warrant  to  survey  and  lay  out  the  patent  of  Anna 
Bridges  and  others,  in  Westchester  county,  into  five  equal 
parts,  pursuant  to  their  application,   68 

Feb.  26.  Petition  of  Robert  Puddington,  of  New  York,  and 
others,  praying  a  patent  for  a  lot  of  ground,  lying  on  the 
Island  of  Manhattens,  at  the  ferry,  and  known  by  the 

name  of  Cherry  garden,  with   69 

1682.  June  10.  Codicil  of  Tho:  De  Lavall's  will,  relating  to  the 

above,  ,   69 

1671.  June  10.  Sale  of  Cherry  garden,  to  Thomas  de  Lavall,   69 

Abstracts  of  title  to  said  lot,  and   69 

1706.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  to  whom  the  whole 

matter  was  referred,  (2  copies,)   69 

March  11.  Petition  of  the  freeholders  of  the  town  of  East 
Chester,  praying  that  no  patent  may  pass  to  the  town  of 
West  Chester,  for  vacant  land,  in  that  vicinity,  until  a 
hearing  is  had  in  relation  to  the  same,   70 

March  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,697  acres  of  land, 
adjoining  the  bounds  of  Flattlands,  in  Kings  Co.,  upon 

Long  Island,  belonging  to  Hoghlands,  Wm.  Bond, 

surveyor,   71 

April  4.  Petition  of  Sampson  Broughton,  to  have  his  name 
inserted  in  the  patent  applied  for  by  his  mother,  for  lands 
in  Dutchess  county,   72 

April  23.  Petition  of  Peter  Fauconnier  and  others,  praying 
a  new  license  for  the  purchase  of  vacant  and  unappropri- 
ated land,  in  Suffolk  county,   73 

April  25.  Petition  of  Sampson  Broughton,  in  behalf  of  his 


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Page. 

1700.      mother,  Mary  Broughton  and  company,  praying  that  a 

patent  may  be  issued  for  the  land  known  as  Kayaderosres,  74 
June  20.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Willson  and  John  Abeel,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  75 
July  4.  Petition  of  Dirck  Vanderburgh  and  Thomas  Saunders 
praying  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county 


of  Albany,  upon  Schenectady  river,   76 

July  16.  Petition  of  Johannis  Hardinbergh  and  company, 
praying  a  license  to  purchase  a  small  tract  of  vacant  land 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,   77 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  John  Abeel  and  Ebenezer  Willson,  pray- 
ing that  the  quitrent  on  a  tract  of  land,  called  Chutson- 
dakte  lying  above  Schenectady,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohocks  river,  may  be  lessened,   78 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Nanning  Harmanson  and  company, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Shenonde- 
howah,  ranging  in  a  north  line  from  the  Schenectady 
river,  and  adjoining  the  eastermost  bounds  of  Xasti- 
giuna  patent,   79 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Sampson  Broughton,  in  behalf  of  his 
mother,  Mary  Broughton  and  others,  praying  the  draught- 
ing of  letters  patent  for  the  land  called  Kayaderosres, 
without  the  exception  suggested  by  Col.  Schuyler,   80 

Oct.  21.  Petition  of  Isaac  Switts,  of  Schenectady,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  a  certain  parcel  of  woodland,  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  Schenectady  or  Canastagioene  river, 
to  ye  west  of  ye  bounds  belonging  to  John  Schuyler,  to 
ye  north  of  ye  colony  Renselaerwyk,  and  to  ye  east  of  ye 
bounds  of  Schenectady,   81 

Dec.  2.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  lines  and  bounds  of 
the  town  of  Bush  wick,  in  Kings  county,  [with  draught,]  82 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Peter  Praa  and  others,  on  behalf  of 
themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  freeholders  of  the  town  of 
Bush  wick,  praying  a  confirmatory  patent,  and  that  the 
bounds  may  be  described  therein,  as  laid  down  in  the 

foregoing  draught,   83 

1707.  Jan.  3.  Will  of  John  Bodien,   84 

Jan.  16.  Petition  of  Naning  Hermanse  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  under  ye  name  of  Clifton's  park,  for  a  tract  of  land 
above  Albany,  known  by  the  Indian  name  of  Shanonde- 
haway,   85 

Feb.  27.  Petition  of  Anne  Bridges  and  Lancaster  Symes,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  company,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
certain  tract  of  upland  and  meadow,  lying  and  being  in 
the  county  of  Orange,  called  Cheescocks,  with   86 

Feb.  27.  Minute  of  council,  in  relation  to  the  same,   86 

Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  in  favour  of  the  forego- 
ing petition,   86 

1709.  March  14.  Petition  of  Charles  Congreve  and  company,  for 

lands  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,   87 

1707.  March  17.  Petition  of  Johannis  Hardenberg  and  others, 
praying  the  appointment  of  a  day  to  hear  both  sides 
concerning  the  caveat  entered  against  granting  him  a 
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Page. 

1707.      patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  Ulster  county,  adjoining  the 

bounds  of  Marbletown  and  Rochester,   88 


March  17.  Bounds  of  the  land  referred  to  in  the  foregoing,  88 
March  1 9.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Tenike  and  company,  praying  I 
a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
called  Verdrietige  or  Sorrowfull  hook  or  point,  being 
bounded  to  the  southward,  by  a  brook  called  Kill  the 
Beast,  running  out  of  a  great  pond  on  said  hook,  towards 
Demarie's  creek ;  to  the  westward  by  said  creek ;  to  the 
northward  by  a  high  hill,  called  the  Toone,  and  to  the 


eastward  by  Hudson's  river,   89 

March  22.  Petition  of  Thomas  Jones  and  John  Townsend, 
of  Oysterbay,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  several  par- 
cels of  vacent  land  in  said  town  in  Queens  county,  belong- 
ing to  the  Indians,   90 

J une  9.  Petition  of  Johannis  Hardenbergh  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  in  Ulster  county,   91 

March  22.  Indian  deed  to  Johannis  Hardenbergh,  for  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  adjoining  the  bounds  of 
Marbletown  and  Rochester,   92 


March  22.  Indian  deed  to  Johannis  Hardenbergh,  for  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  extending  from  the  north- 
west bounds  of  Marbletown,  to  a  certain  place  called 
Kawienesinck,  and  stretching  northeast  to  a  certain  creek 
or  kill,  called  by  the  Indians  Anquathkonckkill,  and  south- 


westerly to  the  west  corner  of  Marbletown,   93 

June  1 9.  Petition  of  Jacob  Galliott  and  others,  of  Richmond 
county,  for  a  warrant  to  lay  out  a  cartway  from  their 

lands  to  the  king's  highway,   94 

J  line  1 9.  Petition  of  Nanning  Hermanse  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  Shenondaway,  alias  Clifton  park,  (Saratoga 

Co.,)  (see  page  85,).. .   95 

June  19.  Petition  of  Arian  Garrittson  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  lying  between  Marbletown  and 
Kingstown ;  and  also  a  tract  of  land,  lying  between  Kings- 
town and  the  Blew  hills,   96 

1706.  Oct.  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying 

in  the  county  of  Ulster,  bounded  on  the  N.W.  by  the 
mountains ;  on  the  N.E.  and  east  by  Kingston ;  on  the 
S.E.  and  S.W.  by  the  New  Paltz  and  Marbletown,  laid 
out  for  the  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of  the  town  of 

Hurley,  by  Aug :  Graham,  surveyor,   97 

Oct.  18.  Draught  of  the  land  described  in  the  foregoing,   98 

1707.  July  3.  Petition  of  William  Peartree  and  others,  praying  a  pa- 


tent for  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  100 
July  12.  Petition  of  John  Abeel  and  others,  praying  a  license 

to  purchase  a  tract  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  101 
Aug.  14.  Petition  of  John  Huchings,  Michael  Hardon  and 
others,  praying  for  time  to  make  a  survey  of  the  lands  at 
Quespeck,  Verdrietige  hook  and  the  Torne,  and  other 
places,  before  the  hearing,  with  respect  to  the  ditferences 

concerning  the  said  lands,   102 

August  14.  Petition  of  Lidea  Rose,  widow,  praying  a  patent 


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Page. 

1707.  for  a  lot  of  ground  in  the  city  of  New  York,  lying  and 
being  in  the  street  formerly  called  Single  street,  now  Wall 
street,  betwixt  the  house  of  Jacob  Swann  on  the  east,  and 
the  house  of  Peter  Lakeman  on  the  west,  now  occupied 

by  John  King,  .  103 

Sept.  10.  Petition  of  Win.  Tietsoort,  of  Ulster  county,  black- 
smith, for  relief,  in  the  matter  of  a  purchase,  made  under 
a  license  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  and  being  at  Mauga- 
kemeck,  named  and  commonly  known  by  the  name  of 


Schackaeckaninck,  in  an  elbow,  which  land  has  been  since 

patented  to  Matthew  Ling  and  others,   104 

Sept.  10.  Memorial  of  Aug:  Graham  and  Wm.  Bond,  sur- 
veyors of  the  province  of  New  York,  in  relation  to  their 
charges  for  surveying  the  lines  and  limits  of  Newtowne 
and  Bushwick,  and  for  attendance  on  the  council  at  the 

hearing  respecting  the  same,   105 

Oct.  2.  Petition  of  Adam  Vrooman,  for  a  new  patent  for  the 
Sand  creek,  with  the  mill  standing  thereon,  in  the  county 

of  Albany,  to  settle  a  dispute  concerning  the  same,   106 

March  20.  Petition  of  John  Lovell  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  certain  small  island,  or  a  great  rock,  in  Hell- 
gate,  lying  between  the  island  Nassau  and  the  island 

Manhattans,  on  which  a  mill  is  erected,   108 

Oct.  21.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  upon  the  same 

favourably  thereto,   108 

Petition  of  John  Marsh,  in  favor  of  JohnLovell's  application,  108 


[No  date.]  Petition  of  Isaac  Mercier  and  others,  on  behalf  of 
themselves  and  the  inhabitants  of  New  Rochell,  praying 
a  warrant  to  survey  and  run  a  line  through  the  middle  of 
their  lots,  and  that  Peter  Simon  and  his  wife,  may  be 


ordered  to  appear  and  state  their  reasons  for  opposing  the 

same,   109 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  George  Booth  and  company,  praying 
a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  Westchester  county,  called 

swallow  field,   110 

1708.  Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Evert  Banker,  mayor  of  the  city  of 
Albany,  for  himself  and  the  corporation  of  the  said  city 
and  county,  praying  that  all  action  on  the  petition  of  Peter 
Schuyler  and  others,  for  some  lands  on  Hudson's  river 
may  be  deferred  till  the  petitioners  are  heard  in  opposition 
to  the  same,   Ill 


Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Johannis  Hardenbergh  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  a  tract  of  vacant  land  beginning  at  ye 
sandbergh  or  hills  at  ye  N.  E.  corner  of  ye  lands  of  Ebe- 
nezer  Willson  &  Co.,  at  Minissink,  thence  northwesterly 
to  ye  Fish  kill  or  river,  and  so  to  ye  head  thereof,  including 
the  same,  thence  to  the  head  of  a  small  river,  called  Cart- 
wright's  kill,  and  so  by  said  kill  to  ye  northermost  bounds 
of  Kingstown,  on  said  kill,  thence  by  ye  bounds  of  Kings- 
town, Hurley,  Marbletowne,  Rochester  and  other  patented 

lands  to  the  place  of  beginning,   112 

March  18.  Petition  of  Tierck  Harmense  Fisher,  of  the  city 
of  Albany,  praying  a  warrant  to  survey  a  tract  of  land  on 


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1708.  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  the  first 
point  of  Nutten  hook,  and  stretching  along  the  little  Nut- 
ten  hook  to  Marmhead  creek,  and  backwards  into  the 
woods,  easterly  four  English  miles  with  an  addition  of  all 
the  lands  between  the  farm  of  Abraham  Staats,  deceased, 
at  Claverack,  and  the  land  of  Hans  Hendrickson,  upon 
Nutten  hook,   113 

March  18.  Petition  of  Col.  Schuyler  and  company,  praying 
a  grant  of  confirmation  for  a  tract  of  land  above  Albany, 
"  with  a  clause  of  exception  to  all  patented  lands  within 
their  boundaries,"   114 

March  18.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Cool  and  Adrian  Geritse,  of  1 
the  county  of  Ulster  in  behalf  of  themselves,  and  the 
inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Hurley,  "  withdrawing  their 
caveat  against  the  passing  of  a  patent  to  Johannes  Hard- 
enbergh  and  praying  a  patent  for  the  remaining  lands  in 
their  petition  contained  and  not  contained  in  the  petition 
of  said  Hardenbergh,"   115 

April  8.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Seabring  and  Henry  Filkin, 
for  and  on  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  the  freehold- 
ers of  the  town  of  Broockland,  in  Kings  county,  praying  a 
patent  for  all  the  lands  from'  high  water  to  low  water 
mark  on  the  salt  water  river,  the  length  and  extent  of 
their  patent  on  the  same,   116 

April  8.  Petition  of  Lawrence  Clausen,  interpreter,  praying 
a  license  to  purchase  "  a  small  tract  of  land  lying  south 
of  the  Maquaes  river,  on  that  side  of  Chindroge,  known 
by  the  name  of  Roberts  little  flatt,  containing  about  24 
acres,  together  with  the  woodland  adjoining  to  the  south 
and  southwest  thereof  to  Chindroge  river,  distant  there- 
from about  one  mile,"   ,  117 

April  8.  Petition  of  Lancaster  Symes  &  Co.,  praying  a  pat- 
ent for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange  known  as 
Verdritige  hook,  bounded  on  the  east  by  Hudson's  river, 
north  by  a  line  of  marked  trees,  west  by  the  land  or  island 
called  Mattassink,  and  south  by  the  creek  that  runs  out  of 
the  great  pond  that  empties  itself  into  Demarie's  kill,  . .  118 

April  9.  Report  of  P.  Schuyler  and  others,  to  whom  the 
foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  the 
same  be  granted,  "  with  a  saving  to  the  patent  of  Michael 
Hawdon,  Honad  &  Co.,"   118 

April  13.  Petition  of  Wm.  Appel,  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  at  the  north  side 
of  the  river  Schanegtada,  nigh  the  bounds  of  the  said  town,  119 

April  14.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Swits,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Canasti- 
gioene  river,  bounded  on  the  west  by  the  bounds  of  the 
woodland,  belonging  to  the  town  of  Schenectady,  on  the 
east  by  the  bounds  of  Canastigioene,  containing  1,000 

acres,  with   120 

1707.  August  16.  Indian  deed  to  Isaac  Swits,  father  of  the  above 
named  petitioner,  for  the  land  for  which  a  patent  is 
prayed  in  the  foregoing,   120 


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08.  April  20.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general  to  draft  letters  ! 
patent  for  Cornelius  Swits,  for  the  land  above  described,  120 

April  15.  Petition  of  Jan  Rosie  and  others,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  woodland,  lying  in  the  rear  of  their  lands 
in  the  north  side  of  the  Mohacks  river,  at  a  place  called 
Nastigioune,  bounded  on  the  east  by  Mother  creek,  on 
the  west  by  ye  west  by  ye  said  creek,  called  Great  stone 
creek,  and  extending  to  the  northward  for  the  space  and 
distance  of  one  English  mile,   121 

April  20.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  draft  letters 
patent  for  Jan  Rosie  and  others,  for  the  land  described  in 
the  foregoing  petition,   121 

April  23.  Petition  of  Peter  Praa  and  others,  freeholders  of 
the  town  of  Bushwick,  (same  as  on  page  83,)   122 

June  21.  Warrant  of  survey  to  lay  out,  for  Abraham  De- 
peyster  and  others,  their  several  and  respective  lots  of 
land  on  Queens  street,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  ranging 
in  the  slip  where  the  new  market  house  is  erected,  accord- 
ing to  the  boundaries  mentioned  in  the  grants  thereof,  . .  123 

April  8.  Petition  of  the  mayor  and  corporation  of  the  city 
of  Albany,  praying  an  enlargement  of  time  to  be  heard 
on  the  petition  of  Col.  Schuyler,  for  a  patent  for  lands 
above  that  city,  on  both  sides  of  Hudson's  river, ........  124 

April  9.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  to  whom  the 
above  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  their 
prayer  be  granted,   124 

June  22.  Certificate  of  I.  Abeel  and  others,  on  behalf  of  the 
mayor,  aldermen  and  commonalty  of  the  city  of  Albany, 
declaring  that  they  have  no  objection  to  the  patent  passing 
to  Ph :  Schuyler  and  company,  for  the  land  above  Albany, 
provided  the  south  bounds  begins  on  ye  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  at  the  north  side  of  the  mouth  of  Skachkook 
kill,  and  from  thence  to  run  with  a  due  east  line,  six  miles 
into  ye  woods  abutting  to  ye  bounds  of  Sckachkooke  pa- 
tent, late  belonging  to  Capt.  Henry  Van  Renselaer,  and 
from  thence  northwards  as  far  as  their  former  patent  men- 
tioned,   124 

Aug.  1.  Petition  of  William  Peartree,  John  Van  Home  and 
Jacobus  Cortland,  praying  a  new  patent  for  a  tract  of 
land  beginning  at  Hutchinses  brook  at  the  end  of  the 
half  mile  mentioned  in  Eastchester  patent  and  so  up  the 
same  to  its  head,  and  thence  N.W.  to  Brunck's  river,  and 
so  up  said  river  till  it  bears  with  the  head  of  Hutchinses 
river  due  southeast,  and  so  down  said  river  to  Eastches- 
ter patent  and  along  the  bounds  of  the  same  to  the  head 
of  Rattlesnake  brook,   125 

Boundaries  of  Long  Reach,   125 

Sept.  9.  Affidavit  of  Edmon  Ward  and  others,  in  relation  to 
the  foregoing,  . .  125 

Draught  of  the  above  described  tract  of  land,   125 

August  5.  Petition  of  Ellis  Duxbury,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land,  on  which  he  resides,   126 


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Page. 

1708.  August  5.  Petition  of  Elias  Boudinot,  for  a  patent  for  a 
small  gore  of  vacant  and  unappropriated  land,  lying  be- 
tween the  township  of  Bush  wick  and  Bruykland,  in  Kings 


county,  upon  Long  Island,   127 

1707.  March  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  5,000  acres  of  land,  in 

the  neighborhood  of  Nutten  hook,  for  ,  by  Wm. 

Bond,  deputy  surveyor,  [with  draught,]    128 

1708.  August  19.  Petition  of  Tirck  Harmense  Fisher,  praying  a 

patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  in  Albany  county,   129 


August  21.  Petition  of  Francis  Vincent,  praying  a  patent  for 
about  two  lots  of  land,  on  Staten  Island,  lying  in  the  rear 
of  the  lots  of  William  Piiihorne  and  others,  together  with 
one  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  salt  meadow,  on  said  island,  130 
August  21.  Report  of  Tho:  Wenham  and  others,  to  whom 
the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  it 


be  granted,   130 

August  16.  Petition  of  Peter  Fauconnier,  praying  a  patent 
of  confirmation  for  all  such  land  of  which  he  is  in  posses- 
sion, on  the  Hackingsack  river,  as  shall  be  found  upon  the 
running  of  the  division  line  to  be  in  the  province  of  New 

York,   131 

August  24.  Report  of  Tho :  Wenham  and  others,  upon  the 
foregoing  petition,  recommending  that  the  prayer  thereof 
be  granted,   131 


August  24.  Report  of  Tho :  Wenham  and  others,  upon  the 
petition  of  Ebenezer  Wilson,  for  a  patent  for  a  house  and 
lots  of  land  in  Wall  street,  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
recommending  that  the  same  be  granted,   132 

Warrant  to  the  attorney  general  for  a  patent  of  confirmation 
to  Ebenezer  Wilson,  for  the  lots  last  mentioned,   132 

August  27.  Petition  of  John  Jackson,  senior,  and  John 
Jackson  his  son,  both  of  Jerusalem,  in  the  bounds  of 
Hempstead,  praying  a  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  beach 
or  meadow  land,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  Long  Island, 
bounded  on  the  east  by  Huntington  line ;  on  the  south  by 


the  sea,  on  the  south  side  of  ye  beach  to  low  water  marke ; 
on  the  north  by  the  bay  that  parts  the  beach  from  the 

meadows,   133 

August  27.  Report  of  P.  Schuyler  and  others,  to  whom  the 
foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  the 

same  be  granted,   133  , 

August  24.  Petition  of  Anne  Bridges  and  others,  praying  a 
grant  for  a  small  parcel  of  land,  lying  between  the  town- 
ships of  Bush  wick  and  New  Town,  upon  Long  Island,.. .  134 
Sept.  1.  Report  of  P.  Schuyler  and  others,  to  whom  the 
foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  the 

same  be  granted,   134 

Sept.  15.  Petition  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  praying  ad- 
ditional time  for  the  settlement  and  improvement  of  the 
land  granted  to  them,  in  Dutchess  county,   135 


Sept.  16.  Petition  of  John  Berry  and  James  Wright,  both  of 
the  city  of  New  York,  praying  a  grant  for  200  acres  of 
land,  in  Queens  county,  Long  Island,  lying  on  the  east 


VOL.  IV.] 


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87 


Page. 

1*708.      side  of  Hempstead  harbour,  between  the  said  harbour  and 

the  cartway,  leading  from  Musketo  cove  to  Hempstead,. .  136 
Sept.  17.  Petition  of  Ann  Bridges  and  others,  praying  a  new 
patent,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  West- 
chester, beginning  at  Cohanning  brook,  where  the  said 
brook  empties  itself  into  Mahanus  river,  with  a  further 
term  of  two  years,  for  clearing  and  making  improvement 


thereon,   137 

Sept.  1 7.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Nanning  Harmense  and 
others,  for  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  called 

Shenondehowah,  alias  Clifton  park,  with   138 

Sept.  10.  Petition  of  banning  Harmense  for  said  land,   138 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  Anne  Bridges  and  others,  praying  a 
grant  for  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  east  end  of  Long 

Island,  called  Muntaek,   139 

Sept.  .17.  Petition  of  Claude  Buissonet,  praying  to  be  con- 
firmed in  the  possession  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  in  the 

county  of  Richmond,   140 

Sept.  23.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  to  whom  the 
foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  the 

same  be  granted,   140 

Sept.  27.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Claude  Buissonet,  for 
about  90  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  northwest  side  of 

Staten  Island,   140 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  John  Bodein,  praying  a  patent  of  con- 
firmation, for  a  tract  of  land,  lying  in  Richmond  county,  141 
Bounds  of  the  tract  last  mentioned,  as  follows:  "on  the 
east  by  ye  rear  of  the  lot  that  was  granted  to  Paulus 
Richards,  and  on  ye  southwest  by  ye  line  of  Task  Masker, 
and  on  ye  north  by  the  line  of  Wm.  Barker  extended," 

[with  draught,] .. .   141 

Sept.  23.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  to  whom  the 
foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  the 

same  be  granted,  :   141 

Sept.  27.  Warrant  for  a  patent  of  confirmation,  for  John 

Bodein,  for  land  on  Staten  Island,   141 

Sept.  24.  Petition  of  Wm.  Bond,  praying  a  grant  for  two 
islands,  lying  at  the  mouth  of  Flushing  bay,  called  and 

known  by  the  name  of  the  Two  Brothers,   142 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  Jaques  Guyon,  praying  a  patent  of  con- 
firmation, for  178  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  south  side  of 

Staten  Island,   143 

Sept.  23.  Report  of  Tho :  Wenham  and  others,  to  whom  the 
foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  the 

same  be  granted,   144 

Sept.  27.  Warrant  for  a  patent  of  confirmation,  to  Jaques 
Guyon,  for  178  acres  of  laud,  on  Staten  Island,  adjoining 

the  land  of  Daniel  Lake,   145 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Sampson  Broughton,  on  behalf  of  his 
mother,  Mary  Broughton,  widow  of  the  late  Sampson 
Shelton  Broughton  and  company,  for  the  land  called 

Kayaderosseras,  (same  as  oti  page  80,)  .   14G 

Sept  9.  Petition  of  Phillip  Rokeby,  praying  to  be  con- 


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[vol.  IV. 


Page. 

1708.      firmed  in  possession  of  a  house  and  lot  of  land,  in  Queens 

street,  in  the  city  of  New  York,   147 

Report  of  P :  Schuyler  and  others,  to  whom  the  foregoing 
petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  the  same  be 
granted,   147 

Sept.  27.  Warrant  for  a  patent  of  confirmation,  to  Phillip 
Rokeby,  for  a  certain  house  and  lot  of  land  lying  in 
Queens  street,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  bounded  on  the 
west  by  the  house  and  ground  of  Simon  Van  Buren,  and 
on  the  east  by  the  house  and  ground  late  of  Aaron  Bloom,  147 

Sept.  29.  Warrant  for  a  patent  of  confirmation,  to  Ebenezer 
Wilson  and  John  Abeel,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  called 
Chutsandackte,  lying  above  Schenectady,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Mohocks  river,   148 

August  30.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Willson  and  John  Abeel, 
for  an  enlargement  of  the  time  allowed  for  settlement  and 
improvement  in  their  patent,  for  land  above  Schenectady,  149 

Sept.  9.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Wilson,  for  himself  and  others, 
for  an  enlargement  of  the  time  allowed  for  settlement  and 
improvement  in  their  patent,  for  a  tract  of  land  called 
Westenhook,   150 

Sept.  29.  Warrant  for  a  patent  of  •  confirmation,  to  Peter 
Schuyler,  Ebenezer  Wilson  and  others,  for  the  land  called 
Westenhook,  to  extend  the  time  for  the  settlement  and 
improvement  of  the  same,  as  prayed  for  in  the  foregoing 
petition,   151 

Sept.  28.  Memorial  of  Augustin  Graham  and  William  Bond, 
surveyors,  praying  that  the  patentees  of  the  vacant  land 
between  the  bounds  of  New  Towne  and  Bushwick,  may 
be  ordered  in  proportion  to  their  grants,  to  compensate 
the  petitioners  for  laying  out  the  same,   152 

Sept.  30.  Report  of  G.  Beekman  and  others,  upon  the  fore- 
going, recommending  that  the  prayer  thereof  be  granted,  152 

Sept.  30.  Petition  of  Peter  Schuyler  and  company,  praying 
a  patent  of  confirmation  for  a  tract  of  land  at  a  place 
called  Sarightoge,  according  to  the  true  intent  and  mean- 
ing of  their  several  interests  in  the  same,   153 

Oct.  1.  Petition  of  Anne  Bridges  and  others,  praying  a  war- 
rant to  survey  a  tract  of  land  patented  to  them,  lying 
upon  Long  Island,  between  Bushwick  and  New  Town,. .  154 

Oct.  8.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  upon  the  peti- 
tion of  Andries  Gardineer,  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  recommending  that  the  same  be  granted,. ...  155 

Oct.  11.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Andries  Gardinier,  for  a 
tract  of  woodland  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  beginning  by  Davidties  hook,  thence  running  up 
said  river  to  the  south  bounds  of  Renslaerswick,  being 
over  against  the  south  end  of  Barren  Island,  thence  into 
the  woods  eastward,  six  English  miles  or  thereabouts,  to 
a  small  lake  which  empties  into  the  Great  Fish  Lake, 
being  bounded  between  the  patent  of  Kinderhook  and  the 
colony  of  Renslaerswick,   155 


vol.  iv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  89 

Page. 

1708.  Oct.  11.  Petition  of  John  Moubray,  praying  to  be  confirmed 

in  possession  of  certain  lands  in  Suffolk  county,   156 

Oct.  12.  Petition  of  Cornelis  Cool  and  others,  of  the  town 
of  Hurley,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  that  county,  adjoining  the  bounds  of  New 
Palts,   157 

Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  to  whom  the  foregoing 
petition  was  referred,  recommending  the  passing  of  a 
patent  to  Cornelius  Cool  and  his  associates,  with  a  saving 
to  the  rest  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Hurley,  to 
pay  a  rateable  proportion  of  the  charges,  and  be  admitted 
to  the  benefits  of  the  same,   157 

Sept.  27.  Petition  of  Lancaster  Symes,  praying  a  patent  for 
"some  small  vacancies  of  land  on  Staten  Island,"  now 
vested  in  the  crown,   158 

Oct.  14.  Report  of  Ph:  Schuyler  and  others,  to  whom  the 
foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  the 
same  be  granted,   158 

Oct.  26.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Lancaster  Symes,  for  the 
last  mentioned  land,   158 

Oct.  21 .  Petition  of  Thomas  Wenham,  praying  a  patent  for  "  a 
parcel  of  small  islands  or  broken  land  lying  in  the  sound, 
between  the  island  Nassau  and  the  continent,  commonly 
called  Norwark  islands,  being  adjacent  to  the  town  of 
Norwark,  in  the  colony  of  Connecticut,"   159 

Oct.  21.  Report  of  Ph :  Schuyler  and  others,  to  whom  the 
foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  the 
same  be  granted,   160 

Sept.  27.  Petition  of  Naning  Hermanse  and  company,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  the  land  known  as  Kayadorosres,  lying 
on  Schenectady  and  Hudson's  river,  above  Albany,  and 
that  the  same  may  be  called  Queens  Brough,   161 

Oct.  22.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Naning  Hermanse  and 
others,  for  the  last  mentioned  land,   162 

Oct.  8.  Petition  of  Peter  Schuyler  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  of  confirmation  for  the  land  known  as  Saraghtoga,  163 

Oct.  21.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  upon  the  fore- 
going petition,  recommending  that  the  same  be  granted,.  164 

Oct.  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent  of  confirmation  to  Peter 
Sch  >  .yler,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  on  both  sides 
of  Hudson's  river,  above  the  city  of  Albany,  and  known 
as  Saraghtoga,   165 

1707.  Nov.  19.  Petition  of  Peter  Schuyler  and  others,  for  a  grant 

of  Saratoga,     166 

1708.  Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Mark  Dusachoy,  of  Staten  Island,  pray- 

ing a  patent  for  two  lots  of  vacant  land  containing  80 
acres  each,  lying  in  the  rear  lot  of  land  now  in  his  posses- 
sion in  the  neighborhood  of  Daniel's  neck,  on  said  island,  167 

Nov.  29.  Petition  of  Gozen  Adrianse,  praying  to  be  con- 
firmed in  the  possession  of  88  acres  of  land  on  Staten 
island,  patented  in  1675,  by  Gov.  Andross,  to  William 
and  George  Comins,   168 

Nov.  2.  Deed  from  Hendivicus  Beekman  and  Johanna,  his 
12 


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[vol.  IV. 


Pago. 

1708.  wife,  to  Pieter  Loun,  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  town 
of  Rochester,  including  several  small  parcels  of  land  called 
by  the  Indian  names  Wasshawassink,  Eghonck,  Magtig- 
kenigkonk,  Saminawawagkink,  Ragawaak,  Showarawa- 
honk,  also,  all  the  land  that  lies  on  the  Mombackus  kill, 
within  the  bounds  belonging  to  the  Indians,  from  the 
bounds  of  Kahansinck  to  the  bounds  of  the  high  moun- 
tains,  109 

]STov.  1 9.  Petition  of  Henry  Beekman,  of  Kingston,  in  Ulster 
county,  praying  a  patent  for  that  part  of  the  tract  called 
Kiskatam,  and  the  land  lying  between  Kingston  and  Kats- 
kill  bounds,  belonging  to  the  Indian  proprietors  between 
the  great  mountain  of  Katskill  and  Hudson's  river,  which 

is  not  already  patented,   170 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  Bartholmay  Le  Reux  and  others,  of 
New  Rochell,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  praying  that 
the  petition  of  Peter  Valeau  and  others,  for  a  warrant  to 
survey  the  land  purchased  of  Jno.  Pell,  and  the  lots  on 
the  east  and  west  side  ye  middle  line,  may  be  rejected,. .  171 
Dec.  10.  Petition  of  Wm.  Anderson,  praying  a  patent  for 
"some  small  islands,  lying  in  the  sound,  fronting  the  main 
land,  being  to  the  westward  of-Norwalk  islands,  lately 
granted  unto  Coll.  Tho :  Wenham,  and  to  the  eastward 
of  those  islands,  formerly  granted  unto  Thomas  Pell, 
being  called  Patrick  or  Captain  islands,  Manassink,  &c, 
also  a  small  slip  or  goar  of  land,  lying  and  being  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  to  the  westward  of  Hudson's  river, 
bound  to  the  north  by  the  line  of  Kingston,  to  the  south 
by  the  Pals,  to  the  east  by  Hudson's  river,  and  to  the 
west  by  the  intersection  of  the  lines  of  Kingston  and 

Pals,".....   172 

Dec.  15.  Petition  of  Gertruyd  Van  Cortlandt,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  Cow  neck,  in  Queen's 
county,  bounded  on  the  south  by  the  land  late  of  John 
West,  deceased,  on  the  west  by  the  division  line,  on  the 
north  by  the  land  of  Richard  Cornell,  and  on  the  east  by 
the  river,   173 

1709.  Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Gertruyd  Van  Cortland,  for  land  in 

Queens  county,   173 

Description  of  the  lines  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  Tach- 
kapanuk,  for  himself  and  other  Indians,  on  the  east  side 
of  Cow  neck,  in  Queens  county,  on  Long  Island,  between 
Mr.  John  West  and  Mr.  Richard  Cornwall,  containing 
150  acres,   174 

1702.  August  8.  Report  of  committee  of  the  council,  in  favor  of 

granting  Gertrude  Van  Cortland  the  above  land,   174 

1687.  June  24.  Patent  to  Tackapanuck  and  other  Indians,  of  afcract 

of  land  at  Cowneck,   174 

1709.  Feb.  24.  Petition  of  Margarett  Magregare  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  each,  out  of  the  pur- 
chase made  in  1684,  of  the  land  on  the  west  side  of 

Hudson's  river,  called  the  Highlands,  •  . . . .  175 

March  25.  Petition  of  George  Clarke  and  others,  praying 


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1709.  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  a  tract  of  vacant  and 
unappropriated  land,  in  her  majesties  grant,  adjoining  to 
Shawungung,  Nescotack  and  the  Palze,  and  formerly 
granted,  together  with  a  larger  tract,  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  which  grant  has  been  since  declared  null  and  void,  176 

*Rough  draught  of  sundry  tracts  of  land,  between  the  Wall 
kill  and  Minissinck,   177 

Draught  of  the  land  granted  to  Abram  Hassebrook  &  Co., 
by  Sr.  Edmond  Andros,  surveyed  at  the  request  of  the 
inhabitants,   173 

April  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  land  granted  to 
Abram  Hassebrook  and  company,  beginning  at  a  certain 
point  on  the  hills,  called  Moggonick,  and  running  south 
to  a  certain  small  creek,  called  Moggonck,  and  thence  to 
the  south  side  of  Uffroes  hook  ;  thence  up  Hudson's  river 
to  the  north  end  of  the  Little  Esopus  Island,  and  thence 
running  west  to  a  certain  rock  near  the  Palts  river,  and 
thence  to  Tawarataque,  a  flat  rock  on  the  point  of  a  small 
ridge  of  hills,  and  thence  to  the  place  of  beginning,  [with 
draught,]  (New  Paltz,  Ulster  Co.,)   173 

May  11.  Petition  of  Wni.  Sunderland  and  Wm.  Chambers, 
praying  a  patent  for  1,000  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  north  of  Murderer's  creek,  u  bounded 
north  by  the  widow  Blettle  and  Quassaick  creek,  east  by 
Hudson's  river,  and  west  by  the  Hill  Much  Hattoos,"   179 

May  14.  Petition  of  Jan  Midday,  of  the  county  of  Ulster, 
praying  a  patent  for  300  acres  of  land,  lying  in  said 
county,  at  a  place  called  Wineskink,  being  part  of  the 
lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  which  grant 
has  since  been  vacated,   180 

July  27.  Indian  deed  to  Sir  Henry  Ashurst,  of  the  kingdom 
of  Great  Brittain,  baront.  of  Samuel  Staats  and  others, 
for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  by  the  Indians  called  Winegte- 
konk,  and  parts  adjacent,  lying  on  both  sides  of  Mur- 
derer's creek,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  containing  about 
sixteen  miles  square,   181 

August  18.  Petition  of  Alexander  Griggs,  of  the  county  of 
Ulster,  praying  a  grant  for  600  acres  of  land  in  said 
county,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  begin- 
ning on  ye  south  side  of  Old  Man's  creek,  and  running  up 
the  river  to  a  point  called  Old  Man's  hook ;  together  with 
6  acres  of  meadow,  lying  at  a  certain  place  called  ye 
Dance  Chamber,   182 


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1709-1713. 

Page. 


1709.  Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Gerrardus  Bakeman,  in  company  with 
Gerrit  Brass,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  the  land  in 
.  Ulster  county,  formerly  patented  to  Capt.  John  Evans, . .  1 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  David  Provoost  and  others,  for  a  grant  of 
2,500  acres  of  the  land  in  Ulster  county,  formerly  patented 
to  Capt.  Jno.  Evans,   2 

Oct.  13.  Petition  of  Caleb  Heathcote,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  for  a  grant  of  7,200  acres  of  the  land,  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   3 

Oct.  19.  Petition  of  Gabriel  Ludlow  and  Wm.  Bradford,  for 
a  grant  of  3,000  acres,  of  the  lands  formerly  patented  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,   4 

Nov.  1.  Petition  of  Peter  Barberie,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  the  land  formerly  patented  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  5 

Nov.  4.  Petition  of  John  Smith  and  others,  for  a  grant  of 
2,400  acres  of  the  land  formerly  patented  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,   6 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  Daniel  Crommelin  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  each,  out  of  the  land  formerly  patented  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
just  above  the  High  lands,   7 

Nov.  8.  Description  of  a  survey  of  400  acres  of  land,  in 
Shawangonck,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  the  south  side 
of  the  land  of  John  Van  Camp  and  company,  laid  out  for 
Evart  Derwilighe,  [with  draught,]   8 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  John  Van  Horne  and  others,  praying 
that  the  dock  from  Burgor's  path,  to  Capt.  Theobald's 
slip,  fronting  their  lots,  may  be  erected,  and  made  a 
public  landing  place,   9 

Petition  of  Severin  Tenhout,  of  the  county  of  Ulster,  praying 
a  patent  for  200  acres  of  the  land  in  said  county,  formerly 
patented  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   10 

Nov.  12.  Description  of  a  survey  of  200  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  Shawongonck  kill,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for 
Severin  Tenhout,  [with  draught,]   11 


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1709.  Nov.  14.  Petition  of  Barent  Waldron,  for  a  grant  of  1,500 

acres  of  the  land  formerly  patented  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  12 

Petition  of  Jacobus  Bruin  and  Benjamin  Smedes,  of  Shawun- 
genck,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  praying  a  patent  for  400 
acres  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  13 

Nov.  15.  Description  of  a  survey  of  400  acres  of  land,  lying 
in  Shawagonck,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  near  a  small  hill, 
called  in  ye  Indian  tonge  Wichquatennunck,  laid  out  for 
Jacobus  Bruin  and  Benjamin  Smedes,  [with  draught,].. .  14 

Petition  of  John  McClean,  of  Shawangonck,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  praying  a  patent  for  300  acres  of  the  land  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  Jno.  Evans,   15 

Dec.  2.  Description  of  a  survey  of  330  acres  of  land,  in 
Shawangonck,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  lying  on  the  east 
side  of  Shawangonck  river,  laid  out  for  Zacharias  Hoft- 
mans,  [with  draught,]   16 

Nov.  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  300  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  northwest  side  of  the  Paltz  kill,  at  Shawangonck, 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  John  McClean,  [with 
draught,]   17 

Petition  of  Frederick  Seabring  and  Johanna  Seabring,  for  a 
grant  of  600  acres  of  the  resumed  land  formerly  patented 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,   19 

Petition  of  Naning  Hermanse  and  partners,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  Schenectady  river,  above 
Albany,  pursuant  to  the  warrant  issued  for  that  purpose 
above  two  years  since,  but  stayed  by  reason  of  a  caveat 
entered  against  the  same,   20 

Petition  of  Matthias  Mott,  of  Ulster  county,  in  relation  to  a 
certain-  tract  of  land  upon  Showangunk  river,  in  said 
county,  praying  that  the  same  may  be  so  divided  between 
him  and  Soverain  Tenhout,  (to  whom  300  acres  of  the 
same  has  been  granted,)  that  he  may  have  a  proportion- 
able share  of  the  good  land  upon  said  river,   21 

Petition  of  Hugo  Frere  and  others,  inhabitants  of  ye  Palts, 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  praying  a  grant  of  a  reasonable 
quantity  of  the  resumed  land  formerly  patented  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,   22 

May  11.  Petition  of  Peter  Matthews  and  others,  for  a  grant 
Oi  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  near  the 
New  Palze,  about  twenty  miles  backwards  in  the  woods 
from  Hudson's  river,  upon  or  near  Palze  creek,  being  part 
of  the  land  formerly  patented  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   23 

Petition  of  Zacharias  Hofeman,  of  Shawangonck,  in  ye 
county  of  Ulster,  praying  a  patent  for  330  acres  of  land 
in  said  county,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,   24 

Petition  of  Col.  Henry  Beekman,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  son,  Henry  Beekman,  junior,  praying  for  2,300  acres 
of  the  tract  purchased  by  him  from  the  Indians  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  at  a  place  called  Kyskitam  meetshe, 
lying  on  the  north  side  of  Katers  kill,   25 

Petition  of  Daniel  De  Voor,  for  a  grant  of  part  of  the  vacant 


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]  709.      land,  at  the  high  lands  up  Hudson's  river,  on  the  west  side 

thereof,   26 

Petition  of  Henry  Oblinus  and  company,  for  a  grant  of  1,500 
acres  of  the  vacant  land  on  Hudson's  river,  at  a  place 
called  the  high  lands,  '   27 

Petition  of  Evert  Derwilighe,  of  Shawungonck,  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  praying  a  patent  for  400  acres  of  land  in  said 
county,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,  ■   28 

Petition  of  William  Bradford  and  Gab'll  Ludlow,  praying  a 
patent  for  400  acres  of  land,  lying  on  Hudson's  river, 
beginning  near  Martler's  rock,  being  part  of  the  tract 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   29 

Petition  of  William  Apple  and  Katherine  Dow,  the  daughter 
of  Adrian  Apple,  deceased,  in  relation  to  a  lot  of  ground 
in  the  city  of  New  York,  near  to  Her  Majesty's  Fort, 
which  is  now  or  lately  hath  been  in  the  possession  of  Col. 

William  Smith,  or  his  heirs,   30 

1710.  Feb.  15.  Petition  of  Charles  Huddy  and  Phillip  Brooks, 
praying  a  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  the  resumed  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
.  John  Evans,   31 

Feb.  15.  Memorial  of  Henry  Beeckmah,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  Henry  Beeckman,  Junior,  his  son,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
known  by  the  name  of  Kiskitam  meeche,  on  the  north 
side  of  Katers  kill,  containing  2,000  acres,  also  another 
small  piece  of  land  in  the  same  county,  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  at  present  occupied  by  Myndert  Smith, 
containing  300  acres,   32 

Feb.  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Jones  and  company,  praying  a 
patent  for  2,000  acres  of  the  resumed  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  beginning  at  a  certain  wiggwam  on  the  north  side 
of  Murderer's  creek,  about  7  miles  west  from  the  mouth 
of  said  creek,   33 

Feb.  20.  Petition  of  Roger  Mompesson,  praying  a  grant  of 
1,000  acres  of  ye  land  lately  resumed,  to  be  laid  out  and 
patented  according  to  her  Majesty's  instructions,   34 

Feb  23.  Petition  of  Roger  Mompesson,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  son,  Pinhorn  Mompesson,  praying  a  patent  for 
1,000  acres  lying  in  the  neighborhood  of  Murderer's  creek, 
being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,   35 

Feb.  23.  Petition  of  Augustine  Graham,  surveyor  gen'l,  for 
a  patent  to  him  and  Alexander  Griggs,  for  1,200  acres  of 
land  at  ye  Old  Man's  creek,  being  part  of  the  resumed 
land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   36 

Feb.  27.  Petition  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  praying  a 
grant  of  6,500  acres  of  land  in  the  neighborhood  of  Mur- 
derer's creek,  for  a  township,  being  part  of  the  land  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   37 

Feb.  27.  Petition  of  Lancaster  Symes,  praying  that  a  patent 


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1710.  may  be  granted  to  Mark  Dusochoy,  for  two  pieces  of  land 
on  Staten  Island,  one  containing  about  80  acres,  bounded 
on  the  east  by  the  lot  late  of  Sarah  Cole,  on  the  west  by 
ye  land  of  the  said  Mark  Dusochoy,  on  the  south  by  ye 
land  late  of  Anthony  Tys';  the  other  containing  about  40 
acres,  bounded  on  the  east  by  ye  land  of  Thomas  Pearsall, 
on  the  west  by  ye  lot  of  Peter  Wynants,  on  the  south  by 
ye  land  of  Mark  Dusochoy,  and  northerly  by  ye  sound 
between  Staten  Island  and  ye  main,  and  about  20  acres  of 
meadow,  on  the  southwest  side  of  Daniell's  neck,   38 

Feb.  27.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Willson  and  company,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Orange,  lying  between  the  hills  of  Scoonemuck,  being 
part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Ca.pt.  John  Evans,  39 

March  2.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Willson,  for  himself  and  the 
rest  of  the  persons  concerned  in  a  tract  of  land  called 
Minisinck,  and  Lancaster  Symes,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others  concerned  in  that  tract  called  Wawawanda,  pray- 
ing that  the  surveyor  general  be  directed  to  run  and 
ascertain  the  southwest  limits  of  Capt.  Evans'  patent, ...  40 

March  2.  Petition  of  Peter  Barberie,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  southeast  side  of  the 
Palts  creek,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted 
Capt.  John  Evans,   42 

March  2.  Petition  of  Obadiah  Hunt,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
company,  praying  a  grant  of  2,500  acres,  out  of  the  tract 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   43 

March  2.  Petition  of  William  Glencross,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  company,  praying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres,  of  the  tract 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   44 

March  4.  Petition  of  William  Peartree  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  a  small  island,  lying  in  the  Palts  creek,  and 
on  the  southwest  side  of  the  land  granted  to  Captain 
Matthews  and  company,  and  is  in  breadth  upon  the  Palts 
river,  on  a  strait  line,  one  hundred  and  eighty-six  chains, 
being  part  of  the  land  formerly  possessed  by  Capt.  John 
Evans,   45 

March  6.  Petition  of  William  Peartree  and  others,  praying 
a  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  and  lay  out 
for  tliem,  4,000  acres  or  thereabouts,  of  the  land  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   46 

March  7.  Petition  of  John  Barberie,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  on  the  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  at  the  south  bounds  of  the  Paltz  patent,  and 
runs  along  said  river,  on  a  strait  line  southerly  one  hun- 
dred chains,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  with   47 

March  7.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  for  the  draught- 
ing of  letters  patent,  pursuant  to  the  foregoing  petition, . .  47 

March  7.  Petition  of  Jon.  Hasbroek  and  others,  freeholders  of 
the  town  of  the  New  Palts,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  pray- 
ing a  grant  and  confirmation  of  some  land  settled  and 


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1710.      improved  by  them,  and  recently  discovered  to  be  not 

included  in  their  patent,   48 

March  7.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  to  whom  the 
foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommending  that  the 
owners  of  the  adjoining  lands  be  heard  before  the  same 
is  granted,   48 

March  7.  Petition  of  Gerardus  Beekman  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  3,000  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  land  of 
Win,  Peartree  and  company,  being  part  of  the  land 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   49 

March  7.  Petition  of  Charles  Congreve,  for  600  acres,  out  of 
the  resumed  land,  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  50 

March  13.  Petition  of  Joost  Paldinck,  for  600  acres  of  the 
vacant  land,  lying  in  the  High  lands,   51 

March  14.  Petition  of  Wm,  Anderson,  who  stands  seized  in 
right  of  his  wife,  being  one  of  the  heirs  of  Major  Nicholas 
DeMeyer,  late  of  the  city  of  New  York,  deceased,  of  two 
lots  of  land,  one  in  Queens  street  in  said  city,  the  other 
in  Harlem,  praying  a  patent  of  confirmation  for  the  same,  52 

March  14.  Petition  of  Chas.  Congreve,  praying  a  patent  for 
600  acres  of  land  granted  him  oh  a  former  petition,  begin- 
ning at  the  Stony  point,  to  the  south  of  Marsler's  rock,  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,'  and  extends  south  along 
said  river  on  a  strait  line,  31  chains,  with   53 

The  bounds  of  Capt.  Congreve's  land,   53 

March  21.  Petition  of  Robt.  Read  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  4,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in  the  county  of 
Westchester,  with  bounds  of  the  land,   54 

March  23.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lawrence,  one  of  the  execu- 
tors of  the  last  will  and  testament  of  Thomas  Lawrence, 
deceased,  praying  a  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to 
survey  four  lots  of  land,  lying  on  Hellgate  neck,  within 
the  bounds  of  Newtown,  in  Queens  county,  on  Long 
Island,   55 

March  24.  Petition  of  Obadiah  Hunt  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  2,500  acres  of  land,  granted  upon  a  former 
petition,  beginning  at  a  certain  small  brook,  called  Tent 
brook,  and  extends  along  the  said  brook  to  the  Palts 
river,  and  is  in  breadth  on  said  river,  on  the  north  and 
south  side  of  the  said  brook,  sixty  chains,  being  part  of 
the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   56 

March  24.  Petition  of  John  Thomas,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  out  of  the  resumed  lands,  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,   57 

March  24.  Petition  of  William  Provoost  and  others,  of  the 
city  of  New  York,  praying  a  grant  of  2,400  acres,  out  of 
the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   58 

March  24.  Petition  of  Dirck  Bensen,  praying  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres,  out  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  in  Ulster  county,   59 

March  24.  Petition  of  Abraham  DePeyster  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  8,000  acres  of  resumed  lands,  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   60 


v.]  LAND  PAPERS. 


97 


March  24.  Petition  of  Wm.  Bond,  for  a  grant  of  part  of  the 
resumed  lands,  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
lying  in  the  south  part  of  said  grant,  beginning  at  ye 
northernmost  bounds  of  Haver  straw ;  thence  running  over 
the  mountains  northwest,  till  a  due  east  line,  running 
down  to  Hudson's  river,  will  complete  600  acres  of  land,  61 

March  21.  Petition  of  Lancaster  Symes,  for  a  patent  of  con- 
firmation, for  two  small  houses  and  ground,  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  in  the  street  formerly  called  the  Cingle  street, 
now  called  the  Wall  street,  between  the  houses  and 
ground  late  of  Dirck  Smith  and  Joost  Kochuyt,  contain- 
ing in  breadth,  on  the  north  side  towards  said  street, 
three  rod  seven  feet  and  five  inches,   62 

March  21.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  to  whom  the 
foregoing  petition  was  referred,   62 

March  24.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Lancaster  Symes,  for  the 
premises  described  in  the  last  mentioned  petition,   62 

March  25.  Petition  of  Wm.  Glencross  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  3,000  acres  of  land,  promised  them  upon  a 
former  petition,  beginning  at  the  run  of  water,  on  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the  southward  of  the  Old 
Man's  creek,  and  extends  along  Hudson's  river  to  the  said 
creek,  one  hundred  and  eighty  chains,   63 

May  15.  Petition  of  Aert  Arrisen  and  others,  for  liberty  to 
erect  a  mill  on  their  land,  in  Kings  county,  at  or  near  a 
place  called  Jan  Martyn's  hook  or  Wallaboght,   64 

May  23.  Petition  of  John  Vanhorn  and  others,  owners  of 
property  fronting  the  harbour,  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
praying  that  the  dock  from  Burger's  path  to  Capt.  Theo- 
bald's slip,  fronting  their  lots,  may  be  erected,  and  made 
a  public  landing  place,   65 

Sept.  29.  Bounds  of  the  tract  of  land  in  the  manor  of  Living- 
ston, in  Dutchess  county,  on  ye  south  of  ye  river  called 
Roeloft  Jansen's  kill,  and  on  ye  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  conveyed  by  Robert  Livingston  to  Gov.  Hunter,  in 
trust  for  her  majesty,  for  settling  ye  Palatines,   66 

[No  date.]  Memorial  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jamaica,  in  Queens 
county,  in  relation  to  their  meeting  house  and  land  belong- 
ing thereto,  of  which  they  have  been,  by  force  and  violence, 
dispossessed,  (2  copies,)  67-68 

Petition  of  Samuel  Bayard,  for  an  exclusive  right  of  ferry 
between  the  southermost  clifts  of  Tappaen  and  Ahasimus, 
the  same  to  run  from  a  place  called  Wiehake  to  New  York 
Island,   69 

Oct.  19.  Memorial  and  Petition  of  Nicholas  Bayard,  in  rela- 
tion to  a  certain  tract  of  land  called  Schohaars,  containing 
about  4,000  acres,  lying  in  the  Maques  country,  about  40 
miles  above  Albany,  near  or  adjoining  to  the  first  Indian 
castle,  purchased  under  a  special  license,  bearing  date  May 
16,  1694,  and  patented  in  1695,  which  patent  has  been 
since  vacated ;  praying  that  the  charges  may  be  refunded 
or  otherwise  that  the  former  patent  be  ratified  and  con- 
firmed,   70 

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98  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  v. 

Page. 

1710.  Nov.  18.  Petition  of  the  trustees  of  Hempstead,  for  an  order 

to  run  out  the  line  between  that  town  and  Oysterbay, . .  .  71 

Nov.  23.  Petition  of  Margt.  Magregory,  widow  of  Patrick 
Magregory,  deceased,  praying  relief  in  relation  to  a  tract 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  Orange 
county,  settled  by  her  husband  in  his  lifetime,  of  which 
she  was  dispossessed  some  time  since  by  Capt.  John  Evans,  72 

Letter  from  Saml.  Bayard  to  Mr.  Whileman,  deputy  secre- 
tary, requesting  a  copy  of  the  late  secretary  Matthew 
Clarkeson's  will,  together  with  the  contents,  limits  and 
boundaries  of  his  land  which  he  holds  by  patents,  either 
in  company  with  others  or  particular  to  himself,  also  copy 
of  a  patent  granted  by  Lord  Cornbury  to  John  Bronk,  at 
Katskil,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   73 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  the  trustees  of  the  burro  ugh  town  of 
West  Chester,  for  an  order  to  survey  and  lay  out  the  limits 
of  the  said  town  and  burrough,  and  such  of  ye  lines  of 
the  adjacent  patents  as  may  be  necessary  to  demonstrate 
the  claim  of  the  petitioners  and  the  encroachments  made 
thereon,   74 

Nov.  27.  Warrant  to  the  surveyor  general  to  survey  the 
bounds  of  West  Chester  as  above,   75 

Petition  of  Jacob  Rutsen  and  Cornelius  Coel,  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  inhabitants  of  Hurly,  for  a 
warrant  to  the  surveyor  general  to  run  the  division  line 
between  that  town  and  Marbletown,  and  also  to  lay  out 
the  other  lines  of  the  said  town  of  Hurly,   76 

Petition  of  John  Pearsall,  in  relation  to  the  surveying  of  a 
tract  of  meadow  ground  in  Queens  county,  about  which 
an  action  of  ejectment  brought  by  Robert  Blackwell,  the 
lessor,  is  now  pending  against  the  petitioner,   77 

Petition  of  James  Fitchie,  for  a  grant  of  ten  acres  of  land, 
which  he  has  settled  and  improved  on  Staten  Island,   78 

Petition  of  Roger  Mompesson,  on  behalf  of  himself  and  his 
son,  Pinhorne  Mompesson,  praying  a  patent  for  1,000 
acres  of  land,  lying  upon  Murtherer's  creek,  about  8  Eng- 
lish miles  from  Hudson's  river,  being  part  of  the  land 
fc  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  {see  page  35,) ...  79 

Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council,  upon 
the  foregoing  petition,   80 

Petition  of  Robert  Livingston,  junr.,  and  John  Schuyler,  for 
a  grant  of  800  acres  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Godvredus  Dalleus,  two  hundred  acres  thereof  to  be  laid 
out  at  Fort  Nicholson,  two  hundred  acres  on  tne  road  of 
the  carrying  place  in  the  swamp,  two  hundred  acres  on 
the  east  side  of  the  carrying  place,  on  both  sides  of  the 
wood  creek,  and  the  remaining  two  hundred  acres  on  both 
sides  of  the  wood  creek  at  Fort  Ann,  all  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river,   81 

March  9.  Inquisition  of  the  sheriff  of  New  York,  stating 
what  property  George  Sydenham  and  wife  are  possessed 
of,   83 

1711.  March  29.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  for  a  patent  to 


vol.  v.]  LAND  PAPERS.  99 

Page. 

1711.  Mindert  Scutt,  for  a  certain  parcel  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  at  Saw- 
yer's creek,  containing  308  acres,   84 

April  25.  Petition  of  Daniel  Van  Olinda,  of  the  county  of 


Albany,  for  a  warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  prepare 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  woodland  in  said  county, 
called  by  the  Indians  Dewaethoeiacocks,  being  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Maquase  river,  bounded  on  the  north  by 
Colo.  Renselaer's  patent,  to  the  west  by  Peter  Hendrick 
De  Haes,  easterly  along  the  said  river  by  the  Kahoos  or 

great  falls,  containing  400  acres,  more  or  less,   85 

Sept.  13.  Petition  of  John  Parcell,  for  a  warrant  directing 
the  surveyor  general  to  survey  and  lay  out  ye  limits  of 
his  land  in  New  Town,  in  Queens  county,  upon  Long 
Island,  according  to  his  antient  patent,  and  such  other  of 
ye  adjacent  patents  as  may  be  necessary  to  demonstrate 

his  claim  and  ye  encroachments  made  thereon,  '. .  86 

1712.  Jan.  17.  Petition  of  Samuel  Staats,  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
praying  a  grant  of  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  in  the 
county  of  Orange,  beginning  along  the  river  side  at  a 
place  called  the  Poeploops  kill,  to  the  Princes  fall,  and 
back  into  the  woods  from  the  said  fall  on  a  N.  W.  line  to 
the  foot  of  the  high  mountains,  and  thence  along  the  said 


hills,  and  then  with  a  S.  E.  line  out  of  the  woods  to  the 

said  Poeploop's  kill,  with   87 

Jan.  24.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
in  relation  to  the  foregoing  petition,  and   87 


March  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land 
in  Orange  county,  beginning  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  against  Anthony's  nose,  at  ye  mouth  of  a  small 
runlet  called  by  the  Indians  Ass  in  napaink,  then  up  Hud- 
son's river  as  it  runs,  two  hundred  chains  which  is  about 
4  chains  north  of  Princes  falls,  together  with  a  small 
rocky  isle  and  a  small  piece  of  boggy  meadow  called  John 
cantton  huck,  containing  in  all  400  acres ;  also  a  small  slip 
of  land  4  chains  broad  on  each  side  of  a  fall  of  water  that 
falls  into  a  small  run  that  comes  into  Hudson's  river,  just 
below  ye  meadow  at  ye  said  John  cantonhuck,  surveyed 


for  Dr.  Samuel  Stats,  by  Wm,  Bond,  dep.  surveyor,   87 

April  7.  Petition  of  Augustin  Graham  and  Alexander  Griggs, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  now  vacated  and  resumed,  lying  at  the  Old  man's 

kill,   8S 

May  8.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 

upon  the  foregoing  petition,   89 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  George  Clarke  and  Leonard  Lewis, 
for  license  to  purchase  3,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in 
Dutchess  Co.,   90 


April  24.  License  to  George  Clarke  and  Leonard  Lewis,  to 
purchase  3,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in  Dutchess  county,  91 

April  25.  Petition  of  Nath :  Britton  and  others,  freeholders 
in  the  county  of  Richmond,  praying  not  to  be  disturbed 


100 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  v. 


Pago. 

1712.      in  the  possession  of  their  ancient  patents,  by  adverse 

grants,   92 

May  1.  Petition  of  Jacob  Rutzen,  of  the  county  of  Ulster, 
praying  a  patent  to  include  several  tracts  of  land  in  said 
county,  of  which  he  is  at  present  possessed,   93 

May  1.  Petition  of  Sebringth  Brewer,  owner  of  half  of  a 
hook  of  land,  lying  at  a  place  called  Gowanos,  in  ye 
township  of  Brookland,  in  Kings  county,  for  a  warrant  to 
survey  and  lay  out  ye  limits  of  said  land,  according  to  his 
antient  patent  and  conveyances  thereof ;  as  likewise  the 
land  of  Nicholas  Brewer,  adjoining  thereto,  and  such 
other  of  the  adjacent  patents  as  may  be  necessary  to 
demonstrate  the  petitioner's  claim,  and  the  encroachments 
made  thereon,   94 

May  6.  Petition  of  Henry  Wileman  and  Henry  Van  Bael, 
for  3,000  acres  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  since  vacated  and  resumed,   95 

June  30.  Certificate  of  the  land  board,  for  3,000  acres  of 
land  to  Henry  Wileman  and  Henry  Van  Bael,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  on  the  east  side  of  Paltz  river,  begin- 
ning at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  land  of  Rip  Van 
Dam  &  Co.,   97 

May  14.  Petition  of  Harmen  Jorise,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
certain  parcel  of  land,  situate  on  ye  north  side  of  Staten 
Island,  containing  about  40  acres,  and  4  acres  of  salt 
meadow,  with  a  messuage  or  tenement  thereon  standing,  99 

May  3.  Petition  of  William  Bond,  for  a  grant  of  600  acres 
of  land  adjoining  John  Barberie's,  on  Hudson's  river,  in 
Ulster  county,  being  part  of  Capt.  John  Evans'  patent, 
now  vacated  and  resumed,  with   100 

May  13.  Report  of  S.  Staats  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  also   100 

May  15.  Warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  lay  out  for 
Wm.  Bond,  the  land  prayed  for  in  the  above  petition, 
and   100 

June.  Description  of  a  survey  of  600  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  Ulster  county,  laid  out  for 
Wm.  Bond,  Aug:  Graham,  sur.  genl.,  [with  draught,].. .  100 

May  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  154  acres  of  land,  on 
Staten  Island,  beginning  by  the  water  side  of  Phillip 
Welles,  laid  out  for  Lambert  Jansen  Dortland,  by  Aug : 
Graham,  survr.  genl.,   101 

May  30.  Petition  of  John  Macklain  and  Richard  Winfield, 
praying  patents  for  their  lands,  in  Ulster  county,  being 
part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  102 

May  31.  Memorial  of  Derrick  Johnson  Kogheland,  for  3,400 
acres  of  land,  in  Kings  county,  which  is  unjustly  detained 
from  him,  by  several  of  the  inhabitants  of  said  county,. .  102 

June  5.  Petition  of  Hugo  ffrere  and  others,  for  2,000  acres 
of  land,  near  adjoining  to  the  Palts  line,  at  a  place  called 
the  Platte  kill,  (Ulster  Co.,)   103 

June  5.  Petition  of  Jacob  Ruttsen,  of  the  county  of  Ulster, 


LAND  PAPERS. 


101 


Pago. 


for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land  of  said  county,  near  the 
land  of  which  he  is  already  possessed,   104 

June  5.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommend- 
ing that  it  be  granted,   104 

June  5.  Petition  of  John  Ruttsen  and  Jacob  Bruyn,  of  the 
county  of  Ulster,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  company, 
for  3,000  acres  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  lying  contiguous  to  their  improved  lands,  in  said 
county,   105 

June  5.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommend- 
ing that  the  same  be  granted,   1 05 

June  6.  Petition  of  Wm.  Bond,  for  a  warrant  to  the  attorney 
general,  to  draught  letters  patent,  for  600  acres  of  land  in 
the  county,  granted  him  upon  a  former  petition,   106 

Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Maqnaes  river,  beginning  at  a  small  creek 
which  runs  into  said  river,  called  Dadanascarie,  and 


extends  down  the  said  river  on  a  straight  line  one  hun- 
dred chains ;  then  north  and  west  into  ye  woods  two 
hundred  chains,  laid  out  for  Hendrick  and  Hans  Hansen, 
pursuant  to  warrant,  dated  23  October,  1712,   106 

June  10.  Petition  of  Henry  Wilenian  and  Henry  Van  Bael, 
praying  a  warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  draught 
letters  patents,  for  3,000  acres  of  land  in  Ulster  county, 
granted  them  on  a  former  petition,  being  part  of  the  lands 
formerly  patented  to  Capt.  John  Evanj,  (see  page  95,). .  107 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Thomas  Dongan  and  Walter  Dongan, 
for  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  and  lay  out 
several  tracts  of  land,  on  Staten  Island,  formerly  the 


estate  of  the  late  Earl  of  Lymerick,   108 

June  10.  Petition  of  Jacob  Rutsen,  of  the  county  of  Ulster, 
for  a  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  and  lay 
out  2,000  acres  of  land,  adjacent  to  his  present  possessions, 
in  said  county,   109 


June  10.  Petition  of  John  Macklain  and  Richard  Winfield, 
for  a  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  and  lay 
out  some  small  tracts  of  lands  on  which  they  now  live,  in 
ye  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  resumed  lands  of 


Capt.  Evans,   110 

June  5.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  a  former  petition,  of  Macklain  and  Winfield,  was 
referred,  recommending  that  the  same  be  granted,  (see 

page  102,)   Ill 

June  12.  Warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  and  lay 

out  the  above  mentioned  land,   112 

June  12.  Petition  of  Peter  Johnson,  for  a  grant  of  500 
acres  of  land,  lying  to  the  northward  of  a  small  run  of 
water,  which  runs  into  Hudson's  river,  to  the  southward 
of  the  Dance  Chamber,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   113 


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Page. 

1712.  June  16.  Report  of  committee  of  council,  in  favor  of  the 

above,   113 

June  10.  Petition  of  John  Rutsen  and  Jacob  Bruyne,  of  the 
county  of  Ulster,  for  a  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general, 
to  survey  and  lay  out  3,000  acres  of  the  resumed  lands  of 
Capt.  John  Evans,  lying  to  the  southward  of  John  Mack- 
lain,  to  the  west  of  Capt.  Matthews,  and  to  the  northward 
of  William  Peartree's,  which  was  granted  them  on  a 
former  petition,  with   114 

June  10.  Certificate  of  the  land  board  for  said  land,  and. ...  114 

June.  Description  of  a  survey  of  3,510  acres  of  land,  in 
Ulster  county,  called  Shawongunge;  together  with  a 
small  slip,  containing  200  acres,  laid  out  for  John  Rutsen, 
by  Aug:  Graham,  survr.  genl.,  [with  draught,]   114 

June  13.  Petition  of  John  Rutsen  and  Jacob  Bruyn,  for  a 
warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  draught  letters  patent 
for  the  same,   115 

June  16.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general  for  a  patent  to 
John  Rutsen  and  Jacob  Bruyn  for  the  same,  (2  copies,) . .  116 

[No  date.]  Description  of  the  bounds  of  land  of  the  John 
Macklaine,   116 

June  16.  Petition  of  Harmen  Jorjse,  for  a  warrant  to  the 
surveyor  general  to  survey  and  lay  out  40  acres  of  land 
and  4  acres  of  meadow,  on  the  north  side  of  Staten  Is- 
land, granted  him  on  a  former  petition,   117 

May  22.  Warrant  to  the  attorney-general  to  prepare  a  patent 
to  Harmen  Jorise,   118 

June  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  small  gore  of  land  on 
the  north  side  of  Staten  Island,  in  breadth  on  the  north 
by  the  water  side  45  rods,  and  runs  into  the  woods  by 
the  line  of  the  lots  formerly  laid  out  for  Jno.  Lee  and  An- 
nonias  Turner,  containing  about  31  acres,  also  4  acres  of 
meadow  near  John  Tunisson's  neck,  laid  out  for  Harmen 
Jorisen  by  Aug.  Graham,  surveyor  general,  [with  draught,]  119 

June  21.  Certificate  of  the  land  board  for  the  land  above 
described,   120 

June  24.  Petition  of  Mark  Dusachoy  of  Staten  Island,  for 
two  lots  of  vacant  land  on  said  island,  containing  about 
80  acres  each,  lying  contiguous  to  the  land  on  which  he 
now  resides,  being  bounded  on  the  north  by  the  water 
side,  together  with  meadow  proportionate  to  be  laid  out 
on  the  southwest  side  of  Daniel's  neck,   120 

Sept.  Petition  of  several  of  the  freeholders  in  the  county 
of  Richmond,  praying  not  to  be  disturbed  in  the  posses- 
sion of  their  lands  by  adverse  grants,  {seepage  92,)   121 

Sept.  18.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Hansen  of  the  city  of  Al- 
bany, praying  a  patent  for  about  100  acres  of  lowland 
lying  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohoggs  river,  beginning 
right  over  against  the  creek  called  Tinnondargece  creek, 
thence  westward  along  the  north  side  of  said  river  to  Da- 
denoscarrie  creek  and  back  into  the  woods,   121 

Sept.  27.  Memorial  of  Thomas  Byerly  in  relation  to  the 


vol.  v.]  LAND  PAPERS.  103 

Page. 

1712.      patents  for  lands  granted  by  the  several  governors,  and 

the  quit  rents  of  the  same,   123 


Oct.  8.  Indian  deed  to  George  Clarke  and  Leonard  Lewis 
for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  Dutchess  county,  to  the  north 
of  the  land  of  Rumbout,  Van  Cortland,  &c,  at  a  place 
called  Matapan,  to  the  south  side  thereof,  bounded  on  the 

west  by  John  Casperses  creek,   124 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  David  Provoost,  junior,  for  a  warrant 
to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  and  lay  out  a  certain 
tract  of  land  patented  to  him  in  company  with  John  De 
Peyster  and  others  by  Gov.  Nanfan,  lying  and  being. in 
county  of  Ulster,  "  boundeth,  on  the  north  by  the  corpora- 
tion line  of  Kingstown,  south  to  that  of  John  Evance, 
east  to  Hudson's  river,  and  westerly  to  the  limits  of  the 


Paltz,"  he  being  now  the  only  surviving  patentee,   124 

Oct.  20.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council 
upon  the  petition  of  Hendrick  Hansen  of  Albany,  submit- 
ting that  the  same  may  be  safely  granted,  (see  page  121,)  125 

Oct.  23.  Petition  of  Richard  Merrell,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  certain  tract  of  land  on  Staten  Island  granted  him  in 
1697,  lying  on  both  sides  of  a  certain  creek,  on  which  he 

has  built  a  mill,   125 

1713.  April  2.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council 
to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  submitting 

that  the  same  may  be  safely  granted,   125 

1712.  Oct.  23.  Warrant  for  the  surveying  of  a  tract  of  land  on  ye 
north  side  of  ye  Mohawks  river  for  Hendrick  Hansen, 
{seepages  121  and  125,)   125 

Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land  upon  the  Mo- 
hacks  river,  laid  out  for  Hendrick  Hansen  by  Aug :  Gra- 
ham, surveyor  general,  {seepage  106,)  with   126 

Description  of  a  subdivision  of  the  same,  equally  between 
Hendrick  and  Hans  Hensen,   126 

Oct.  23.  Warrant  for  the  surveying  of  a  tract  of  land  for 
David  Provoost,  {seepage  124,)   127 


Petition  of  Peter  McGregor,  praying  a  patent  for  a  small 
tract  of  land  in  Ulster  county,  assigned  to  him  by  Laird 
of  Manivard  and  Major  McGregory,  out  of  the  lands  on 
which  they  settled,  and  afterwards  held  by  the  petitioner 

under  a  lease  from  Capt.  Jno.  Evans,   128 

Nov.  15.  Petition  of  the  same  for  the  same,  describing  the 
lands  as  follows :  "  All  that  the  hill  and  land  whereon 
the  petitioner  lives  encompassed  with  a  swamp,  beginning 
where  one  Collum  then  lately  lived,  and  so  running  along 
a  swamp  next  the  land  on  the  one  side,  down  to  Hudson's 
river  on  ye  other  side,  bounded  by  the  said  river  on  the 
third  side  beginning  at  the  end  of  said  swamp,  and  run- 
ning to  ye  foot  of  ye  upland  till  it  comes  to  said  Hudson's 


river,  excluding  ye  morass,"   128 

Oct.  2.  Order  of  the  court  of  chancery,  directing  a  survey 
to  be  made  of  the  lands  in  dispute  between  Thomas  Lau- 
rence and  William  Hallett  and  others,   129 

Dec.  5.  Report  of  a  survey  of  Van  Harlem's  lott,  and  the 


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1712  lot  next  adjoining  called  Adrian  Dircksen's  lot,  pursuant 
to  the  foregoing  order.    Pieter  Corteyou,  surveyor,  [with 

draught,]   130 

1713.  Jan.  6.  License  to  Solomon  Davis,  to  purchase  1,000  acres 
of  land  in  ye  western  division  of  ye  province  of  New 
Jersey,   131 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Robert  Blackwell,  for  an  order  to  the 
surveyor  general  to  survey  his  land  on  Long  Island,  and 
also  the  land  of  John  Parcell  which  adjoins  thereto,  and 
such  other  of  the  neighbouring  patents  as  may  be  neces- 
sary to  demonstrate  his  claim,  (seepage  86,)  with   132 

Feb.  29.  Warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  pursuant  to  the 
prayer  of  the  foregoing  petition,   132 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Thomas  Clark,  for  a  patent  of  confirma- 
tion for  a  part  of  the  wharf  and  dock  fronting  the  river 
against  his  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  slip  at  the  end  of 
Wall  street,  whereof  he  stands  seized  by  a  grant  from  the 
corporation  of  the  city  of  New  York  in  1692,  and  an- 
other part  of  said  wharf  adjoining  thereunto  on  the  east 
side,  granted  to  him  and  Capt.  Ebenezer  Willson,  by  the 
said  corporation  in  1694,  which  together,  make  in  length 
along  the  river  or  harbour  81  feet,  with  the  privilege  of 
loading  and  unloading  goods,  <&c,  on  the  same,  by  the 
name  of  Hunter's  key,   136 

April  2.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general  to  prepare  letters 
patent  for  John  Belue  and  John  Dove  of  Staten  Island, 
to  keep  a  ferry  at  a  place  called  the  Sand  Bay  to  run  from 
thence  to  New  York,  Long  Island  and  other  adjacent 
places,   137 

April  2.  Petition  of  Mangle  Johnson  Roll  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  2,000  each,  out  of  a  tract  of  land  pur- 
chased by  John  Mangle  (their  ancestor)  of  the  Indians 
lying  at  Canastigione,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
other  side  of  the  river,  beginning  at  the  upper  end  of 
Rick  Claesen  land,  and  stretches  along  the  river  over  a 
certain  creek  called  Orskondaraogos,  ■.   138 

April  9.  Petition  of  Elias  Boudinott  of  ye  city  of  New  York 
for  a  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general  to  survey  and  lay 
out  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  Kings  county,  according  to 
his  patent,  and  for  ye  better  demonstration  of  his  bounda- 
ries, to  survey  the  limits  and  bounds  of  Flattbush,  Bush- 
wick  and  Brookland,  and  such  other  of  the  adjoining 
patent  as  may  be  necessary,   139 

April.  13.  Petition  of  Leonard  Lewis  and  John  Cruger,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  Dutchess  county,  (see 
page  124,)    140 

April  13.  License  to  Elisha  Parker  and  Adam  Hude,  of 
Woodbridge,  N.  J.,  to  purchase  2,000  acres  of  land  in  said 
province  from  the  Indians,  in  virtue  of  a  deed  from  William 
Robinson,    141 

April  30.  Warrant  to  the  surveyor  general  to  survey  and  lay 
out,  for  the  Germans  at  Quasseck  creek  in  ye  county  or 


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Page. 

1713.      Ulster,  such  quantity  of  lands  as  they  have  petitioned  for, 

in  distinct  parcels  to  each,   142 

May  8.  Petition  of  Bartholomew  ffeurt,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  for  a  warrant  to  the  attorney  general  to  prepare 
letters  patent  for  a  lot  of  ground  in  said  city,  on  the  south 
side  of  Queens  street,  extending  to  the  river,   143 

May  27.  Petition  of  Samuel  Bayard  in  relation  to  the  tract 
of  land  granted  to  his  father  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
called  by  the  natives  Scohaare,  {see  page  70,)   144 

May  28.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general  for  a  patent  to 
Bartholomew  ffeurt,  of  the  city  of  New  York,  for  a  lot 
of  ground  in  Queens  street,  in  said  city,  {see  page  143,) . .  145 

June  18.  Petition  of  Jacob  Rutsen,  of  ye  county  of  Ulster, 
praying  a  patent  for  several  tracts  of  land  formerly  granted 
and  conveyed  to  him,  and  2,000  acres  of  vacant  and  unap- 
propriated land  contiguous  thereto,   146 

June  18.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Jacob  Rutsen,  for  the  last 
mentioned  land,   146 

Copy  of  the  boundaries  of  a  certain  parcel  of  vacant  land 
and  meadow  ground  lately  granted  by  patent  to  Col. 
Jacob  Rutsen,  lying  on  the  north  side  of  the  Walls  or 
Paltz  creek,  contiguous  and  adjoining  to  his  land  called 
Guilford,   146 

June  12.  Map  of  a  tract  of  land  adjoining  Knightsfield,  sur- 
veyed for  Col.  Jacob  Rutsen,  Wm.  Bond,  deputy  surveyor, 
(Wawarsing,  Ulster  county,)  ,.  147 

1712.  June  12.  Map  of  1,165  acres  of  land,  lying  and  being  in  the 

county  of  Ulster,  contiguous  and  adjoining  to  a  certain 
tract  of  land  on  the  Palts  river,  belonging  to  Col.  Jacob 
Rutsen,  known  by  the  name  of  Guilford,  (New  Paltz, 
Ulster  county,)   148 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  831  acres  of  land  within  the  purchase 
of  Jacob  Rutsen,  in  Ulster  county,  by  Wm.  Bond,   150 

Description  of  the  boundaries  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  laid 
out  for  Col.  Jacob  Ruttsen,  lying  contiguous  and  adjoin- 
ing to  his  land  on  the  Paltz  river,  called  Guilford,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  as  also  another  tract  of  land  in  the  said 
county,  lying  within  the  purchase  of  s'd  Jacob  Ruttsen, 
containing,  in  all,  3,090  acres,   151 

1713.  June  11.  Petition  of  Solomon  Du  Bois  and  Lewis  Du  Bois, 

of  ye  county  of  Ulster,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  the 
resumed  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,. ...  153 

June  16.  Letter  from  Gov.  Hunter,  in  relation  to  the  license 
for  an  Indian  purchase,  in  ye  names  of  Col.  Cox,  Mr.  \ 
Gardner,  &c,  and  the  caveat  entered  against  it,  by  Col. 
Morris,   154 

April  30.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  Richard  Merrell,  for  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land  on  Staten  Island,  lying  upon  both  sides 
of  a  creek,  {see  page  125,)   155 

June  23.  Description  of  a  survey  of  37  acres  of  land  on  Sta- 
ten Island,  laid  out  for  Richard  Merrell,  by  Aug :  Graham, 
surveyor  general,  [with  draught,]   156 

June  25.  Petition  of  Archibald  Kennedy  and  Oliver  Bayly, 
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1713.      praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  out  of  the  resumed  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 

John  Evans,  with   157 

June  27.  Report  of  P.  Schuyler  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,  submitting  that  the  prayer 
thereof  maybe  safely  granted,   157 

June  29.  Certificate  to  the  minister,  churchwardens  and  ves- 
try of  Saint  Andrews,  in  the  county  of  Richmond,  for  the 
stone  church,  called  St.  Andrew,  and  the  tenement  and 
lot  of  ground  whereon  it  is  built,  situate  and  being  on 
Karles  neck,  at  the  head  of  Fresh  kill,  with   158 

Description  of  the  bounds  and  measure  of  said  property,. . .  158 

June  29.  Petition  of  Johannis  Veder,  of  ye  county  of  Albany, 
for  license  to  purchase  60  acres  of  vacant  land,  lying 
behind  ye  meadow  lands  of  Schonectady,  with   159 

July  6.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  submitting 
that  the  same  may  be  safely  granted,   159 

July  17.  License  to  Johannis  Veder,  to  purchase  the  land 
mentioned  in  the  last  petition,   160 

July  2.  Petition  of  Matthias  De  Mott,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  Ulster  county,  called  Maskack,  near  Sho- 
wangungh,  containing  710  acres,   161 

July  6.  Warrant  for  letters  patent  to  Richard  Merrell,  for  a 
tract  of  land  on  Staten  Island,  {see  page  155,)   162 

July  2.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Hansen,  of  ye  city  of  Albany, 
a,nd  Hans  Hansen,  his  son,  praying  letters  patent  for  2,000 
acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  ye  Mohocks  river,  laid 
out  for  them  pursuant  to  a  warrant  issued  upon  a  former 
petition,  {seepages  106,  126,)  with   163 

July  6.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  submitting 
that  the  same  may  be  safely  granted,   163 

July  17.  Warrant  for  the  draughting  of  letters  patent,  pur- 
suant to  the  prayer  of  the  last  petition,   164 

July  17.  Certificate  and  patent  to  Hendrick  and  Hans  Han- 
sen, for  the  same,   165 

July  8.  Petition  of  Lancaster  Symes,  praying  letters  patent 
for  a  certain  house  and  lot  of  ground  in  Dock  street,  in 
the  city  of  New  York,  with   166 

Oct.  1.  Warrant  for  letters  patent,  for  the  same,   166 

July  15.  Petition  of  Peter  Oblienis  and  others,  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  freeholders  and  inhabitants 
of  the  town  of  New  Harlem,  in  relation  to  a  suit  insti- 
tuted against  them  by  the  receiver  general,  "  for  great 
sums  pretended  to  be  due  from  the  said  inhabitants,  whilst 
they  held  under  the  duke  of  York,"   167 

July  10.  Petition  of  Francis  Harrison  and  company,  praying 
for  a  patent  for  5,000  acres  of  land,    170 

July  17.  Petition  of  Henry  Holland,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
other  patentees  of  a  tract  of  land  above  Albany,  called 
Shenondohowah,  for  an  order  to  the  surveyor  general  to 
run  out  the  westerly  line  of  the  boundaries  of  one  Anthony 


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Page. 

1713.  Van  Schayck's  land,  it  being  the  west  line  of  the  land  of 
said  petitioners,  (2  copies,)   171 

July  21.  Report  of  P.  Schuyler  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  submitted  that 

the  same  be  granted,   171-2 

Oct.  1.  Petition  of  Sam'l  Bayard,  in  relation  to  the  land  called 

Scohaare,  {see  pages  70,  144,)   173 

Petition  of  Richard  Merrell,  for  a  warrant  to  the  attorney 
general  to  prepare  a  draught  of  letters  patent  for  land  on 
Staten  Island,  [seepage  162,)   174 

April  1 8.  Letter  of  Richard  Merril,  in  relation  to  the  above  land,  1 74 

Bounds  of  Richard  Merril' s  land,   174 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  Myndert  Schuyler  and  others,  for  a 
grant  of  500  acres,  out  of  the  vacant  land  lying  on  both 
sides  of  the  German's  creek,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to 
the  northward  of  Col.  Raenslar's  line,   175 

Aug.  24.  Letter  from  Myndert  Schuyler  to  G-eorge  Clarke, 
to  obtain  an  order  for  the  surveying  of  Johannis  Vedder's 
grant  of  60  acres,  together  with  60  acres  which  the  Indians 
have  given  him,  in  addition  thereto,  [see  page  159,  et  seq.,)  176 

Aug.  25.  Petition  of  Jacob  Hendrickse  Hasting,  of  the 
county  of  Richmond,  for  a  grant  of  20  acres  out  of  the 
vacant  land  adjoining  that  at  present  in  his  possession,  to 
make  up  the  quantity  of  165  acres,  which  he  is  entitled 
to  by  virtue  of  a  patent  granted  to  Thomas  Carhart,  with  178 

1714.  April  16.  Report  of  S.  Staats  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  submitting 
that  the  same  may  be  safely  granted,   178 

1713.  Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Isaac  De  Peyster  and  others,  for  a 

warrant  for  the  surveying  of  a  tract  of  land  purchased 
from  the  Indians  in  1672,  by  Jan  Hendrick  Van  Baal, 
lying  near  Schenectady,  by  ye  kill  or  creek  called  by  ye 
Indian  name  Tawalsoutha,  otherwise  ye  Norman's  kill, 
stretching  from  ye  sandy  hills  northwest  to  an  outhook  of 
land,  which  it  also  includes,  containing  hi  length  and 
breadth,  on  both  sides  ye  kill,  all  the  land  as  it  lies  in  a 
square,  with   179 

1714.  April  16.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  coun- 

cil, to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  submit- 
ting that  the  same  be  granted,   179 

1713.  Sept.  25.  Petition  of  Andries  Coeymans,  of  the  county  of 
Albany,  for  a  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  lay  out 
several  lots  in  the  city  of  Albany,  which  were  granted  to 
Andries  De  Vos,  his  grandfather,   180 

Oct.  1.  Petition  of  Samuel  Bayard,  for  an  enlargement  of 
the  order  referring  his  former  petition  to  a  committee  of 
council,  to  the  end  that  he  may  be  admitted  to  the  proofs 
and  allegations  in  said  petition  set  forth,  (see  page  173,)  181 

Oct.  5.  Petition  of  Wm.  Appell,  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
in  relation  to  a  lot  of  ground  in  said  city,  to  the  south  of 
Beavers  path,  between  the  fort  and  the  lot  of  Jan  Hevert- 
son,  stretching  on  the  north  side  along  Beavers  path,   182 


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Page. 

1713.  Oct.  8.  Petition  of  Charles  Mott  and  others,  for  a  warrant 
to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  and  lay  out  a  tract  of 


land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  granted  to  Michael  Haw- 
den  and  Daniel  Honan,  in  1696,.  the  one  equal  undivided 
moiety  of  which  they  have  lately  purchased  from  the 
executors  of  Michael  Hawden,  deceased,   1 

Oct.  8.  Warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  the  land 
mentioned  in  the  foregoing  petition,   2 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Peter  Van  Brugh,  of  ye  city  of  Albany, 
for  license  to  purchase  600  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the 
Mohacks  country,   3 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Lawrence  Claese  and  Hendrick  Vro- 
man,  for  license  to  purchase  400  acres  of  vacant  land, 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  ye  Norman's  creek, 
near  the  north  line  of  ye  Manor  of  Renselaerwick,   4 

Nov.  18.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  counsel, 
upon  the  petition  of  Samuel  Bayard,  {see  vol.  5,  181,) ...  5 

Nov.  19.  Petition  of  Robert  Livingston,  of  the  county  of 
Albany,  praying  a  confirmatory  patent  for  the  Manor  of 
Livingston,  with  the  privilege  that  the  freeholders  of  said 
manor  may  elect  and  return  one  deputy  or  representative 
to  sit  in  the  General  Assembly,   6 

Petition  of  Francis  Harrison  and  others,  for  a  warrant  to 
the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  5,000  acres  out  of  the 
resumed  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  with  8 

Nov.  23.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recommend- 
ing that  the  same  be  granted,  and   8 

1714.  April  10.  Warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  and 

lay  out  the  said  land,   8 

Form  of  a  grant  of  a  township,  (no  place,)   9 

March  24.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Whitehead,  John  Smith  and 
Joseph  Sackett,  justices  of  the  peace,  in  Queens  county, 
praying  the  renewal  of  an  order  of  council  concerning 
the  bounds  of  Newtown,   10 


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Page. 

1714.  April  3.  Petition  of  Johannes  Schuyler,  of  ye  city  of  Albany, 
for  2,000  acres  of  the  resumed  land  of  Domine  Delius,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,   11 

April  9.  Petition  of  Adam  Vrooman,  of  Schenectady,  for  a 
license  to  purchase  340  acres  of  land  adjoining  upon  the 
small  creek  that  runs  from  the  hills  into  Scohare  river,  on 
the  northeast  side  thereof,  on  the  southeast  side  it  is 
bounded  by  Schohaare  river,  and  on  the  southwest  side 
and  northwest  side  by  the  hills  called  Onitstagrawae, . ...  12 

April  10.  License  to  Adam  Vrooman,  to  purchase  the  land 
last  mentioned,   13 

April  10.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Adam  Vrooman,  for  the 
same,   14 

April  10.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Johannis  Vedder,  of  ye 
county  of  Albany,  for  a  small  tract  of  vacant  land,  con- 
taining 120  acres,  lying  behind  ye  meado  w  land  of  Sche- 
nectady, beginning  about  600  yards  south  of  Poenties  kill,  15 

1713.  May  15.  Petition  of  Cornells  Van  Texell  and  others,  the 

children  and  heirs  of  Jan  Cornells  Van  Texel,  deceased, 
for  a  warrant  of  survey  to  lay  out  on  Long  Island,  a  tract 
of  land  called  Crap  meadow,   16 

1714.  April  16.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  submitting 
that  the  same  be  granted,   16 

April  19.  Answer  of  Anthony  van  Schaick,  of  Albany,  to  the 
petition  of  Henry  Holland,  (see  vol.  5, page  171,)  with.. .  17 

April  19.  Bounds  of  the  land  of  Anthony  Van  Schaick,  being 
to  the  north  and  above  the  town  of  Albany,  and  is  com- 
monly called  and  known  by  the  name  of  the  Half  Moon,    1 7 

April  22.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  Cornells  Van  Texell  and  # 
others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  called  Crap  meadow, 
situated  on  Long  Island,  in  Suffolk  county,  (see  page  16,)  18 

1713.  Nov.  18.  Petition  of  Myndert  Schuyler  and  others,  for 

license  to  purchase  500  acres  of  vacant  land,  lying  on 
both  sides  of  ye  Norman's  creek,  in  ye  county  of  Albany, 
to  ye  northward  of  Coll.  Renselaer's  line,  with   19 

1714.  April  16.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,  submitting  that  license 

be  granted,  and   19 

April  22.  License  to  Myndert  Schuyler,  to  purchase  the  said 

land,  ,   19 

1712.  June  10.  Petition  of  Hugo  ffrere  and  others,  of  New  Palts, 
in  ye  county  of  Ulster,  for  a  warrant  of  survey,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land,  near  or  adjoining  to  ye  Palts  line,  at  a  place 
called  ye  Piatt  kill,  (see  vol.  5,  p.  103,)    20 

June  12.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Hugo  ffrere,  for  the  last 

mentioned  land,   21 

1714.  May  3.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,200  acres  of  land,  lying 
about  six  miles  to  ye  westward  of  Hudson's  river,  on  both 
sides  of  ye  Piatt  kill,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for 
Hugo  ffrere,  by  John  Beatty,  dep.  survr.,  [with  draught,]  22 

Petition  of  Stevanus  Groesbeck  and  John  Dunbar,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  and  meadow 


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Page. 

1714.      ground,  up  Schohare  creek,  about  one  English  mile  from 


the  Mohaques  castle,  on  the  same  side  of  the  creek  whereon 
the  said  castle  stands,  about  the  quantity  of  500  acres,. . .  23 
May  8.  Petition  of  Meyndert  Schuyler  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  10,000  acres,  out  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Nicholas  Bayard,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  and 
commonly  known  by  the  name  of  Scohare,  since  resumed 

by  an  act  of  assembly,  with   ...  24 

May  25.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
submitting  that  the  same  be  granted  in  one  square  plot, 

on  "  or  either  or  both  sides  of  the  creek,"   24 

June  3.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Meyndert  Schuyler  and 
others,  for  the  last  mentioned  land,   25 


May  28.  Petition  of  Abraham  Cuyler  and  others,  of  the  city  of 
Albany,  for  confirmation  of  a  gift,  from  the  native  owners 
of  the  land  at  Skohere,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  there, 
lying  and  being  on  the  west  side  of  Sckoharie  creek, 
containing  in  length  by  the  said  creek,  about  one  mile, 
beginning  on  the  north  by  a  stone  mountain,  called  by 
the  natives  Onekeedsienos,  and  so  from  thence  up  the 
said  creek  to  a  certain  small  run  of  water,  called  Nets- 
taghcokaarawe  Caghsoone,  containing  in  breadth  from 

the  said  creek  into  the  woods,  one  mile,  with   26 

1710.  July  19.  Indian  deed  to  Abraham  Cuyler  and  others,  for  the 


same,   26 

1714.  June  10.  Petition  of  Sam:  Staets  and  Rip  Van  Dam,  for 
license  to  purchase  2,000  acres  each,  out  of  the  vacant 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  at  a  place  called  Foxes 
creek,  with   27 

Nov.  8.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,  submitting  that  license  be 
granted,   27 

June  10.  Petition  of  Johannes  Vedder,  of  the  county  of 
Albany,  praying  a  patent  for  120  acres  of  land,  laid  out 
for  him  behind  ye  meadow  land  of  Schenectady,  beginning 
about  six  hundred  yards  to  ye  southward  of  a  kill  or 
creek,  known  by  the  name  of  Poenties  kill,  (see  vol.  5,  p. 
176,)   28 

June  12.  Certificate  of  land  board,  to  Johannes  Vedder,  for 
the  last  mentioned  land,   29 

June  12.  Warrant  for  the  draughting  of  letters  patent,  for 
the  same,   30 

June  12.  Petition  of  Eldert  Tymensen  and  Cornelius  Christi- 
ansen, of  ye  county  of  Albany,  for  license  to  purchase  600 
acres  of  vacant  land,  adjoining  their  farms,  at  a  place 
called  Rosendale,  near  Conestigione,  in  said  county,  with  31 

July  15.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,  submitting  that  license 
be  granted,   31 

June  12.  Petition  of  Meyndert  Schuyler  and  others,  praying 
a  warrant  of  survey  for  500  acres  of  land,  lying  on  both 
sides  of  the  Norman's  kill,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  and 


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Ill 


Pago. 

1714.      called  in  the  Indian  language  Annachque,  beginning  to 

the  northward  of  Col.  Renselaer's  line,  (see  page  19,)   32 

June  12.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  land  last  mentioned,.. . .  33 
July  12.  Petition  of  Adam  Vrooman,  of  Schenectady,  pray- 
ing for  600  acres  of  the  reserved  lands,  at  Schohare, 
beginning  at  a  small  run  of  water,  coming  from  a  white 
pine  swamp,  and  running  into  Schohare  river,  which  is 
the  westermost  bounds  thereof,  and  from  where  the  said 


run  comes  into  Schohare  river,  it  is  bounded  southerly  by 
said  river  as  it  runs,  until  it  comes  to  another  small  run 
of  water,  which  runs  on  the  northeast  part  of  the  hills 
called  Onitstagrawae,  and  is  the  easterly  bounds  thereof, 

(see  page  12,)  with   34 

August  23.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the 
council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,  submitting  that 

a  patent  be  granted,   34 

August  26.  Warrant  for  the  draughting  of  letters  patent,  for 

Adam  Vrooman,  for  the  land  last  described,   36 

Sept.  5.  Clerk  of  ye  councill  and  secretaries  ffees,  <fcc,  about 

passing  ye  patent  for  Adam  Vrooman,  amounting  to  £13,  37 
June  16.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  prepare  a  confir- 


mation for  John  Gardiner,  of  the  release  of  the  quit  rent  of 
Gardiner's  Island,  granted  by  Govr.  Lovelace,  (2  copies,)  38 
June  17.  Petition  of  George  Lockstadt,  on  behalf  of  him- 
self and  the  rest  of  the  Germans  settled  near  Quassaick 
creek,  upon  Hudson's  river,  praying  for  a  grant  of  a 
proportionable  quantity  of  meadow  ground,  out  of  that 


lying  vacant,  at  the  distance  of  an  English  mile  behind 
their  lots,  upon  the  west  side  of  the  river  aforesaid,  in 

Ulster  county,   39 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Phillip  Schuyler,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  tract  of  land,  conveyed  to  him  by  deed  of  gift,  from  the 

Maquas  Indians,   40 

June  17.  Petition  of  Phillip  Schuyler,  of  the  city  of  Albany, 
for  a  license  to  purchase  2,000  acres  of  land,  bounded 
north  by  a  piece  of  woodland,  belonging  to  Cornelius 
Switts  ;  on  the  east  by  the  west  bounds  of  Cannistagajone, 
and  the  south  by  the  north  bounds  of  the  town  of  Schen- 
ectady,  41 

1711.  July  17.  Indian  deed  to  Phillip  Schuyler,  for  the  land  de- 
scribed in  the  last  petition,   42 

1714.  June  18.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  was  referred  the  petition  of  Gysbert  Mercellis, 
of  Schenectady,  for  confirmation  of  lands,  recommending 
the  granting  of  the  same,   43 


June  23.  Certificate  of  land  board  to  Guysbert  Mercellis,  for 
a  certain  great  island  called  Joris  Aertse  Island,  in  ye 
Maquaes  river,  above  Schenectady,  between  Scotia  and  ye 
land  called  Claes  Graenen's  hoock,  containing  about  30 
acres ;  together  with  a  house  lot  in  ye  town  of  Schenec- 
tady, having  to  ye  north  and  west  the  High  street,  being 
a  corner  lot ;  as  also  all  these  small  islands  which  lie  about 
the  said  great  island,  in  the  boght  or  bay,  between  the 


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Page. 

1714.  hook  aforesaid  and  Scotia,  on  ye  north  side  of  said  river, 
excepting  only  two  islands  within  the  said  bounds,  one 
whereof  is  called  Cruisbesse  Island,  and  ye  other  Spiten- 
divel ;  and  6  acres  of  land  upon  ye  maine,  on  the  other 


side  of  the  river,  abutting  on  the  east  side  of  the  land 

called  Claes  Graenen's  land,   44 

June  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Gysbert  Marcellis,  for  the 

island  last  described,   45 

July  10.  Certificate  of  land  board  to  Francis  Harrison  and 
others,  for  certain  tract  of  land  in  Ulster  county,  bounded 
on  the  north  by  Andrew  ffolk's  land,  and  ye  nine  German 
families,  on  the  west,  and  north  by  land  unsurveyed,  and 
on  the  east  by  Hudson's  river,  containing  5,000  acres, ...  48 
July  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Francis  Harrison  and  others, 
for  the  land  last  described,   49 


July  15.  Petition  of  Jannetie  Cregier,  widow,  praying  a 
patent  of  confirmation  for  a  tract  of  land  at  Cannastagione 
situate  between  two  creeks,  abutting  upon  the  Maquas 
river  over  against  Great  Island,  with  wood  land  opposite 


the  same  on  the  other  side  of  the  river,  :   50 

July  15.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  coun- 
cil, to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  recom- 
mending that  the  same  be  granted,   51 


Aug.  5.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  woodland  prayed  for  by 

Jannetie  Cregier,  in  the  last  mentioned  petition,   52 

Aug.  5.  Petition  of  Margaret  Mackgregory,  widow  of  Maj. 
Patrick  Mackgregory,  concerning  a  tract  of  land  at  the 
Murtherer's  creek  in  Ulster  county,  purchased  by  her  hus- 


band in  his  life  time,  under  a  license  from  Gov.  Dungan, 
praying  to  be  allowed  to  congregate  the  native  proprie- 
tors yet  remaining  alive  before  the  magistrates  of  that 
county,  and  other  christian  evidences  to  certify  the  limits 

of  said  land,  with   53 

Report  of  P.  Schuyler  and  others  of  the  council,  upon  the 

same,   53 

Aug.  5.  Petition  of  John,  Thomas  and  Walter  Dongan  and 
others,  for  2,000  acres  each  of  the  lands  formerly  patented 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  but  since  vacated  and  resumed,. .  .  54 


April  8.  Petition  of  Samuell  Babbington  of  the  city  of  Al- 
bany, praying  a  patent,  and  that  a  warrant  of  survey  may 
issue  in  order  thereto,  for  a  certain  flat  or  piece  of  plain 
land  lying  upon  the  south  side  of  the  Maquaes  river  about 
24  English  miles  above  ye  town  of  Schenectady,  common- 
ly called  and  known  by  the  name  of  Robert's  flat,  and  in 
ye  Indian  language  Stragrogoha,  stretching  from  the  said 
river  to  the  foot  path  over  the  Tuchtanvendase  hill,  to- 
gether with  an  island  in  the  said  river  over  against  the 
said  land,  all  of  which  was  purchased  from  the  native 
proprietors  by  Robert  Sanders,  through  whom  the  peti- 


tioner derives  his  title,  with,   55 

Aug.  1 9.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred  recommending  that  a 
warrant  be  issued  accordingly,   55 


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Page. 

1714.  Aug.  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  land  last  described,. ...  56 
July  8.  Petition  of  George  Lockstadt,  on  behalf  of  himself 


and  the  rest  of  the  Germans  settled  near  Quassaick  creek 
upon  Hudson's  river,  praying  a  patent  for  the  land  laid 
out  for  them  in  ye  county  of  Ulster,  according  to  the  sev- 
eral allotments  expressed  in  the  survey  of  the  same,  with  57 

Oct.  20.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
upon  the  same,  and   57 

Aug.  12.  Order  of  council  for  a  patent  to  George  Lockstadt 
and  others,  for  the  same,   57 

1713.  Nov.  18.  Petition  of  Robert  Milward,  praying  that  1,500 

acres  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
may  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  him  pursuant  to  a  grant 
from  Gov.  Ingoldesby,  with   58 

1714.  Aug.  17.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  coun- 

cil, upon  the  same,   58 

Aug.  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  1,500  acres  of  land  lying  in 
the  rear  of  the  land  laid  out  for  Francis  Harrison  &  Co., 

for  Robert  Milward,   59 

Draught  of  the  last  mentioned  land,  by  W.  Bond,   60 

July  29.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Seberingh,  for  a  grant  of  1,500 
acres  out  of  the  resumed  lands  in  the  counties  of  Ulster 

and  Orange,  with   61 

Aug.  17.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 

upon  the  same,   61 

Aug.  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  last  mentioned  land,. . .  62 
Aug.  25.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Van  Brunt,  for  a  grant  of 
1,500  acres  near  or  contiguous  to  the  lands  granted  Corne- 
lius Sebering,  with   63 

Sept.  9.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 

upon  the  same,  and   63 

Sept.  9.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  same,..   63 

Aug.  26.  Certificate  of  land  board  to  Adam  Vrooman,  for 
600  acres  of  land  at  Schohare,  (seepage  34,  et  seq.,)   64 


Aug.  3.  Petition  of  Andries  Coeymans  of  the  manor  of  Ren- 
selaarswyck,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  praying  a  confirma- 
tion of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  beginning  at  Peter  Bronks 
creek,  or  the  creek  of  Coxhacks,  including  the  same  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  thence  up  along  the  said 
river  +o  about  the  middle  of  Jan  Ryersen's  Island,  to  a 
small  run  of  water,  thence  up  into  the  woods  west,  and  by 
north  12  miles,  being  the  north  bounds  of  said  land,  the 
southern  bounds  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  the  said  Peter 
Bronk's  creek,  up  the  same  as  it  runs  to  Coxhacks,  and 
thence  up  into  the  woods  due  west  until  it  makes  from 


the  mouth  of  said  creek  12  miles,  from  which  last  station  a 
straight  line  goes  to  the  west  end  of  the  north  bounds,  with  65 
Aug.  25.  Report  of  S.  Staats  and  others  of  the  council,  upon 

the  same,   65 

Aug.  26.  Warrant  for  a  patent  of  confirmation  to  Andries 

Coeymans  for  the  land  last  described,   06 

Sept.  7.  Clerk  of  ye  council  and  secretary's  fees  about  pass- 
ing ye  confirmation  for  Andries  Coeymans,  £6  11.  6,   67 

15 


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1714.  Aug.  26.  Warrant  to  the  surveyor  general  to  lay  out  for 
Lewis  Morris  and  others,  5,000  acres  of  land  lying  on 
both  sides  of  Old  Man's  creek  in  Ulster  county,  near 
Hudson's  river  being  part  of  ye  lands  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,.   6R 

Aug.  17.  Petition  of  Dirick  Bensing,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  lying  between  the  south  limits  of  the  land 
granted  to  Doct.  Samuel  Staats,  and  the  south  side  of 
the  Dunder  Bergh,  being  part  of  the  resumed  lands  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  with   69 

Aug.  17.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
upon  the  same,  and   69 

Sept.  9.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  same,   69 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  Dirck  Wesselse,  for  license  to  purchase 
2,000  acres  out  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  in  1697  to  the 
petitioner  in  company  with  William  Pinhorne  and  others, 
but  since  vacated  and  resumed,  lying  upon  the  Mohaques 
river  above  a  place  commonly  known  by  the  name  of 
Orathbe,  beginning  from  a  place  called  by  the  natives 
Owwendroen,   70 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  Evert  Bancker,  for  license  to  purchase 
2,000  acres  out  of  the  tract  of  land  last  described,   71 

Sept.  28.  Petition  of  Peter  Livingston  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  6,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohoggs  river  about  a  mile  and  a  half  above  Fort  Hun- 
ter, beginning  at  a  creek  called  Oghrachkee,  stretching 
along  the  river  westward,  to  a  place  called  by  ye  natives 
Tepitsaghrove,  being  a  small  stony  hill  that  comes  into 
the  river,   72 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Samuel  Staats,  for  two  several  war- 
rants of  survey  for  two  tracts  of  land,  one  lying  on  ye 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  ye  county  of  Albany  over 
against  Claverack,  extending  along  the  shore  of  the  said 
river  north  and  south  from  ye  land  of  Peter  Broncks  to 
ye  meadows  by  ye  corner  or  neck  of  ye  main  land  lying 
behind  Barents  Island  called  Mackawameck,  and  running 
in  breadth  westerly  into  the  woodland  to  Katts  kill  road 
or  path  ;  which  land  was  called  Loonenburgh ;  the  other 
lying  on  Hudson's  river  in  Dutchess  county,  and  called 
by  ye  Indians  Eaquaquanessinck,  with   73 

Oct  7.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  the  land  known  as  Loonen- 
burgh, and  such  of  the  adjoining  patents  as  may  be 
necessary,  to  demonstrate  the  encroachments  thereon,. . .  73 

Oct.  21.  Petition  of  Robert  Milward,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land,  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  him,  pursuant  to 
a  warrant  issued  upon  a  former  petition,  the  return 
whereof  is  hereunto  annexed,  {seepage  58,  et  seq.,)   74 

Oct.  16.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,500  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  on  ye  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
being  part  of  the  resumed  lands  of  Capt.  John  Evans, 
adjoining  on  the  north  side  to  the  land  of  Francis  Harri- 
son &  Co.,  laid  out  for  Robert  Milward,  by  Wm.  Bond, 
dep,  survr.,  [with  draught,]  and   74 


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Pago. 

1714.  Oct.  21.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Robert  Milward  for  the 

same,   74 


Oct.  14.  Petition  of  John  Collins,  of  ye  city  of  Albany, 
and  others,  for  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  vacant 
meadow  land,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  the  Maquas  river, 
about  2  English  miles  above  Fort  Hunter,  beginning  by 
the  river  side,  at  a  creek  called  Yondutdenoghschare,  at 
the  uppermost  bounds  of  the  land  lately  patented  to 
Hendrick  Hansen,  and  runs  up  along  the  said  river,  to 
the  further  side  of  a  creek,  called  by  the  Indians  Oghre- 
gehhoonge,  by  the  Christians  the  Canada  kill ;  together 
with  the  said  creek  and  the  woodland  lying  behind  the 


said  meadow,  containing  in  all  2,000  acres,  with   75 

Oct.  22.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  "the  council, 

upon  the  same,   75 

Oct.  25.  License  to  John  Collins,  to  purchase  the  land  last 

described,   76 

Oct.  31.  Letter  of  Phillip  Schuyler  to  Mr.  Wildman,  in 
relation  to  a  deed  of  gift  from  the  Indians,  of  a  tract  of 

land,  dated  at  Schenectady,  {see  page  40,  et  seq.,)   77 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Meyndert  Schuyler  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  10,000  acres  of  land,  at  Schohare,  laid  out  for 
them,  pursuant  to  a  warrant  issued  upon  a  former  peti- 
tion, (see  page  24,)   78 

Nov.  3.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Meyndert  Schuyler  and 

others,  for  the  last  mentioned  land,   79 

Nov.  10.  Clerk  of  ye  council  and  secretary's  fees,  &c,  about 
passing  ye  patent  for  Meyndert  Schuyler  &  Co.,  for  land 

at  Schohare,   80 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Meyndert  Schuyler,  Arent  Van  Petten 
and  John  Dellemont,  praying  a  patent  for  500  acres  of 
land,  lying  in  ye  county  of  Albany,  on  both  sides  of  ye 
Norman's  kill,  beginning  to  ye  north  of  the  line  of  Killian 

Van  Renselaer,  (see  pages  32,  33,)   81 

Oct.  13.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  land  referred  to  in 
the  foregoing  petition,  laid  out  for  Meyndert  Schuyler 
and  others,  by  Nicholas  Schuyler,  dep.  survr.,  [Avith 

draught,]   82 

Nov.  3.  Certificate  of  land  board  to  Meyndert  Schuyler  and 

others,  for  the  last  mentioned  land,  a   83 

Nov.  3.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Meyndert  Schuyler  and 

others,  for  the  same,   84 

Nov.  10.  Clerk  of  ye  council  and  secretaries' fees  <fcc,  about 
passing  ye  patent  for  Meyndert  Schuyler  and  others,  for 

the  same,   85 

Nov.  2.  Petition  of  John  Collins,  of  ye  city  of  Albany,  and 
others,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  the  Maquas  river,  about  2 
English  miles  above  Fort  Hunter,  (2  copies,)  (see  page 

75,  et  seq.,)  86 

Nov.  4.  Warrant  of  survey  for  John  Collins  and  others,  for 
the  last  mentioned  land,   87 


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Page. 

1714.  Petition  of  John  Collins  and  others,  in  relation  to  the  plan 

to  be  observed  in  laying  out  the  same,   88 

Description  of  the  bounds  of  the  land  on  the  North  side  of 
the  Maquaes  river,  purchased  and  granted  to  Mr.  John 
Collins  &  Co.,  and  divided  between  the  said  John  Collins, 
Margaret  Collins  his  wife,  and  Edward  Collins  his  son, 
according  to  his  excellency's  warrant,   89 

Draught  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Maquaes  river,  as  divided  between  John,  Margaret  and 
Edward  Collins,  Phillip  Verplank,  dep.  surveyor,   90 

Nov.  4.  Petition  of  John  Collins  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  the  same,   91 

Nov.  4.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Collins  and  others, 
for  the  same,   92 

Oct.  22.  Petition  of  Robert  Walter,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  and  others,  for  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  vacant 
land,  lying  and  being  in  or  nigh  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Mohaks  river,  beginning  at  a 
creek,  called  by  the  natives  Oghregehhoonge,  and  by  the 
Christians  the  Canida's  creek ;  thence  up  the  said  river 
westward,  as  it  runs  to  a  certain  kill,  called  Anthony's 
Neus,  whose  point  comes  into  the  said  river,  and  so  up  into 
the  woods  on  both  sides,  till  it  makes  6,000  acres  of  land, 
with   93 

Nov.  8.  Report  of  S.  Staats  and  others,  of  the  council,  upon 
the  same,   93 

Nov.  3.  Warrant  for  a  patent  of  confirmation,  to  Ryer  Scher- 
merhorn,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  beginning  at  the 
Maquas  river,  by  the  town  of  Schannectady,  and  runs 
thence  westerly  on  both  sides  up  the  river,  to  a  certain 
place,  called  by  the  Indians  Canaquariveny,  being  reputed 
3  Dutch  miles  or  1 2  English  miles ;  and  from  the  said 
town,  down  the  river  one  Dutch  or  four  English  miles,  to 
a  kill  called  the  Ael  place,  and  runs  into  the  woods,  to 
the  distance  of  one  mile,  on  each  side  of  the  river,   94 

Nov.  11.  License  to  Robert  Walter  and  others,  to  purchase 
6,000  acres  of  land,  {see  page  93,)  (2  copies,)   95 

1715.  Oct.  27.  Order  in  council,  that  the  foregoing  license  be  en- 

larged for  another  year,   95 

1714.  Nov.  11.  License  to  Samuell  Staats  and  Rip  Van  Dam,  to 
purchase  2,000  acres  each,  at  a  place  called  Foxes  creek, 
in  ye  county  of  Albany,   96 

Nov.  16.  Warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  and 
lay  out  the  town  of  Schenectady,  and  also  the  several  and 
particular  lots  or  parcels  of  land  within  ye  said  town, ...  97 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  for  license  to 
purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  land,  lying  on  ye  north  side  of 
ye  Maquaes  river,  near  Kanajora,  in  ye  county  of  Albany, 
with   98 

Nov.  18.  Report  of  S.  Staats  and  others,  of  the  council, 
upon  the  same,   98 

Dec.  2.  License  to  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  to  purchase 


VOL.  VI.] 


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117 


Page. 

1714.  the  quantity  of  2,000  acres  each,  of  land  near  Kanajora, 

on  ye  north  side  of  ye  Maquaes  river,  (2  copies,)   99 

Nov.  18.  Petition  of  Henry  Wileman,  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey, for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  ye  county  of  Orange, 
granted  in  1697,  to  Benjamin  Corse,  and  conveyed  by 
him  to  the  petitioner,   100 

Nov.  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Henry  Wileman,  for  a 
certain  tract  of  land  in  Orange  county,  called  Ramepogh, 
lying  upon  Pompton  creek,  about  twenty  miles  above  ye 
mouth  of  said  creek,  where  it  falls  into  Pequaneck  river, 
being  a  piece  of  low  land,  lying  at  ye  forks,  on  ye  west 
side  of  ye  creek,  containing  about  twelve  or  fifteen  acres, 
and  going  down  said  creek  for  ye  space  of  6  or  7  miles, 
to  a  small  run,  running  into  said  creek  out  of  a  small 

lake,  several  small  p  lying  on  both  sides  of  said  creek, 

computed  in  all  about  90  or  100  acres,  with  upland  ad- 
joining thereunto,  to  ye  quantity  of  1,200  acres,   101 

Dec.  10.  Petition  of  Peter  Schuyler  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  lying  upon  the  Maquaes  river, 
above  a  place  commonly  known  by  ye  name  of  Orachkee, 
formerly  granted  to  William  Pinhorne  and  others,  but 
since  vacated  and  resumed,  with   102 

Dec.  14.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
upon  the  same,  and     102 

Dec.  16.  License  to  Peter  Schuyler  and  others,  to  purchase 
2,000  acres  each,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquaes  river,  102 

1715.  March  17.  Petition  of  Eldart  Thymesen,  of  Canistagayone, 

in  the  county  of  Albany,  for  license  to  purchase  6  or  700 
acres  of  woodland,  at  that  place  adjoining  his  lowland, 
and  running  up  into  the  woods  to  that  of  Kilian  Van 
Renslaer,   103 

March  17.  Petition  of  Francis  Salisbury,  for  license  to  pur- 
chase 1,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  lying  at  a  place  called 
by  ye  Indians  Teteachkie,  upon  Katskill  creek,  in  ye 
county  of  Albany,   104 

March  24.  Order  from  the  King,  for  a  grant  to  Gregory 
Gougeon,  of  a  plantation  in  the  province  of  New  York, 
acquired  by  Elias  Cothonneau,  deed.,  who  left  it  to  his 
brother,  William  Cothonneau,   105 

March  31.  Petition  of  John  Thompson  Vos,  of  the  city  of 
New  York,  for  500  acres  of  land,  lying  to  ye  northward 
of  a  small  run  of  water  which  runs  into  Hudson's  river, 
to  ye  southward  of  ye  Danse  chamber,  being  part  of  the 
resumed  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  Jno.  Evans,... .  10G 

March  31.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Regnier,  widow,  for  a  war- 
rant of  survey  for  "  all  that  one  full  moiety,  or  one  half 
part  of  a  certain  piece  or  parcel  of  land,  lying  under 
Bushwick,  in  Kings  county,  between  Francis  Titus  and 
J  acob  Bobine,  called  by  ye  name  of  Coycole  farm ;  and 
also,  one  half  of  one  other  piece  of  meadow  land,  con- 
taining about  10  acres,  lying  between  Peter  Pral's  land 
and  Hannah  Falcot's ;  and  also,  another  piece  of  land  at 
Bushwick,  aforesaid,  bounded  eastward  by  the  land  of 


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Page. 

1715.      said  Francis  Titus,  and  westward  by  the  town  aforesaid, 

containing  14  acres,"  with   107 

April  28.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  same,   107 

April  21.  Petition  of  Abraham  Staats,  of  Albany,  for  a  war- 
rant to  survey  and  lay  out  400  acres,  adjoining  the  north 
line  of  a  neck  of  land  containing  200  acres,  now  in  his 
possession,  called  Ciskhekainck,  on  ye  north  side  of 
Claverack,  on  ye  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,   108 

April  21.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Seberingh  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  6,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  a 
patent  formerly  granted  to  Mr.  Delius  and  others,  now 
resumed,   109 

May.  5.  Petition  of  John  Petersen  Mebie,  of  Schenectade, 
for  license  to  purchase  80  acres  of  the  land  known  as 
Kadarode,  adjoining  80  acres  of  said  land  which  he  holds 
by  patent,  on  the  east  side  of  Tionondorogoes  creek ;  and 
also,  120  acres  of  the  same,  adjoining  80  acres  which  he 
holds  by  patent,  on  the  west  side  of  said  creek,  with   110 

May  12.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 

upon  the  same,   110 

.  May  11.  Petition  of  Evert  Van  Ness,  praying  a  patent  of 
confirmation  for  220  acres  of  land,  lying  at  Konistagajone, 
on  ye  south  side  of  the  river,  beginning  from  ye  mouth 
of  a  certain  creek  called  Schirluyns  kill,  and  ranges  east- 
ward along  the  said  river  to  another  creek,  called  Stoney 
creek,  which  comes  out  into  the  great  rift  above  the  land 
of  Cornelius  Claesen,  and  so  backward  southerly  between 
the  said  creeks  to  ye  northermost  bounds  of  the  manor  of 
Renselaerwick,  with   Ill 

Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council,  upon 
the  same,   Ill 

May  16.  Petition  of  Henry  Holland  and  others,  for  a  war- 
rant to  run  the  east  bounds  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  called  Shenondohawah,  which  is 
the  west  bounds  of  one  Anthony  Van  Schaick's  land,  with 

another   112 

1713.  July  17.  Petition  of  Henry  Holland  and  others,  in  relation 

to  the  same,  (see  page  17,)   112 

1715.  May  17.  Warrant  of  survey  to  run  the  line  referred  to  in 

the  foregoing  petition,   113 

May  26.  Petition  of  John  Macklain,  praying  a  patent  for 
300  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  north  side  of  Shawan- 
gonck  creek,  bounded  on  the  southwest  by  the  land  laid 
out  for  Soveraigne  Tenhout,  south  by  the  creek  aforesaid, 
east  by  a  small  run  which  flows  into  Shawangonck  creek, 
and  northwest  by  lands  not  yet  laid  out,  with   114 

May  30.  Draught  of  certificate  to  John  Macklain,  for  the 
same,   114,  115 

May  31.  Petition  of  John  Peterson  Mebie,  (see  page  110,).  116 

May  31.  Warrant  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  survey  the 
several  tracts  of  land  on  both  sides  of  Tionondoroques 
creek,  in  order  to  a  determination  petition  of  John  Peter- 
son Mebie,  (see  page  110,)   117 


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119 


.  June  6.  Petition  of  Hugo  ftrere,  senr.,  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  1,200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
part  of  the  re-assumed  land  of  Capt.  John  Evans,  lying 
about  six  miles  westward  of  Hudson's  river,  on  both 
sides  of  ye  Piatt  kill,  that  watereth  out  into  ye  Paltz 
river  by  the  land  of  Solomon  Duboys,  bounded  to  ye 
northeast  by  or  near  by  the  southwest  bounds  of  New 
Paltz,  and  having  for  its  other  bounds  the  King's  woods, 
(see  page  20,)  with   118 

June  28.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
upon  the  same,   ....  118 

June  30.  Certificate  to  Hugo  frrere  and  others,  for  the  last 
mentioned  land,   119 

June  30.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Hugo  ffrere,  for  the  same,  120 

June  23.  Petition  of  Archibald  Kenedy,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey  for  2,000  acres,  out  of  the  re-assumed  lands  of 
Capt.  John  Evans,   121 

June  23.  Petition  of  John  Crook,  senr.,  and  others,  for  a 
grant  of  6,000  acres  out  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  lying  on  ye  Paltz  creek,  in  ye  county 
of  Ulster,   122 

June  30.  Petition  of  Servas  meeraboom,  on  behalf  of  Johan- 
nes Johnson  and  others,  children  of  Peter  Johnson,  de- 
ceased, for  300  acres  of  land,  lying  north  of  a  small  run 
which  comes  into  Hudson's  river  south  of  the  Dance 
chamber,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  lying  with  the  bounds  of  the  lands  of 
Francis  Harrison  and  comp.,  but  excepted  and  reserved 
out  of  his  patent,  (see  page  106  ?)   123 

June  30.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Servas  Fleeraboom,  for  the 
last  mentioned  land,  ,   124 

June  30.  Petition  of  Maudlene  Rosecrants  and  Marinus  Van- 
nakin,  of  Rochester,  in  ye  county  of  Ulster,  for  a  war- 
rant of  survey  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side 
of  ye  Rondout  creek,  in  the  town  aforesaid,   125 

May  11.  Petition  of  Evert  Van  Ness,  (see  page  111,)  with 
report,   126 

July  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Evert  Van  Ness,  for  a  tract 
of  land  at  Kanistagaione,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   120 

Aug.  11.  Petition  of  Archibald  Kennedy,  praying  a  patent 
for  2,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  the  resumed  land  of 
Capt.  Evans,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (see  page  121,) .. .  127 

July  14.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Van  Brunt  and  others,  for  a 
grant  of  6,000  acres  of  the  resumed  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  on  the  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  adjoining  the  north  bounds  of  the  lands  of 
Mr.  Beard  &  Co.,  with   128 

Aug.  1 1 .  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
on  the  same,   128 

Sept.  15.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Cornelius  Van  Brunt  and 
others,  for  the  6,000  acres  prayed  for  in  the  foregoing 
petition,  \   129 


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Pago. 

1715.  Oct.  1.  Warrant  for  a  patent  of  confirmation  to  Robert  Liv- 

ingston, for  the  Manor  of  Livingston,  and   130 

The  same,   131 

Oct.  19.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  Peter  Fauconnier  and  others, 
for  a  tract  of  land  beginning  at  the  north  bounds  of  the 
land  of  Richard  Sackett,  in  Dutchess  county,  and  runs 
south  to  Wimpoting,  and  so  to  the  southeast  corner  of  said 
land,  and  thence  easterly  to  the  colony  line  of  Connecticut, 
and  thence  northerly,  by  the  said  line  and  Wiantenuck 
river,  to  the  south  bounds  of  the  land  purchased  by  John 
Spragg  &  Co.,  at  Owassitanuck,  thence  westerly  to  the 
southwest  corner  thereof,  thence  to  ye  manor  of  Living- 
ston, and  by  the  south  bounds  thereof,  unto  the  lands 
purchased  and  patented  to  Col.  Peter  Schuyler,  over  against 
Magdalen  Island,  thence  to  Col.  Beekman's  land,  over 
against  Clyn  Esopus  fflye,  and  thence,  by  the  said  land,  to 
the  southeast  corner  thereof,  and  thence  easterly  to  the 
southwest  corner  of  Sackett's  land,  and  thence  to  ye  place 

of  beginning,   132 

Oct.  27.  Petition  of  Lancaster  Symes  and  John  Choi  well,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  patentees  of  sundry  tracts 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey,  to  lay  out  the  bounds  of  said  lands,  according  to 

their  respective  patents,   133 

Oct,  27.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Lancaster  Syms  and  John 
Cholwell,  on  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  for  the  lands 
last  described,   134 

1716.  Jan.  6.  Letter  of  Phillip  Schuyler  to  Henry  Wileman,  in 

relation  to  obtaining  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  near 

Schenectady,  dated  at  Albany,  (see  page  77,)    136 

1715.  Oct.  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  east  side  of  the  bounds  of  Schonaghtaday,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  and  adjoining  Killian  Van  Renselaer's 
west  line,  surveyed,  at  the  request  of  Phillip  Schuyler,  by 
 Schuyler,  deputy  surveyor,  [with  draught,]    137 

'Nov.  6.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Ryer  Schermerhorn  and 

others,  for  a  tract  of  land,   138 

.6.  Feb.  10.  Petition  of  John  Christ  Garlach,  for  license  to  pur- 
chase one  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  vacant  and  unappro- 
priated woodland,  on  the  east  side  of  the  Skoheres  creek, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,   138 

Mar.  7.  Petition  of  Elias  Boudinot,  for  a  grant  of  part  of  a 
tract  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the 
northward  of  Sarogtoga,  beginning  to  ye  north  bounds  of 
Sarogtogas  patent,  extending  allong  said  Hudson's  river, 
northward,  as  the  said  river  runs,  between  the  Wood  creek 
and  the  said  river,    139 

May  14.  Indian  deed,  to  Rebecca,  the  daughter  of  John 
Scot,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  south  of  the 
Mohaugs  river,  opposite,  over  against  the  land  given  by 
the  same  Indians  to  the  wife  of  John  Collins,  and  her  son, 

beginning  at  the  head  of  Kanowawahkee,  to  the  kill 

or  creek,  so  joins  to  Orachkee,   139 


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Page. 

1716.  June  14.  Petition  of  Richard  Lawrence,  of  Flushing,  for 
warrant  of  survey,  to  lay  out  and  subdivide  a  farm  in  said 
town,  a  moiety  of  which  was  left  him  by  his  father,   140 

Feb.  13.  Copy  of  the  will  of  John  Lawrence,  in  relation  to 
the  land  mentioned  in  the  foregoing  petition,   141 

June  12.  Affidavit  of  Elizabeth  Roa,  in  relation  to  the  last 
petition,   142 

Affidavit  of  Mary  Laurance,  in  relation  to  the  same,   142 

June  14.  Order  in  council,  upon  the  petition  of  Richard 
Lawrence,    143 

June  21.  Petition  of  Robert  Walter  &  Co.,  for  an  enlarge- 
ment of  their  license  for  the  purchase  of  land,  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Maquas  river,  to  8,000  acres,  and  for  an 
extension  of  the  time  for  one  year  longer,  with,  (see  page 
95,)   144 

July  13.  Report  of  Gerardus  Beekman  and  others,  of  the 
^council,  upon  the  same,   144 

Aug.  22.  License  to  Robert  Walter  &  Co.,  to  purchase  8,000 
acres,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,   145 

June  21.  Petition  of  Samuell  Odell,  praying  a  patent  for  the 
southermost  part  of  a  certain  island,  called  Monussen 
Island,  lying  between  the  town  of  Rye,  in  the  county  of 
Westchester,  and  the  sound,  containing  about  150  acres 
of  land,   146 

June  21.  Petition  of  Noah  Barton,  of  the  manor  of  Phillips- 
borough,  in  ye  county  of  Westchester,  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  3,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  being  part 
of  a  tract  of  vacant  land  in  said  county,  bounded  southerly 
by  the  northermost  bounds  of  the  manor  of  Cortland,  east- 
erly by  the  .colony  line,  northerly  by  the  patent  of  Richard 
Sackett,  and  westerly  by  Croton  river,   147 

Petition  of  Samuell  Babington,  praying  a  patent  for  a  certain 
tract  of  land,  lying  in  ye  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Maquaes  river,  about  24  English  miles  above 
ye  town  of  Schenectady,  beginning  at  a  certain  rock, 
called,  in  ye  Indian  language,  Estaragoha,  and  runs  south 
to  ye  footpath,  over  the  Tutchtanoendase  hill,  containing 
343  acres,   148 

Aug.  23.  Petition  of  Samuel  Babington,  in  relation  to  the 
same,    149 

1715.  May  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  343  acres  of  land,  on  the 

south  side  of  the  Maquaes  river,  as  subdivided  between 
Samuel  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Babington,  Phil.  Verplank, 
dep.  survr.,  [with  draught,]   151 

1716.  Aug,  24.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Samuel  Babington,  and 

Elizabeth  Babington,  his  daughter,  for  the  land  last 
described,    152 

Sept.  1.  Certificate  of  land  board,  to  Harman  Van  Slyck,  for 
a  certain  tract  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Maquaes 
river,    153 

Sept.  27.  Petition  of  Thomas  and  Walter  Dongan,  for  a  war- 
rant of  survey,  for  several  tracts  of  land  on^Staten  Island, 

formerly  the  estate  of  the  late  earl  of  Lymerick,   154 

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Pago. 

1716.  Sept.  27.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  Thomas  and  Walter  Don- 

gan,  for  the  last  mentioned  land,   155 

Nov.  10.  Letter  of  Jacob  Kutsen  to  Henry  Wileman,  giving 
his  reasons  for  objecting  to  the  passing  of  Capt.  Hofman's 

patent,  for  land  at  Chauwangung,  with   156 

Nov.  10.  Bond  to  Zacharias  Hofman,  in  relation  to  the  same,  156 

1717.  Feb.  14.  Certificate  of  land  board,  to  Johannes  Harmense 

ffisher,  of  the  city  of  Albany,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land, 
lying  about  a  mile  above  Fort  Hunter,  containing  700 
acres, and  bounded  north  and  south  by  Tienonderoge  river,  157 

Feb.  28.  Certificate  of  land  board,  to  Alexander  Baird  and 
others,  for  6,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Quassick  creek,  in  Ulster  county,  being  part  of  the  lands 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  but  since  vacated 
and  resumed,  bounded  easterly  by  the  west  line  of  the  nine 
German  families,  and  westerly  by  the  line  of  the  land  of 
Henry  Wileman  &  Co.,   158 

Mar.  25.  Certificate  of  land  board,  to  Lt.  Col.  John  Schuyler, 
a  certain  tract  of  land  at  Conistigione,  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  containing  1,696  acres,   159 

.  April  4.  Petition  of  Coenraat  Borghart  and  Elias  Van  Schaack, 
for  license  to  purchase  the  quantity  of  2,000  acres  each, 
within  the  limits  of  two  tracts  of  land,  one  lying  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  behind  the  land  of  Major 
Abraham  Staats,  and  thence,  along  the  north  bounds  of 
ye  land  of  Col.  Killian  Van  Renselaer,  to  the  bounds  of 
Westenhook,  being  the  land  heretofore  granted  to  Col. 
Peter  Schuyler  and  others,  and  so  along  the  same  to  the 
bounds  of  Kinderhook  ;  the  other,  lying  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  behind  the  land  of  Andries  Gardiner, 
and  thence,  along  the  north  bounds  of  the  town  of  Kin- 
derhook, to  the  bounds  of  Westonhook,  with   159 

April  11.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  coun- 
cil, upon  the  same,   159 

March  27.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Hendrick  Hendrickson 
of  New  Utricht,  in  Kings  county,  and  Isaac  Hansen  of 
the  county  of  Richmond,  for  a  ferry  from  the  landing 
place  of  the  former  on  Long  Island  shore  to  that  of  the 
latter  on  Staten  Island  shore,   160 

April  11.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Coenraat  Borghart  and 
Elias  Van  Schaack,  for  the  land  referred  to  in  the  petition, 
page  159,   161 

1716.  May  23.  Petition  of  Daniel  Van  Olinda,  for  a  tract  of  wood- 

land called  by  ye  name  of  Dewaethoeisocks,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Maquase  river  below  Canastagioene,  is  bound- 
ed on  the  south  by  the  manor  of  Renselaerwick,  on  the 
west  by  the  land  late  belonging  to  Peter  De  Haes,  on 
the  east  the  said  river  by  the  Kahoos  or  great  falls,  con- 
taining 400  acres,  with   162 

1717.  May  3.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 

upon  the  same,   162 

1704.  Oct.  24.  Copy  of  a  warrant  for  a  patent  to  Hilletie  Van 

Olinda,  for  the  land  described  in  the  foregoing  petition,.  163 


vol.  vi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  123 

Page. 

1717.  June  27.  Bill  of  fees  for  passing  Johannes  Hallenbeeck's 

patent,   104 


March  5.  Bill  of  fees  for  letters  patent  of  confirmation  to 

John  Shotwell  of  14  acres  of  land  on  Staten  Island,. ...  164 
May  7.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Daniel  Van  Olinda,  for  a  tract 
of  land  known  by  the  name  of  Dewaethoeisocks,  (see 

page  162,)   165 

Aug.  27.  Certificate  of  land  board  to  Henry  Beekman,  for 
a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  under  the  great  mountains 
commonly  called  the  Blew  hills,  by  a  certain  place  called 
Kiskatammeeche,  beginning  at  a  turn  of  Catrick's  kill 
ten  chains  below  where  Kiskatammeeche  kill  watereth 
out  into  Catrick's  kill,  bounded  on  the  east  and  northeast 
by  the  land  of  Francis  Salisbury  &  Co.,  to  the  west  and 
northwest  by  the  great  mountains  commonly  called  the 

Blew  hills,  containing  in  all  370  acres,   166 

Sept.  26.  Petition  of  Johannes  Hardenberg,  praying  a  patent 
for  two  parcels  of  land,  part  of  ye  re-assumed  land  lately 
belonging  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  lying  in  ye  woods  near 
Shawangonck  creek  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  one  of  which 
lies  near  a  certain  creek  called  Verkerde  kill,  containing 
about  500  acres,  and  the  other  lying  about  4  miles  from 


Shawangunck  creek,  containing  about  150  acres,   167 

Sept.  26.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Bruyn,  praying  a  patent  for 
two  parcels  of  land,  part  of  the  re-assumed  land  lately  be- 
longing to  Capt.  John  Evans,  lying  in  ye  woods  near 
Showangunck  creek  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  one  of  which 
parcels  is  called  by  the  Indians,  Peckanasinck,  containing 
about  500  acres,  the  other  containing  about  200  acres, 

with   168 

Sept.  27.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  coun- 
cil, upon  the  same,   168 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  the  trustees  of  Kingston  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  for  a  warrant  to  the  surveyor  general  to  lay  out 

the  bounds  of  their  town  according  to  their  patent,   170 

Oct.  24.  Warrant  of  survey  to  lay  out  the  bounds  of  Kings- 
ton,  171 

Oct.  24.  License  granting  one  year  longer  to  Robert  Walters 
and  others,  for  the  purchase  of  8,000  acres  on  the  north 

side  of  the  Maquaes  river,  (see  page  144,)   172 

Oct.  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  wood  land 


containing  together  4,000  acres  lying  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river  by  Kinderhook,  laid  out  for  Conrat  Borg- 
hart  and  Elias  Van  Schack,  by  John  Beatty,  deputy  sur- 


veyor, (seepage  159,)   173 

Oct.  25.  Draught  of  the  two  tracts  of  land  surveyed  for 

Coenradt  Borghart  and  Elias  Van  Schack,   174 

Warrant  for  a  patent  of  confirmation  for  Claverack,   175 


Nov.  2.  Petition  of  Johannes  Halenbeeck,  for  a  license  to 
purchase  1,000  acres  of  vacant  land  lying  on  both  sides  of 
Cattskill  about  twelve  miles  from  Hudson's  river,  behind 
the  patent  granted  to  John  Van  Loon,  Jechini  Staats  and 
Johannes  Provoost,  called  the  great  filat  or  plaine,  with  186 


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Page. 

1717.  Nov.  4.  Report  of  P.  Schuyler  and  others  of  the  council, 

upon  the  same,   176 

Nov.  7.  License  to  Johannes  Halenbeeck,  to  purchase  the 
last  mentioned  land,   177 

Nov.  19.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  parcels  of  land 
containing  together  700  acres,  one  called  Packanassinck, 
lying  on  the  north  side  of  Shawangonck  creek,  beginning 
where  the  Verkerde  kill  flows  into  said  creek,  the  other 
being  marsh  and  wood  land  thereto  adjoining  called  Shen- 
shechonck,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  Shawangonck  creek 
about  an  English  mile  from  said  creek,  laid  out  for  Jacobus 
Bruin  by  John  Beatty,  deputy  surveyor,  [with  draught,] 
{seepage  168,)   178 

Nov.  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  300  acres  of  land  lying 
within  the  patent  granted  to  Francis  Harrison  &  Co.,  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
near  the  Dans  Chamber,  being  part  of  the  resumed  lands 
of  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  the  children  of  Peter 
Johnson,  deceased,  by  Wm.  Bond,  deputy  surveyor,  [with 

draught,]  (seepage  123,)   179 

•  Nov.  21.  Petition  of  Omy  La  Grange,  senior,  and  Johannes 
Symmonsen  of  the  Norman's  kill  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  a  tract  of  land  near  Schenec- 
tade  which  they  have  purchased  from  the  heirs  of  Jan 
Hendrick  Van  Baal,  (see  vol.  5,  p.  179,)   180 

Nov.  21.  Warrant  of  survey  to  lay  out  the  bounds  of  the 
land  last  mentioned  for  Omy  La  Grange,  senior,  and 
Johannes  Symmonsen,   180 

1718.  Feb.  13.  Petition  of  Richard  Alsop  and  Alexander  Baird, 

praying  a  patent  for  so  much  of  Maspeth  kill,  as  runs 
between  their  lands  in  the  towns  of  Boswick  and  New- 
town on  Long  Island,  for  the  sole  liberty  of  fishing 
therein,   181 

June  16.  Petition  of  Johannes  Hallenbeek,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  having  on  the  east  the  land  called  the  Vlackte  and 
Cocksackie,  and  to  the  south  the  line  of  Sylvester  Salis- 
bury and  company,  and  to  the  west  the  Catts  kill  hills, 
and  to  the  north  the  line  of  Andries  Coemans,  (seepage 
176,)   182 

Feb.  5.  Indian  deed  to  Johannes  Halienbeeck,  for  the  land 
described  in  the  foregoing  petition,   184 

June  7.  Warrant  of  survey  to  lay  out  the  same  for  Johannes 
Halienbeeck,  '. . .  185 

June  27.  Petition  of  Johannes  Hardenbergh  of  the  county 
of  Ulster,  praying  a  patent  for  two  certain  parcels  of  land 
lying  in  the  woods  to  the  northward  of  the  Shawangonck 
creek  within  the  bounds  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  sincere-assumed,  (seepage  167,)   186 

June  27.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Bruyn  of  the  county  of  LTlster, 
praying  a  patent  for  two  certain  parcels  of  land  lying  in 
ye  woods  upon  and  near  ye  Showangunck  creek  in  said 


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Page. 

1718.      county,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 

John  Evans  since  re-assumed,  (see page  178,)   187 

June  28.  Petition  of  Joshua  Kockershal,  on  behalf  of  him- 
self and  the  rest  of  the  Germans  settled  on  Quasseck 
creek  upon  Hudson's  river  in  relation  to  their  lands,   188 

June  28.  Petition  of  Andriaen  Gerrytse,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  inhabitants  of  Hurley  in  Ulster  Co.,  in  rela- 
tion to  the  bill  for  settling  the  boundaries  between  Hur- 
ley and  Marbletown,   189 

June  24.  Report  of  Robert  Walter,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee to  whom  was  referred  the  bill  for  settling  the  bounda- 
ries between  Hurley  and  Marbleton,   190 

June  30.  Petition  of  Evert  Vanness,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
certain  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maques 
river,  and  known  by  the  name  of  Kanistagaione,  begin- 
ning at  the  mouth  of  Scarliun's  creek,  and  running  thence 
up  along  the  east  side  of  the  said  creek  to  the  north 
bounds  of  Kilian  Van  Rensler,  Esq.,  thence  east  ninety 
one  chains  to  the  Stone  creek,  thence  along  by  the  west- 
side  thereof  to  the  Maques  river  by  a  rift  called  Wat- 
hoiack,  thence  up  along  the  said  river  to  the  place  where 
it  first  begun,  containing  in  all  450  acres,  (see  page  126,)  191-2  - 


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1718-1720. 

Page. 


1718.  July  19.  Petition  of  Anne,  the  wife  of  Peter  Mullinder,  for 
a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  unappropriated  land  near  Sho- 
wangunck,  on  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
Evans,  since  vacated  and  resumed,  with   1 

July  17.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   1 

July  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  1,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  for  Anne  Mullinder,   2 

Oct.  8.  Petition  of  Patrick  McGregor,  praying  a  grant  for  a 
tract  of  land  on  Hudson's  river,  formerly  held  under  the 
patent  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  with  (see  vol.  5,  page  128,) .  3 
1697.  Oct.  18.  Lease  from  Capt.  John  Evans  to  Patrick  McGregor, 

for  the  same,   3 

1718.  Oct.  8.  Petition  of  John  Haskal,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
out  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
(since  vacated  and  resumed,)  with   4 

Oct.  8.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,   4 

Oct.  9.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  for  John 
Haskoll,   5 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  Cadwallader  Colding,  James  Kennedy 
and  James  Alexander,  for  a  grant  of  6,000  acres  out  of 
the  resumed  lands  of  Capt.  John  Evans,  with   6 

Oct.  8.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,   6 

Oct.  9.  Warrant  of  survey  for  6,000  acres  of  land,  part  of 
the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since 
vacated  and  resumed,  for  Cadwallader  Colden  and  others,  7 

Oct.  9.  Petition  of  Rebecca  Scott  and  Hunter  Scott,  for  a 
license  to  purchase  2,600  acres  of  the  vacant  land  lying 
about  three  or  four  miles  from  Fort  Hunter,  with  «  .  8 

Oct.  9.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   8 

Oct.  8.  Warrant  of  survey  to  run  and  ascertain  the  lines 
and  bounds  of  the  land  formerly  patented  to  Captain 


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Pago. 


1718.      Evans,  since  vacated  and  resumed,  and  the  lines  of  such 

patents  as  lie  contiguous  thereto,  if  necessary,   9 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  Andrew  Johnston  and  three  others,  for 
a  grant  of  8,000  acres  of  the  resumed  land  formerly 
patented  to  Captain  Evans,  with   10 

Oct.  9.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   10 

Oct.  10.  Warrant  of  survey  for  8,000  acres  of  land,  for 
Andrew  Johnston  and  others,   11 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Robert  Walter  and  three  others,  for  a 
renewal  of  their  license  to  perfect  the  purchase  of  8,000 
acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  north  side  of  the  Maquaas 


river,  beginning  at  a  certain  creek  called  by  the  natives 
Oghregehoonge,  and  by  the  Christians  the  Canada  Creek, 
thence  up  the  said  river  westward  as  it  runs,  to  a  certain 
hill  called  Anthony's  News,  whose  point  comes  into  the 
said  river,  and  so  up  into  the  woods  on  both  sides,  till  it 

makes  8,000  acres,  (see  vol.  6,  page  172,)   12 

Nov.  21.  Petition  of  Anne  Mullinder,  the  wife  of  Peter  Mul- 
linder,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  laid  out  for 
her  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  part  of  the  resumed  land 

formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (see  page  1,)   13 

May  1.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land  in  ye 
county  of  Ulster,  adjoining  the  land  of  Hugo  Frare,  be- 
ing part  of  the  resumed  lands  of  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid 
out  for  Anne  Mullinder,  by  Wm.  Bond,  dep.  survr.,  [with 


draught,]   14 

Draft  of  proclamation  ordering  immediate  payment  of  quit- 
rents,    15 

Nov.  26.  A  plot,  demonstrating  how  the  lines  of  Hurly  run 
to  the  bounds  of  the  New  Palts,  as  expressed  by  their 
patents  and  act  of  General  Assembly,  together  with  a 
description  of  the  bounds  of  Hurly,  by  Henry  Yan  Der 
Burgh,  dep.  survr.,   1G 

Dec.  27.  Description  of  a  survey  of  6,000  acres  of  land  in 
three  several  lots,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Palts  river, 
laid  out  for  Cadwallader  Colden,  James  Kennedy  and 
James  Alexander,  by  John  Ver  Kerk,  dep.  survr.,  (Orange 
Co.,)  (see  page  7,)   17 

Draught  of  6,000  acres  of  land,  laid  out  for  Cadwallader 
Colden  and  others,  by  John  Ver  Kerk,  dep.  survr.,  (see 
next  above,)   .  18 

Oct.  10.  Description  of  a  survey  for  Andrew  Jonsen  and 
three  others,  of  8,000  acres  of  land,  in  four  severall  lots, 
by  John  Ver  Kirk,  dep.  survr.,  (see  page  10,)   19 

Oct.  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since  vacated  and  resumed,  begin- 
ning at  the  southwest  corner  of  John  Haskell,  laid  out  for 
Andrew  Jonsen,  by  John  Ver  Kerk,  dep.  surv.,  (see  next 

above,)   20 

1719.  April  9.  Petition  of  Andrew  Johnston,  praying  a  patent  for 

the  land  last  described,   21 


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Page. 


19.  April  9.  Petition  of  Peter  Schuyler,  for  license  to  purchase 

1,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land  near  Canajoharee,   22 

April  9.  Petition  of  Patrick  McKnight,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  part  of 
the  land  formerly  granted  to  Captain  John  Evans,  since 
vacated  and  re-assumed,   24 

Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  since  vacated  and  resumed,  beginning 
at  the  west  corner  of  the  land  laid  out  for  Phineas  Meo- 
citash,  laid  out  for  Patrick  McNight,  by  John  Ver  Kerk, 
dep.  survr.,   25 

April  9.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Patrick  McNight,  for 
2,000  acres,  being  the  land  described  in  the  foregoing, . .  26 

April  9.  Petition  of  John  Lawrence,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  part  of  the 
lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since  vacated 
and  re-assumed,  beginning  at  Col.  Ingoldsby's  rear  line, 
which  is  his  northwest  line,  by  Goesen  road,   27 

April  2.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land, 
being  the  tract  described  in  the  foregoing  petition,  laid 
out  for  John  Lawrence,  by  John  Ver  Kerk,  dep.  survr.,.  28 

April  9.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  J ohn  Lawrence,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land,  (see  above,)   29 

April  9.  Petition  of  Phineas  Mcintosh,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  part  of  the 
land  formerly  granted  to  Captain  John  Evans,  beginning 
at  the  northwest  corner  of  Roger  Mompesson's  land, ....  30 

Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  being  the 
tract  described  in  the  foregoing  petition,  laid  out  for 
Phineas  Mclntash,  by  John  Ver  Kerk,  dep.  survr.,   31 

April  9.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Cadwallader  Colden,  for 
2,000  acres  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being 
part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of  William  Baird  and 
company,   32 

April  9.  Petition  of  John  Haskol,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  part  of  the  land 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  beginning  at  the 
southwest  corner  of  William  Baird  and  company,   33 

Description  of  a  survey,  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  being  the 
tract  described  in  the  foregoing  petition,  laid  out  for  John 
Haskell,  by  John  Ver  Kerk,  dep.  survr.,  (see  pages  4 
and  5,)   34 

April  9.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Haskoll,  for  2,000 
acres,  as  described  above,   35 

April  9.  Petition  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  part  of  the 
land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since  vacated 
and  re-assumed,  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
William  Baird  and  company,   .  , . .  36 

Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  Ulster 
county,  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of  William 


vii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  129 

Page. 

Baird  and  company,  laid  out  for  Cadwallader  Colden,  by- 
John  Ver  Kerk,  dep.  surveyor,   37 


Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Phineas  Mcintosh,  for  a  tract  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  land 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since  vacated  and 
re-assumed,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Judge 
Mompesson's  land,  containing  2,000  acres,  (see  page  30, 

et  seq.,)   38 

April  9.  Petition  of  James  Alexander,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  tract  .of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  * 


land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  J ohn  Evans,  beginning  on 
the  south  side  of  Palts  River,  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
Henry  Wileman, .   39 

April  9.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  James  Alexander,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  beginning  on  the 
south  side  of  Palts  river,  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
Henry  Wileman's  land,   40 

April  9.  Petition  of  Archibald  Kennedy,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being 
part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
and  since  resumed,  lying  at  the  S.  W.  corner  of  a  tract  of 
land  conveyed  for  James  Alexander,  at  Palls  river,   41 

Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Archibald  Kennedy,  for  the  land 
last  mentioned,  being  2,000  acres,   42 

April  9.  Petition  of  divers  of  the  proprietors  of  several  tracts 
of  land,  within  the  province  of  New  York,  bordering  on 
the  line  that  divides  the  two  provinces  of  New  York  and 
New  Jersey,  on  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  ancient 
inhabitants  and  settlers  of  the  said  lands,   43 

April  23.  Petition  of  Killian  Van  Ranslaer,  of  the  manor  of 
Ranslerwick,  for  a  warrant  to  survey  a  certain  parcel  of 
land,  lying  and  being  within  the  said  manor,  consisting 
of  six  fflatts,  containing  about  100  acres,  for  which  a  pat- 
ent was  granted  to  Albert  Slingerlandt,   44 

April  23.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  land  last  mentioned,. .  45 

April  9.  Petition  of  Patrick  McGregory,  for  a  grant  of  500 
acres  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  Evans,  and 
since  resumed,  (see  page  3,)   46 

April  30.  Report  of  Gerard  Beekman  and  others,  of  the 
council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   46 

May  22.  Petition  of  Col.  Jacob  Rutsen  and  Cornelius  Cool, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  inhabitants  of 
Hurley,  in  relation  to  the  patent  for  said  town,  prayed  for 
in  a  former  petition,  and  the  caveats  entered  against  the 
passing  of  the  same,   47 

June  4.  Petition  of  Henry  Beekman  and  Gilbert  Livingston, 
for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  the  land  lying  under  the 
Blew  hills,  commonly  called  the  Katts  Kill  hills,  pur- 
chased under  a  license,  by  Col.  Henry  Beekman,  in  his 
life  time,   48 

June  4.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  for  Henry 
Beekman  and  Gilbert  Livingston,  .,  49 

June  4.  Petition  of  David  Galatian,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
17 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  VII. 


Page. 

1719.  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part 
of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  begin- 
ning at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  land  laid  out  for  Col. 
Gerardus  Beekman,  on  the  west  side  the  Palts  creek, ...  50 
May  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  west  side  of  Palts  creek  or  river,  laid  out  for  David 

Galatian,  by  Aug:  Graham,  survr.  genl.,   51 

June  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  known 
by  the  name  of  Kiskatammetie,  lying  under  ye  Blew 
hills  or  Katts  Kill  hills,  on  ye  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  beginning  on  the  east  side  of  Kater's  kill,  contain- 
ing 2,370  acres,  laid  out  for  Henry  Beekman,  and  Gilbert 
Livingston,  by  Aug:  Graham,  survr.  genl.,  (see page  48,)  52 
Map  of  2,370  acres  of  land,  known  by  the  name  of  Kiske- 

tametie,  (Kisketamine,  town  of  Catskill,  Greene  Co.,). . .  53 
Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Henry  Beekman  and  Gilbert  Living- 
ston, for  2,370  acres  of  land,  known  as  Kisketametie, .'. .  54 
Description  of  a  survey  of  1,300  acres  of  land,  beginning  at 
the  great  fall  of  Hudson's  river,  known  by  the  name  of 
Cohuars,  laid  out  for  Daniel  Van  Olinda,  by  Aug :  Graham, 


survr.  genl.,   55 

Description  of  a  survey  of  1,300  acres  of  land,  beginning  at 
the  great  fall  of  Hudson's  river,  known  by  the  name  of 
the  Kohoars,  and  bounded  on  the  north  and  east  by  Hud- 
son's river,  and  on  the  south  by  the  manor  of  Penslaars 
Wyck,  laid  out  for  Daniell  Van  Olinda,  by  Aug :  Graham, 
survr.  genl.,  (see  next  above,)   50 

June  19.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  wood- 
land, lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maques  river,  and 
known  by  the  name  of  Dewathojaaks,  &c,  containing 
1,284  acres,  laid  out  for  Daniel  Van  Olinda,  by  Phil:  Ver- 
planck,  dep.  survr.,  [with  draught,]   57 

June  23.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
about  fourteen  miles  westward  of  Hudson's  river,  on  both 
sides  of  the  Katts  kill,  laid  out  for  Johannes  Hallenbrook, 
by  Aug:  Graham,  survr.  genl.,   58 

June  23.  Draught  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  laid  out  for  Johan- 
nes Hallenbrook,  by  Aug:  Graham,  survr.  genl.,  '. .  59 

June  29.  Petition  of  Johannes  Hallenbrook,  praying  a  patent 
for  1,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  lying  on  both  sides  of  the  Katts  kill,   60 

Draught  of  a  certificate  to  Johannes  Hallenbrook,  for  1,000 
acres  of  land,  lying  on  both  sides  of  Katts  kill,   61 

June  25.  Draught  of  a  warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Johannes 
Hallenbrook,  for  1,000  acres  of  land,  lying  on  both  sides 
of  Katts  kill,  ,   62 

July  13.  Petition  of  William  Bradford  and  others,  of  the 
city  of  New  York,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  the  Paltz  creek,  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  on  ye  southwest  side  of  ye  land  granted  to 

Adolph  Phillips  and  company,  with   63 

1709.  Oct.  20.  Minute  of  council,  granting  2,000  acres  of  land  to 
Gabriel  Ludlow  and  Wm.  Bradford,  out  of  the  tract 


vol.  vn.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


131 


1 709.      formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  and  since  resumed 

to  the  crown,  •   63 

1719.  Aug.  6.  Petition  of  Kilian  Van  Ranselaer,  complaining  of 
being  obstructed  in  the  survey  of  certain  lands  claimed  by 
him,   ...  64 

July  15.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Goewey  to  the  above  facts,   64 

Aug.  6.  Petition  of  John  Johnson  and  two  others  for  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  each  out  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  but  since  resumed  to  the  crown,  with  65 

Aug.  6.  Minute  of  council  referring  the  same  to  the  con- 
sideration of  a  committee,  „ .  65 

Aug.  6.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  petition  of  John  Johnston  and  others  was 
referred,     66 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  William  Bradford  and  Gabriel  Ludlow, 
'      #     complying  with  the  requirements  of  the  report  upon  the 
petition  of  John  Johnston,  with  whom  they  are  associated 
in  an  application  for  6,000  acres  of  land,   67 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  Stephen  De  Lancey,  Lancaster  Syms 
and  Henry  Wileman,  for  themselves  and  others,  patentees 
of  Minisinck,  for  a  grant  of  lands  as  an  equivalent  for  the 
low  lands  cut  off  from  their  former  patent  by  the  Jersey 
line,   68 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  Mary  Ingoldesby,  widow,  for  a  patent 
of  confirmation  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  the 
land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  and  since 
resumed  to  the  crown,   69 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Servas  Fleeraboom,  on  behalf  of  the 
infant  children  of  Peter  Johnson,  deceased,  praying  a 
patent  to  the  said  children  for  300  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river  near  the  Danse  Chamber, 
being  part  of  the  re-assumed  lands  of  Capt.  John  Evans, 
with   70 

Oct.  1.  Report  of  A.  D.  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   70 

Aug.  28.  Report  of  A.  D.  Peyster  and  others,  a  committee 
of  the  council,  to  whom  was  referred  the  petition  of  Jacob 
Rutsen  and  Adriaen  Gerry tsen,  in  behalf  of  themselves 
and  the  rest  of  the  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of  the 
town  of  Hurley  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (see  page  47,) . .  71 

Draught  of  warrant  for  a  patent  to  Jacob  Rutsen  and  others, 
inhabitants  and  freeholders  of  the  town  of  Hurly  accord- 
ing to  the  foregoing  report,   72 

Aug.  31.  Petition  of  Francis  Salisbury  and  Gerret  Van  Ber- 
gen of  the  Katts  kill,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  a  tract 
of  land  consisting  of  five  great  plains,  lying  at  a  certain 
place  called  Katts  kill,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river 
and  on  both  sides  of  the  kill,  consisting  of  five  great 
plaines,  the  first  called  Wachachkeek,  the  second  Wich- 
quanachtekack,  the  third  Pachquiack,  the  fourth  Assis- 
kowachkock,  and  the  fifth  called  Potick,  together  with 
the  woodlands  around  the  said  plains  to  the  distance  of 
four  miles,  „   73 


132  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  vii. 

•  Page. 


1719.  Sept.  3.  Petition  of  Thomas  Byerly.  praying  a  patent  for  two 
dwelling  houses  and  tenements,  fronting  on  the  east  to 
Kings  street,  and  the  southermost  on  the  south  side  to 

the  wharf  and  harbour,  in  the  city  of  New  York,   74 

Sept.  5.  Deed  from  Cornelius  Dykeman  and  Janatie  his  wife, 
to  Evert  Van  Nest,  for  a  certain  parcel  of  land  lying  at  a 
place  called  Neastegayone,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  being 
bounded  by  a  certain  creek  called  Scarlones  creek,  and  so 
ranges  eastward  along  the  river  to  the  Stoney  creek, ....  75 
Sept.  24.  Petition  of  Daniel  Van  Olinda,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maques 
river,  and  known  by  the  name  of  Dewathojacks,  contain- 
ing 1,284  acres,  with  {seepage  57)   76 

Oct.  1.  Report  of  A.  d  Peyster  and  others,  in  favor  of  the 

same,   76 

Oct.  8.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Johannes  Johnson  and 
others,  the  children  of  Peter  Johnson,  deceased,  for  a 
tract  of  land  containing  300  acres,  lying  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  near  a  place  called  the  Dans  Chamber, 

{seepage  70,)   77 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Melcher  Gellis,  praying  a  patent  for  300 
acres  of  land  being  part  of  the  re-assumed  land  of  Capt. 
John  Evans,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  near 
the  Dans  Chamber,  the  said  land  being  comprehended 
within  the  limits  of  the  tract  granted  to  Francis  Harrison 
&  Co.,  but  excepted  and  reserved  out  of  their  patent,  with  78 
Oct.  1.  Report  of  A.  D.  Peyster  and  others,  a  committee  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   68 

Oct.  7.  Certificate  respecting  the  descent  of  Cornells  Vieles 
land  at  the  aal  plaats  near  Schenectady  to  one  Dyckman, 

and   78 

Feb.  12.  Certificate  of  Dyckman's  departure  when  the  French 

burnt  that  place,   78 

Oct.  8.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Melcher  Gellis,  for  a  certain 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  containing  300  acres 
of  land  lying  on  the  wrest  side  of  Hudson's  river,  near  a 

place  called  the  Dans  Chamber,   79 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Burger  Myndertsen,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey  for  350  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  the  resumed 
land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  conveyed  to 
the  petitioner  by  a  Palentine  for  whom  it  was  formerly 

laid  out,   80 

Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Bruyn,  praying  a  patent  for 
two  certain  parcels  of  land  laid  out  for  him  in  the  woods 
upon  and  near  the  Showangunck  creek,  being  part  of  the 
land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since  resumed 

to  the  crown,  with   81 

Nov.  17.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  a  committee 

of  the  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   81 

Nov.  26.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Jacobus  Bruyn,  for  two 
certain  tracts  of  laud  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  upon  and 
near  the  Shawangunck  creek,  within  the  bounds  of  the 
land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  one  lying  on 


vol.  vn.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


133 


Page. 


1719.  the  north  side  of  the  said  creek  and  called  Packanasinck, 
beginning  where  the  Verkerde  kill  watereth  out  into  the 
same,  containing  500  acres,  the  other  being  a  marsh  and 
woodland  thereto  adjoining  called  Shensheconck,  lying 
about  one  mile  south  of  Shawangunck  creek,  containing 


Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Johannes  Hardenbergh,  praying  a  patent 
for  two  certain  parcels  of  land  laid  out  for  him  in  the 
woods  to  the  westward  of  the  Shawangunck  creek,  within 
the  bounds  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 


Draught  of  a  certificate  to  Johannes  Hardenbergh,  for  two 
certain  tracts  of  land  near  Shawangunck,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  in  the  woods  to  the  westward  of  the  Shawangunck 
creek  within  the  bounds  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  one  of  which  is  called  Langhawake 
and  lyeth  on  a  certain  brook  commonly  called  the  Ver- 
keerde  kill,  containing  200  acres,  the  other  being  a  meadow 
or  marsh  land  called  Manjakan,  with  woodland  thereto 

adjoining,   84 

Nov.  26.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Johannes  Hardenbergh, 

for  the  land  last  described,   85 

Nov.  26.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Kip,  John  Cruger,  Phillip  Cort- 
landt,  David  Provoost,  Oliver  Schuyler  and  John  Schuy- 
ler, for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  7,000  acres  of  land  adjoin- 
ing the  land  granted  to  Francis  Harrison  &  Co.,  being 
part  of  the  tract  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  with ....  86 
Nov.  26.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  a  committee 

of  the  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   86 

Nov.  26.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  7,000  acres  of  vacant  land, 
for  Jacobus  Kip  and  others,  lying  southerly  to  land  lately 
granted  to  Mr.  Alexander  Baird,  east  to  land  granted  to 
Francis  Harrison  &  Co.,  being  part  of  the  re-assumed  land 

formerly  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Evans,    87 

Nov.  26.  Petition  of  Francis  Vincent,  praying  a  patent  of 
confirmation  for  a  dwelling  house  and  lot  of  ground  in 

Broadway,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  with   88 

Nov.  26.  Report  of  A.  D.  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   88 

Dec.  3.  Warrant  for  a  patent  of  confirmation  to  Francis  Vin- 
cent, for  a  dwelling  house  and  lot  of  ground  in  Broadway, 

in  the  city  of  New  York,  (see  next  above,)   89 

Sept.  1 7.  Petition  of  Evert  Van  Ness,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land  at  Canastagajone,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

with,  (see  page  75,)   90 

Nov.  26.  Report  of  A.  D.  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   90 

Dec.  9.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Evert  Van  Ness,  for  450  acres 
of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Maquaes  river,  known  by  the  name  of  Kanastigione, 
beginning  at  the  mouth  of  Scarluins  creek,  and  runs  up, 
along  the  east  side  of  the  same,  to  the  north  bounds  of 
Killian  Van  Renselaer's,  thence,  by  the  east  side  of  the 


200  acres, 


82 


Evans, 


83 


134 


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[vol.  to 


Pago. 


1719.      Stone  creek,  to  the  Maquaes  river,  by  a  rift  called 

Wathoiack,  and  thence  to  the  place  of  beginning,   91 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Edward  Gatehouse,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  land,  upon  the  Paltz  creek,  in  Ulster  county,  with  92 

Dec.  10.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   92 

Dec.  16.  Petition  of  Andries  Volk  and  Jacob  Weber,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  the  Palatines,  settled 
near  Quassaick  creek,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  praying  a 
patent  for  2,190  acres  of  land,  laid  out  for  them  at  the 
place  aforesaid,  according  to  the  proportion  allotted  to 
each  in  the  returr^of  the  same,   93 


Dec.  17.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Schuyler  and  others,  for  a  grant 


of  10,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  about  12 
or  14  miles  backwards,  in  the  woods,  from  Hudson's  river, 
upon  and  near  the  Palze  creek,  being  part  of  the  land  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since  resumed  to  the 

crown,  with   94 

Dec.  18.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,  and   94 

.  Dec.  18.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  was  referred  the  petition  of  the  Palatines,  (see 

page  93,)    94 

Dec.  18.  Copy  of  a  patent,  for  500  acres  of  a  glebe  land,  by 

the  Quassaick  creek,  in  Ulster  county,   95 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Egbert  Van  Borsum,  owner  of  a  lot  of 
ground  in  Queen  street,  lying  along  Vandercreefs  slip, 
fronting  to  the  river  or  water  side,  praying  a  patent, 
whereby  he  may  build  out  his  dock  130  feet  into  the  river, 
as  broad  as  his  lot,  together  with  the  passage  or  street 

along  the  said  Vander  Cleif  slip,   96 

Dec.  24.  Petition  of  Gerard  Schuyler  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  1,000  acres  each,  out  of  the  land,  in  Ulster  county,  . 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since  resumed  to 
the  crown,   97 


Dec.  29.  Draft  of  warrant  of  survey,  for  3,292  acres  of  land, 
for  Cornelius  Low  and  others,  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  about  12  or  14  miles 
backwards,  in  ye  woods,  being  part  of  the  resumed  lands 
lately  belonging  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (see  page  94,)  (2 

copies,)   98,  99 

1720.  Jan.  13.  Caveat  of  Anthony  Duane  and  others,  inhabitants 
of  Queen's  street,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  against  the 
granting  of  any  patent  to  ye  owners  of  lots  on  said  street, 
for  extending  their  lots  or  making  wharfs  further  into  the 
river,  and  building  thereon,  until  the  said  Duane  and  oth- 
ers shall  be  heard  in  relation  thereto,   100 

Caveat  of  the  corporation  of  New  York,  against  the  granting 
of  a  patent  to  Thomas  Clark  and  others,  to  gain  upon  the 
water  between  the  house  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  by  the  end  of 
Maiden  lane,  and  the  corner,  by  Capt.  Thomas  Clarke, 
next  the  market  house,  at  the  lower  end  of  Wall  street, 


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Page. 

1720.      and  likewise  against  the  petition  of  Eghbert  Van  Borsom, 

until  they  may  be  heard  upon  the  same,  (see  page  96,) ...  101 

Jan.  21.  Description  of  a  survey,  for  Jeremias  Schuyler  and 
others,  of  10,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
lying  upon  the  west  side  of  Paltz  river  or  creek,  back- 
wards in  the  woods,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
adjoining  the  land  lately  granted  to  Edward  Gatehouse, 
and  the  hind  laid  out  for  Gerardus  Beekman  &  Co.,  being 
a  part  of  the  resumed  land  lately  belonging  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  . ,   102 

Jan.  22.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  for  10,000  acres  of  land,  for 
Jeremiah  Schuyler  and  others,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,  on  the  west  side  of  Paltz  river,  backwards 
in  ye  woods,  on  ye  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,   103 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Edward  Gatehouse,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  certain  tract  of  land  in  Ulster  county,  lying  upon  the 
Paltz  creek,  and  adjoining  the  land  of  David  Galatian, 

(see  page  92,)   104 

1719.  Dec.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  upon  the  west  side  of  Paltz  river, 
adjoining  the  land  of  David  Galatian,  laid  out  for  Edward 
Gatehouse,  by  Allane  Jarratt,  survr.  genl.,  [with  draught,] 
(see  next  above,)   105 

Map  of  lands,  on  the  west  side  of  Paltz  river,  including 
Beekman's,  Galatian's,  and  Gatehouse's,  (Shawangunk, 

Ulster  county,  and  Montgomery,  Orange  county,)   106 

20.  Jan.  22.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Edward  Gatehouse,  for 
1,000  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Paltz  river, 
(seepage  105,)  (Montgomery,  Orange  county,)   107 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Schuyler  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  10,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  the  lands 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  and  since  vacated 
and  resumed,  (see  page  103,)  (Crawford  and  Montgomery, 
Orange  county,)   108 

Jan.  26.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Low  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  3,292  acres  of  land,  yet  vacant,  in  the  tract  formerly 
patented  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since  vacated  and  vested  in 
the  crown,  (see  page  98,)  with   109 

Jan.  26.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   109 

Mar.  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  3,292  acres  of  land,  in 
Ulster  county,  laid  out  for  Cornelius  Low  and  others, 
by  Allane  Jarratt,  survr.  genl.,  (New  Windsor,  Orange 
county,)  (see  next  above,)   110 

Dec.  17.  Petition  of  Thomas  Brasier,  for  2,000  acres  of  land, 
within  the  limits  of  the  patent  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
Evans,  since  vacated  and  vested  in  the  crown,  with, 
(Montgomery,  Orange  county,)    Ill 

Jan.  26.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   Ill 

Jan.  28.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  for 
Thomas  Brasier,   112 


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1720.  Mar.  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in 
Ulster  county,  being  part  of  the  land  lately  belonging  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  Thomas  Brasier,  by  Allane 
Jarratt,  survr.  genl.,  [with  draught,]  (Montgomery,  Orange 
county,)   113 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Mary  Ingoldsby  and  Mary  Pinhorne, 
widows,  praying  a  patent  of  confirmation,  for  4,000  acres 
of  land,  lying  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster,  (see 
page  69,)"..   114 

March  1 7.  Petition  of  John  Macgregere  and  others,  children 
of  Patrick  Macgregere,  dec'd,  and  of  Thomas  Toshack, 
son  of  David  Toshack,  laird  of  Minivarid,  deceased,  for 
4,000  acres  of  land  in  Ulster  county,  {seepage  46,)   115 

March  17.  Petition  of  Charles  Brodhead  and  others,  trustees 
of  Marbletown,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  others,  the  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of 
said  town,  asking  protection  against  the  unjust  proceedings 
of  Col.  Jacob  Rutsen,  justice  of  the  peace,  in  relation  to 
trespasses  committed  on  their  lands  by  inhabitants  of  the 
town  of  Hurly,   116 

March  17.  Petition  of  Thomas  Brasier,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  containing 
2,000  acres,  (see  page  111,)   117 

March  17.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Thomas  Brashier,  for 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  Ulster  county,  in  the  patent  late  of 
Capt.  John  Evans,   118 

March  ]  7.  Petition  of  Thomas  Noxon,  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being 
part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
since  vacated  and  vested  in  the  crown,  with   119 

March  18.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  coun- 
cil, to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   119 

March  17.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Low  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  3,292  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  (see  page  110,)   120 

March  17.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Cornelius  Low,  for  3,292 
acres  of  land,  as  prayed  for  in  the  foregoing  petition,.  . .  121 

March  31.  Petition  of  Johannis  Hey  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  150  acres  of  land,  along  ye  river  on  ye  S.  E.  side  of 
Thunder  kill,  in  ye  highlands,  and  650  acres  more  on  ye 
northwest  side  of  ye  said  Thunder  kill,  to  ye  west  of  a 
meadow  of  late  belonging  to  Col.  Stephanus  Van  Cort- 
landt,   122 

Petition  of  Charles  Crommelin,  in  relation  to  the  land  laid 
out  for  him  on  the  Wall  kill,   123 

Map  of  lands  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Paltz  river,  showing 
the  tract  petitioned  for  by  Charles  Crommelin,  (Montgo- 
mery, Orange  Co.,)   124 

March  1 7,  Petition  of  William  Bond,  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  500  acres  of  land  in  Ulster  county,  in  the  patent 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since  vacated  and 
resumed,  (Plattekill,)  with   125 


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Page. 

1720.  March  17.  Report  of  A.  DePeyster  and  others,  of  the  coun- 
cil, to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   125 

Draft  of  ye  conveyance  or  declaration  in  trust,  from  Isaac 
Bobin  to  George  Clftrke,  for  one-fifth  part  of  the  land 
granted  to  Jeremiah  Schuyler  &  Co.,  lying  on  the  Paltz  ' 
river,  (see  page  108,)   126 


April  1.  Warrant  of  survey  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster,  for  Mary  Ingoldsby  and 
Mary  Pinhorn,  lying  on  the  west  bank  of  Hudson's  river, 
adjoining  to  the  lands  of  Chambers  and  Sutherland  on  the 
north,  and  on  the  south  and  west  to  the  Butter  hills,  (New 
Windsor  and  Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,)  (see  page  114,) ....  127 
March  31.  Petition  of  William  Huddleston,  for  a  warrant  of 


survey  to  lay  out  2,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  patent 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  adjoining  the  land 
of  Mr.  Barberie  on  the  west,  and  Mr.  Matthews  on  the 

we  t,  (Shawangunk,  Ulster  Co.,)  with   128 

April  1 .  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   128 

April  16.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  in 
Ulster  county,  for  William  Huddleston,  (Shawangunk,) 

with   130 

May  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
Ulster  county,  being  part  of  the  land  lately  owned  by 
Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  William  Huddleston,  by 

Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  [with  draught,]   130 

May  5.  Petition  of  Bernardus  Swartwout,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  company,  the  proprietors  of  1,200  acres  of  land 


in  the  Minnissinks,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  for  relief 
against  the  violent  encroachments  of  sundry  persons  who 
are  settled  "upon  a  part  of  their  lands,  with   131 

May  5.  Deposition  of  Bernardus  Swartwout,  in  relation  to 
the  same,   131 

May  11.  Petition  of  Richard  Van  Dam,  for  warrant  of  sur- 
vey to  lay  out  for  him  1,000  acres  of  the  land  remaining 
vacant  in  the  tract  formerly  owned  by  Capt.  John  Evans, 
near  and  adjoining  some  of  his  father's  lands,  near  the 


Mord'rs  creek,  (Orange  Co.,)  with   132 

May  12.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   132 

May  12,  Petition  of  Phillip  Schuyler,  junr.,  and  Christopher 
Abell,  praying  that  1,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land  in 
Orange  county,  adjoining  the  land  of  Madm.  Ingoldsby, 

may  be  laid  out  for  them,  with   133 

May  12.  Report  of  R.Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   133 

May  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  1,000  acres  of  land  in  Orange 
county,  for  Phillip  Schuyler,  junr.,  and  Christopher  Abell, 
adjoining  the  land  of  Madm.  Ingoldsby,   134 


May  19.  Petition  of  Charles  CromTine,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  praying  that  an  order  of  council  granting 
them  3,000  acres  of  land  may  be  revived,  and  the  same 


13 


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Page. 


1720.      granted  to  them  in  the  name  of  1,000  acres  each,  (see 

page  124,)  with  135 

May  12.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,  and   135 

1710.  Feb.  27.  Minute  of  council,  granting  1,000  acres  apiece  to 

Danl.  Crymline  and  3  others,   135 

1720.  May  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  3,000  acres,  for  Charles 
Cromline  and  2  others,  out  of  the  lands  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  since  resumed  and  vested  in  the 
crown,   136 

May  12.  Petition  of  Vincent  Matthews,  praying  that  800 
acres  of  the  vacant  land  in  the  tract  formerly  owned  by 
Capt.  John  Evans,  bounded  upon  the  land  of  William 
Sutherland,  Alexander  Beard  and  Madm.  Ingoldesby, 
(New  Windsor,  Orange  Co.,)  with   137 

May  12.  Report  of  R.  Walters  and  others  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,   137 

May  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  800  acres  of  land,  for  Vin- 
cent Matthews,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly  owned  by 
Capt.  John  Evans,  (New  Windsor,  Orange  Co.,)   138 


[No  date.]  Petition  of  Thomas  Noxon,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of 
the  land  formerly  owned  by  Capt.  John  Evans,  adjoining 
the  north  bounds  of  the  land  of  Patrick  McKnight,  (see 

page  119,)  (Montgomery,  Orange  Co.,)   139 

May  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  laid  out  for  Thomas  Noxon,  by  Cad- 
wallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  [with  draught,]  (Montgo- 
mery, Orange  Co.,)   140 

May  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  contain- 
ing 5,500  acres,  lying  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and 
Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  owned  by  Capt. 
John  Evans,  laid  out  for  Mary  Ingoldesby  and  Mary  Pin- 
horn,  by  Caclwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl,  (see  page  127), 

(New  Windsor  and  Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,)   142 

Draft  of  the  land  on  Murderer's  creek,  granted  to  Mary 

Ingoldesby  and  Mary  Pinhorn,  (see  next  above,)   144 

Petition  of  William  Huddleston,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part 
of  the  land  formerly  owned  by  Capt.  John  Evans,  adjoin- 
ing the  lands  of  Mr.  Barberie  and  Col.  Peter  Matthews, 


(see  page  128,)   145 

May  28.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  William  Huddleston,  for 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of 

the  lands  formerly  owned  by  Capt.  John  Evans,   145 

May  26.  Petition  of  Gerardus  Beekman  and  others,  for  a 
warrant  of  survey  to  lay  out  for  them  meadow  and  other 
lands,  in  all  about  1,500  acres,  adjoining  their  patent  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  in  order  to  make  up  a  deficiency  in 

the  same,  with   146 

May  31.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   146 

May  26.  Petition  of  Phillip  Schuyler  and  others,  for  a  war- 


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139 


Page. 

720.  rant  of  survey,  to  lay  out  for  them  a  tract  of  land,  contain- 
ing 8,000  acres,  lying  in  Ulster  county,  beginning  at  the 
northwest  corner  of  the  tract  of  10,000  acres,  lately 
granted  to  Jeremiah  Schuyler  and  Co.,  (Crawford,  Orange 

Co.,)  with   147 

May  31.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   147 

June  2.  Warrant  of  survey  for  8,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  for  Phillip  Schuyler  and  others,  being 
part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
and   afterwards  vacated  and  resumed   by  the  crown, 

(Crawford,  Orange  Co.,)  (2  copies,)   148 

May  26.  Petition  of  Francis  Harrison  and  others,  for  a  war- 
rant to  survey  and  lay  out  for  them  5,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  resumed  land  of 
Capt.  John  Evans,  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of 
the  tract  of  10,000  acres,  lately  granted  to  Jeremiah 

Schuyler,  on  the  west  side  of  Paltz  creek,  with   149 

May  31.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster,  of  the  council,  to  whom  it 

was  referred,  and  ^   149 

June  2.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  same,. . .  *   149 

May  28.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Thos.  Noxon,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the 

resumed  lands  of  Capt.  John  Evans,  (seepage  140,)   150 

June  16.  Petition  of  Vincent  Matthews,  praying  a  patent  for 
800  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of 
the  resumed  lands,  formerly  owned  by  Capt.  John  Evans, 
adjoining  the  land  of  Mrs.  Ingoldesby,  (Orange  Co.,)..  . .  151 
June  15.  Description  of  a  survey  of  800  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  owned 
by  Capt.  John  Evans,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner 
of  Mrs.  Ingoldesby's  land,  near  the  land  of  William 
Sutherland,  laid  out  for  Vincent  Matthews,  by  Cadwal- 

lader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  (Orange  Co.,)   152 

June  17.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Vincent  Matthews,  for  the 

land  described  in  the  foregoing  survey,   153 

June  17.  Petition  of  Richard  Merrill,  praying  for  a  new 
patent,  for  the  land  and  premises  laid  out  for  him,  pursu- 
ant to  an  application  made  in  1713,  for  which  a  patent 
was  th<m  drawn,  but  never  sealed  and  passed  by  reason  of 

his  own  neglect,   155 

June  17.  Petition  of  Isaac  Anderson,  for  a  patent  of  confir- 
mation, for  sundry  small  parcels  of  land,  within  the  town- 
ship of  Rye,  containing  in  all  about  88  acres,  as  well  as 
for  the  privilege  of  the  stream  of  Byram  river,  from  the 
great  rock  to  the  mouth  of  the  said  river,  which  has  been 
granted  him  by  the  township  aforesaid,  to  erect  thereon 

a  mill  or  mills,  (Westchester  Co.,)   156 

June  17.  Petition  of  Henry  Beekman  and  John  Stouten- 
burgh,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres,  out  of  a  tract  of  vacant 
land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands 
lately  owned  by  Capt.  John  Evans,  joining  to  the  back 
line  of  Wm.  Sutherland  and  Wm.  Chambers,  and  betwixt 


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1720.      the  lands  of  Vincent  Matthews  and  Alexander  Beard, 

(  ,  Orange  Co.,)  with   157 

June  22.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   157 


June  1 7.  Petition  of  Mary  Ingoldesby  and  Mary  Pinhorn,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  praying  a  patent  for 
5,500  acres  of  land,  in  the  counties  of  X)range  and  Ulster, 
4,000  acres  thereof  lying  next  to  Hudson's  river,  to  the 
petitioners  Mary  Ingoldesby  and  Mary  Pinhorn,  the  elder, 
and  the  1,500  acres,  the  remainder  thereof,  in  the  rear  of 
the  said  tract,  from  the  northwest  line  to  the  southeast  of 
the  same,  to  the  petitioners,  Mary  Pinhorne,  the  younger, 
and  John  Pinhorn,  (see  page  42,)  (New  Windsor  and 

Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,)   158 

June  17.  Petition  of  Capt.  Joseph  Budd  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  of  confirmation,  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  town- 
ship of  Rye,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  known  as 
Budd's  neck,  bounded  easterly  by  Blind  brook  and  Mill 
creek;  northerly  by  West  Chester  road  and  Harrison's 
patent ;  westerly  by  Mamarroneck  river  or  harbour,  and 
southerly  by  the  sound,  containing  1,250  acres;  together 
with  a  small  island,  lying  in  the  sound,  over  against  the 
lands  aforesaid,  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the  shore, 
called  Henn  Island,  containing  about  10  acres,  all  which 
lands  were  included  in  a  purchase,  made  by  John  Budd, 
deceased,  under  a  license  from  the  colony  of  Connecticut, 
of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  main,  then  called  Apanam- 
mis,  butted  and  bounded  on  the  east  with  a  river  then 
called  Mockquams  river,  and  on  the  south  with  the  sea, 
against  Long  Island,  and  on  the  west  with  a  river,  then 


called  Pockotessewacke  river,   159 

June  17.  Petition  of  William  Bond,  in  relation  to  the  war- 
rant of  survey,  for  500  acres  of  land,  issued  upon  his 
former  petition,  which  the  surveyor  general  refuses  to 

obey,  (see  page  125,)  with   160 

April  16.  Warrant  of  survey,  referred  to  in  the  foregoing 

petition,   160 

June  17.  Petition  of  Wm.  Chambers,  praying  that  400  acres 
of  woodland  may  be  laid  out  for  him,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  near  to  a  place  or  hill  called  Muchattoes,  with. . .  162 
June  22.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others,  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  same  wras  referred,   162 

June  20.  Petition  of  Patrick  Magregere,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey,  for  500  acres  of  land,  in  Orange  county,  to  be  laid 
out  on  Mad :  Ingoldesby's  southeast  line,  near  the  hills, 

(see  page  115,)   163 

June  23.  Petition  of  Francis  Harrison  and  others,  praying  a 
new  warrant  to  survey  and  lay  out  5,000  acres  of  land, 
lying  between  the  corner  of  the  land  lately  granted  to 
Mr.  Kennedy,  on  the  Palts  creek,  and  the  southerly 
bounds  of  Capt.  Evans,  on  both  sides  of  said  creek,  (see 

page  149,)   164 

June  23.  Petition  of  Phillip  Schuyler  and  others,  for  a  new 


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720.  warrant  of  survey,  for  8,000  acres  of  land,  lying  to  the 
northward  of  a  certain  tract  of  5,000  acres,  petitioned  for 
by  Francis  Harrison  and  others,  and  to  the  westward  of 
the  patent  of  10,000  acres,  granted  to  Jeremiah  Schuyler 
&  Co.,  and  adjoining  to  those  two  tracts,  (see  page  148,)  165 
June  30.  Memorial  of  Lewis  Morris,  respecting  a  petition, 
for  a  grant  of  a  certain  quantity  of  the  vacant  land,  in  the 
part  of  the  tract  formerly  owned  by  Capt.  John  Evans,  in 
which  he  was  concerned  with  others,  and  praying  that  the 
same  may  be  laid  out  in  district  tracts  to  the  several 

petitioners,   166 

1721.  July  1.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Lewis  Morris,  for  a  certain 
tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the 
land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  beginning  at 
the  southeast  corner  of  the  land  granted  to  Andrew  John- 
ston, and  adjoining  the  line  of  Richard  Van  Dam,  con- 
taining 1,000  acres,    167 

t720.  June  29.  Petition  of  Richard  Van  Dam,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  certain  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  lying  in  the 
counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster,  or  near  the  division  line 
of  those  counties,  beginning  at  the  most  southerly  corner 

of  the  land  of  Cornelius  Low  &  Co.,  [seepage  132,)   168 

May  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  1,000  acres  of  land,  for 
Richard  Van  Dam,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 

granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (see  next  above,)   169 

June  30.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Richard  Van  Dam  &  Co., 
ior  a  certain  tract  of  land  near  the  division  line  of  the 
counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster,  containing  1,000  acres, 
being  part  of  the  lands  lately  owned  by  Capt.  John 
Evans,  adjoining  the  lands  of  Cornelius  Low  &  Co.,  and 

Rip  Van  Dam  &  Co.,   170 

June  20.  Petition  of  Daniel  Purdy  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  township  of  Rye,  in  the 
county  of  Westchester,  beginning  at  the  southernmost 
part  of  Pinnigoe  neck,  and  runs  along  the  sound  easterly 
until  it  comes  to  the  mouth  of  Byram  river,  and  running 
up  the  said  river  and  the  line  between  Connecticut  and 
New  York,  northward  to  Limping  Will's  purchase,  and 
so  across  the  line  of  the  same  northwest,  to  the  river 
called  the  Blind  brook,  and  so  down  the  said  river  and 

creek,  called  the  Mill  creek,  to  the  sound,.   171 

July  1.  Description  of  a  survey  of  8,000  acres  of  land  being 
part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
afterwards  vacated  and  resumed,  laid  out  for  Phillip 
Schuyler  and  others,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl., 
[with  draught,]  (Crawford,  Orange  Co.,)  (seepage  165,)  172 
June  30.  Warrant  of  survey  for  5,000  acres  of  land  for 
Francis  Harrison  &  Co.,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  within 
the  bounds  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans  and  afterwards  vacated  and  resumed  by  the  crown, 
lying  on  both  sides  the  Paltz  creek,  between  the  corner 
of  the  land  lately  granted  to  Archibald  Kennedy,  and  the 


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1720       southerly  bounds  of  Evans'  patent,  (Montgomery,  Orange 

Co.,)  {seepage  164,)   173 

July  1.  Description  of  a  survey  of  5,000  acres  of  land  lying 
on  both  sides  of  Paltz  creek,  laid  out  for  Francis  Harri- 
son &  Co.,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  [with 
draught,]  (Montgomery  Orange  Co.,)   173 

July  7.  Petition  of  Francis  Harrison  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  5,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  the  tract  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  J ohn  Evans,  (Montgomery,  Orange 
Co.,)   174 

July  7.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Francis  Harrison  and  others, 
for  5,000  acres  of  land,  lying  on  both  sides  of  Paltz  creek, 
being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  (Montgomery,  Orange  Co.,)  175 

June  30.  Warrant  of  survey  for  500  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster  for  William  Bond,  being  part  of  the 
lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (seepage 
160,)  (Plattekill,)   176 

July  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  500  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  beginning  at  the  south  end  of  a  meadow 
on  the  west  side  of  the  hills  (called  the  Blew  hills,)  which 
are  on  the  west  bounds  of  the  lands  granted  to  Col.  Morris 
&  Co.,  laid  out  for  William  Bond,  by  Cadwallader  Col- 
den, survr.  genl.,  (Plattekill,)  [with  draught,]   176 

July  7.  Petition  of  William  Bond,  praying  a  patent  for  the 
land  laid  out  for  him  in  Ulster  county,   177 

July  7.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  William  Bond,  for  500  acres 
of  land  in  Ulster  county,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (Plattekill,)   178 

July  7.  Petition  of  Phillip  Schuyler  and  three  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  8,000  acres  of  land  laid  out  for  them  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (see  page  172,)   179 

July  7.  Petition  of  Capt.  Joseph  Budd  and  others,  for  a 
patent  of  confirmation  for  1,500  acres  of  land  in  the 
township  of  Rye  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  [with 
draught,]  (seepage  159,)   180 

July  7.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Phillip  Schuyler  and  others, 
for  8,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being 
part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 

(see  page  179,)   181 

1721.  July  8.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  was  referred  the  petitions  of  Kathrin  Evans, 
Jane  Lawrence  and  others,  Peter  Macgrere,  Mary  In- 

goldesby  and  Mary  Pinhorne,  (see  pages  163,  158,)   182 

1720.  July  12.  Petition  of  Lewis  Morris  and  others,  for  6,000  acres 
of  vacant  land  in  Ulster  county,  being  part  of  the  tract 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  with   183 

July  12.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   183 

June  30.  Petition  of  John  Kelly,  executor  of  Dirk  Benson, 
deceased,  for  a  new  warrant  to  survey  1,000  acres  of  the 
land  ordered  to  be  laid  out  for  said  Benson  before  his 


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Page. 

1720.  death,  in  the  patent  of  John  Evans  now  vacated,  lying 
between  the  south  limits  of  the  land  granted  to  Dr.  Samuel 
Staats,  and  on  the  south  side  of  the  land  called  Dunder- 
bergh,  (Orange  Co.,)   184 

July  11.  Indian  deed  to  John  Scot,  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohaugs  river,  bounded  by  the  said 
river  northerly,  beginning  over  against  Capt.  John  Collins' 
old  barn,  then  easterly  along  the  Mohaugs  to  the  second 
creek  commonly  called 'by  the  Dutch  the  Mudder  kill,  and 
it  runs  into  the  Mohaugs  river,  and  from  the  said  river 
from  the  east  and  west  bounds  take  in  all  the  meadow 
land  southerly  to  the  hills,   185 

July  8.  Petition  of  Robert  Walter,  for  a  warrant  of  survey 
for  1,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  patent  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  lying  in  Ulster  county, 
beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  the  tract  of  land 
lately  granted  to  Thomas  Brashier,  and  alongst  the  line 
of  Alexander  Baird's  land,  to  the  southward  of  Dr.  Col- 
den's,  with  ;   186 

July  14.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   186 

July  21.  Warrant  of  survey  for  1,000  acres  of  land  in  Ulster 
county  for  Robert  Walter,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   187 

July  14.  Petition  of  Walter  Baker,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
messuage  and  dwelling  house  next  to  the  wharf  in  the 
city  of  New  York,  with   188 

July  14.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,  and   188 

J uly  1 8.  Caveat  entered  by  Thomas  Byerly,  against  the  con- 
firmation of  the  said  report,   188 

June  2.  Warrant  of  survey  for  about  1,500  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  for  Gerrardus  Beekman  and  others, 
lying  near  Showangunck,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  with  {seepage  146,)   189 

July  14.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  lying 
near  Showangunk  river  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  one  con- 
taining 240,  the  other  nearly  776  acres,  laid  out  for  Gerar- 
dus  Beekman  and  others,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr. 
genl.,  [with  draught,]  (Shawangunk,  Ulster  Co.,)   189 

July  14.  Report  of  Joseph  Budd,  upon  the  petition  of  Daniel 
Purdy  and  others,  in  relation  to  land  in  the  township  of 
Rye  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  {seepage  171,)   190 

Description  of  the  survey  of  a  lot  of  land  in  the  town  of 
Rye,   190 

July  7.  Petition  of  William  Chambers,  complaining  that  the 
surveyor  genl.  pays  no  regard  to  the  order  in  council 
directing  him  to  survey  and  lay  out  for  the  petitioner  a 
certain  tract  of  land  in  Ulster  county,  {seepage  162,). . .  191 

July  14.  Warrant  of  survey  for  400  acres  of  iandin  Ulster 
county,  for  William  Chambers  adjoining  the  lands  of 
Alexander  Bard,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,   192 


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Page. 

1719.  Sept.  15.  Petition  of  Patrick  Mcgregor,  praying  a  patent  for 

two  tracts  of  land  laid  out  for  him  in  the  tract  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  one  containing  500,  the 
other  80  acres,  with  {see  page  163,)   193 

1720.  July  8.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   1 93 

July  14.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Patrick  Magregor,  otherwise 
called  Peter  Magregor,  for  500  acres  of  land,  being  part 
of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  and 
also  80  acres  at  present  in  his  possession,  (see  next  above,)  194 

July  14.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Mary  Ingoldesby  and 
others,  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and 
Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,  lying  on  the  west  bank  of  Hudson's  river, 
joining  on  the  north  to  the  land  of  Chambers  and  Suther- 
land, and  on  the  south  to  Butter  hill,  laid  out  in  two  par- 
cels, one  containing  4,000,  the  other  1,420  acres,  and  the 
remaining  80  acres  thereof,  to  be  excepted  and  reserved 
to  Peter  Macgregory,  (see  page  158,)   195 

Warrant  of  survey  for  the  land  last  described,   196 

July  14.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land  for 
Henry  Beekman,  junr.,  and  .John  Stoutenburgh,  being 
part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
joining  to  the  back  line  of  Southerland  and  Chambers, 
and  betwixt  the  lands  of  Vincent  Matthews  and  Alexan- 
der Beard,  (seepage  157,)   197 

July  1 9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  certain  tracts  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  of  1,000  acres  each,  being  part 
of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  lying 
next  to  the  lands  of  Andrew  Johnstone,  John  Haskol  and 
Cadwallader  Colden,  laid  out  for  James  Greme,  by  Cad- 
wallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  (Newburgh  and  New  Wind- 
sor, Orange  Co.,)  [with  draught,]   198 

July  1 9.  Petition  of  Gerrardus  Beekman  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land,  one  containing  240,  the 
other  776  acres,  lying  contiguous  to  the  lands  formerly 
granted  them,  being  part  of  the  tract  once  owned  by 
Capt.  John  Evans,  (see  page  189,)   199 

Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Gerrardus  Beekman  and  others,  for 
two  tracts  of  land,  lying  and  being  near  Shawangunck 
river,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  containing  in  all,  1,016 
acres,   200 

July  21.  Petition  of  Henry  Beekman,  junr..,  and  John  Stou- 
tenburgh, praying  a  patent  for  the  land  laid  out  for  them 
in  Ulster  county,  (see  page  197,)   201 

July  27.  Petition  of  Patrick  Magregore,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey  to  cover  the  actual  quantity  of  land  in  the  piece 
upon  which  he  resides,  the  same  being  found  to  contain 
more  than,  was  specified  in  the  warrant  issued  upon  his 
former  petition,  (see  page  193,)   202 

July  14.  Caveat  entered  by  the  heirs  of  Col.  Patrick  Mac- 
gregore  and  David  Toshagh,  Laird  of  Minnivard,  against 
the  report  to  be  this  day  made  upon  a  reference  of  the 


vol.  vn.]  LAftD  PAPERS.  145 

Page. 

1720.      last  petition  of  Mrs.  Ingoldesby  and  her  daughter,  in 
behaLf  of  themselves  and  the  children  of  Mary  Pinhorn, 

(see  pages  115,  158,)   202 

July  28.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Patrick  Magregore,  other- 
wise called  Peter  Magregore,  for  the  land  lying  within 
his  fence  and  now  in  his  possession,  (see  next  above,)  203 


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1720-1722. 


1720.  July  21.  Petition  of  Isaac  De  Peyster  and  others,  praying  a 
warrant  of  survey  for  8,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  adjoining  the  several  grants  to  Mullin- 
der,  Barberie,  Huddleston  and  Dubois,  with  

July  22.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,  

July  28.  Warrant  of  survey  for  8,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
County  of  Ulster,  for  Isaac  De  Peyster  and  others,  (New 
Paltz,)  

July  27.  Memorial  of  Cadwallader  Colden.  surveyor  general, 
in  relation  to  the  warrant  of  survey  for  400  acres  of  land, 
for  Wm.  Chambers,  (see  vol.  vn,  pages  191,  192,)  

July  20.  Caveat  entered  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  surveyor 
general,  against  the  granting  any  lands  that  are  not  first 
set  out  conformable  to  his  Majesties'  royal  instructions, 
and  particularly  against  Joseph  Budd  and  others,  inhabi- 
tants of  Rye,  in  ye  county  of  Westchester,  till  ye  same 
be  set  out  accordingly,  (see  vol.  vn,  page  159,)  

July  28.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  was  referred  the  petition  of  Daniel  Purdy  and 
others,  for  lands  in  the  town  of  Rye,  in  the  county  of 
Westchester,  (see  vol.  vn,  pages  171,  190,)  

July  28.  Affidavit  of  John  Frost,  in  relation  to  the  souther- 
most  part  of  a  certain  island  called  Mounsting  Island, 
lying  between  the  town  of  Rye,  in  the  county  of  West- 
chester, and  the  sound,  possession  whereof  was  delivered 
by  Jonathan  Yo wells  to  Samuel  Odell,  in  the  presence  of 
said  Frost,  

July  28.  Affidavit  of  Nathaniell  Sherwood,  in  relation  to 
the  southermost  part  of  a  certain  island  called  Mounsting 
Island,  lying  between  the  town  of  Rye,  in  the  county  of 
Westchester,  and  the  sound,  possession  whereof  was  deli- 
vered by  Jonathan  Vowells  to  Samuel  Odell,  

July  28.  Affidavit  of  Samuel  Odell  and  Patience,  his  wife, 


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Page. 

1720.  in  relation  to  the  southermost  part  of  a  certain  island 
called  Mounsting  Island,  lying  between  the  town  of  Rye 
in  the  county  of  Westchester,  and  the  sound,  containing 
about  1,050  acres,  conveyed  by  Jonathan  Vowells  to  the 
said  Odell,   8 

July  28.  Affidavit  of  John  Lancaster,  of  the  Younkers,  in 
relation  to  the  southermost  part  of  a  certain  island  called 
Mounsting  Island,  lying  between  the  town  of  Rye,  in  the 
county  of  Westchester,  and  the  sound,  containing  about 
1,050  acres,  conveyed  by  Jonathan  Vowells  to  the  Samuel 
Odell,   9 

Aug.  11.  Warrant  of  survey  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  be- 
tween Byram  river  and  Blind  brook,  in  the  town  of  Rye, 
in  the  county  of  Westchester,  for  Daniel  Purdy  and 
others,  (see  page  5,)   10 

Aug.  — .  Petition  of  Patrick  MacGregory,  praying  a  patent 
for  two  tracts  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being 
part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
one  containing  500,  the  other  50  acres,    11 

Aug.  5.  Description  of  a  survey,  of  a  tract  of  160  acres  of 
land,  for  Patrick  McGregory,  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
within  his  fence  and  in  his  possession,  beginning  at  the 
southwest  corner  of  the  land  of  William  Southerland,  laid 
out  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  [with  draught,] 
(New  Windsor,  Orange  county,)  (see  vol.  vn,  page  203,).  11 
.  Aug.  6.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Patrick  Magregory,  other- 
wise called  Peter  Magregory,  for  two  tracts  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  one  containing  500  acres, 
and  adjoining  the  line  of  Col.  Ingoldesby's  land,  near  the 
foot  of  ye  Butter  hill;  the  other  lies  upon  Murderer's 
creek,  within  his  fence,  and  contains  160  acres,  (New 
Windsor,  Orange  county,)   12 

Aug.  8.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  William  Baker,  for  a  certain 
messuage  and  dwelling  house,  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
being  ye  corner  house  next  to  the  wharf,  and  twenty-four 
foot  next  the  street  called  King's  street,  together  with  the 
yard,  and  all  the  land  the  said  house  stands- upon,  (see  vol. 
vii,  page  188,).   13 

Aug.  11.  Petition  of  Mary  Ingoldesby,  Mary  Pinhorn  and 
others,  praying  a  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land  in  the 
counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster,  laid  out  for  them  pursuant 
to  warrant,  (see  vol.  vn,  pages  295,  202,)   14 

Aug.  1 1 .  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Mary  Ingoldesby  and  Mary 
Pinhorn,  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  upon  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  on  Murderer's  creek,  and  1,360  acres, 
adjoining  thereto,  to  Mary  Pinhorn  and  John  Pinhorne,  .  15 

Aug.  11.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land,  in  the 
counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster,  one  containing  4,000  acres, 
for  Mary  Ingoldesby  and  Mary  Pinhorn  ;  the  other,  con- 
taining 1,360  acres,  for  Mary  Pinhorn  and  John  Pinhorn, 
laid  out  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   16 

Aug.  11.  Description  of  a  survey  of  4,500  acres  of  land,  in 


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Page. 

1720.  the  township  of  Rhye,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  for 
Daniel  Purdy  and  others,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  surveyor 
genh,    17 

Aug.  11.  Petition  of*  Daniel  Purdy  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  several  small  tracts  of  land,  laid  out  for  them 
in  the  township  of  Rye,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  . .  18 

Aug.  11.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Daniel  Purdy  and  others, 
for  a  parcel  of  land,  lying  between  Blind  brook  and 
Byram  river,  in  the  township  of  Rye,  in  the  county  of 
Westchester,   19 

Sept.  9.  Petition  of  John  Clut,  praying  a  patent  for  about 
300  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  Hudson's  river,  above  the 
city  of  Albany,  and  is  bounded  by  the  land  of  Johannah 
Cregier,  the  northerly  bounds  of  the  manor  of  Ranselaer, 
the  boundaries  of  the  patent  granted  to  Johannes  Schuy- 
ler, and  the  river  aforesaid,  near  a  creek,  called  Lissies 
creek,  [with  draught,]   20 

Sept.  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  7,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly 
granted  to  Captain  John  Evans,  beginning  at  the  great 
pond,  seven  chains  to  the  northward  of  the  eel  fishing 
place,  or  the  beginning  of  Quassaick  brook,  and  adjoining 
the  lands  of  Henry  Wileman  and  Alexander  Baird,  laid 
out  for  Jacobus  Kip  and  others,  by  Cadwallader  Colden, 
surveyor  general,  (see  vol.  vii,  pages  86,  87,)   21 

Sept.  9.  Draught  of  7,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,  surveyed  for  Jacobus  Kip  and  others,  Cad- 
wallader Colden,  surveyor  general,  (Newburgh,  Orange 
county,)   22 

Sept.  12.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Kip  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  laid 
out  for  them  pursuant  to  warrant,  (see  next  above,)   23 

Sept.  15.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Jacobus  Kip  and  others, 
for  7,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being 
part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
(Newburgh,  Orange  county,)   24 

Sept.  14.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  6,000  acres  of  the  vacant 
and  unappropriated  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  belong- 
ing to  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  for 
Lewis  Morris  and  others,  (see  vol.  vn,  page  183,)   25 

Sept.  14.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  beginning  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  the  land  laid  out  for  Lewis  Morris,  and  adjoin- 
ing the  respective  lines  of  Richard  Vandam  and  John 
Johnstone,  Junr.,  laid  out  for  Capt.  Vincent  Pierce,  by 
Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  general,  [with  draught,]  (Corn- 
wall and  New  Windsor,  Orange  county,)   26 

Sept.  14.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  Lewis  Morris, 


VOL.  VIII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


149 


Page. 

1720.      by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  general,  [with  draught,] 

{seepage  25,)  (New  Windsor,  Orange  county,)   27 

Sept.  15.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  Andrew  Nicolls, 
by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  [with  draught,] 
(Cornwall,  Orange  county,)   28 

Petition  of  James  Graham,  praying  a  patent  for  two  tracts 
of  land,  of  1,000  acres  each,  laid  out  for  him,  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  pursuant  to  warrant,  (Newburgh  and  New 
Windsor,  Orange  county,)  {see  vol.  vn,  page  198,)   29 

Oct.  25.  Petition  of  Mary  Van  Ranselaer,  widow,  relict  of 
Kilian  Van  Ranselaer,  of  the  manor  of  Ranselaerwick, 
late  proprietor,  complaining  of  Johannes  Apple,  for 
obstructing  the  survey  of  a  certain  parcel  of  land,  within 
the  bounds  of  said  manor,  consisting  of  six  flatts,  and 
containing  about  100  acres  in  the  whole,  with  200  acres 
of  woodland,  adjoining  to  the  said  flatts,  {see  vol.  vn, 
page  64,)    30 

1719.  April  23.  Warrant  of  survey,  issued  upon  the  petition  of 

Kilian  Van  Ranselaer,  to  lay  out  the  land  therein  men- 
tioned,   31 

1720.  Aug.  15.  Affidavit  of  Andries  Coeyman,  Garrit  Van  Schaick 

and  Daniel  Winne,  in  relation  to  the  survey  of  a  certain 
parcel  of  land,  within  the  bounds  of  the  manor  of  Ranse- 
laerwick, and  the  obstruction  offered  thereto,  by  Johannes 
Apple  and  Tennis  Slingeiiandt,  {see  next  above,)   32 

Aug.  3.  Copy  of  the  notice  served  upon  Johannes  Apple, 
informing  him  of  the  day  when  the  lines  of  the  patent, 
held  by  said  Apple,  in  company  with  Teunis  Slingerlandt, 
within  the  bounds  of  Renselaerwyck,  will  be  run,  with. .  33 

Aug.  24.  Affidavit  of  Philip  Verplanck,  in  relation  to  the 
service  of  the  same,  {see  above,)   33 

1719.  Aug.  6.  Minute  of  council,  upon  the  petition  of  Killian  Van 

Renselaer,  ordering  that  a  copy  of  the  same,  with  the 
depositions  of  Thomas  Williams  and  Peter  Goewey,  be 
served  upon  Johannes  Apple,  and  the  said  Apple  appear 
before  the  board,  that  day  month,  after  the  service  of  the 
said  copies,  to  answer  the  complaint  of  the  said  petition, 

with   34 

Oct.  22.  Minute  of  council,  upon  the  appearance  of  Johannes 
Apple  before  the  board,   34 

1720.  Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Coenraat  Borghart  and  Elias  Van 

Schaack,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  3,590  acres  of  land 
lying  near  Kinderhook  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river 
near  their  farms,  with  {see  vol.  vi,  page  173,)   35 

Nov.  4.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   35 

Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Charles  Brodhead  and  Cornelius  Elt- 
ing,  trustees  of  the  town  of  Marbletown,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  the  freeholders 
and  inhabitants  of  the  said  town,  praying  to  be  heard  by 
their  council,  the  bill  for  settling  the  boundaries  between 


150  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  vm. 

Page. 

1720.  the  towns  of  Hurley  and  Marbletown  aforesaid,  before 
the  same  shall  pass  into  a  law,   30 

1721.  Oct.  31.  Survey  of  the  line  of  Marbletown,  Ulster  Co.,  [with 

map,]   f   37 


1720.  Nov.  18.  Petition  of  Catherina  Brett,  widow,  praying  a 
special  warrant  for  a  tract  of  land  in  Dutchess  county, 
lying  upon  and  adjacent  to  the  Wappings  kill  or  creek,  39 
Nov.  28.  Petition  of  John  Haskoll,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
out  of  the  vacant  and  unappropriated  land  in  the  province, 


with   40 

Dec.  7.  Report  of  A.  De  Peyster  and  others  of  the  council, 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   40 

1721.  Feb.  3.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Johnston,  junior,  for 
two  certain  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  1,000 
acres  each,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to 

Capt.  John  Evans,   41 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Catherina  Bratt,  for  a  warrant  of  survey 
for  a  certain  tract  or  parcel  of  land  in  Dutchess  county, 
lying  upon  and  adjacent  to  the  Wappings  kill  or  creek, 
{see  page  39,)   42 


May  23.  Warrant  of  survey  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  con- 
firmed by  patent  to  Henry  Van  Ranslaier,  beginning  at 
the  Kinderhook  creek  over  against  Major  Abraham  Staats 
house  by  Hudson's  river,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  from  thence  southerly  along  the  same  until  opposite 
the  south  side  of  Vasterix  Island  by  a  creek  called  Wag- 
hankasick,  and  stretching  from  thence  into  the  woods  24 
English  miles,  from  thence  to  the  N.  E.  corner  of  Kinder- 
hook  patent,  and  by  the  bounds  of  the  same  to  Major 
Abraham's  fall  upon  Kinderhook  creek,  thence  down  ye 


said  creek  to  the  place  of  beginning,   43 

June  28.  Petition  of  Daniel  Brondige  and  Samuel  Hunt,  for 
a  warrant  of  survey  for  the  White  Plains  purchase,  (West- 
chester Co.,)   44 

June  28.  Warrant  of  survey  for  White  Plains,  in  the  county 

of  Westchester,   45 

June  28.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  lands  belonging  to 
Daniel  Brondige  and  Samuel  Hunt,  and  lying  within  the 
bounds  of  the  White  Plains  purchase  in  the  county  of 

Westchester,   46 

June  28.  Certificate  of  land  to  Capt.  Vincent  Pierce,  for  a 
tract  of  land  lying  and  being  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  (see  page  26,)  (Cornwall  and  New  Windsor,  Or- 
ange Co.,)   47 

June  28.  Certificate  to  Lewis  Morris,  for  a  certain  tract  of 
land  lying  and  being  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part 
of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  J ohn  Evans  (see 

page  27,)  (New  Windsor,  Orange  Co.,)   48 

July  1.  Petition  of  Vincent  Pearse,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
certain  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to 


vol.  viii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  151 

Page. 

1721.      Capt.  John  Evans,  (see  page  47,)  (Cornwall  and  New 

Windsor,  Orange  Co.,)   49 

July  1.  Petition  of  Lewis  Morris,  praying  a  patent  for  a 


certain  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  vacant  land  lying  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (see  page  48,)  (New  Windsor,  Or- 


ange Co.,)   50 

July  1.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Vincent  Pierce,  for  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  (see  page  49,)  (Cornwall  and  New  Windsor,  Or- 
ange Co.,)   51 

July  1.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Lewis  Morris  and  Vincent 
Pierce,  for  two  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
to  hold  the  same  in  severalty,  (seepage  47,  et  seq.,)   52 


Petition  of  Gilbert  Livingston  and  others,  proprietors  of  a 
certain  tract  of  land  formerly  granted  to  Col.  Henry 
Beekman,  deceased,  bounded  upon  the  patent  granted  to 
Francis  Rumbout  &  Co.,  praying  a  warrant  for  the  run- 
ning and  ascertaining  the  south  and  east  limits  of  said 
Runabout's  patent,  in  order  for  the  better  discovering  the 
division  line  between  their  land  and  the  said  patent,. ...  53 
July  7.  Petition  of  Catherina  Brett,  widow,  praying  for  pro- 
tection against  certain  Indians  who  violently  obstructed 
the  surveyor  in  running  the  lines  of  her  lands  near  the 
Wapping's  kill  in  Dutchess  county,  and  threatened  her 
*  with  bodily  harm,  and  "  that  measures  may  be  taken  for 
bringing  to  condign  punishment  all  persons  who  have 
been  instrumental  in  the  stirring  up  and  inciting  said 
Indians  to  such  violent  and  dangerous  practices,"  (see 

page  42,)   54 

July  26.  Petition  of  Andrew  Nicolls,  praying  a  patent  for 
1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  being  part 
of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (see 

page  28,)  (Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,)    55 

Aug.  15.  Exemplification  of  a  description  of  a  survey  of  two 
tracts  of  wood  land,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river  by  Kinderhook,  one  containing  3,590  acres,  bounded 
to  ye  west  by  Claverock's  creek,  and  ye  Kinderhook  creek 
and  on  ye  other  sides  by  ye  King's  woods,  the  other  con- 
taining 410  acres,  bounded  to  ye  north  by  the  manor  of 
Ranslierswick,  to  the  south  by  the  bounds  of  the  general 
patent  of  Kinderhook,  to  the  west  by  the  land  of  Andreas 
Gardiner,  and  to  the  east  by  the  King's  woods,  laid  out 


for  Conrat  Borghart  and  Elias  Van  Schak,  by  John  Beatty, 

dep.  survr.,  (see  vol.  w,page  173,)   56 

Aug.  16.  Petition  of  John  Waldron,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 

acres  out  of  the  vacant  lands  in  the  province,  with   57 

Oct.  2.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   57 

Aug.  16.  Petition  of  Patrick  Hume,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 

acres  out  of  the  vacant  lands  in  this  province,  with   58 


152 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  vm 


Page. 

1721.  Oct.  2.  Report  of  R.  "Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   58 

Aug.  24.  Petition  of  John  Haskall,  praying  a  patent  for  2,000 
acres  of  land  laid  out  for  him  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
adjoining  the  land  of  Chambers  &  Southerland,  and  the 
land  laid  out  for  the  German  families,  (vol.  vn,  page  33,  et 
seq.,)  (New  Windsor,  Orange  Co.,)   59 

July  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  John  Haskol, 
by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  gen.,  [with  draught,]  (see 
next  above,)  (New  Windsor,  Orange  Co.,)   60 

Aug.  24.  Petition  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  to  have  the  lands 
owned  by  them  in  Westchester  county  erected  into  a 
township,   Gl 

August  24.  Warrant  for  letters  patent  of  incorporation,  for 
the  lands  of  Robert  Walter  and  others,  in  Westchester 
county,   62 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  James  Smith,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres, 
out  of  the  vacant  land  in  the  province,  with   63 

Oct.  2.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred, '   63 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Wm.  Bradford,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres,  out  of  the  land  lying  vacant  in  the  province,  with  64 

Oct.  2.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,   64 

Oct.  3.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land, 
in  Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for  Patrick 
Hume,  (see  page  58,)   65 

Account  of  patents,  from  Dec.  1719,  to  Oct.,  1730,   66 

Oct.  3.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land  in 
Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for  John  Wal- 
dron,  (seepage  57,)   67 

Oct.  3.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land, 
in  Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for  James 
Smith,   68 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  James  Henderson,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  land,  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated  in 
the  province,   69 

Oct.  3.  Report  of  Gerard:  Beekman  and  others,  of  the 
council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   69 

Oct.  4.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land, 
in  Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for  James 
Henderson,   70 

Oct.  23.  Petition  of  Major  John  Hardenbrooke,  on  behalf  of 
i  himself  and  others,  the  owners  of  a  certain  tract  of  land, 
situate  and  being  in  the  counties  of  Ulster  and  Albany,  for 
a  warrant  to  survey,  and  lay  out  such  parts  of  the  bounds 
of  Kingstowne,  Hurley,  Marble  Towne,  Rochester  and 
other  patented  lands,  lying  next  to  their  tract  aforesaid, 
as  shall  be  thought  necessary  to  ascertain  the  true  bounds 
thereof,   71 


vol.  viii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  153 

Pago. 

1721.  Oct.  23.  Warrant  of  survey,  to  conform  with  the  prayer  of 

the  foregoing  petition,   72 


Oct.  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  wood  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
extending  south  from  Kinderhook  along  the  river,  to  the 
north  bounds  of  Livingston  manor,  and  thence  on  an 
easterly  course,  24  miles  to  Westenhook,  laid  out  for 
Hendrick  Van  Renselaer,  by  James  Livingston,  dep. 
survr.,  [with  draught,]  (see  page  43,)  (Claverack,  Colum- 


ulo,  vu.,;   ,u 

Oct.  7.  Petition  of  Thomas  Garland,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated  in  the 

province,   74 

Nov.  2.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   74 

Oct.  23.  Petition  of  Richard  Ashfield  and  Evert  Wendell,  for 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres,  of  the  land  lying  unsettled  and 

uncultivated  in  this  province,  with   5 

Nov.  2.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   75 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Lewis  Morris  and  others,  for  a  license  to 
purchase  12,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  upon  the  Mohacks 

river,  of  the  native  Indian  proprietors,   76 

Nov.  9.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   76 

•  Nov.  9.  License  to  Lewis  Morris  and  others,  to  purchase 
12,000  acres  of  land,  upon  the  Mohacks  river,  of  the 

native  Indian  proprietors,   77 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Vanhorne,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres,  of  the  land  now  lying  unsettled  and  unculti- 
vated in  this  province,   78 

Dec.  4.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   78 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Henry  Lane,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres, 
of  the  land  now  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated  in  this 

province,  with   79 

Dec.  4.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   79 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  John  Van  Horne,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres,  of  the  land  now  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated  in 

this  province,  with   80 

Dec.  4.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   80 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Richard  Alsup,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres,  of  the  land  now  lying  vacant  and  miappropriated  in 

this  province,  with   81 

1722.  Jan.  9.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   81 


1721.  Nov.  14.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  adjoining  the  lands  granted  to  Cad- 
wallader  Colden  and  Cornelius  Low  &  Co.,  laid  out  for 
Patrick  Hume,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  surveyor  genl.,. .  82 
20 


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[vol.  vm. 


Tage. 

1721.  'Nov.  15.  Caveat  entered  by  David  Ogden  and  Caleb  Hyatt, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  many  others  of  the  inhabitants 
of  White  Plains,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  against  the 
proceedings  of  Daniel  Brondige  and  Samuell  Hunt,  under 
colour  of  a  warrant  obtained  by  them,  to  survey  and 
ascertain  the  land  belonging  to  them,  within  the  White 
Plains  aforesaid ;  also  praying  that  no  return  of  survey 
made  thereon  may  be  filed,  nor  any  futher  power  or  autho- 
rity granted  them,  until  the  said  Ogden,  Hyatt  and  others, 
shall  be  heard  thereupon,   83 

Nov.  22.  Letter  from  Mr.  Wileman  to  Mr.  Bobin,  deputy 
secretary,  requesting  him  "to  draw  a  petition,  in  ye  new 
fforme,  for  Jacobus  Bruyn  and  Henry  Wileman,  for  2,600 
acres  of  land,  and  putt  it  in  councill  ye  next  councill  day,"  84 

Nov.  22.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Bruyn  and  Henry  Wileman, 
for  a  grant  of  2,600  acres,  of  the  land  lying  vacant  and 
unappropriated  in  this  province,   85 

Nov.  28.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,   85 

Nov.  28.  Petition  of  Gilbert  Willet  and  Edward  Gatehouse, 
for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  out  of  the  land  lying  vacant 
and  unappropriated  in  this  province,   86 

Nov.  28.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,   86 

Dec.  2.  Warrant  of  survey  for  4,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land 
in  Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for  Gilbert 
Willet  and  Edward  Gatehouse,  (2  copies,)   87 

Dec.  2.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,600  acres  of  the  vacant  land 
in  Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for  Jacobus 
Brugh  and  Henry  Wileman,  (see  page  85,)   88 

Petition  of  Samuel  Hunt  and  Daniel  Brondige,  for  a  new 
warrant  of  survey  to  embrace  the  whole  of  the  White 
Plains  purchase,  in  order  the  better  to  ascertain  the  limits 
and  bounds  of  their  several  rights  therein,  (Westchester 
Co.,)  (see  page  83,)   89 

Dec.  7.  Order  for  a  warrant  to  survey  all  lands  ungranted  by 
the  crown,  in  and  about  the  White  Plains,  and  to  describe 
and  ascertain  the  pretensions  of  Daniel  Brondage  and 
Samuel  Hunt,  in  and  about  the  same,   89 

Dec.  21.  Petition  of  Joseph  Budd  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  of  confirmation  for  a  tract  of  land  called  the  White 
Plains,  (Westchester  Co.,)   91 

Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   91 

Dec.  23.  Description  of  a  survey  of  5,500  acres  of  land  in 
Westchester  county,  known  by  the  name  of  the  White 
Plains;  also  380  acres,  being  part  of  the  aforesaid  tract, 
for  Samuel  Hunt,  and  300  acres,  being  part  of  the  same, 
for  Daniel  Brondige ;  Robt.  Crooke,  dep.  surveyor,  (see 
page  89,)  ,   92 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Stephen  Deblois,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  the  land  now  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated  in 
this  province,  with   93 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


155 


Page. 


721.  - Dec.  21.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   93 

722.  Jan.  11.  Warrant  of  survey  for  1,000  acres  of  the  vacant 

land  in  Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for 
Stephen  Dublois,   93 

721.  Dec.  7.  Petition  of  Peter  Vanderlyn  and  Thomas  Foller,  for 

a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  and  unap- 
propriated in  this  province,  with   94 

Dec.  27.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,   94 

Dec.  12.  Petition  of  John  Dupuy,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  the  land  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated  in  this  pro- 
vince, with   95 

722.  Jan.  9.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   95 

Petition  of  Burger  Minders,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  500 
acres  of  vacant  land  adjoining  the  land  now  in  his  posses- 
sion, and  bounded  to  land  granted  to  Alexander  Beard 
and  Alderman  Kipp  and  company,  being  part  of  Evans' 

patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,   96 

Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land  in 
Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,   97 


Jan.  10.  Petition  of  Lancaster  Symes  and  others,  for  a  spe- 
cial warrant  to  survey  Staten  Island,  in  order  to  discover, 
lay  out  and  ascertain  the  sundry  parcels  of  land  and 
meadow  granted  them  upon  a  former  petition,  with  (see 


vol.  iv,  page  158,)   98 

Feb.  17.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others,  of  the  council,  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   98 

Jan.  10.  Petition  of  Robt.  Walter  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  upon  the  Mohaks 

river,  of  the  native  Indian  proprietors,  with   99 

Jan.  17.  Report  of  Gerard:  Beekman  and  others  of  the 

council,  upon  whom  the  same  was  referred,   99 

Jan.  11.  Petition  of  Samuel  Hunt  and  Daniel  Brondige, 
praying  a  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land  in  the  White 
Plains,  in  Westchester  county,  one  containing  300,  the 

other  380  acres,  with  {see  page  92,)   100 

Jan.  17.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,   100 


Affidavit  of  Edward  Rogers,  concerning  the  lands  of  Samuel 
Hunt,  in  the  White  Plains  purchase,  (see  next  above,) ...  101 

Jan.  12.  Indian  deed  to  Lewis  Morris  and  others,  for  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  meadow  and  woodland,  lying  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Maquaes  river,  about  eleven  miles  above  Fort 
Hunter,  beginning  from  the  east  side  of  a  certain  creek 
by  the  said  river  side,  called  and  known  by  the  name  of 
Onezereah,  and  so  runs  up  along  the  said  river  to  the  west 
side  of  a  brook  called  Utsogowanhe,  and  thence  into  the 
woods  to  the  depth  of  one  mile  in  a  straight  line,  embrac- 
ing all  the  lands  between  the  said  creeks  to  the  distance 
aforesaid  into  the  woods  from  said  river,  (see  page  76,  et 

 '   102 


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[vol.  VIII. 


Pago. 

1722.  Jan.  18.  Petition  of  Garret  Vanhorn  and  others,  owners  of 
that  space  of  ground  in  the  city  of  New  York,  upon  the 
shore  of  the  East  river,  bounding  upon  low  water  mark, 
from  Rip  Van  Dam,  his  corner  at  the  lower  end  of  Maiden 
Lane,  to  the  corner  of  Thomas  Clark  that  comes  from 
Wall  street,  and  the  wharves  thereon,  praying  a  grant  of 
so  much  of  the  soil  of  said  river  as  is  beyond  low  water 
mark,  within  the  space  of  two  hundred  feet  from  the  pre- 
sent wharfs,  within  the  bounds  aforesaid,  in  order  to 
extend  said  wharfs  for  the  convenience  of  trade,   103 

Jan.  23.  Report  of  Gerard:  Beekman  and  others  of  the 
council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   103 

Jan.  11.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  tract  of  land  called  the 
White  Plains,  and  to  describe  and  ascertain  the  preten- 
sions and  claims  of  Joseph  Budd  and  others,  therein,  (see 
page  91,)  (Westchester  Co.,)   104 

Jan.  11.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant 
land  in  Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for  John 
Depuy,   105 

Jan.  18.  Petition  of  Francis  Harison  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  12,000  acres  of  vacant  land  on  the  Mohacks 
river,  of  the  native  Indian  proprietors,  with   106 

Jan.  18.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council,  to 
whom  the  same  was  referred,   106 

Jan.  22.  License  to  Francis  Harrison  and  others,  to  purchase 
12,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  ye  Mohacks  county,  within 
this  province,  of  the  native  Indian  proprietors,   107 

Jan.  23.  Order  to  surveyor  general,  to  prepare  a  map  of 
the  soil  of  the  East  river,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  peti 
tioned  for  by  Garret  Vanhorn  and  others,  for  the  extension 
of  their  wharves,  (seepage  103,)   109 

Jan.  21.  Petition  of  Thomas  Jansen  and  Thomas  Cock,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  the  freeholders  and  in- 
habitants of  Marbletowne,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  praying 
that  the  inhabitants  of  Hurley  may  be  restrained  from 
committing  any  further  waste  upon  the  lands  in  contest 
between  the  said  towns,  until  the  true  bounds  and  limits 
of  their  respective  rights  shall  be  determined,   IK 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  the  mayor,  aldermen  and  commonalty,  of 
the  city  of  New  York,  praying  that  the  application  of 
sundry  of  the  city's  grantees,  for  leave  to  extend  the 
wharves,  between  the  corner  of  the  slip,  by  the  end  of 
Wall  street,  and  the  slip  at  the  end  of  Maiden  lane,  may 
be  rejected ;  also  for  a  confirmation  for  their  charter ;  for 
leave  to  choose  a  double  number  of  constables  in  their 
wards,  and  other  privileges,  (see  page  109,)   H" 

Jan.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  Thomas  Gar- 
land, by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  (see  page  74,) 
(New  Paltz,)   11! 

.  Jan.  25.  Certificate  to  Thomas  Garland  for  2,000  acres  of 


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157 


722.      land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  tract 

formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (see  next  above.)  113 

Jan.  26.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Thomas  Garland,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   114 

Jan.  26.  Map  of  the  soil  of  the  East  river,  showing  the  pro- 
posed extension  of  the  wharves,  between  Maiden  lane  and 
Wall  street,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  Cadwallader 
Colden,  survr.  genl.,  [see  page  109,)   114 


Feb.  1.  Petition  of  Abraham  Kettletas  and  others,  on  behalf 
of  themselves  and  most  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  city  of 


New  York,  more  especially  of  Queens  street,  against  the 
petition  of  Garret  Van  Horn  and  others,  for  leave  to 
extend  the  wharves,  between  Maiden  lane  and  Wall 
street,  and  that  they  may  be  heard  by  their  counsel  upon 

the  same,  (see  next  above,)   115 

Feb.  2.  Letter  of  Thomas  Clarke,  to  atty.  genl.,  authorizing 
him  to  insert  name  of  Cornells  Low,  in  patent,  for  a 

certain  wharf,   116 

Feb.  13.  Minute  of  council,  upon  the  petition  of  the  mayor, 
aldermen  and  commonalty  of  the  city  of  New  York,  and 
the  petition  of  Garret  Van  Home  and  others,  (see  pages 

103,  111,)   117 

Feb.  5.  Report  of  Gerard  :  Beekman  and  others,  of  the 
council,  to  whom  was  referred  the  petition  of  Garret  Van 

Horne  and  others,   117 

Feb.  12.  Petition  of  Thomas  Braine,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated,  in  this 

province,   118 

Feb.  22.  Report  of  Lewis  Morris,  Jun.,  chairman  of  the 

committee  of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,  . .  118 
Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Robert  Walter  and  Henry  Beekman, 
for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  and 

unappropriated  in  this  province,   119 

Feb.  23.  Report  of  Lewis  Morris,  Jim.,  chairman  of  the 
committee  of  council,  to  whom  was  referred  the  petition 

of  Robert  Walter  and  Henry  Beekman,   120 

Feb.  15.  Petition  of  Robert  Crook,  for  a  grant  of  1,500  acres 
of  the  land  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated,  in  this  pro- 
vince,  ...  121 

Feb.  16.  Petition  of  George  Burnet,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated,  in  this 

province,  with   122 

Report  of  Lewis  Morris,  Jun.,  chairman  of  the  committee  of 

council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,  ,   122 

Feb.  24.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  1,000  acres  of  the  vacant 
land  of  Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for  George 

Burnet,   123 

Feb.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  White  Plains,  and 
the  bounds  of  the  claims  of  Joseph  Budd  and  others 
therein,  Will'm  Forster,  dep'y  surveyor,  (Westchester 

county,)  (seepage  104,)   124 

Feb.  24.  Draught  of  the  White  Plains,  (Westchester  Co.,)  .  125 
Feb.  26.  Report  of  Fra  :  Harrison,  chairman  of  the  com- 


158 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  VIII. 


1722.      mittee,  to  whom  was  referred  the  claims  of  all  parties 

concerned  in  the  White  Plains,  (Westchester  county,).  . .  126 

Feh.  22.  Petition  of  Edward  Blagge  and  Johannis  Hey,  for 
a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  and  unap- 
propriated, in  this  province,  with   127 

Feb.  26.  Report  of  Fra :  Harison,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee, to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   127 

Feb.  23.  Deposition  of  Abraham  De  Lameter,  concerning 
the  bounds,  set  out  by  the  Indians,  for  a  tract  of  land 
between  the  Fish  kill  and  the  Wappanks  kill,  in  Dutchess 
county,   128 

Feb.  23.  Petition  of  John  Teller  and  Jacobus  Stoutenburgh, 
for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  and 
unappropriated,  in  this  province,   129 

Petition  of  John  Chambers,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  the 
land  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated,  in  this  province,  with  130 

Feb.  24.  Report  of  Fra  :  Harison,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee, to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   130 

March  1.  Warrant  of  survey,  to  run  out  and  ascertain  the 
limits  and  bounds  of  the  land  granted  to  Andrew  Nicolls, 
in  Ulster  county,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  '   131 

March  1.  Warrant  of  survey,  to  run  out  and  ascertain  the 
limits  and  bounds  of  the  land  granted  to  John  Lawrence, 
in  Ulster  county,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted 
to  Capt,  John  Evans,   132 

March  1.  Warrant  of  survey,  to  run  out  and  ascertain  the 
limits  and  bounds  of  the  land  granted  to  Patrick  Home, 
in  Ulster  county,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,   133 


March  2.  Warrant  of  survey,  to  run  out  and  ascertain,  for 
Peter  Low,  the  limits  and  bounds  of  a  tract  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  within  the  precincts  of  Rochester, 
beginning  by  a  great  fall,  called  Honeck,  from  thence  up 
the  creek,  northerly,  to  ye  high  mountains,  including  sev- 
eral small  parcels  of  land,  called,  by  ye  Indian  names, 
Wasshawassinck,  Eghonok,  Maghgkenigkonk,  Tamina- 
wawaghghink,  Ragawaak,  Showarawahonk,  with  all  ye 
uplands  thereunto  belonging,  and  also  all  ye  land  that 
lyes  on  ye  Mombackus  kill,  within  the  bounds  belonging 
to  the  Indians,  from  ye  bounds  of  Kahansinck  to  the 
bounds  of  the  high  mountains,  as  the  said  bounds  were 
formerly  settled,  by  the  articles  of  peace  with  them,  includ- 
ing all  the  parcels  of  land  called  Malaghonk,  Maggewakke, 
Tapoonus,  with  all  the  lands  thereunto  belonging,  without 
any  reservation,  except  about  200  acres,  granted  to  War- 
near  Koornbeck,   13- 

March  7.  Petition  of  Jan  Christian  Gar  lick  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  meadow  and  wood  land  in 
Mohacks  country,  beginning  in  the  woods  two  or  three 
miles  from  the  Mohacks  river,  at  a  kill  or  creek  called 
Canida's  kill,  from  thence  along  the  bounds  of  Hendrick 
Hansen  &  Co.,  and  Harmen  Van  Slyck  &  Co.,  to  Garoga 


vol.  m]  LAND  PAPERS.  159 

Page. 

1722.      creek,  and  up  along  the  same  to  Cajaduta  creek,  from 
thence  to  the  aforesaid  Canida's  creek,  and  down  along 

the  same  to  the  place  of  beginning,  with   135 

March  8.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  chairman  of  the  committee 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   135 


March  7.  Petition  of  William  York  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohacks  country,  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  Schohare,  beginning  on  the  east  side 
of  Schohare  kill,  at  the  south  bounds  of  a  patent  granted 
to  Myndert  Schuyler  &  Co.,  and  on  the  west  side  of  said 
kill,  at  the  south  bouuds  of  a  patent  granted  to  Adam 
Vrooman,  so  going  up  south  along  both  sides  of  said 
kill,  and  the  foot  of  the  hills  as  they  wind  and  turn  till 


it  takes  in  six  hundred  acres,  with   136 

March  8.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  chairman  of  the  committee 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   136 

March  9.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  tract  of  land  petitioned 
for  by  Jan  Christian  Garlick  and  others,  to  be  laid  out 
according  to  the  report  made  thereon  by  the  committee  of 

council,  (see page  135,)   137 

March  9.  License  to  John  Conrad  Weiser  and  others,  to  pur- 
chase a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohacks  country,  three  miles 

distant  from  any  part  of  the  Mohacks  river,   133 

March  10.  Certificate  to  Saml.  Hunt  and  Danl.  Brondage, 
for  two  tracts  of  land  on  the  White  Plains,  in  Westches- 
ter county,  one  containing  264,  the  other  294  acres,   139 

March  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  264  acres  of  land  being 
part  of  the  White  Plains,  for  Samuel  Hunt,  and  197  acres 
part  of  the  same,  for  Daniel  Brondige,  Cadwallader  Col- 
den,  survr.  gen.,  (Westchester  Co.,)   140 

March  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  4,435  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Westchester,  commonly  known  by  the  name 
of  the  White  Plains,  laid  out  for  Joseph  Bud  and  others, 

by  Cadwallader  Colden,   141 

March  3.  Petition  of  Godfred  De  Wulffen,  for  a  grant  of  150 
acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated  in  this 

province,  with   142 

March  12.  Report  of  R.  Walter,  chairman  of  the  committee 

of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   142 

March  24.  Warrant  of  survey  for  150  acres  of  land  in  the 

county  of  Albany,  for  Godfried  Dewulfen,   143 

March  24.  Petition  of  Hugh  Monro,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  the  vacant  and  unappropriated  land  in  this  pro- 
vince,   144 

March  24.  Report  of  R.  Walter,  chairman  of  the  committee 

of  the  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   144 

March  24.  Petition  of  Anne  Hooglandt,  praying  a  grant  for 
so  much  of  the  2,000  acres  allotted  to  her  husband  in  his 
lifetime,  in  the  patent  of  Wawayunda  as  shall  be  found 

to  lie  within  the  bounds  of  Evans  patent,   145 

Oct.  4.  Report  of  Gerard :  Beekman,  from  the  committee  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   145 

April  5.  Petition  of  Deterich  Marterstock,  praying  a  patent 


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Pa?e. 

1722.      for  500  acres  of  land  in  this  province  of  which  the  crown 

now  stands  vested,   146 

April  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,500  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  upon  Shawungunk  river,  being  part 
of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out 
for  Jacobus  Bruyn  and  Henry  Wileman,  by  Cadwallader 
Colder,  survr.  gen.,   149 

April  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  in  Ulster 
county,  (or  in  Orange  county  near  the  bounds  of  the 
county  of  Ulster,)  being  part  of  the  re-assumed  lands  of 
Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  John  Lawrence,  by  Cad- 
walladen  Colden,  survr.  gen.,   150 

March  27.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  in 
Orange  county,  on  the  Murderer's  creek,  being  part  of  the 
re-assumed  lands  of  Capt.  John  Evans,  granted  by  patent 
to  Andrew  Nicolls,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  gen., ....  151 

May  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,250  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  John  Dupuy,  by  Cad- 
wallader Colden,  survr.  gen.,   152 

May  7.  Certificate  to  John  Dupuy,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Orange,  containing  1,250  acres,  being 
part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,. .  153 

May  8.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Dupuy,  for  a  tract  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Orange,   154 

May  22.  Petition  of  Jaques  Pullion,  for  a  warrant  of  survey 
to  run  out  and  ascertain  the  precise  bounds  of  a  tract  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  Staten  Island,  confirmed  by 
patent  to  one  John  Bodine,  and  now  vested  in  the  peti- 
tioner, (see  vol.  iv,  page  141,)  155 

May  23.  Petition  of  Henry  Van  Panselaer,  in  relation  to 
the  pretensions  of  Coonradt  Borghardt  and  Elias  Van 
Schaack,  and  praying  a  warrant  to  run  out  and  ascertain 
the  northern  and  eastern  bounds  of  Claverack,  156 

May  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  adjoining  the  patent  of 
Jacobus  Kip  and  others,  laid  out  for  William  Bradford, 
by  Cadwallader  Colden,  surveyor  gen.,   157 

May  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  William  Bradford,  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   158 

June  20.  Warrant  of  survey  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Ma- 
hauks  country,  about  three  miles  from  the  river  at  a  kill 
called  Otsquage,  purchased  under  a  license  by  John  Con- 
Weisser,  junior,  and  others,  beginning  by  a  creek  which 
comes  in  the  kill  of  Otsquage,  and  so  running  up  west  on 
both  sides  of  the  said  kill  Otsquage  to  a  place  called  the 
Keykuyt,   15G 

June  20.  Certificate  to  Godfried  Dewulfen,for  a  tract  of  150 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  lying  on  the  west 
bank  of  Hudson's  river,  (seepage  142,)   16C 

June  21.  Petition  of  Charles  Congreve,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  tract  of  land  containing  600  acres,  formerly  laid  out  for 


ol.  m]  LAND  PAPERS.  161 

Pago. 

722.      him  in  the  tract  of  land  late  Capt.  John  Evans,  with  the 

addition  of  200  acres  adjoining  to  the  same,   161 

June  23.  Petition  of  Charles  Congreve,  for  a  grant  of  S00 
acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated  in  this 
province,   162 


June  28.  Petition  of  Adrian  Gerritse,  in  behalf  of  himself 


and  others,  the  patentees  of  the  town  of  Hurly,  in  rela- 
tion to  the  division  line  between  Marbletown  and  Hurly,  163 
June  16.  Affidavit  of  Albert  Roosa,  one  of  the  trustees  of 
the  town  of  Hurley,  that  Cornells  Eltinge,  in  the  month 
of  January,  hath  carried  away  wood  from  the  land  in  dis- 
pute between  Hurley  and  Marbletown,   164 

May  4.  Map  of  2,740  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
being  the  tract  in  difference  between  the  towns  of  Hurley 
and  Marbletown,  surveyed  at  the  request  of  the  trustees 
of  Hurly  town,  by  Corns.  Low,  junr.,  dept.  survr.,   165 

718.  Nov  26.  Map  demonstrating  how  the  lines  of  Hurly  run  to 
the  bounds  of  the  New  Paltz,  as  expressed  by  their 
patent  and  act  of  Generall  Assembly,  surveyed  by  Henry 
Van  Derburgh,  dept.  survr.,   166 

722.  July  5.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Elting,  in  relation  to  the  lands 
in  dispute  between  Marbletown  and  Hurley,  and  his  own 

right  therein,   167 

June  1.  Affidavit  of  Cornelius  Elting,  that  the  lands  held  by 
him  and  his  ancestors  for  many  years  past,  in  the  town  of 
Marbletown,  have  by  the  division  line  lately  established, 
fallen  within  the  town  of  Hurley,.   167 


July  9.  Indian  deed  to  John  Conrad  TVeiser,  junr.,  and 
others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  and  being  on  both 
sides  of  the  Mohaugs  river,  beginning  at  the  first  carry- 
ing place,  being  the  eastermost  bounds,  called  by  the 
natives  Astenrogen,  running  along  on  both  sides  of  the 
said  river  westerly  unto  Ganendagaraen  or  the  upper  end 
of  it,  it  being  about  twenty-four  English  miles  long  on 
both  sides  of  the  said  river,  together  with  all  the  wood- 
land northerly  and  southerly  of  the  said  meadow  land,  as 


far  as  the  said  Palintins  or  high  Dutch  men  please,   168 

July  30.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  Stephen  Du- 

blois,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   169 

July  30.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Dublois,  for  a  certain  tract 
of  1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part 

of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   1 70 

Aug.  9.  Affidavit  of  Albert  Miner,  concerning  the  bounds  of 

the  highlands  and  Evans'  patent,   171 

Feb.  13.  Affidavit  of  Francis  Wessels,  concerning  the  bounds 

of  the  highlands  and  Evans'  patent,   172 

Feb.  13.  Affidavit  of  John  D'Honneur,  concerning  the  bounds 

of  the  highlands,   173 

Feb.  13.  Affidavit  of  Cornelius  Low,  concerning  the  bounds 
of  the  highlands,   174 


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1722.  Feb.  13.  Affidavit  of  Charles  Phillips,  concerning  the  bounds 

of  the  highlands,   175 

July  6.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Herring,  concerning  the  bounds 

of  the  highlands,   176 

Feb.  13.  Affidavit  of  William  Bond,  concerning  the  bounds 

of  the  highlands,   177 

Aug.  8.  Affidavit  of  David  Provoost,  concerning  the  bounds 

of  the  highlands,   178 

Aug.  8.  Affidavit  of  Goser  Van  Schaick,  concerning  the 

bounds  of  the  highlands,   178 

Aug.  8.  Affidavit  of  Cornelius  Low,  junr.,  concerning  the 

bounds  of  the  highlands,   178 

Aug.  8.  Affidavit  of  Abraham  Wendell,  Harmanus  Fisher, 

Evert  Bogardus  and  Jacob  Schermerhorn,  concerning  the 

bounds  of  the  highlands,   179 

Aug.  8.  Affidavit  of  John  Van  Ness,  concerning  the  bounds 

of  the  highlands,   180 

July  6.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Corteyleau,  concerning  the  bounds 

of  the  highlands,   181 

1718.  Oct.  10.  Memorial  of  Aug:  Graham,  surveyor  general,  in 

relation  to  the  bounds  of  Evans'  patent,  and  the  warrants 

issued  to  him  for  laying  out  lands  therein,  182 

1722.  Feb.  13.  Report  of  R.  Walter  and  others  of  the  council, 

concerning  the  bounds  of  Evans'  patent,   183 

March  1.  "Warrant  of  survey  to  run  out  and  ascertain  the 

limits  and  bounds  of  Evans'  patent,   184 

Caveat  entered  by  Ebenezer  "Willson,  John  Van  Horne  and 

Anthony  Rutgers,  on  behalf  of  themselves  and  others, 

the  patentees  and  persons  interested  in  the  lands  known 


as  Wawayunda  and  Minisincks,  against  the  recording  of 
the  return  of  any  new  survey  of  the  line  of  division  be- 
twixt the  said  lands  and  the  lands  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  and  against  the  passing  of  any  grant 
for  any  tracts  of  land  comprehended  within  the  aforesaid 
new  supposed  division  line  and  the  former  division  line, 

until  they  be  heard  thereupon  by  their  counsel,  185 

May  30.  Description  of  a  survey  of  part  of  the  limits  and 
bounds  of  Evans'  patent,  beginning  at  Stoney  Point  and 
running  northwest  over  a  hill  part  of  which  makes  the 
Stony  Point,  and  is  called  in  the  Indian,  Kunnoghky  or 

Kunnoghkin,  Cadwallader  Golden,  survr.  general,  186 

Aug.  13.  Report  of  R.  Walter,  chairman  of  the  committee 
of  council,  to  whom  was  referred  the  minute  prepared  by 
the  attorney  general,  upon  a  hearing  of  several  affidavits 
taken,  concerning  the  northwest  line  of  Evans'  patent,. .  181 
Petition  of  John  Scott,  for  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of 
land  lying  about  four  miles  above  Fort  Hunter,  on  the 

south  side  of  the  Mohauks  river,   18* 

Aug.  31.  Report  of  Lewis  Morris,  junr.,  chairman  of  the 

committee  of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,..  18! 
Sept.  3.  Indian  deed  to  Lewis  Morris  and  others,  of  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  meadow  and  wood  land  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Maquaes  river,  about  10  miles  above  Fort  Hunter, 


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Page. 


122.  beginning  from  the  west  side  of  a  hill  by  the  said  river- 
side, called  by  the  Indians  Kanendahhere,  by  the  Chris- 
tians lately  called  Antony's  nose  and  so  runs  up  along  the 
said  river  to  the  west  side  of  a  certain  creek  called  On- 
nezereah,  from  thence  goes  into  the  woods  the  depth  of 
four  English  miles,  carrying  the  same  breadth  all  the  way 

into  ye  woods  from  the  river  side,   189 

Sept.  6.  Indian  deed  to  Lewis  Morris  and  others,  of  a  certain 
tract  of  meadow  and  wood  land  lying  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Maquaes  river  about  twelve  miles  above  Fort  Hun- 
ter, beginning  from  the  west  side  of  a  certain  kill  by  the 
river  side  called  Utsogowanhe,  and  so  up  along  the  said 
river  westerly  to  a  certain  fountain  known  by  the  name  of 
Goghnonrede,  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the  river, 
then  into  the  woods  to  the  depth  of  four  English  miles, 
carrying  the  same  breadth  all  the  way  into  the  woods  as 

it  hath  by  the  said  river  side,   190 

July  5.  Warrant  of  survey  for  all  such  parcel  or  parcels  of 
land  as  have  been  formerly  possessed  and  enjoyed  by  the 

minister  of  the  parish  of  Rye,  (Westchester  Co.,)    191 

Sept.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  parcels  of  land  for- 
merly possessed  and  enjoyed  by  the  minister  of  the  parish 
of  Rhye,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  one  situate  in  the 
townueld,  beginning  near  the  fence  of  Ebenezer  KnifFen, 
and  containing  about  7  J  acres,  the  other  called  the  home 
lot  in  which  the  town  house  or  parsonage  stands,  contain- 
ing about  2  acres,  William  Forster,  dep.  surveyor,  [with 

draught,]   192 

Oct.  3.  Indian  deed  to  Lewis  Morris  and  others,  of  a  certain 
tract  of  meadow  and  wood  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Maquaes  river,  about  thirteen  miles  above  Fort  Hunter, 
beginning  at  the  river  side  on  the  west  side  of  a  certain 
fountain  called  Ioghnowreda,  which  lies  about  a  quarter 
of  a  mile  from  the  river,  and  so  runs  up  along  the  river 
to  a  hill  called  Tsidiosowenyou,  which  comes  down  to  the 
river,  being  about  three  English  miles  above  Ioghnow- 
reda aforesaid,  thence  runs  into  the  woods  to  the  depth 
of  four  English  miles,  carrying  the  same  breadth  all  the 
way  into  the  woods  as  it  hath  by  the  said  river  side,  as 
also  the  islands  in  the  river  over  against  the  said  meadow 

land,  '   193 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  Francis  Harrison,  Lewis  Morris,  junior, 
and  others,  praying  a  patent  for  12,000  acres  of  land 
within  the  bounds  of  a  tract  in  the  Mohauks  country, 
purchased  by  them  under  a  license,  lying  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Mohauks  river,  beginning  at  the  northwest 
bounds  of  the  land  belonging  to  Abraham  De  Peyster  and 
Harmen  Van  Slyck,  running  thence  north  along  the  river 
to  the  place  where  the  river  makes  a  turn  to  the  eastward, 
at  which  place  there  are  two  or  three  islands,  which  is 
little  above  the  castle  called  Dekagjoharone,  and  back 


into  the  woods  five  miles, 


194 


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Page 

1722.  Oct.  4.  Report  of  R.  Walter,  chairman  of  the  committee  of 

council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   194 

Dec.  16.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  docks  and  wharves  to  be 
erected  on  the  East  river,  between  Maiden  lane  and  Wall 
street  in  the  city  of  New  York,   194 

Dec.  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  that  part  of  the  soil  of 
the  East  river  between  Maiden  lane  and  Wall  street,  in 
the  city  of  New  York,  in  which  the  new  wharves  are  to 
be  erected,  surveyed  for  Garret  Vanhorne  and  others,  by 
Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  gen.,   195 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  John  Scott,  praying  a  patent  for  1,500 
acres  within  the  bounds  of  the  tract  purchased  by  him 
under  a  license,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohauks  river, 
opposite  over  against  the  land  of  John  Collins,  beginning 
at  the  head  of  Kanowahkee  to  the  first  kill  or  creek  so 
joins  to  Orachkee  butting  the  river  northerly,  and  run- 
ning round  under  the  hills  to  the  southward,  together 
with  the  woodland,   19' 

Oct.  4.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  chairman  of  the  committee 
of  the  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   19", 

Sept.  25.  Petition  of  Christopher  Denne,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  about  2,000  of  .land  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
which  has  been  cut  off  from  Wawayunda,  to  which  he 
supposed  it  proper  belonged  by  the  new  N.  W.  line  of 

Evans  patent,  with   19* 

'  Oct.  4.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,     19* 

Oct.  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner 
of  the  land  laid  out  for  Stephen  Dublois,  laid  out  for 
George  Burnet,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  gen.,  ...  19! 

Oct.  19.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,500  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  Mohawk's  river 
about  two  miles  above  Fort  Hunter,  being  part  of  a  larger 
tract  purchased  from  the  Indians,  beginning  at  a  certain 
brook  called  by  the  Indians  Oghrackie,  otherwise  known 
by  the  name  of  Arie's  creek  where  it  falls  into  Maquaes 
river,  laid  out  for  John  Scot,  by  Cadwallader  Colden, 
suvr.  gen.,  20' 


VOLUME  IX. 


1722-1726. 

Page. 

722.  Oct.  19.  Certificate  to  John  Scott,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  about  two  miles 
above  Fort  Hunter,  .'   1 

Oct.  22.  Description  of  survey  of  a  certain  tract  or  parcel  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  being  three 
tracts  of  land  purchased  of  the  native  Indians,  beginning 
at  the  northwest  side  of  a  certain  hill  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Maquaes  river,  called  by  the  Indians  Kanendakhe- 
rie  and  lately  called  by  the  Christians  Anthony's  nose, 
containing  6,000  acres,  surveyed  for  Lewis  Morris,  by 
Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   2 

Oct.  23.  Petition  of  Stephen  Dublois,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated  in  this 


province,   3 

Oct.  24.  Report  of  R.  Walter,  chairman  of  the  committee  of 

council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   3 

Oct.  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Lewis  Morris  and  others, 
for  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk 

river,  (see  page  2,)   4 

Oct.  24.  Warrant  of  survey  for  1,000  acres  of  the  vacant 
land  in  Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for 

Stephen  Dublois,   5 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Lancaster  Symes,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  praying  a  warrant  to  survey  Staten  Island,  in 
order  to  ascertain  the  quantity  of  vacant  land  thereon, . .  6 
Nov.  1.  Petition  of  John  Christ  Gerlach,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  other  distressed  palatines,  for  a  license  to  pur- 
chase a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country,  at  some 
miles  distance  from  any  part  of  the  Mohauks  river,  on  a 

creek  commonly  called  the  Canada  creek,   7 

Nov.  1.  Report  of  R.  Walter,  chairman  of  the  committee  of 

council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   7 

Nov.  2.  License  to  Godfrey  Dewolven,  John  Christ  Gerlach 
and  others,  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohauks 
country,  on  the  Canada  creek,   8 


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Page. 

1722.  Nov.  29.  Petition  of  William  Burnet,  junior,  and  others,  for 
a  license  to  purchase  some  vacant  land  on  the  Mohacks 
river,   9 

Dec.  1.  Report  of  John  Barberie,  chairman  of  the  committee 
of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   9 

Dec.  3.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,140  acres  of  land,  for 
Christopher  Denn,  being  that  part  of  the  land  now  in  his 
possession,  which  is  within  the  northwest  line  which  is 
the  southwest  bounds  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   10 

Dec.  5.  Certificate  to  Henry  Lane,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Lister,  adjoining  the  patents  to  Mcintosh, 
McKnight  and  Noxen,   11 

Dec.  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of 
the  land  granted  to  Phineas  Mcintosh,  being  part  of  the 
lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  Jno.  Evans,  surveyed  for 
Henry  Lane,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   12 

Dec.  6.  Petition  of  Francis  Child,  praying  to  be  admitted 
as  a  patentee  in  the  patent  for  extending  the  wharves  be- 
tween Maiden  lane  and  Wall  street,   13 

Dec.  6.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Henry  Lane,  for  a  tract  of 
land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,   14 

Dec.  13.  License  to  William  Burnet,  junr.,  and  others,  to 
purchase  6,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  Mohacks 
country,   15 

Dec.  14.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  adjoining  the  lands  of 
Thomas  Noxen  and  Patrick  MacKnight,  surveyed  for 
James  Smith,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   16 

Petition  of  Henry  Lane,  attorney  to  Daniel  Legg,  of  Lon- 
don, for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  1,500  acres  of  land,  part 
:  of  the  estate  in  Dutchess  county,  of  Mrs.  Catherine  Brett,    1 7 

Petition  of  Richard  Sackett,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  to  run 
the  north  line  of  Mrs.  Brett's  patent,  his  land  lying  adjoin- 
ing thereto,  (Dutchess  Co.,)   19 

Petition  of  William  Apples,  in  relation  to  lot  of  ground  in 
the  city  of  New  York,  lying  and  being  to  the  south  of 
the  Beaver's  path,  between  the  fort  and  the  lot  of  John 

Stevenson,   20 

23.  Jan.  11.  Petition  of  Francis  Harison  and  others,  praying 
that  the  12,000  acres  of  land  purchased  by  them  in  the 
Mohacks  county,  may  be  taken  up  in  three  patents,  (see 
vol.  viii,  page  194,)   21 

Jan.  17.  Warrant  of  survey  for  a  tract  of  land  for  John  Jost 
Petri  and  Conradt  Rickert  and  others,  lying  on  both  sides 
of  the  Mohacks  river,  beginning  at  the  first  carrying  place, 
being  the  eastermost  bounds  called  Astenrogen,  running 
along  on  both  sides  of  the  said  river  westerly  unto  Oanen- 
dagaren  or  the  upper  end  of  it,  being  about  twenty-four 
English  miles  long  on  both  sides  of  the  said  river,   22 

Feb.  6.  Indian  deed"  to  William  York  and  others,  of  a  cer 


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1723.  tain  tract  of  land  lying  and  being  on  the  east  side  of 
Schohare  kill,  at  the  south  bounds  of  a  patent  granted  to 
Mr.  Myndert  Schuyler  and  company,  and  on  the  west  side 
of  the  said  kill,  at  the  south  bounds  of  a  patent  granted 
to  Adam  Vrooman,  and  so  south  along  both  sides  of  said 
kill  and  the  foot  of  the  hills  as  they  wind  and  turn  till  it 
takes  in  600  acres,  (see  vol.  viii,  page  136,)   23 

Feb.  11.  Certificate  to  James  Henderson,  for  two  certain 
tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the 
tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  J ohn  Evans,  one  contain- 
ing 1,184  acres,  the  other  530  acres,  (New  Windsor  and 
Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,)   24 

Feb.  11.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  one  containing  1,184  acres,  the  other 
530  acres,  (New  Windsor  and  Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,) . .  25 

Feb.  11.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  Verkeerde  kill,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of 
the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  surveyed 
for  Stephen  Dublois,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl., 


(Shawangunk,)   26 

Feb.  11.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Dublois,  for  1,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  Verkerde  kill,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (Sha- 
wangunk,)  27 

Feb.  12.  Indian  deed  to  Jan  Christian  Garlick,  of  a  certain 
tract  of  land  in  the  Mohacks  country,  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Mohaks  river,  between  Canidas  kill  and  Garoga  creek, 

(see  vol.  viii,  page  135,)   28 

Feb.  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Stephen  Dublois,  for  a  tract 
of  land  set  Out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,  (see 

page  27,)    29 

Feb.  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  James  Henderson,  for  two 
certain  tracts  of  land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  cer- 
tificate, (see  page  24,)   30 


Feb.  12.  Caveat,  entered  by  Thomas  Clarke,  against  grant- 
ing any  patent  to  Francis  Childs,  or  any  other,  to  fill  up 
or  build  between  the  wharf  of  said  Clark  (which  begins 
on  the  east  side  of  Wall  slip  and  runs  east  68  feet)  and 
the  water  side,  (New  York  city,)  (see  vol.  Y,page  136,) . .  31 

Feb.  22.  Caveat,  entered  by  Gerard  Schuyler  and  Peter  De 
Grove,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  Adolp  DeGrove,  to 
prevent  any  persons  having  a  patent  to  fill  up  or  build 


between  the  wharf  commonly  known  by  the  name  of 
Clarke's,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Wall  slip,  and  so  runs 

eastward  68  feet,   32 

Mar.  1.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  2,000  acres  of  the  land  in 
Evans'  patent,  of  which  the  crown  now  stands  vested,  (see 

vol.  viii,  page  145,) ... .   33 

Feb.  28.  Petition  of  Robert  Walter,  Rip  Van  Dam  and 
Hendrick  Hansen,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  company, 
praying  a  patent  for  8,000  acres  of  land,  within  the  bounds 
of  their  purchase  in  the  Mohacks  country,  with  (see  vol. 
viii,  page  99,)   34 


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1723.  Feb.  4.  Report  of  Gerard:  Beekman,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   34 

Feb.  28.  Petition  of  David  Provoost  and  Phillip  Schuyler, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  certain  piece  of  wood  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  bounded  to  the  north  by  the  wood  land 
of  Cornelius  Swits,  on  the  east  by  the  west  bounds  of 
Counestagajone,  on  the  south  by  the  north  bounds  of  the 
town  of  Schenectady,   35 

Mar.  4.  Report  of  Gerard  Beekman,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   35 

Mar.  4.  Petition  of  Edward  Broomhead,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated,  in  this 
province,   3G 

Mar.  8.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  chairman  of  the  committee, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,    36 

Mar.  4.  Petition  of  John  Conrad  Weisser,  Jun.,  and  others, 
for  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  Mohauks 
country,  three  miles  distant  from  any  part  of  the  Mohacks 
river,  near  a  creek,  called  by  the  Indians,  Otqshage,  ....  37 

Mar.  8.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  chairman  of  the  committee, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   37 

Mar.  4.  Petition  of  Dederick  Marterstock,  for  a  grant  of  150 
acres  of  land,  lying  vacant  and  unappropriated,  in  this 
province,  with   38 

Mar.  8.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  chairman  of  the  committee, 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   38 

Mar.  7.  Petition  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  two  hundred  feet  of  the  soil  of  the  East  river, 
beyond  low-water  mark,  between  Rip  Van  Dam's  corner, 
at  the  lower  end  of  Maiden  lane,  to  the  corner,  called 
Thomas  Clark's  corner,  that  comes  from  "Wall  street,  (New 
York,)  (see  vol.  vm,  page  103,)   39 

Mar.  16.  Description  of  a  survey  of  six  tracts  of  land,  within 
the  bounds  of  a  tract,  on  the  Maquas  river,  purchased  by 
Francis  Harrison  and  others,  of  the  Indians,  containing, 
in  all,  12,000  acres,  surveyed  for  the  purchasers,  by  Cad- 
wallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  (Oppenheim  and  Palatine, 
Montgomery  county,)  (see  page  2 1 ,)   40 

Mar.  7.  Petition  of  Gerrardus  Beekman,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  lot  of  land,  in  the  East  ward,  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
bounded  westerly  by  Robert  Winnalls,  easterly  by  the 
tanyard  of  George  Aston,  southerly  by  Clyff  street,  and 
northerly  by  land  now  or  late  of  Henry  Beekman,  and 
contains,  in  breadth,  in  front  and  rear,  forty-four  feet 
and  a  half,  and  in  length,  on  both  sides,  100  feet,  

Mar.  16.  Description  of  a  survey,  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Orange,  within  the  bounds  of  the  tract  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  being  a  tract  of  land 
formerly  surveyed  for  her,  by  agreement  with  the  paten- 
tees of  Wawayandee,  surveyed  for  Anne  Hooglandt,  by 
Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  general,  (see  vol.  vnt  page 

 :  

Mar.  13.  Certificate  to  Anne  Hooglandt,  for  2,000  acres  of 


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1723.      land,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  within  the  bounds  of  the 

patent  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   43 

Mar.  14.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Anne  Hooglandt,  for  a 
tract  of  land  set  out  for  her,  as  appears  by  a  certificate, . .  44 

Mar.  17.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Francis  Harrison  and  oth- 
ers, for  six  tracts  of  land  set  out  for  them,  as  appears  by 
a  certificate,   45 

Mar.  16.  Certificate  to  Francis  Harrison  and  others,  for  six 
tracts  of  land,  of  2,000  acres  each,  within  the  bounds  of  a 
tract  purchased  by  them,  in  the  Mohacks  country,  (see 
page  40,)    45 

Mar.  25.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck,  for  a  license  to 
purchase  800  acres  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohauks  river,  in  the  Mohauks  country,   46 

Mar.  25.  Petition  of  Johannes  Roseboom,  for  a  license  to 
purchase  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohauks 
river,  in  the  Mohauks  country,   47 

Mar.  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  sundry  tracts  of  land,  on 
both  sides  of  the  Mohawk's  or  Maques  river,  above  the 
falls,  called,  by  the  Indians,  Astenrogen,  surveyed  by 
Phillip  Verplanck  and  Nicholas  Schuyler,  deputy  survey- 
ors, (see  page  22,)   48 

Mar.  30.  Draught  of  a  warrant  of  survey,  for  the  tract  of 
land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Moh auk's  river,  purchased 
by  Francis  Harrison  and  others,  and  for  which  a  patent 
has  been  granted  to  the  said  purchasers,  (seepage  45,) ...  50 

April  6.  Affidavit  of  Robert  Bloomer,  attesting  the  payment 
of  the  quit-rent  due  upon  his  land,  in  John  Richbell's 
patent,  for  which  said  land  was  seized,  in  the  time  of  Gov. 
Dongan,  and  the  loss  of  the  receipt  for  the  same,   51 

April  6.  Affidavit  of  Robert  Bloomer,  Jun.,  corroborating 
the  same,   51 

April  18.  Petition  of  Martha  Heathcote,  widow,  and  others, 
for  an  order  to  the  receiver  general,  to  deduct  and  allow 
the  quit-rent  paid  by  Robert  Bloomer,  as  appears  by  the 
foregoing  affidavits,  with   52 

April  1 9.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,    52 

May  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Edward  Broomhead,  for  a 
tract  of  land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,. .  53 

May  24.  Certificate  to  Edward  Broomhead,  for  2,000  acres 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  lying  near  the  village  of 
Showangunck,  beginning  on  the  west  side  of  the  Klyne 
kill,  near  the  hills,  at  a  place  called,  by  the  Indians, 
Weighquatenhonk,   54 

Petition  of  Lewis  Morris  and  others,  praying  a  new  patent 
to  cover  a  mistake  in  that  granted  him  for  6,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  Mohaws  river,   55 

May  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Lewis  Morris  and  others 
for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them  as  appears  by  a  certifi- 
cate,   56 

May  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  near  Anthony's  nose; 
22 


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Pan 

1723.      containing  6,450  acres,  laid  out  for  Lewis  Morris  and 

others,  by  Cadwallader  Golden,  survr.  gen.,   57 

May  10.  Indian  deed  to  Conradt  Wyser,  junior,  and  others, 
of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohacks  country,  about  three 
miles  from  the  river  at  a  kill  called  Otsquage,  beginning 
by  a  kill  which  comes  into  Otsquage,  called  Otsoquene 
and  so  running  up  west  on  both  sides  of  the  Otsquage 
kill  to  a  place  called  the  Keykuyt,   58 

May  10.  Draft  of  certificate  to  Charles  Congreve,  for  800 
acres  of  land  lying  upon  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of 
Orange,  beginning  at  Stony  Point,  being  part  of  the  lands 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (Haverstraw,  Rock- 
land Co.,)   59 

May  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  800  acres  of  land  lying 
upon  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Orange,  beginning 
at  Stony  Point,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  surveyed  for  Charles  Congreve,  by 
Cadwallader  Colden,  surv.  gen.,  (Haverstraw,  Rockland,)  60 

May  10.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate  to  Charles  Con- 
greve, tor  a  tract  of  800  acres  of  land  lying  upon  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
beginning  at  Stony  Point,  being  part  of  the  lands  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (Haverstraw,  Rock- 
land Co.,)  '   61 

May  11.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Charles  Congreve,  for  a 
tract  of  land  set  out  to  him  as  appear  by  a  certificate,.  . .  62 

May  20.  Indian  deed  to  William  Bowen  and  others,  of  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country,  beginning  at 
Candida  creek,  behind  Captain  John  Collins'  line  and 
Hendriek  Plansen's  line,   63 

May  23.  Petition  of  Daniell  Chubb,  for  a  grant  of  some 
vacant  land  near  the  Connecticut  line,   64 

May  24.  Certificate  to  Edward  Broomhead,  for  a  certain 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  near  the  village  of 
Shawangunck,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  beginning  on  the  west  side  of  a  certain 
brook  called  Klyne  kill,  (see  page  54,)   65 

May  24.  Certificate  to  Anne  Hooglandt,  for  a  certain  tract 
or  parcel  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of 
the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  J ohn  Evans,  having 
been  formerly  surveyed  for  her  by  agreement  with  the 
patentees  of  Wawayandee,  (see  page  43,)   66 

May  24.  Patent  to  Anne  Hooglandt,  for  2,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  being  likewise  a  tract  of 
land  formerly  surveyed  for  her  by  agreement  with  the 
patentees  of  Wawayandee,   66 

May  24.  Description  of  a  survey  for  Edward  Broomhead,  of 
1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  near  the  vil- 
lage of  Shawongunk,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  beginning:  on  the  west  side 
of  Klyne  kill,  67 

May  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Lewis  Morris  and  others, 


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1723.  for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them  as  appears  by  a  certifi- 
cate,   68 

May  24.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate  to  Lewis  Morris  and 
others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohauks  river,  striking  said  river  on  the  west  at  a  place 
where  the  hill  called  by  the  native  Indians  Tsidrosowen- 
gon  reaches  the  bank  of  said  river,  and  containing  in  all 
6,450  acres,   08 

May  30.  Petition  of  John  Pieterse  Mebee,  praying  a  grant 
and  confirmation  ef  400  acres  of  wood  land  adjoining  his 
patent  on  the  Tiondorogoes  creek,   09 

June  13.  Petition  of  Richard  Jerrard  and  William  Bull, 
praying  a  patent  for  2,600  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Orange,  including  the  land  purchased  by  them  from  the 
patentees  of  Wawayunda,  recently  found  to  be  within  the 
bounds  of  Evans' patent,   70 

June  13.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  chairman  of  the 
committee  to  whom  the  same  was  referred, . . . '.   70 

June  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  600  acres  of  land  lying 
in  four  lots,  the  first  begins  at  the  southermost  bounds 
upon  Schohary  creek  of  the  lands  granted  to  Myndert 
Schuyler  and  others,  the  second  begins  at  a  place  com- 
monly called  the  Afgevallen  Berghen,  and  along  Schohary 
creek,  the  third  tract  begins  at  the  northermost  point  of 
a  piece  of  flatland  called  the  first  Brekebeen,  the  fourth  be- 
gins at  the  northermost  corner  on  the  west  side  of  the 
creek  called  the  second  Brekebeen,  surveyed  for  William 
York  and  others,   71 

June  21.  List  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  patent  for  Lawyers 
purchase  at  Schohare,  containing  as  by  estimation  about 
40,000  acres,   72 

June  21.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  William  York  and  others, 
for  four  tracts  of  land  laid  out  for  them  as  appears  by  a 
certificate,  with   73 

June  20.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate  to  William  York 
and  others,  for  600  acres  of  land  purchased  by  them  of 
the  native  Iudians  lying  in  four  several  lots  on  the  Scho- 
hary kill,  (see  page  71,)   73 

J une  — .  Draught  of  a  patent  to  William  York,  and  others, 
for  four  tracts  of  land  on  Schohary  kill,  containing  in  all 
600  acres,  (incomplete,)   73 

June  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,100  acres  of  land  being 
a  tract  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  above  the  fall  of  the  said  river,  which 
is  about  40  miles  above  Fort  Hunter,  surveyed  for  Anna 
Kast  and  others,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  gen., ....  74 

June  21.  Certificate  to  Anna  Kast  and  others,  for  a  tract  of 
land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  about  40  miles 
above  Fort  Hunter,  beginning  at  a  certain  hill  about 
sixty  chains  below  a  certain  brook  called  by  the  Indians 
Rascetath,  containing  1,100  acres,   75 

June  22.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Anna  Kast  and  others,  for 
a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,  76 


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Page. 

1723.  June  26.  Certificate  to  Francis  Harrison,  for  a  certain  lot  of 
land  now  in  his  possession,  being  bis  share  in  an  allotment 
of  5,000  acres  granted  him  in  company  with  Mary  Tathain 
and  others,  beginning  on  the  west  bank  of  Hudson's  river, 
and  containing  1,000  acres,  together  with  an  undivided  fifth 


part  of  ye  meadow  ground  called  the  Dance  Chamber, 
and  315  acres  adjoining  the  west  bounds  of  the  aforesaid 
tract  of  1,000  acres,  for  highways,   77 

June  27.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Francis  Harrison,  for  two 
tracts  of  land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate, 
with  ,   78 

June  26.  Exemplification  of  certificate  to  Francis  Harrison, 
for  the  same,   78 

June  27.  Certificate  to  William  York  and  others,  for  a  tract 
of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  Schohare,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  a  place  called  Schohare  kill, 
at  the  south  bounds  of  a  patent  granted  to  one  Myndert 
Schuyler,  and  laid  out  in  four  parcels,  (see  page  73,) ... .  79 

June  27.  Petition  of  John  Pieterse  Mebee,  for  a  license  to 
purchase  600  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  80 
1724.  March  31.  Report  of  R.  Walter,  chairman  of  the  committee 

to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   80 

1723.  June  21.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate  to  Anna  Kast  and 
others,  for  1,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohauks  river,  (see  page  76,)   81 


Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  for  Francis 
Harrison,  one  containing  1,000  acres,  being  his  share  in 
an  allotment  of  5,000  acres  granted  him  in  company  with 
Mary  Tatham  and  others,  the  other  lying  upon  the  west 


bounds  of  the  aforesaid  tract  and  containing  315  acres, 

Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  (see  page  77,)   82 

Aug.  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,600  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  Richard  Jer- 
rard and  William  Bull,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr. 

genl.,   83 

Aug.  ]0.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Richard  Jerrard  and  Wil- 
liam Bull,  for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them,  as  appears 

by  a  certificate,  with     84 

Aug.  9.  Exemplification  of  certificate  to  Richard  Jerrard  and 


William  Bull,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Orange,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,  beginning  at  a  certain  point  in  the  line  that 
is  supposed  to  divide  the  counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster, 
commonly  called  the  west  line,   84 

Aug.  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Lewis  Rou,  minister  of  the 
French  church  in  the  city  of  New  York,  tor  two  lots  and 
houses  in  the  dockward  of  said  city,  bounded  southerly 
by  Mill  street  otherwise  Jew  street,  being  the  estate  of 
Richard  Ellet,  deceased,  which,  in  default  of  heirs,  has 
escheated  to  the  crown,   85 

Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  about  two  miles  from  the  north  side  of  the  Mo- 


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Page 

1723.      hawks  river,  and  about  seven  miles  above  Fort  Hunter,  in 
separate  allotments,  for  John  Christian  Garlach  and  his 


associates,  Cadwallader  Golden,  survr.  genl.,   86 

Sept.  13.  Draught  of  certificate  to  John  Christian  Garlack 
and  others,  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  Mohauks 
country,  beginning  in  the  woods  two  or  three  miles  from 
the  Mohauks  river,  at  a  kill  or  creek  called  Canidas  kill,.  87 
Sept.  14.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Christian  Garlack 
and  others,  for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them,  as  appears 

by  a  certificate,  with   88 

Sept.  13.  Certificate  to  John  Christian  Garlick  and  others, 
for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country,  set  out  to 
them  in  separate  allotments,   88 


1724.  Jan.  20.  Petition  of  Conradt  Weisser,  junr.,  and  others,  for 
a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country,  about 
three  miles  from  the  river,  at  a  kill  called  Otsquage, 
beginning  by  a  creek  which  comes  into  the  kill  of  Ots- 
quage, called  Otsoquene,  '.   89 

Jan.  23.  Petition  of  William  Burnet,  junr.,  and  others,  for  a 
license  for  one  year  longer  to  purchase  a  tract  of  6,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country,   90 

Jan.  27.  License  to  William  Burnet,  junr.,  and  others,  to 
purchase  6,000  acres  of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country, ...  91 

Feb.  1.  Draught  of  a  patent  to  Edward  Broomhead,  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  near  the  village  of 


Showangunck,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Klyne  kill,  at  a 

place  called  by  the  Indians  Weighguatenhonk,   92 

March  9.  Warrant  of  survey  to  William  York,  for  a  tract  of 
land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  Schohare,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  beginning  on  the  east  side  of  Schohare  kill,  at 
the  south  bounds  of  a  patent  granted  to  Myndert  Schuyler,  93 
March  19.  Petition  of  Andrew  Fresneau  and  John  Dupuy, 
for  a  grant  of  a  certain  lot  of  land  lying  in  the  east  ward 
in  the  city  of  New  York,  of  which  John  Macloud  died 

seized,  now  reverted  in  the  crown  by  escheat,   94 

April  8.  Petition  of  Hartman  Vindeker  and  others,  of  the 
distressed  palatines,  for  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of 
vacant  land  above  the  great  falls,  in  the  Mohauks  country, 

or  the  creek  called  Kahjarue,   95 

April  8.  License  to  Hartman  Vindeker  and  others,  to  pur- 
chase a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country,  above  the 

great  fills  or  the  creek  called  Kahjarue,   96 

May  23.  Description  of  a  survey  of  300  acres  of  land,  con-  . 
veyed  to  James  Gembell  and  John  Humphreys,  by  Patrick 
Home,  surveyed  for  them  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr. 
genl.,  [with  draught,]  (New  Windsor,  Orange  Co.,) ....  97 
June  6.  Petition  of  Richard  Jerrard,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  the  vacant  and  unappropriated  land  in  this  pro- 
vince, with   98 

June  13.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  from  the  committee 

of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   98 

June  13.  Petition  of  William  Burnet,  junr.,  and  others,  pray- 
ing to  have  the  license  granted  them  to  purchase  lands  in 


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Pago. 

1724.  the  Mohacks  country,  upon  a  former  petition  recalled,  and 
a  new  one  for  8,000  acres  of  land  in  that  country  granted, 
they  having  admitted  Robert  Livingston,  junr.,  as  a  party 
to  the  same,   99 

June  13.  Draught  of  a  license  to  William  Burnet,  junr.,  and 
others,  to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  land  in  the  Mohacks 
country,   100 

June  13.  Petition  of  Jacob  Sharp,  Christophel  Hagabom  and 
Jacob  Shoemaker,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others, 
palatines,  praying  a  patent  for  all  that  certain  tract  of  land 
lying  and  being  in  the  mannour  of  Livingston,  in  Dutchess 
county,  on  the  south  side  of  Roeloff  Johnson's  kill,  and 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  a  landing  place 
called  Point  Robert  which  is  about  two  English  miles 
south  of  the  mannour  house,  and  containing  about  6,000 
acres,   101 

June  13.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  from  the  committee 
of  council,  to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was  referred,  102 

June  13.  Order  in  council  upon  the  foregoing  report,   103 

June  22.  Draught  of  a  patent  to  Anna  Kast  and  others,  for 
1,100  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river 
above  the  fall  of  the  said  river,  which  is  about  40  miles 
above  Fort  Hunter,  beginning  at  a  certain  hill  about  60 
chains  from  a  certain  brook  there  called  Raxcetoth,   104 

June  13.  Petition  of  Archibald  Kennedy,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  the  vacant  and  unappropriated  land  of  this  pro- 
vince,   105 

June  13.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  from  the  committee 

,     to  whom  the  same  was  referred*   105 

June  13.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  from  the  committee 
to  whom  was  referred  the  petition  of  John  Haskoll,  for 
a  lot  of  land  formerly  belonging  to  Macloud,   105 

June  24.  Petition  of  Wm,  Bull,  for  a  grant  of  500  acres  of 
the  vacant  and  unappropriated  land  of  the  province, ....  106 

June  29.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  from  the  committee 
to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   106 

June  29.  Patent  to  John  Haskoll,  for  a  lot  of  ground  in  the 
eastward  in  the  city  of  New  York,  bounded  south  by 
Queen's  street  and  north  by  Clyff  street,  being  part  of 
the  estate  of  John  Macloud,  deceased,  which  escheated  to 
the  crown  in  default  of  heirs,   ...  107 

Petition  of  John  Haskoll,  for  a  lot  of  ground  in  the  east 
ward  of  the  city  of  New  York,  which  belonged  to  John 
Macloud,  in  his  lifetime,  but  now  vested  in  the  crown,. .  108 

June  29.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Haskoll,  for  a  lot  of 
ground  in  the  eastward  of  the  city  of  New  York,  bound 
south  by  Queen's  street  and  north  by  Van  Clyff  street,. .  109 

July  1.  Petition  of  Phillip  Pipon  and  Abraham  Gouvernour 
of  the  city  of  New  York,  owners  of  nine  lots  of  land 
lying  and  being  in  the  township  of  Harlem,  within 

this  ,  for  a  warrant  to  survey  a  tract  of  land  called 

Jochem  Pieterses  flatts  or  plain,  which  lies  next  to  the 
lots  aforesaid,   110 


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Page. 

1724.  July  11.  Warrant  of  survey  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Jochem 

Pieterse's  flatts  or  plain,   110 

Aug.  10.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  for  Richard  Jerrard,  being  part 
of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  like- 
wise 500  acres  of  land  for  William  Bull,  beginning  at  the 
northwest  corner  of  Jerrard's  tract,  Cadwallader  Golden, 
survr.  gen.,   Ill 

Aug.  10.  Certificate  to  Richard  Jerrard,  for  1,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  comity  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  tract  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  and  likewise  to 
William  Bull  500  acres,  beginning  at  the  northwest  cor- 
ner of  Jerrard's,   112 

Aug.  11.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Richard  Jerrard  and  Wm. 
Bull,  for  land  set  out  to  them  as  appears  by  a  certificate, 
(2  copies^)   113 

Aug,  10.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate  to  Richard  Jerrard 
and  William  Bull,   113 

Aug.  26.  Letter  of  Cadwallader  Colden  to  the  governor  in 
relation  to  the  land  petitioned  for  by  the  Palatines,   114 

List  of  all  heads  of  families  who  are  willing  and  who  are 
not  willing  to  settle  on  the  same,   114 

Aug.  27.  Report  of  Ja:  Alexander,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council  to  whom  was  referred  the  petition  of  Jacob 
Sharp  and  others,   115 

Sept.  7.  Warrant  of  survey  for  6,000  acres  of  land  within 
the  bounds  of  the  manor  of  Livingston  for  Jacob  Sharp 
and  others,   116 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Jim).  Scott,  junior,  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  1,100  acres  of  land  remaining  unpatented  in  his 
father's  purchase  in  the  Mohauks  country  about  4  miles 
above  Fort  .Hunter,   117 

Aug.  27.  Report  of  Ja:  Alexander,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   117 

Aug.  27.  Warrant  of  survey  for  1,100  acres  of  land  in  the 
Mohauks  country  for  John  Scott,  jr.,  being  part  of  his 
father's  purchase  about  4  miles  above  Fort  Hunter  remain- 
ing yet  uncultivated,   118 

Aug.  6.  Petition  of  Lewis  Morris,  junior,  and  Andries  Coey- 
mans  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  heirs  of 
Samuel  Staats,  deceased,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  2,000 
acres  of  land  near  adjoining  to  the  lands  of  Schohare, 
purchased  of  the  Indians  by  Rip  Van  Dam  and  Phillip 
Schuyler,  with      119 

Sept.  4.  Report  of  Fra :  Harrison,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   119 

Sept.  3.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land  near 
Schohare  for  Lewis  Morris,  jr.,  and  Andries  Coeymans,  120 

Sept.  25.  Indian  deed  to  William  Burnet,  jr.,  David  Provoost, 
Archibald  Kennedy  and  Robert  Livingston,  junior,  of  all 
that  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohaks 
river,  bounded  easterly  to  ye  land  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  J ohn  Scott,  and  so  westerly  along  the  sd.  river  till 


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[vol.  IX. 


Page. 

24.  it  conies  to  a  certain  hill  called  by  ye  Indians  Kanendenra 
other  ways  by  the  Christians  Anthony's  noos,  and  so  up 
into  the  woods  to  the  foot  of  said  hill,  and  likewise  south- 
erly so  far  up  into  ye  woods  along  ye  bounds  of  ye  said 
John  Scott  till  it  contains  ye  quantity  of  8,000  acres  of 

land,   121 

Sept.  27.  Indian  deed  to  Rodolph  Stekle,  Jurch  Bender  and 
other  distressed  Palatines,  of  all  that  tract  of  land  lying 
between  the  great  flatt  or  plain,  and  the  land  granted  to 
the  wife  and  children  of  Johan  Jarch  Kest,  and  the  other 
tract  being  on  the  west  of  the  sd.  granted  land  on  both 
sides  of  the  Maquaes  river,  running  up  westward  to  a 


certain  creek  called  and  known  by  the  natives  Sedachquee- 
dee,  and  in  breadth  in  the  woods  on  both  sides  of  the 

river  six  English  miles,   122 

Oct.  2.  Declaration  of  the  use  of  the  Indian  purchase,  of 

Burnet,  Provoost  and  others,  {see  page  121,)   123 

Oct.  G.  Description  of  a  survey  of  600  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  surveyed  for  Isaac  Bobine,  by  Cad- 

wallader  Colden,  survr.  general,   124 

Oct.  7.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Isaac  Bobin,  for  a  tract  of 

land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,  with  124 

Certificate  to  Isaac  Bobin,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  beginning  at  the  most  southerly 
corner  of  the  land  granted  to  Patrick  McGregory,  and 

containing  600  acres,   124 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Abraham  Vanhorn  and  William  Provoost 
and  others,  for  a  license  to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  vacant 

land,  upon  the  Mohauks  river,  with   125 

Oct,  15.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  from  the  committee  of 

council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   125 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Noxon,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  the  vacant  and  unappropriated  land  of  this  pro- 
vince, with   126 

Oct.  29.  Report  of  John  Barberie,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,  ,  126 

Oct.  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  6,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  formerly  granted  by 
Robert  Livingstone  to  Brigadier  Hunter,  surveyed  for 
Jacob  Sharp,  Johannis  Herner,  and  other  Palatines,  by 

Cadwallader  Colden,  surveyor  genl.,   127 

Oct.  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Jacob  Sharp,  Johannes 
Hermer  and  others,  for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them,  as 

appears  by  a  certificate,   127 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Obadiah  Palmer  and  others,  for  a  war- 
rant to  survey  the  great  neck  of  land  at  Mamoroneck,  in 

the  county  of  Westchester,  with   128 

Nov.  1 1 .  Warrant  of  survey  to  Obadiah  Palmer  and  others, 

for  the  same,   128 

Nov.  12.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant 


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Page. 


1724.  land  in  Evans'  patent,  now  vested  in  the  crown,  for  Tho- 
mas Noxon,   128 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  John  Mebee,  praying  a  patent  for  680 
acres  of  land,  in  the  Mohauks  country,   129 

Oct.  29.  Report  of  John  Barberie,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee to  whoni  the  same  was  referred,   129 

Sept.  21.  Indian  deed,  to  John  Peterse  Mebee,  for  a  tract  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  lying  on  the  west  side  of 
a  certain  creek,  Tiondorogue,  adjoining  to  the  west  of  the 
low.  land  granted  to  Jan  Peterse  Mebee,  containing  about 
600  acres,   130 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  Nathaniel  Osborn,  of  Haverstraw,  in 
the  county  of  Orange,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  the 
vacant  and  unappropriated  land  in  this  province,   131 

Dec.  14.  Draught  of  a  patent,  to  Richard  Jerrard  and  William 
Bull,  for  two  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being 
part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
one  containing  1,000  acres,  the  other  500  acres,   132 

1725.  Jan.  14.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Low  and  others,  praying  that 
some  rates  may  be  established  for  wharfage,  &c,  upon 
their  wharf,   133 

Jan.  19.  Report  of  Ja :  Alexander,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   133 

Jan.  28.  Draught  of  a  patent  to  Cornelius  Low  and  others, 
to  collect  wharfage,  <fcc,  according  to  the  rates  specified 

in  the  foregoing  report,   133 

Jan.  25.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  600  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Tiondoroque  creek, 
for  Jan  Peterse  Mebee,   134 


Draught  of  a  certificate,  to  John  Pieterse  Mebee,  for  680 
acres  of  land,  in  the  Mohauks  country,  on  the  west  side 
of  Schohare  creek,  called,  by  the  Indians,  Tiondorogue,  .  135 
Jan.  27.  Petition  of  the  heirs  of  Gerard  Beekman,  deceased, 
Rip  Van  Dam,  Adolp  Phillipse  and  Anna  Peartree,  in 
relation  to  their  patent,  of  4,000  acres  of  land,  in  Ulster 


county,  near  Shawongunk  river,  and  the  quit-rent  upon 

the  same,   136 

Feb.  18.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  chairman  of  the 
committee  of  council,  to  whom  the  foregoing  petition  was 
referred,   137 


Petition  of  Rodolph  Stekle  and  Nicholas  Eeckerd,  in  behalf 
of  themselves  and  other  Palatines,  praying  a  patent  for 
two  tracts  of  land :  the  first  lying  and  being  between  the 
great  flatt  or  plain  above  the  fall,  and  the  land  granted  to 
Anna  Kust  and  others  ;  and  the  other  begins  on  the  west 
of  the  said  granted  land,  on  both  sides  of  the  Maquase 
river,  running  up  westward  to  a  certain  creek,  called  by 
natives,  Sedachqueedee,  and  in  breadth,  in  the  woods,  on 


both  sides  of  the  river,  six  English  miles,   138 

March  25.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 

same  was  referred,   138 

Warrant  of  survey  for  the  land  described  in  the  same,   138 

April  3.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Conrad  Weiser,  junr., 
23 


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Page. 

1725.      and  others,  Palatines,  for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them, 

as  appears  by  a  certificate,   139" 

April  2.  Certificate  to  John  Conrad  Weiser,  junr.,  and  others, 
palatines,  for  1,637  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Maquas  river,  and  on  the  north  side  of  a  creek 
oalled  Otsquage,  ^   139 

June  11.  Letter  from  Cadvvallader  Colden'to  Isaac  Bobine, 
deputy  secretary,  in  relation  to  the  survey  of  said  land 
made  by  Mr.  Verplank,.   139 

April  2.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,637  acres  of  land  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Maques  river,  and  on  the  north  side 
of  a  certain  creek  by  the  Indians  called  Otsquage,  sur- 
veyed for  John  Conrad  Weiser,  junr.,  and  others,  by  Phil : 
Verplank,  dep.  survr.,  [with  draught,]  (Minden,  Montgo- 
mery Co.,)   140 

April  17.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  James  Alexander  and 
others,  for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them,  as  appears  by 
a  certificate,  141 

April  16.  Certificate  to  James  Alexander  and  others,  for  a 
certain  tract  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohauks 
river,  about  five  miles  above  Fort  Hunter,  beginning  at 
the  westerly  bounds  of  the  land  granted  to  John  Collins, 
and  at  the  north  side  of  a  brook  commonly  called  Canada 
creek  and  by  the  Indians  Teodondariegoe,  141, 142 

April  29.  Petition  of  William  Burnet,  junr.,  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  8,000  acres  of  land  within  the  bounds  of 
their  purchase  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohauks  river, 
bounded  easterly  by  the  land  formerly  granted  by  patent 
to  John  Scott,  and  so  running  westerly  along  the  said 
river  till  it  comes  to  a  hill  called  by  the  Indians  Kanen- 
denra,  otherways  by  the  Christians  Anthony's  nose,   143 

April  29.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   143 

May  22.  Draught  of  a  warrant  of  survey  for  8,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohauks  river,  for  William 
Burnet,  junior,  and  others,   144 

May  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,100  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohauks 
river,  about  three  miles  above  Fort  Hunter,  surveyed  for 
John  Scott,  junr.,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl., . .  145 

May  20.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  of 
2,000  acres  each,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of 
the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  one  begin- 
ning at  a  point  on  the  northwest  side  of  Scunamok  hill, 
near  the  west  end  of  Wenihkonk  hill,  the  other  adjoins 
the  lands  of  Roger  Mompesson  and  Anne  Hooglandt, 
surveyed  for  Edward  Blagg  and  Johannes  Hey,  by  Cor- 
nelius Low,  junr.,  dep.  survr.,   146 

May  21.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Scott,  junr.,  for  a 
tract  of  land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,. .  147 

June  23.  Certificate  to  John  Scott,  junr.,  for  a  certain  tract 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the 


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1725.  Mohauks  river,  about  three  miles  above  Fort  Hunter,  con- 
taining 1,100  acres   147 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Peter  Mebee,  praying  that  the  surveyor 
general  be  directed  to  make  return  of  the  warrant  granted 
to  his  father  before  his  death,  for  surveying  a  tract  of  land 
on  Schohare  creek,  in  the  petitioners  name,  that  he  may 
obtain  a  patent  therefor,   148 

Oct.  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  600  acres  of  land  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Schoharie  river,  commonly  called  by  the 
Indians  Tiondorogue,  surveyed  for  Peter  Mebee,  by  Cad- 
wallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   149 

Oct.  13.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Peter  Mebee,  for  a  tract  of 
land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,   150 

Oct  12.  Certificate  to  Peter  Mebee,  for  600  acres  of  land  on 
the  Schohare  river,  commonly  called  by  the  Indians  Tion- 
dorogue,   150 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  William  York,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
other  Palatines,  for  a  license  to  purchase  1,000  acres  of 
vacant  land  at  Connajagara,  above  4  miles  from  the  Mo- 
hauks river,   151 

Nov.  2.  Report  of  Lewis  Morris,  junr.,  chairman  of  the 
committee  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   151 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Wm.  York  and  Lewis  York,  praying  a 
patent  for  300  acres  remaining  unpatented  of  the  land 
purchased  by  them  of  the  Indians,  lying  on  the  south  side 
of  Schohare,  adjoining  to  the  land  of  Adam  Vrooman, . .  152 

Nov.  2.  Report  of  Lewis  Morris,  junr.,  from  the  committee 
of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   152 

Nov.  2.  Warrant  of  survey  for  300  acres  of  land  upon  the 
south  side  of  Schohare,  adjoining  the  land  of  Adam  Vroo- 
man, for  William  York  and  Lewis  York,  Palatines,   153 

Description  of  a  survey  of  300  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  to  the  southward  of  Schohary,  beginning  at 
the  southwest  corner  of  Adam  Vrooman's  land,  on  the 
north  side  of  Schohary  riyer,  surveyed  for  William  York 
and  Lewis  York,  Palatines,  by  Phillip  Verplank,  deputy 
surveyor,   154 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Lewis  Morris,  junr.,  and  Andries  Coey- 
man,  for  a  license  to  purchase  1,500  acres  more  of  vacant 
woodland,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjacent  to  the 
boundi  of  Schohary,  on  the  east  side  of  said  bounds,  by 
a  certain  creek  called  Jeux's  creek,   155 

Nov.  2.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  from  the  committee  of 
council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   155 

Nov.  4.  Petition  of  Lewis  Morris,  junr.,  and  Andries  Coey- 
man,  praying  a  patent  for  3,500  acres  of  land  near  a  place 
called  Schohare,  with   156 

Nov.  4.  Report  of  Fra :  Harrison,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   156 

1726.  Feb.  4.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  William  York  and  Lewis 

York,  for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them  as  appears  by  a 

certificate,   157 

Feb.  3.  Certificate  to  William  York  and  Lewis  York,  Pala- 


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1726.  tines,  for  a  certain  tract  for  parcel  of  land  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  to  the  southward  of  Schohare,  begin- 
ning at  the  southwest  corner  of  Adam  Vrooman's  land 
on  the  north  side  of  Schohare  river,  containing  300  acres,  158 

March  17.  Petition  of  Abraham  Van  Horn  and  others,  to 
whom  a  license  was  granted  to  purchase  3,000  acres  of 
vacant  land  upon  the  Mohauks  river,  praying  to  be  allowed 
one  year  longer  to  perfect  the  same,  with   159 

March  17.  License  to  Abraham  Van  Horn  and  others,  to 
purchase  8,000  acres  of  vacant  land  upon  the  Mohauks 
river  within  one  year  from  date,   159 

April  28.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck,  for  a 
tract  of  land  set  out  to  him  as  appears  by  a  certificate,  160 

April  27.  Certificate  to  Johannes  Roseboom,  of  the  city  of 
Albany,  for  1,500  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohauks  river,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  a  brook  called 
by  the  Indians  Otstowa,  on  the  west  side  of  the  same, 
and  along  the  stream  of  said  Mohauks  river  to  a  point  on 
the  same  near  a  hill  called  by  the  Indians  Canendenra,  and 
by  the  Christians  Antony's  noose,   160 

1725.  May  21.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Edward  Blagge  and 

Johannes  Hey,  set  out  to  them  as  appears  by  a  certificate,  163 

1726.  May  20.  Certificate  to  Edward  Blagg  and  Johannes  Hay, 

for  two  certain  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  the  first_ beginning  at  the  southwest  side  of  Schuna- 
mock  hill  near  the  west  end  of  Wenihkonk  hill,  contain- 
ing 2,000  acres,  the  other  begins  at  the  northwest  corner 
of  the  land  granted  to  Roger  Mompesson  and  contains 
2,000  acres,   163 

April  15.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck,  praying  a  patent 
for  2,000  acres  of  land  within  the  tract  purchased  by 
William  Burnet,  jr.,  and  others,  embracing  all  that  part 
of  said  tract  which  begins  at  a  place  called  Awendjora,  and 
runs  thence  westward  along  the  Mohawk  river  to  the 
mouth  of  a  creek  call  D'Wasontha,  including  a  small 
island  lying  opposite  to  the  said  land  in  the  said  river,. .  164 

April  18.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  chairman  of  the 
committee  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   164 

April  27.  Certificate  to  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck,  for  1,500  acres 
of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
and  on  the  west  bank  of  a  brook  called  by  the  Indians 
Wasentha,   165 

April  18.  Petition  of  Johannes  Roseboom,  praying  a  patent 
for  2,000  acres  of  land  within  the  tract  purchased  by 
William  Burnet,  jr.,  and  others,  embracing  all  that  part 
of  said  tract  beginning  at  the  west  side  of  the  mouth  of 
the  creek  called  Otstowa,  and  runs  westward  along  the 
Mohauks  river  to  a  hill  called  Kanendenra,  including 
therein  an  Island  in  the  river  opposite  to  the  land,   166 

April  18.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  chairman  of  the 
committee  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   166 

April  20.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  the  tract 


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Page. 

1726.      of  land  purchased  by  William  Burnet,  jr.,  and  others,  for 

J ohaimis  Roseboom,   167 

April  21.  Petition  of  Jacob  Rutsen,  in  relation  to  a  tract  of 
land  adjoining  to  a  certain  tract  called  by  the  Indians 
Nescotack,  and  by  the  Christians  Guilford,  and  containing 
794  acres  as  was  supposed  by  his  patent,  but  found  upon  a 
recent  survey  thereof  to  fall  short  about  200  acres,   188 

April  21.  Draught  of  survey  for  the  land  described  in  the 
foregoing  petition,   169 

April  26.  Petition  of  a  survey  of  1,500  acres  of  land  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohauks  river,  beginning  at  the 
west  bank  of  a  brook  called  by  the  Indians  Wasentha, 
surveyed  for  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck,  by  Cadwallader  Golden, 
survr.  general,  (see  page  165,),   170 

April  28.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Johannes  Roseboom,  for 
a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  him  as  appears  by  a  certificate,  171 

April  27.  Certificate  to  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck,  for  1;500  acres 
of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
and  on  the  west  bank  of  a  brook  called  by  the  Indians 
Wasentha,  (see  page  11 '0,)   171 

Petition  of  Johannes  Vischer,  praying  a  patent  for  2,000 
acres  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  the  tract  purchased  by 
William  Burnet,  jr.,  and  others,  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohauks  river,  embracing  that  part  of  said  tract 
bounded  easterly  by  the  land  formerly  granted  by  patent 
to  John  Scott,  and  rims  from  said  bounds  westerly  along 
the  river  till  it  come  to  a  hill  called  Awendjora,   172 

Jan.  5.  Report  of  R.  Walter,  chairman  of  the  committee  to 

whom  the  same  was  referred,   172 

1725.  April  30.  Draught  of  a  patent  to  John  Joost  Petri  and 
Conradt  Rickert,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  other  dis- 
tressed Palatines,  for  all  that  tract  of  land  lying  on  both 
sides  of  the  Mohauk  river,  beginning  at  a  place  there 
called  the  First  Carrying  Place,  being  the  easternmost 
bounds  called  by  the  natives  Astenrogen,  running  along 
on  both  sides  of  the  said  river  westerly  unto  a  place  called 
Gannendagaraen  or  the  upper  end  of  it,  it  being  about  24 
English  miles  long  on  both  sides  of  the  said  river,  (see 
page  48,)   174 


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1723.  March  28.  Certificate  to  John  Joost  Petri  and  Conradt 
Rickert,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  other  distressed 
Palatines,  for  all  that  tract  of  land  on  both  sides  of  the 
Mohauks  river,  beginning  at  the  first  carrying  place,  being 
the  eastermost  bounds,  called  by  the  natives  Astenrogen, 
running  along  on  both  sides  of  said  river  westerly  unto 
Ganendagaraen  or  the  upper  end  of  it,  it  being  about  24 
English  miles  long  on  both  sides  of  said  river,  the  same 

being  set  out  for  them  in  lots  of  100  acres  each,  

March  29.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Joost  Petri  and 
Conradt  Rickert  and  other  Palatines,  for  lands  set  out  for 
them,  as  appears  by  the  above  certificate,  (German  Flatts,) 

1727.  Memorandum  of  the  differences  between  the  attorney  gene- 
ral's draught  of  a  patent  granted  to  the  Palatines  and  the 
record  thereof,  

1726.  April  29.  Petition  of  Evert  Wendell,  for  and  on  behalf  of 
Jane  Janse  Bleecker,  Phillip  Schuyler  and  others,  paten- 
tees and  proprietors  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  called  Wes- 
tenhook,  upon  the  Eastern  borders  of  this  province,  in 
relation  to  the  running  of  the  partition  line  between  this 
province  and  the  colonies  of  Massachusetts  and  Connec- 
ticut, praying  of  the  Governor  to  interpose  in  order  that 
they  may  be  continued  in  the  peaceable  possession  of  such 
part  of  Westenhook  as  may  happen  to  fall  within  the 

bounds  of  those  colonies,  

Nov.  — .  Warrant  of  survey  for  Lewis  Morris,  junr.,  and 
Andries  Coeymans,  of  the  city  of  New  York,  for  1,500 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  near  a  place  called 
Schohare  creek,  in  addition  to  2,000  acres  for  which  a 

warrant  has  been  already  issued,  

April  30.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  in 
county  of  Albany,  lying  at  a  place  called  Hunters  field, 
the  first  of  which  begins  at  a  large  fountain  on  the  west 
side  of  Schohary  creek,  opposite  to  Fountain  Flatt,  and 
contains  2,580  acres,  the  second  begins  at  a  certain  place 


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Page. 

1726.      four  chains  to  the  southward  of  brook,  and  contains 

920  acres,  laid  out  for  Lewis  Morris,  junr.,  and  Andries 
Coeyman,  of  the  city  of  New  York,  by  James  Living- 


stone, deputy  surveyor,   6 

May  2.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Lewis  Morris,  junr.,  and 
Andries  Coeymans,  for  two  tracts  of  land  set  out  to  them, 

as  appears  by  a  certificate,   7 

April  30.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate  to  Lewis  Morris, 
junr.,  and  Andries  Coeymans,  for  two  tracts  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  at  a  place  called  Hunters  field,  con- 
taining together  3,500  acres,  (see  pages  5,  6,)   7 

May  19.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Cuyper  and  Charles  Mott,  in 


behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  purchasers  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Kackyacktawcke,  bounded  on  the  north  by  a 
creek  called  Sheamaweck  or  Peasqua,  from  thence  on  a 
direct  west  course  until  the  W.  S.  W.  side  of  a  barren 
plain  called  Wesegrorap,  bear  south,  thence  to  a  creek 
that  runs  unto  David  Demare's  creek  to  the  southward  of 
the  land  called  Narranshaw,  and  down  along'  the  said 
creek,  praying  that  the  patents  adjoining  the  same  may 


be  surveyed,  in  order  to  settle  the  true  bounds  of  said 
tract,   8 

May  21.  Petition  of  George  Burnet,  for  a  grant  of  400  acres 
of  the  vacant  and  unappropriated  lands  of  this  province,  9 

May  24.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  chairman  of  the 
committee  of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred, ...  9 

May  23.  Petition  of  William  Jevon,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land  of  the  • 
province,  in  common  with  2,000  acres  formerly  granted  to 
Mr.  Bradley,  attorney  general,     10 

May  24.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  chairman  of  the 
committee  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   10 

May  30.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  the  land  lying 
vacant  and  unappropriated  in  Evans''  patent,  for  William 
Jevon,   11 

May  30.  Description  of  a  survey  of  4,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner 
of  Peter  Barberie ;  laid  out  for  Richard  Bradley  and 
William  Jevon,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl., . ...  11 

July  26.  Petition  of  Henry  Hoofe,  praying  a  patent  for  about 
1,070  acres  of  land  conveyed  to  him  by  Adam  Vrooman, 

and  lying  on  the  Mohauks  river,   12 

1727.  Jan.  5.  Report  of  R.  Walter,  chairman  of  the  committee  of 

council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred   12 


1726.  Nov.  24.  Exemplification  of  an  Indian  deed  for  all  that  land 
lying  and  being  sixty  miles  distance,  taken  directly  from 
the  water  into  the  country,  beginning  from  a  creek  called 
Canahogue,  on  the  Lake  Oswego,  all  along  said  lake  and 
the  narrow  passage  fromthe  same  to  the  falls  of  Oniagara, 
Canaquaragne,  and  all  along  the  river  Oniagara;  and  all 
along  the  Lake  Catarackquis  to  the  creek  called  Sodoms, 
belonging  to  the  Sinekes,  thence  to  the  hill  called  Teger- 


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1/26.  hunksewde,  belonging  to  the  Cayonges,  and  from  thence 
to  the  creek  called  Caynunghage,  belonging  to  the  Onnon- 
dages,   13 

Certificate  to  Henry  Hoffe,  for  two  certain  tracts  of  land 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  Mohauk's  river,  the 
northermost  of  which  begins  at  a  small  brook  opposite  a 
small  island  containing  with  four  small  islands  in  the  said 
river,  599  acres,  the  other  begins  at  the  foot  of  a  certain 
hill  on  the  southeast  side  of  a  brook  called  Tijoghtenoenda, 
23  chains  distant  from  the  south  side  of  the  Mohauks 
river,  containing,  with  three  small  islands  lying  in  said 
river,  534  acres,   14 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Adam  Vrooman,  to  whom  was  granted 
a  tract  of  land  bounded  south  by  the  Schoharee  river, 
and  north  by  the  hills  called  Onitstagrawae,  containing 
about  600  acres,  praying  that  the  same  may  be  surveyed, 
in  order  to  ascertain  the  precise  quantity  of  acres  therein,  15 

Oct.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  Adam  Vrooman's  patent, 
on  the  Schohare  river,  near  the  hill  called  Onitstagrawae, 
containing  1,100  acres,  Phillip  Verplanck,  dep.  surveyor,  16 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Edwd.  Blagge  and  others,  praying  a 
warrant  of  survey  to  ascertain  the  true  bounds  of  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  township  of  Haverstraw,  in  the  county  of 
Orange,   17 

Nov.  24.  Description  of  a  survey,  775  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  and  beginning 
at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  land  of  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck, 
being  a  tree  standing  on  the  west  bank  of  a  creek,  called 
Wasentha,  laid  out  for  Archibald  Kennedy,  by  Phillip 
Verplanck,  deputy  surveyor,   18 

Nov.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  775  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  laid  out  for 
William  Burnet,  Junior,  with  the  consent  of  his  partners, 
by  Phillip  Verplanck,  deputy  surveyor,   19 

Nov.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  775  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  laid  out  for 
Robert  Livingstone,  Junior,  with  the  consent  of  his  part- 
ners, by  Phillip  Verplanck,  deputy  surveyor,   20 

Nov.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  775  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  laid  out  for  David 
Provoost  and  others,  with  the  consent  of  their  partners, 
by  Phillip  Verplanck,  deputy  surveyor,    21 

Nov.  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  William  Burnet,  Jun.,  for 
a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate, 
with   22 

Nov.  24.  Certificate  to  William  Burnet,  Jun.,  for  775  acres 
of  land,  lying  on  the"  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
being  his  share  of  a  tract  lately  purchased  of  the  Indians,  22 

Nov.  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  David  Provoost  and  others, 
for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them,  as  appears  by  a  certi- 
ficate,   23 

Nov.  24.  Certificate  to  David  Provoost  and  others,  for  775 


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Page. 

172G.      acres  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 

being  their  share  in  a  tract  lately  purchased  of  the  Indians,  23 
Nov.  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Archibald  Kennedy,  for  a 

tract  of  land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate, . .  24 
Nov.  24.  Certificate  to  Archibald  Kennedy,  for  775  acres  of 
land,  being  his  share  in  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Mohawk's  river,  lately  purchased  of  the  Indians,  .  24 
1727.  Jan.  5.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  for 
Johannes  Yisser,  being  that  part  of  the  tract,  purchased 
by  William  Burnet  and  others,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  which  lies  next  to  the  patent  of  John 
Scott,  and  from  thence,  up  along  the  said  river,  westward, 


till  it  comes  to  a  hill,  called  Awendjora,   25 

Feb.  1.  Description  of  a  survey  of  900  acres  of  land,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  purchased  of  the  native 
Indians,  by  David  Provoost,  deceased,  for  the  use  of 
Johannes  Visger,  Phillip  Verplank,  deputy  surveyor,  ...  26 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  to  Johannes  Visger,  for  900  acres  of  land, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  adjoining  John 
Scott's  patent,  purchased  for  said  Visger,  by  David  Pro- 
voost, deceased,   27 

Feb.  2.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Johannis  Visger,  for  a  tract 
of  land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,   28 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  to  Johannis  Visger,  for  900  acres  of  land, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  adjoining  John 
Scott's  patent,  purchased  for  said  Visger,  by  David  Pro- 
voost, deceased,   28 

Feb.  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Robert  Livingstone,  Jun., 
for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certifi- 
cate, with   29 

1726.  Nov.  24.  Certificate  to  Robert  Livingston,  Jun.,  for  775  acres 

of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  being  his 
share  in  a  tract  of  land  lately  purchased  of  the  Indians,.  29 

1727.  May  6.  Petition  of  Robert  Livingstone,  Jun.,  and  Lancaster 

Syms,  Jun.,  for  a  license  to  purchase  2,000  acres  of  land, 
upon  Cobells  kill,  between  Schohory  and  Canajoghory, 
and  about  twelve  miles  from  a  place  called  Antonies  Nose, 
in  the  Mohacks  country,   30 

Sept.  28.  Petition  of  Johannes  Hornebeck,  for  a  license  to 
purchase  five  hundred  acres  of  vacant  land,  at  the  Blew 
hills,  near  Cataricks  kill,  between  Albany  and  Esopus,  . .  31 

Sept.  29.  License  to  Johannes  Hornebeck,  to  purchase  500 
acres  of  land,  at  the  Blew  hills,  near  Catarick's  kill, 
between  Albany  and  Esopus,   32 

Oct.  26.  Petition  of  Abraham  Vanhorn  and  others,  for  a 
license  to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in  the 
Mohauks  country,   33 

Nov.  7.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Henry  HolFe,  for  two  cer- 
tain tracts  of  land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certifi- 
cate, with   34 

Certificate  to  Henry  Hoffe,  of  the  city  of  Albany,  for  a  tract 
of  land,  lying  on  the  Mohauks  river,  on  each  side  thereof, 
extending  four  miles  in  length  into  the  woods,  containing 


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Page. 

1727.  about  70  acres  of  land,  with  certain  small  islands  of  Little 
Cripple  Bush,  contained  in  the  same,  as  also  so  much 
upland  adjoining  thereto  as  shall  contain  500  acres,   34 

Nov.  6.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  certain  tracts  of 
land,  lying  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  Mohauks  river : 
the  northermost  of  which  begins  at  a  small  brook,  falling 
into  the  north  side  of  said  river,  opposite  a  small  island, 
and  contains,  with  four  small  islands,  lying  in  the  said 
river,  opposite  to  the  said  tract,  539  acres  ;  the  other  at 
a  hill,  on  the  southeast  side  of  a  brook  called  Tejogh- 
tenoenda,  and  contains,  with  three  small  islands,  lying  in 
the  Mohawks  river,  opposite  said  tract,  544  acres  ;  laid 
out  for  Henry  Hoff,  by  Phillip  Verplanck,  deputy  sur- 
veyor,  35 

Nov.  15.  License  to  William  Provoost  and  others,  to  pur- 
chase 8,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in  the  Mohauks-  country,  36 

Nov.  15.  Memorandum  of  the  sale  of  300  acres  of  land,  in 
Albany  county,  lying  on  both  sides  of  the  Kateraks  kill, 
and  also  two  certain  marshes  between  said  kill  and  the 
Blew  mountains,  to  Johannis  Halenbeck,   37 

Nov.  15.  Memorandum  of  the  sale  of  two  parcels  of  land,  to 
Johannis  Halenbeck,  lying  in  Albany  county,  on  both  sides 
of  Kats  kill,  each  parcel  containing  100  acres,  and  also  a 
certain  marsh,  under  the  Blew  mountains,  with  one  hun- 
dred acres  of  land,   37 

Nov.  18.  Petition  of  Sarah  Varick  and  others,  the  proprie- 
tors of  the  grounds  and  wharves  in  the  dock  ward  of  the 
city  of  New  York,  beginning  on  the  east  side  of  the  house 
and  ground  of  Sarah  Varick,  and  running  westward  as  far 
as  the  corner  of  the  house  and  ground  of  Koenraet  Ten 
Eyck,  deceased,  praying  a  patent  for  the  same,  with  the 
privilege  of  extending  the  wharves  200  foot  into  the  East 
river,    38 

Nov.  23.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land, 
lying  and  being  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  both  sides  of 
the  Paltz  river,  or  Wallkill,  being  part  of  the  lands  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  Thomas 
Noxon,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   39 

Nov.  24.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Thomas  Noxon,  of  the 
city  of  New  York,  for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  him,  as 
appears  by  a  certificate,   40 

Nov.  23.  Certificate  to  Thomas  Noxon,  for  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Ulster  lying  on  both  sides  the  Paltz 
river  or  Wallkill,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,   40 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Jannetie  Criger,  of  the  city  of  Albany, 
widow,  for  a  license  to  purchase  2,000  acres  of  vacant 
land  about  12  miles  distant  from  the  Mohauks  river,   41 

Nov.  25.  Petition  of  Joseph  Sacket  and  Nathaniel  Hazard, 
praying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant 
in  the  counties  of  Orange  or  Ulster,  in  one  or  several 
parcels  as  the  same  can  be  most  conveniently  found, ....  42 

Nov.  25.  Petition  of  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  to  have  six 


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727.      years  further  time  allowed  them  for  completing  their 

wharves  on  the  East  river,   43 

Dec.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  one  of  which  is  situated  to 
the  southeastward  of  a  high  hill  called  Skonemugh  and 
contains  1,560  acres,  the  other  begins  at  the  southwest 
corner  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Rip  Van  Dam  and 
others,  now  in  the  possession  of  Vincent  Matthews,  and 


contains  2,000  acres,  laid  out  for  Joseph  Sacket  and  Na- 
thaniel Hazard,  by  John  Alsop,  deputy  surveyor,   44 

Dec.  12.  Letter  of  to  Mr.  Bobin,  (dep.  sec.,)  in  relation 

to  Hoof's  patent,  asking  that  the  same  "  may  not  be 
dropped,"   45 


Dec.  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  one  of  which  lies  on  both  sides  of 
a  brook  called  the  Caterak's  kill,  and  begins  on  the  south 
side  of  a  brook  called  the  Fall  kill,  containing  30,0  acres, 
the  other  lies  on  both  sides  of  a  brook  or  river  called 
Kattskill  and  contains  200  acres,  laid  out  for  Johannis 

Hornebeek,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   47 

Dec.  26.  Certificate  to  Joseph  Sacket  of  Flushing,  in  Queen's 
county,  and  Nathaniel  Hazard  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
for  two  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  contain- 


ing together  about  3,900  acres,  with  (see  page  44.)   48 

Dec.  30.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Joseph  Sackett  and  Na- 
thaniel Hazard,  for  two  certain  tracts  of  land  set  out  to 

them  as  appears  by  a  certificate,   48 

Dec.  26.  Certificate  in  favor  of  the  above  parties,   48 

Dec.  30.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Johannes  Hornebeek,  for 
two  certain  tracts  of  land  set  out  to  him  as  appears  by  a 

certificate,.  .   49 

Dec.  30.  Certificate  to  Johannes  Hornebeek,  for  two  tracts 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  containing  in  all  about 

500  acres,   49 

728.  Feb.  28.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Low  and  others,  patentees  of 
several  lots  in  Burnets  street  and  wharf,  praying  that  the 
other  grantees  of  the  outer  wharf  may  remain  obliged  to 
finish  and  complete  said  wharf  by  the  time  limited,  with . .  50 
Feb.  28.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  whom  the 

same  was  referred,   50 

Petition  of  William  York  and  others,  praying  a  patent  for 
1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  between  Cannajagara  and  Schohare,   51 


Feb.  28.  Petition  of  Martha  Heathcote  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  widow,  praying  a  patent  for  a  certain  toft  or  parcel 
of  ground  in  that  city,  with  the  addition  of  100  feet  in 
length  into  the  North  river  beyond  the  low  water  mark, 

and  of  the  breadth  of  the  said  lot,  for  a  wharfe,   59 

March  2.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Martha  Heathcote,  for  a 
parcel  of  ground  in  the  city  of  New  York,  with  the  addi- 
tion of  100  feet  into  the  North  river  fronting  said  lot,  for 
a  wharf,    53,  54 


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1728.  March  28.  Draught  of  a  license  to  Peter  Van  Brugh  and 
others,  to  purchase  12,000  acres  of  vacant  land  lying  on 
the  eastward  of  the  patent  of  Hosick,  on  both  sides  or 
near  a  small  creek  which  comes  into  the  Hosick  or  Schaah- 
kook  creek,  

March  28.  Petition  of  Peter  Van  Brugh  and  others,  for  a 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  eastward 
of  the  patent  of  Hosick  on  both  sides  or  near  a  small 
creek  which  comes  into  the  Hosick  or  Schaahkook  creek, 

March  28.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,  

April  5.  Petition  of  Abraham  Vanhorne  and  others,  for  a 
new  license  to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  land  on  the  Mo- 
hauks  river,  

April  5.  Exemplification  of  a  license  to  Abraham  Vanhorne 
and  others,  to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  land  on  the  Mo- 
hauks  river,  

April  5.  Draught  of  a  warrant  of  survey  for  500  acres  of 
land  for  Deterick  Marterstock,  

April  6.  Exemplification  of  a  warrant  for  a  patent  to  Deterick 
Marterstock,  for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  him  as  appears 
by  a  certificate,  

April  9.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate  to  Deterick  Marter- 
stock, for  500  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
lying  on  the  east  side  of  Sawyer's  kill,  

April  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  500  acres  of  land  lying 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Sawyer's  kill, 
surveyed  for  Deterick  Martenstack,  by  John  Crooke,  junr., 
and  Martin  Hoffman,  deputy  surveyors,  

April  11.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  one  of  which  begins  at  the 
west  southwest  corner  of  the  land  granted  to  Anne  Mul- 
lender,  and  contains  3,000  acres,  two  thousand  for  An- 
dreas Maerschalk  and  the  remainder  for  John  Spratt ; 
the  other  begins  at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  land 
granted  to  the  nine  German  families  and  contains  1,000 
acres,  for  John  Spratt,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl., 
(Plattekill,  Ulster  Co.,  and  Newburgh,  Orange  Co.,)  

April  6.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Andreas  Marterstock,  for  a 
tract  of  land  set  out  to  him  as  appears  by  a  certificate, . . 

April  11.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Andreas  Marschalk  and 
John  Spratt,  for  lands  set  out  to  them  as  appears  by  a 
certificate,  

April  11.  Draught  of  a  certificate  to  Andreas  Maerschalk 
and  John  Spratt,  for  two  tracts  of  land  being  part  of 
Evans'  patent,  

April  25.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land 
lying  about  seven  miles  to  the  northwestward  of  Hun- 
tersfield,  on  both  sides  of  a  certain  brook  called  by  the 
Indians  Oscalleghe,  laid  out  for  William  York  and  others, 
by  Phillip  Verplank,  deputy  surveyor,  


ol.  x.]  LAND  PAPERS.  189 

Page. 

728.  April  25.  Certificate  to  William  York  and  others,  for  the 

land  last  described,   65 


June  15.  Petition  of  Phillip  Cortlandt,  on  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  for  a  warrant  of  survey,  to  lay  out  and  ascer- 
tain the  several  tracts  of  land,  in  the  counties  of  West- 
chester, Dutchess  and  Orange,  of  which  Stephanus  Van 
Cortlandt  died  seized,  in  order  to  a  partition  of  the  same 


among  the  devisees,   66 

June  15.  Warrant  of  survey,  for  several  tracts  of  land,  in  the 
counties  of  Orange,  Dutchess  and  Westchester,  for  Phillip 

Cortlandt  and  others . . ,   67 

June  21.  Petition  of  Gerrit  Zeagers,  for  a  license  to  purchase 
1,000  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  the  Schohare  river,  towards 

the  Katts  Kill  mountains,   68 

July  13.  Petition  of  Phillip  Livingston  and  others,  for  a 
license  to  purchase  6,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in  the 

county  of  Albany, . .  -   69 

August  10.  Petition  of  Albert  Pawling  and  his  wife,  and 
Gilbert  Livingston  and  his  wife,  to  admit  affidavits  to  be 
read,  of  their  intentions  to  apply  for  an  act  to  enable  them 

to  sell  lands,   70 

August  9.  Printed  advertisements,  that  Albert  Pawling 
intends  to  apply  to  the  assembly,  for  an  act  to  enable  him 

to  sell  certain  lands,   71 

Oct.  22.  Petition  of  Richard  Bradley  and  William  Jamison, 
for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in  the  counties 

of  Ulster  and  Orange,  or  one  of  them,   72 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Johannis  Christman,  of  the  city  of  Al- 
bany, for  a  license  to  purchase  300  acres  of  vacant  land, 
woodland,  above  Burnet's  field,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

including  a  creek  adjoining  thereto,   73 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Solomon  Dubois  and  Lewis  Dubois,  pro- 
prietors of  a  tract  of  land  adjoining  the  town  of  New 
Paltz,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  praying  that  the  south 
bounds  of  that  town  may  be  surveyed  and  marked  out,  in 

order  to  avoid  disputes,   7-1 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Andrew  Nicholls  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  6,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in  the  county  of 

Albany,   75 

Nov.  10.  Warrant  to  survey  the  south  bounds  of  New  Paltz, 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,   76 


Nov.  30.  Petition  of  John  Riggs,  captain  of  one  of  his  ma- 
jesty's independant  companies,  posted  at  New  York, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  lot  of  ground  now  in  his  posses- 
sion, in  the  city  of  New  York,  on  the  east  side  of  the 

fort,   77 

Petition  of  the  proprietors  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in 
Orange  county,  called  Kikeout,  containing  acres  and 
upwards,  praying  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a 

township,  by  the  name  of  New  Hempstead,   78 

Petition  of  Christian  Castleman,  William  York  and  others, 
praying  a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  within  the 


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Page. 

1728.      bounds  of  a  purchase,  lying  about  18  miles  above  Sko- 

hare,   79 


Petition  of  Richard  Sackett,  praying  a  warrant  to  survey  the 
north  line  of  the  Catherine  Brett's  patent,  in  Dutches 
county,  in  order  to  determine  the  true  bounds  of  a  tract 
of  land  of  which  he  has  been  dispossessed,  by  Henry 


Beekman,   80 

1729.  March  10.  Petition  of  Burgher  Mynderts,  Junr.,  of  the 
county  of  Ulster,  for  a  grant  of  500  acres,  of  the  vacant 
land,  in  that  county,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 

granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   ...  81 

April  10.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   81 


March  24.  Caveat  entered  by  James  DeLancey,  of  the  city 
of  New  York,  in  behalf  of  himself,  Rutger  Bleecker  and 
others,  against  the  granting  of  any  patent,  for  a  tract  of 
land,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohauks  river,  on 
both  sides  of  a  creek  called  Otsquake,  beginning  by  the 
land  of  James  Alexander,  and  from  thence  westward  up 
along  the  river,  to  a  run  of  water  called  Skahoiakeeron,  82 
April  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  south  bounds  of  New 
Paltz,  beginning  at  a  certain  high  point  in  the  hills,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  the  Paltz  river,  commonly  called  the 
Paltz  point,  and  ending  at  the  south  of  Euphrow's  hook, 
and  the  northeast  corner  of  John  Barberie's  land,  on 


Hudson's  river,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr,  genl.,   83 

April  10.  Petition  of  Abraham  Yanhorn  and  others,  praying 
a  new  license,  to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  vacant  land, 

upon  the  Mohawks  river,   84 

April  10.  Warrant  of  survey  for  6,000  acres  of  land,  for 


Rutger  Bleecker  and  others,  lying  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  on  both  sides  of  the  creek  called  Ots- 
quake, beginning  by  the  land  of  James  Alexander ;  from 
thence  westward  up  along  the  said  river,  to  a  certain 
brook  called  Tkahoiakeeron,  being  opposite  to  the  east 

part  of  an  island  lying  in  the  river,  bis,  84 

May  12.  Description  of  a  survey  of  four  several  tracts  of 
land,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,  three  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  contain- 
ing together  3,000  acres,  and  the  other  in  the  county  of 
Orange,  containing  1,000  acres,  laid  out  for  Richard 
Bradley  and  William  Jamison,  by  John  Alsop,  deputy 


surveyor,  (Plattekill,  Ulster  Co.,  Newburgh  and  Monroe, 

Orange  Co.  and  Haverstraw,  Rockland  Co.,)   85 

May  14.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Richard  Bradley  and 
William  Jamison,  for  the  land  last  above  mentioned,  (2 
copies,)   86 


May  1 9.  Description  of  the  boundaries  of  a  patent,  granted 
to  Nieltie  Pawling,  in  Dutchess,  beginning  at  the  river 
side,  and  running  eastward,  by  the  side  of  a  fresh  meadow 
called  Mansakin,  and  a  small  creek  called  Nancapacon- 
nick,  and  following  said  southerly  and  southwesterly  as  it 
runs  to  Hudson's  river,  by  the  Crom  Elbow,  called  by  the 


vol.  x.]  LAND  PAPERS.  191 

Page. 

1729.      Indians  name  Eaquorsinck,    containing   within  the  said 

bounds  4,000  acres,   87 

May  30.  Petition  of  Johan  Peter  Kniskern,  for  a  license  to 
purchase  300  acres  of  land,  lying  on  Schohare  creek,   88 

June  13.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   88 

June  26.  Petition  of  Fredk.  Pellinger,  for  a  license  to  pur- 
chase 250  acres  of  land,  lying  at  Burnet's  field,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   89 

July  26.  Report  of  Phillip  Livingston,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   89 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  Vincent  Matthews  and  others,  praying  a 
grant  of  7,000  acres,  out  of  the  vacant  lands  in  the 
province,   90,  91 

Sept.  18.  Report  of  Fra:  Harrison,  from  the  committee  of 
council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   91 

Sept.  13.  Description  of  a  survey  of  4,300  acres  of  land,  on 
the  south  west  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  on  both 
sides  of  a  brook  called  Osquage,  beginning  at  the  mouth 
of  a  run  of  water  called  Kahowegheron,  where  it  falls 
into  the  Mohawks  river,  and  runs  up  the  river  to  where  a 
certain  spring  called  Teuchsoweny,  empties  itself  into  the 
said  river,  laid  out  for  Rutger  Bleecker  and  others,  by 
Edward  Collins,  deputy  surveyor,   92 

Sept.  13.  Certificate  to  Rutger  Bleecker  and  others,  for  the 
land  last  above  described,   93 

Sept.  14.  Letter  of  Cadwallader  Colden  to  Mr.  Bobine,  at 
the  secretary's  office  in  New  York,  in  relation  to  the 
patent  to  be  issued  to  Rutger  Bleecker  and  others,  dated 
at  the  Highlands,   94 

Sept.  22.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Rutger  Bleecker  and  others, 
for  a  tract  of  land  set  out  to  them,  as  appears  by  a  certi- 
ficate,  95 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Rutger  Bleecker  and  Nicholas  Bleecker, 
of  the  city  of  Albany,  praying  a  patent  for  1,700  acres  of 
land  within  the  bounds  of  their  Indian  purchase,   96 

Sept.  29.  Warrant  of  survey  for  1,700  acres  of  land  for  Rut- 
ger Bleecker  and  Nicholas  Bleecker,  within  the  bounds  of 
a  tract  of  tfand  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
beginning  at  a  place  called  Tkahojakeeron,  and  from  thence 
westerly  up  along  said  river  to  a  certain  hill  called  Kat- 
siejogtoharie,  and  including  an  island  called  Kawenog- 
koke,  and  southerly  into  the  woods  to  the  distance  of 
three  English  miles,   97 

Oct.  21.  Petition  of  John  Pieter  Knieskerk,  praying  a  patent 
for  300  acres  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  a  purchase 
lying  and  being  at  Schohaire,  beginning  at  the  north, 
bounds  of  a  patent  granted  to  Andries  Coeymans  and 
Lewis  Morris,  jr.,  and  running  southerly  on  both  sides  of 
Schohare  creek,   93 

Sept.  27.  Indian  deed  to  John  Peter  Knieskerk,  for  300  acres 
of  land  on  Schoharie  creek,   99 

Oct.  22.  Petition  of  Jno.  De  Peyster,  of  the  city  of  Albany, 


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1729.  for  a  license  to  purchase  600  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  to  the 
north  of  the  manor  of  Renselarswyck,   100 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Richard  Colburn  Riggs,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  lot  of  ground  lying  on  the  east  side  of  the  fort  in 
the  city  of  New  York,   101 

Nov.  12.  Caveat  entered  by  Jo.  Chambers,  on  behalf  of  the 
corporation  of  Albany,  against  the  granting  of  any  license 
or  patent  for  any  lands  at  or  near  Tionondorogo,  until 
they  be  heard,   102 

Petition  of  Burgher  Mynderts,  for  a  grant  of  part  of  the 
vacant  lands  in  the  county  of  Ulster,     103 

Petition  of  Christian  Castleman  and  others,  praying  a  patent 
for  2,000  acres  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  an  Indian 

purchase,  18  miles  above  Schohare,  with   104 

1739.  Feb.  1.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Alexander  Cosby  and  others, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
•Schohare  river,  with   104 

Feb.  2.  Certificate  and  warrant  for  6,000  acres  of  land  in 
Albany  county,  for  Major  Cosby  and  sons,   104 

1730.  Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Thomas  Williams  and  others,  for  a 

license  to  purchase  1,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  both  sides 
of  Kinderhook  creek,  between  the  north  line  of  Kinder- 
hook  patent  and  the  south  line  of  the  manor  of  Ranslaers- 
wick,   105 

March  7.  Petition  of  Peter  ffauconnier,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  the  rest  of  the  grantees  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Westchester,  praying  that  no  warrant  of 
survey  be  issued  upon  the  petition  of  William  Anderson 
&  Co.,   106 

March  12.  Caveat  entered  by  Jacob  Vosburgh  and  others, 
against  "the  incroaching  petition  of  Thomas  Williams 
and  others,"  (see  page  105,)   107 

March  17.  Caveat  entered  by  Moses  ffowler  against  Thomas 
Pells,  having  a  warrant  to  run  the  west  bounds  of  his 
patent,  until  said  ffowler  is  heard  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  rest  of  the  patentees  of  Eastchester  patent,   108 

March  19.  Caveat  entered  by  Obadiah  Palmer  and  others, 
against  the  same,   108 

March  25.  Petition  of  Kasparus  Rouch,  for  a  license  to  pur- 
chase 600  acres  of  land  lately  found  to  be  without  the 
bounds  of  Kinderhook  patent,  lying  on  the  north  side  of 
the  lands  of  Dirck  Teunisson  and  Dirick  Wessels,   109 

March  25.  Petition  of  Thomas  Pell,  praying  a  warrant  to 
survey  and  run  out  the  bounds  of  a  tract  of  land  in  West- 
chester county,  with  (seepage  108,)   110 

Order  of  the  Governor  that  the  petitioner  do  serve  Moses 
Fowler  with  a  copy  of  the  same,  likewise  the  trustees  of 
Westchester  and  the  other  towns  or  the  owners  and 
patentees  of  lands  lying  contiguous  thereto,  and  to  give 
public  notice  of  the  same  to  all  other  persons  concerned 
therein,   110 


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1730.  March  25.  Petition  of  Thomas  Pell,  for  a  warrant  of  survey, 

with  governor's  order,   110 

1731.  June  16.  Deed  of  partition  between  John  Thomas,  Benja- 

min Birdsell,  of  the  first  part,  and  Adam  Ireland,  of 

second  part,   Ill 

1730.  April  17.  Order  upon  Pell's  petition,   Ill 

April  22.  Petition  of  John  Schuyler  and  Jochim  Bradt,  for 
license  to  purchase  4,000  acres  of  land  on  or  near  the  east 
side  of  that  branch  of  Hudson's  river  that  goes  to  Canada,  112 

March  6.  Petition  of  Isaac  Bobin  and  Abraham  Lodge,  of 
the  city  of  New  York,  for  license  to  purchase  4,000  acres 
of  land  between  the  south  bounds  of  the  manor  of  Rans- 
laerwick  and  the  north  bounds  of  Kinderhook  patent, 
adjoining  to  the  1,000  acres  of  land  lately  petitioned  for 
by  Thomas  Williams,  with   113 

April  23.  Draught  of  a  license  to  Isaac  Bobin  and  Abraham 
Lodge,  to  purchase  the  same,   113 

April  23.  Petition  of  Abraham  Vanhorn  and  others,  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Maquase  river,  beginning  at  a  place  called  by  the  natives 
Kajuyouchtoohary,  thence  running  westward  along  the 
river  to  a  place  called  Onieyode,  being  over  against  a 
large  creek,  thence  into  the  woods  southward  two  Eng- 
lish miles,   114 

Feb.  16.  Indian  deed  to  Abraham  Vanhorn  and  others,  for 
the  land  last  named,   115 

April  23.  Petition  of  Thomas  Williams  and  others,  praying 
that  some  time  may  be  appointed  for  a  hearing  upon  his 
former  petition  and  the  caveats  entered  against  the  same,  116 

May  12.  Indian  deed  to  John  Schuyler  and  Jochim  Bradt, 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
beginning  at  a  place  on  the  north  side  of  Tamhenick, . .  .  117 

June  1.  Description  of  a  survey  for  Rutger  and  Nicholas 
Bleecker,  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  southwest  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  a  run 
of  water  called  Kahowegeron,  opposite  to  the  south  end 
of  a  large  island  called  Kawenaghoke,  and  extends  up  the 
Mohawks  river  to  the  north  end  of  said  island,  containing 
with  the  island,  675  acres,   118 

June  1.  D"aught  of  a  certificate  to  Rutger  Bleecker  and 
Nicholas  Bleecker,  of  the  city  of  Albany,  for  the  last 
mentioned  land,   bis,  118 

June  20.  Letter  of  Cadwallader  Colden  to  Rich'd  Bradley, 
in  relation  to  the  foregoing  certificate,  dated  at  Colding- 
ham,   119 

July  1.  Indian  deed  to  Abraham  Van  Hoorn  and  others,  of 
all  that  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Maquas 
river,  beginning  at  a  place  called  Onieyodee,  thence,  along 
the  said  river,  to  the  westermost  end  of  a  certain  place 
called  Jurkannanodago,  thence,  with  a  direct  line,  into  the 
woods,  10  English  miles,  thence  easterly,  10  English  miles 
or  thereabout,  thence  northerly  to  the  place  first  begun,  .  120 


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1730.  July  14.  Letter  from  Cadwallader  Colden  to  Isaac  Bobino, 

deputy  secretary,  in  relation  to  Jacob  Burst's  certificate,.  121 

July  23.  Petition  of  Walter  Butler  and  others,  for  a  license  ' 
to  purchase  12,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  at  a  place  called 
Tiondoroge,   122 

July  23.  Order  in  council,  that  the  corporation  of  Albany  be 
served  with  a  copy  of  the  same,  and  that  they  be  heard 
upon  their  caveat,  on  the  second  Thursday  of  August  next,  122 

July  23.  Petition  of  John  DePeyster,  of  the  city  of  Albany, 
praying  a  patent  for  600  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  to  the  north  of  the  manor  of 
Renslarswyck,  at  a  creek  called  Tomheenecks,  beginning 
at  the  southerly  bounds  of  Hooseck,  and  so  running  up 
southerly,  on  both  sides  of  said  creek,  over  the  path  which 
goes  to  Sanckhaick,   123 

July  23.  Petition  of  John  Schuyler  and  Jochim  Brat,  of  the 
city  of  Albany,  praying  a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land, 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  on  the  north 
side  of  Tamhenick,   124 

July  30.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  William  York  and  others, 
for  1,000  acres  of  land  set  out  to  them,  as  appears  by  a 
certificate,   .-   125 

Aug.  9.  Petition  of  Pieter  Andrevet  and  Lambert  Garritson, 
for  a  warrant  to  run  out  and  ascertain  the  bounds  of  their 
patent  and  meadow  land,  on  Staten  Island,   126 

Aug.  12.  Petition  of  Johannes  Van  Alst,  praying  a  warrant 
of  survey,  to  lay  out  a  tract  of  land  lying  at  Maspeth  kells, 
in  the  county  of  Queens,   127 

Aug.  13.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Rutger  and  Nicholas 
Bleecker,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  with  an  island 
therein  included,  set  out  to  them,  as  appears  by  a  certifi- 
cate, with   128 

June  1.  Certificate  to  Rutger  and  Nicholas  Bleecker,  for  a 
certain  tract  of  land,  with  an  island,  containing,  in  all, 
675  acres,   128 

Aug.  13.  Warrant  to  survey,  for  the  corporation  of  New 
York,  400  feet  beyond  low  water  mark,  on  Hudson's 
river,  from  Bestavers  killitie  to  the  limits  of  the  fort,  from 
thence  (leaving  out,  for  the  use  of  the  fort,  all  the  west 
side  of  the  street  that  leads  down  to  Whitehall)  eastward 
along  the  East  river,  to  the  north  side  of  Corlaer's  hook,  129 

Sept.  2.  Description  of  a  survey  of  the  same,  containing  about 
210  acres,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  .  129 

Petition  of  the  mayor,  aldermen  and  commonalty  of  the  city 
of  New  York,  for  a  confirmation  of  their  charter,  and  the 
enlargement  of  their  bounds,  to  comprehend  400  feet 
below  low  water  mark,  between  Bestavers  kill  on  the 
North  river  and  Corlaer's  hook  on  the  East  river,  . .  130 

Aug.  7.  Report  of  J  a :  Alexander,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   130 

Aug.  13.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  pursuant  to  the  same,   130 

Sept.  1.  Pertition  of  the  mayor,  aldermen  and  comonalty  of 
the  city  of  Albany,  for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  low  land, 


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Page. 

1730.      in  trust  for  the  Mohawk  Indians,  adjoining  the  rear  of  a 
tract  of  1,000  acres,  lying  on  both  sides  of  Tionondrogo 

river,  formerly  granted  to  said  city,   182 

Certificate  of  Myndert  Schuyler,  Phil.  Schuyler  and  J.  Van 

Rensselaer,  in  relation  to  the  same,   132 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hanley,  Nathan  St.  John,  and  a 
great  number  of  people,  their  associates,  as  well  inhabit- 
ants of  the  town  of  Ridgefield  as  of  the  eastern  parts  of 
this  province,  praying  a  patent  for  50,000  acres  of  the 

equivalent  lands,   133 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Gabriel  Ludlow  and  William  Ludlow, 
for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  the  vacant  and  re-assumed 
lands  of  Capt.  John  Evans,  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and 

Ulster,    134 

Sept.  16.  Petition  of  Hartman  Windecker,  and  other  dis- 
tressed Palatines,  for  a  license  to  purchase  2,000  .acres  of 
land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquas  river,  to  the  west- 
ward of  the  land  granted  to  Peter  Wagenaer  and  others, 

about  3  miles  distant  from  said  river,   135 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Cuyler  and  William  Ketelhijn, 
for  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  to  the  northward  of  the  lands 
belonging  to  the  patentees  of  Sarachtoge,  in  order  to 

obtain  a  patent  for  1,500  acres  thereof,   136 

Sept.  18.  Petition  of  David  Jamison  and  others,  proprietors 
of  a  tract  of  land  in  Dutchess  county,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey,  to  lay  out  the  south  bounds  of  the  same,  which 

extend  16  miles  up  Wappingeis  creek,  with   137 

Oct.  — .  Report  of  Phillip  Livingston,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   137 

Sept.  24.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Bruice  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  "  all  that  certain  parcel  of  woodland,  called,  by 
the  Indians,  Kightowan,  with  a  creek  thereunto  adjoining, 
lying  on  the  east  side  of  the  North  river,  in  the  county  of 

Westchester,"   138 

Oct.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on 
both  sides  of  Schohary  river,  together  with  island  in  said 
river,  containing,  in  all,  300  acres,  laid  out  for  Johan  Peter 
Kniskern,  by  Edward  Collens,  deputy  surveyor,  (Scoha- 

rie,  Schoharie  county,)   139 

Sept.  28.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land, 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  on  a  certain  creek, 
called  Tomheeneck,  to  the  southward  of  the  bounds  of 
Hooseck,  containing  600  acres,  laid  out  for  John  De  Pey- 

ster,  by  Edward  Collons,  deputy  surveyor,   140 

Sept.  29.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  John  De  Peyster,  for  600 

acres  of  land  set  out  to  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,.  141 
Sept.  29.  Certificate  to  John  De  Peyster,  for  600  acres  of  land, 
lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  on  a  certain  creek, 

called  Tomheeneck,  (see  pages  140,  141,)   142 

Sept.  29.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Johan  Peter  Kniskern,  for 
a  certain  tract  of  land,  lying  on  both  sides  of  Skohare 
river,  (see  page  139,)   143 


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1730.  Sept.  29.  Certificate  to  John  Peter  Kniskern,  for  the  same,  143 
Oct.  8.  Indian  deed  to  Hartman  Windecher  and  others,  of  all 

that  tract  of*  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquase  river 
to  the  westward  of  the  land  granted  to  Peter  Wagenaer 
and  others,  lying  about  3  miles  distant  from  said  river,. .  144 

Oct.  8.  Petition  of  Peter  Caverly  of  Oysterbay,  in  Queen's 
county,  praying  a  patent  for  a  ferry  between  a  neck  of 
land  in  that  town  called  Caverly's  Island  and  Rye,   145 

Oct.  9.  Petition  of  Arent  Brat  of  Schenectady,  for  license  to 
purchase  300  acres  of  woodland,  and  a  marsh  or  meadow 
adjoining  the  same,  lying  to  the  westward  of  that  town 
about  5  or  6  miles  from  the  Mohawk's  river,   146 

Oct.  14.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Blagge,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  containing  about 
1,500  acres,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,   147 

Oct.  23.  Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   147 

Petition  of  Elias  Pipon,  tenant  in  tail  of  certain  lands  in  the 
city  of  New  York,  in  relation  to  an  act  of  assembly  to 
impower  him  to  dispose  of  a  part  of  the  same  for  the  better 
improvement  of  the  rest,. . . .   148 

Oct.  15.  Affidavit  of  Johannes  Martinus  Van  Harlingen  in 
relation  to  the  same,   148 

1731.  Oct.  15.  Indian  deed  to  Jurch  Hough  and  others,  of  all  that 

tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquasse 
river  behind  the  lands  of  Cadwallader  Colden  &  Co., 

beginning  upon  a  creek  called  Kaniochragaronde  or  , 

thence  up  the  same  to  Teohogon  which  is  about  two  Eng- 
lish miles,  and  keeping  the  breadth  of  one  English  mile 
on  both  sides  of  the  said  creek  till  the  same  shall  take  in 
2,500  acres,   149 

1730.  Oct.  16.  Petition  of  Joseph  Sacket  and  Joseph  Sacket,  Jr., 

praying  a  patent  for  222  acres  to  make  up  the  compliment 
of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster, 
granted  to  the  former,  and  also  to  grant  to  the  other  peti- 
tioner liberty  to  take  up  2,000  acres  within  the  bounds  of 
Evans'  vacated  patent,  with   150 

Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  chairman  of  the  committee  of 
council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   150 

Oct.  21.  Petition  of  Thomas  Standard  and  Thomas  Ham- 
mond, praying  a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Orange  or  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  land  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   151 

Oct.  23.  Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   151 

Nov.  3.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  north  bounds  of  Kinder- 
hook  patent,  in  order  to  determine  the  disputes  relative  to 
the  land  petitioned  for  by  Thomas  Williams  &  Co.,   152 

1731.  May  20.  Articles  of  agreement  between  Phillip  Livingston 

and  others,  and  David  Schuyler,  in  relation  to  the  pur- 
chase of  lands  in  the  Mohawks  country,   153 

June  — .  Petition  of  Johannes  Vanalst,  for  a  warrant  to  survey 


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and  run  out  the  bounds  of  a  tract  of  land  at  Mespeth  kills 
in  Queens  county,   154 

Petition  of  John  Lindsay  and  others,  for  license  to  purchase 
30,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  Mohawks  country,   155 

June  8.  Warrant  of  survey  for  50,000  acres  of  the  equiva- 
lent lands  for  Thomas  Hanly  and  others,  inhabitants  of 
the  town  of  Ridgefield,   156 

June  8.  Description  of  a  survey  of  50,000  acres  of  land  being 
part  of  the  equivalent  lands,  laid  out  in  four  tracts  for 
Thomas  Hanly  and  others,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr. 
genl.,   157 

June  8.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Thomas  Hanly  and  others, 
for  four  tracts  of  land  set  out  to  them  as  appears  by  a 
certificate,   159 

June  8.  Certificate  to  Thomas  Hanley,  for  four  tracts  of  land 
being  part  of  the  equivalent  lands,  containing  in  all  about 
50,000  acres,   159 

Certificate  to  Hanley,  (another  copy,)   160 

June  9.  Description  of  a  survey  of  six  parcels  of  land  in  the 
township  of  Oysterbay,  in  Queens  county,  containing  in 
all  about  290  acres,  laid  out  for  Charles  Boyle,  by  James 
Livingston,  deputy  surveyor,   161 

June  24.  Petition  of  Petrus  Van  Driessen,  for  license  to  pur- 
chase 2,500  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,   162 

June  24.  Report  of  Francis  Harrison,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   162 

June  24.  Petition  of  James  Wallace,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and  Ulster,  or  in 
one  of  them,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,   162 

June  24.  Report  of  Francis  Harrison,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   162 

June  24.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land  for  James 
Wallace,    163 

June  24.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Cuyler  and  Wm.  Ketelthuyn, 
praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  the  bounds  of  a  patent 
granted  to  Cornells  Van  Dyk  &  Co.,  at  the  north  side  of 
a  creek  called  by  the  Indians  Dinoondehowe,  and  running 
up  the  l  iver  to  the  second  carrying  place  and  extends  back 
into  the  woods  two  English  miles,   164 

Report  of  Fra:  Harrison,  chairman  of  the  committee  of 
council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   164 

June  24.  Petition  of  Charles  Boyle,  in  relation  to  the  lands 
in  Oysterbay,  of  which  John  Newman  died  seized,   165 

June  9.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Charles  Boyle,  for  seven 
tracts  of  land  in  Queens  county,  on  Nassau  Island,  and 
for  the  lands  undivided  or  in  common  in  Oysterbay,  old 
and  new  purchases  of  which  John  Newman  lately  died 
seized,     166 

June  9.  Certificate  to  Charles  Boyle,  for  sundry  tracts  of 
land  in  the  town  of  Oysterbay,  in  Queens  county,   166 

June  24.  Petition  of  Daniel  Ketelhuyn  and  Thomas  Sharpe, 


198  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  x. 

1731.  for  license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  wood  land  lying 
at  a  distance  from  Hudson's  river  on  the  east  side,  to  the 
north  of  the  line  Kenselaer's  wyck,  and  south  of  thj3  lands 
belonging  to  the  patentees  of  Saratogue,   167 

June  24.  Report  of  Fra :  Harrison,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   167 

July  13.  Petition  of  Jennike  Cregier,  for  license  to  purchase 
2,000  acres  of  woods  land  lying  on  the  southeast  side  of 
Schohare  River  above  Kadasede,  beginning  at  the  said 
river  at  a  place  called  Yagoughsitawawanie,  thence  run- 
ning up  the  stream  to  a  place  called  Chenochquatha,  thence 
into  the  woods  on  both  side,   168 

Sept.  7.  Report  of  Wm.  Provoost,  from  the  committee  of 
council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   168 

August  10.  Petition  of  the  mayor,  aldermen  and  commonalty, 
of  the  city  of  Albany,  for  license  to  purchase  4,000  acres 
of  woodland,  at  Tionondrogo,  in  trust  for  the  Mohawk 
Indians,   169 

August  10.  Petition  of  Burger  Huijk  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  6,000  acres,  adjoining  to  lands  of  which  they  are  now 
possessed,  at  the  north  bounds  of  Kinderhook  patent, ...  1 70 

August  10.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  chairman  of  the 
committee  of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,. . .  170 

August  12.  Order  in  council,  empowering  the  governor  to 
grant  a  patent  to  Anthony  Rutgers,  for  a  certain  swamp 
and  fresh  pond,  called  the  Fresh  water,  adjacent  to  the 
Duke's  farm,  upon  New  York  Island,  containing  in  all  70 
acres,  (2  copies,)   171,  172 

August  25.  Petition  of  Robert  Livingston,  Junr.,  and  others, 
for  license  to  purchase  10,000  acres  of  land,  up  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   173 

August  25.  Petition  of  John  Vander  Spiegel  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  three  or  four  hundred  acres  of  land, 
called  Mart  Gerritson's  Island  and  Rattle  Snake  plate, 
near  adjoining  to  the  west  bounds  of  Kinderhook,   174 

Sept.  21.  Report  of  James  DeLancey,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   174 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  Thomas  Smith,  praying  a  patent  for 
1,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  lying  next  his  farm,  in  Orange 
county,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,  with  175 

Sept.  7.  Report  of  Wm.  Provoost,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,  175 

Sept.  15.  Petition  of  Johannis  De  Wandelaar,  of  Schogkook, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  for  license  to  purchase  2,000 
acres  of  land,  above  the  Half  Moon,  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,   176 

Sept.  17.  Petition  of  Stephen  Van  Courtlandt  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the  northward  of  the  manor  of 
Renselaarswick,  to  the  south  of  the  lands  of  the  patentees 
of  Saragtoga,  and  to  the  south  and  north  of  Hosick 
patentees,   177 


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199 


Page. 

731.  Sept.  1 7.  Petition  of  Teunis  Van  Sleyk  and  Pieter  Lodewijck, 
for  license  to  purchase  1,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  north- 
ward of  Kinderhook,  at  a  little  creek  called  Stone  creek,  178 
Sept.  21.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   178 


VOLUME  XL 


1731-1735. 


1731.  Sept.  7.  Petition  of  Hartman  Windecker  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Maquases  river,  about  3  miles  distant  from  said  river,  to 
the  westward  of  the  lands  granted  to  Peter  Wagenaer 
and  others,   1 

Sept.  21.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  which  the 
same  was  referred,   1 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  Henry  Van  Rensselaer,  of  the  county 
of  Albany,  in  relation  to  the  petition  of  Burgher  Huyck 
and  others,  for  land  southward  of  the  south  bounds  of  the 
manor  of  Ranslaerswyck,  and  esteemed  to  be  within  the 
township  of  Kinderhook,   2 

Sept.  23.  Report  of  Phillip  Livingston,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee to  which  the  same  was  referred,    2 


Sept.  24.  Petition  of  Abraham  Vanhorn  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  so  much  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  west 
side  of  the  Maquas  river,  beginning  at  Onieyodee ;  thence 
along  the  river  westerly,  to  a  place  called  Jurkannanodago, 
and  into  the  woods  ten  English  miles,  as  will  with  the 
land  surveyed  for  them,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquas, 
beginning  at  a  place  called  Kajurgouchtoohary,  make  up 

8,000  acres,   3,  4 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  Jurch  Hough  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  certain  vacant  and  unappropriated  wood 
lands,  lying  to  the  southward  of  a  certain  place  called  by 
the  natives  Canajoharie,  about  four  miles  from  the  Mo- 


hawks river,  to  the  back  of  the  lands  granted  to  Cadwai- 
lader  Colden  and  others,   5 

Sept.  23.  Report  of  Phillip  Livingston,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   5 

Oct.  2.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land, 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  both  sides  of  the  Kin- 
derhook creek,  containing  6,000  acres,  laid  out  for  Burger 
Huyk  and  others,  by  Jacobus  Bruyn,  deputy  surveyor,  6 

Sept.  25.  Petition  of  Petrus  Yan  Driessen  and  Johannis  Ehl, 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


201 


Page. 

praying  a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   6 

Sept.  30.  Report  of  Phillip  Livingston,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   6 

Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Burgher  Huyk  and  others,  for  a 
tract  of  land,  on  both  sides  of  the  Kinderhook  creek,  set 
out  for  them,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,   7 

Certificate  to  Burgher  Huyck  and  others,  for  6,000  acres  of 
land,   7 

Oct.  15.  Description  of  a  survey  of  six  tracts  of  land,  in  the 
coimty  of  Orange,  in  the  Highlands,  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  being  some  of  the  vacated  lands,  late  of 
Capt.  John  Evans,  laid  out  for  Gabriel  and  William 
Ludlow,  by  Charles  Clinton,  deputy  surveyor,   8 

Oct.  25.  Petition  of  Tunis  Yan  Slyk  and  Pieter  Lodewyck, 
for  a  license,  to  purchase  1,000  acres  of  vacant -land,  to 
the  northward  of  Kinderhook,  at  a  little  creek  called 
Stone  creek,   0 

Oct.  25.  Report  of  Frederick  Morris,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   9 

Oct.  25.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Hopkins  and  Daniel  Hogan,  in 
relation  to  the  service  of  a  copy  of  the  foregoing  petition, 
upon  the  owners  of  the  adjoining  lands,   9 

Nov.  2.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
about  three  miles  from  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  laid  out  for  Hartman  Windeker  and  others,  by  Ed- 
ward Collins,  deputy  surveyor,   10 

Nov.  8.  Description  of  a  survey  of  8,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  on  the 
bank  of  said  river,  a  little  above  the  upper  end  of  a  certain 
island,  lately  granted  to  Rutger  Bleeker  and  others,  and 
along  said  river  to  the  mouth  of  a  rivulet,  called  by  the 
Indians  Jurhannannodago,  including  the  small  islands  in 
the  river,  laid  out  for  Abraham  Van  Horn  and  others,  by 
Edward  Collins,   11 

Nov.  1 1 .  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Hartman  Wendecker  and 
others,  for  a  tract  of  land,  set  out  to  them,  as  appears  by 
a  certificate,   12 

Nov.  11.  Certificate  to  Hartman  Wendecker  and  others,  for 
a  certaLi  tract  of  land,  lying  about  three  miles  from  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  lands  granted  to  Peter  Wagenaer  and 
others,  containing  2,000  acres,   12 

Nov.  13.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Abraham  Van  Horne  and 
others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  and  some  islands  therein 
included,  set  out  to  them,  as  appears  by  a  certificate, ....  13 

Nov.  12.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Van  Horne  and  others,  for 
a  tract  of  land,  lying  upon  the  west  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  beginning  at  a  point  a  little  above  the  island, 
granted  to  Rutger  Bleecker  and  others,  and  extending 
along  the  river  to  the  mouth  of  a  rivulet,  called  by  the 
Indians  Jurhannanodo,  including  several  small  islands, 

containing  in  all  8,000  acres,   13 

26 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[VOL.  XT. 


Page. 

1731.  Nov.  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  on  both  sides  of  a  certain 
creek  called  Tomlenack,  containing  nearly  2,000  acres, 
laid  out  for  John  Schuyler  and  Joachim  Bradt,  by  Cad- 
wallader  Colden,  surveyor  general,   14 

Dec.  1 .  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  on  the  east 
side  of  Sawyer's  kill,  and  bordering  on  the  Caters  kill, 
and  the  land  called  Kiskatameteky,  containing  4,000 
acres,  laid  out  for  Vincent  Mathews  and  others,  by  Chas. 
Clinton,  dep.  surveyor,   15 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Jurch  Miller  and  others,  for  a  license  to 
purchase  3,500  acres  of  vacant  wood  land,  lying  some 
distance  from  the  Mohawks  river,  on  the  north  side 
thereof,  to  the  west  of  Stone  Rabia,  being  lands  hereto- 
fore granted  to  Bartholomew  Pickard  and  others,   16 

Nov.  2.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   16 

Dec.  2.  Petition  of  Nathaniel  Hazard,  Junr.,  praying  a  patent 
for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land,  being  part  of  the  lands 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   17 

Dec.  23.  Report  of  James  Alexander,  from  the  committee  of 
council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   17 

Dec.  2.  Petition  of  Jurch  Hough  and  others,  praying  a 
patent,  for  all  that  certain  tract  of  land,  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Maquase  river,  behind  the  lands  granted  to  Cad- 
wallader  Colden  and  company,  beginning  at  a  creek, 
called  by  the  natives  Kaniochragaionde,  and  running  up 
the  same,  to  a  place  called  Teohogon,  which  is  about  two 
English  miles,  and  keeping  the  breadth  of  one  English 
mile,  on  both  sides  of  the  creek,  till  the  same  takes  in  the 
quantity  of  2,500  acres,   18 

Dec.  2.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,  

Dec.  6.  Letter  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  to  Richard  Bradley, 
Esq.,  in  relation  to  a  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  in 
which  Mr.  Heath  is  in  trust  for  him,  dated  at  Coldenham,  19 

Dec.  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  . 
county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  lying  near  the  patent  of  Francis 
Harrison  and  company,  laid  out  for  James  Wallace,  by 
Charles  Clinton,  deputy  surveyor,   20 

Dec.  8.  Certificate  to  James  Wallace,  for  the  last  mentioned 
land,   21 

Dec.  9.  Petition  of  Gabriel  Ludlow,  Junr.,  of  Orange  Town, 
praying  a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land,  in 
Orange  county,  being  part  of  Evans'  patent,  with   22 

Dec.  23.  Report  of  Ja:  Alexander,  from  the  committee  of 
council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   22 

Dec.  20.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Vincent  Matthews  and 
others,  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  lately  set  out  to  them,  as  appears  by  a 
certificate,   23 


VOL.  XI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


203 


Page. 

1731.  Boundaries  of  the  land  surveyed  by  Vincent  Matthews,  be- 
ginning on  the  east  line  of  Sawyer's  kill,  and  running 
along  by  the  Caters  kill  and  Kiskatameteky,   23 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Frederick  Bell  and  Hendrick  Hager,  for 
license  to  purchase  800  acres  of  land,  not  far  from  Oris- 
konie,  near  to  the  Maquase  river,  with   24 

Dec.  23.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   24 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Johan  Jurch  Kast,  Junr.,  and  Jacob 
Hilts,  for  license  to  purchase  1,000  acres  of  vacant  land, 
and  a  run  of  water,  near  Burnet's  field,    25 

Dec.  2.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   25 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  John  Collins  and  others,  for  license  to 
purchase  16,000  acres  of  vacant  land,   26 

Dec.  23.  Report  of  Ja:  Alexander,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   26 

:  732.  Jan.  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  James  Wallace,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  lately  set  out  to 
him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,   27 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  John  Vanderspiegle  and  others,  praying 
300  acres  of  the  land  called  Marte  Gerritson's  Island  and 
Rattle  Snake  platt,  near  adjoyning  to  the  west  bounds  of 
the  patent  of  Kinderhook,   28 

Feb.  4.  Report  of  Ja :  Alexander,  chairman  of  the  committee 
of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   28 

Feb.  11.  Petition  of  Henry  Lane  and  others,  praying  a  patent 
for  three  pieces  of  ground  in  the  city  of  New  York,  part 
whereof  are  covered  with  water,  the  first  beginning  on 
the  south  side  of  the  street  that  leads  from  the  Parade  to 
the  North  river,  and  extends  400  feet  into  the  North  river ; 
the  second  begins  on  the  north  side  of  the  west  end  of 
Pearl  street,  and  the  third  begins  at  the  southeast  corner 
White  Hall,  with   29 

March  13.  Report  of  Phillip  Cortland,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   29 

March  13.  Petition  of  Samuell  Heath  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  6,000  acres  of  the  lands  lying  vacant  in  coun- 
ties of  Orange  and  Ulster,  formerly  patented  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,   30 

March  13.  Report  of  Phillip  Cortland,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   30 

March  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  parcels  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  tract  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  one  of  which  contains  750 
acres,  the  other  250  acres ;  laid  out  for  Thomas  Smith,  by 
Charles  Clinton,  deputy  surveyor,   31 

April  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Thomas  Smith,  for  two 
parcels  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Orange,  set  out  to 
him  as  appears  by  a  certificate,   32 

April  22.  Certificate  to  Thomas  Smith,  for  two  tracts  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Orange,   32 

April  28.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hanly,  Nathan  St.  John  and 


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[vol.  XI. 


1732.  others,  for  a  warrant  to  survey  and  run  out  the  courses 
and  bounds  of  several  lots  into  which  the  50,000  acres 
granted  them  in  the  equivalent  lands,  are  divided,  with. .  33 

Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  whom  the  same  was 
referred,   33 

April  28.  Petition  of  John  Lawrence,  praying  a  patent  for 
1,000  acres  of  the  vacant  lands  in  the  tract  heretofore 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  in  the  counties  of  Orange 
and  Ulster,  or  either  of  them,   34 

April  28.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   34 

May  1.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  Corne- 
lius Cuyler,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  be- 
ginning on  the  north  side  of  Batten  kill,  otherwise  called 
Dionondohowe,  where  it  falls  into  the  said  river,  and 
thence  along  the  north  bounds  of  the  land  called  Sarag- 
toga,  containing  750  acres,  also  a  tract  of  land  for  Wil- 
liam Kettelhuyn,  beginning  on  the  northwest  corner  of 
the  aforesaid  creek,  and  containing  850  acres;  Edward 
Collins,  dep.  surveyor,   35 

May  1.  Letter  of  Cadwallader  Colden  to  Frederick  Morris, 
dep.  secretary,  in  relation  to  the  passing  of  a  patent  to 
Cornelius  Cuyler  and  William  Kettelhuyn,  for  the  two 
tracts  last  described,  dated  at  Xewburgh,   36 

May  5.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Cornelius  Cuyler  and  Wil- 
liam Kettelhuyn,  for  1,600  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  lately  set  out  to  them,  as  appears  by  a 
certificate,   37 

May  5.  Certificate  to  Cornelius  Cuyler  and  William  Kettel- 
huyn, for  1,600  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,     37 

May  9.  Indian  deed  to  Petrus  Yan  Driessen  and  Johannes 
Ehl,  ministers  of  the  Gospel,  of  all  that  tract  of  land 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  the  westermost  corner  of 
the  land  granted  to  Francis  Harrison  &  Co.,  on  the  bank 
of  said  river,  and  runs  northeasterly  along  the  bounds  of 
said  tract  two  English  miles  and  a  half,  then  northwesterly 
one  mile  and  a  half,  then  southwesterly  two  miles  and  a 
half,  to  the  Mohawks  river,  and  down  the  same  to  the 
place  where  it  began,   38 

May  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  John 
Lawrence,  lying  in  the  county  of  Orange,  next  to  the 
patents  of  McGregory  and  Bradley,  being  part  of  the  land 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  containing  765 
acres,  Charles  Clinton,  dep.  surveyor,   39 

June  1.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  islands  in  Hudson's 
river,  opposite  to  Kinderhook,  one  of  which  is  known  by 
the  name  of  Marte  Garritsons  Island,  and  contains  225 
acres,  and  the  other  called  Rattle  Snake  Piatt  contains  35 
acres ;  surveyed  for  John  Vanderspeigle  and  others,  by 
Edward  Collins,  dep.  surveyor,   40 


vol.  xi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  205 

Page. 

1732.  June  7.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Lawrence,  for  765 

acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  with   41 

June  19.  Certificate  to  John  Lawrence,  for  765  acres  of  land 
lying  in  the  highlands,  in  the  county  of  Orange,   41 


June  16.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Vander  Speigle,  Wil- 
liam Smith  and  John  Borghghart,  for  some  wood  land  and 
meadow  in  the  county  of  Albany,  called  Marten  Gaerit- 
sons  island  and  Rattle  Snake  island,  near  adjoining  to  the 
west  bounds  of  Kinderhook,  and  both  of  them  contains 


260  acres,   42 

June  2.  Certificate  to  John  Vanderspeigle  and  others  for  the 
same,     42 

Aug.  25.  Petition  of  Peter  Van  Brugh,  praying  a  patent  for 
the  use  of  himself  and  the  other  patentees  of  Hunters 
Field,  for  400  acres,  beginning  on  the  west  side  of  Scho- 
harie creek,  and  adjoining  to  the  west  side  of  the  afore- 
said patent,  to  make  up  a  deficiency  in  the  same,   43 

Aug.  35.  Report  of  Geo.  Clarke,  from  the  committee  of 
council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   43 

Aug.  25.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Van  Ness  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  1,200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  recently  released  to  the  crown  by  the  Indian 
proprietors,  with   44 

Aug.  25.  Report  of  Geo.  Clark,  from  the  committee  of  coun- 
cil to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   44 

Sept.  15.  Petition  of  Daniel  Kettelhuyn  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  15,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  near  or  about  a  tract  of  land  called 
Hosick,  with   45 

Sept.  15.  Report  Of  Rip  Van  Dam,  from  the  committee  of 
council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   45 

Sept.  15.  Petition  of  Petrus  Van  Driesen  and  Johannes  Ehl 
and  others,  praying  a  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  recently  released  to 
the  crown  by  the  Indian  proprietors,   45 

Sept.  15.  Report  of  Rip  Van  Dam,  from  the  committee  of 
council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   45 

Sept.  — .  Exemplification  of  an  order  of  the  king  in  council, 
empowering  the  governor  to  grant  the  fee  simple  and  in- 
heritance of  a  certain  swamp  and  fresh  pond  called  the 
Fresh  Water,  adjacent  to  the  Duke's  Farm  on  the  Island 
Manhatten,  now  called  New  York,  to  Anthony  Rutgers, 
the  same  containing  about  70  acres,   46 

Sept.  16.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Anthony  Rutgers,  for  the 
land  last  described,   47 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  John  Kelly  and  Simon  Johnson,  attor- 
neys at  law,  in  relation  to  a  clause  in  the  letters  patent, 
lately  granted  to  the  city  of  New  York,  by  which  they 
are  u  with  many  others  excluded  and  debarred  from  prac- 
tising in  the  Mayor's  court  of  said  city,"   48 

Oct.  10.  Indian  deed  to  Daniel  Kettelhuyn  and  others,  of  all 
that  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  near 


206  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  m. 

Page. 

1  732.      and  adjoining  a  tract  of  land  called  Hosick,  containing 

15,000  acres,   49 

Oct.  23.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Petrus  VanDriessen,  Johannes 
Ehl  and  others,  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  ,  49 

Nov.  9.  Petition  of  Daniel  Ketelhuyn  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river  near  and  about  Hosick,   50 

Nov.  9.  Report  of  Archd.  Kennedy,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   50 

Petition  of  Wessel  Ten  Broeck,  praying  a  patent  for  1,000 
acres  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Loin,  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,   52 

Nov.  9.  Report  of  Geo.  Clark,  from  the  committee  of  coun- 
cil to  which  the  same  was  referred,   52 

Nov.  9.  Petition  of  Charles  Williams  and  Frederick  Morris, 
praying  a  patent  for  an  island  lying  in  a  bay  or  arm  of 
the  sea  which  runs  up  between  the  towns  of  Easthamp- 
ton,  South  Hampton  and  Southhold,  in  the  county  of  Suf- 
folk, commonly  called  Robin's  Island,  with   53 

Nov.  9.  Report  of  Geo.  Clark,  from  the  committee  of  coun- 
cil to  which  the  same  was  referred,   53 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Johes  Vischer  and  Johes  Beekman,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  owners  of  Kaya- 
derosseras,  for  a  warrant  to  survey  the  lines  and  bounds 

of  their  patent,   54 

1733.  April  18.  Petition  of  Peter  Winne  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  22,000  acres  of  wood  land  lying  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river  to  the  northward  of  the  patent 
Hoseke,  or  Rensselaerswick  and  Schotocock,  and  to  the 
eastward  of  Sarachtoga  patent,   55 

April  18.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   55 

June  13.  Description  of  a  survey  of  150  acres  of  land  on  the 
Cater's  kill  adjoining  the  patent  of  Johannes  Hanlenbeck, 
alias  Johannes  Hornebeek,  laid  out  for  Vincent  Matthews 
and  others,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   56 

June  19.  Description  of  a  survey  of  825  acres  of  land  for 
Wessel  Ten  Broeck,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  beginning  at  the  most  northerly  corner  on  said 
river  of  the  land  lately  granted  to  Vincent  Matthews,  Cad- 
wallader Colden,  survr.  genl.,   5/ 

Aug.  23.  License  to  Peter  Bayard,  to  purchase  27,000  acres 
of  vacant  land  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river 
to  the  northward  of  Saraghtoga  patent,  between  the  lands 
lately  granted  to  Cornelius  Cuyler  and  Wm.  Kettlehuyn, 
and  a  small  rivulet  in  the  upper  end  of  the  large  carrying 
place,  together  with  the  several  islands  in  the  river  in  the 
aforesaid  bounds,   5' 

Aug.  23.  Petition  of  Charles  Williams  and  Frederick  Morris,^ 
and  Samuel  Heath,  praying  a  patent  for  6,000  acres  of 
the  land  lying  vacant  in  Evans'  patent,  with   5! 


LAND  PAPERS. 


207 


Page. 


733.  Aug.  23.  Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   59 

Aug.  28.  Petition  of  Walter  Butler  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  near  a  place 

called  Tiononderoge,   60 

Aug.  28.  License  to  Walter  Butler,  to  purchase  86,000  acres 

of  vacant  land  near  Tiononderge,   61 

Aug.  28.  Petition  of  Peter  Bayard  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  east  side  of 

Hudson's  river  above  Saraghtoga,  {seepage  58,)   62 

Aug.  28.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  whom  the 

same  was  referred,   62 

Aug.  30.  Letter  from  Cadwallader  Calden  to  Richard  Brad- 
ley, attorney  general,   63 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  William  Dick,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
lot  of  ground  in  the  city  of  Albany  where  the  old  fort 

formerly  stood,  with   64 

Sept.  29.  Report  of  Henry  Lane,  chairman  of  the  committee 
of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   64 


Oct.  16.  Petition  of  Walter  Butler  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  86,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  beginning  at  the  land 
in  possession  of  David  Carvill,  from  thence  running 
along  the  said  river  to  the  fflats  or  lowland  of  Tionon- 
deroga,  thence  round  said  flats  to  Tiononderoga  creek, 
thence  along  the  same  to  Schoharie,  thence  along  the 
bounds  of  Schoharie  as  they  run  southerly  and  easterly, 
thence  to  the  bounds  of  Schenectady,  then  round  the 
bounds  of  other  patented  lands  to  the  place  where  it  first 


begun,   65 

Oct.  16.  Report  of  Ph  :  Livingston,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   65 

Sept.  18.  Indian  deed  to  Walter  Butler  and  others,  for  the 
same,   66 


Description  of  a  survey  of  2,850  acres  of  land  for  Vincent 
Mathews,  being  the  remaining  part  of  7,000  acres  ordered 
to  be  surveyed  for  them,  beginning  at  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  a  tract  of  201  acres  formerly  granted  to  Geo. 
Meales  and  Richard  Hayes,  being  a  tree  standing  on  the 
old  path  between  Kingston  and  Albany,  near  a  run  called 
the  Sawyer's  kill,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   67 

Oct.  2.  Certificate  to  Vincent  Matthews,  for  150  acres  of 
land  on  the  Cater's  kill  to  make  up  a  deficiency  in  the 


patent  granted  them  for  7,000  acres,   68 

Oct.  3.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Vincent  Matthews  and 

others,  for  the  last  mentioned  land,   69 

Oct.  14.  Petition  of  John  Roseboom,  junr.,  and  others,  for 
a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  wood  land  lying  to 
the  northeast  of  Kinderhook  upon  or  near  to  a  creek 

called  the  Stone  kill,   70 

Oct.  24.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 

same  was  referred,   70 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Frederick  Morris,  in  behalf  of  himself 


208 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XI. 


1733.      and  two  others,  for  a  license  to  purchase  6,000  acres  of 

vacant  land  in  the  Oniadies  country,  on  Schenectady  river,  7! 

Oct.  24.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   71 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  John  Schuyler  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land,  at  or  near 
Wood  creek,   72 

Oct.  24.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   72 

Oct.  29.  Copy  of  an  act  to  repeal  so  much  of  a  clause,  in  the 
act  entitled  a  bill  for  the  vacating,  breaking  and  annulling 
several  extravagant  lands,  made  Col.  Benjamin  Fletcher, 
late  governour  of  this  province,  as  concerns  a  certain 
swamp  and  fresh  pond,  called  the  Fresh  water,  and  adja- 
cent to  the  King's  farm,  formerly  called  the  Dukes  farm, 
on  the  Island  Manhattens,   73 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Charles  Williams  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land,  lying  on  the 
easterly  side  of  Kinderhook,  and  to  the  northward  of  Col. 
Hendrick  Rensselaer's  patent,  in  order  to  obtain  a  patent 
for  15,000  acres  thereof,   74 

Nov.  3.  Report  of  Henry  Lane,  chairman  of  the  committee 
of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   74 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Abraham  Glen  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  15,000  acres  of  land  upon  Schohare  creek,  . .  75 

Nov.  3.  Report  of  Henry  Lane,  chairman  of  the  committee 
of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   75 

Petition  of  Jacob  Glen  and  others,  for  license  to  purchase 
15,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,. . .  75 

Nov.  3.  Report  of  Henry  Lane,  chairman  of  the  committee 
of  council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   75 

Nov.  12.  Description  of  a  survey  of  Robins  Island,  lying  to 
the  southward  of  Booth  neck,  in  the  bay  between  South- 
old  and  Southampton,  containing  375  acres,  for  Charles 
Williams  and  Frederick  Morris,  Cadwallader  Colden, 
survr.  genl.,   7( 

Nov.  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Anthony  Rutgers,  for  all 
that  swamp  and  fresh  pond,  called  the  Fresh  water,  adja- 
cent to  the  Duke's  farm,  upon  the  Island  Manhattan,  now 
called  New  York  Island,   7 

Nov.  9.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Wessell  Tenbrook,  for  825 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  which 
was  set  out  for  him,  as  appears  by  a  certificate,   7 


Nov.  9.  Certificate  to  Wessell  Tenbrook,  for  a  certain  tract 
of  land,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  begin- 
ning at  the  most  northerly  corner,  on  Hudson's  river,  of 
a  tract  of  land  granted  to  Vincent  Matthews  and  others, 

and  containing  825  acres,  

Dec.  1 8.  Petition  of  John  Lindesey,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
near  Kats  kill,  containing  about  300  acres,  with  house, 
orchard  and  barn  thereunto  belonging,  whereof  Helmer 
Janse  died  seized,  the  same  having  escheated  to  the  crown,  i 


ol.  xi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  209 

Page. 

733.  Dec.  18.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 

same  was  referred,   79 

Draught  of  a  warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  prepare  a 
patent  for  the  same,   79 


Dec.  18.  Petition  of  Richard  Nicholls,  praying  a  patent  for 
400  acres  of  land,  in  Ulster  county,  bounded  on  the  west 
by  Paltz  creek,  on  the  north  by  the  land  of  Henry  Wile- 
man,  on  the  east  by  land  formerly  granted  to  Thomas 
Brasier,  and  on  the  south  by  land  granted  to  James  Alex- 


ander, with   80 

Dec.  18.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 

same  was  referred,   80 

734.  Feb.  2.  Description  of  a  survey  of  275  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  the  Paltz  river,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  for  Richard 

Nicholls,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   81 

Feb.  20.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Charles  Williams  and 
Frederick  Morris,  for  an  island  called  Robins  Island,  lying 
to  the  southward  of  Booth's  neck,  in  the  bay  between 
Southold  and  Southampton,  containing  275  acres,   82 

33.  Dec.  7.  Certificate  to  Charles  Williams  and  Frederick  Mor- 

ris, for  the  same,   82 

34.  Feb.  27.  Petition  of  Walter  Butler  and  others,  praying  a 

patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  wood  land,  adjoining 
the  back  lines  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  John  Col- 
lins and  others,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 

containing  4,000  acres,   83 

Feb.  27.  Report  of  Henry  Lane,  chairman  of  the  committee 
of  council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   83 

33.  Nov.  14.  Petition  of  George  Clarke,  praying     patent  for 

900  acres  of  vacant  land,  near  Schoharie,   84 

Nov.  14.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  which  the 
same  was  referred,   84 

34.  March  19.  Description  of  a  survey  of  12,000  acres,  lying  on 

two  brooks,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  one  of  which  is 
called  Marooneschaak,  and  the  other  Maquaimkeeck,  for 
Cornelius  Van  Ness  and  others,  Edward  Collins,  dep. 

survr.,    85 

March  27.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Richard  Nicholls,  for  275 
acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of 

the  lands  lormerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   86 

Mar.  27.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate  to  Richard  Nicholls, 

for  the  same,   86 

April  18.  Indian  deed  to  Colonel  Cosby,  for  land  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  adjoining  the  lands  of 

Colden,  Alexander  &  Co.,   87 

April  23.  Petition  of  Coenraet  Frank,  praying  a  patent  for 
300  acres  of  land,  lying  at  Burnet's  Field,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,   88 


* 32.  Jan.  28.  Indian  deed  to  Cornelius  Van  Ness,  Stephen  Van 
Renselaer  and  others,  of  all  that  certain  tract  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  on  a  certain  brook,  called 
Maroomskaak,  which  runs  into  the  Hoosick  kill,  near  a 
place  called  Sanckhaick,  beginning  from  the  bounds  of 
27 


210 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XI. 


1732.  Hoosick  patent,  and  so  about  easterly  and  north  easterly 
up  along  both  sides  of  the  said  brook,  and  another  brook, 
called  Maquaemkaeck,  until  it  takes  in  the  quantity  of 

12,000  acres,   89 

1734.  Aug.  3.  Affidavit  of  Stevanus  Groesbeek,  one  of  the  sub- 
scribing witnesses,  in  relation  to  the  signing  of  the  same,  89 
May  17.  Petition  of  John  De  Peyster  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 

river,  to  the  northward  of  the  city  of  Albany,   90 

May  17.  Report  of  Dan:  Horsmanden,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   90 

May  23.  Draught  of  a  letter  of  R.  Bradley  to  Frederick 

Morris,  in  relation  to  Richard  Nicholl's  patent,   92 

May  23.  Answer  to  the  same,   92 

May  24.  Letter  of  R.  Bradley  to  Mr.  Nicholls,   93 

May  24.  Letter  of  Richd.  Nicholls  to  Richard  Bradley,  in 

relation  to  his  patent,   94 

Case  of  Mr.  Richard  Nicholl's  patent,   95 

May  30.  Description  of  a  survey  for  George  Clarke,  of  a  tract 
of  land  near  a  place  called  Schohary,  beginning  at  the 


south  bounds  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  river  of 


another  tract  known  by  the.  name  of  Hunters  field,  and 

containing  900  acres,   96 

Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Anne  Willmot,  for  all  that  certain 
tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  near  Fort 
Hunter,  between  the  Schohary  brook  or  river  and  the 

Mohawks  river,   97 

June  21.  Petition  of  David  D.  Schuyler,  for  a  license  to  pur- 
chase 2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  Mohocks  country,   98 

June  21.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  which  the 

same  was  referred,   98 

June  22.  Petition  of  Thomas  Freeman  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  20,000  acres,  being  part  of  a  tract  purchased 
by  Nicholas  E.  Ker  and  sundry  other  Germans,  in  the 
Mohauks  country,  on  both  sides  of  the  river  between  the 
great  flatt  or  plain  above  the  fall  and  the  land  granted  to 

to  the  wife  and  children  of  Johan  Jurch  Cast,  with   99 

June  22.  Report  of  Dan :  Horsmanden,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   99 

June  24.  Indian  deed  to  Peter  Winne  and  others,  of  all  that 
tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  to  the 
northward  of  the  patented  lands  commonly  called  Hoseke 
or  Rensslaers  wick  and  Schotocock,  and  to  the  eastward 

of  Sarachtoga  patent,   100 

July  1.  Letter  of  Richard  Nicholls  representing  the  case 

relating  to  his  patent,   101 

June  13.  Petition  of  John  Lyne,  Thomas  Freeman  and  others, 
praying  a  patent  for  20,000  acres  of  land  in  the  Mohauks 

country,   105 

July  13.  Report  of  Dan  :  Horsmanden,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   10$ 

July  13.  Petition  of  Joseph  Warrell  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  20,000  acres  in  the  Mohawks  country,  10* 


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211 


Page. 

734.  July  13.  Report  of  Dan :  Horsmanden,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   103 

Aug.  7.  Indian  deed  to  Daniel  Denton,  of  a  certain  tract  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  and  on  the  west 
side  of  the  Blew  hills  of  Catts  kill,  bounded  along  each 
side  of  Chawtickignank  creek,  to  the  Schowherres  creek,  104 

Aug.  7.  Indian  deed  to  Michael  Duning,  of  Orange  county, 
of  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  west  of  Hudson's 
river  and  on  the  west  side  of  the  Blew  hills  of  Catts  kill, 
bounded  along  each  side  of  the  Chawtickignank  creek  to 
the  Schowherres  creek,   105 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  the  sachems  or  chiefs  of  the  Scho- 
harie Mohawk  Indians,  in  behalf  of  them  and  their  castles, 
in  relation  to  their  lands  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river  and  the  Blew  hills  of  Katts 
kill,  along  each  side  of  Chawtickagnack  creek  the  Schoha- 
ries  creek  to  the  nearer  falls  to  Schoharie,  containing  in  the 
whole  about  6,000  acres,  which  have  been  stolen  from  them 
by  the  River  Indians  and  sold  to  Vincent  Mathews,  Michael 
Dunning  and  Daniel  Denton,  (see  above,)  [with  draught,]  106 

Aug.  23.  Petition  of  Peter  De  Lancey,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  small  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  bounded 
eastwardly  by  Mamaroneck  river,  and  westerly  by  the  old 
colony  line  settled  in  the  year  1664 ;  as  also  a  small  island 


in  Mamaroneck  harbour,   107 

Aug.  23.  Report  of  Fra:  Harrison,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   107 

Aug.  23.  Petition  of  Daniel  Horsmanden,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  two  others,  for  license  to  purchase  6,000  acres  of 
a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 

river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   108 

Aug.  23.  Report  of  Fra:  Harison,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   108 

Aug.  23.  Petition  of  Johannes  Lansingh,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  two  other  persons,  for  license  to  purchase  6,000 
acres  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  at  and  near  the  Kats  kill,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  109 
Aug.  23.  Report  of  Fra:  Harison,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   109 

Aug.  23.  Petition  of  William  Dick  and  others,  for  license  to 
purchase  16,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Maquase  river,  near  Connijgonie,  . .  110 
Aug.  23.  Report  of  Fra:  Harison,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   110 

Aug.  24.  Warrant  to  William  Dick  and  others,  to  purchase 

the  last  mentioned  land,   Ill 

Aug.  23.  Petition  of  William  Cosby  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  20,000  acres,  part  of  the  lands  by  them  pur- 
chased of  Nicholas  Ecker  and  sundry  other  Germans,  in 

the  Mohauks  country,   112 

Aug.  23.  Report  of  Fra :  Harrison,  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   112 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  William  Dick  and  others,  praying  a 


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[vol.  XI. 


1734.      patent  for  1,600  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 

Maquase  river,  near  Connyjorie,  (see  page  111,]   113 

Oct  3.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Golden,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   113 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  Vincent  Matthews,  Michael  Dunnig  and 
Daniell  Denton,  praying  a  patent  for  6,000  acres  of  land, 
recently  purchased  by  them  of  the  Indians,  on  the  west 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  with   114 

Oct.  3.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  which  the 
same  was  referred,   114 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  Thomas  Williams  and  Edward  Collins,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  two  other  persons,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  115 

Oct.  3.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  from  the  committee 
of  council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,  115 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  Johannes  Lansingh  and  company,  praying 
a  patent  for  6,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  and  to  the  westward  of  Katts  kill,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   116 

Oct.  3.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   116 

Oct.  3.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
in  the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  surveyed  for  Nathaniel 
Hazard,  Junr.,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   117 

Oct.  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  20,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  both  sides  of  the  Mohawk  river,  surveyed  for  John 
Lyne  and  others,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,.. .  118 

Oct.  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  22,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  both  sides  of  the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  a 
certain  place  on  the  south  side  of  that  river,  on  the  west 
side  of  the  mouth  of  a  certain  creek  called  Sadaghquede, 
which  empties  into  the  same,  laid  out  for  Joseph  Worrel 
and  others,  by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  lit 

Oct  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  three  several  tracts  of 
land,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Cats  kill  mountains,  on  a 
creek  called  Chawtiekignack  and  Schohary  kill,  contain- 
ing in  all  6,000  acres,  surveyed  for  Vincent  Matthews, 
Michael  Dunning  and  Daniel  Denton,  by  Cadwallader 
Colden,  survr.  genl.,   12( 

Oct.  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Joseph  Worrell  and 
others,  for  22,000  acres  of  land,  lying  on  both  sides  of  the 
Mohauks  river,  12 

Oct.  5.  Certificate  to  Joseph  Warrel  and  others,  for  the 
same,    12 

Oct.  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  John  Lyne  and  others,  for 
20,000  acres  of  land,  on  both  sides  of  the  Mohauks  river,  12 

Oct.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Lyne  and  others,  for  the  same,. .  12 

Oct.  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Vincent  Matthews  and 
others,  for  6,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  12 

Oct.  5.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate,  to  Vincent  Matthews 


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Page. 

1734.      and  others,  for  three  tracts  of  land,  containing  in  all  6,000 

acres,   123 


Oct.  17.  Petition  of  John  Schuyler  and  others,  to  have  the 
time  enlarged  for  making  the  purchase  of  a  certain  tract 
of  vacant  land,  at  or  near  a  place  called  Wood  creek, ....  124 
Oct.  18.  Report  of  Phillip  Cortland,  from  the  committee  of 

council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,    

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Robert  Lurting  and  others,  for  leave  to 
make  proof  before  the  council,  that  they  have  published 
notices  of  their  intention  to  divide  a  tract  of  land,  in 
Dutchess  county,  of  which  they  stand  seized,  and  to 
selling  a  part  of  the  same,  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the 


partition,   125 

Sept.  7.  Affidavit  of  John  Sackett,  in  relation  to  the  publica- 
tion of  the  notices  referred  to,   125 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  David  D.  Schuyler,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  lowland,  meadow  and  upland,  lying  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   126 

July  9.  Indian  deed  to  David  Schuyler,  for  all  that  tract  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohocks  river,  beginning  a 
little  above  a  place  called  Onawedake,   127 

Petition  of  David  Schuyler,  praying  a  patent  for  2,000  acres 
of  land,  on  the  south  side  of -the  Mohawks  river,   128 

Oct.  24.  Report  of  Phillip  Cortlandt,  from  the  committee  of 
council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   128 

Oct.  24.  Proposals  offered  to  his  excellency  and  council,  by 
the  surveyor  general,  attorney  general  and  secretary,  to 
encourage  the  settling  of  lands,  in  the  remote  parts  of  the 
province,   129 

Oct.  26.  Petition  of  Gerrit  Johanese  Lansingh  and  Robert 
Lansingh,  praying  a  patent  for  1,000  acres  of  the  lands,  in 

the  county  of  Albany,  called  Kaghkamekaek,   130 

733.  Indian  deed  to  Gerrit  Johannesse  Lansingh  and  Robert  Lan- 
singh, of  all  that  tract  of  land  called  Kaghkamekaek, 
beginning  at  a  certain  place  called  Sepewechkaseck,  and 
running  with  an  easterly  line,  to  a  place  called  Paptaneck, 
and  from  said  Sepewechkaseck  with  a  westerly  line  to  ye 
bounds  of  Kinderhook,  and  along  said  bounds  southerly, 

to  ye  patent  of  Col.  Hendrick  Ranselaer,   131 

'34.  Oct.  26.  Petition  of  Paul  Richards  and  others,  for  license  to 
purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  land,  lying  in  the  Mohawks 
country,  in  order  to  obtain  a  patent  for  1,000  acres 
thereof,   132 

Oct.  29.  Report  of  James  DeLancey,  from  the  committee  of 
council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   132 

Oct.  26.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  for  Wil- 
liam Cosby  and  others,  lying  near  Fort  Hunter,  between 
the  Schohary  brook  and  the  Mohawks  river,  and  contain- 
ing 28,000  acres,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   133 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  George  Clark  and  John  Lindesay,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  two  others,  for  license  to  pur- 
chase 8,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  Mohawks  country,  134 


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Page 

1734.  Oct.  29.  Report  of  James  DeLancey,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   134 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Charles  Boyle,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  135 

Oct.  29.  Report  of  James  DeLancey,  from  the  committee  of 
council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   135 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Jacob  Glen  and  others,  praying  a  patent 
for  24,000  acres,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Maquase  river,  136 

Oct.  29.  Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  from  the  committee 
of  council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   13G 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Fredk.  Morris  &  Company,  for  an  en- 
largement of  the  time  limited  in  the  license  granted  them 
to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  in  the  Oniades 
country,  on  Schenectady  river,  for  the  space  of  twelve 
months  longer,  ,  137 

Oct.  29.  Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  from  the  committee 
of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   137 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Walter  Butler  and  Archibald  Kennedy 
and  others,  for  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  vacant  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,   138 

Oct.  29.  Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  from  the  committee 
of  council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   138 

Nov.  1.  Petition  of  James  Stringham  and  Danl.  Everitt, 
praying  a  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  lands  lying  vacant  and 
unpatented  in  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,   139 

Nov.  1.  Report  of  Archd.  Kennedy,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,  139 

Nov.  5.  Petition  of  William  Corry,  for  a  grant  of  100,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  Mohocks  country  near  Aries  creek, 
Tienonderoga  creek,  Godority  patent  and  Schoharie,  140 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Van  Home  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  36,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   141 

Nov.  6.  Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  from  the  committee  of 
council,  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   141 

Nov.  8.  Indian  deed  to  Edward  Collins  and  Thomas  Williams 
of  the  city  of  Albany,  of  all  that  certain  tract  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river 
bounded  northerly  by  the  west  line  of  the  manor  of 
Renselaers  wyke,  southerly  by  the  lands  granted  John 
Bronck  and  Martin  Gerritse  Van  Bergen,  easterly  by  Hud- 
son's river,  and  westerly  by  the  high  woods  known  and 
called  by  the  Indian  name  Sticktekook,  142 

Nov.  11.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  George  Clarke,  for  900 
acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  143 

July  15.  Certificate  to  George  Clark,  for  900  acres  of  vacant 
land  at  or  near  a  place  called  Schoharie,  beginning  at  the 
south  bounds  of  Huntersfield  on  the  west  side  of  Scho- 
hary  river,   142 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  William  Cosby,  junr.,  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country,  144 


VOL.  XI.] 


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215 


1734.  Nov.  12.  Report  of  Geo.  Clark,  from  the  committee  of  coun- 
cil to  which  the  same  was  referred,   144 

Nov.  12.  License  to  William  Cosby,  junr.,  and  others,  to  pur- 
chase a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country,   145 

Nov.  15.  Warrant  for  25,000  acres  within  the  bounds  of 
Evans'  patent  between  the  old  and  new  northwest  line  for 
John  Hamilton  &  Company,   146 

Nov.  6.  License  to  Walter  Butler  and  Archibald  Kennedy, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  to  purchase  eight  thou- 
sand acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,   147 

Nov.  20.  Petition  of  George  Clark,  owner  of  lot  No.  48,  in 
a  tract  of  land  in  Orange  Co.,  granted  to  Matthew  Ling 
and  others,  praying  a  patent  for  so  much  of  said  lot  as  by 
a  survey  thereof  is  found  to  be  within  the  bounds  of 
Evans'  patent,    148 

Nov.  20.  Report  of  Dan  :  Horsmanden,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   148 

Nov.  20.  Petition  of  Peter  Winne  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  22,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  above  the  city  of  Albany  to  the  north- 
ward of  the  patented  lands  commonly  called  Hoseke  or 
Renselaerswick  and  Schotocock,  and  to  the  eastward  of 
Sarachtoga  patent,   149 

Nov.  20.  Report  of  Dan :  Horsmanden,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   149 

•  Nov.  25.  Petition  of  John  Hamilton  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  25,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
adjacent  to  the  southerly  bounds  of  a  patent  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   150 

Nov.  25.  Report,  of  Phillip  Cortlandt,  from  the  committee 
of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   150 

Nov.  25.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Denne,  widow,  praying  a 
patent  for  1,140  acres,  surveyed  for  her  husband  in  his 
lifetime  and  lying  upon  the  northwest  line  of  Evans' 
patent,     151 

Nov.  28.  Report  of  Phillip  Cortlandt,  from  the  committee 
of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   151 

Dec.  2.  Petition  of  Jacob  Lansingh,  for  license  to  purchase 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,   152 

Dec.  2.  Report  of  Dan:  Horsmanden,  from  the  committee  of 
council  to  whom  the  same  was  referred,   152 

Dec.  11.  Indian  deed  to  William  Cosby,  junr.,  and  others, 
of  all  that  tract  of  land  lying  to  the  westward  of  Hud- 
son's river  near  the  Schohary  creek,  between  the  Cattskill 
creek  and  the  aforesaid  Schohary  river,  the  one  called 
Kahosetthare,  and  the  other  Gataraga  hill,  including  the 
said  hills  and  the  land  between  them,   153 

Dec.  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Elizabeth  Denne,  for  1,140 
acres  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Orange  upon  the 
northwest  line  of  Evans'  patent,   154 

Dec.  30.  Certificate  to  Elizabeth  Denne,  for  the  same,   154 

735.  Jan.  3.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  Walter 


216 


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[vol.  XI. 


1735.  Butler  and  others,  lying  adjacent  to  the  back  line  of  the 
lands  formerly  granted  to  John  Collins  and  others,  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  containing  4,000 
acres,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   155 

Dec.  3.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  James 
Stringham  and  Daniel  Everitt,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  upon  the  line  which  is  supposed  to  divide  that 
county  from  the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  lands 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  containing  3,850 
acres,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   156 

Division  of  the  six  tracts  of  land  into  which  28,000  acres  of 
land,  lying  between  the  Mohawk  and  Scohary  river,  is 
divided,   157 

Jan.  4.  Certificate  to  James  Stringham  and  Daniel  Everit, 
for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  con- 
taining 3,850  acres,   158,  159 

Jan.  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  James  Stringham  and 
Daniel  Everit,  for  3,850  acres,  being  part  of  the  tract  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   159 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Thomas  Williams  and  Edward  Collins, 
praying  a  patent  for  8,000  acres  of  land,  in  a  certain  tract 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  bounded  northerly  by 
the  west  line  of  the  manor  of  Renslaerwycke,  southerly 
by  the  lands  granted  to  John  Bronck  and  Martin  Gerritse 
Van  Bergen,  easterly  by  Hudson's  river,  and  westerly  by 
the  high  woods  known  and  called  by  the  Indian  name, 
Stiktekook,   160 

Feb.  15.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Anne  Willmott,  for  2,000 
acres  of  all  that  certain  tract  of  land  lying  near  Fort 
Hunter,  between  the  Schoharie  brook  and  the  Mohawks 
river,   161 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  to  Anne  Wilmot,  for  the  same,   161 

Feb.  15.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Charles  Williams  and  oth- 
ers, for  14,000  acres  of  all  that  certain  tract  of  land  lying 
near  Fort  Hunter,  between  the  Schohary  brook  and  the 
Mohawks  river,   162 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  to  Charles  Williams  and  others,  for  the 
same,   162 

Feb.  15.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Maynard  and  Elizabeth 
Guerin,  for  4,000  acres  of  all  that  tract  of  land  lying 
near  Fort  Hunter,  between  the  Schoharie  brook  and  the 
Mohawks  river,  163 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  to  Maynard  and  Elizabeth  Guerin,  for 
the  same,   163 

Feb.  15.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  Edward  and  Phillis  Harri- 
son, for  4,000  acres  of  all  that  certain  tract  of  land  lying 
near  Fort  Hunter,  between  the  Schohary  brook  and  the 
Mohawks  river,  ,   164 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  to  Edward  and  Phillis  Harrison,  for  the 
same,   *   164 

April  3.  Petition  of  William  Cosby  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  14,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Mohauks 
country,  to  near  and  between  the  Schohary  river  and  the 


vol.  xi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  217 

Page. 


1735.  Katts  kill  creek,  and  between  the  aforesaid  river  and  two 
certain  hills,  lying  on  the  west  side  thereof,  the  one  called 
Kahosetthare,  and  the  other  Gataraga  hill,  including  the 

said  hills  and  the  land  between  them,   165 

April  3.  Report  of  Francis  Harrison,  from  the  committee  of 

council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   165 

April  3.  Petition  of  Frederick  Morris,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  praying  a  patent  for  6,000  acres  of  a  tract  of 
land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  being  in  breadth  three 

English  miles  on  each  side  of  the  Mohauks  river,   166 

April  3.  Report  of  Francis  Harrison,  from  the  committee  of 
council,  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   166 


April  5.  Petition  of  Thomas  Williams  and  Edward  Collins, 
in  relation  to  their  former  application  for  a  patent  for  lands 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  the  caveat  entered 
against  the  passing  of  the  same,  by  Andries  Coeymans, . .  167 
April  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  for 
Frederick  Morris  and  others,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
beginning  at  a  certain  place,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  opposite  to  a  certain  hill,  called  Towerir- 
gonne,  being  the  most  northerly  bounds  of  the  township 
of  Schenectady,  and  containing  1,000  acres,  Cadwallader 


Colden,  survr.  genl.,   168 

May  28.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  John  Schuyler  and  Joachim 
Bradt,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  containing  nearly  2,000  acres,   169 

1734.  Oct.  3.  Certificate  to  John  Schuyler  and  Joachim  Bradt,  for 

a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  on  both  sides  of  a  certain  brook,  called  Tomlenack,  169 

1735.  June  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Maynard  Guerin  and  Eli- 

zabeth Guerin,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  containing  4,000  acres,   170 

June  10.  Certificate  to  Maynard  Guerin  and  Elizabeth  Guerin, 
for  4,000  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  Schoharie  river,   170 

June  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Anne  Wilmot,  for  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  containing 
2,000  acres,   171 

June  10.  Certificate  to  Anne  Wilmot,  for  2,000  acres  of  land, 
beginning  at  the  most  easterly  corner,  on  the  Mohawks 
river,  of  a  tract  of  14,000  acres,  granted  Charles  Williams 
and  others,   171 

June  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Edward  Harrison  and 
PJhillis  Harrison,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  containing  4,000  acres,   172 

June  10.  Certificate  to  Edward  Harrison  and  Phillis  Harri- 
son, for  4,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  most  south- 
erly corner,  on  Schohary  river,  of  a  tract  of  14,000  acres, 
granted  to  Charles  Williams  and  others,   172 

June  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  William  Cosby,  Jun.,  for 
a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  contain- 
ing 2,000  acres,   173 

June  10.  Certificate  to  William  Cosby,  Jun.,  for  a  tract  of 
land,  containing  2,000  acres,  beginning  at  the  bounds  of 
28 


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[vol.  XI. 


Page. 

1735.  the  township  of  Schenectady,  at  a  place  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river  which  is  opposite  to  a  hill,  on  the 
north  side  of  said  river,  called  Towerirgonne,   173 

June  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Charles  Williams  and  oth- 
ers, for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  contain- 
ing 14,000  acres,   174 

June  10.  Certificate  to  Charles  Williams  and  others,  for 
14,000  acres  of  land,  lying  upon  Schohary  river,   174 

June  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Henry  Cosby,  for  a  certain 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  containing  2,000 
acres,    175 

June  10.  Certificate  to  Henry  Cosby,  for  2,000  acres  of  land, 
beginning  at  the  most  westerly  corner,  on  the  Mohawks 
river,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres,  granted  to  William  Cosby, 
Jun.,   175 

June  23.  Deed  from  David  Schuyler  to  John  Lindesay,  for 
2,000  acres  of  low  and  upland,  a  little  above  a  place 
called  Onawedake,  by  the  mouth  of  a  small  creek  on  the 
Mohawks  river,   175 

June  27.  Petition  of  Jacob  Glen  and  others,  for  license  to 
purchase  two  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  from 
the  native  Indians,   177 

Division  of  the  four  lots  into  which  4,000  acres  granted  to 
Capt.  Butler  &  Co.,  are  divided,  (Schohary,)   178 

July  4.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Lieut.  Walter  Butler  and 
others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  wood  land  lying  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  containing 
nearly  4,000  acres,   179 

June  12.  Certificate  to  Walter  Butler  and  others,  for  the 
same  as  subdivided,   179 

July  4.  Petition  of  John  Groesbeek  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hauks  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   1 80 

July  4.  Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  from  the  committee  of 
council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   180 

July  4.  Petition  of  William  Dick,  for  license  to  purchase  a 
tract  of  vacant  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  situate  on 
both  sides  of  a  certain  creek  called  Tekayonharonwe,  on 
the  back  of  the  lands  granted  to  Rutger  Bleecker  &  Co., 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   181 

July  4.  Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  from  the  committee  of 
council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   181 

July  4.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Walter  Butler  and  Grietije  Vrou- 
man,  widow,  for  license  to  purchase  600  acres  of  vacant 
land  at  Schoharie,   182 

July  4.  Report  of  James  De  Lancey,  from  the  committee  of 
council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   182 

July  5.  License  to  Lieut.  Walter  Butler  and  Grietije  Vroo- 
man,  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  at  Scho- 
harie,   183 

July  10.  Indian  deed  to  Jacob  Glen  and  others,  of  a  tract  of 
land  in  the  Mohaks  country,  on  the  south  side  of  the 


VOL.  XI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


219 


Page. 

1735.      Mohaks  river,  beginning  on  the  southwest  corner  of  the 

land  granted  to  Capt.  John  Scott,  near  Aries  creek,   184 

Sept.  2.  Petition  of  Aaron  Stephens  and  John  Lindesay, 
praying  a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  vacant  land 
in  the  Mohauks  country,   185 

Sept.  2.  Report  of  Dan  :  Horsmanden,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   185 

Sept.  8.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  Thomas 
Freeman  and  others,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  begin- 
ning at  the  northwest  corner  of  a  tract  of  land  at  the 
same  time  surveyed  for  Augustus  Fitz  Roy  and  others, 
and  containing  5,000  acres ;  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr. 
genl.,   186 

Sept.  10.  Indian  deed  to  John  Lindesay  and  others,  of  all 
that  tract  of  land  in  the  Moquas  country,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Moquas  river,  and  being  on  a  creek  called 
Caquago  creek  or  Kennedy  kill,  about  four  miles  from  the 
river,  and  so  up  said  creek  or  kill  for  the  space  of  twenty 
miles,  and  three  miles  along  on  each  side  of  the  creek  or 
kill,   187 

Sept.  25.  Indian  deed  to  John  Lindesay  and  others,  of  a  tract 
of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquas  river,  behind 
the  tract  of  land  granted  to  Capt.  Wll.  Dick  and  others, 
beginning  at  a  large  hill  where  there  is  a  brook,  and  so 
westerly  1 2  miles,  thence  southerly  7  miles,  thence  easterly 
12  miles,  thence  northerly  to  the  place  where  it  first  begun,  188 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Archibald  Kennedy  and  Lewis  Johnston, 
for  a  license  to  purchase  4,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  upon  a  certain  hill  commonly 
called  the  ffall  Berg,   189 

Oct.  24.  Report  of  Henry  Lane,  from  the  committee  of  council 
to  which  the  same  was  referred,   189 

Oct  7.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Thomas  Freeman  and  others, 
for  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,   189 

Sept.  10.  Certificate  to  Thomas  Freeman  and  others,  for  5,000 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  a  tract  of  86,000  acres  granted 
to  Walter  Butler  and  others,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,   189 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  David  Schuyler  and  John  Lindesay, 
praying  a  patent  for  3,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  lying 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohauks 
river,  with  a  report  thereon,   190 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Peter  De  Lancey  and  John  Lyndesay, 
praying  a  patent  for  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohauks  river,   191 

Nov.  7.  Report  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  chairman  of  the 
committee  of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,.  . .  191 

Nov.  15.  Letter  from  Cadwallader  Colden  to  Mr.  Morris,  in 
relation  to  the  patent  to  David  Schuyler  and  John  Lynde- 
say,   192 

Nov.  27.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  for 
Joseph  Sacket  and  Joseph  Sacket,  junr.,  lying  in  the 
country  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 


220 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[VOL.  XL 


1735.      granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  one  containing  2,000,  the 

other  222  acres ;  Cadvvallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   192 

173G.  March  24.  Petition  of  James  Stringham,  praying  a  patent 

for  2,000  acres  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  patent,  193 

1735.  Dec.  22.  Indian  deed  to  Jacob  Lansingh,  of  a  certain  piece 
of  wood  land  lying  at  Kanajohere,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  north  side  of  land  granted  to  Peter  Waganor,  and 
on  the  west  of  ground  and  land  belonging  to  Phillip  Liv- 
ingston,   194 


VOLUME  XII. 


173  6-173  8. 

*  Page. 

1736.  Feb.  23.  Petition  of  John  Lyndesay,  for  300  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  near  Catts  kill,  with 
house,  garden,  barn  and  premises  thereunto  belonging,  of 


which  Helmer  Janse'  died  seized,  the  same  having  escheat- 
ed to  the  crown  in  default  of  heirs,   1 

Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Lyndesay,  for  the  same, .....  1 
Feb.  17.  Indian  deed  to  John  Groesbeck  and  others,  of  a 
certain  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  on  the  east  side  of  a  certain  lake  called 
Ootseke,  beginning  at  a  hill  called  Sheyoheyade,  running 
with  a  direct  line  from  thence  six  English  miles,  and  so 
farther  that  the  said  tract  shall  comprehend  in  the  whole 

six  English  miles,  four  square,   2 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Schuyler  and  Nellie  Bradt, 
widow,  praying  a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's,  as  laid 

out  for  said  Schuyler  and  Joachim  Bradt,  deceased,   3 

March  18.  Petition  of  John  Groesbeeck  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  22,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   4 

March  18.  Report  of  Dan  :  Horsmanden,  from  the  council  to 

which  the  same  was  referred,   4 

March  18.  Petition  of  William  Bo  wen  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  6,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 

Mohawks  river  in  the  Mohawks  country,   5 

March  18.  Report  of  Dan:  Horsmanden,  from  the  commit- 
tee of  council  to  which  the  same  was  referred, .........  5 

March  25.  Petition  of  James  Stringham,  praying  a  patent 

for  2,000  acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  in  Evans'  patent,  6 
March  25.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  which  the 

same  was  referred,   6 

March  25.  Petition  of  John  Schuyler  and  Nellie  Bradt, 

widow,   7 

March  25.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  which  the 
same  was  referred,   7 


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[vol.  XII. 


Page. 

1736.  March  25.  Petition  of  John  Lindesay  and  Phillip  Livingston, 
praying  a  patent  for  3,000  acres  of  land  within  the  bounds 
of  a  tract  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  pur- 
chased of  the  Indians  by  said  Lindesay  in  conjunction 
with  David  Schuyler,   8 

March  25.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  whom  the 
same  was  referred,   8 

April  22.  Petition  of  Joseph  Sackett,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  the  land  lying  vacant  in  patent  of  Capt. 
John  Evans,   9 

May  6.  Report  of  Dan  Horsmanden,  from  the  committee  of 
council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   9 

March  16.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  for 
James  Stringham,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted 
to  Capt.  John  Evans,  the  first  lies  on  the  east  bank  of  the 
Paltz  creek,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  and  contains  1,630 
acres,  the  second  containing  3*70  acres,  lies  in  the  county 
of  Orange,  and  begins  at  the  most  westerly  corner  of  a 
tract  of  222  acres  granted,  surveyed  for  Joseph  Sackett, 
by  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   10 

May  13.  Petition  of  John  De  Peyster  and  Johes  Lawyer, 
praying  a  patent  for  1,500  acres  of  vacant  land  at  Scho- 
harie, being  part  of  the  land  purchased  in  1714  by  Myn- 
dert  Schuyler  and  others,   11 

May  18.  Report  of  Jno.  Peagrum,  from  the  committee  of 
council  to  which  the  same  was  referred,   11 

May  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Joseph  Sackett  and  son, 
for  two  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  one  con- 
taining 2,000,  the  other  222  acres,   12 

April  26.  Certificate  to  Joseph  Sacket  and  son,  for  the  same,  12 

June  1.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  James  Stringham,  for  2,000 
acres  of  vacant  land  vested  in  the  crown  within  the  bounds 
of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   13 

May  18.  Certificate  to  James  Stringham,  for  the  same,   13 

June  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land 
lying  and  being  above  Burnet's  field,  on  both  sides  of  the 
Mohawks  river  to  the  westward  of  Cosby's  manor,  begin- 
ning on  the  south  side  of  the  river,  and  on  the  west  side 
of  a  brook  called  Sadachqueda  where  it  empties  into  the 
river,  and  contains  3,185  acres;  also  another  tract  lying 
on  the  north  side  of  said  river,  beginning  over  against 
the  mouth  of  Sadachqueda  brook,  and  containing  2,815 
acres,  surveyed  for  Frederick  Morris  and  others,  by  Ed- 
ward Collins,  deputy  surveyor,   14 

June  12.  License  to  Walter  Butler,  to  purchase  2,000  acres 
of  vacant  land  at  Schoharie,   15 

June  10.  Petition  of  Walter  Butler,  for  license  to  purchase 
2,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,   16 

June  10.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  which  the 
same  was  referred,   16 

June  11.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Frederick  Morris  and 
others,  for  two  certain  tracts  of  land  containing  in  the 


roL.  xii.] 


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228 


Page. 


.736.      whole  6,000  acres,  lying  above  Burnet's  field  on  both  sides 

of  the  Mohawks  river,   17 

June  10.  Certificate  to  Frederick  Morris  and  others,  for  the 
same,    17 

May  20.  Petition  of  Adoniah  Schuyler,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  ferry  from  the  nearest  part  of  Staten  Island,  (right 
across  the  meadows,)  to  Elizabeth  town  point  in  East 
New  Jersey,   18 

June  10.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council  to  which  the 
same  was  referred,   18 

June  17.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  John 
Lyndesay  and  Phillip  Livingston,  lying  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  a  small 
brook  where  it  falls  into  said  river  a  little  above  the  flatt 
lands  called  by  the  Indians  Onawedaghe,  and  containing 
3,000  acres,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   19 

June  17.  Petition  of  William  Dick  and  others,  praying  that 
16,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  Maquase  river,  near  Cannajo- 
harie,  on  the  south  side  of  the  said  river,  which  they  have 
purchased  under  a  license  granted  for  that  purpose,  may 
be  set  out  to  them  in  allotments  of  2,000  acres  each,   20 

June  17.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  which  the 
same  was  referred,   20 

June  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  for 
Frederick  Morris,  lying  near  Canajohary,  on  both  sides  of 
a  certain  brook,  called  by  the  Indians  Tecayonharonwe, 

Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   21 

'  June  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
for  William  Dick,  lying  near  Canajohary,  on  both  sides 
of  a  certain  brook,  called  by  the  Indians  Tecayonharonwe, 
Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   22 

June  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  for 
John  Lyne,  lying  near  Canajohary,  on  both  sides  of  a 
certain  brook,  called  by  the  Indians  Tecayonharonwe, 
Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  (see  page  20,)   23 

June  18.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  for 
William  Cosby,  sheriff  of  New  York,  lying  near  Canajo- 
hary, on  both  sides  of  a  certain  brook,  called  by  the 
Indians  Tecayonharonwe,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr. 
genl.,  (see  page  20,)   24 

June  19.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  William  Cosby,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land,  near  Canajoharie,  (see  page  25,)  with   25 

June  19.  Certificate  to  William  Cosby,  for  the  same  land,. .  25 

June  19.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Frederick  Morris,  for 
2,000  acres  of  land,  near  Canajoharie,   26 

June  19.  Certificate  to  Frederick  Morris,  for  the  same  land,  26 

June  19.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  John  Lyndesay  and 
Phillip  Livingston,  for  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  a 
small  brook  which  falls  into  said  river,  a  little  above  the 
flat  lands,  called  by  the  Indians  Anawedaghe,   27 

June  18.  Certificate  to  John  Lindesay  and  Phillip  Livings- 
ton, for  the  same,   27 


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Page. 

1736.  June  21.  Draft  of  a  patent,  to  John  Lyndesay  and  Phillip 

Livingston,  for  the  land  last  above  described,   28 

June  24.  Petition  of  Richard  Nicholls,  for  a  grant  of  300 
acres  of  waste  land,  lying  next  to  his  tract  of  275  acres, 
upon  the  Paltz  creek,  in  Ulster  county,  and  also  for  as 
much  more  as  will  make  up  the  whole  2,000  acres,  if  he 
can  discover  so  much  vacant  and  unpatented  land,  with  29 

June  26.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 


same  was  referred,   29 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  James  Stringham  and  John  Sacket, 
praying  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  land,  within  the  bounds 

of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   30 

June  26.  Petition  of  Walter  Butler,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  land,  within  the  bounds  of  an  Indian  pur- 
chase, near  Schoharie,  which  beginning  at  the  south 
bounds  of  Lawyer  and  York's  patent,  in  Schoharie,  and 
runs  thence  to  the  great  falls,  on  both  sides  of  Schoharie 

river,     31 

June  26.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  which  the 

same  was  referred,   31 

June  29.  Warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant 
land,  within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,  for 

Richard  Nicholls,  (see  page  30j)     32 

June  29.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  William  Dick,  for  2,000 

acres  of  land,  near  Canajoharie,   33 

June  19.  Certificate  to  William  Dick,  for  the  same  land,  ...  33 
July  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Noxon,  praying  a  patent  for 
three  tracts  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated 

patent,  containing  in  all  2,000  acres,  (2  copies,)   34 

July  15.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  which  the 

same  was  referred,   34 

July  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  John  Lyne,  for  2,000 

acres  of  land  near  Canajoharie,   35 

June  19.  Certificate  to  John  Lyne,  for  the  same,   35 

July  — .  Warrant  of  survey  for  three  tracts  of  land,  for 
Thomas  Noxon,  lying  within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated 

patent,  and  containing  2,000  acres,   36 

July  28.  Petition  of  James  Monell,  praying  a  patent  for  300 
acres  of  land,  within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated  patent, 

with   37 

August  5.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  which  the 

same  was  referred,   37 

August  5.  Petition  of  John  Wemp,  for  license  to  purchase  a 
tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquase 
river,  beginning  by  a  certain  rock,  called  by  the  Mohawks 
Estaghrogon,  on  the  bank  of  the  said  river,  containing 
about  540  acres;  and  also  three  small  islands  in  said 
river,  lying  opposite  the  land  of  Wouter  Swart,  containing 

together  about  14  acres,  with   38 

August  5.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  which  the 

same  was  referred,   38 

August  13.  Indian  deed  to  John  Wemp,  of  a  tract  of  land, 
lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohacks  river,  which 


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Page. 

736.  begins  at  a  certain  rock  called  Estagrogon,  on  the  bank 
of  the  river,  and  contains  540  acres ;  together  also  with 
three  small  islands  in  that  river,  opposite  the  land  of 


Wouter  Swart,  containing  14  acres,   39 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  John  Wemp,  praying  a  patent  for  the 

land  last  above  described,   40 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  Frederick  Morris  and  Samuel  Heath, 
praying  a  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  within  the 

bounds  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   41 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hunt,  Junr.,  for  land  under 

water,  adjoining  his  premises,   42 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  Wouter  Vrooman,  for  license  to  pur- 
chase 2,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  between  the  manor  of 

Renslaerwick  and  the  township  of  Schenectady,  with   43 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  James  Henderson  and  John  Lindesay, 
for  a  license  to  purchase  2,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  in 

the  Mohocks  country,  .'   43 

Oct.  7.  Petition  of  James  Henderson  and  John  Jost  Petrie, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  company,  for  license  to  pur- 
chase 6,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of 

the  Mohawks  river,  above  the  falls,   44 

37.  Oct.  12.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  Samuel 
Heath  and  others,  lying  to  the  southward  of  the  Mohawks 
river  and  westward  of  Schohary  river,  otherwise  called 
Tienonderoga  kill  or  creek,  containing  24,400  acres ;  Cad- 

wallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  +   45 

"36.  Oct.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land  for 
Elizabeth  Colden,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  near  the  patent  of  Morris  and  company;  Cadwal- 

lader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   46 

Oct.  21.  Description  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  for  Alexander 
Colden,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
near  the  land  of  Rutger  Bleecker  &  Co.,  Cadwallader 

Colden,  survr.  genl.,   47 

Nov.  4.  Petition  of  Wm.  Cosby  and  Charles  Clinton,  praying 
a  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land 
lying  on  both  sides  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  extend- 
ing westwardly  about  25  English  miles  from  the  first 
carrying  place  on  the  said  river,  called  by  the  Indians 

Astenrogen,   48 

Nov.  4.  Memorial  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  surveyor  general, 
in  relation  to  sundry  large  tracts  of  lands  said  to  be  pur- 
chased of  the  Mohawk  Indians  by  several  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  the  county  of  Albany,   49 

Nov.  8.  Deed  of  the  minister,  church  masters,  elders  and 
deans  of  the  Dutch  Reformed  Protestant  Church  at  Tap- 
pan,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  to  Gabriel  Ludlow,  in  behalf 
of  the  inhabitants  of  said  town,  for  all  that  piece  of  ground 
being  100  feet  square,  together  with  the  town  house  and 

goal  thereon  standing,   49 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  James  De  Lancey  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  10,000  acres  of  land  in  the  Mohawks  country, 

on  Aries  creek,   50 

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1736.  Nov.  11.  Petition  of  John  Poole  and  others,  for  license  to 
purchase  a  tract  of  land  at  or  near  the  Cattskill  hill,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,   51 

Nov.  13.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  for 
James  De  Lancey  and  others,  lying  adjoining  to  each  other 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  on  Aries  kill,  one 
containing  6,000  acres,  the  other  containing  4,000  acres ; 
Cadwallader  Colden,  surveyor  general,   52 

Nov.  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  five  certain  tracts  of 
land  for  Joseph  Sacket,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  lying  upon  VerKerdy  and 
Shawangunck  kills,  and  containing  in  all  about  2,000 
acres ;  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  general,   53 

Nov.  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  certain  tracts  of 
land  for  Frederick  Morris  and  Samuel  Heath,  lying  in 
Ulster  county,  on  Shawangunck  kill,  being  part  of  Evans' 
vacated  patent,  one  containing  3,468  acres,  the  other  con- 
taining 532  acres;  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   54 

Draught  of  a  certificate  to  John  Wemp,  for  a  certain  tract 
of  land  in  the  Mohauks  country,  on  the  south  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  beginning  by  a  certain  rock  on  the  bank  of  the 
said  river  called  by  the  native  Indians  Estagrogan,  also 
three  small  islands  in  the  said  Mohocks  river,  opposite 
the  said  tract,   5c 

Nov.  24.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for 
Thomas  Noxon,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of 
Evans'  vacated  patent,  beginning  at  the  most  westerly 
corner  on  a  brook  called  Shawangunk  kill,  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Pacanasink,  and  containing  2,000  acres ;  Cad- 
wallader Colden,  survr.  genl.,   5( 

Dec.  15.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Elizabeth  Colden,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,   5' 

Nov.  11.  Certificate  to  Elizabeth  Colden,  for  the  same,  being 
part  of  a  tract  of  16,000  acres,  near  Canajoharie,   5 

Dec.  15.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Alexander  Colden,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,   5; 

Nov.  11.  Certificate  to  Alexander  Colden,  for  the  same,  being 
part  of  a  tract  of  16,000  acres  near  Canajoharie,  with. . .  5 

Petition  of  Phillip  Livingston,  praying  a  patent  for  2,000 
acres  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  between  the  lands  of  James 
Alexander  &  Co.,  and  the  lands  of  Rutger  Bleecker  and 
company,  on  the  Mohawks  river,   5 

Draught  of  a  deed  of  trust  to  George  Clark,  from  Frederick 
Morris  and  others,  of  6,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  both 
sides  of  the  Mohauks  river,  to  the  westward  of  Cosby's 
manor,  ;   6 

Jan.  6.  Petition  of  James  Stringham  and  John  Sacket,  for 
a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  Evans' 
vacated  patent,  

Jan.  6.  Petition  of  Valentine  Hermann  and  Fredk.  Rouw,  for 
a  license  to  purchase  1,200  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of 


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Page. 

736.      vacant  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 

county  of  Albany,   62 

Jan.  6.  Petition  of  Samuell  Van  Home,  praying  a  patent  for 
800  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  highland, 
within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   63 


Feb.  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  Petrus 
Van  Driessen,  lying  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  near  Canajohary,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  a  cer- 
tain brook  called  the  Canada  kill,  and  containing  1,026 


acres;  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   63 

Jan.  24.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Frederick  Morris  and  Samuel 
Heath,  for  two  certain  tracts  of  land  lying  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to 

Capt.  John  Evans,   64 

Dec.  10.  Certificate  to  Frederick  Morris  and  Samuel  Heath, 
for  two  certain  tracts  of  land  on  Shawangunck  kill,  in  the 

county  of  Ulster,   64 

B7*  March  22.  Affidavit  of  Johannes  Martinus  Van  Harlingen, 
of  the  township  of  Harlem,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  in 
relation  to  the  advertisement  of  the  sale  of  the  island 
called  Little  Barns  Island,  and  all  the  lands  at  Harlem 

which  lately  belonged  to  Elias  Pipon,   65 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Elias  Pipon,  for  leave  to  make  proof 
before  the  council,  of  his  having  published  his  intention 
to  sell  all  his  land  on  New  York  Island  and  all  ye  island 

called  Little  Barnes  Island,   66 

Copy  of  the  governor's  letter  to  Mr.  Elick,  warning  him 
not  to  interrupt  or  disturb  Mr.  Dederick  in  the  possession 

of  his  lands,   67 

Feb.  21.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Joseph  Sacket,  for  five  cer- 
tain tracts  of  land,  the  four  first  being  situated  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  and  the  fifth  in  the  county  of  Orange, 

lying  within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   68 

16.  Dec.  10.  Certificate  to  Joseph  Sackett,  for  five  certain  tracts 

of  land,   68 

1'7.  Feb.  21.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Thomas  Noxon,  for  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of 

Ulster,  within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   69 

16.  Dec.  10.  Certificate  to  Thomas  Noxon,  for  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  beginning  at  the  most  west- 
erly corner  on  Shawangunck  kill  of  a  tract  of  land  called 

Pecaunsink,   60 

1V7.  March  3.  Petition  of  Cloude  Delametre  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  10,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  in  Ulster 
county,  at  or  near  a  place  called  by  the  Indian  name  Kis- 

higton,   70 

April  14.  Petition  of  Thomas  Ellison,  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey to  lay  out  2,000  acres  of  land  in  several  small  tracts 
that  quantity  being  granted  him  within  the  bounds  of 

Evans'  patent,   71 

Description  of  a  survey  of  three  tracts  of  land  for  John  De 
Peyster  and  Johannes  Lawyer,  lying  at  a  place  called 


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1737.  Schohare,  containing  in  all  1,500  acres,  Cadwallader  Col- 
den,  survr.  genl.,  

April  12.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  of 
2,000  acres  each,  for  Timothy  Bagley  and  Charles  Wil- 
liams, lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  Cad- 
wallader Colden,  survr.  genl.,  

April  12.  Description  of  a  survey  of  three  several  tracts  of 
land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  for  David  Abrahamsen  Schuyler  and 
others,  

May  4.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Petrus  Van  Driessen,  for  a 
certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  with 

April  19.  Certificate  to  Petrus  Van  Driessen,  for  all  that 
certain  tract  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river  near  Canajohary,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Canada  kill,  and  containing  1,000  acres,  

Draught  of  a  certificate  to  Alexander  Colden,  for  2,000  acres 
of  land  being  part  of  a  tract  of  16,000  acres  on  the  south 
side  Maquase  river  near  Connahjoharie,  

May  4.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Timothy  Bagly  and  Charles 
Williams,  for  two  certain  tracts  of  land  lying  on  the  south 
side  of  Mohawks  river,  

April  18.  Certificate  to  Timothy  Bagly  and  Charles  Wil- 
liams, for  two  certain  tracts  of  land  of  2,000  each,  being 
part  of  a  tract  of  16,000  acres  lying  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Maquase  river  near  Cannahjoharie,  

May  4.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  De  Peyster  and 
Johannes  Lawyer,  for  three  certain  tracts  of  land  lying 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  

April  1 9.  Certificate  to  John  De  Peyster  and  Johannes  Law- 
yer, for  three  certain  tracts  of  land  at  Schoharie,  contain- 
ing in  all  1,500  acres,  

May  4.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  David  Abrahamson  Schuy- 
ler and  others,  for  three  tracts  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  

April  18.  Certificate  to  David  Abrahamson  Schuyler  and 
others,  for  three  certain  tracts  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river  near  Hosick,  containing  in  all  11,250 
acres,   

May  5.  Petition  of  Captain  Peter  Warren  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  6,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  

May  5.  Petition  of  James  Stringham  and  John  Sackett,  for 
a  warrant  of  survey  to  lay  out  for  them  4,000  acres  within 
the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,  

May  5.  Description  of  a  survey  of  three  tracts  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  on  the  northwest  side  of  a  brook  called 
Shawangunk,  within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated  patent, 
containing  in  all  2,000  acres,  laid  out  for  Thomas  Ellison, 
Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,  

May  3.  Petition  of  Francis  Harison,  attorney  for  Sir  Joseph 
Eyles,  Kt.,  and  others,  to  suspend  a  warrant  of  survey  to 
run  and  settle  certain  boundaries  on  the  equivalent  land 


I 


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•37.      recently  issued  upon  the  petition  of  Thomas  Howley  and 

others,   82 

May  9.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Thomas  Ellison,  for  three 
tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  containing  in  the 
whole  2,000  acres,   83 

May  9.  Certificate  to  Thomas  Ellison,  for  three  tracts  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  the  northwest  side  of  a  brook 
called  Shawangunk  kill,  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent, 
containing  in  all  2,000  acres,   83 

May  13.  Petition  of  Thomas  Ellison,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  the  tract  for- 
merly granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,   84 

1  May  23.  Description  of  a  survey  of  10,000  acres  of  land  for 
George  Ingoldesby  and  others,  beginning  at  a  certain  place 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  opposite  to  a  cer- 
tain hill  called  Toweriyoune,  being  the  most  westerly 
bounds  of  the  township  of  Schenectady,  Cadwallader 

Colden,  survr.  genl.,   85 

'35.  Dec.  24.  Indian  deed  to  Walter  Butler,  for  all  that  tract  of 
land  in  the  Mohawks  country,  beginning  at  a  place  called 
by  the  Indians  Aries  creek,  running  up  said  creek  by  the 
edge  of  the  flatts  near  Fort  Hunter,  on  the  west  side  to  a 
creek  called  Tiononderoga,  and  thence  up  the  said  creek 
round  Godority  patent  till  it  comes  into  said  Tiononderoga 
creek  again,  then  up  the  said  creek  to  Schoharie,  con- 
taining about  36,000  acres,   86 

37.  June  28.  Assignment  of  James  De  Lancey  and  three  others, 
of  all  their  right  and  title  to  said  lands  to  George  Clark, 
lieut.  governor,   86 

July  2.  Indian  deed  to  James  Henderson  and  others,  of  7 
miles  square,  of  land  about  three  miles  below  the  fall  hill, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Moquas  river,   87 

July  11.  Indian  deed  to  John  Poole  and  others,  of  a  certain 
tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  near  the 
Katts  kill  hills,  beginning  at  a  certain  point  of  land,  on 
the  northeast  side  of  a  brook  called  Kisktameneegtack,  on 
the  west  side  of  a  high  round  hill  called  Waweiantepa- 
chook,  and  runs  from  thence  north,  near  a  pool  of  water, 
called  Nepeesteek,  and  thence  by  various  courses  to  a 
brook  called  Napeesteegtock,  containing  3,470  acres, ....  88 

July  11.  Cervificate  of  Jacob  Ten  Broeck,  justice  of  the 
peace,  in  relation  to  the  same,   88 

Jan.  19.  Indian  deed  to  Valentine  Herman  and  Frederick 
Rouw,  for  a  tract  of  land  east  of  the  Katskill  mountains,  89 

July  26.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  George  Ingoldsby  and 
others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Al- 
bany, containing  10,000  acres,   90 

July  25.  Certificate  to  George  Ingoldsby  and  others,  for 
1,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  a  certain  place,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  opposite  to  a  certain 
hill  called  Toweriyoune,  being  the  most  northerly  bounds 
of  the  township  of  Schenectady,   90 

April  1.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  John  Schuyler  and  Neltie 


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Pagi 

1737.      Bradt,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  laid  out  for  them,  as 

appears  by  a  certificate,   9 

Memorandum  of  patents  to  be  sealed  in  Glen's  purchase, ...  9: 

Sept.  26.  Petition  of  John  Lindesay  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  8,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Maquase  river,  behind  the  tract  of  land  granted  to 
William  Dick,   9; 

Sept.  26.  Petition  of  William  Corry,  for  license  to  purchase 
73,400  acres  of  land,  on  the  southwest  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  and  to  the  southward  of  the  northernmost 
part  of  12,000  acres  of  land,  formerly  granted  to  Lewis 
Morris  and  others,  in  order  to  make  up  100,000  acres, 
which  the  governor  and  council  directed  he  should  have,  9'. 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  Zacharias  Hoffman  and  Evert  Derwille- 
gen,  praying  a  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land,  purchased  of 
Johannes  Rutsen,  within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated 
patent,  one  containing  300,  the  other  450  acres ;  and  also 
so  much  of  the  vacant  land  adjoining,  as  will  amount  in 
all  to  1,400  acres,   9f 

Petition  of  Frederick  Morris  and  Samuel  Heath,  praying  a 
patent  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  within  the  bounds  of 
Evans'  vacated  patent,   9f 

Petition  of  William  Leggitt  and  Gabriel  Leggitt,  for  license 
to  purchase  2,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  in  Ulster 
county,  at  or  near  a  place,  by  the  Indian  name  called 
Kegh  Sleighton,  with  description  of  lots,   91 

Draught  of  a  warrant  of  survey  for  7,000  acres  of  land,  for 
William  Kettelhuyn  and  others,  within  the  bounds  of  a 
certain  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  above  the  landing  of  the  carrying  place,  called  Fort 
Nicholls,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Godfrey  Dellius  and  company,  the  patent  whereof  has 
since  been  vacated,  and  the  lands  re-assumed,   9£ 

1736.  Sept.  29.  Petition  of  the  principal  inhabitants  and  freeholders 

of  the  township  of  Schenectady,  in  relation  to  a  certain 
piece  of  wood-land,  lying  between  the  manor  of  Renslaers- 
wick,  the  town  of  Schenectady,  the  precinct  of  Canastagi- 
one,  and  land  belonging  to  the  heirs  of  Cornelius  Swits, 
praying  that  any  attempt  by  Wouter  Vrooman,  or  any 
other  particular  person  or  persons,  to  obtain  a  patent  for 
the  same,  may  be  discountenanced,   9£ 

1737.  Oct.  13.  Petition  of  John  Lindesay,  praying  a  patent  for 

2,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Maquase  river,  behind  the  land  lately  granted  to  William 
Dick  and  Co.,  ,   10( 

Oct.  14.  Petition  of  Jacob  Lansing,  for  land  near  Canajo- 
harie,   IOC 

Oct.  25.  Warrant  of  a  patent,  to  James  De  Lancey  and 
others,  for  two  tracts  of  land  adjoining  to  each  other,  and 
lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohocks  river,  one  contain- 
ing 6,000,  the  other  4,000  acres,   101 

1736.  Dec.  10.  Certificate  to  James  De  Lancey  and  others,  for  two 
tracts  of  land,  in  all  10,000  acres,  lying  on  the  south  side 


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1736.  of  the  Mohocks  river,  and  on  a  certain  brook  called  Arie's 
kill,   101 

1737.  Oct.  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Samuel  Heath  and  others, 

for  25,400  acres  of  land,  lying  to  the  southward  of  the 
Mohocks  river,  and  westward  of  Schohary  river,  other- 
wise called  Tienonderoga  kill,   102 

Oct.  24.  Certificate  to  Samuel  Heath  and  others,  for  the 
same,   102 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Johan  Jury  Kast  and  company,  for 
license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Mohocks  river,  above  Burnet's  field,  in  order 
to  obtain  a  patent  for  7,000  acres  thereof,   103 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Arent  VanDyck  and  company,  for  li- 


cense to  purchase  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  part  thereof  lying  to  the  north  of  the  land 
granted  to  Col.  Peter  Schuyler  &  Co.,  and  part  to  the 
east  of  the  manor  of  Renselaerswyck,  and  to  the  west  of 
the  supposed  line  of  the  province  of  the  Massachusets  bay, 

in  order  to  obtain  a  patent  for  7,000  acres  thereof,   104 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Henry  Van  Renselaer,  Junr.,  and  others, 
for  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  north  side 
of  the  Mohocks  river,  to  the  northward  of  Stone  Rabia,  in 

order  to  obtain  a  patent  for  6,000  acres  thereof,   105 

Oct.  29.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  for  John 
Wemp,  lying  on  the  Mohawks  river,  comprehending  part 
of  the  flat  or  low  lands,  at  Fort  Hunter,  and  containing 
450  acres;  and  also  three  small  islands  in  said  ,  oppo- 
site the  land  of  Wouter  Swart,  containing  together  about 

14  acres,  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  genl.,   106 

Nov.  3.  Description  of  a  survey  of  1,310  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  for  Zacharias  Hoflman  and  Evert 
Derwilligen,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent;  Cad- 
wallader Colden,  survr.  genl.,   107 

Nov.  4.  Description  of  a  survey  of  3,870  acres  for  Aaron 
Bradt  and  John  Wemp,  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner 
of  the  township  of  Schenectady,  and  running  along  the 
bounds  of  the  same ;  Cadwallader  Colden,  survr.  gen'l,  .  108 
Nov.  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Arent  Bradt  and  John 
Wemp,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of 


Albany,   109 

Nov.  11.  Certificate  to  Arent  Bradt  and  John  Wemp,  for 
the  same,   109 

Nov.  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Wemp,  for  a  certain 
tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,   110 

Nov.  11.  Certificate  to  John  Wemp,  for  a  certain  tract  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  near  Fort 
Hunter,  beginning  by  a  certain  rock  on  the  bank  of  the 
river  called  Estagrogan,  and  containing  450  acres,  together 
with  three  small  Islands  containing  14  acres,   110 

Nov.  19.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Zacharias  Hoflman  and 
Evert  Derwillegen,  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   Ill 

Nov.  14.  Certificate  to  Zacharias  Hoflman  and  Evert  Der- 


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[vol.  XII. 


1737.      willegcn,  1,310  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 

being  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   m 

Nov.  22.  Petition  of  William  Kettlehuyn  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  7,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  situate  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  above  the  landing  of  the 
carrying  place  called  Fort  Nicholls,  being  part  of  the 
vacated  patent  of  Dillius  and  company,   112, 113 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Robert  Livingston,  junr.,  for  license 
to  purchase  2,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  near  a  place  called  by  the  natives  Putt- 
quathik  and  Napastuk,   114 

Nov.  22.  Petition  of  Valentine  Herman  and  Frederick  Row, 
praying  a  patent  for  600  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  the  Katts  kill  mountains,   115 

Nov.  22.  Petition  of  Aron  Bradt,  praying  a  patent  for  2,000 
acres  of  a  tract  of  land  behind  Connajohorie,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  within  the  bounds  of  the  purchase  lately  made 
by  John  Lindesay  and  others,  in  the  year  1735,   11G 

Nov.  29.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east 
side  of  the  Catts  kill  mountains,  for  Valentine  Herman 
and  Frederick  Rouw,  bounded  on  the  Fly  kill  and  Dwafs 
kill,  and  containing  600  acres,   117 

Dec.  3.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Valentine  Herman  and  Fred- 
erick Rouw,  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the 
Katts  kill  mountains,   118 

Dec.  2.  Certificate  to  Valentine  Herman  and  Frederick  Rouw, 
for  the  same,   118 

Dec.  6.  Petition  of  Timothy  Green  and  Martin  Van  Bergen, 
for  a  renewal  of  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  at 
or  near  the  Katts  kill  hills,   119 

Dec.  5.  Petition  of  Johannes  Van  Deurson  and  Johanes  Van- 
derpool,  for  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  the 
south  side  of  the  patented  lands  of  Jeremiah  Van  Rensse- 
laer, (commonly  called  the  Patron's  patent,)  and  is  on 
both  sides  of  the  Kinderhook  creek,  containing,  by  esti- 
mation, about  1,000  acres  of  woodland,  also  another  tract 
lying  at  a  place  called  by  the  Indians  Petann  nook,  being 
to  the  north  of  the  patented  lands  of  the  township  of  Kin- 
derhook, and  containing,  by  estimation,  1,500  acres,  120 

Dec.  6.  Petition  of  John  Schuyler,  junr.,  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  12,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  above  Saraghtoga,  between  the 
lands  lately  granted  to  William  Kettlehuyn  and  a  small 
rivulet  at  the  upper  end  of  the  large  carrying  place, 
together  with  all  the  islands  on  the  said  river,   121 

Dec.  16.  Draught  of  a  patent  to  Aaron  Bradt  and  John 
Wemp,  for  3,870  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  township  of  Schenectady  and  running 
along  the  bounds  of  the  same,   122 

Petition  of  the  principal  inhabitants  and  freeholders  of  the 
township  of  Schenectady,  in  relation  to  a  piece  of  wood 
land  lying  between  the  manor  of  Renselaerswyck,  the 
town  of  Schenectady,  the  precinct  of  Canastagoine,  and 


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233 


Page. 

1737.  land  belonging  to  the  heirs  of  Cornelius  Switts,  setting 
forth  that  the  granting  of  the  same  to  Wouter  Vrooman 
or  any  other  particular  person  or  persons,  will  be  a  great 
damage  to  the  petitioners,   123 

1738.  Jan.  9.  Indian  deed  to  Johannes  Van  Duesen  and  Johannes 

Vauderpoel,  of  a  tract  of  land  situate  at  a  place  by  the 
Indians  called  Petan-nook,  to  the  north  of  the  patented 
lands  of  the  township  of  Kinderhook  and  to  the  south  of 
the  patented  lands  of  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,   124 

March  16.  Petition  of  James  Henderson,  junr.,  and  others, 
praying  a  patent  for  6,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  below 
the  Fall  hill,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquase  river,   125 

March  16.  Petition  of  Philip  Livingston,  praying  a  patent 
for  2,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  between  the  lands 
granted  to  Lewis  Morris  &  Co.,  and  the  lands  granted 
Rutger  Bleecker  &  Co.,   126 

March  16.  Petition  of  Henry  Van  Renselaer,  junr.,  and  others 
for  license  to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  on 
the  south  side  of  Mohocks  river,   1£7 

Petition  of  Charles  Boyle,  praying  a  patent  for  one  whole 
right  of  land  in  the  new  purchase  in  the  town  of  Oyster- 
bay,  which  originally  belonged  to  one  Henry  Bell,  also  a 
piece  of  meadow  land  situate  at  a  place  called  the  cove, 
containing  about  4  acres,  with  a  piece  of  land  lying  upon 
the  Main  street,  over  against  Rose  Burcham's,  containing 
about  10  acres,  and  100  acres  in  the  old  purchase  near  the 
Milo  river,  which  three  pieces  are  situate  within  the  town- 
ship of  Oysterbay,  aforesaid,  in  Queens  Co.,   128 

March  16.  Petition  of  Arent  Bradt  and  others,  for  license  to 
purchase  20,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Mohocks  river,   129 

March  31.  Return  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land  for 
Walter  Butler,  lying  on  both  sides  of  Schohary  river,. .  130 

April  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Walter  Butler,*  for  2,000 
acres  of  land  lying  on  both  sides  of  Schoharie  river,   131 

April  12.  Certificate  to  Walter  Butler,  for  the  same,  (see 
page  130,)   131 

May  5.  Petition  of  Arent  Bradt  and  Jacob  Glen  of  the  town 
of  Schenectady,  praying  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  wood  land 
between  the  manor  of  Rensselaerswick,  the  aforesaid  town 
of  Schenectady,  the  precinct  of  Canastgione,  and  land 
belonging  to  the  heirs  of  Cornelius  Switz,  deceased,  con- 
taining about  2,500  acres,  to  hold  the  same  in  trust  for 
the  said  corporation,   132 

May  5.  Petition  of  Joseph  Carpenter  and  John  Lattin,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  a  ferry  across  the  sound,  from  the  near- 
est distance  comprehended  between  the  mouth  of  Oyster- 
bay  harbour  and  the  point  of  the  Barrow  Beech,  in 
Queens  county,  to  the  nearest  distance  between  the  mouth 
of  Byram  river  and  the  mouth  of  Mamaroneck  river,  in 
the  county  of  Westchester,  to  and  from  the  said  places 
within  the  counties  aforesaid,   133 

May  20.  Indian  deed  to  Johannes  Van  Deusen  and  Johannes 
30 


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Page. 

1738.      Van  Derpoel,  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  and  on  both  sides  of  Kinderhook  creek,   134 

June  6.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  Arent 
Bradt  and  Jacob  Glen,  in  trust  for  the  use  of  the  corpora- 
tion of  Schenectady,  lying  between  that  town  and  the 

manor  of  Renslaerwick,   135 

June  7.  Return  of  a  survey  of  6,000  acres  of  land  for  Jacob 
Lansing  and  others,  lying  near  Canajohary,  on  a  creek 

called  Osquaghe,   136 

June  12.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  John 
Schuyler,  junr.,  and  others,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river  above  Sarahtoga,  including  six  small  islands 

in  the  river,  and  containing  in  all  12,000  acres,   137 

June  12.  Draught  of  a  certificate  to  Jacob  Lansingh,  junr., 

and  others,  for  a  tract  of  land  near  Conajoharie,   138 

June  13.  Draught  of  a  certificate  to  Arent  Brat  and  Jacob 
Glen,  for  a  tract  of  wood  land  lying  between  the  manor 

Renslaerswick  and  the  town  of  Schenectady,   ]39 

June  22.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east 
side  of  Schohary  river,  containing  6,000  acres  for  Alexan- 
der, William  and  Phillip  Cosby,   140 

June  23.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  Arent 
Bradt,  lying  behind  Canajory,  on  a  small  branch  of  Sus- 
quehana  river,  and  containing  800  acres  ;  also  another 
tract  lying  near  Canajohary,  on  the  south  bank  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  containing  3,200  acres,  twelve  hundred 
whereof  for  Arent  Bradt,  and  the  remainder  for  Phillip 


Livingston,    141 

July  13.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Arent  Brat  and  Jacob 
Glen  of  the  town  of  Schenectady,  for  a  certain  tract  of 

land  containing  2,540  acres,  142 

June  13.  Certificate  to  Arent  Brat  and  Jacob  Glen,  for  a 
tract  of  land  between  the  town  of  Schenectady  and  the 

manor  of  Renslaerwick,   142 

July  13.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Schuyler,  junr.,  and 
others,  for  12,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the 

east  side  of  Hudson's  river  above  Saraghtoga,   143 

June  13.  Certificate  to  John  Schuyler,  junr.,  and  others  for 

the  same,   143 

Return  of  a  survey  for  Phillip  Verplank  and  others,  of 
three  several  tracts  of  land  distinguished  in  a  map  of  a 
larger  tract,  of  which  they  are  part,  by  the  names  of  lot 
No.  1,  No.  4  and  No.  39,  which  larger  tract  lies  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Mahawks  river  near  the  falls  of  the  said 

river  below  Burnet's  field,   144 

August  1.  Return  of  a  survey  of  7,050  acres  of  land,  for  John 
Lindesay  and  others,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,   145 

July  — .  Draft  of  a  certificate,  to  Alexander  Cosby  and 
others,  for  6,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Scho- 
hary river,  being  part  of  a  tract  of  86,000  acres,  purchased 
by  John  Lindesay  &  Co.,  under  a  license  granted  them 
for  that  purpose,   146 


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Page. 

1738.  Draught  of  a  certificate,  to  Arent  Bratt  and  Philip  Living- 
ston, for  a  tract  of  land  near  Connajohary,   147 

July  — .  Draught  of  a  certificate,  to  Arent  Bratt,  for  800 
acres  of  land,  tying  behind  Connajohary,  on  a  small 
branch  of  Susquehana  river,   148 


August  1.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  for  John 
Lindesay,  containing  1,965  acres,  and  lying  behind  the 
lands  of  Wm.  Dick,  in  a  brook  called  Ticayonharonwe,  149 
August  1.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  a 
small  run  of  water,  where  it  runs  into  Vassent's  creek, 
below  Samuel  Van  Veighty's  old  grist  mill,  and  rims 
along  said  creek  as  it  runs  to  Cattskill  river,  and  along 
the  same  to  Hudson's  river,  then  up  said  river  to  the 
mouth  of  a  brook  called  Stuck,  opposite  Vastrix  Island, 


containing  460  acres,  laid  out  for  John  Lindesay,   150 

July  — .  Draft  of  a  certificate,  to  John  Lindesay,  for  a  tract 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  lying  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  near  Katts  kill,  of  which  Helmer  Janse 
died  seized,  leaving  no  heirs,   151 

Draught  of  a  certificate,  to  John  Lindesay,  for  a  certain  tract 
of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquase  river,  behind 
the  land  granted  to  Captn.  William  Dick  and  others,-. . . .  152 

Draught  of  a  certificate,  to  Arent  Bratt  and  Philip  Living- 
ston, for  two  tracts  of  land,  lying  behind  Connajohary,  on 
a  small  branch  of  Susquehana  river,   153 

August  17.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Patrick  McClaghry  and 
Andrew  McDowal,  for  five  several  tracts  of  land,  situate 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Maquase  river,  and  containing 
3,700  acres,   154 

August  10.  Certificate  to  Patrick  Claghry  and  Andrew  Mc- 
Dowal, for  the  same,  being  part  of  a  tract  purchased  by 
Jacob  Glen  &  Co.,  eight  miles  above  Schenectady,   154 

August  15.  Certificate  to  John  Lindesay,  for  a  certain  tract 
of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquase  river,  behind 
the  lands  of  William  Dick,   155 

August  18.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  John  Lindesay,  for 
1,965  acres,  set  out  to  them  by  the  foregoing  certificate,  155 

August  15.  Certificate  to  John  Lindesay  and  others,  for  a 
tract  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
adjoining  the  tract  last  above  described,  and  containing 
7,050  acres,  with   156 

August  18.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  John  Lindesay  &  Co., 
for  the  same,   156 

August  15.  Certificate  to  John  Lindesay,  for  460  acres  of 
land,  near  Katts  kill,  being  the  land  of  which  Helmer 
Janse  died  seized,  leaving  no  heirs,   157 

August  19.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  John  Lindesay,  for  the 
same,   157 

August  22.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Holly  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  on  the  east  side  of  the  Katts  kill  hills,  in 
order  to  obtain  a  patent  for  40,000  acres  thereof,   158 


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[vol.  XII. 


Pago. 

1738.  August  22.  Petition  of  Cadwallader  Colden  and  Conraet 
Rightmeyer,  praying  a  patent  for  3,000  acres,  of  a  tract 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  the  lands  of 
Jacob  Lansing  &  Co.,  !   159 

August  22.  Petition  of  Johannes  Van  Deursen  and  Johannes 
Vanclerpoel,  praying  a  patent  for  2,500  acres  of  land,  on 
the  south  side  of  Jeremiah  Van  Renslaer's  patent,   160 

August  22.  Certificate  to  Archibald  Kennedy,  for  three 
tracts  of  land,  containing  together  1,950  acres,  being  part 
of  a  tract  purchased  by  Jacob  Glen  and  others,  lying  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Maquase  river,  about  48  miles  above 
Schenectady,  beginning  below  the  falls,  at  the  common 
landing,  and  so  up  along  the  river  to  the  Kennedy  kill,. .  161 

August  15.  Certificate  to  James  De  Lancey,  John  Lyndesay 
and  Abraham  Glen,  for  eight  several  tracts  of  land,  being 
part  of  a  purchase,  48  miles  above  Schenectady,  which 
begins  at  the  common  landing,  and  runs  along  the  Maquase 
river,  to  the  Kennedy  kill,  three  of  which  containing  to- 
gether 1,950  acres,  for  James  DeLancey,  two  containing 
together  1,540  acres,  for  John  Lyndesay,  and  the  remain- 
ing three  containing  1,936  acres,  for  Abraham  Glen,   162 

August  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  James  De  Lancey,  John 
Lindesay  and  Abraham  Glen,  for  the  same,   162 

Sept.  25.  Petition  of  Edward  Clarke,  for  license  to  purchase 
1,200  acres  of  vacant  land,  at  Schohare,   163 

Sept.  27.  Petition  of  John  Lindesay,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  lying  behind  the  lands  of 
William  Dick  &  Co.,  on  the  Maquase  river,   164 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Robert  Hunt,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
certain  quantity  of  earth  or  soil,  in  the  county  of  West- 
chester, covered  with  water,  beginning  at  or  near  the 
negroe  burying  place,  upon  a  place  called  Little  neck,  so 
running  -thro'  the  middle  of  the  cove,  between  Long  neck 
plantation  and  the  channel  of  the  main  river,  then  easterly 
along  the  said  channel  to  the  middle  of  the  cove,  on  the 
east  side  of  the  said  neck,  to  Oyster  point,   165 

Oct.  4.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  near 
Canajohary,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  con- 
taining 3,000,  laid  out  for  Cadwallader  Colden,  the 
younger,  and  Coenraet  Rightmeyer,   166 

Oct.  13. "Petition  of  Anne,  Sarah,  Catherine,  George,  Eliza- 
beth and  Mary  Bradley,  the  daughters  and  younger  son 
of  Richard  Bradley,  for  a  grant  of  4,800  acres  of  vacant 
land  in  Evans'  vacated  patent,   167 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  John  McNeall,  praying  a  patent  for 
1,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  near  Wood  creek,   168 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  John  Thomas,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
ferry  from  Byram  point,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  to 
Long  Island,   169 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Alexander  Montgomerie  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  7,200  acres  of  land  near  Wood  creek,  with  170 

List  of  persons  to  be  included  in  said  grant,   170 


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Page. 

1738.  Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Ronald  Campbell,  praying  a  patent  for 

1,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  at  or  near  Wood  creek, ....  1 

Oct.  20.  Indian  deed  to  Capt.  Edward  Clark,  of  all  those  two 
certain  tracts  of  land,  lying  on  both  sides  of  the  Schoha- 
rie creek :  one  beginning  at  the  bounds  of  Walter .  But- 
ler's land,  and  extending  to  the  great  falls,  about  7  miles 
in  length  and  one  in  breadth  ;  the  other  lies  at  the  north 
end  of  the  land  lately  sold  by  the  Indians  to  Walter  But- 
ler, on  both  sides  of  the  Stone  creek,  and  contains  about 
100  acres,   2 

Oct.  5.  Certificate  to  Cadwallader  Colden,  the  younger,  and 
others,  for  a  tract  of  land  near  Connajohary,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  running  along  a  stream  called 
Otsquaghe,  and  containing  3,000  acres,  with   3 

Oct.  24.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Cadwallader  Colden,  Jun., 
&  Co.,  for  the  same,   3 

Certificate  to  Arent  Bratt  and  Philip  Livingston,  for  two 
certain  tracts  of  land,  one  of  which  lies  behind  Connajo- 
harie,  on  a  small  branch  of  Susquehanna  river,  and  con- 
tains 800  acres,  the  other  lies  near  Connajoharie,  on  the  ' 


south  bank  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  contains  3,200 

acres,  with   4 

Oct.  24.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Arent  Bratt  and  Phillip 

Livingston,  for  the  same,   4 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  John  Thomas,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
ferry,  from  the  most  convenient  distance  comprehended 
between  Byram  river  mouth  or  point  and  Mamaroneck 
harbour,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  across  the  sound 

to  Long  Island,   5 

Oct.  18.  Certificate  of  John  Carhartt,  in  relation  to  serving 
Samuel  Purdy  an  order  in  council  on  the  same, .........  5 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Timothy  Bagley  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  6,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
being  part  of  a  large  tract  purchased  by  Lieut :  Walter 
Butler  from  the  native  Indians,  in  the  year  1733,   6 


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Page. 

1738.  Oct.  8.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  called  Wal- 

lumschack,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany  to  the  eastward 
of  Hoseck,  and  containing  12,000  acres,  laid  out  for  Cor- 
nelius Van  Ness  and  others,  „   7 

Oct.  10.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and 
westward  of  the  township  of  Schenectady,  containing 
6,000  acres,  laid  out  for  Timothy  Bagly  and  others,  [with 
draught,]   8 

Nov.  22.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Anne,  Sarah,  &c,  Bradley, 
of  land  in  Evans'  patent,   9 

List  of  caveats,   10 

1739.  Jan.  20.  Warrant  for  patent  to  Timothy  Bagley,   11 

Jan.  4.  Certificate  to  Timothy  Bagley,   12 

Description  of  sundry  tracts  of  land  granted  to  Henry  Cosby, 

William  Cosby  and  others,   13 

Memorandum  of  deed  and  leases  of  land  in  Rochester,  1733 
and  1734,   14 

Abstract  of  the  land  titles  of  William  and  Henry  Cosby, . .  15 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Leonard  Gansevoort  and  others,  for  leave 
to  purchase  land,   16 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Phillip  Livingston  and  others,  for  leave 
to  purchase  12,000  acres  of  land,- north  of  Mohawk  river,  17 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  George  Ingoldesby  and  others,  for  leave 
to  purchase  land  on  the  Mohawk  river,   18 

Feb.  12.  Warrant  for  patents  for  Arent  Brat  and  others,. . .  19 

March  28.  Indian  deed  to  John  Lindesay,   20 

March  15.  Warrant  for  patents  for  the  Bradley s,  and  certifi- 
cate,   21 

April  — .  Petition  of  Jacques  Corteljou  and  others,  for  land 
under  water,  and  privilege  to  keep  a  ferry  at  the  Nar- 
rows,   22 

April  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Walter  Butler  and  others, 
for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  with   23 

April  12.  Certificate  to  Walter  Butler  and  others,  for  a  tract 
of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and 
to  the  westward  of  the  township  of  Schenectady,  contain- 
ing 6,000  acres,   23 

April  13.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Capt.  John  Budd  and 
others,  proprietors  and  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Rye,  in 
the  county  of  Westchester,  for  a  ferry  from  the  said  town 
of  Rye  unto  and  from  the  bounds  of  Oysterbay  in  the 
island  of  Nassau,   24 

March  27.  Order  in  council  to  regulate  the  ferriage  or  toll 
fees  of  the  ferry  referred  to,  and   ...  24 

Table  of  fees  for  the  ferry  between  the  township  of  Rye,  in 
the  county  of  Westchester,  and  the  township  of  Oyster- 
bay,  in  Queen's  county,   24 

March  1.  Exemplification  of  the  petition  of  Capt.  John  Budd, 
praying  a  patent  for  said  ferry,   24 

March  1.  Report  upon  the  same,   24 


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Page. 


1739.  May  9.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Archibald  Kennedy,  for 

three  several  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, ...  25 

May  15.  Return  of  a  survey  of  500  acres  of  land  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  behind  the  lands  of 
William  Duck  &  Co.,  for  John  Lindesay,   26 

May  19.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Dubois,  praying  a  patent  for 
three  several  tracts  of  land  within  the  bounds  of  Evans' 
vacated  patent,  containing  in  all  about  1,500  acres,   27 

May  17.  Petition  of  Edward  Clarke,  praying  a  patent  for 
600  acres  of  land  lying  on  both  sides  of  Schoharie  and 
Stone  creeks,   28 

May  17.  Petition  of  James  Henderson  and  Phillip  Living- 
ston, for  a  grant  to  each  of  them  respectively  the  quantity 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  lying  about  3  miles  below  the  fall 
kill  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquase  river,. .   29 

April  10.  Indian  deed  to  Arent  Bratt  and  others,  of  two 
tracts  of  land  lying  about  twenty  miles  to  the  west- 
ward of  Huntersfield,  the  one  tract  twelve  miles  square 
and  the  other  tract  about  8  miles  square,   30 

May  17.  Petition  of  Arent  Bradt  and  Volkert  Van  Veghten, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  company,  for  a  grant  of  12,000 
acres  of  two  large  tracts  of  land  westward  of  Hunter's 
field,   30 

May  17.  Petition  of  Samuel  Burn  and  William  Helen,  for 
license  to  purchase  two  certain  tracts  of  land  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  to  the  eastward  of  the  lands 
called  Schaetehote,   31 

May  17.  Minute  of  council  on  the  petitions  of  Corns.  De 
Bois,  Edw'd  Clarke,  Henderson  &  Livingston,  Bratt  & 
Co.,  and  Burn  &  Helen,   32 

May  17.  Petition  of  James  De  Lancey  and  Edward  Collins, 
praying  that  their  names  may  be  inserted  in  a  patent  to 
be  granted  for  12,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany  called  Wallumschack,   33 

May  17.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Dunbar,  to  have  6,000  acres 
of  land  laid  out  for  him  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   34 

May  21.  Answer  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  surveyor  general, 
to  the  foregoing  petition,   35 

May  17.  Affidavit  of  Edward  Collins,  in  relation  to  the  peti- 
tion of  Jeremiah  Dunbar,   36 

May  20.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Edward  Collins  and  others, 
for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,   37 

May  1 9.  Certificate  to  Edward  Collins  and  others,  for  a  tract 
of  land  called  Wallumschack,  lying  to  the  eastward  of 
Hoseck,  «   37 

1738.  Nov.  8.  Return  of  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  called 

Wallumschack,  lying  to  the  eastward  of  Hoseck,  contain- 
ing 12,000  acres,   38 

1739.  May  15.  Return  of  a  survey  for  John  Lindesay,  of  500  acres 

of  land  lying  behind  the  lands  lately  granted  to  William 
Dick  &  Co.,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, ...  39 


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1739.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Lyndesay,  for  a  certain  tract 

of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  and   39 

Certificate  to  John  Lindesay,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   39 

June  15.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Edward  Collins  and  others, 
for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,   40 

June  25.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Cornelius  Dubois,  of  two 
tracts  of  land,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,  one 
of  which  lies  in  Ulster  county,  on  the  southwest  side  of 
the  Platta  kill,  and  contains  1,056  acres,  the  other  is  situate 
in  Orange  county  and  begins  on  the  northwest  side  of 
Schonamock  hill,  near  the  west  end  of  Wienachonk  hill, 
containing  186  acres,   41 

June  28.  Petition  of  Edward  Clarke,  praying  an  additional 
grant  of  400  acres,  to  make  up  with  the  land  granted  him 
on  both  sides  of  Schoharie  creek,  the  quantity  of  1,000 
acres,   42 

June  28.  Petition  of  Charles  Boyle  and  others,  for  license  to 
purchase  6,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  near  Connajoharie, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   43 

June  29.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Cornelius  Dubois,  for  two 
certain  tracts  of  land,  part  of  Evans'  patent,  with   44 

June  28.  Certificate  to  Cornelius  Dubois,  for  the  same,  (see 
page  41,)   44 

July  7.  Description  of  a  survey  of  two  several  tracts  of  land 
containing  1,000  acres  each,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  westward  of  the  Fall  kill,  being  distin- 
guished in  a  map  of  a  larger  tract  of  land  of  which  they 
are  a  part,  as  lots  No.  5  and  No.  12 ;  Laid  out  for  James 
Henderson,    45 

July  7.  Return  of  a  survey  of  land  for  Edward  Clarke,   46 

Aug.  1.  Patent  to  George  Ingoldesby  and  others,  for  32,000 
acres  of  land  on  Mohawk  river,   47 

Aug.  8.  Petition  of  James  Gillam,  for  land  on  the  south  side 
of  Mohawk  river,   48 

Aug.  8.  Warrant  for  patent  for  James  Henderson  and  others, 
for  4  tracts  of  land,  and  certificate,   49 

Aug.  14.  Petition  of  Martin  Van  Bergen,  for  land  near  Katts 
km,   50 

Aug.  14.  Petition  of  Charles  O'Neill,  for  land  at  Catts  kill, .  51 

Aug.  25.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Edward  Clarke,  and  certi- 
ficate,   52 

Sept.  28.  Return  of  a  survey  of  land  for  Arent  Bratt  and 
others,  west  of  Schoharie,   53 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  surveys  for  Philip  Livingston  and  others, 
for  lands  on  Mohawk  river,   54 

Oct.  16.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Philip  Livingston  and  others, 
for  lands  on  Mohawk  river,   55 

Oct.  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Arent  Bradt  and  others, 
for  four  several  tracts  of  land,  with   56 

Oct.  18.  Certificate  to  Arent  Bradt  and  others,  for  four  sev- 
eral tracts  of  land,  lying  to  the  westward  of  Schohary : 
the  first  of  which,  called  Shannevers'  land,  is  situate  upon 


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241 


Page. 

1739.  two  branches  of  the  Susquehana  river,  where  they  meet,  3 
and  contains  2,000  acres  ;  the  second,  containing  1,000 
acres,  is  situate  on  the  eastermost  of  the  two  branches 
aforesaid,  commonly  called  Shannevers'  creek,  and  begins 
at  the  east  end  of  a  lake,  called  by  the  Indians,  Cana- 
croine  ;  the  third,  containing  1,500  acres,  is  situate  on  the 
creek  above  mentioned,  between  the  aforesaid  tracts  ;  and 
the  fourth,  containing  6,000  acres,  is  situate  on  a  branch 
of  Delaware  river,  and  begins  at  a  point  on  a  spruce  pine 
ridge,  called  by  the  Indians,  Onaanta,  and  on  the  south 
side  of  said  branch,  where  another  brook,  called  Kanaga- 
raguihro,  falls  into  the  said  branch  of  Delaware  river,  . .  56 

Oct.  24.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Philip  Livingston  and  oth- 
ers, for  five  several  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  57 

Oct.  24.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Philip  Livingston  and  oth- 
ers, for  five  several  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  58 

Oct.  24.  Certificate  to  Philip  Livingston,  for  five  several 
tracts  of  land,  lying  about  three  miles  below  ffall  hill,  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  at  the  west  end  of 


afily,    58 

Oct.  25.  Petition  of  Peter  Winney,  praying  a  patent  for 
2.  000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  Palatine  pur- 
chase, at  Burnet's  field,  \  59 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Lauchlin  Campbell,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  sundry  protestant  families  from  North  Britain,  for  a 

grant  of  the  vacant  lands  in  the  province,   60 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Robert  Livingston,  for  license  to 
purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  near  the  Catskill,   61 

Draught  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 

river,  (Catskill,  Greene  county,)    62 

740.  April  3.  Petition  of  the  Rev.  Henry  Barclay,  for  a  license  to 
enable  him  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  south 

side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,   63 

April  3.  Petition  of  Peter  Winne  and  James  Dillon,  for 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 

Mohawks  river,   64 

April  25.  Petition  of  Jacob  Mase  and  others,  for  license  to 
purchase  6,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,* on  both  sides  of  the  Albany  river,  at  or  near  a 

place  called  by  the  Indians,  Sachendage,   65 

May  1 .  Indian  deed  to  Peter  Winne  and  others,  of  a  tract  of 
land,  lying  and  being  at  Canajohere,  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohacks  river,    66 

June  2.  Indian  deed  to  Jacob  Mase  and  others,  for  a  tract 
of  land,  on  both  side  of  the  Albany  or  Hudson's  river, 
near  unto  a  place  called  Sachondage,  to  begin  where  the 
Sachondage  creek  comes  into  said  river,  and  to  run  up 
the  6ame  six  English  miles,  and  to  extend,  on  each  side 

thereof,  the  breadth  of  one  mile,   67 

July  26.  Petition  of  Volkert  Oothout  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  13,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the 


31 


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[vol.  xiit. 


1740.  Mohawks  river,  heretofore  purchased  by  John  Ljndesay 
and  others,   68 

Nov.  24.  Indian  deed  to  Rev.  Henry  Barclay,  of  a  tract  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Maquase  river,  adjoining  the 
land  of  John  Wemp,  and  containing  300  acres,   69 

Dec.  4.  Petition  of  Stephen  Bayard,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  of  New  York,  the  proprietors  of  the  wharf  com- 
monly called  the  Dock  street  wharf,  and  200  feet  of  the 
soil  and  water  lots  fronting  the  same,  from  the  west  side 
of  Coenties  great  slip  to  the  east  side  of  Coenties  dock, 
all  in  the  dockward  of  the  said  city  of  New  York,  setting 
forth  that  they  are  extending  their  said  wharf  further  into 
the  river,  and  praying  a  patent,  making  the  said  wharf  or 
water  lots  a  lawful  key  or  wharf,   70 

Dec.  11.  Lease  for  a  year  by  Ja  :  Alexander  to  Abraham  De 
Peyster,  of  all  that  lot  of  ground  adjoining  on  the  north 
east  side  of  the  house  of  the  said  Abraham  De  Peyster  in 
front  to  Queens  street  about  27  feet,  and  in  front  to  Bur- 
net's street  twenty-four  feet,  and  in  length,  from  Queen's 
to  Burnet's  street,  about  200  feet,   71 

1741.  April  2.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Martin  Van  Berghen,  of 

two  certain  tracts  of  land  near  Cattskill,  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  river  :  the  first  of  which  begins  on  the  north- 
east side  of  a  brook,  called  by  the  Indians,  Kiskatamena- 
koak,  on  the  west  side  of  a  high  round  hill,  called  Wawe- 
antepakoak,  and  contains  950  acres  ;  the  other  begins  at 
the  north ermost  fall  of  water  in  a  certain  brook,  called  by 
Indians,  Nepestekoak,  and  contains  570  acres,   72 

April  15.  Petition  of  Lauchlan  Campbel,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  forty  heads  of  families  from  North  Britain,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  30,000  acres  of  land,  near  Wood  creek,  .  73 

April  15.  Petition  of  Lauchlan  Campbell,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  others,  praying  a  patent  for  100,000  acres  of 
vacant  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  with   74 

April  15.  List  of  names  of  proposed  patentees,   74 

April  22.  Petition  of  Lauchlan  Campbell,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  several  others,  praying  a  patent  for  100,000  acres 
of  land,    75 

April  22.  List  of  names,   75 

April  28.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
petition  of  Lauchlan  Campbell  was  referred,   16,  77 

May  8.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Martin  Van  Berghen,  for 
1,600  acres  of  land  in  two  tracts  situate  near  the  Katts 
kill  hills  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,   78 

April  16.  Certificate  to  Martin  Van  Berghen,  for  the  same,  78 

June  15.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Ramsen,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  for  license  to  purchase  40,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,   79 

July  28.  Return  of  a  survey  of  4,000  acres  of  land  for  Peter 
Winne  and  James  Dillon,  situate  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  beginning  near  Anthony's  nose  at  the 
corner  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Lewis  Morris  & 
Co.,  and  running  along  the  land  of  Wm.  Corry  &  Co., . .  8C 


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741.  [No  date.]  Petition  of  Peter  Schuyler,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  proprietors  of  the  wharf  and  water  lots  lying  in 
the  city  of  New  York,  extend  west  side  of  Rodman's  slip 
and  the  east  side  of  Counter's  keys  slip,  setting  forth  that 
they  have  carried  their  wharf  further  into  the  river  than 
heretofore,  and  praying  a  patent  to  make  the  same  a  law- 


ful key  or  wharf,   81 

July  29.  Return  of  a  survey  of  several  tracts  of  land  at  Bur- 
net's field  for  Peter  Winne,  situate  partly  on  Canada  kill 
and  the  Mohawks  river,  together  with  all  the  islands  in 
said  river  from  the  upper  end  of  the  Great  falls  below 
Burnet's  field,  to  a  place  where  the  Canada  kill  falls  into 
the  said  river  and  in  the  Canada  kill  within  the  bounds 

of  the  said  lands,  containing  in  all  2,000  acres,   82 

Aug.  1.  Return  of  a  survey  of  13,000  acres  of  land  lying  on 
branch  of  the  Susquehana  river,  for  Volkert  Oothout  and 

others,  ......  85 

Aug.  17.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Volkert  Oothout  and 

others,  for  13,000  acres  of  land,   84 

Aug.  1 7.  Certificate  to  Volkert  Oothout  and  others,  for  13,000 

acres  of  land  lying  on  a  branch  of  Susquehanna  river, ...  84 
Aug.  17.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Peter  Winne,  for  2,000 

acres  of  land,  .- .  85 

Aug.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  Winne,  for  the  same,   85 

Aug.  18.  Return  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  westward  from  the  Fall 
kill  being  part  of  a  larger  tract  called  Petries  purchase 
and  distinguished  in  a  map  thereof  as  lots  Nos.  3  and  4, 

surveyed  for  Alexander  Colhoun,   85 

Sept.  2.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Alexander  Colhoun,  for  a 

tract  of  land,    86 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Alexander  Colhoun  for  the  same,   86 

Sept.  25.  Petition  of  Peter  Winne  and  James  Dillon,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  land  lying  at  Connajoharie 

on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   87 

Sept.  25.  Petition  of  Rev.  Henry  Barclay,  praying  a  patent 
for  300  acres  of  land  situate  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river  to  the  westward  of  the  land  of  John  Wemp,  88 
Sept.  30.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Peter  Winne  and  James 

Dillon,  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  *   89 

Sept.  30.  Certificate  to  Peter  Winne  and  James  Dillon,  for 
4,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river  adjoining  the  land  of  Lewis  Morris  &  Co., . .  89 
Oct.  1.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Lindesay,  for  2,000 

acres  of  land,   90 

Oct.  1.  Certificate  to  John  Lindesay,  for  2,000  acres  of  land 
lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  westward 
of  the  Fall  hill,  the  same  being  part  of  the  purchase  of 

Henderson  &  Livingston,   90 

Jan.  10.  Indian  deed  to  ,  of  a  tract  of  land  situate  on 

the  bank  of  Oswego  lake,  six  miles  eastward  of  Tieronde- 

quat,    91 

Oct.  1.  Return  of  a  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land  for  John 


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1741.      Lindesay,  situate  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river 

westward  of  the  Fall  hill,   92 

Oct.  6.  Return,  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  for 
Jacob  Mase  &  Co.,  situate  on  both  sides  of  a  large  branch 
of  Albany  or  Hudson's  river,  at  or  near  a  place  called 
Sachendaga,  and  containing  6,000  acres,   93 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  Lendert  Gansevoort  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  28,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river  over  against  Fort  Hunter,   94 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  John  Schuyler,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land  lying  about  1 7  miles  above  the  city  of  Al- 
bany, known  by  the  name  of  Mase  Island,  containing 
about  1 1  acres,  (2  copies,)   95,  96 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  Gerardus  and  John  Groesbeck,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river  at  or  near  a  place  called  Wallumschaak   97 

Oct.  10.  Return  of  a  survey  of  300  acres  of  land,  for  Rev. 
Henry  Barclay,  situate  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river  near  Fort  Hunter,  adjoining  the  land  of  John 
Wemp,   98 

Oct.  11.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Schuyler,  confirming 
unto  him  a  certain  island  in  Hudson's  river,  commonly 
called  Mase  Island,  containing  about  11  acres,  situate 
about  1 7  miles  above  Albany,   99 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Jacob  Mase  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  6,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  and  south 
sides  of  Albany  river,  at  or  near  a  place  called  by  the 
Indians  Sachendaga,  100 

Oct.  13.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Jacob  Mase  and  others, 
for  a  tract  of  land,  101 

Oct.  13.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Mase  and  others,  for  6,000 
acres  of  land  on  both  sides  of  Albany  river,  at  or  near  a 
place  called  Sachendaga,  101 

Oct.  13.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  John 
Groesbeck  &  Co.,  situate  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river  and  on  the  bank  of  a  lake  from  whence  a  large 
branch  of  Susquehanna  river  issues,  and  containing  17,200 
acres,  10; 

Oct.  1 9.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  the  Rev.  Henry  Barclay, 
for  a  tract  of  land  containing  about  300  acres,  10.' 

Oct.  19.  Certificate  to  Henry  Barclay,  for  300  acres  of  land 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  near  Fort  Hunter, 
and  adjoining  to  the  land  formerly  granted  to  John  Wemp,  10; 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Lendert  Gansevoort  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  28,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  situate 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  over  against  Fort 
Hunter,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  land 
heretofore  granted  to  Hendrick  Wansins,  and  including 
the  place  called  Ogsaquindge,   10 

Nov.  2.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Groesbeck  and  others, 
for  17,200  acres  of  land,   10 

Nov.  2.  Certificate  to  John  Groesbeck  and  others,  for  17,200 
acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 


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Tage. 

741.      river  and  on  the  bank  of  a  lake  from  which  a  large  branch 

of  Susquehanna  river  issues,   105 


[No  date.]  Petition  of  Altje  Colden  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  5,000  acres  of  land  situate  contiguous  to  a  patent 
lately  granted  to  Jacob  Mase  and  others,  and  compre- 
hended in  a  purchase  by  them  made  of  the  native  Indian 


proprietors,   106 

Nov.  7.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  Lendert 
Gansevoort  and  others,  situate  between  the  Mohawks 
river  and  another  large  branch  of  Hudson's  river  running 
to  the  northward  of  the  Mohawks,  and  contains  28,000 

acres,    10 7 

Nov.  20.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Lendert  Gansevoort  and 

others,  for  28,000  acres  of  land,   108 

Nov.  20.  Certificate  to  Lendert  Gansevoort  and  others,  for 

the  same,   108 

Nov.  26.  Petition  of  Stephen  Bayard  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  16,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side 
of  the  manor  of  Renslaerwick  and  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,   109 

Dec.  7.  Petition  of  Philip  Livingston,  junior,  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  16,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  both  sides 
of  a  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  above  Sarachtoga,  '.  110 


Indian  deed  to  Stephen  Bayard  and  others,  of  a  tract  of  land 
beginning  by  a  certain  fall  upon  Kinderhook  river,  and 
going  up  upon  the  said  river,  which  said  fall  is  called  by 
the  Indians  Kasesjewack,  taking  in  all  the  lands  on  both 
sides  of  said  river  2  miles  on  each  side  to  a  certain  place 
called  by  the  natives  Mogonghkamigh,  then  up  the  south- 
east branch  of  the  said  river  to  a  place  called  by  the 
natives  Mohauack,  and  from  thence  with  a  straight  line  to 
the  foot  of  a  hill  called  by  the  natives  Wapeem  watsjoe, 
and  in  Dutch  de  Karstenge  Bergh,  always  keeping  the 
breadth  of  two  English  miles  in  each  side  of  the  kill  till 
you  come  by  the  foot  of  the  said  hill,  the  whole  breadth 
of  the  said  tract  is  four  English  miles,   Ill 

Dec.  25.  Petition  of  Edward  Collins  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  5,000  acres  lying  contiguous  to  a  patent  lately 
granted  to  Jacob  Mase  and  others,  known  by  the  name  of 
North  Hampton,   112 

Petition  of  Nicholas  Vechte,  the  owner  of  a  tract  of  land  at 
Bompies  Hook,  in  the  township  of  Brookland,  in  Kings 
county,  fronting  the  East  bay  or  river,  and  particularly 
of  and  in  part  of  a  certain  beach,   113 

Dec.  3.  License  to  Phillip  Livingston,  junior,  &  Co.,  to  pur- 
chase 16,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  on 
both  sides  of  a  branch  of  the  Hudson's  river,  above 

Sarachtoga,   114 

742.  March  10.  Petition  of  Richard  Bradley,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  a  parcel  of  land  in  Orange  county,  near  Stony 
point,  adjoining  the  northwest  line  of  a  tract  of  the  peti- 
tioner's land  there,  and  also  250  acres  of  a  parcel  of  land 
in  the  same  county,  which  lies  at  the  foot  of  a  mountain 


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Page. 

called  or  known  by  the  name  of  Bear  hill,  to  the  south- 
ward and  eastward  thereof ;  and  near  to  other  of  the  peti- 
tioner's land,   115 

April  1.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Ramsen,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  for  license  to  purchase  10,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  on  the  south  side  of 
the  land  of  Jeremiah  Van  Renselaer,   116 

April  12.  Petition  of  Joseph  Sacket,  junr.,  of  New  York, 
who  is  seized  in  fee  of  and  in  a  small  piece  of  land  at  a  place 
called  New  Windsor,  in  Ulster  county,  lying  on  the  west 
side  of  Hudson's  river  and  contiguous  thereto,  between 
the  land  of  John  Alsop  on  the  north  and  of  Thomas 
Ellison  on  the  south,  praying  a  grant  of  the  sole  liberty 
of  having  a  ferry  at  any  convenient  place  within  the  dis- 
tance of  five  miles  on  each  side  of  his  said  land,  with  the 
privilege  of  landing  on  the  opposite  shore,   117 

April  18.  Surrender  by  Daniel  Ketelhuyn,  in  favor  of  John 
De  Peyster,  of  all  claim  to  a  tract  of  land,  on  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,   118 

June  24.  Petition  of  James  Alexander  and  John  Moore,  con- 
cerning the  quit  rents  paid  and  to  be  paid  upon  their 
lands,  on  the  Paltz  river,  .which  have  been  found  by 
survey  to  contain  but  1,940  acres,  instead  of  2,000,  as  was 
heretofore  supposed,   119 

April  19.  Draught  of  1,940  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of 
Paltz  river,  granted  to  James  Alexander,  April  9,  1719, 
(Montgomery,  Orange  county,)  119 

April  30.'  Petition  of  Adoniah  Schuyler  and  Samuel  Bayard, 
Jr.,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  for  license  to  pur- 
chase 30,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  between  the  east  line  of  the  manor 
of  Renselaerwick,  and  the  boundaries  of  Westenhook, . . .  120 

July  2.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  being 
part  of  the  tract  purchased  by  Jacob  Mase  &  Co.,  begin- 
ning at  the  most  easterly  corner  of  the  land  lately  granted 
to  the  said  Jacob  Mase  &  Co.,  and  containing  1,250  acres, 
survej^ed  by  Edward  Collins,   121 

July  2.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  for  Arent 
Stephens,  adjoining  the  preceding,  and  within  the  pur- 
chase of  Jacob  Mase  &  Co.,  containing  1,200  acres,. . . . .  121 

July  2.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  for  Cornelia 
Schuyler,  widow  of  John  Schuyler,  Junr.,  deceased,  con- 
taining 1,300  acres,  situate  within  the  purchase  of  Jacob 
Mase  &  Co.,  and  adjoining  to  a  tract  granted  to  Jacob 
Mase  &  Co.,   121 

July  2.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  containing 
1,250  acres,  for  Henry  Holland,  situate  within  the  pur- 
chase of  Jacob  Mase  &  Co.,  and  adjoining  the  preceding 
tract,     12 

Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Edward  Collins  and  others,  for 
5,000  acres  of  land,  •  •  12: 

July  14.  Petition  of  Stephen  Bayard,  in  behalf  of  himself 


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1 742.      and  others,  praying  a  patent  for  12,000  acres  of  a  tract  of 

land,  lying  to  the  northeast  of  Kinderhook,   123 

July  1 4.  Petition  of  Jeronimus  Greslaer,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  for  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land,  lying 
near  unto  a  hill,  known  and  called  by  the  Indians  Onenta- 
dego,  and  to  another  hill,  known  and  called  by  the 
Indians  Janaentadego,   124 

August  26.  Petition  of  Richard  Bradley,  for  a  grant  of  500 
acres,  of  the  vacant  lands,  near  Bear  hill  and  Stoney 
point,  in  the  county  of  Orange,   125 

August  30.  Indian  deed  to  Bartholomew  Vroman  and  others, 
of  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  by 
a  certain  creek,  known  and  called  by  the  Indians  Iutrach- 
cogte,  where  the  said  creek  comes  into  another  which 
runs  westerly,  and  from  thence  up  and  along  the  said 
creeck,  until  it  comes  to  certain  hill,  known  and  called  by 
the  Indians  Janoentago,  and  from  thence  along  the  said 
hill,  and  from  thence  to  the  aforesaid  creek,  where  it  first 
begun,   120 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  John  Alsop  and  Eupham  Alsop,  praying 
a  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  the  vacant  lands,  in  the  counties 
of  Orange  and  Ulster,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,  127 

Sept.  5.  Indian  deed  to  Philip  Livingston,  Junior,  and 
others,  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  a  branch  of  Hudson's 
river,  above  Saraghtoge,  embracing  the  quantity  of  32,000 
acres,   128 

Oct.  2.  Petition  of  William  Bauch  and  Jacob  Frederick 
Lawyer,  for  license  to  purchase  4,000  acres  of  a  tract  of 
land,  lying  near  unto  Schoharie,  and  contiguous  to  certain 
lands  now  in  their  possession,   129 

Oct.  2.  Petition  jof  Johannes  Lawyer  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  9,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  southwest 
of  Schoharie,   130 

Oct.  13.  Petition  of  Bartholomew  Vrooman  and  others, 
praying  a  patent  for  800  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  by  a  certain  creek, 
known  and  called  by  the  Indians  Jutrachcogte,   131 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Solomon  Finch,  praying  a  patent  for  300 
acres  of  land,  lying  in  two  parcels,  within  the  bounds  of 
Evans'  vacated  patent,   132 

Nov.  23.  Return  of  a  survey  of  4,000  acres  of  land,  for  John 
and  Eupham  Alsop,  situate  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,  on  the  south 
side  of  a  certain  brook,  in  the  Highlands,  falling  into 
Hudson's  river,  opposite  Anthony's  nose,  called  Poplop's 
kill,  and  adjoining  the  west  bounds  of  the  lands  of  Samuel 

Staats,   133 

1743.  Jan.  6.  Indian  deed  to  Casparis  Bronck,  of  a  tract  of  land, 
called  by  the  name  of  Stighcook,  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany ;  and  also  another 
tract  lying  between  the  said  Hudson's  river  and  Stigh 
cook,  the  first  containing  2,560  acres,  the  other  100 
acres,   134 


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1743.  April  12.  Return  of  a  survey  of  300  acres  of  land,  for 
Richard  Nicholls,  situate  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  and 
being  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   135 

April  22.  Return  of  a  survey  of  400  acres  of  land  for  Richard 
Nicholls,  situate  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of 
Evans'  vacated  patent,  beginning  at  the  corner  of  the 
corner  of  the  lands  on  the  Paltz  River,  adjoining  to  the 
lands  of  the  New  Paltz,  formerly  granted  to  Lewis  Du 
Bois,  (New  Paltz,  Ulster  Co.,)   136 

April  29.  Petition  of  Casparus  Brunck,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  praying  a  patent  for  two  certain  tracts  of  land 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  one  of  which  is 
called  Stighcook  and  contains  2,560  acres,  and  the  other 
lies  between  Stighcook  and  the  river,  and  contains  100 
acres,   137 

April  29.  Petition  of  Richard  Bradley  and  his  daughters 
Anne  and  Catherine,  praying  a  patent  for  4,800  acres  of 
vacant  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  at  the 
Cater's  kill,  (Catskill,  Greene  Co.?)   138 

April  29.  Petition  of  Moses  Northrop,  Abigail,  his  wife,  and 
Moses  Northrup,  junr.,  for  license  to  purchase  vacant 
lands  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  where  there  dwelling 
house  stands,  '   139 

April  29.  Petition  of  Moses  Northrup  and  others,  for  the 
same,  •.   140 

May  12.  Return  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  for  Cas- 
parus Brunk  and  others,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river  and  to  the  westward  of  Coghsacky,  one  of 
which  is  called  Stighcook,  and  contains  2,430  acres,  the 
other  is  on  the  north  side  of  a  brook  called  the  Stoney  kill 
and  the  west  side  of  the  old  Catts  kill  foot  path,  and  con- 
tains 100  acres,    142 

May  13.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Casparus  Brnnck  and  other, 
for  the  tracts  last  above  described,   143 

May  13.  Certificate  to  Casparus  Brunck  and  others,  for  the 
same,   143 

May  13.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Richard  Nicholls,  for  700 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  with   144 

May  13.  Certificate  to  Richard  Nicholls,  for  700  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated 
patent,  and  lying  next  to  the  lands  of  Lewis  Dubois,  on 
the  Paltz  river,  *.   144 

May  24.  Petition  of  John  De  Peyster,  praying  a  warrant  of 
survey  for  1,200  acres  of  land,   145 

May  25.  Petition  of  Richard  Bradley,  for  800  acres  of  land 
including  Bear  hill,  and  part  of  Puplope's  kill,  part  of 
which  has  been  petitioned  for  by  John  Alsop,   146 

May  27.  Petition  of  John  Little,  in  relation  to  the  taxes  on 
a  certain  tract  of  land  in  Ulster  county,  which  are  claimed 
by  the  county  of  Orange,   14? 

June  16.  Petition  of  Stephen  Bayard,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  praying  a  patent  for  1,800  acres  of  land  on  the  east 


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249 


Pago. 

743.      side  of  Hudson's  river,  above  Seraghtoga,  adjoining  to 

the  lands  lately  granted  to  John  Schuyler,  junr.,  &  Co.,. .  148 

June  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Stephen  Bayard,  for  1,300 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,   148 

June  23.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Bayard,  for  the  same,.  7. . .  149 

Petition  of  Abraham  Lansing,  junr.,  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  12,000  acres  of  land  lying  above  Connajoharie 
on  the  Mohocks  river,   150 

June  21.  Return  of  a  survey  of  800  acres  for  Bartholemew 
Vrooman  and  others,  situate  about  24  miles  west  from 
Schohary,  and  on  the  south  side  of  a  brook  there  called 
by  the  Indians  Tagquetainigo,   151 

June  21.  Return  of  a  survey  of  1,300  acres  of  land  for 
Stephen  Bayard  situate  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
above  Seraghtoga,   151 

June  21.  Petition  of  John  Ruthford,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  five  others,  therein  concerned,  for  a  license  to  purchase 
16,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  near  certain  lands  granted  to  Jacob  Glen  and  others,  152 

June  29.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Stephen  Bayard  and  others, 
of  4,380  acres  of  land  lying  to  the  northeast  of  Kinder- 
hook,  about  15  miles  from  Hudson's  river,  upon  Kinder- 
hook  river  and  some  branches  thereof,  part  of  which  tract 
is  known  by  the  Indian  name  of  Mawighanunk,   153 

July  1.  Return  of  a  survey  of  106  acres  of  land  for  Richard 
Bradley,  lying  upon  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  near 
Stony  Point,   154 

July  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Bartholomew  Vrooman 
and  others,  for  800  acres  of  land,   155 

July  12.  Certificate  to  Bartholomew  Vrooman  and  others, 
for  800  acres  of  land,  lying  about  24  miles  west  of  Scho- 
hary,   155 

July  29.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Stephen  Bayard  and  others, 
for  4,380  acres  of  land,  

July  30.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Bayard  and  others,  for  4,380 
acres  of  land  lying  to  the  northeast  of  Kinderhook,  about 
15  miles  from  Hudson's  river,  upon  Kinderhook  river,  and 
some  branches  thereof,  part  of  which  tract  is  called  Ma- 
wighanunk, (Columbia  Co.,)   156 

July  29.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Orange,  within  the  bounds  of  Evans'  vacated 
patent,  beginning  on  the  north  side  of  a  brook  in  the 
Highlands  called  Poplop's  kill,  which  falls  into  Hudson's 
river  opposite  Anthony's  nose,  and  containing  800  acres, 
surveyed  for  Richard  Bradley,  (Monroe,  Orange  Co.,) ...  157 

Sept.  2.  Return  of  a  survey  of  1,275  acres  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river  nigh  Schachtekok,  by  the  lands 
of  Johannes  Becker,  (part  of  paper  is  lost,)   158 

Sept.  — .  Indian  deed  to  Phillip  Livingston,  junr.,  and  others, 
of  all  that  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  or 
about  Hudson's  river  above  Saraghtoge,  bounded  west- 
erly by  the  lands  of  John  R.  Bleecker  and  others,   159 

Nov.  2.  License  to  William  Bauch  and  Jacob  Frederick 
32 


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[vol.  XIII. 


1743.  Lawyer,  to  purchase  4,000  acres  of  land  near  Schoharie 
and  contiguous  to  certain  lands  in  the  possesion  of  the 
said  Bauch  and  Sawyer,   160 

Nov.  2.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  De  Peyster,  for  1,275 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,   161 

Nov.  2.  Certificate  to  John  De  Peyster,  for  a  tract  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  nigh  Schachtekok,  con- 
taining 1,275  acres,   161 

1744.  May  11.  Petition  of  John  Baptist  Van  Renselaer  and  others, 

for  license  to  purchase  16,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   162 

May  11.  Petition  of  Phillip  Livingston,  junr.,  and  Henry 
Holland,  praying  a  patent  for  4,000  acres  lying  on  a  branch 
of  Hudson's  river  above  Saratoga,   163 

May  18.  Petition  of  Stephen  Bayard  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  28,000  acres  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,   164 

Indian  deed  to  Jacob  Frederick  Lawyer  and  others,  of  a 
tract  of  land  lying  on  the  southwest  part  of  Schoharre  in 
the  county  of  Albany,   165,  166 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  John  Becker,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
Johannes  Eckerson,  for  license  to  purchase  4,000  acres  of 
land  lying  upon  the  branch  of  a  creek  called  Schoharie 
and  lying  to  the  southeast  of  Schoharie,  167 

Petition  of  Richard  Nichols  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others, 
for  license  to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Hudson's  river  and  near  unto  Catskill,  168 


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Page. 


1744.  Jan.  11.  Petition  of  Philip  Verplanck,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 

acres  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  to  the 
southward  of  that  part  of  the  manor  of  Cortlandt  which 
lies  in  that  county,   1 

Jan.  14.  Petition  of  Philip  Verplanck,  praying  a  patent  for 
a  quantity  of  the  soil  of  Hudson's  river  fronting  his  lands 
on  both  sides  of  said  river  in  the  counties  of  Orange  and 
"Westchester,  in  order  to  establish  a  ferry,   2 

Jan.  14.  Petition  of  Phillip  Verplanck,  for  the  same,  with. .  3 

Jan.  14.  Minute  of  Council,  ordering  that  a  copy  be  served 
on  James  Lambwith  of  Haverstraw,  who  has  entered  a 
caveat  against  the  granting  of  the  same,  and   3 

March  18.  Affidavit  of  Phillip  Verplank,  attesting  the  ser- 
vice of  a  copy  of  his  petition  on  James  Lambwith,   3 

1745.  March  29.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lamb,  for  a  grant  of  Magda- 

len Island  and  Shipsteen  Island,  ten  miles  above  Esopus 
landing,    4 

March  29.  Petition  of  Henry  Lane  and  Hendrick  Remsen, 
for  leave  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,   5 

March  24.  Petition  of  Joseph  Sackett,  for  2,000  acres  of 
land  near  Shannemock  hill,   6 

April  8.  License  to  Henry  Lane  and  Hendrick  Remsen,  to 
purchase  lands  from  the  Indians,   7 

July  — .  Return  of  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  in  the  High- 
lands, for  Philip  Verplanck,   8 

Sept.  1.  Indian  deed  to  Hendrick  Remsen,  for  a  tract  of 

land  on  both  sides  of  the  Kattskill, ...    9 

1738.  Dec.  15.  Deed  from  William  Jamison  and  wife  to  Richard 
Nicholls,  for  23d  part  of  a  tract  of  land  in  Orange  and 
Ulster  Co's ;  also  half  a  lot  in  Broad  street,  New  York,  9 

1746.  April  16.  Release  from  Richard  Nikols  to  William  Jamison 

of  the  aforesaid,   9 

May  10.  Return  of  John  Lefever  and  Noah  Eltinge,  for  two 
tracts  of  land  adjoining  New  Paltz,   10 


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[vol.  XIV. 


Pago. 

1746.  Nov.  3.  Petition  of  John  Moore,  for  a  grant  of  land  in 

Orange  county,   11 

1747.  Jan.  5.  Return  of  survey  of  280  acres  of  land  for  Col. 

Moore  in  Evans' patent,   12 

March  17.   Warrant  to  prepare  letters  patent,  for  John 

Moore,  for  above  land,   13 

March  17.  Certificate  of  the  committee  of  the  council,  in 

favor  of  the  above  petition  of  Mr.  Moore,   13 

May  15.  Petition  of  Otto  Van  Tyle  and  others,  against 
granting  Jacob  de  Hart  a  patent,  for  a  ferry  between 
their  land  and  the  river,  and  the  land  between  high  and 
low  water  mark,  (Staten  Island,)  with  caveat,   14 

1748.  Nov.  2.  Petition  of  Solomon  Comes,  for  a  ferry  between 

Staten  Island  and  New  York,  <fcc,   15 

1747.  Nov.  24.  Petition  that  his  ferry  between  Staten  Island  and 

New  York,  may  be  declared  a  public  ferry,   16 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  William  Salisbury  &  Co.,  for  land  at 

Cats  kill,   17 

Nov.  28.  Petition  of  Henry  Lane  and  Hendrick  Remsen,  for 
leave  to  purchase  land  of  the  Indians,  near  Jeremiah  Van 
Renselaer's  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and 
in  Co.  of  Albany,   18 

1748.  March  9.  Petition  of  Noah  Elting  and  Nathaniel  Lefever, 

for  a  patent  for  land  near  New  Paltz,   19 

March  28.  License  to  Henry  Lane  and  Hendrick  Remsen,  to 

purchase  land  from  the  Indians,   20 

April  27.  Return  of  survey,  of  Elting  and  Lefever's  land, 

near  New  Paltz,  ,   21 

May  9.  Warrant  to  prepare  a  patent  for  said  land,   22 

Sept.  30.  Caveat  entered,  by  Otto  Van  Tyle,  against  the 

grant  of  a  ferry,  in  front  of  his  land,  on  Staten  Island, ...  23 
Oct.  8.  Petition  of  Thomas  Smith,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  in 

Orange  county,   24 

Oct.  26.  Petition  of  John  Dickinson,  of  Queens  county,  for 

land  in  Nassau  Island,   25 

Dec.  5.  Indian  deed  to  Henry  Remsen,  for  land  south  of 

Jeremiah  Van  Renselaer,  in  Albany  county,   26 

Dec.  9.  Indian  deed  to  Abraham  and  William  Salisbury,  for 

land  north  of  Katskill,     27 

Dec.  22.   Petition  of  five  of  attorney  general  Bradley's 

children,  for  6,000  acres  of  land,  in  Evans'  patent,   28 

1749.  Jan.  12.  Petition  of  inhabitants  of  Staten  Island,  against 

granting  the  prayer  of  the  petition  of  Solomon  Coomes, 
so  as  to  exclude  them  from  the  benefit  of  ferrying  from 
their  own  lands,   29 

Jan.  18.  Petition  of  Zacharia  Hoffman  and  Abraham  Smed- 
dies,  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  in  Ulster  Co.,   30 

Jan.  18.  Petition  of  Henry  Lane  and  Hendrick  Remsen,  to 
purchase  4,000  acres  of  land,  south  of  the  manor  of  Rense- 
iaerswyck,   31 

Feb.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Lane  and  Hendrick 
Remsen,  for  2,300  acres  of  land,  at  Katskill,   32 


vol.  xiv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  253 

Page. 

1749.  Feb.  7.  Petition  of  David  Rees,  for  1,800  acres  of  land,  in 

Orange  county,   33 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  2  tracts  of  land,  near  Katskill, 

for  Salisbury's  and  Bronck,   34 

March  14.  Petition  of  Henricus  Dubois  and  Cornelius  Shoen- 

maker,  jr.,  for  land  in  Ulster  Co.,   35 

March  16.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lane  and  Joris  Remsen,  for 

leave  to  purchase  land  of  the  Indians,   36 

March  22.  Warrant  to  prepare  patent  for  Henry  Lane  and 

Hendrick  Remsen,   37 

March  22.  Certificate  of  a  committee  of  the  council,  in  favor 

of  the  above  grant,   37 

March  28.  Petition  of  David  Seaman  and  others,  for  a  tract 

of  land  west  of  Hempstead,  L.  L,   38 

April  11.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Abraham  Salisbury  and 

others,  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  with   39 

April  11.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Salisbury  and  others,  for 

all  those  two  certain  tracts  of  land,  situate  in  the  county 

of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  near  the 

Katts  kill,  one  of  said  tracts  lying  on  that  kill,  and  the 


other  on  Poeteek's  creek,  containing  in  all  4,000  acres  of 


land,   39 

April  12.  Letter  of  G.  Banyar  to  David  Seaman,  respecting 
the  petition  of  the  latter,  and  the  public  notice  required 
to  be  given  to  the  inhabitants  of  Oysterbay  and  Hemp- 
stead, of  the  prayer  thereof,  before  the  council  will  act 

upon  the  same,   40 

April  29.  Advertisement  of  the  intentions  of  David  Sea- 
man &  Co.,  to  petition  the  council  for  lands,  in  Queens 

county,  and   41 

May  8.  Affidavits  of  William  Butler,  certifying  the  publica- 
tion of  the  same,   41 

June  21.  Return  of  survey,  for  Sarah,  Catharine,  George,  Eli- 
zabeth and  Mary  Bradley,  some  of  the  daughters  and  the 


.younger  son  of  Richard  Bradley,  of  four  certain  tracts  of 
land,  situate  in  the  Highlands,  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
being  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,  and  containing  to- 
gether 6,000  acres  of  land,  (Cornwall  and  Monroe,  Orange 

Co.,  and  Haverstraw,  Rockland  Co.,)   42 

Return  of  a  survey,  for  Hendricus  Dubois  and  Cornelius 
Schoomuaker,  Junr.,  of  five  certain  tracts  of  land,  situate 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated 
patent,  the  first  of  which  joins  the  southerly  bounds  of 
New  Palts,  and  lies  on  the  west  side  of  Palts  river,  con- 
taining 50  acres ;  the  second  lies  along  the  foot  of  the 
high  hills  or  Shawongunk  mountains,  and  joins  upon  the 
lands  of  Rutsen  &  Bruyn,  J ohn  Macklain,  Zacharias  Hoff- 


man and  Stephen  Dublois,  and  contains  630  acres,   43 

August  8.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Ten  Broeck,  praying  a 
patent  for  so  much  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  upon  both 
side  of  the  Katers  creek,  as  shall  be  found  vacant,  not 

exceeding  800  acres,   44 

August  8.  Petition  of  Jane.Colden  and  Ellis"  Colden,  claugh- 


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[vol.  XIV. 


1749.  ters  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  surveyor  general,  praying  a 
patent  for  4,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in  Evans'  vacated 
patent,  to  the  northwestward  of  the  land  granted  to 
James  Stringham,   45 

Sept.  27.  Caveat  entered  by  Nathaniel  Hazard,  Jr.,  against 
the  granting  of  a  patent,  for  a  parcel  of  land  in  Orange 
county,  in  Schonmack  clove,  lying  and  joining  on  the  west 
side  of  lands  granted  to  Nathaniel  Hazard,  Junr.,   46 

Heturn  of  a  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land,  for  Jane  Colden 
and  Alice  Colden,  Junr.,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated 
patent,  the  first  begins  where  the  southerly  line  of  Evans' 
patent  crosses  the  Wall  kill  or  Paltz  river,  and  contains 
1,000  acres  of  land ;  the  other  lies  on  the  southeast  side  of 
Sh/iwongunk  kill,  and  contains  3,000  acres,   46 

Oct.  8.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  for  Cornelius 
Tenbroeck,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  and  west  sides  of  the 
Katers  kill,  beginning  where  the  Bever  kill  runs  into  said 
Caters  kill,  and  down  the  stream  of  said  kill,  to  a  place 
called  Quatawicknock,   47 

Oct.  14.  Certificate  to  Jane  and  Alice  Colden,  two  of  the 
daughters  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  surveyor  general,  for 
two  certain  tracts  of  land,  situate  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
being  part  of  Evans7  vacated  patent,   48 

Oct.  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Jane  and  Alice  Colden,  for 
two  certain  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being 
part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,  ^   49 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  George  Murray  and  Jacobus  Bruyn, 
praying  a  patent,  4,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land  in  Evans' 
vacated  patent,   50 

Oct.  26.  Petition  of  Peter  Van  Brugh  Livingston  and  John 
Provoost,  praying  a  patent  for  3,000  acres,  out  of  the 
unappropriated  land  in  Evans'  vacated  patent,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  northwestward  of  the  lands  granted  to 
Thomas  Noxon  and  James  Stringham,   51 

Nov.  15.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  situ- 
ate in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  Evans  vaca- 
ted patent,  beginning  on  the  southwest  bounds  of  said 
patent,  called  the  northwest  line,  and  containing  3,000 
acres,  laid  out  for  Peter  Van  Brugh  Livingston  and  John 
Provoost,   52 

Dec.  1.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in 
Queens  county,  beginning  in  the  east  bounds  of  Hamp- 
stead  patent,  at  Thomas  Powell's  plain  land,  and  contain- 
ing 720  acres  ;  also  a  tract  of  salt  meadow,  lying  in  the 
county  aforesaid,  being  the  easterly  part  of  Seaman's 

Island,  and  containing  80  acres,   53 

1748.  Dec.  21.  Petition  of  Henry  Lane  and  Hendrick  Renson, 
praying  a  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land :  the  first  of  which 
lies  to  the  southward  of  the  lands  of  Jeremiah  Van  Ren- 
selaer,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  near  to  the 
lands  of  Johannis  Hallinbeck,  and  begins  on  the  north 
side  of  Katts  kill,  containing  about  590  acres;  and  the 


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255 


748.  other  of  said  tracts  is  situate  near  the  land  of  said  Hal- 
lenbeck,  and  begins  on  the  south  side  of  the  Catts  kill, 
containing  abont  1,500  acres,  and  likewise  about  200  acres 
of  vacant  land,  which  lie  contiguous  to  the  last  mentioned 
tract,    54 

749.  Dec.  22.  Caveat  entered  by  Micajah  Townsend,  in  behalf  of 

himself  and  the  township  of  Oysterbay,  in  Queens  county, 
against  the  granting  of  a  patent  to  any  person  or  persons 


for  any  lands  or  meadow  land  between  the  said  township 

and  Hempstead,  until  a  hearing  takes  place,   55 

Dec.  28.  Petition  of  Douw  Funda  and  Johannis  H.  Vroo- 
man,  praying  a  patent  for  300  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the 
Mohawks  country,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  between  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  John  Collins, 
deceased,  and  the  lands  granted  to  Abraham  Governeur, 

deceased,  ,   56 

750.  March  14.  Return  of  a  survey  of  six  certain  tracts  of  land, 
in  the  county  of  Orange,  near  Schunamock,  for  Thomas 

Smith,  containing,  in  all,  2,000  acres,   57 

March  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Ellison  and  Lawrence  Roome, 
praying  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  the  unappropriated  land 

in  Evans'  vacated  patent,   58 

March  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Cornelius  Ten  Broeok, 
for  800  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  with   59 


749.  Nov.  29.  Certificate  to  Cornelius  Ten  Broeck,  for  all  that 
certain  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
on  both  sides  of  the  Caters  kill,  extending  down  the  same 
to  a  place  called  Quatauriknock,  and  containing  800  acres,  59 

.750.  March  28.  Petition  of  George  Harrison,  of  the  city  of  New 


York,  for  a  grant  of  the  unappropriated  lands  of  Evans 
vacated  patent,  lying  near  the  New  Paltz,  not  to  exceed 

2,000  acres,   60 

March  30.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lane  and  Joris  Remsen,  son 
of  Hendrick  Remsen,  for  license  to  purchase  4,000  acres 
of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the  south- 
ward of  the  manor  of  Ranselaerwick,   61 


April  4.  Petition  of  Anthony  Tancret  and  Samuel  Rogers, 
praying  a  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land :  one  lying  in 
Dutchess  county,  between  the  nine  partners  and  the 
colony  line,  bounded  southerly  by  the  Ten  Mile  river, 
westerly  by  the  nine  partners,  northerly  by  lands  in  the 
possession  of  one  Thomas  Golden,  and  easterly  by  the 
colony  line,  containing  about  2,500  acres  ;  the  other  lying 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  and  is  bounded  northerly  by 
Tachanick  mountain,  easterly  by  the  colony  line,  southerly 
by  the  oar  beds,  and  westerly  by  the  single  teer  of  lots, 
containing  about  400  acres  ;  the  said  tracts  being  part  of 
the  lands  called  or  known  by  the  name  of  the  cast  or 


hove-out  lands,    62 

April  11.  Petition  of  Hugh  Wentworth,  of  Flushing,  in 
Queens  county,  praying  a  patent  for  1,000  acres  of  the 
vacant  lands  lying  near  the  New  Paltz,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   63 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XIV. 


Page. 

1750.  April  12.  Petition  of  Jacob  Roseboomand  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  containing  about  8,000  acres, 
and  bounded  on  the  north  by  three  patents,  one  granted 
to  Barent  P.  Coeman,  one  to  Matys  Hoogtaling,  and  the 
other  to  Casparus  Bronck ;  on  the  east  by  the  patent  of 
the  great  flatts  or  Lonenburgh,  on  the  south  by  Salisbury 
and  Van  Bergen's  patent,  and  on  the  west  by  a  patent 
lately  granted  to  Casparus  Bronck,   64 

April  12.  Petition  of  John  Ayscough,  praying  a  patent  for 
2,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  a  tract  called  the  Equivalent 
lands,  surrendered  by  the  colony  of  Connecticut  to  this 
Government,  which  are  part  of  the  cast  or  hove-out  lands, 
and  lye  adjoining  to  or  near  the  township  of  Danbury,  in 
Connecticut,   65 

April  4.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Peter  Van  Brugh  Living- 
ston and  John  Provoost,  for  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  with   66 

April  1 1 .  Exemplification  of  a  certificate  to  Peter  Van  Brugh 
Livingston  and  John  Provoost,  for  a  tract  of  land  situate 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated 
patent,  beginning  on  the  southwest  of  the  said  patent, 
commonly  called  the  northwest  line,  at  a  place  where  it 
crosses  the  Wall  kill,  and  contains  3,000  acres,   66 

May  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Thomas  Smith,  for  six  cer- 
tain tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  being  part-of 
Evans'  vacated  patent,  with   67 

April  11.  Exemplification  of  certificate  to  Thomas  Smith, 
for  six  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  near  Schu- 
nemock  hill,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,  and 
containing  together  2,000  acres,  •  *   67 

July  2.  Petition  of  William  Smith,  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
and  James  Brown,  of  Salem,  in  the  county  of  Westches- 
ter, praying  a  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  the  Equivalent 
lands,  including  the  land  purchased  by  them  of  the  New 
Fairfield  proprietors,   68 

June  21.  Petition  of  Hugh  Wentworth,  of  Flushing,  in 
Queens  county,  praying  a  patent  for  1,000  acres  of  land 
in  Evans'  patent,  lying  near  the  New  Paltz,   69 

June  30.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  con- 
taining 2,000  acres,  being  part  of  the  Equivalent  lands, 
for  John  Ayscough,   70 

June  30.  Return  of  a  survey  for  George  Harison,  of  three 
several  tracts  of  land  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated 
patent,  containing  in  all  2,000  acres,   71 

July  2.  Petition  of  Johan  Joost  Herkimer,  for  license  to  pur- 
chase 2,000  acres  of  vacant  land  lying  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  Connaioharie  and  Burnet's 
Field,   72 

July  2.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Myer,  praying  a  patent  for  a 
tract  of  vacant  land  lying  near  Conajohare,  on  the  south 
Bide  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  the  lands  granted  to 


.  xiv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  257 

Page. 

0.      Hartman  Windecker  and  others,  and  the  lands  granted  to 

Messrs.  Bleecker  and  Groesbeck  and  others,   73 

July  20.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  George  Harison,  of  the 
city  of  New  York,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  with   74 

July  20.  Certificate  to  George  Harison,  for  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  Ulster  county,  laid  out  in  three  tracts,   74 

Aug.  8.  "Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Sarah,  Catherine,  George, 
Elizabeth  and  Mary  Bradley,  for  four  certain  tracts  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  containing  together  6,000 
acres,  with   75 

Aug.  8.  Certificate  to  Sarah,  Catherine,  George,  Elizabeth 
and  Mary  Bradley,  for  four  certain  tracts  of  land  situate 
in  the  highlands,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  containing  to- 
gether 6,000  acres,   75 

Aug.  9.  Affidavit  of  Joseph  Tompkins,  of  Ulster  county, 
respecting  the  bounds  of  Paltz  Patent,  and  the  point  called 
Jefrous  hook,   76 

Aug.  14.  Return  of  a  survey  of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Walkill  or  Paltz 
river,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent ;  laid  out  for 
George  Murray  and  Jacobus  Bruyn,   77 

Aug.  22.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  John  Ayscough,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land  Equivalent  lands,  surrendered  by  the  colony 
of  Connecticut,  being  part  of  the  lands  commonly  called 
the  cast  or  hove-out  lands,  and  lying  adjoining  to  or  near 
the  township  of  Danbury,  in  Connecticut,   78 

Aug.  7.  Certificate  to  John  Ayscough,  for  two  thousand  acres 
of  the  Equivalent  land  surrendered  by  the  colony  of  Con- 
necticut to  this  Government,  being  part  of  the  lands  called 
the  cast  or  hove-out  lands,   78 

Sept.  14.  Petition  of  Staats  Long  Morris,  praying  a  patent 
for  two  parcels  of  upland,  meadow  and  flatts,  lying  on 
both  sides  of  Hudson's  river,  between  the  banks  of  the 
river  and  low  water  mark,  one  parcel  whereof  lies  on  the 
east  side  of  said  river,  and  begins  at  a  place  called  Sus- 
kampka,  in  Dutchess  county,  which  is  the  northwest  cor- 
ner of  Col.  Schuyler's  patent,  and  runs  from  thence 
southerly  along  the  bank  of  the  river  to  the  Saw  kill,  and 
the  other  parcel  lies  on  the  west  side  of  the  river,  in  Ulster 
county,  and  begins  at  the  Esopus  creek,  and  runs  from 
thence  northerly  along  the  bank  of  the  river  to  the  Saw- 
yer's creek,  where  Burregan's  mill  is  erected ;  also,  two 
islands  in  the  said  river,  one  called  Magdelen's,  and  the 
other  Slipsteen's  Island,  containing  in  all,  by  estimation, 
about  1,200  acres,   79 

Sept.  11.  Petition  of  John  Becker  and  Johannis  Eckerson, 
for  further  license  to  complete  a  purchase  of  4,000  acres 
of  land  lying  upon  a  branch  of  Schoharie  creek,  to  the 
southeast  of  Schoharie,   80 

Sept.  14.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  George  Murray  and  Jaco- 
bus Bruyn,  for  4,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  81 

Aug.  22.  Certificate  to  George  Murray  and  Jacobus  Bruvn, 
33 


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Page. 

1750.  for  a  certain  tract  situate  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  Walkill  or  Paltz  river,  being  part  of 
Evans' vacated  patent,   81 


Sept.  15.  Petition  of  Jacob  Corsen,  praying  a  patent  for  his 
ferry  between  his  land  on  Staten  Island  and  the  shore  of 
Bergen  in  East  New  Jersey  ;  also  for  all  the  ground  be- 
tween high  and  low  water  mark,  fronting  and  contiguous 
to  his  land,  and  all  other  the  vacant  and  unpatented 


ground  between  high  and  low  water  mark,   82 

Aug.  9.  Affidavit  of  William  Beekman,  respecting  the  lines 
of  the  Paltz  patent  in  Ulster  county,  and  the  location 

of  Iefrows  hook,   83 

Sept.  24.  Petition  of  Jacob  Rooseboom  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  situate  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudsons'  river,  beginning  on  the  old  Cats  Kill  foot 
path,  or  west  bounds  cf  the  patent  of  the  Great  flatts  or 

Lonenburgh,  containing  about  5,000  acres,   84 

Sept.  26.  Caveat  entered  by  Barent  V.  Benthuysen  and  R. 
R.  Livingston,  against  the  granting  of  any  lands  between 
high  and  low  water  mark  from  Saskahampa  to  the  Saugh 

kill,   85 

Sept.  29.  Caveat  entered  by  Joseph  Banks,  against  the  grant- 
ing of  any  patent  for  Calves  Island,  which  lies  about  a 
mile  to  the  eastward  of  Byram  river,  and  is  esteemed  to 
be  within  the  colony  of  Connecticut,   85 


Oct.  12.  Caveat  entered  against  granting  any  patent  for  any 
lands  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  opposite  An- 
thony's nose,  at  or  near  a  place  called  Poplops  kill,   85 

Oct.  17.  Indian  deed  to  Thomas  Lane  and  Joris  H.  Remsen 
of  the  city  of  New  York,  of  all  that  tract  of  land  lying 
to  the  southward  of  Ranselar's  manour,  beginning  by 
lands  patented  to  Henry  Lane  and  Hendrick  Remsen,  on 
the  west  side  of  Kats  creek,  and  down  the  stream  of 
said  creek  from  where  a  creek  called  Matenit  falls  into  it, 
and  contains  3,408  acres,   8( 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Staats  Long  Morris,  praying  a  patent  for 
two  parcels  of  meadow  and  flats,  one  being  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  and  adjoining  on  the  south  side  of  Esopus  creek, 
and  along  the  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  on  the  west  side 
of  the  same,  containing  about  100  acres,  the  other  is  a 
certain  flatt  in  the  middle  of  said  river,  called  and  known 
by  the  name  of  Large  Nutten  Hook  flat,  about  twenty 
miles  below  Albany,  fronting  Coxsackey  landing,  on  the 
west  side,  and  the  upper  end  of  Large  NuttonHook  on  the 
east  side,  containing  about  12  acres,   8 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  Johannis  Jansen,  in  behalf  and  by  order 
of  the  trustees  of  the  corporation  of  Kingston,  praying 
that  no  grant  be  made  upon  the  petition  of  Staats  Long 
Morris,  for  certain  parcels  of  land,  one  whereof  is  de- 
scribed to  be  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  and  beginning  at  the  Esopus  creek 
or  kill,   8 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  Staats  Long  Morris,  praying  that  an 


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Page. 

1750.  order  be  made  requiring  those  persons  who  have  entered 
caveats  against  his  former  petition  to  give  security  imme- 
diately that  they  will  pay  costs  in  case  said  caveats  or  any 

of  them  be  set  aside,   89 

Oct.  24.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  for 
David  Rees,  lying  in  the  county  of  Orange,  on  the  west 
side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  highlands,  and  on  the  back 
of  lands  there  granted  to  Doct.  Samuel  Staats,  being  part 

of  Evans'  vacated  patent,  containing  800  acres,   90 

Nov.  1.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  for 
Jacob  Roseboom  and  others,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river  and  adjoining  to  the  patent  of  the  Great  flats  or 

Loonenburgh  and  containing  4,530  acres,   91 

Nov.  3.  Return  of  a  survey  for  six  tracts  of  land  for  Thomas 
Ellison  and  Lawrence  Roome,  being  part  of  Evans'  vacated 
patent,  four  of  which  are  situate  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
and  the  other  two  in  the  county  of  Orange,  the  whole 

containing  4,000  acres,   92 

Dec.  14.  Petition  of  William  Bauch  and  Frederick  Lawyer, 
for  license  to  purchase  in  connection  with  Nicholas  York 
and  Jeronimus  Greslaer,  a  certain  tract  of  land  situate  on 
both  sides  of  Schoharie  creek,  that  is  to  say  on  the  back 
of  lands  on  the  west  side  of  said  creek,  granted  to  Johan- 
nis  Lawyer  and  John  De  Peyster,  and  on  the  back  of 
lands  on  the  east  side  of  said  creek  granted  to  Adam 
Vrooman,  having  to  the  northeastward  the  lands  granted 
to  Lieut.  Walter  Butler,  now  belonging  to  Maj :  Edward 

Clarke,  containing  by  estimation  about  5,000  acres,   93 

Nov.  12.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Thomas  Ellison  and  Law- 
rence Roome,  for  six  certain  tracts  of  land  situate  in  the 
counties  of  Ulster  and  Orange,  being  part  of  Evans' 

patent,  with   94 

Nov.  12.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate  to  Thomas  Ellison 
and  Lawrence  Roome,  for  six  certain  tracts  of  land  being 
part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,  four  of  which  lie  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  and  the  other  two  in  the  county  of 

Orange,  containing  in  all  4,000  acres,   94 

Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lane  and  Joris  Remsen  of  the 
city  of  New  York,  praying  a  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of 
land  lying  to  the  southward  of  the  manor  of  Renselaerwick,  95 
Nov.  16.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  for 
Anthony  Tancret  and  Samuel  Rogers,  being  part  of  the 
equivalent  lands  surrendered  by  the  colony  of  Connecticut 
to  this  government,  which  is  part  of  the  lands  commonly 
called  the  cast  or  hove-out  lands,  containing  3,000  acres,  96 
Nov.  29.  Petition  of  Johannis  Becker  and  Johannis  Ecker- 
son,  praying  that  4,000  acres  of  land,  purchased  by  them 
on  the  east  side  of  Schoharie  kreek,  a  little  above  Schoha- 
rie, be  excepted  out  of  any  license  which  may  be  granted 
to  Hieronimus  Crissler  and  others  to  purchase  lands  on 

the  east  side  of  that  creek,   97 

Dec.  5.  Return  of  a  survey  of  three  tracts  of  land  for  Hugh 
Wentworth,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  at  Jefl- 


260 


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[vol.  XIV. 


1750.  rous  Hook,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  Evans' 
vacated  patent,  containing  together,  2,000  acres,   93 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Alexander  Phoenix  and  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  1,200  acres  of  the  unappropriated  lands  in 
Evans'  vacated  patent,  situate  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
near  Buttermilk  falls,   99 

1751.  Jan.  2.  Return  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  situate 

in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  and  to  the  southward  of  the  manor  of  Renslerwick, 
beginning  on  the  south  side  of  a  brook,  called  by  the 
Indians,  Mateniet,  and  on  the  west  side  of  Cattskill,  where 
the  said  brook  empties  itself  into  said  kill,  and  containing 
3,400  acres,  for  Thos.  Lane  and  Joris  Remsen,   100 

Jan.  2.  Petition  of  Richard  Durham,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  praying  a  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  joining  easterly  to  land  granted  to 
Hugh  Wentworth,  and  to  other  land  granted  to  William 
Bond  and  Richard  Bradley,  and  westerly  and  northerly 
to  other  vacated  land  in  Evans'  patent,   101 

Jan.  31.  Petition  of  Jacob  Borst  and  others,  for  license  to 
purchase  a  certain  tract  of  woodland,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  about  six  miles  west  from  Schohary,  between  the 
mountains  of  Schohary  and  the  hills,  called  by  the  Indians, 
Onuntadass,  and  containing,  by  estimation,  about  20,000 
acres,    102 

Feb.  1 .  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Jacob  Roseboom  and  oth- 
ers, for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  situate  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  and  containing  4,530  acres,  with   103 

Nov.  25.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Roseboom  and  others,  for  a 
certain  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  adjoining  the  patent  of  the  great  flatts  or  Lonen- 
burgh,  and  containing  4,530  acres,   103 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Nicoll  and  Co.,  for  license  to  pur- 
chase 12,000  acres  of  land,  lying  to  the  southeast  of  Scho- 
hary, on  both  sides  of  a  certain  creek,  called  Foxes  creek,  104 

March  6.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Anthony  Tancret  and 
Samuel  Rogers,  for  3,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  the 
cast  or  hove-out  lands,  surrendered  by  the  colony  of  Con- 
necticut to  this  government,  with   105 

1750.  Dec.  24.  Exemplification  of  a  certificate,  to  Anthony  Tancret 

and  Samuel  Rogers,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  being  part 
of  the  cast  or  hove  out  lands,   105 

1751.  March  22.  Description  of  a  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land 

for  Phillip  Livingston,  situate  on  a  branch  of  Hudson's 
river,  near  a  place  called  Sachendaga,  and  containing 
4,000  acres,   106 

Petition  of  William  Bauch  and  Jacob  Frederick  Lawyer,  for 
license  to  purchase  land  from  Indians,   107 

March  29.  Petition  of  Thomas  Braine,  to  have  the  surveyor 
general  lay  out  two  thousand  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  Norman's  kill,   108 

April  3.  Petition  of  Luykas  Johs.  Wyngaard  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  10,000  acres  of  vacant  land  between 


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261 


Page. 

751.      the  lands  granted  by  the  patent  of  Schoharie  and  the  lands 

granted  by  patent  to  John  Lindesay,    109 

April  6.  Return  of  a  survey  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  for  Alex- 
ander Phoenix  and  others,  situate  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
in  the  high  lands,  near  Buttermilk  falls,  and  is  part  of 
Evans'  vacated  patent,   110 

April  10.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Thomas  Lane  and  Joris 
Remsen,  for  3,400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
southward  of  the  manor  of  Renselaerwyck,  with   Ill 

Jan.  2.  Certificate  to  Thomas  Lane  and  Joris  Remsen,  for  a 
tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  south- 
ward of  the  manor  of  Renselaerwick,  and  on  the  west  of  a 
brook  called  the  Catts  kill,  containing  3,400  acres,   Ill 

April  13.  Caveat  entered  against  trustees  of  the  corporation 
of  Kingston,  against  the  grant  of  any  uplands,  meadows 
or  islands,  mentioned  in  the  several  petitions  of  Staats 
Long  Morris,   112 

April  24.  Petition  of  John  Neilson,  praying  a  patent  for 
about  2,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  lying  upon  or  near  the 
Skunamock  hills,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  which  are  part 
of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   112 

April  24.  Letter  from  Win.  Johnson  to  Goldsbrough  Ban- 
yar,  deputy  secretary,  desiring  him  to  make  out  a  petition 
for  a  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land,  and  lay  it  before 

his  excellency,  with   113 

.  May  6.  Description  of  a  tract  of  land,  to  the  south  and 
southwest  of  Schoharie,  beginning  near  or  by  a  creek, 
called  by  the  Indians,  Adaquaghtangey,  and  joining  on 
one  side  to  Pensilvania  patent,  and  containing  130,000 
acres,   113 

May  16.  Petition  of  William  Johnson  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  certain  parcel  of  vacant  land,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  near  and  adjoining  to  the  lake,  called 
by  the  Indians  Canunda,  which  is  about  two  miles  distant 
from  the  Onondaga  castle,  and  likewise  said  lake,   114 

May  16.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Meyer,  of  Conajohare,  for 
license  to  purchase  about  500  acres  of  vacant  land,  lying 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  the 
lands  granted  to  Mr.  Philip  Livingston,  Hartman  Win- 
deker  and  company,   115 

May  23.  Indian  deed,  to  Jacob  Borst  and  others,  for  all  that 
tract  of  land,  situate  about  six  miles  west  from  Schohary, 
between  the  mountains  of  Schohary  and  a  brook,  called 
by  the  Indians  Oscallaghe,  and  containing  about  25,000 
acres,   116 

May  23.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Alexander  Phoenix,  Abra- 
ham Bockee  and  John  Exceen,  for  1,000  acres  of  land, 
situate  in  the  county  of  Orange,  in  the  Highlands,  near 
Buttermilk  falls,  with  ,   117 

April  24.  Certificate  to  Alexander  Phoenix,  Abraham  Bockee 
and  John  Exceen,  for  1,000  agres  of  land,  in  the  county 
of  Orange,  in  the  Highlands,  near  Buttermilk  falls,  being 
part  of  Evans'  vacated  patent,   117 


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1751.  May  28.  Indian  deed,  to  Captn.  Johan  Jost  Herckimer,  of 
all  that  tract  of  land,  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  at  the  Fall  hill,  be- 
ginning on  the  south  bank  of  said  river,  at  the  northwest 
corner  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  John  Lindsay,  con- 
taining 3,200  acres,  with  a  small  island,  containing  about 
two  acres,  lying  in  said  river,    118 

May  31.  Petition  of  Theobald  Yongh  and  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  28,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   119 

Nov.  19.  Petition  of  William  Smith,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  and  James  Brown,  of  Salem,  in  the  county  of 
Westchester,  for  land  in  the  Oblong,   120 

Nov.  19.  Description  of  above  lands,   121 

June  10.  Petition  of  Jacob  Borst  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  the  quantity  of  18,000  acres,  of  a  certain  tract 
of  land,  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  six  miles 
west  from  Schohary,  between  the  mountains  of  Schohary 
and  the  hill,  called  by  the  Indians  Onuntadasha,   122 

June  11.  Petition  of  Koenradt  Kanterman,  for  license  to  pur- 
chase 2,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  vacant  land,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  near 
a  place  called  the  Gyten  Bergh,  adjoining  or  near  to  the 
patent  of  Peter  Wagener,   123 

June  12.  License  to  Mathew  Ferral,  to  purchase  130,000 
acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  south  and  southwest  of  Scho- 
hary, beginning  near  a  branch  of  a  creek,  called  by  the 
Indians  Adaquashtangey,  and  continuing  down  the  same, 
to  the  place  where  it  empties  itself,   124 

June  12.  Petition  of  Mathew  Ferrall,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  company,  for  the  above  license,   125 

June  12.  Petition  of  Johan  Joost  Herkimer,  and  his  son 
Hendrick,  praying  a  patent  for  2,500  acres  of  a  certain 
tract  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  at  the  Fall  hill,  beginning  on 
the  south  bank  of  the  Mohawks  river,  at  the  northwest 
corner  of  Lindesay  &  Co.'s  patent;  together  with  a  small 
island,  containing  about  two  acres,  lying  in  said  river, 
above  the  place  where  said  tract  begins,  and  150  acres  on 
the  south  side  of  said  river,  near  Conajohary,  and  conti- 
guous to  lands  granted  Peter  Wagener  and  others,  .....  126 

June  20.  Warrant  for  a  patent,  to  Hugh  Wentworth,  for 
2,000  acres  of  land,  situate  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  near 
the  New  Paltz,  with   127 

1750.  Dec.  29.  Certificate  to  Hugh  Wentworth,  for  three  tracts  of 

land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  in  the  vicinity  of  Jeffrow's  hook,  containing  to- 
gether 2,000  acres,   I2' 

1751.  Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Abraham  Hasbrouck  and  others,  praying 

a  patent  for  the  quantity  of  2,000  acres,  out  of  the  unap- 
propriated lands  in  Evans'  vacated  patent,  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  lying  to  the  southward  and  south  westward  of 
New  Paltz  patent,  and  some  parcels  lying  to  the  south- 


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ward  of  the  land  granted  to  Noah  Eltinge  and  Nathaniel 
Lefever,   128 

Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Alexander  Colden  and  others,  the  pro- 
prietors and  inhabitants  of  a  tract  of  land,  above  the 
Highlands,  at  a  place  called  Qnassaick,  now  commonly 
called  Newburgh  patent,  in  Ulster  county,  praying  a 
confirmation  of  500  acres  of  land  to  the  present  trustees, 
formerly  held  by  the  Palatines  as  a  glebe,   129 

Sept.  17.  Return  of  a  survey,  for  Thomas  Braine,  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  being  part  of  a 
tract  purchased  of  the  Indians,  by  Walter  Butler  and 
others,  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of  a  tract  of 
land,  near  the  township  of  Schohary,  formerly  surveyed 
for  James  De  Lancey,   130 

Sept.  18.  Return  of  a  survey,  for  Johan  Joost  Herkimer,  and 
his  son  Hendrick  Herckimer,  of  two  tracts  of  land,  situate 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river ;  the  first  includes  a  hill  called  the  Fall  hill, 
begins  on  the  south  bank  of  the  Mohawks  river,  at  the 
nor tli  corner  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  John  Lindsay 
and  Phillip  Livingston,  and  contahis  2,180  acres,  includ- 
ing a  small  island  in  the  Mohawks  river ;  the  other  lies 
near  Conajohary,  begins  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract 
of  land  granted  to  Coenradt  Wiser  and  others,  and  con- 
tains 144  acres,   131 

Sept.  18.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Jacob  Borst  and  others,  of 
two  certain  tracts  of  land  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
between  the  mountains  of  Schohary  and  the  hill  called  by 
the  Indians  Onuntadagka,  on  a  creek  called  by  the  Indians 
Oschaleghe,  otherwise  Cobus  kill,  containing  together 
18,000  acres  of  land,   132 

Sept.  23.  Affidavit  of  Samuel  Morrell,  in  relation  to  the 
appointment  of  Alexander  Colden,  and  Richard  Albertson 
as  trustees  for  the  Glebe  land  of  Quassaick  patent,   133 

Oct.  5.  Petition  of  Jacob  Borst  and  others,  praying  a  patent 
for  18,000  acres  of  land  surveyed  for  them  to  the  west- 
ward of  Schohary,   134 

Oct.  7.  Petition  of  John  Frederick  Bauch  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  12,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  lying 
about  12  miles  west  from  Schohary  and  on  the  southerly 
side  of  tne  creek  called  Otsgarege,   135 

Oct.  8.  Petition  of  John  Lawyer  and  Phillip  Bergh,  for  license 
to  purchase  4,000  acres  of  land  situated  northerly  from 
the  patent  of  Schohary,  three  several  vacant  tracts,  the 
first  of  which  lies  on  the  west  side  of  the  patent  of  Morris 
and  Coeymans,  the  second  between  the  aforesaid  patent 
and  the  lands  granted  to  Myndert  Schuyler  and  Co.,  and 
the  third  tract  lies  between  the  last  mentioned  lands,  and 
the  manor  of  Renselaerswyck,   136 

Oct.  8.  Rough  description  of  the  foregoing  lands,  drawn  up 
by  Lawyer  and  Bergh,   137 

Oct.  8.  Petition  of  Stephen  Bayard  and  others,  praying  a 


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1751.  further  license  to  purchase  28,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  %.  137 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  John  Leake,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  the  land  lying  unappropriated  in  Evans'  vacated 
patent  in  Ulster  county   138 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  John  Beecker  and  Johannis  Eckerson, 
praying  a  further  license  to  purchase  4,000  acres  of  land 
situate  to  the  southeast  of  Schoharie,  upon  a  branch  of  a 
creek  called  Schoharie,  on  the  east  side  of  the  said  creek,  139 

Nov.  19.  Minute  of  council  in  relation  to  land  purchased  at 
Onondago,  from  the  Indians,  by  Col.  Johnson,   140 

1752.  Jan.  8.  Petition  of  Goldsbrow  Banyar  and  two  others,  pray- 

ing a  patent  for  6,000  acres  of  vacant  land  lying  to  the 
westward  of  Schohary,  between  two  tracts  lately  surveyed 
and  laid  out  for  Jacob  Borst  and  others,  141 

March  3.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Alexander  Colden  and 
Richard  Albertson,  for  the  glebe  lands  at  Quassaick,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  containing  500  acres,  142 

March  14.  Deed  of  surrender  of  Alexander  Colden  and 
Richard  Albertson,  of  500  acres  of  land,  being  the  glebe 
land  of  Quassaick  patent  in  Ulster  county,  143 

April  16  Petition  of  Rudolph  Staley  and  Johan  Joost 
Herckheimer,  junior,  for  license  to  purchase  16,000  acres 
of  a  tract  of  land  situate  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  above  the  fall  called  the  Long  fall,  adjoining  to  the 
southermost  part  of  the  patent  of  Burnet's  Field,  144 

April  23.  Indian  deed  to  Coenrad  Contreman,  of  Canajoharie, 
of  a  tract  of  land  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  near  Canajohary,  and 
upon  the  south  side  of  a  creek  called  by  the  Indians  Ots- 
quaga,  containing  950  acres,   145 

May  1.  Indian  deed  to  Johannes  Lawyer  and  Phillip  Bergh, 
of  two  several  tracts  of  land  situate  near  Schohary,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  the  first  being  about  four  miles  east  of 
Schohary,  and  beginning  at  the  eastermost  corner  of  a 
small  tract  of  land  granted  to  Lewis  Morris  and  Andries 
Coeiman,  thence  running  to  Kings  creek,  and  containing 
about  2,800  acres,  the  other  of  the  said  tracts  being  about 
one  mile  west  from  Schohary,  and  containing  200  acres,.  146 

May  7.  Petition  of  Jacob  Zimmerman  and  John  Joost  Schnell, 
for  license  to  purchase  4,000  acres  of  the  tract  of  land 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  about  six  miles  below  the  great  flatts, 
between  the  lands  there  belonging  to  Petrus  Van  Driesen 
and  Cornelius  Cuyler,   147 

May  7.  Petition  of  Jacob  Starnbergh,  for  license  to  purchase 
a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  at  Schoharie, 
between  the  two  patents  of  Kneescarns  town,  containing 
about  500  acres,  ..  148 

May  8.  Petition  of  Teady  Magin,  of  the  city  of  Albany,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  others,  for  license  to  purchase  8,000 
acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  beginning  at  the  bounds  of  Stone  Raby  patent 


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1752.  and  running  from  thence  to  a  creek  called  Canadas  kill, 
at  Burnet's  field,  and  adjoining  to  the  patent  of  Connajo- 
harie,    149 

May  13.  Caveat  entered  by  Nich.  Beryard  and  company, 
against  the  granting  of  any  patent  to  Theobald,  Adam, 
Frederick  and  Andries  Young,  for  a  tract  of  land  lying 
near  Peter  Wagener's  patent,  on  a  creek  which  empties 
itself  into  the  great  lake,  until  they  are  heard,   150 

May  20.  Petition  of  Henry  Holland,  for  a  patent  for  a  house 
and  lot  of  ground  situate  in  Dock  street  in  the  city  of 
New  York,   150 

May  21.  Deed  of  Henry  Holland,  surrendering  the  remain- 
der of  the  term  of  ninety-nine  years  in  a  lot  of  ground  in 
Dock  street  in  the  city  of  New  York,   151 

May  21.  Indian  deed  to  Teobalt  Yong  and  Adam  Yong  of 
Canajoharie,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  of  a  tract  of  land 
situate  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  twelve 
miles  distant  from  the  same,  and  lying  to  the  west  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Pieter  Wagenear  and  others,  beginning 
by  a  hole  where  a  stream  of  water  runs  into  the  ground 
called  by  the  Indians  Theoghsowone,   152 

May  21.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Henry  Holland,  for  a  house 
and  lot  of  ground  in  Dock  street  in  the  city  of  New  York,  153 

May  25.  Petition  of  Augustus  Van  Cortlandt,  praying  a 
patent  for  a  tract  of  vacant  land  in  the  county  of  Albany 
at  Schoharie,  between  two  patents  there  granted  to  Myn- 
dert  Schuyler  &  Co.,  and  to  Lewis  Morris  &  Co.,  and 
containing  887  acres,   154 

June  15.  Return  oi  a  survey  for  William  Smith  and  James 
Brown,  of  four  several  tracts  ,of  land  within  that  tract  of 
land  called  the  equivalent  lands  lately  surrendered  by  the 
colony  of  Connecticut  to  the  government,  containing 
together  3,590  acres,   156 

June  18.  Petition  of  Koenradt  Kanterman,  praying  a  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river  near  Canajohary,  upon  the  south  side  of  a  creek 
called  by  the  Indians  Otsquaga,  containing  950  acres  of 
land,   157 

June  24.  Petition  of  John  Leake,  praying  a  patent  for  200 
acres  of  land  bounded  northerly  by  the  patent  of  New 
Paltz,  hi  the  comity  of  Ulster,  and  southerly  by  the  lands 
there  belonging  to  Noah  Elting,   158 

June  24.  Petition  of  Johannes  Lawyer  and  Philip  Bergh, 
praying  a  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land  lying  near  Scho- 
hary,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  containing  about  3,000 
acres,   159 

June  24.  Petition  of  Augustus  Van  Cortlandt,  praying  a 
patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  at  Schoharie,  lying  between 
two  patents  there  granted  to  Myndert  Schuyler,  Robert 
Livingston  and  others,  and  to  Lewis  Morris  and  Andries 
Coeman,   160 

June  24.  Petition  of  Theobalt  Yongh  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  14,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the 
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1752  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  Mohawks  river 
about  twelve  miles  distant  from  said  river  lying  to  the 
west  of  a  tract  granted  to  Peter  Wagener  and  others,. .  161 

June  26.  Affidavit  of  Peter  D.  Schuyler,  in  relation  to  the 
land  purchased  of  the  Indians  at  Canajogarie,  by  Theo- 
bald Young,   162 

June  26.  Affidavit  of  David  Schuyler,  in  relation  to  the  lands 
purchased  of  the  Indians  at  Canajogarie,  by  Theobald 
Young,   163 

June  30.  Petition  of  Arent  Stevens,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
company,  for  a  license  to  purchase  30,000  acres  of  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land  situate  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river  beginning  at  or  near  Canada  creek,  and  running 
from  thence  along  the  bounds  of  Van  Dam  &  Co.'s  patent 
to  a  place  called  Anthony's  nose,  being  about  twelve  miles 
in  breadth,   164 

June  30.  Petition  of  David  Schuyler  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  32,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  and  on  both  sides  of  and 
near  a  creek  called  Ooks  creek,   165 

July  1.  Petition  of  Stephen  Bayard  and  others,  for  a  con- 
firmation of  20,000  acres  of  a  purchase  made  by  them  of 
the  Indians  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  which  - 
has  been  infringed  upon  by  a  later  purchase  of  Theobald 
Young  &  Co.,   166 

July  1.  Petition  of  Abraham  Kipp  of  Dutchess  county,  and 
Moses  Cantyne  of  Kingston  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  pray- 
ing a  patent  for  a  ferry  across  Hudson's  river,  167 

July  6.  Return  of  a  survey  for  John  Neilson,  of  the  several 
tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of 
Evans'  vacated  patent,  and  containing  in  all  2,000  acres,  168 

July  11.  Affidavit  of  John  V.  Cortlandt,  in  relation  to  the 
lands  on  the  Mohawk  river,  purchased  of  Stephen  Bayard 
&  Co.,  and  Theobald  Yongh  &  Co.,   169 

July  13.  Petition  of  John  Chambers  and  others,  praying  a 
patent  for  the  soil  of  the  Hudson  river  fronting  their  lots 
in  New  Windsor,  Ulster  county,  to  the  distance  of  60  feet 
from  high  water  mark,   170 

July  14.  Petition  of  Archibald  Kennedy,  collector  of  his 
majesties  customs,  praying  a  grant  of  the  lot  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  on  which  the  building  used  for  a  custom 
house  formerly  stood,  the  said  building  having  been  pre- 
sented by  a  grand  jury  as  a  nuisance  and  accordingly 
demolished,   171 

July  21.  Warrant  for  a  patent  to  Archibald  Kennedy,  for 
the  last  mentioned  lot,  with   172 

July  21.  Map  of  the  same,  (between  Dock  and  Bridge  streets 
in  the  city  of  New  York,)   172 

July  25.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Abraham  Fonda,  of  a  cer- 
tain island  on  Hudson's  river  between  Clavereck  and  the 
manor  of  Livingston,  commonly  called  and  known  by  the 
names  of  Fosterick  or  Tien  Pondts  Island  containing  250 
acres,    173 


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52.  July  28.  Petition  of  Tclcman  Cuyler  and  others,  for  a  license 
to  purchase  G,000  acres  of  vacant  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river  to  the  southward  of  the  manor  of  Rense- 
laer,  and  on  the  north  side  of  Caters  kill,   174 

Aug.  1.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Johannes  Lawyer  and  Phillip 
Bergh,  of  two  certain  tracts,  one  of  which  lies  about  four 
miles  east  of  Schoharie  on  the  road  from  thence  to  Albany, 
and  the  other  lies  about  one  mile  west  from  Schoharie, 
containing  together  2,640  acres,   175 

Aug.  1.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Coenradt  Kanterman,  of  a 
certain  tract  of  land  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  near  Cannojohary, 
and  upon  the  south  side  of  a  creek  or  brook  called  by  the 
Indians  Otsquaga,  beginning  where  another  brook  called 
Oekstingo  falls  into  the  same,  and  containing  905  acres,  176 


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1*752.  August  7.  Petition  of  Abraham  Fonda,  praying  letters  patent 
for  a  small  island  lying  in  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  near  Claverack,  and  known  by  the  name  of  Fos- 
terick  or  Tien  pondts  Island,  (Vastrick's  Island,  Columbia 
county,)   ] 

August  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Theobald  Young  and  oth- 
ers, of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  containing  14,000  acres, 
situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  being  part  of  a  tract 
lately  purchased,  in  his  majesty's  name,  from  the  Indian 
proprietors,  by  Theobald  Young  and  Adam  Young,  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  about  twelve  miles 
distant  from  said  river,  lying  to  the  west  of  a  tract  of  land 
granted  to  Peter  Wagganer,  David  Schyler  and  others, 
and  to  the  south  east  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  James 
Henderson  and  others,  (Warren,  Herkimer  county,)   2 

August  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Richard  Durham,  of  a  tract 
of  land,  containing  2,000  acres,  lying  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the 
lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (Plattville, 
Ulster  county,)   3 

Return  of  survey  for  John  Lake,  of  three  several  tracts  of 
land,  containing  together,  2,000  acres,  lying  on  the  west 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being 
part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
(Plattville,  Ulster  county,)   4 

August  10.  Petition  of  Thomas  Ellison,  praying  a  patent  of 
2,000  acres  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John 
Evans,  and  also  for  the  soil  now  lying  under  water,  six 
hundred  feet  from  high  water  mark  into  Hudson's  river, 
the  whole  extent  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  belonging  to 
said  Thos.  Ellison,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  at  a  place 
called  New  Windsor,  (Shawangunk,  Ulster  county,)   5 

August  14.  Petition  of  Samuel  Auchmuty  and  eight  others, 
praying  a  patent  for  18,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of 
two  tracts  :  the  one  purchased  by  Walter  Butler,  from  the 


XV.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


Indians,  in  1733,  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  to  the  westward  of 
the  township  of  Schenectady  ;  and  of  another  tract,  pur- 
chased by  Jacob  Glen  and  others,  from  the  Indians,  in 
1734,  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side 
of  the  Maquase  river,  near  fifty  miles  above  Schenectady, 
(Duanesburgh,  Schenectady  county,  and  Fairfield,  Herki- 
ker  county,)  (see  page  35,)  

August  21.  License  to  Teleman  Cuyler  and  others,  to  pur- 
chase, in  his  majesty's  name,  of  the  native  Indian  proprie- 
tors, 6,000  acres  of  the  vacant  lands  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the 
southward  of  the  manor  of  Renslaer,  and  on  the  north 
side  of  Katers  kill,  (Greene  county,)  

Sept.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Chambers  and  fourteen 
others,  of  water  lots  fronting  the  lands  on  Hudson's  river, 
and  lying  between  the  north  bounds  of  the  land  belonging 
to  Thomas  Ellison  and  the  north  bounds  of  the  land 
belonging  to  said  John  Chambers,  (at  New  Windsor, 
Orange  county,)  

Sept.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Augustus  Van  Cortlandt,  of  a 
certain  tract  of  land,  containing  1,270  acres,  situate  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  at  Schohary,  between  two  tracts  of 
land,  the  one  granted  to  Myndert  Schuyler  and  others, 
and  the  other  to  Lewis  Morris,  Jun.,  (Schoharie,  Schoharie 
county,)  

Sept.  25.  Petition  of  Danl.  Hasbroucq  and  others,  praying 
that  letters  patent  may  be  granted  unto  Abrm.  Hasbrouck 
and  others  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  containing  2,000 
acres,  laid  out  for  them,  and  always  reputed  to  be  within 
the  bounds  of  the  New  Paltz  patent,  until  the  year  1709, 
(New  Paltz  and  Shawangunk,  Ulster  county,)  

Sept.  26.  Caveat  entered  by  Noah  Elting,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  others,  against  the  granting  letters  patent  to 
Abrm.  Hasbrook  or  to  any  other  persons  whatever,  for  all 
or  any  part  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  coimty 
of  Ulster,  near  the  N.  Paltz,   

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Johannes  Lawyer,  Jun.,  and  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  6,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of 
land,  purchased  from  the  Indians,  lying  south  and  south 
west  from  Schoharie,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning 
at  a  certain  place,  called  by  the  Indians,  Jothahoike,  on 
Schoharie  creek,  then  up  the  stream  of  said  creek  to  the 
utermost  branch  thereof,  and  on  the  east  side  of  said  creek 
every  way  ten  miles  from  the  beginning  place  thereof  to 
the  end,  and  on  the  west  side  of  said  creek,  every  way 
twenty  miles,  containing  upwards  of  12,000  acres,  (Scho- 
harie county,)  

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Jacob  Frederick  Lawyer  and  Hiero- 
nimus  Kreisler,  praying  letters  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  a 
certain  tract  of  land,  purchased  of  the  Indians,  lying  in 
the  south  and  south  west  part  of  Schoharie,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  (Schoharie  county,)  


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1752.  Oct.  5.  Petition  of  William  Bauch  and  others,  praying  let- 
ters patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  containing  about 
6,000  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  both  sides 
of  Schoharie  creek,  and  contiguous  to  several  small  tracts 
of  land  granted  to  William  York  and  others,  and  also  for 
three  small  islands  in  said  creek,  containing  together  about 

12  acres,  (Middleburgh,  Schoharie  county,)   24 

1744.  April  17.  Indian  deed  to  Jacob  Fredk.  Lawyer,  William 
Bauch  and  Heronimus  Kreisler,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land, 
lying  in  the  south  and  south  west  of  Schoharie,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  and  begins  at  the  foot  of  a  hill  called 
Furberg,  then  with  a  straight  line  to  the  north  east  corner 
of  a  patent  granted  to  Capt.  Edwd.  Clarke,  then  westerly 
along  the  line  of  the  aforesaid  land  to  Schoharrie  creek 
river,  then  one  mile  more  westerly  into  the  woods  from 
said  river,  then  northerly  to  a  creek,  called  by  the  Indians, 
Oneyagine,  and  by  the  Christians,  Stone  creek,  then  one 
mile  more  northerly  from  said  Stone  creek,  then  easterly 
to  the  south  west  corner  of  the  great  patent  of  Schoharie, 
granted  to  Myndert  Schuyler,  Peter  Vonbrugh  and  others, 
including  all  the  lands  on  both  sides  of  Schoharie  river, 
between  the  before  mentioned  patents,  that  were  not  sold 


before,  (Schoharie  county,)  indorsed  with,   It 

April  17.  Certificate  of  Johannes  S.  Lawyer,  that  the  Indians 

received  full  payment  for  said  tract,  and  also  with   11 

1752.  Oct.  4.  Acknowledgment  of  Edwd.  Holland,  that  the  same 

was  duly  executed  by  the  Indians,  in  his  presence,   It 


Sept.  18.  Certificate  of  Direck  Hagadorn  and  LodowigReik- 
ert,  that  they  were  sent  by  Nichs.  York,  William  Bauch 
and  Jacob  Fred  :  Lawyer,  to  Johannes  Becker,  requesting 
him  to  go  along  with  them  to  New  York,  before  the 
govr.  and  council,  and  bring  with  him  all  his  writings 
concerning  the  land  in  dispute  between  said  parties,  with  1< 
1744.  April  16.  Account  of  monies  paid  the  Indians,  for  land  round 
and  between  the  patent  of  Nichs.  York,  Jacob  Fred. 

Lawyer  and  others,  ,   1' 

1752.  Oct.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Abrm.  Hasbrouck  and  others, 
for  two  certain  tracts  of  land,  containing  together  870 
acres,  situate  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the 
lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  Jno.  Evans,  (New  Paltz, 
Ulster  Co.,)   1 

Oct.  26.  Indian  deed  for  Arent  Stephens,  Dow  Fonda  and 
others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  beginning  at  a  great 
rock,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  a  creek,  called  by  the  In- 
dians Caniadutta,  and  runs  from  said  rock,  to  a  tract  of 
land  granted  to  Peter  Winne  and  others,  and  along  the 
bounds  thereof,  to  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  Harme  Van 
Slyke  and  De  Peyster ;  then  along  the  bounds  thereof,  to  a 
tract  of  land  called  Stonerabie,  and  then  along  the  E.  and 
N.E.  bounds  thereof  to  the  place  where  it  began,  contain- 
ing about  20,000  acres,  (Ephratah,  Fulton  Co.,)  with   1 

Oct.  19.  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colclen,  surveyor,  and  of 
Col.William  Johnson,  one  of  his  majesty's  council,  of  the 


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271 


52.      province  of  New  York,  that  the  bounds  therein  described 

are  correct,  ,   18 

Nov.  9.  Indian  deed  to  John  Fred :  Bauch,  and  four  others, 
for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the 
westward  of  Schoharie,  and  on  the  south  side  of  a  creek, 
called  by  the  Indians  Otsgarege,  and  by  the  inhabitants 
Cobus  kill,  containing  about  4,000  acres,  (Cobleskill, 
Schoharie  Co.,)  indorsed  with   19 

Nov.  9.  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  that  the  bounds 
described  therein  are  correct,  and  that  the  purchase 
money  has  been  paid  and  is  legally  executed,   19 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Lambertus  Starmbergh,  praying  a  li- 
cense to  purchase  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  lands,  situate 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  of  the  large  Scho- 
harie patent,  and  on  the  north  and  south  of  Fox's  kill,  and 
also  a  small  piece  lying  on  Cobus  kill,  near  Hendk.  Stub- 
raghs,  (Schoharie,  Schoharie  Co.,)    20 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Lawrence  Lawyer,  praying  a  license  to 
purchase  2,000  acres  of  the  vacant  lands,  situate  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  between  Schoharie  and  Cobus  kill, 
(Schoharie  Co.,)   21 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Jacob  Miller,  praying  a  license  to  pur- 
chase 400  acres  of  the  vacant  land,  situate  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  be- 
tween the  patent  of  the  German  flatts  and  Glen's  pur- 
chase, (Herkimer,  Herkimer  Co.,)   22 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Johannes  Becker,  Junr.,  and  others, 
praying  a  license  to  purchase  6,000  acres  of  vacant  land, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  Cobus  kill, 
and  on  the  east  of  the  patent  granted  to  Jacob  Borst, 
Jacob  C.  TeriEyke  and  others,  near  Schoharie,  (Carlisle 
and  Cobleskill,  Schoharie  Co.,)   23 

Nov.  15.  Petition  of  Arent  Stevens  and  nine  others,  praying 
a  patent  for  20,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  pur- 
chased from  the  Indians,  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  near  Stonerabie, 
(Ephratah,  Fulton  Co.,)    24 

Nov.  15.  Petition  of  Christopher  Blondel,  storekeeper  of  the 
fort  at  New  York,  praying  a  lease  of  a  certain  lot  and 
tenement,  situate  on  Hudson's  river,  to  the  northwest- 
ward of  the  northwest  corner  of  Fort  George,  in  the  city 
of  New  York,  said  lot  was  formerly  granted  by  Govr. 
Hunter  to  Thomas  Elde,  (see  page  29,)   25 

Nov.  16.  License  to  Jacob  Miller,  to  purchase  of  the  native 
Indians,  400  acres  of  some  vacant  land,  situate  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  between  the  patent  of  the  German  flatts  and  Glen's 
purchase,  (Herkimer  Co.,)   26 

Nov.  20.  Draft  of  a  warrant,  to  survey  the  lake  Canunda, 
and  the  lands  there  purchased,  by  Col.  Wm.  Johnson,  of 
the  Irdians,   27 

Nov.  21.  Petition  of  Matthew  Ferrall,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  company,  praying  a  license  to  complete  the  purchase 


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Page. 

1752.  from  the  Six  Nations  of  Indians,  of  130,000  acres  of  a 
large  tract  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the 
south  and  southwest  of  Schohary,   28 

Nov.  23.  Warrant  to  Christopher  Blundell,  storekeeper  of 
the  fort  at  New  York,  granting  him  a  lease  of  99  years, 
for  a  lot  and  tenement :  the  lot  was  formerly  granted  by 
Govr.  Hunter  to  Thomas  Elde,   29 

Nov.  30.  Petition  of  John  Fredk.  Bauch  and  others,  praying 
letters  patent,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  to  the  westward  of  Schoharie,  and  on  the  south 
side  of  a  creek,  called  by  the  Indians  Otsgarage,  and  by 
the  inhabitants  Cobus  kill,  containing  about  4,800  acres, 
(Cobleskill,  Schoharie  Co.,)   30 

Nov.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  John 
Benson  and  Joseph  Webb,  junr.,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land 
land  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  eight  miles  west 
from  Schoharie,  containing  about  4,000  acres,  (Cobleskill, 
Schoharie  Co.,)   31 

Nov.  30.  Bond  from  Joseph  Simson  to  Abrm.  Hasbrouck 
and  others,  for  fifty  pounds,  conditioned  that  Noah  Elting 
shall  pay  the  costs  and  charges  that  shall  be  awarded  to 
the  said  Abraham  Hasbrouck  and  others,  by  reason  of  a 
caveat  entered  by  Noah  Elting  against  granting  letters 
patent  to  the  said  Hasbrouck  and  others  for  a  certain  tract 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (New  Paltz  and  Shawan- 
gunk,  Ulster  Co.,)   32 

Dec.  6.  Letter  from  Cadwallader  Colden  to  Goldsbrow  Ban- 
yar, Esq.,  secretary  of  the  province,  directing  him  to 
change  the  course  of  a  certain  patent,   33 

Dec.  15.  Memorial  of  Walter  Rutherford,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  praying  further  time  to  prove  the  allegations 
of  the  persons  interested  in  a  certain  tract  of  land  com- 
monly called  the  Canajoharie  patent,  (Canajoharie,  &c, 
Montgomery  Co.,)   34 

1753.  Feb.  5.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Saml.  Auchmuty  and  others, 

of  sundrey  tracts  of  land  containing  together  18,000  acres 
of  land,  being  part  of  two  larger  tracts  situate  in  the 
county  of  Albany.  The  one  of  which  said  two  larger 
tracts  is  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  to 
the  westward  of  the  township  of  Schenectady,  purchased 
in  the  year  1733,  from  the  Indians,  by  Walter  Butler  and 
others,  the  other  of  said  larger  tracts  is  on  the  north  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river,  near  the  falls  below  Burnet's  field, 
about  fifty  miles  from  Schenectady,  and  purchased  in  the 
year  1734,  from  the  Indians,  by  Jacob  Glen  and  others, 
(Butler's  purchase,  Duanesburgh,  Schoharie  Co.,  and  Glen's 
purchase,  Fairfield,  Herkimer  Co.,)   35 

Feb.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Ellison,  of  two  certain 
tracts  of  land  situate  in  the  county  of  Ulster.,  being  part 
of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans ;  and 
also,  of  the  soil  under  the  water,  fronting  said  Ellison's 
land  in  Ulster  county,  (Wallkill  and  Crawford,)   36 

Feb.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Arent  Stephens  and  others,  of 


xv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  273 

Pago. 

a  certain  tract  of  land  containing  20,000  acres,  situate  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  near  Stone  Rabie,  (Ephratah,  Fulton  county,)   37 

Feb.  23.  Petition  of  Noah  Elting,  praying  a  stay  of  the 
patent  intended  to  be  granted  to  Abrm.  Hasbrouck  and 
others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
near  the  New  Paltz,  formerly  patented  to  Lewis  Dubois, 
(New  Paltz  and  Shawangunk,  Ulster  Co.,)   38 

Feb.  13.  Offer  of  Noah  Elting  to  Abrm.  Hasbrouck  and  others, 
to  convey  to  the  owners  of  the  New  Paltz  patent  a  share 
of  so  much  of  the  lands  contained  between  the  line  run 
from  Mogonck  to  the  marked  tree  at  Hudson's  river,  being 


south  fifty-two  degrees  east,  and  the  line  run  from  Mo- 
gonck to  the  Great  Stucks  heck,  to  a  marked  stone,  and 
another  line  run  from  the  said  stone,  at  the  Great  Stucks 
heck  to  the  said  marked  tree,  and  comprehended  .within 
a  patent  lately  obtained  by  said  Noah  Elting,  in  propor- 
tion to  their  several  rights  in  the  Paltz  patent,  they  pay- 
ing their  proportionate  parts  of  the  costs  and  expense  in 
obtaining  said  patent,  upon  condition  that  he  shall  hold 
the  lands,  &c,  in  his  possession,  which  he  claims  under 
the  title  of  Lewis  Dubois,  and  that  said  Abrm.  Hasbrouck 
first  give  a  deed  in  trust,  to  convey  the  same  to  him  in 
fee  simple,  after  said  Hasbrouck  obtains  a  patent,  and  also 
unto  Nathl.  Lefever,  the  lands  in  his  possession  and  a  pro- 
.  portionate  part  to  each  of  them,  of  the  undivided  lands 
comprehended  in  their  patent  and  claimed  by  the  OAvners 
of  the  Paltz  patent,  (New  Paltz  and  Shawangunk,  Ulster 

Co.,)   39 

Feb.  23.  Order  for,  Mr.  Elting  to  serve  a  copy  of  his  petition 
on  Mr.  Hasbrouck,  and  appointing  a  day  for  the  parties 
to  be  heard  in  relation  thereto,  and  that  Mr.  Elting  do 
give  security  to  answer  such  charges  as  shall  be  awarded,  40 
Feb.  24.  Bond  of  Noah  Elting  and  George  Harrison,  for  the 
sum  of  £30,  to  pay  such  costs  and  charges  as  shall  be 
adjudged  unto  Abrm.  Hasbrouck  and  others,  in  case  the 

petition  of  said  Noah  Elting  be  found  frivolous,   41 

March  2.  Petition  of  Nich's  Colton  and  Edward  Wilkins, 
praying  letters  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  Evans' 
patent,  ly'ng  in  the  highlands,  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
upon  and  between  the  mountains  contiguous  to  the  lands 
lately  granted  to  the  children  of  Richd.  Bradley,  deceased,  42 
April  10.  Answer  and  petition  of  John  Becker  and  Johannes 
Eckerson,  in  pursuance  to  his  Excellency's  order,  showing 
why  the  prayer  of  the  petition  of  Wm.  Bauch  and  others 
ought  not  to  be  granted,  and  praying  letters  patent  for 
3,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  purchased  by  them  from 

the  Indians,  (Middleburgh,  Schoharie  Co.,)   43 

April  13.  Petition  of  Johannes  Saml.  Pruyn  and  Dirck  Bratt 
Van  Schoonmaker,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  4,000 
acres  of  a  tract  of  vacant  land,  situate  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  on 


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Pape. 

1753.      the  west  of  Schoharie  creek,  near  a  kill  called  by  the 

Indians  Canagharagarie,   44 

April  16.  Caveat  entered  by  Thomas  Ellison  against  grant- 
ing to  John  Chambers  and  Company  or  any  others,  the 
soil  under  the  water  of  Hudson's  river  fronting  the  lot  of 
land  on  which  he  dwells  until  he  shall  be  further  heard 
concerning  the  same,   45 

April  27.  Petition  of  Rudolph  Staley  and  Johan  Joost  Herch- 
heimer,  junr.,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  16,000  acres 
of  a  tract  of  woodland,  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  above  the  fall 
called  the  Long  Fall,  adjoining  the  southernmost  patent 
of  Burnett's  field,  and  extending  southerly  into  the  woods, 
(German  Flats  and  Columbia,  Herkimer  Co.,)   46 

April  27.  Caveat  entered  by  Frances  Nicoll,  widow,  against 
granting  to  Thomas  Ellison,  the  soil  under  Hudson's  river 
fronting  the  lot  of  land  on  which  she  dwells  until  she  he 
heard  concerning  the  same,   47 

April  28.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Deyou,  praying  letters  patent 
for  2,000  acres  of  the  land  in  Evans'  patent  in  the  county  of 
Ulster  to  the  southward  and  southwest  of  the  New  Paltz 
patent,  -.   48 

May  1.  Petition  of  Teady  Magin,  praying  a  license  to  pur- 
chase of  the  Indians  30,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  at  the  bounds  of 
Stone  Rabey  patent,  and  running  from  thence  to  a  creek 
called  Canada  kill,  adjoining  the  patent  of  Canajoharic, 
and  is  in  breadth  about  twelve  miles,  (Oppenheim  &  Eph- 
ratah,  Fulton  Co.,)   4E 

May  6.  Draught  of  the  land  patented  to  Wm.  Bauch  and 
others,  and  of  the  lands  adjacent  thereto,  claimed  hy 
Johannes  Becker  and  Teunis  Eckerson,  as  having  been 
conveyed  and  confirmed  to  them  both  by  purchase,  and  a 
deed  of  gift  from  the  Indians,  (Middleburgh,  Schoharie 
Co.,)  (see  page  43,)   5( 

May  1 9.  Indian  deed  to  Lambartus  Starnbergh,  of  two  tracts 
of  land  lying  at  Schohary  in  the  county  of  Albany,  the  first 
of  which  beginning  in  the  east  line  of  the  lands  granted  to 
Myndert  Schuyler  and  others,  called  the  Schohary  patent, 
and  at  the  northwest  corner  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  to 
Lewis  Morris  and  Andries  Quieman,  and  runs  from  thence 
along  the  said  line  of  Schohary  patent  north  twenty-five 
degrees  east  one  hundred  and  forty  chains,  then  south 
seventy-five  degrees,  east  one  hundred  and  fifteen  chains, 
then  south  twenty-five  degrees,  west  one  hundred  and  forty 
chains  to  the  said  tract  granted  to  Lewis  Morris  and  An- 
dries Queman,  and  then  along  the  same  to  the  place  where 
this  tract  began,  containing  1,500  acres;  the  other  tract 
begins  at  the  southeast  corner  of  the  said  tract  granted  to 
Lewis  Morris  and  Andries  Quieman,  and  runs  from  thence 
south  twenty-seven  degrees,  west  one  hundred  and  thirty 
chains,  then  north  seventy-five  degrees,  west  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  chains  to  the  said  east  line  or  bounds  of 


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1753.  Schohary,  and  then  along  the  same  and  the  bounds  of  the 
said  tract  granted  to  Lewis  Morris  and  Andries  Quieman, 
to  the  place  of  beginning,  containing  1,600  acres,  (Scho- 
harie, Schoharie  Co.,)  indorsed  with   51 

May  19.  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  junr.,  that  the 
bounds  described  therein  are  correct,  and  that  the  purchase 
money  had  been  paid  to  the  Indians  in  his  presence,  &c,  51 

Mary  19.  Indian  deed  to  Johannes  Becker  and  others,  of  a 
certain  tract  of  land  about  six  miles  west  from  Schohary 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  northeast  side  of  a  creek 
called  by  the  Indians  Aschalege,  and  by  the  Christians 
Cobus  kill,  containing  6,000  acres,  (Carlisle  and  Cobles- 
kill,  Schoharie  Co.,)  indorsed  with   52 

May  19.  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  junr.,  that  the 
purchase  money  has  been  paid  to  the  Indians  in  his  pre- 
sence, &c,   52 

May  29.  Petition  of  Annatie  U.  Ziellie,  David  Becker  and 
others,  freeholders  and  inhabitants  upon  the  low  lands 
at  Schohary  in  the  county  of  Albany,  praying  a  grant  of 
1,000  acres  of  woodland  adjoining  their  plantations,  and 
petitioned  for  by  Thomas  Eckerson  and  others,  (Middle- 
burgh,  Schoharie  Co.,)   53 

May  29.  Caveat  entered  in  behalf  of  Annatie  V.  Ziellie, 
widow,  David  Becker  and  others,  against  Thomas  Ecker- 
son and  others,  obtaining  a  grant  of  the  unpatented  lands 
adjoining  their  plantations  at  Schohary  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  until  they  be  heard  concerning  the  same,   54 

June  G.  Petition  of  Jacob  Starnberger  and  others,  praying 
a  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  8,000  acres  of  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany  at  Scho- 
hary, between  the  large  patent  of  Schohary  and  the  patent 
of  Renselaerwyck,  on  both  sides  of  Foxes'  creek,  (Scho- 
harie, Schoharie  Co.,)   55 

June  27.  Petition  of  David  Schuyler  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  a  certain  tract  of  vacant 
land  about  miles  square,  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
adjoining  the  west  side  of  a  lake  called  Caniadarage,  and 
contiguous  to  lands  lately  granted  to  Adam  Young,  (Plain- 
field,  Richfield  and  Exeter,  Otsego  Co.,  and  Winfield, 
Herkimer  Co.,)  •   56 

July  4.  Petition  of  John  Schuyler  and  Abrm.  Douw,  in  behalf 
of  themselves  and  others,  praying  a  license  to  purchase 
of  the  Indians  28,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  on  both  sides  of  a  creek  called  Ooks  creek,  (Sacon- 
daga  patent,  chiefly  in  Fulton  Co.,)   57 

July  16.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Frederick  Bauch  and 
others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  containing  36,000  acres 
situate  in  the  county  of  Albany  to  the  westward  of  Scho- 
hary and  on  the  south  side  of  a  creek  called  by  the  Indians 
Otsgarage,  and  by  the  inhabitants  Cobus  kill,  (Cobles- 
kill,  Schoharie  Co.,)   38 

July  18.  Petition  of  Johannes  Becker,  Junr.,  and  others, 


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1753.  praying  letters  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  situate 
about  six  miles  west  of  Schohary,  in  the  county  of  Al- 
bany, on  the  north  side  of  a  creek,  called  by  the  Indians 
Aschalege,  and  by  the  Christians  Cobus  kill,  containing 
6,000  acres,  (Carlisle  and  Cobleskill,  Schoharie  Co.,)  (see 
page  52,)   59 

July  18.  Petition  of  Lambertus  Starnbergh  and  Adam  Starn- 
bergh,  praying  letters  patent  for  two  certain  tracts  of 
land,  lying  at  Schohary,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  and 
containing  together  about  3,100  acres,  (Schoharie,  Scho- 
harie Co.,)  (see  page  51,)   GO 

July  26.  Petition  of  Jacob  Timberman  and  Johan  Joost 
Snell,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  4,000 
acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  about 
six  miles  below  the  great  flatts,  between  the  lands  there, 
belonging  to  Petrus  Van  Driesen  and  Corns.  Cuyler, 
(Manheim,  Herkimer  Co.,)   61 

July  20.  Petition  of  Johannes  Lawyer,  Junr.,  and  others, 
praying  a  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  8,000  acres 
of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
about  twelve  miles  west  of  jSchohary,  on  the  west  and 
north  side  of  a  patent,  granted  to  Jacob  Borst,  Mathw. 
Bowman  and  others,  (Sharon,  Schoharie  Co.,)   62 

July  28.  License  to  Johannes  Lawyer,  Junr.,  and  others,  to 
purchase  of  the  Indians  8,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of 
land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  twelve  miles 
west  of  Schohary,  on  the  west  and  north  side  of  a  patent, 
granted  to  Jacob  Borst,  Mathew  Bowman  and  others, 
(Sharon,  Schoharie  Co.,)   63 

July  28.  Petition  of  James  Stewart,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  8,000 
acres  of  a  parcel  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  the 
south  and  southeast  corner  of  a  tract  of  land,  granted  to 
Arent  Stevens,  Dow  Fonda  and  others,  and  from  thence 
to  the  bounds  of  Peter  Winne  and  Hans  Hunns  patents, 
called  Sachendage,  and  also  two  small  parcels  of  land, 
containing  together  500  acres,  lying  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  one  of  which  lies  between  the  lands 
of  Walter  Butler  and  Marian  Scott,  and  the  other  be- 
tween the  patents  of  Col.  Schuyler,  De  Peyster  Van  Slyke 
and  others,  (Johnstown,  Fulton  Co.,)  ,   64 

August  7.  Petition  of  John  McNeile  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  a  certain  tract  of  land, 
4  miles  square,  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  about  eight  miles  to  the 
westward  of  Conagoharie  castle,  contiguous  to  lands 
there,  belonging  to  David  Young,  lying  partly  between 
two  places,  called  by  the  Indians  Johaicle  and  Joshua, 
(Stark,  Herkimer  Co.,  and  Springfield,  Otsego  Co.,)   65 

August  27.  Petition  of  Ury  Rightmeyer  and  Hendk.  Weaver, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  praying  a  license  to 


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3.  purchase  32,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  situate  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  southward  of  Schoharie,  be- 
ginning at  the  southernmost  bounds  of  a  patent  granted 
to  Capt.  Edwd.  Clarke  and  others,  called  Breakabine,  and 
running  from  thence  up  along  both  sides  of  Schohary 
creek,  to  the  patent  of  the  Vanbergens,  running  ten  miles 
into  the  woods,  on  each  side  of  the  said  creek,  (Blenheim 
and  Broome,  Schoharie  Co.,)  (see  page  69,)   66 

August  31.  Petition  of  Augustine  Moore  and  John  Meyer, 
praying  letters  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of 
land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  about,  twelve  miles  distant  from  said 
river,  to  the  west  of  a  tract  granted  to  Peter  Wagener, 
David  Schuyler  and  others,  and  to  the  southeast  of  a 
tract  granted  to  James  Henderson  and  others,  (Blenheim 
and  Broome,  Schoharie  Co.,)   67 

Sept.  21.  License  to  Ury  Rightmeyer  and  Hendk.  Weaver, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  to  purchase  of 
the  Indians  32,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  situate  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  southward  of  Schohary,  be- 
ginning at  the  southernmost  bounds  of  a  patent,  granted 
to  Captn.  Edwd.  Clarke  and  others,  called  Breakabine, 
and  running  from  thence  up  along  both  sides  of  Schoharie 
creek,  to  the  patent  of  the  Vanbergens,  running  ten  miles 
into  the  woods,  on  each  side  of  said  creek,  with   69 

Sept.  7.  Appointment  of  John  Dies,  by  Cadwallader  Colden 
and  Alexr.  Colden,  as  deputy  surveyor,  to  survey  the 
same,   69 

Sept.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Chambers  and  others,  of 
the  water  lots,  fronting  the  lands  of  the  owners  and  pro- 
prietors of  lands  on  Hudson's  river,  between  the  north 
bounds  of  the  lands  of  said  John  Chambers,  and  the 
north  bounds  of  the  lands  of  Thomas  Ellison,  (at  ISTew 
Windsor,  Orange  Co.,)   70 

Sept.  1.  Map  of  the  soil  fronting  the  lands  of  the  owners  and 
proprietors  of  lands  on  Hudson's  river,  between  the  north 
bounds  of  the  lands  of  John  Chambers,  and  the  north 
bounds  of  Thomas  Ellison's  land,   71 

Sept.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Lambertus  Harnbergh  and 
Adam  Harnbergh,  of  two  certain  tracts  of  land,  contain- 
ing together  3,000  acres,  lying  at  Schohary,  in  the  coimty 
of  Albany,  (Schoharie,  Schoharie  Co.,)   72 

Sept.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Johannes  Becker,  Junr.,  and 
others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  situate  about  six  miles 
west  from  Schohary,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
north  side  of  a  creek,  called  by  the  Indians  Aschalege, 
and  by  the  Christians  Cobuskill,  containing  6,000  acres, 
(Carlisle  and  Cobleskill,  Schoharie  Co.,)   73 

Sept.  27.  Extract  of  letters  patent  of  confirmation  granted 
to  Wm.  Leveridge,  of  three  tracts  of  land  lying  in  Kats- 
kill,  near  the  fall  of  water  called  by  the  Indians  Quata- 
vichnack,  (Greene  county,)   74 

Sept.  13.  Bond  from  John  Van  Dyck  and  Jacob  Van  Dyck, 


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1753.  to  Thomas  Eckeroon  and  others,  for  £50,  conditioned 
that  the  said  John  Van  D}<ck  shall  pay  to  said  Thorn  is 
Eckerson  and  others,  the  costs  and  charges  that  may  be 
awarded  to  the  said  Eckerson  and  others,  by  reason  of  a 
caveat  entered  by  said  John  Van  Dyck  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  others,  against  granting  letters  patent  to  Thos. 
Eckerson  and  others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  on 
both  sides  of  Schohary  creek,  in  the  county  of  Albany,.  75 

Oct.  2i>.  Petition  of  Ury  Rightmeyer  and  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  8,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land 
situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  eight  miles  to  the 
southward  of  Schohary,  between  the  lands  patented  to 
Capt.  Edward  Clarke  and  to  Garet  Van  Bergen,  Francis 
Salsbury  and  others,  (Blenheim,  <fec,  Schoharie  county,).  76 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Hendk.  Peterson  and  other  Mohawk 
Indians,  praying  that  the  Germans  may  have  part  of  the 
land  that  Teady  Magin  intends  taking  up,  (Russia,  Nor- 
way, Salisbury,  West  Brunswick,  <fcc,  Herkimer  counly,)  77 

Nov.  13.  Indian  deed  to  Frederick  Miller,  Adam  Scheffer 
and  others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  bounded  as  follows,  viz. : 
on  the  north  and  northwest  sid^s  thereof  upon  Waggoners, 
on  the  east  and  northeast  sides  upon  Cherry  Valley  and 
another  small  patent  of  500  acres,  on  the  south  and  south- 
west sides  thereof  upon  Livingston's  patent,  and  upon  the 
west  side  upon  the  lake  called  by  the  Indians  Otseke,  and 
a  creek  issuing  out  of  the  said  lake,  being  a  branch  of 

Susquehannah  river,  indorsed  with   77 

1761.  March  30.  Deposition  of  Jchn  Butler,  that  the  contents 
thereof  was  interpreted  to  the  Conojohary  Indians,  and 
also  with   77 

March  23.  Certificate  of  Wm.  Johnson,  that  the  purchase 

money  specified  therein  was  paid,   77 

1753.  Nov.  18.  Indian  deed  to  James  Stewart  and  others,  for  a 
certain  tract  of  land  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner 
of  the  land  purchased  by  and  granted  to  Arent  Stevens, 
Dow  Fonda  and  others,  lying  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  about  twenty  miles  above  Schenec- 
tady, and  about  four  miles  and  a  half  from  the  Mohawks 
river,  and  running  from  thence  northerly  along  westerly 

bounds  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  Winne,  Hance 

Hunn  and  others,  then  southerly  to  the  north  corner  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Arent  Stevens,  Dow  Fonda  and  others, 
west  to  the  rock  on  the  side  of  Canigaghthudda  creek, 
where  Stevens  land  began,  from  thence  back  the  same  line 
north  seven  degrees,  west  eighty-nine  chains  to  the  west 
side  of  Garoge  creek,  thence  along  the  westerly  side  of 
said  creek,  as  it  runs,  to  the  place  where  another  creek 
called  Caniahdutta,  falls  into  the  said  Garoge  creek,  then 
closing  on  Stone  Arabie,  and  also  two  small  parcels  of  land 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  one  of  which 
begins  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Walter  Butler's  land, 
(Johnstown,  Fulton  county,)  indorsed  with   78 


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Page. 

7 53.  Nov.  18.  Certificate  of  Peter  Van  Driesen,  that  the  same 

was  surveyed  in  the  presence  of  the  Indians,  and  also  with  78 

Nov.  23.  Certificates  of  Wm.  Johnson,  that  the  purchase 
money  mentioned  therein  was  paid,  and  the  contents 

thereof  duly  interpreted,   78 

;752.  July  8.  Bond  of  Win.  Spencer  to  Geo.  Clerk,  for  ten  pounds, 
conditioned  that  he  shall  settle  within  six  months,  lot  85, 
in  the  township  of  Cherry  Valley,  formerly  taken  up  by 
Charles  Parker,  and  also  that  he  shall  be  forthcoming  for 
the  rents  and  profits  thereof,  (Otsego  county,)  with   79 

List  of  articles  contained  in  the  obligations  settled  upon  Mr. 

Clark's  land  in  Cherry  Valley,   79 

753.  April  27.  Bond  of  Robert  Shankland  to  Geo:  Clerk,  for  £10, 
conditioned  that  he  shall  settle  within  six  months,  lott  67, 
in  the  township  of  Cherry  Valley,  and  also  that  he  shall 
be  forthcoming  for  the  rents  and  profits  thereof,  (Otsego 
county,)  : .   80 

April  27.  Bond  of  Geo:  Burne  to  Geo:  Clerk,  for  £10,  con- 
ditioned that  he  shall  settle  within  six  months,  lot  6,  in 
in  the  township  of  Cherry  Valley,  and  also  that  he  shall 
be  forthcoming  for  the  rents  and  profits  thereof,  (Otsego 
county,)   81 

May  9th.  Bond  of  Geo.  Rickart  to  Geo.  Clerk,  for  £10,  con- 
ditioned that  he  shall  settle  within  six  months  lots  4  and 
5,  in  the  township  of  Cherry  Valley,  and  also  that  he  shall 
be  forthcoming  for  the  rents  and  profits  thereof,  (Otsego 
county,)   82 

May  12.  Bond  of  Wm.  Farguson  to  Geo.  Clerk,  for  £10, 
conditioned  that  he  shall  settle  within  six  months  lot  35, 
in  the  township  of  Cherry  Valley,  and  also  that  he  shall 
be  forthcoming  for  the  rents  and  profits  thereof,  (Otsego 
county,)   83 

May  22.  Bond  of  Peter  Cratty  to  Geo.  Clerk,  for  £10,  con- 
ditioned that  he  shall  settle  within  six  months  lot  41,  in 
the  township  of  Cherry  Valley,  and  also  that  he  shall  be 
forthcoming  for  the  rents  and  profits  thereof,  (Otsego 
county,)    84 

July  10.  Bond  of  Bassil  Taus  to  Geo  :  Clerk  for  £10,  condi- 
tioned that  he  shall  settle,  within  six  months,  lott  46,  in 
the  township  of  Cherry  Valley,  and  also  that  he  shall  be 
forthcoming  for  the  rents  and  profits  thereof,    85 

Oct.  16.  Bond  of  Alexr.  Dunlop  to  Geo  :  Clerk  for  £10,  con- 
ditioned that  he  shall  settle,  within  six  months,  lott  53,  in 
the  township  of  Cherry  Valley,  and  also  that  he  shall  be 
forthcoming  for  the  rents  and  profits  thereof,  (Otsego 
county,)   86 

Nov.  22.  Bond  of  John  Taus  to  Geo.  Clerk  for  £10,  condi- 
tioned that  he  shall  settle,  within  six  months,  lott  45,  in 
the  township  of  Cherry  Valley,  and  also  that  he  shall 
be  forthcoming  for  the  rents  and  profits  thereof,  (Otsego 
county,)    87 

Nov.  28.  Bond  of  John  Harper  to  Geo :  Clerk  for  £10,  con- 
ditioned that  he  shall  settle,  within  six  months,  lott  35, 


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Paga 

1753.  in  the  township  of  Cherry  Valley,  and  also  that  he  shall 

be  forthcoming  for  the  rents  and  profits  thereof,  (Otsego 
county,)   88 

1754.  Jan.  31.  Copy  of  the  26th,  27th,  56th  and  59th  articles  of 

his  majesty's  instructions  to  Sir  Danvers  Osborne.  The 
26th  and  27th  articles  relate  to  appeals  in  courts  of  law. 
The  56th  relates  to  the  granting  and  distributing  of  lands, 
the  quit  rents  to  be  reserved  on  every  100  acres  of  land 
granted  ;  no  person  to  be  allowed  more  than  1,000  acres; 
due  regard  to  be  paid  to  the  number  of  persons  each 
grantees  family  consists  of,  and  his  ability  to  cultivate  the 
same.  The  59th  article  requires  that  every  person  apply- 
ing for  a  grant  of  land,  shall  make  it  appear  they  are  in  a 
condition  to  settle  and  cultivate  the  same  ;  that  the  sur- 
veyor general  cause  a  warrant  of  survey  to  be  made  out, 
and  that  the  same  be  entered  in  the  auditor's  office,  and 
registered  in  the  secretary's  office,  &c,   89 

Feb.  25.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  to  whom  the 
56th  and  59th  articles  of  his  majesty's  instructions  to  Sir 
Danvers  Osborne,  relating  to  the  passing  grants  of  lands, 
were  referred,   90 

March  1.  Petition  of  Fredk.  Miller  and  others,  praying  a 
further  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  24,000  acres  of 
a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  a  cer- 
tain lake,  called  Otsege,  and  a  creek  called  by  the  Indians, 
Adaquicktinge,  containing  in  the  whole,  about  30,000 
acres,    91 

March  1.  Petition  of  Mathew  Ferrall,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  company,  praying  a  further  license  to  purchase  of  the 
Six  Nations  of  Indians,  130,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract 
of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  south  and 
southwest  of  Schohary,  (Ephratah,  Fulton  county,)   92 

March  5.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Johnson,  to  prove  the  purchase, 
by  Mathw.  Ferrall,  of  130,000  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  to  the  south  and  southwest  of  Schohary,  93 

March  1.  Report  of  the  committee,  to  whom  was  referred 
the  petition  of  Matthew  Ferrall  and  others,  praying  for 
a  further  license  to  purchase  130,000  acres  of  land  from 
the  Indians,   94 

March  1.  Petition  of  John  Christr.  Hart  wick,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  others,  praying  a  further  license  to  purchase 
of  the  Indians,  24,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  to  the 
westward  of  Schohary,  (Hartwick,  Otsego  county,)  with  95 

March  5.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Johnson,  to  prove  the  purchase 
of  certain  lands,  by  John  Christr.  Hartwick,  of  the  Cono- 
johary  Indians,   96 

March  5.  Report  of  the  committee,  to  whom  was  referred 
the  petition  of  John  Christr.  Hartwick,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  others,  and  the  petition  of  Fredk.  Miller  and 
others,  praying  a  further  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indi- 
ans, 24,000  acres  of  land,   97 


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281 


Page. 

1754.  March  14.  Petition  of  Wm.  Walton  and  others,  praying  let- 
ters patent  for  making  the  wharf  in  Montgomery  ward,  in 
the  city  of  New  York,  fronting  the  east  river,  from  Robt. 
Livingston's  lot  to  the  east  end  of  James  Debrosses  lot,  a 
free  wharf  for  the  shipping  and  unloading  of  goods,  wares 
and  merchandize,  (east  of  Beekman  street,  New  York,) .  98 

April  26.  Petition  of  Evert  Wynkoop  and  Petrus  E.  Elmen- 
dorph,  praying  the  grant  of  a  new  charter  to  the  corpora- 
tion of  Kinston,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   99 

April  27.  Indian  deed  to  Johannes  S.  Pruyn  and  Dirck  B. 
Yan  Sconover,  for  three  certain  tracts  of  land,  situate  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  west  of  Schohary,  (Schoha- 
rie county,)  indorsed  with   100 

April  27.  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  Jim.,  that  the 
same  was  surveyed  by  him,  and  the  purchase  money  men- 
tioned therein  was  paid  in  his  presence,  and  also* with. . .  100 

April  29.  Certificate  of  Wm.  Johnson,  that  the  same  was 
duly  executed,     100 

May  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Ury  Rightmeyer  and  others,  of 
three  certain  tracts  of  land,  containing  together  8,000 
acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  8  miles  to  the 
southward  of  Schohary,  between  the  lands  granted  to 
Capt.  Edwd.  Clarke,  and  to  Garret  Yanbergen,  Frs. 
Salisbury  and  others,  (Blenheim  and  Broome,  Schoharie 
county,)   101 

May  17.  Draft  of  a  warrant  to  Wm.  Kempe,  attorney  gen- 
eral, to  prepare  letters  patent  to  Wm.  Walton  and  others, 
for  a  free  wharf  in  the  city  of  New  York,  {seepage  98,).  102 

May  18.  Indian  deed  to  Rudolp  Stale  and  Johan  Joost 
Herchkeimeiy  for  a  certain  tr&ct  of  land,  situate  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  beginning  on  the  south  bank  of  said  river,  at  the 
uppermost  marked  tree,  or  westermost  bounds  of  the  patent 
of  the  great  flatts,  and  runs  from  thence  along  said  river, 
to  a  creek  called  ye  Half  Way  kill,  where  it  falls  into  the 
said  river,  thence  south  thirty-eight  degrees,  west  six  hun- 
dred and  eighty  chains,  then  south  fifty-two  degrees,  east 
six  hundred  and  fifty  chains  to  and  along  a  tract  of  land 
lately  surveyed  for  Peter  D.  Schuyler  and  others,  to  a 
tract  of  land  granted  to  David  Young  and  others,  then 
along  the  bounds  thereof  to  another  tract  of  land  formerly 
granted  to  James  Henderson  and  others,  and  then  along 
the  bounds  thereof,  north  three  hundred  and  thirty-five 
chains,  and  south  seventy-eight  degrees,  and  east  one  hun- 
dred and  ninety-seven  chains,  and  southeast  one  hundred 
and  twenty  chains,  and  then  north  to  the  land  formerly 
purchased  of  the  Indian  proprietors  thereof  by  the  people 
of  the  great  flatts,  and  then  along  the  same  to  the  place 
where  the  tract  began,  containing  about  45,000  acres, 
(German  Flats  and  Columbia,  Herkimer  county,)  indorsed 
with   103 

May  IS.  Certificate  of  Johan  Joost  Herchkeimer,  justice  of 
the  peace,  that  the  same  was  duly  executed,  and  also  with  103 
36 


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Page. 

1754.  May  18.  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  junr.,  that  the 
same  was  surveyed  by  him  and  the  purchase  money  men- 


tioned therein  paid  in  his  presence,   103 

May  27.  Indian  deed  to  David  Schuyler,  Peter  D.  Schuyler 
and  Nich's  Pickett,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  and  on  the  west  side  of  a  lake  called  Caniadarage, 
containing  45,000  acres,  (Schuyler's  patent,  Otsego  Co.,) 

indorsed  with  ,   104 

May  27,  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  junr.,  that  the 
same  was  surveyed  in  the  presence  of  the  Indians,  and  the 
purchase  money  mentioned  therein,  paid  in  his  presence, 

and  also  with   104 

May  27.  Certificate  of  Ilendk.  Fry,  justice  of  th  e  peace,  that 
the  same  was  duly  executed,   104 


May  29.  Indian  deed  to  Johan  Joost  Schnell  and  Jacob  Timer- 
man,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  at  Canojohare,  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Mohawx  river  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  beginning  at  a  large  white  pine  tree  marked  with 
a  blace  and  three  notches  on  four  sides,  standing  on  the 
west  side  of  a  creek  or  stream  of  water  called  Cannady 
kill,  eleven  chains  below  a  great  fall  in  said  creek,  ninety 
chains  from  said  Mohawks  river,  measured  on  a  north, 
twenty  degrees  east  course,  and  runs  from  said  tree  north 
eighty-four  degrees,  west  one  hundred  chains,  thence  north 
forty-five  degrees,  west  eighty  chains,  thence  south  three 
degrees  thirty  minutes,  west  sixty-eight  chains  to  the  said 
Mohawks  river,  at  a  marked  tree  standing  eight  chains 
below  the  mouth  of  a  creek  called  by  the  Indians  Cathe- 
tackne,  then  up  the  stream  of  the  said  Mohawks  river,  as 
it  runs  to  a  young  walnut  tree  marked  on  three  sides  stand- 
ing opposite  to  the  dwelling  house  of  Han  Nickoll  Her- 
chen,  then  north  fifty  degrees,  east  forty  chains,  thence 
south  eighty  degrees,  east  eighty  chains,  to  the  said  creek 
called  Cathetackne,  then  up  the  stream  thereof  as  it  runs 
to  a  birch  tree  marked  with  IS,  being  ninety-five  chains  in 
a  straight  line,  and  from  thence  north  seventy  degrees, 
east  ninety- one  chains  to  the  said  Cannady  kill,  and  thence 
down  the  stream  thereof  to  the  place  of  beginning,  con- 
taining about  3,600  acres,  (Manheim,  Herkimer  Co.,)  in- 


dorsed with    106 

May  29.  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  junr.,  that  the 
same  was  surveyed  by  him,  and  the  purchase  money  men- 
tioned therein  paid  in  his  presence,  and  also  with   105 

May  29.  Certificate  of  Hendk.  Fry,  justice  of  the  peace, 
that  the  same  was  duly  executed,   105 


May  29.  Indian  deed  to  John  Christr.  Hartwick,  for  a  tract 
of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
beginning  on  the  west  side  of  Susquehannah  river  at 
the  northerly  bounds  of  a  patent  granted  to  Arent  Bradt, 
Volkert  Van  Veghten  and  others,  and  running  from  thence 
up  the  said  river  six  miles  to  a  young  lime  tree,  standing 
near  said  river  extending  in  breadth  from  said  river 


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Tago. 

54,      into  the  woods  six  miles,  (Hartwiek,  Otsego  Co.,)  indorsed 

with   103 

May  29.  Certificate  of  Wm.  Johnson,  that  the  Indian  pro- 
prietors have  duly  acknowledged  the  sale  thereof,  and  that 
the  purchase  money  therein  mentioned  was  paid  in  his 

presence,  and  also  with   103 

May  30.  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  junr.,  that  the 

same  was  surveyed  in  the  presence  of  the  Indians,   103 

June  6.  Indian  deed  to  Johannes  Lawyer,  junr.,  and  others, 
for  a  certain  tract  of  land  situate  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
to  the  westward  of  Schoharre,  beginning  on  the  east  side 
of  a  creek  called  Otsgarrege,  and  containing  13,000  acres, 

(Sharon,  Schoharie  Co.,)  indorsed  with   103 

June  6.  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  junr.,  that  the 
same  was  surveyed,  and  the  purchase  money  mentioned 

therein  paid  in  his  presence,  and  also  with  '   10S 

June  6.  Certificate  of  Jno.  Babtist  Van  Eps,  justice  of  the 
peace,  that  the  same  Avas  duly  executed,   108 


June  6.  Indian  deed  to  George  Zemer  and  others,  of  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
east  side  of  Schohary,  beginning  at  the  northeast  corner 
of  the  northermost  of  two  tracts  of  land  surveyed  for 
Lambertus  Sternbergh,  and  runs  from  thence  north  twenty 
seven  degrees,  east  ninety-two  chains,  then  south  sixty- 
six  degrees,  east  one  hundred  and  fifty-five  chains,  then 
south  thirty-one  degrees,  east  two  hundred  and  ten 
chains,  then  south  thirty-two  degrees,  west  three  hundred 
and  ninety-eight  chains,  then  north  fifty-nine  degrees,  west 
four  hundred  chains  to  the  bounds  of  the  old  patent  of 
Schohary,  then  along  the  bounds  thereof  north  25  degrees, 
east  thirty  chains  to  a  tract  of  land  surveyed  for  Lamber- 
tus Stenbergh,  and  then  along  the  bounds  thereof  to  a 
tract  of  land  granted  to  Jobs.  Lawyer  and  Phillip  Bergh, 
and  then  round  and  along  the  bounds  of  the  same  to  the 
first  mentioned  tract  surveyed  for  Lambertus  Stenbergh, 
and  thence  to  the  place  where  the  first  mentioned  tract 
began,  containing  about  13,000  acres,  (Schoharie,  Scho- 


harie Co.,)  indorsed  with   109 

June  0.  Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  junr.,  that  the 
same  was  surveyed  and  the  purchase  money  mentioned 

therein  paid  in  his  presence,  and  also  with   109 

June  G.  Certificate  of  John  Babtist  Van  Eps,  justice  of  the 

peace,  that  the  same  was  duly  executed,   109 

June  29.  Petition  of  some  Muhheckkaunuck  or  river  Indians, 
praying  compensation  for  the  following  tracts  of  land, 
which  have  been  patented  without  (as  they  allege)  having 
been  purchased  from  them :  A  tract  lying  at  Wohnock- 
kanmeekkuk,  to  the  east  of  Mr.  Hoaffman's,  and  running 


south  some  miles  ;  another  tract  at  the  upper  part  of 
Clavereek,  or  the  south  part  of  Kinderhook;  another 
large  tract  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  opposite 
Albany,  beginning  about  two  miles  from  the  river,  and 
running  south  till  it  comes  to  Hudson's  river,  excepting 


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Page. 

1754.  the  meadows  or  low  lands;  the  south  part  of  Ransler's 
Island,  a  little  below  Albany ;  another  large  tract,  east  of 
Kinderhook,  and  reaching  several  miles  to  the  east,  taken 
up  by  Mr.  Van  Ransler ;  and  another  large  tract  called 
Tovichchook,   110 

July  4.  Petition  of  George  Klock  and  Wm.  Nellis,  in  behalf 
of  himself  and  others,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  two  creeks 
there,  the  one  called  Garoge  creek,  and  the  other  Caio- 
haron  or  Canada  creek,  beginning  at  the  back  or  northerly 
bounds  of  the  patented  lands  there,  on  the  said  river, 
formerly  granted  to  Francis  Harrison  and  others,  and 
tending  from  thence  into  the  woods  two  miles  and  a  half, 
the  whole  breadth  between  the  said  creeks,  and  contain- 
ing about  12,000  acres,  (Oppenheim  and  Ephratah,  Fulton 
Co.,)   Ill 

July  5.  Indian  deed  to  Teady  Magm,  for  a  tract  of  land, 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  between  two  creeks  there,  the  one  called 
Garoge  creek,  and  the  other  Caioharon  or  Canada  creek, 
beginning  at  the  distance  of  about  five  miles  from  said 
river,  on  the  back  of  the  northerly  bounds  of  the  lands 
there,  purchased  by  George  Klock  and  Wm.  Nellis,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  and  extending  from 
thence  seven  miles  into  the  woods,  being  in  breadth  the 
whole  distance  between  said  creeks,  (Oppenheim,  Ephratah 
and  Stratford,  Fulton  Co.,)  112 

July  22.  Covenant  of  Augustine  Moore,  to  convey  to  Golds- 
brow  Banyar,  one-half  of  a  tract  of  land,  situate  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  about  twelve  miles  to  the  south  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  and  lying  to  the  west  of  a  tract  of  land 
granted  to  Peter  Wagener,  David  Schuyler  and  others, 
and  to  the  southeast  of  a  tract  granted  to  James  Hen- 
derson and  others,  on  his  obtaining  his  majesty's  letters 
patent,  for  4,000  acres  of  said  tract,  petitioned  for  by  the 
said  Augustine  Moore  and  John  Myer,  (Schuyler's  patent, 
Otsego  Co.,)   114 

July  30.  Petition  of  David  Schuyler  and  others,  praying 
letters  patent,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  and  on  the  west  of  a  lake  called  Caniadarage,  con- 
taining 45,000  acres ;  and  also  praying  that  John  Myer 
and  Augustine  Moore  may  each  be  granted  2,000  acres  of 
said  tract,  and  that  Coenradt  Mathys  may  likewise  be 
granted  1,000  acres  of  said  tract,  (Schuyler's  patent,  Ot- 
sego Co.,)   115 

August  12.  Petition  of  Saml.  Rodman,  of  the  county  of 
Westchester,  and  John  Woolley,  of  Hempstead,  in  Queens 
county,  praying  letters  patent,  for  establishing  with  a 
privilege  a  ferry  across  the  East  river,  extending  from 
Anne  Hooksneck  to  Gravelly  or  Cedar  Tree  brook,  on  the 


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285 


Page. 

north  side,  and  from  the  head  of  Hempstead  harbour,  to 
Matagarisons  bay,  on  the  south  side  of  said  river,   116 

August  24.  Deed  of  Margaret  Mahon,  of  the  island  of  St. 
Christopher,  conveying  in  fee  to  her  son  John  Mahon,  all 
the  lands,  &c,  in  the  province  «of  New  York,  Long  Island 
or  the  J erseys,  late  the  property  of  her  father,  Ebenezer 
Wilson,  deceased,   117 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  Hendk.  Ten  Eyck,  praying  letters  patent, 
for  a  small  piece  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  two  patents 
there,  the  one  formerly  granted  to  said  Hendk.  Ten  Eyck, 
and  the  other  to  Johannes  Vlsger,  containing  195  acres, 
(Glen,  Montgomery  Co.,)   118 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  James  Stewart  and  others,  praying  letters 
patent,  for  24,000  acres  of  two  certain  tracts  of  land,  lying 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  one  of  which  lies  adjoining  a  tract  of  land 
granted  to  Arent  Stevens  and  others,  and  the  other  con- 
tiguous to  the  lands  belonging  to  Walter  Butler  and 
Marian  Scott,  (Johnstown,  Fulton  Co.,)   119 

Sept.  16.  Promise  of  some  Conajohary  Indians,  to  give  to 
John  Fellys  a  piece  of  land,  instead  of  a  piece  which  he 
lost  in  the  patent  of  Peter  Wagener,   120 

Sept.  30.  Petition  of  Wm.  Bauch  and  others,  praying  letters 
patent,  for  three  tracts  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  both  sides  of  Schohary  creek,  except  the  part 
to  the  eastermost  of  said  three  tracts,  lying  to  the  north- 
east and  southeast  of  little  Schohary  or  Mill  creek,  and 
controverted  by  Jonannes  Becker  and  Johannes  Eckerson, 
and  the  petitioner  on  behalf  of  Thomas  Eckerson;  and 
also  for  three  small  islands,  in  Schohary  river,  containing 
altogether  about  4,000  acres,  (Middleburgh,  Schoharie 
Co.,)   121 

Oct.  14.  Petition  of  Rudolph  Staley,  John  Joost  Herkimer, 
Junr.,  and  others,  praying  letters  patent  for  34,000  acres 
of  a  certain  tract,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  adjoining  to  the  patent 
of  the  great  flatts,  and  containing  about  45,000  acres, 
(German  Flats  and  Columbia,  Herkimer  Co.,)   122 

Oct.  28.  Indian  deed  to  Richd.  Shuckburgh,  for  a  certain 
tract  of  land,  lying  in  the  Mohawks  country,  about  four 
miles  above  the  Mohawk  castle,  on  the  west  side  of  Tien- 
onderoge,  alias  Schohoree  creek,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
being  bounded  on  the  north  by  the  patents  of  John  P. 
Maybe  and  Jacob  Glen  and  Co.,  southwesterly  by  the 
patent  of  Wm.  Corry,  and  easterly  by  the  Tienonderoge 
or  Schoharee  creek,  containing  1,166  acres,  (Glen,  Mont- 
gomery Co.,)  indorsed  with   123 

Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  John  Lewis,  that  the  same  was  sur- 
veyed by  him  in  the  presence  of  the  Indians,  and  also 
with   123 

Oct.  25.  Certificates  of  Wm.  Johnson  and  John  Lewis,  that 


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Page 

1754.      the  purchase  monc}'  mentioned  therein  was  paid  in  their 

presence,  and  that  the  same  was  duly  executed,   12; 

Nov.  21.  Petition  of  Richd.  Shuckburgh  and  Jacobus  Van 
Dyck,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  about  four  miles  above  the  Mohawks 
Castle  on  the  west  side  of  Tienonderoga  or  Schohary 
creek,  bounded  northward  by  lands  granted  to  James  De 
Lancey  and  others,  southerly  by  lands  granted  to  Wm. 
Correy  and  others,  and  eastwardly  by  Schohary  creek, 
containing  1,166  acres,  and  also  for  a  small  tract  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
lying  between  the  lands  granted  to  Capt.  Jno.  Scott  and 
the  lands  granted  to  James  Dc  Lancey  and  others,  on 
both  sides  of  a  creek  called  Aries  creek,  containing  177 
acres,  (Glen,  Montgomery  county,)  124 

Nov.  6.  Covenant  of  Wm,  Bauch  and  Nich's  York,  in  behalf 
of  themselves  and  Jacob  Fredk.  Lawyer,  to  convey  to 
Johan  Joost  Mattys  and  Johan  Nich's  Mattys,  50  acres 
out  of  the  eastermost  end,  and  100  acres  out  of  the  wester- 
most  end  of  three  certain  tracts  of  land  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  both  sides  of  Schohary  creek,  on  their  ob- 
taining letters  patent  for  the  same,  (Middleburgh,  Schoha- 
rie county,)  125 

July  5.  Indian  deed  to  George  Klock  and  Wm.  Nellis  and 
others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between 
Garoge  Creek  and  Caiharon  or  Canada  creek,  beginning 
about  two  miles  and  a  quarter  from  said  river,  at  the  back 
or  northerly  bounds  of  the  patented  lands  there  on  the 
said  river,  formerly  granted  to  Frs.  Harrison  and  others, 
but  since  belonging  to  said  George  Klock  and  others,  and 
extending  from  thence  into  the  woods  two  miles  and  a 
half,  the  whole  breadth  between  the  said  two  creeks  being 
bounded  towards  the  east  by  Garoge  creek,  towards  the 
north  by  the  lands  purchased  by  Teady  Magin,  towards 
the  west  by  Canada  creek  aforesaid,  and  towards  the  south 
by  the  patented  lands  aforesaid,  containing  about  12,000 
acres,  (Oppenheim,  and  Ephratah,  Fulton  county,)  indorsed 


with   126 

Nov.  16.  Certificates  of  John  Lewis  and  Hendk.  Fry,  justice 
of  the  peace,  that  the  same  was  surveyed  by  him  in  the 
presence  of  the  Indians,  and  that  the  purchase  money  was 

paid,  and  also  that  the  same  was  duly  executed,   126 

Dec.  10.  Petition  of  George  Klock,  Wm.  Nellis  and  others, 
praying  letters  patents  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
between  Garoge  creek  and  Caiharon  or  Canada  Creek,  (see 

pageUQ,)   12? 

Dec.  1 8.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Klock  and  Wm.  Nellis, 
and  others,  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  contain- 
ing 16,000  acres,  with  map  of  the  same,     12£ 

Dec.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Abrm.  Duyon,  of  a  certain 


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1754.  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  west  ride  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  containing  175  acres,  being  part  of 
the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (New 
Paltz,  Ulster  county,)   129 

1755.  Feb.  L  Return   of  survey  for  James  Stewart,  Hamilton 

Stewart  and  others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  near  Canighadutta  creek,  containing  24,000  acres, 
(Johnstown,  Fulton  county,)     132 

Feb.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Schuyler,  Nich's  Pickard 
and  others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and 
on  the  west  side  of  a  lake  called  Caniadaraga,  containing 
43,000  acres,  (Schuyler's  patent,  Otsego  county,)   133 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Jqhannes  Saml.  Pruyn  and  Dirck  Bratt 
Van  Schoonhoven,  praying  letters  patent  for  three  tracts 
of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side 
of  Schohary,  containing  together  about  2,300  acres,   134 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Jacob  Timberman  and  Johan  Joost 
Schnell,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  at  Cona- 
joharie,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  containing  about  3,600  acres,  (Man- 
heim,  Herkimer  county,)   135 

Feb.  28.  Petition  of  Johannes  Becker,  Johannes  Eckerson 
and  Thos.  Eckerson,  praying  letters  patent  for  three  tracts 
of  land  at  Schohary,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  the  first  of 
which  begins  at  the  southeast  corner  of  the  patent  of 
Schohary,  formerly  granted  to  Myndert  Schuyler,  being 
on  the  north  side  of  a  brook  called  the  Mill  creek  or  little 
Schohary ;  the  second  of  which  begins  at  the  same  place 
and  runs  thence  south  thirty-eight  degrees,  &c,  and  the 
third  of  which  is  a  small  piece  of  land  known  by  the  name 
of  Hunters  land,  lying  on  both  sides  of  said  Mill  creek, 
containing  together  2,330  acres,  (Middleburgh,  Schoharie 
county,)    136 

April  5.  Petition  of  John  Christr.  Hart  wick  and  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
beginning  on  the  west  side  of  Susquehannah  river,  at  the 
northerly  bounds  of  a  patent  granted  to  Volkert  Oothoudt, 
John  De  Witt  and  others,  and  running  from  thence  up 
the  said  river  six  miles  to  a  young  lime  tree  standing  near 
said  river,  marked  with  the  letters  I-W,  1754,  extending 
in  breadth  from  said  river  into  the  woods  six  miles,  con- 
taining about  24,000  acres,   137 

April  25.  Petition  of  Jacob  Foltz,  Johan  Joost  Peterie  and 
others,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  from  the  Indians  ,  i 
50,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  two 
creeks,  called  Cajoharon  and  Canada  creek  at  Burnet's 
field,  and  runs  twenty  miles  into  the  woods,  (Herkimer 
Co.,)   138 

June  21.  Promissory  note  of  John  Dies,  for  the  payment  of 


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1755.  £155,  to  Cadwallader  Colden  and  Alexr.  Colden,  as  their 
fees  for  the  survey  aud  return  of  a  tract  of  land  for 
Rudolph  Staley,  Johan  Joost  Herchkeimer  and  others, 
with  receipt  of  Alexr.  Colden,  acknowledging  the  pay- 
ment thereof,   139 

July  22.  Petition  of  Godfried  Miller,  Adam  Scheffer  and 
others,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  bounded  northerly  by  the  lands  granted 
to  John  Lindsey  and  others,  southerly  by  a  tract  granted 
to  Volkert  Othout  and  others,  and  westerly  by  the  lake 
Otsege  and  lands  purchased  by  Jno.  Christopher  Hart- 
wick,  containing  about  32,000  acres,  (Middlefield,  Otsego 
Co.,)   140 

July  17.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Christr.  Hartwick  and 
others,  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  the  north- 
westerly bounds  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  Volkert 
Othout  and  others,  and  runs  thence  west  four  hundred 
and  eighty  chains,  &c,  containing  21,500  acres,  (Hart- 
wick, Otsego  Co.,)   141 

1756.  Sept.  30.  Indenture  between  Severyn  Sybrandt  and  Joanna, 

his  wife,  of  the  first  part,  and  Mary  Alexander,  widow, 
and  sole  executrix  of  James  Alexander,  deceased,  of  the 
other  part,  bargaining  and  selling  to  her,  the  said  Mary 
Alexander,  all  that  ninth  part  of  Van  Darn's  ninth  part 
of  the  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  commonly 
called  the  little  or  second  nine  partners  tract,  (Milan,  Pine 
Plains,  &c,  Dutchess  Co.,)   142 

1755.  Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Gilbert  Burnet,  eldest  son  and  heir  at 

law  of  Win.  Burnet,  deceased,  praying  the  annulment  of 
letters  patent,  dated  9th  April,  1719,  for  a  certain  tract  of 
land  containing  1,000  acres,  which  was  patented  to  Ann 
Mullender,  and  subsequently-  conveyed  to  Wm.  Burnet, 
the  bounds  of  which  as  described  in  said  patent  were 
found  to  be  incorrect,  and  also  praying  a  grant  of  said 
tract,  described  as  follows,  beginning  at  the  northeast 
corner  of  the  land  granted  to  Hugo  Frere,  and  runs  then 
south  forty-tive  degrees,  east  one  hundred  chains  to  the 
side  of  the  mountains,  thence  along  said  mountains  south 
thirty  degrees,  west  one  hundred  chains,  thence  north 
forty-nine  degrees,  west  one  hundred  and  six  chains  to 
the  line  of  Hugo  Frere,  and  thence  along  the  line  of  Hugo 
Frere  as  it /runs  north  thirty  degrees  and  thirty  minutes, 
east  one  hundred  and  six  chains  to  the  place  of  beginning, 
(New  Paltz,  Ulster  Co.,)   H2 

1756.  March  12.  Advertisement  of  Stephen  V.  Cortlandt  and  Pierre 

V.  Cortlandt,  executors  and  devisees  of  P.  V.  Cortlandt, 
deceased,  giving  notice  of  their  intention  of  selling  several 
lots  of  land  lying  in  the  manor  of  Cortlandt,  in  the  county 
of  Westchester,  in  order  to  satisfy  several  debts  owing 

by  said  testator,   I44 

1759.  Feb.  12.  Petition  of  some  Houseatonuck  or  Stockbridge  In- 


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1759.  dians,  praying  his  majesty's  approbation,  for  disposing 
of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  province  of  New  York, 
bounded  easterly  by  the  line  dividing  the  government  of 
Boston  from  New  York,  northerly  by  New  Hampshire, 
westerly  by  some  lands  formerly  patented,  southerly  partly 
by  Van  Schaacks  and  Company's  patent,  and  by  the 
Patroon's  patent,  together  with  ail  the  lands  north  of  said 
Patroon's  in  the  government  of  New  York,  east  of  Hud- 
son's river,  which  remain  unpatented  to  Josiah  Haywood 
and  others,  by  granting  letters  patent  for  the  same,   145 

Feb.  12.  Petition  of  Josiah  Haywood  and  others,  praying  a 
license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  a  certain  tract  of  land 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded  northerly  by  the 
manor  of  Renslaerwyck,  southerly  by  the  patents  of  Kin- 
derhook,  Claverack  and  Westenhook,   146 

Feb.  13.  Petition  of  Samuel  Robins,  Asa  Douglass  and  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  to  the 
southward  of  the  manor  of  Renslaerwyck,  and  to  the 
eastward  of  Kinderhook  patent,  (Columbia  Co.,)   147 

May  25.  Petition  of  John  Tabor  Kempe  and  Goldsbrow  Ban- 
yar,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  certain  parcel  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Orange,  in.  the  precinct  of  Haverstraw,  con- 
taining 218  acres,  late  the  property  of  Jobs.  Mutts,  who 
died  without  an  heir,  with   147 

June  21.  Draft  of  the  62d  instruction  of  his  majesty  which 
relates  to  the  disposal,  &c,  of  escheats  and  forfeitures,. .  147 

May  23.  Caveat  of  Vincent  Mathews,  against  granting  let- 
ters patent  for  any  of  the  lands  within  Evans'  patent 
until  he  be  first  heard,  (Ulster  Co.,)   148 

May  25.  Caveat' of  John  Tabor  Kempe,  against  granting  let- 
ters patent  for  any  of  the  lands  within  Evans'  patent  until 
he  be  first  heard,  (Ulster  county,)   148 

June  21.  Petition  of  Johannes  Montanie  and  others,  praying 
a  grant  of  two  houses  and  lots  of  ground  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  one  of  which  is  situate  in  Chamber  St.,  late 
the  property  of  Patk.  Smith,  who  died  intestate,  and 
which  became  vested  in  Rachel,  his  wife,  and  devised  by 
her  to  said  Johannes  Montanie  and  others,   148 

June  21.  Petition  of  Vincent  Mathews  and  David  Mathews, 
praying  letters  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land  lying  in  the 
county  of  Orange,  near  Puplops  kill  in  the  highlands, 
adjoining  on  both  sides  of  the  lands  granted  to  George 
Bradley  and  his  sisters,  and  the  lands  granted  to  John 
Nelson,  and  the  lands  granted  to  Gabriel  and  Wm.  Lud- 
loWj  containing  1,800  acres,  (Monroe,  Orange  Co.,)   149 

Dec.  25.  Certificate  of  Herbert  de  Minister,  major  of  the  4th 
battalion  royal  American  regiment,  that  Francis  Gurney 
has  served  for  the  space  of  4  years,   151 

1760.  Jan.  10.  Petition  of  John  R.  Bleecker  and  others,  praying  a 

license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians,  30,000  acres  of  a  tract 
of  land  lying  to  the  north  eastward  of  the  city  of  Albany, 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the  north  of  manor 
of  Renselaer,  to  the  west  and  south  west  of  Hosick  patent, 
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1760.  and  to  the  east  of  Tomhenack  creek,  (Cambridge,  Wash- 
ington county,  and  Pittstown,Schaghticoke  and  Lansing- 
burgh,  Rensselaer  county,)   152 

Feb.  1.  Petition  of  James  Bradshaw,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  Nathl.  Taylor  and  Danl.  Taylor  and 
others,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudsons  river,  six  miles  square,  beginning  at 
Fort  Edward,  and  running  thence  along  Hudsons  river 
towards  Lake  George,  and  to  be  laid  out  in  the  form  of  a 
township,  (Kingsbury,  Washington  county,)   153 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Danl.  Prindle  and  39  others,  praying  a 
grant  of  a  township,  six  miles  by  eight  miles,  lying  on  the 
west  of  the  township  supposed  to  have  been  granted  to 
James  Bradshaw,  of  New  Milford,  in  Litchfield,  (Queens- 
bury,  Warren  county,)   154 

Feb.  11.  Obligation  of  Elihu  Marsh  and  36  others,  who  were 
admitted  as  partners  in  the  tract  of  land  granted  to  Danl. 
Prindle  and  others,  binding  themselves  to  pay  to  sd.  Danl. 
Prindle,  their  proportion  of  the  costs  and  charges  of  sur- 
veying and  dividing  said  tract,  and  also  to  settle  a  family 
upon  each  right  by  them  respectively  owned,  within  the 
time  limited,  (Queensbury,  Warren  county,)  {seepage\h\^  155 

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Jehiel  Hawley  and  85  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  sufficient  for  a  township 
of  twelve  miles  square,  lying  to  the  eastward  of  Fort 


Edward,  upon  Wood  creek,  (Washington  county,)   156 

Feb.  13.  Petition  of  Nathan  Seelye  and  39  others,  praying  a 
grant  of  a  township  of  land,  six  miles  square,  at  South 
bay,  or  Wood  creek,  or  adjoining  upon  Mr.  Prindle's, 

north  or  south,  (Washington  county,)   157 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Hoy t  and  35  others,  praying  a 
grant  of  a  township  of  the  land  at  or  near  Tionderoga, 
and  that  the  same  be  laid  out  so  as  to  include  the  mills 
near  the  fort  at  Ticonderoga,  and  the  land  on  both  sides 
of  Wood  creek,  ,   158 


Feb.  20.  Memorial  of  James  Bradshaw,  Danl.  Prindle,  True- 
man  Hinman,  Ebenezer  Lacy,  Jehiel  Hawley  and  Benj  : 
Hoyt,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  respective  com- 
panies, praying  to  have  their  several  grants  of  land  located 
as  follows,  viz. :  That  said  Trueman  Hinman  and  company 
be  placed  to  the  eastward  of  the  lands  granted  to  James 
Bradshaw  and  company ;  that  Ebenezer  Lacy  &  Co.  be 
placed  to  the  westward  of  Trueman  Hinman  and  Co.,  and 
to  the  eastward  of  said  Danl.  Prindle  &  Co. ;  and  that 
Jehiel  Hawley  and  Co.  be  placed  to  the  eastward  of  said 
Trueman  Hinman  and  Ebenezer  Lacy  and  their  Cos.,  to 
extend  so  far  eastward  as  to  be  clearly  within  the  province 
of  New  York,  and  to  extend  so  far  northward  as  to  com- 
prehend the  quantity  of  lands  prayed  for  in  their  respective 
petitions,   159 

Feb.  22.  Petition  of  Isaac  Lawyer,  John  R.  Bleecker  and  48 
others,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians,  three 
tracts  of  land  in  the  northern  part  of  the  county  of  Albany : 


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1760.  The  first  of  which  is  bounded  on  the  south  by  the  manor 
of  Renslaerwick,  on  the  west  by  Hudson's  river,  on  the 
north  partly  by  lands  granted  by  the  patent  of  Schachti- 
cook  and  partly  by  the  lands  granted  by  the  patent  of 
Hosick,  and  on  the  east  by  said  patent  of  Hosick,  includ- 
ing all  the  lands  in  Hudsons  river  opposite  to  the  said 
tract.  Another  tract  of  about  600  acres,  formerly  reserved 
in  the  patent  of  Schachticook  for  the  use  of  the  Indians. 
And  also  another  tract,  bounded  southerly  by  the  said 
Hosick  patent,  on  the  west  and  south  west  by  the  patent 
of  Saraghtoge,  on  the  north  by  the  northerly  side  of  a 
rivulet,  called  Batten  kill,  and  on  the  east  by  the  patent 
of  Wollomscock,  and  also  by  a  line  from  the  northwesterly 
corner  of  said  Wollomscock  patent,  due  north  to  the  north 
side  of  said  Batten  kill,  (Cambridge,  Washington  county, 
Pittstown,  &c,  Rensselaer  county,)  . . ,  , . .   160 

March  3.  Petition  of  Wm.  Cockroft  and  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  26,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying 
between  Fort  Edward  and  the  falls  of  Wood  creek,  and 
also  two  tracts  of  500  acres  each,  one  for  a  glebe,  and  the 
other  for  the  maintenance  of  a  school  master,  (Hartford, 
Washington  county,)  . . .  161 

March  3.  Petition  of  Enos  Ay  res,  praying  letters  patent  for 
1,000  acres,  of  three  small  pieces  of  land  lying  in  Evans 
patent,  on  the  north  side  of  the  road  leading  from  Goshen 


to  the  water  side,  above  the  mountains  of  the  Highlands, 

(Orange  county,)     162 

March  5.  Petition  of  Elijah  Miller,  Robt.  Graham,  Wm. 
Hooker  Smith,  and  others,  to  the  number  of  eighty,  pray- 
ing letters  patent  for  51,000  acres  of  land  in  the  northern 
part  of  the  province,  bordering  on  Lake  Champlain,  and 
also  two  tracts  of  500  acres  each,  one  for  a  glebe,  and  the 

other  for  the  maintenance  of  a  school  master,   163 

March  20.  Return  of  a  survey  for  Nichs.  Colton  and  Edward 
Wilkins,  of  four  tracts  of  land,  lying  the  county  of  Orange, 

in  Evans'  patent,  containing  together,  2,000  acres,   164 

March  18.  Affidavit  of  Edward  Wilkins,  in  relation  to  his 
petition,  praying  letters  patent  for  four  tracts  of  land  in 
Evans  patent,  in  the  Highlands,  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
upon  and  between  the  mountains  near  the  lands  granted 

to  the  children  of  Richd.  Bradley,   165 

March  27.  Affidavit  of  Nichs.  Coulton,  confirming  the  claims 
set  forth  in  the  affidavit  of  Edwd.  Wilkins  to  the  lands 

petitioned  for  by  him,    166 

April  5.  Affidavit  of  Vincent  Mathews,  in  relation  to  the 
contract  made  between  him  and  Nichs.  Colton,  for  the 
lands  lying  in  Evans'  patent,  in  controversy  between  him, 

the  said  V.  Mathews,  and  Edwd.  Wilkins,   167 

April  17.  Affidavit  of  Michl.  Warner,  confirming  the  facts 
set  forth  in  the  affidavit  of  Vincent  Mathews,  in  relation 
to  the  contract  between  him  and  Nichs.  Colton,  for  lands 

lying  in  Evans'  patent,  in  the  county  of  Orange,   168 

April  18.  Affidavit  of  Fletcher  Mathews,  in  relation  to  the 


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760.  contract  made  between  his  father,  Vincent  Mathews,  and 
Nichs.  Coulton,  for  lands  lying  in  Eyans'  patent,  in  the 
county  of  Orange,   169 

April  24.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Smith,  to  support  the  grant  of 
lands,  on  petition  of  Nichs.  Coulton  and  Edwd.  Wilkins, 
(see  page  164,)   170 

March  26.  Petition  of  James  Bradshaw,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  Co.,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  6  miles 
square,  to  begin  at  Fort  Edward,  and  run  from  thence 
along  Hudson's  river,  towards  Lake  George,  together 
with  the  unpatented  islands  in  Hudson's  river,  opposite 
said  tract;  also  two  lots  of  500  acres  each,  one  for  a  glebe 
and  the  other  for  the  maintenance  of  a  school  master, 
(Kingsbury,  Washington  Co.,)  171 

April  5.  Petition  of  Wm.  Winne,  John  Winne  and  38  others, 
praying  a  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians,  such  a  con- 
venient tract  of  the  unpatented  lands,  situate  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  lying  between  the  western  bounds  of 
the  manor  of  Renslaerwyck,  and  the  tract  commonly 
called  the  patent  of  Schoharie,  and  then  running  along  the 
said  western  boundary  of  the  manor  of  Renslaerwick,  to 
the  southwest  corner  of  said  manor,  and  along  the  south 
line  thereof,  to  the  tract  commonly  called  Coyerman's 
patent,  and  inclosed  by  lines  parallel  to  the  southwest 
boundary  of  the  manor  of  Renslaerwick,  at  the  distance 
of  four  miles  therefrom,   172 

March  10.  Petition  of  David  Abeel  and  James  Abeel,  pray- 
ing a  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians,  a  small  tract  of 
land,  containing  about  2,000  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  opposite  the 
Half  Moon,  to  the  north  of  a  parcel  of  land  granted  to 
Fredk.  Morris,  Chs.  Williams  and  others,  and  bounded  on 
the  west  by  Hudson's  river,  (Lansingburgh,  Rensselaer 
Co.,)   173 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Jacob  Vanwagenen  and  nine  others, 
owners  of  a  tract  of  land,  late  the  property  of  Jacobus 
Aertse,  deceased,  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  both 
sides  of  the  Rondout  kill,  and  known  by  the  name  of 
Maggewarsick ;  and  also  that  tract  of  upland,  that  lies  to 
the  south  of  the  aforesaid  lands,  to  the  bounds  of  the  New 
Paltz,  praying  that  if  the  trustees  of  the  town  of  Kings- 
ton should  petition  for  a  grant  or  confirmation  of  said 
tracts,  that  such  their  petition  may  not  be  granted,  until 
they  or  their  council  be  served  with  a  copy  thereof,  and 
have  an  opportunity  of  being  heard,   174 

May  9.  Petition  of  Sarah  Magin,  widow  of  Teady  Magin, 
Wm.  Fox  and  eleven  others,  praying  letters  patent  for 
26,000  acres  of  the  land  purchased  by  Teady  Magin,  pur- 
suant to  a  license  granted  by  Govr.  Clinton,  (seepage  49,)  175 

May  13.  Petition  of  Wm.  Smith  and  Edwd.  Wilkins,  pray- 
ing that  a  warrant  be  issued  to  the  surveyors  genl.,  for 
surveying  and  setting  off  800  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the 
Highlands,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  in  Evans'  patent,  in 


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293 


Page. 

1760.      lieu  of  the  800  acres  granted  to  Vincent  Mathews  and 


May  13.  Affidavit  of  Edwd.  Wilkins,  in  relation  to  the  value 
of  the  800  acres  of  land,  granted  to  David  Mathews  and 
Vincent  Mathews,  compared  to  a  like  quantity  in  any 


[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Benninchoff  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians,  40,000  acres  of  a 
tract  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  above  Burnet's  field,  bounded 
northwesterly  by  the  patent  of  Ariskene,  southerly  by 
three  tracts  of  land,  one  granted  to  Fredk.  Morris  and 
others,  another  to  Joseph  Warrel  and  others,  and  the 
other  to  Jno.  Linn  and  others,  southeasterly  by  a  tract  of 
land,  on  Canada  creek,  granted  to  Peter  Winne,  and 
northerly  by  the  unpatented  lands  there,  (Herkimer  Co.,)  177 
July  31.  Petition  of  Wm,  Cockeroft  and  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  26,000  acres  of  the  vacant  lands,  lying 
between  Fort  Edward  and  falls  of  Wood  creek,  (Hart- 
ford, Washington  Co.,)   178 

August  4.  Petition  of  Archibald  McBride,  James  Crawford, 
Junr.,  John  Umphry  and  Archd.  McNeile,  praying  letters 
patent  for  4,000  acres  of  the  unpatented  lands,  in  Ulster 
county,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Wall  kill,  in  the  western 
part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, . .  179 
August  4.  Petition  of  Archd.  McBride,  James  Crawford, 
James  White  and  David  Crawford,  praying  letters  patent 
for  4,000  acres  of  the  unpatented  lands,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Wall  kill,  in  the  western 
corner  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  1 80 
August  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Moore  and  Lewis  Pintard, 
praying  letters  patent  for  1,300  acres  of  a  tract  of  land, 
in  the  county  of  Orange,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  and  partly  on  the  back  of  the  lands  there,  granted 
to  Dr.  Saml.  Staats,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 

granted  to  Capt.  Jno.  Evans,   182 

August  20.  Petition  of  Wm.  Smith  and  Edwd.  Wilkins,  re- 
citing the  prayer  of  a  former  petition,  presented  by  them, 
on  the  13th  May,  1760,  and  praying  an  immediate  deter- 
mination thereof,  (Monroe  and  Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,) . .  183 
Sept.  13.  Petition  of  Oliver  De  Lancey,  Peter  Du  Bois, 
Philip  Schuyler  and  Garret  Abeel,  and  their  associates,  to 
the  number  of  100  persons,  praying  a  license  to  purchase 
of  the  Indians,  100,000  acres  of  a  vacant  tract  of  land, 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  above  Saratoga,  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Phillip 
Schuyler,  Junr.,  and  others,  and  to  begin  at  the  northeast 
corner  of  said  tract,  and  to  run  southerly  along  said  tract 
four  miles,  then  east  twelve  ^liles,  then  northerly  fourteen 
miles,  then  west  fourteen  miles,  and  then  southerly  ten 
miles,  to  the  northern  bounds  of  the  above  mentioned 
tract,  then  along  the  same  tract  to  the  place  where  it  first 
began,  (Argyle,  Hebron,  Hartford,  &c,  Washington  Co.,)  184 


David  Mathews,  with 


176 


other  part  of  Evans'  patent, 


176 


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1760.  Sept.  11.  Petition  of  Henry  Wisner  and  three  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  the  unpatented  lands 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Wall  kill,  and  on  both 

sides  of  Shawangunk  kill,   185 

Sept.  1 2.  Petition  of  Oliver  De  Lancey,  Peter  Du  Bois,  Philip 
Schuyler  and  Garrett  Staats  and  their  associates,  to  the 
number  of  100  persons,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  of 
the  Indians  100,000  acres  of  two  tracts  of  vacant  land, 
lying  on  both  sides  of  the  Mohawk  river,  above  the  Ger- 
man Flatts ;  the  first  of  which  lies  on  both  sides  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  between  Cosby's  manor  and  Ariskene  patent 
and  on  the  rear  of  both  said  patents,  and  the  other  lying 
above  Fort  Stanwix,  to  the  northward  of  a  tract  granted 
to  Thos.  Wenham  and  others,  and  on  several  branches  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  (Deerfield  and  Whitestown,  Oneida 

county,)   187 

Sept.  19.  Petition  of  Johannes  Van  der  Pool  and  Robt.  Van 
Deursen,  praying  the  grant  of  a  warrant  to  the  surveyor 
general  to  survey  and  run  out  a  certain  parcel  of  land  at 
a  place  called  by  the  Indians  Petann  Hook,  being  on  the 
east  of  the  lands  patented  to  Derick  Wessels  and  Garret 
Teunisse,  and  to  the  north  of  the  patented  lands  of  the 
township  of  Kinderhook,  and  to  the  south  of  the  lands 
of  Jeremiah  Van  Renselaer,  commonly  called  the  Patroons 
patent,  containing  about  1,500  acres,   188 


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1760-1763. 


Page. 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Robison  and  27  others, 
volunteers  in  the  service  of  the  province  of  New  York,  in 
the  year  1759,  praying  their  proportion  of  the  unpatented 
lands  in  said  province,  as  sett  forth  by  proclamation  of 
Lieut.  Govr.  Delancy,   1 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Myndert  Roseboom  and  three  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  land  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
north  of  the  manor  of  Ranslarwyck,  east  of  Hossack, 
south  of  Wollomscock,  and  the  south,  north  and  west 
bounds  of  the  land  laid  out  for  Hendrick  Snyder  and 
others,    2 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Jury  Weever  and  George  H.  Bell 
and  their  associates,  praying  letters  patent  for  25,000 
acres  of  land  lying  on  both  sides  of  the  Mohawk  river, 

above  and  adjoining  Burnet's  field,   3 

1760.  Sept.  9.  Petition  of  Jacob  H.  Ten  Eyck  and  four  others, 
praying  license  to  purchase  5,000  acres  of  land  lying  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  northward  of  Hunter's  field 
or  Schoharie,  on  both  sides  of  Schoharie,  adjoining  a  tract 
granted  to  Myndert  Schuyler,  Peter  Van  Brugh  and  others, 
(Esperance,  Schoharie  county,)   {see  license,  page  25,) ...  4 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Johan  Joost  Petrie  and  his  associates  to 
the  number  of  fifty  persons,  praying  a  renewal  of  the 
license  granted  to  him  on  the  6th  April,  1 755,  to  purchase 
50,000  acres  of  land  bounded  southwardly  partly  by  the 
Mohawks  river  and  partly  by  patented  lands,  eastwardly 
by  Caioharee  or  Canada  creek,  opposite  Fort  Hendrick, 
and  northwardly  by  Canada  creek  at  Burnets  field,  and 
extending  into  the  woods,  (Manheim,  Salisbury,  Norway 
and  West  Brunswick,  Herkimer  county,)   5 

Oct.  21.  Petition  of  Samuel  Auchmuty  and  eight  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  18,000  acres,  (formerly  petitioned 
for  and  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  them,)  of  that  part  which 


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Pago. 

1760.  remained  unpatented  of  two  tracts  of  land ;  one  of  which 
lies  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  to  the  westward  of  Schenectady,  and"  was 
purchased  in  the  year  1733,  from  the  Indians,  by  Walter 
Butler ;  the  other  of  which  lies  in  the  same  county  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Moquase  river,  near  fifty  miles  above 
Schenectady,  and  was  also  purchased  from  the  Indians  in 
1734,  by  Jacob  Glen  and  others,   6 

Oct.  20.  Petition  of  George  Klock,  praying  license  to  pur- 
chase a  small  piece  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  to  the  south  of  Can- 
ada creek  or  Caihoree,  bounded  easterly  by  a  tract  granted 
to  William  Nellis  and  others,  containing  about  800  acres, 
(Herkimer  county,)  (see  page  17,)   7 

Oct.  27.  Petition  of  Philip  Livingston,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  praying  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  bounded  by  the  lands  granted  Rutger 
Bleecker  &  Co.,  and  southerly  by  lands  granted  to  Peter 
Van  Wagener  &  Co.,  commonly  called  Wagener's  patent, 
easterly  by  other  patented  lands,  and  westerly  partly  by 
patented  and  partly  by  vacant  lands,  containing  about 
35,000  acres,  as  also  another  tract  containing  about  500 
acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river  at  Canajoharie,  bounded  by  the 
lands  granted  to  Philip  Livingston  and  others,  lands  grant- 
ed to  Rutger  Bleecker  and  others,  and  by  lands  granted 
to  Hartman  Windecker  and  others,   8 

Oct.  27.  Petition  of  Frederick  Young  and  Corns.  Ten  Broeck, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  associates,  praying  license  to 
purchase  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  near  Canojoharie,  bound- 
ed southerly  by  lands  granted  to  James  Henderson  and 
others,  northerly  and  westerly  by  patented  lands,  and 
easterly  by  vacant  lands,  containing  30,000  acres,  (Cherry 
Valley  and  Sharon,  Otsego  and  Schoharie  counties,) ....  9 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Henry  White  and  his  associates,  pray- 
ing license  to  purchase  25,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohocks  river,  beginning  at  the  north- 
westwardly bounds  of  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  Oliver 
Delancy  and  others,  and  extending  along  the  rear  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Thos.  Winham  and  others,  towards  Fort 

Stanwix,   10 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Isaac  Vrooman,  praying  letters  patent 
for  a  small  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  the  patented 
lands,  to  wit :  bounded  easterly  by  lands  granted  to  Maritie 
Damen,  southerly  by  the  manor  of  Renslaerwick,  westerly 
by  other  patented  lands,  and  northerly  by  the  Mohawks 
river,  containing  with  five  small  islands  in  said  river, 
opposite  the  said  tract  about  300  acres,   H 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Godfried  Miller,  Luke  Van  Ranst  and 
fourteen  others,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  and  letters 


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60.  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  bounded  north- 
erly by  the  lands  granted  to  Peter  Wagener  &  Co.,  east- 
erly by  lands  granted  to  John  Lindesay  and  others,  south- 
erly by  a  tract  granted  to  Volkert  Oothout  and  others, 
and  westerly  by  lake  Otseghe  and  lands  purchased  by  John 
Christr.  Hartwick,  containing  32,000  acres,   12 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck,  praying  letters 
patent  for  a  small  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  the 
patented  lands,  to  wit :  bounded  easterly  by  lands  granted 
to  Johannes  Visker,  southerly  by  other  patented  lands, 
westerly  by  lands  granted  to  said  Hendk.  Ten  Eyck,  and 
northerly  by  the  Mohawks  river,  containing  about  200 
acres,  (Glen,  Montgomery  Co.,)   13 

Nov.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Archibald  McBride,  •  James 
Crawford,  junr.,  James  White  and  David  Crawford,  of 
three  tracts  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  Wallkill  or  Paltz  river,  containing  together 
400  acres,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,  (Wallkill  and  Crawford,  Orange  Co.,)  with  14 

Nov.  1.  Plot  or  description  of  said  three  tracts,  -. .  14 

Nov.  5.  Draft  of  warrant  to  survey  and  lay  out  800  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  for  Wm.  Smith  and  Edwd. 
Wilkins,  to  be  returned  together  with  1,200  acres  for- 
merly surveyed  for  Nichs.  Colton  and  the  said  Edwd. 
Wilkins,  (Monroe  and  Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,)   13 

Nov.  5.  Petition  of  John  Bennechoff  and  nineteen  others, 
praying  license  to  purchase  40,000  acres  of  a  tract  of 
vacant  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  above  Burnet's  field,  bounded  north- 
westerly by  the  patent  of  Oriskeene,  northerly  by  three 
tracts  of  land,  the  one  granted  to  Fredk.  Morris  and 
others,  and  the  other  granted  to  John  Linn  and  others, 
southeasterly  by  a  tract  of  land  on  Canada  creek,  granted 
to  Peter  Winne,  and  northerly  by  unpatented  lands, 
(Oneida  Co.,)   16 

Nov.  1.  Draft  of  license  to  George  Klock,  to  purchase  a  small 
piece  of  land  containing  800  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany  above  Canojoharie  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  to  the  south  of  a  creek,  commonly  called 
Canada  creek  or  Caioharie,  bounded  eastwardly  by  a  tract 
of  land  belonging  to  Petrus  Van  Driesen,  and  northward- 
ly by  a  tract  granted  to  Wm.  Nellis  and  others,  (Herki- 
mer Co.,)   17 

Dec.  1.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Isaac  Vrooman,  of  a  tract  of 
land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohawk  river  ;  also  five  islands  lying  in  said  river, 
between  the  dwelling  house  of  Saml.  Cregier,  and  the 
island  called  Green  Island,  including  said  island,  contain- 
ing together  250  acres  of  land,  (Watervliet  and  5  islands 
in  Mohawk  river,)  with   18 

Dec.  1.  Plot  or  description  of  said  tract,   18 

38 


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1760.  Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Thomas  Jones  and  his  associates,  pray- 

ing license  to  purchase  25,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  vacant 
land  lying  on  the  head  of  the  Mohawk  river  and  its  several 
branches,  and  extending  into  the  woods,  (Hartford,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   K 

Nov.  20.  Petition  of  Wm.  Walton,  Junr.,  Jacob  Walton, 
Thos.  Walton  and  Gerard  Walton,  and  their  associates, 
praying  license  to  purchase  25,000  acres  of  the  vacant 
lands  petitioned  for  by  Thos.  Jones,  (Schuyler,  &c,  Her- 
kimer county,)   20 

Dec.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Hendk.  Ten  Eyck,  of  a  certain 
tract  of  land,  containing  185  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  begin- 
ning at  the  north  east  corner  of  a  tract  of  land  formerly 
granted  to  said  Hendk.  Ten  Eyck,  (Glen,  Montgomery 
county,)  with   21 

Dec.  2.  Plot  of  said  tract,   21 

Dec.  10.  Petition  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  Junr.,  and  David 
Colden,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  not 
exceeding  1,000  acres  of  the  vacant  and  unappropriated 
land,  adjoining  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  formerly  granted  to 
Cadwallader  Colden,  and  to  a  tract  in  the  possession  of 
said  Cadwallader  Colden,  Junr.,  (Montgomery,  Orange 
county,)     22 

Dec.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Phillips,  Beverly  Robin- 
son and  Roger  Morris,  of  the  two  first  tracts  of  land,  lying 
in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  at  the  distance  of  twenty  miles 
from  Hudsons  river,  between  the  lands  formerly  granted 
to  Adolph  Phillips  and  the  equivalent  lands  surrendered 
by  the  colony  of  Connecticut  to  the  province  of  New 
York,  containing  4,505  acres,   23 

Dec.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Phillipse,  Beverly  Robin- 
son and  Roger  Morris,  of  two  tracts  of  land,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Dutchess,  at  the  distance  of  twenty  miles  from 
Hudsons  river,  and  between  the  lands  formerly  granted  to 
Adolp  Philipse  and  the  equivalent  lands  surrendered  by 
the  colony  of  Connecticut  to  the  province  of  New  York, 
both  tracts  containing  together,  4,725  acres,  (the  patent 
of  Adolp  Phillips,  now  Putnam  county,)  with   24 

Dec.  30.  Plot  of  said  two  tracts,   24 

Dec.  31.  Lycense  to  Jacob  H.  Ten  Eyck  and  others,  to  pur- 
chase 5,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  to  the  northward  of  Hunter's-field  or  Schoharie, 
on  both  sides  of  Schoharie  river,  adjoining  a  tract  of  land 
granted  to  Myndert  Schuyler,  Peter  Van  Brugh  and  oth- 
ers, and  lying  between  the  said  tract  and  the  land  com- 
monly called  Butler's  purchase,  (Esperance,  Schoharie 
county,)  with  :  •  25 

1761.  April  16.  Appointment  of  John  R.  Bleecker  to  survey  said 

tracts,   25 

Jan.  6.  Petition  of  Wm.  Smith,  Jr.,  Johannes  H.  Vrooman 
and  others,  praying  a  license  to  purchase  25,000  acres  of 
unpatented  land,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 


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151.  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  laying  partly  between  two 
rivulets,  one  called  Otsquage,  and  the  other  Canojoharie 
or  Skremeling's  kill,  and  partly  to  the  southward  of  the 
rivulet  last  mentioned,  bounded  northerly  by  certain  lands 
petitioned  by  or  granted  Philip  Livingston,  Corns.  Lind- 
say, and  other  patented  vacant  lands,  southerly  by  unpa- 
tented lands,  and  easterly  by  lands  granted  to  Capt.  Dick 
and  others,  (Canajoharie,  Montgomery  county,)   26 

Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Jellis  Fonda  and  others,  his  associates, 
praying  a  license  to  purchase  25,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
to  the  northward  of  Otsquage  creek,  bounded  southwardly 
by  said  creek,  easterly  by  lands  petitioned  for  or  granted 
to  Lansingh  Livingston  and  others,  and  a  small  stream, 
called  Jurondonondago,  westerly  by  the  lands  of  John 
Anderson  and  others,  and  northerly  partly  by 'lands 
patented,  and  unpatented  lands,  (Stark  and  Danube,  Her- 
kimer county,)   27 

Jan.  10.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Colden  and  three  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  both  sides  of  the  Mohawks  river,  bounded 
westerly,  on  both  sides  of  said  river,  by  a  tract  of  land 
granted  to  John  Lyn  and  others,  and  easterly,  on  the 
south  side  of  said  river,  by  lands  granted  to  Rudolph 
and  others,  and  easterly,  on  the  north  side  of  said  river, 
by  lands  granted  to  John  J.  Petri  and  Conradt  Richard 
and  others,  and  a  tract  granted  to  Peter  Winne,  (Herki- 


mer, Schuyler  and  Frankfort,  Herkimer  county,)   28 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Arah.  Ward  and  29  others,  praying 
license  to  purchase  a  township  of  25,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  province  of  New  York,  beyond  Delaware  river,  bor- 
dering on  the  province  of  Pensylvania,   29 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Zacharias  Hawkins  and  30  others,  pray 
ing  license  to  purchase  a  township  of  25,000  acres  of  land, 
in  the  province  of  New  York,  beyond  Delaware  river, 
bordering  on  the  province  of  Pensylvania,   29 


60.  Nov.  20.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Dowe  and  his  associates,  to  the 
number  of  25  persons,  praying  license  to  purchase  25,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river,  bounded  southwardly  by  lands 
petitioned  for  by  John  J.  Petrie  and  others,  eastwardly 
by  Canada  creek,  opposite  Fort  Hendrick,  northwardly 
by  Canada  creek  and  Burnets  field,  and  extending  between 
said  creeks  into  the  woods,  (Salisbury,  West  Brunswick, 
<fcc,  Herkimer  county,)   30 

'61.  Jan.  29.  Petition  of  Peter  Van  Brugh  Livingston,  Hendk. 
Walraat  and  Thomas  Smith,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and 
22  others,  praying  license  to  purchase  25,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  south  side  of  Oneida  lake,  lying  between  the  royal 
block  house  and  the  west  end  of  Oneida  lake,  (Sullivan, 

Lenox,  Madison  county,)   31 

Feb.  16.  Petition  of  Trueman  Hinman  and  65  others  named, 
and  their  associates,  praying  a  grant  of  36,000  acres  of 


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1761.  land,  to  be  laid  out  in  a  township  between  Fort  Edward 
and  Crown  Point,  to  be  settled  by  seventy  families, 
together  with  500  acres  for  a  minister  and  also  for  a 
schoolmaster,  (Kingsbury,  Fort  Ann,  Dresden,  &c, 
Washington  county,  and  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point, 
Essex  county,)  

Feb.  20.  Petition  of  Capt.  Walter  Rutherford,  in  behalf  of 
himself,  and  Capt.  Quintin  Kennedy,  Lieut.  John  Duncan, 
Lieut.  George  Coventry,  and  twenty-one  other  officers, 
non-commission  officers  and  soldiers,  employed  during  the 
war,  praying  license  to  purchase  25,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  to  the  southwest  of  Burnetsfield,  on  both  sides  a 
branch  of  Susquehana  river,  called  by  the  Indians,  Janon- 
derie,  (Herkimer  county  ?)   

March  9.  Petition  of  James  Rodgers  and  his  associates, 
praying  license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
beginning  at  the  falls  on  said  river,  above  Fort  Edward, 
at  the  northwest  bounds  of  the  patent  called  Kayaderos- 
seras,  and  running  south  westerly,  on  the  line  of  said 
patent,  ten  miles,  then  northwesterly  to  Hudsons  river 
aforesaid,  and  then  down  the  said  river  to  the  falls  therein, 
the  place  of  beginning,  in  order  to  enable  them  to  obtain 
letters  patent  for  25,000  acres  of  said  tract,  

March  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Cadwallader  Colden,  Junr., 
and  David  Colden,  of  720  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted  to 
Capt.  John  Evans,  (Montgomery,  Orange  county,)  with  .  3; 

March  9.  Plat  of  said  tract,   31 

March  10.  Petition  of  Major  Robert  Rogers  and  24  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  25,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract 
of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  at  the 
garison  lands  of  Fort  William  Henry,  from  thence  run- 
ning west  two  miles,  then  northerly  to  the  head  of  Put- 
nam's brook,  that  falls  into  the  northwest  bay  of  Lake 
George,  then  easterly  to  a  place  called  the  First  Narrows, 
on  the  said  lake,  to  the  place  of  beginning,  including 
the  islands  fronting  the  said  tract,  (Caldwell?  Warren 
county,)  (seepage  39,)   3( 

March  16.  Petition  of  John  Jones  and  his  associates,  praying 
license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land,  lying  about 
three  miles  from  the  west  end  of  Oneida  lake,  beginning 
at  the  north  east  corner  of  lands  lately  petitioned  for  by 
Thos.  Jones  and  others,  and  runs  from  thence  easterly 
three  miles,  thence  southerly  four  miles,  thence  westerly 
three  miles,  thence  northerly  three  miles,  to  the  place  of 
beginning,  containing  about  8,000  acres,  (Verona,  Rome, 
&c,  Oneida  county,)    3 

March  16.  Petition  of  Thomas  Jones  and  his  associates,  pray- 
ing license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land,  lying  near 
Oneida  lake,  beginning  at  the  west  end  of  Wood  creek, 


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131.  where  said  creek  empties  into  the  east  end  of  said  lake, 
near  the  block  house  known  by  the  name  of  Fort  Howell, 
runs  thence  northerly  along  Oneida  lake,  two  miles,  thence 
easterly,  by  a  line  that  shall  be  found  parallel  to  the  gen- 
eral course  of  that  part  of  Wood  creek,  three  miles,  thence 
southerly  four  miles,  then  westerly  three  miles,  and  thence 
northerly  two  miles  to  the  place  of  beginning,  containing 
about  8,000  acres,  (Vienna,  Oneida  county,)   38 

March  10.  Petition  of  Major  Robt.  Rogers  and  his  associates, 
praying  license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  beginning  at  the  garison  lands  of  fort 
William  Henry,  from  thence  running  west  two  miles,  then 
northerly  to  the  head  of  the  brook  called  Putnam's  brook, 
that  falls  into  the  northwest  bay  of  Lake  George,  then 
easterly  to  a  place  called  the  First  Narrows,  on  the  said 
lake,  and  from  thence  along  the  bank  of  said  lake  to  the 
place  of  beginning,  (Caldwell  ?  Warren  Co.,)   39 

March  17.  Petition  of  Mozes  Hazzens  and  his  associates, 
praying  license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  on  the  north  line  of  the 
patent  called  Kayaderosseras  at  the  distance  of  ten  miles 
from  the  northeast  boundary  of  the  said  patent,  then  run- 
ning southwesterly  to  the  northwest  bounds  of  the  said 
patent,  then  northerly  to  the  lands  granted  by  letters  patent 

.  to   and  Co.,  then  northerly  along  the  bounds  of  the 

patent  last  mentioned  to  Hudson's  river,  then  down  the 
said  river  to  the  northerly  bounds  of  the  lands  lately  peti- 
tioned for  by  Capt.  Jas.  Rogers  and  his  associates,  then 
southeasterly  to  the  place  of  beginning,   40,  41 

March  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Godfried  Miller  and  14 
others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  begin- 
ning at  a  certain  large  Birch  tree,  marked  with  the  letters 
P.  W.,  which  said  tree  stands  on  the  east  side  of  Otsego 
lake,  then  run  from  said  birch  tree  along  the  bounds  of  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Groesbeck,  Peter  Wagener  and 
others,  to  the  west  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Jno.  Liu  de- 
say,  then  along  the  said  tract  to  another  tract  of  500  acres 
granted  to  John  Lindesay,  then  along  said  tract  of  500 
acres  to  the  most  northerly  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to 
Volkert  P.  Oouthout,  John  Dewit  and  others,  then  along 
the  northerly  and  westerly  bounds  of  last  mentioned  tract 
to  where  the  river  issuing  out  of  Otsego  lake,  crosses  the 
last  mentioned  bounds,  then  up  along  the  east  side  of  said 
river  as  it  runs  to  the  aforesaid  lake,  then  along  the  south 
and  southeast  side  of  said  lake  to  the  aforesaid  birch  tree, 
containing  29,000  acres  of  land,  (Middleburgh,  Otsego 
Co.,)   42 

March  23.  Deed  between  Abrm.  Palding  of  the  one  part, 
and  Wm.  Leahy  on  the  other,  conveying  for  the  considera- 
tion of  £300,  a  house  and  lot  of  ground  132  feet  in  length 
and  twenty-five  feet  front  and  rear,  more  or  less,  together 
with  all  the  edifices,  buildings,  <fcc,  <fec,  appertaining  to 


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761.  said  house  or  lott,  lying  in  Montgomery's  ward  in  city 
of  New  York,  and  bounded  as  followeth  :  to  the  south- 
ward joining  on  said  Abrah.  Palding's  estate,  inhabited 
by  Wm.  Vernald,  on  the  westward  joining  on  said  Pauld- 
ing's estate  inhabited  by  Dr.  Lockwood,  to  the  north  bind- 
ing on  Abram  Pitt,  and  to  the  eastward  binding  on  Rosi- 
viit  street,   4; 

March  26.  Petition  of  John  Christr.  Hartwick  and  ten  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  beginning  on  the  west  side  of  Susquehannah  river 
at  the  northerly  bounds  of  a  patent  there  granted  to  Vol- 
kert  Oothout,  John  De  Witt  and  others,  and  running 
from  thence  up  said  river  six  miles  to  a  young  lime  tree, 
standing  near  the  said  river,  marked  with  the  letters  HW, 
1754,  and  extending  in  breadth  six  miles  into  the  woods, 
containing  about  24,000  acres,  (Hartwick,  Otsego  Co.,) . .  4( 

March  27.  Petition  of  Sir  William  Johnson,  baronet,  and  39 
others,  praying  license  to  purchase  40,000  acres  of  a  tract 
of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river  near  to  Canojoharie  castle,  and 
beginning  at  the  northwesterly  corner  of  the  rear  line  of 
a  patent  purchased  by  the  late  Teady  McGin,  of  a  creek 
called  by  the  Indians  Dekayoharonwe,  and  running  a 
westerly  course  to  the  west  bank  of  another  creek  or  kill 
called  by  the  Indians  Deyoshtoraron  and  the  Christians 
Canada  kill,  at  Burnetsfield,  from  thence  down  along  the 
west  side  of  said  creek  to  the  lands  patented  formerly,  so 
down  to  the  Mohawks  river,  then  running  round  the 
several  tracts  of  land  already  patented  within  the  above 
mentioned  two  creeks,  from  the  rear  line  of  the  Mohawk's 
river,  (Fairfield,  Salisbury,  Norway,  &c,  Herkimer  Co.,)  4r 

April  2.  Petition  of  Ryer  Schermerhorn,  Jacob  Schermer- 
horn  and  John  Quakenbush,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and 
20  others,  praying  license  to  purchase  25,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  the  Hud- 
son's river,  between  a  certain  tract  called  Wallumscot  on 
the  south,  and  Batten  kill  on  the  north,  and  lies  to  the 
east  of  a  tract  lately  for,  or  granted  to  one  Sawyer  and 
others,  (White  Creek,  Washington  Co.,)  (see  page  65,) . .  4( 

April  30.  Caveat  entered  by  Wm.  Livingston,  against  grant- 
ing any  of  the  lands  lying  between  the  manor  of  Living- 
ston and  the  manor  of  Renselaerwyck,  within  20  miles  to 
the  east  of  Hudson's  river,  until  he  is  first  heard,  (Claver- 
ack,  &c,  Columbia  Co.,)  

May  l.  Caveat  entered  by  Johs.  Snyder,  jr.,  and  others,  the 
corporation  of  Kingston  against  the  petition  of  Tobias 
Wynkoop,  Valentine  Fiers,  Peter  Schuyler  or  any  others,^ 
who  may  petition  for  a  grant  of  any  lands  to  the  south  ot 
a  northwest  line  to  be  drawn  from  the  head  of  Sawyer 
creek  to  the  blue  mountains,  which  might  interfere  with 
the  patent  granted  to  the  trustees  of  the  corporation  of 
Kingston,   


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Page. 

61.  May  6.  Petition  of  Philip  Van  Patten,  Simon  Schermerhorn, 
and  John  Glen,  junr.,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their 
associates,  praying  license  to  purchase  30,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  about  fourteen  miles  above  Schenectady,  to  the 
northward  of  a  tract  of  land,  called  Caniaderosseros,  and 
to  the  southward  of  a  tract  called  Sagendage,  (Fulton 

county?)   48 

May  20.  Indian  deed  to  Arent  Corlaer  and  Nich's.  Lake,  of 
a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  both  sides  of  a  brook 
or  rivulet  called  by  the  Indians  Tightillijaghtikook,  and 
by  the  people  the  south  branch  of  Batten  kill,  bounded  on 
the  south  by  the  patent  of  Wallomsack ;  on  the  west  by 
Sawyer's  and  Lansing's  purchase,  on  the  north  by  Batten 
kill,  and  on  the  east  by  the  high  mountains,  (White  Creek, 


Washington  county,)   49 

May  26.  Certificate  of  Major  John  Spital,  certifying  that 
John  Garrison  served  6^-  years  as  private  soldier  in  Capt. 
Thos.  Smith's  company,  being  the  time  for  which  he 
engaged  to  serve,   50 


May  27.  Petition  of  Catharine  Colden,  Goldsbrow  Banya'r 
and  11  others,  praying  letters  patent  for  1,000  acres  to  each 
respectively,  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded 
northerly  by  the  manor  of  Renslaerwyck,  westerly  by  the 
lands  granted  to  Andries  Gardiner,  the  lands  granted  to 
Burger  Fuych  and  others,  and  the  lands  granted  to  the 
inhabitants  of  Kinderhook,  and  south  by  the  lands  granted 
to  Henry  Van  Renselaer,  known  by  the  name  of  Claver- 
ack,  (Chatham,  Austerlitz,  Canaan,  &c,  Columbia  county,)  51 

May  29.  Petition  of  George  H.  Bell  and  George  Wever, 
praying  a  license  to  purchase  25,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  beginning  at  the  west  side  of  Canada  creek,  at  Bur- 
net's field,  and  runs  along  the  north  line  of  said  patent  of 
Burnet's  field  westward  till  it  meets  with  the  east  corner 
of  the  manor  of  Cosby,  thence  northerly  ten  miles  into 
the  woods,  then  easterly  to  Canada  creek  aforesaid,  then 
southerly  along  the  said  creek  to  the  place  of  beginning, 
(Newport,  Herkimer  county,  and  Trenton,  Oneida  county,)    5 1 

June  3.  Petition  of  Conradt  Franck  and  4  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  5,000  acres  of  land  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  be- 
tween two  tracts  of  land  granted  to  Rudolph  Staley  and 
six  others,  (German  Flats,  Herkimer  county,)   58 

June  10.  Petition  of  Isaac  Sawyer  and  60  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  four  certain  tracts  of  land  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  con- 
taining in  the  whole  about  60,000  acres,  with  such  addi- 
tions to  the  largest  tract  of  the  said  four  tracts,  as  will  bo 
made  by  extending  the  east  line  thereof,  north  over  Batten 
kill,  and  thence  forty  chains,  and  from  thence  northeasterly 
to  the  northeast  corner  of  the  patent  of  Saraghtoge, 


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1 761 .  which  small  addition  of  about  2,000  acres,  being  part  of 
the  land  formerly  granted  to  Godfrey  Dellius,  is  now  vested 
in  the  crown,  (1st  and  2d  tract  inSchaghticoke  and  Lansing, 
burgh,  the  3d  tract  in  Pittstown,  all  in  Rensselaer  county, 
and  the  4th  tract  in  Cambridge,  Washington  county,) .  .54,  6c 

June  10.  Petition  of  Vincent  Mathews  and  David  Mathews, 
praying  a  return  of  survey,  in  order  to  obtain  letters 
patent  for  800  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  a  tract  of  1,800 
lying  in  the  highlands,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  formerly 
petitioned  for  by  them,  a  part  of  which  tract  was  also 
petitioned  for  by  Nich's  Colton  and  Edward  Wilkins,  and 
for  which  his  honor  the  late  Lieut.  Governor,  in  council, 
was  pleased  to  order  a  warrant  of  survey  to  be  made  of 
800  acres  out  of  said  tract,  which  warrant  of  survey  was 
denied  them  by  reason  of  a  caveat  entered  by  Wra.  Smith, 
in  behalf  of  himself  and  Edward  Wilkins,  against  the 
said  survey,  (Monroe,  Orange  county,)   56 

June  15.  Petition  of  Arent  Van  Corlaer,  Nich's  Lake  and  3 
others,  praying  letters  patent  for  5,000  acres  of  land  lying  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
I  both  sides  of  a  brook  or  rivulet  called  by  the  Indians 
Tightikillijagtikook,  by  the  white  people  the  south  branch 
of  Batten  kill,  bounded  on  the  south  by  the  patent  of 
Wallumschack,  on  the  wrest  by  Sawyer's  and  Lansingh's 
purchase,  on  the  north  by  Batten  kill,  and  on  the  east  by 
the  high  mountains,  (White  Creek,  Washington  county,) 
(see  page  49,)   57 

June  15.  Petition  of  Johannes  Lawyer  and  six  others,  pray- 
ing letters  patent  for  11,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  13,000 
acres  formerly  purchased  from  the  Indians,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  to  the  west  of  Schoharie  creek,  on  the 
north  and  west  sides  of  a  tract  of  land  formerly  granted 
to  Jacob  Borst,  Barent  Huser  and  others,  (Sharon,  Scho- 
harie county,)   55 

June  15.  Petition  of  John  McNeile  and  three  others,  pray- 
ing letters  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  beginning  at  a  hole  where  a  stream  runs  into  the 
ground,  being  the  beginning  of  a  tract  granted  formerly 
to  Adam  Young  and  others,  (Stark,  Herkimer  county,  and 
Springfield,  Otsego  county,)   5< 

[No  date.]  Caveat  entered  by  Volkert  P.  Douw,  mayor,  and 
Abm.  Ten  Broeck,  in  behalf  of  the  corporation  of  the  city 
of  Albany,  against  granting  to  any  person  the  quantity  of 
500  acres  of  meadow  land,  patented  to  said  corporation 
and  their  successors,  in  such  part  of  Schaahtecogue,  or 
the  land  adjacent,  as  the  said  corporation  should  think 
most  convenient;  also  against  granting  the  quantity  of 
1,000  acres  of  meadow  land,  lying  at  Tionnondorage, 
which  was  conveyed  by  the  same  letters  patent  to  the  said 
corporation  and  their  successors,  in  such  part  of  Tion- 
nondorage, or  the  land  adjacent,  on  both  sides  the  river, 
as  they  should  think  most  convenient,   6' 


xvi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  305 


June  17.  Warrant  to  Cadwallader  Colden  and  Alexr.  Colden, 
to  survey  for  Johs.  Vander  Pool  and  Robert  Van  Duer- 
sen, two  certain  tracts  of  land,  containing  together  2,500 
acres,  the  first  of  which,  containing  1,000  acres,  was  pur- 
chased by  a  license  obtained  on  a  petition,  presented  by 
Johs.  Van  Duersen,  father  of  said  Robt.  Van  Duersen 
and  John  Vander  Pool,  to  the  honble.  Geo.  Clarke,  lieut. 
governor ;  said  tract  lies  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  patented  lands  of  Jeremiah  Van  Rense- 
laer  (commonly  called  the  Patroon's  patent,)  and  on  the 
north  side  of  a  patent  granted  to  Burgher  Huyck,  John 
Van  Alstyne  and  others,  and  is  on  both  sides  of  Kinder- 
hook  creek;  and  the  other  tract  of  15,000  acres,  lies  at  a 
place  called  Petam's  hook,  being  to  the  east  of  lands 
patented  to  Derick  Wessels  and  Garret  Teunisse,  and  on 
the  north  of  the  patented  lands  of  the  township  of  Kin- 
derhook,  and  on  the  south  of  the  line  of  the  said  Jere- 
miah Van  Renselaer,  (Westenhook  patent,)  with   61 

June  17.  Appointment  of  Peter  Dubois,  as  deputy  surveyor, 
to  execute  the  above  warrant,   61 

June  17.  Warrant  to  survey  Westenhook  patent,   62 

June  23.  Petition  of  Wm.  Cunningham,  praying  letters 
patent  for  three  small  tracts  of  land,  containing  together 
8,000  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north 

•  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  the  first  of  which  is  situate 
between  the  patent  of  the  German  flatts  and  Glen's  pur- 
chase, the  second  of  which  is  bounded  northeasterly  by  a 
lott  of  woodland,  in  Burnet's  field,  called  Number  Six, 
southwesterly  by  lott  Number  Five,  and  south  by  the 
Mohawks  river ;  and  the  third  of  said  tracts  is  bounded 
by  certain  lotts  of  woodland,  in  Burnett's  field,  called  and 
known  by  the  name  of  lots  No.  1,  No.  2,  No.  3,  No.  4, 
No.  6  and  No.  24,  (Herkimer,  Herkimer  Co.,) ......    63,  64 

June  24.  Reasons  offered  by  Ryer  Schermerhorn,  Jacob 
Schermerhorn  and  John  Quackenbos,  in  behalf  of  them- 
selves and  others,  against  granting  the  petition  of  Arent 
Van  Corlaer  and  others,  praying  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of 
land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (White  Creek, 
Washingt*  n  Co.,  ?)  (see  page  46,)   65 

June  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Johannes  Lawyer,  Jr.,  and 
six  others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  containing  7,000 
acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  westward  of  Scho- 
hary,  on  the  north  and  west  sides  of  a  tract  of  15,000 
acres,  formerly  granted  to  Jacob  Borst  and  others,  (Sha- 
ron, Schoharie  Co.,)   66 

June  29.  Petition  of  Wm.  Van  Bergen,  Martin  Garetse  Van 
Bergen  and  James  Umphry,  Junr.,  praying  license  to  pur- 
chase 3,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  between 
Cattskill  creek  and  Schohary,  near  Batavia,  (Windham, 
Greene  Co.,)    67 

July  1.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Lott,  Jr.,  and  nineteen  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  20,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land, 


306  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xv 


1761.  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  between  two  creeks,  the  one  called  Gar- 
oge  creek,  and  the  other  Caioharon  or  Canada  creek, 
about  five  miles  from  said  river,  on  the  back  or  northerly 
bounds  of  lands  there  purchased  and  since  granted  to 
George  Klock,  Wm.  Nellis  and  others,  and  extending 
from  thence  seven  miles  into  the  woods,  (Oppenheim, 
Ephratah  and  Stratford,  Fulton  Co.,)   G! 

July  2.  Petition  of  Hendk.  Schneyder  and  nine  others,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
bounded  northerly  by  the  patent  of  Wallumschack,  south- 
wardly by  the  manor  of  Renselaerwyck,  westwardly  by 
the  patent  of  Hoseck,  and  eastwardly  by  other  vacant 
lands,  containing  about  10,000  acres,  (Hoosick,  Rensselaer 
Co.,)   6! 

July  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Vincent  Mathews  and  David 
Mathews,  of  two  tracts  of  land,  containing  together  180 
acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Orange,  adjacent  to  Puplop's 
pond,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,  (Monroe,  Orange  Co.,)  with   7( 

July  6.  Draft  of  the  same,   V' 

July  8.  Petition  of  Jacob  H.  Ten  Eyck  and  three  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land,  containing 
together  3,500  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  the 
first  of  which  was  lately  purchased  by  them,  and  lies  on 
the  west  side  of  Schoharie  river,  containing  about  1,855 
acres;  the  second  of  said  tracts  lies  on  the  east  side  of 
Schoharie  river,  and  is  part  of  a  large  tract  formerly  pur- 
chased by  Walter  Butler  and  others,  and  contains  1,645 
acres,  (Esperance,  Schoharie  county,  and  Duanesburgh, 
Schenectady  county,)   1 

July  .8.  Petition  of  Fredk.  Bell  and  his  associates,  praying 
license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land,  containing 
25,000  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  north- 
ward of  Burnet's  field,  at  the  distance  of  ten  or  twelve 
miles,  lying  on  both  sides  of  a  creek  called  Onnejohegadie, 
(Newport,  Norway  and  Fairfield,  Herkimer  Co.,)   7 

July  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Arent  Van  Corlaer  and  four 
others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  containing  5,000  acres, 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  beginning  at  the  most  northerly  corner  of  the  patent 
of  Wallumschack,  (White  Creek,  Washington  Co.,)  with  J 

July  15.  Draft  of  the  same,   ' 

July  17.  Petition  of  Nichs.  Bayard,  John  Livingston  and 
Barent  Vrooman  and  their  associates,  praying  license  to 
purchase  25,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  containing  50,000 
acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  ot 
the  Mohawks  river,  between  the  Sackondago  patent, 
granted  to  Peter  Winne  and  others,  and  the  Cajadarosere 
patent,  granted  to  Nanning  Harmense  and  others,  and 
Abeel's  patent,  (Mayfield,  Fulton  Co.,  ?)   ' 

July  17.  Petition  of  Isaac  Vrooman,  Dirk  Ten  Brook  and 


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307 


Pago. 

61.  their  associates,  praying  license  to  purchase  25,000  acres 
of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river,  on  both  sides  of  Sacondago  river, 
where  a  certain  creek  called  the  Sackondaga  fly,  falls  into 
Sackondaga  river,  and  running  thence  up  said  Sacondaga 
river  northwesterly,  as  the  said  river  runs,  ten  miles,  on 
each  side  of  the  said  Sacondaga  river,  two  miles  more  or 
less,  (Broadalbin,  Northampton  and  Mayfield,  Montgo- 


mery Co.,)   75 

July  21.  Petition  of  Wm.  Smith,  jr.,  and  nineteen  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  20,000  acres  of  land,  lying  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,   76 


July  21.  Caveat  entered  by  John  Van  Rensselaer,  against 
granting  to  any  person,  any  of  the  land  patented  unto 
him,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  Major 
Abrm.  Staats  or  Kinderhook  kill,  and  running  south- 
wardly along  Hudson's  river,  to  a  creek  commonly  called 
Wahanhasigh,  opposite  the  south  side  of  Vatrix  Island, 
and  from  thence  with  an  easterly  line  into  the  woods 
twenty-four  English  miles,  to  a  place  called  Wawanagu- 
amsick,  and  from  thence  northwardly  to  said  Abrm. 
Staats'  kill,  (Claverack,  Taghkanick,  &c,  Columbia  Co.,)  77 
July  21.  Petition  of  Philip  Livingston  and  nineteen  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  20,000  acres  of  land, 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river ;  and  also  for  a  tract  of  500  acres,  lying 
contiguous  to  the  aforesaid  tract,  (Minden,  Canajoharie, 
Stark  and  Cherry  Valley,  Montgomery,  Herkimer  and 


Otsego  counties,)  ,   78 

66.  July  22.  Memorial  and  petition  of  Wm.  Story,  agent  for  the 
town  of  Stockbridge,  (Vermont,)  praying  a  re-guant  and 
confirmation  of  the  said  township,  to  him  and  his  asso- 
ciates, and  to  allow  them  further  time  for  settling  the 

same,  with   79 

61.  July  21.  Original  patent  to  Wm.  Dodge  and  others,  to  the 
number  of  seventy-two  persons,  from  the  province  of  New 
Hampshii2,  of  28,100  acres  of  land,  for  the  settlement  of 
the  town  of  Stockbridge,   79 


July  25.  Petition  of  Nehemiah  Merrit  and  9  others  named, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  15  other  persons,  praying  a 
grant  of  25,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  between  Fort  Edward  and  Lake 
George,  bounded  westerly  by  Hudson's  river ;  southerly 
by  the  township  lately  surveyed  for  James  Bradshaw  and 
his  associates,  and  Danl.  Pringle  and  his  associates,  and 
northerly  by  land  petitioned  for  by  Robert  Rogers  and 
his  associates,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,  and  Queens- 
bury,  Warren  Co.,)  

August  18.  Petition  of  Dirk  Schuyler  and  24  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  25,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  northern 
frontier  of  the  province  of  New  York,  beginning  at  the 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[VOL.  XT 


1761.  garrison  land  opposite  Crown  Point,  on  ihe  enst  shore  of 
Lake  Champlain ;  thence  running  northeasterly  to  the 
lower  fall,  on  the  Otter  river;  thence  northerly  to  the 
aforesaid  lake,  and  then  alone:  the  said  lake  to  the  place 
of  beginning,  (Madison  Co.,  Vermont,  ?)   g 

August  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  H.  Ten  Eyck  and  3 
others,  of  two  tracts  of  land,  containing  together  3,500 
acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  both  sides  of 
Schohary  creek,  (Esperance,  Schoharie  Co.,  and  Duanes- 
burgh,  Schenectady  Co.,)   8 

August  24.  Draught  of  said  tract,   8 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  Henry  Van  Driesen  and  five  others,  pray- 
ing license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  about  6,000  acres  of 
land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  the  lands 
granted  to  Wm.  Corry  and  others,  and  lands  granted  to 
Johs.  Bleecker  and  others,  (Carlisle,  Schoharie  Co.,  and 
Charlestown,  Montgomery  Co.,)   8 

Sspt.  1.  Petition  of  Nichs.  Groot  and  Abrm.  Wemple,  pray- 
ing license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  about  2,000  acres  of 
land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  east  of  the 
lands  granted  to  John  Lindesay  and  others,  commonly 
called  Cherry  Valley,  (Cherry  Valley,  Otsego  Co.,)   8 

Sept.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Colden  and  three  others, 
of  a  certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  both  sides  of  the  Mohawks  river  above  Burnet's  field, 
(Herkimer,  Schuyler  and  Frankfort,  Herkimer  Co.,)  with  8 

Sept.  2.  Draught  of  the  said  tract,     8 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  John  Van  Rensselaer,  praying  that  pro- 
ceedings upon  the  petition  of  Miss  Colden  and  others, 
Solomon  Bebee  and  his  associates,  Johannes  Vanderpool 
and  Robt.  Vandeursen,  for  lands  with  that  part  of  the 
manor  of  Rensselaerwyck  called  Claverack,  may  be  stayed 
and  the  hearing  of  the  caveat  deferred  for  three  months, 
(for  caveat  see  page  77,)   £ 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  John  Anderson,  praytng  letters  pateut  for 
three  islands  in  the  East  river,  near  Byram  river,  the  larg- 
est of  which  contains  16  acres,  and  is  known  by  the  name 
of  the  Great  Captains  Island,  another  containing  two  acres 
and  the  other  half  an  acre,   * 

Sept.  9.  Petition  of  Jacob  Lansing,  junr.,  and  4  others,  pray- 
ing license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  of  about  8,000 
acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  beyond  John  J.  Cass's,  and  on  the 
north  side  of  a  tract  granted  to  Governor  Cosby,  (Tren- 
ton, Oneida  Co.,)   * 

Sept.  9.  Petition  of  Michl.  Nestel,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  praying  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  of  about 
20,000  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  the  two  lakes  in 
which  the  Susquehanna  rises,  (Springfield,  Otsego  Co.,) . . 

Sept.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Danl/Prindle,  of  a  certain 
tract  of  land,  containing  23,000  acres,  lying  in  the  county 


ol.  xvi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  309 

Page 

761.      of  Albany,  between  Fort  Edward  and  Lake  George, 

(Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,)   90 

Draught  of  the  said  tract,   90 

Sept.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Bradshaw,  of  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land  containing  23,000  acres,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany  between  Fort  Edward  and  Lake  George 

(Kingsbury,  Washington  Co.,)  with   91 

Sept.  10.  Draught  of  said  tract,   91 


Sept.  12.  Petition  of  Josiah  Swart  and  three  others,  praying 
license  to  purchase  8,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land  lying 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  on  the  west  side  of  Schoharie  river,  about  twenty- 
four  miles  from  Schoharie,  adjoining  on  the  north  side  of 
a  tract  of  800  acres  granted  to  Bartholomew  Vrooman 
and  others  ;  also  another  small  parcel  lying  on  the  second 
Breakaben  creek,  about  eight  miles  west  of  Schoharie, . .  92 

Sept.  14.  Confirmation  granted  unto  Priscilla,  William  and 
John  Holmes,  children  of  George  Holmes,  deceased,  for  a 

certain  lott  of  ground  upon  Manhatan  Island,   93 

677.  March  29.  Patent  granted  to  Jacobus  Fabricius,  for  some 


land  upon  Manhatans  Island,   93 

March  14.  Confirmation  of,  granted  unto  Gabriel  Curtisee, 
on  Manhatans  Island,   93 

May  1.  Patent  granted  to  Jacob  Young,  for  a  piece  of  land 
on  Manhatans  Islands,   93 

Sept.  29.  Patent  and  confirmation  for  apiece  of  land  on  Man- 
hatans Islands  granted  to  John  Benew,   93 

March  15.  Confirmation  of  some  land  on  Manhatans  Islands, 
unto  John  Danielson,   93 

Sept.  29.  Patent  of  a  piece  of  land  granted  unto  Abraham 
Shotwell,   93 

Oct.  9.  Patent  of  a  piece  of  land  on  Manhatans  Island, 
granted  unto  John  Basset,   93 

Oct.  9.  Patent  of  a  piece  of  land  on  Manhatans  Island  granted 

unto  David  Duffore,   93 

761.  Sept.  17-.  Petition  of  Johannes  Evertse  Wynkoop  and  Joh's 
Trumbor,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  such  vacant 
lands  as  they  may  be,  on  the  north  side  of  the  line  of 
division,  between  the  counties  of  Albany  and  Ulster,  as 
a  recompense  for  running  said  line,   94 


Sept.  — .  Return  of  survey  for  Fredk.  Young  and  nineteen 
others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  containing  20,000  acres 
in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  land  granted  to 
Alexr.  Colden,  (Cherry  Valley  and  Sharon,  Otsego  and 

Schoharie  counties,)  with. .   95 

Draught  of  the  said  tract,  ,   95 

Sept,  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Hendk.  Schneyder  and  nine 
others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  containing  10,000  acres, 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted 
to  Corn's  Van  Ness  and  others,  and  by  the  name  of  Wal- 
lumschack,  (Hoosic,  Rensselaer  Co.,)  with   90 


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[vol.  XVI. 


Page. 

1761.  Sept,  28.  Draught  of  the  same,   96 

Oct.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Conradt  Franck  and  4  others, 
of  a  tract  of  5,000  acres  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  part 
thereof  lying  between  the  two  tracts  of  land  granted  to 
Rudolph  Staley  and  sixteen  others,  and  part  thereof  lying 
between  one  of  the  aforesaid  tracts  granted  to  Rudolph 
Staley  and  others,  and  a  large  tract  of  16,000  acres  known 
as  Retries,  purchase  in  small  tracts  of  1,000  acres  each,  to 
James  Henderson  and  others,  (German  Flatts,  Herkimer 


Co.,)  with   97 

Oct.  1.  Draught  of  said  tract,   97 

Oct.  2.  Petition  of  Jacob  Starnberger  and  five  others,  pray- 
ing letters  patent  for  6,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Schoharie,  adjoining  to  the 

patent  of  Schoharie,  (Schoharie,  Schoharie  county,)   98 

Oct.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Cunningham,  of  three 
tracts  of  land  lying  at  Burnet's  field,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  contain- 
ing together  410  acres,  (Herkimer,  Herkimer  county,)  with  99 
Oct.  2.  Draught  of  said  three  tracts,   99 


Oct.  15.  Petition  of  John  Borghart,  praying  a  grant  in  coun- 
cil of  a  warrant  for  surveying  and  laying  out  the  bounds 
and  limits  of  a  certain  parcel  of  land  near  Albany,  lying 
and  being  at  the  east  wall,  beginning  northwards  at  the 
first  point  of  Nutten  Hook  and  stretching  along  the  side 
of  little  Nutten  Hook,  'till  you  come  to  Marmhills  creek, 
and  runs  into  the  woods  about  a  Dutch  mile,  and  formerly 
patented  unto  John  Hendrickson,  his  heirs  and  assigns,. .  10k 

Oct.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Ryer  Schcrmerhorn,  Jacob 
Schermerhorn,  John  Quackenboss  and  their  associates,  of 
a  certain  tract  containing  10,000  acres  of  land,  lying  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
on  the  south  side  of  Batten  kill,  and  to  the  east  of  a  tract 
granted  to  Isaac  Sawyer,  Edmund  Wells  and  others, 
(White  Creek  and  Jackson,  Washington  county,)  with. . .  101 

Oct,  15.  Draught  of  said  tract,   101 

Oct.  16.  Warrant  to  Alexr.  Colden  and  Cadwallader  Colden, 
to  survey  certain  lands  belonging  to  John  Borghart,   102 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Darius  Zobdell,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  to  the  number  of  one  hundred,  praying 
license  to  purchase  50,000  acres  of  land  for  the  settlement 
of  a  township  to  the  northward  of  Fort  Stanwix,  border- 
ing on  the  Mohawks  river,  (Rome,  Oneida  county,)   103 

Oct.  19.  Petition  of  Peter  Ferris,  junr.,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  to  the  number  of  one  hundred,  praying 
license  to  purchase  50,000  acres  of  land  for  the  settlement 
of  a  township,  to  the  northward  of  Fort  Stan  wicks,  bor- 
dering on  the  Mohawks  river,  and  on  the  east  side  thereof, 
(Rome,  Floyd,  <fcc,  Oneida  county,)   104 

Dec.  1.  Caveat  entered  by  Richd.  Morris  against  granting  a 
license  to  any  person  for  purchasing  any  of  the  lands 
between  the  following  bounds,  to  wit :  between  the  south 


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811 


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761.  bounds  of  the  patented  lands  called  Schoharie,  and  the 
north  bounds  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Batavia,  and 
between  the  west  boundary  of  Ranslaerwyck  and  the  east 
side  of  Schoharie  kill,  until  he  is  first  heard,  (Middlesex 
and  Broome,  Schoharie  county,)   105 

Dec.  2.  Petition  of  John  Van  Henslaer,  praying  that  the 
hearing  on  the  caveat  entered  by  him,  against  granting 
lands  within  the  manor  of  Claverack,  on  the  petitions  of 
Miss  Colden,  Solomon  Beebe  and  Johs.  Vanderpool  and 
their  associates,  (Claverack,  Columbia  county,)   105 

Dec.  23.  Indian  deed  to  Wm.  Van  Bergen,  Martin  Garretse 
Van  Bergen  and  James  Umphrey,  junr.,  for  four  tracts  of 
of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side 
of  Albany  river,  containing  together  2,141  acres ;  the  first 
of  which  begins  at  a  fall  of  water  on  the  west  side  of  the 
brook  called  Kats  kill ;  the  second  lies  near  Batavia,  on 
the  west  side  of  the  Kats  kill  mountains ;  the  third  tract 
lies  about  eight  miles  to  the  w^est  of  the  last  mentioned 
tract,  on  the  west  of  a  brook  called  Schohary  creek,  oppo- 
site the  land  formerly  granted  to  Vincent  Mathews  and 
others,  along  Schohary  creek  and  on  the  north  end  of  a 
small  piece  of  low  ground  called  Elks  plain,  where-  a 
small  run  of  water  falls  into  Schohary  creek;  and  the 
fourth  tract  or  parcel  begins  at  the  most  southerly  bounds 
of  the  above  mentioned  tract  granted  to  Vincent  Mathews 
and  others,  (Durham,  Cairo,  Windham  and  Greenville, 
Greene  county,)  with   106 

Certificate  of  Isaac  Vrooman,  deputy  surveyor,  certifying 
that  the  said  tracts  or  parcels  of  land  were  surveyed  by 
him,  and  that  the  bounds  described  in  the  Indian  deed 
were  marked  in  the  presence  of  the  Indians,   106 

Dec.  23.  Certificate  of  Martin  Van  Bergen,  justice  of  the 
peace  for  the  county  of  Albany,  and  Isaac  Vrooman, 
deputy  surveyor,  that  the  purchase  money  was  paid  in 
their  presence,   106 

Dec.  23.  Certificate  of  Martin  Van  Bergen,  J.  P.,  that  the 
said  Indian  deed  was  duly  interpreted  to  the  Indians 

named  therein,   106 

1762.  Jan.  16.  Petition  of  Harmanus  Brat,  Christopher  Yates  and 
John  Van  Sice,  junr.,  praying  license  to  purchase  3,000 
acres  of  land  in  three  tracts,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river ;  the  first  of  said  tracts 
lies  on  both  sides  of  a  brook  called  Katts  kill,  to  the  north 
of  the  land  formerly  granted  to  Henry  Lane  and  Henry 
Remsen,  and  to  the  south  of  the  manor  of  Renslaerwyck 
and  to  the  east  of  lands  lately  laid  out  for  Wm.  Bergen 
and  others,  and  to  the  west  of  other  vacant  lands  ;  the 
second  tract  lies  to  the  north  of  Batavia  and  to  the  south 
of  land  granted  to  John  Dies  and  others,  and  to  the  west 
of  vacant  land,  and  to  east  also  of  vacant  land ;  and  the 
third  of  said  tracts  lies  between  the  Katskill  and  Katts- 
kill  mountains,  and  to  the  northward  of  land  formerly 


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1762.  granted  to  Francis  Sauldsberry  and  Martin  G.  Van  Ber- 
gen, and  to  the  south  of  other  vacant  lands,   107 

Jan.  10.  Petition  of  Wm.  Van  Bergen  and  James  Umphrey, 
jr.,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  quantity  of  land  not  ex- 
ceeding 3,000  acres,  of  four  tracts  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  between  Catts 
kill  and  Schohary  creek  near  Batavia,   108 

Feb.  12.  Petition  of  John  Borghart,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  four  brothers  and  two  brothers-in-law,  praying  letters 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land  containing  3,590  acres,  or  such 
part  thereof  as  he  is  entitled  to,  lying  on  the  east  side 
Hudson's  river,  bounded  as  follows :  beginning  on  the 
east  side  of  Kinderhook  creek  by  the  fall  called  Major 
Abram's  fall  on  the  bounds  of  Kinderhook,  from  thence 
running  east,  then  south  by  west,  then  northwest,  then 
north,  then  down  the  Claveracks  creek  to  the  place  of 
beginning,  surveyed  pursuant  to  a  petition  formerly  pre- 
sented by  his  father,  Coenradt  Borghart  and  Elias  Van 
Schaack,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  (seepage  110,)  109 

Feb.  6.  Exemplification  of  the  original  Indian  deed,  dated 
4th  August,  1729,  to  Coenradt  Borghart,  for  a  certain 
parcel  of  land  in  the  county  Of  Albany,  on  a  kill  or  creek 
that  waters  out  in  to  Claverack  kill,   110 

Exemplification  of  the  warrant  of  survey  by  John  Beatty, 
deputy  surveyor,  for  two  tracts  of  land  containing  together 
4,000  acres,  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Coenraat  Borghardt 
and  Elias  Van  Schaack,  and  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river  by  Kinderhook,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   110 

March  10.  Letter  of  Thomas  Ackeson  to  Mr.  Banyer,  depv. 
secretary  of  New  York,  requesting  his  assistance  in  ob- 
taining a  license  for  Adam  Ziellie,  to  purchase  a  tract  of 
land  containing  3,000  acres,  lying  adjacent  to  Schohary 
creek,   HI 

March  26.  Petition  of  Ryer  Schermerhorn,  Jacob  Schermer- 
horn  and  Johs.  Quackenbos,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and 
their  associates  to  the  number  of  ten  in  all,  praying  let- 
ters patent  for  10,000  acres  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  on  the  south 
of  Baten  kill,  lying  to  the  eastward  of  a  tract  granted  to 
Isaac  Sawyer  and  others,   I*2 

March  30.  Petition  of  James  Bradshaw  and  twenty  others, 
praying  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  form  of  a  town- 
ship, six  miles  square,  lying  to  the  northward  of  lands 
formerly  granted  to  John  Schyler  and  others,  and  Stephen 
Bayard  and  others,  between  Fort  Edward  and  Lake 
George,.   113 

March  31.  Petition  of  Danl.  Prindle  and  22  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  six  miles  square,  adjoin- 
ing the  lands  laid  out  for  James  Bradshaw  and  others, 
•        between  Fort  Edward  and  Lake  George,   114 

June  24.  Petition  of  Benj.  Palmer,  Joseph  Palmer  and  Saml. 
Le  Rue,  praying  letters  patent  to  be  granted  said  Benjn. 
Palmer,  for  the  land  under  high  water  mark  to  the  dis- 


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Page. 

.702.  tance  of  600  feet  into  the  Sound  all  round  the  island  called 
Minefors  or  Minefords  Island  lately  purchased  by  said 
Benjn.  Palmer,  for  the  benefit  of  docking,  (now  called 
Hunter's  Island,)   115 

June  26.  Petition  of  David  Hunt  and  twelve  others,  purcha- 
sers of  Minefords  Island,  lying  in  the  manor  of  Pelham, 
in  the  county  of  Westchester,  praying  letters  patent  for 
six  hundred  feet  of  the  land  from  high  water  mark  of  the 
said  island  to  run  into  the  Sound,  and  to  hold  the  said 
length  all  round  the  said  island  for  the  purpose  of  making 
wharves  and  docks,   116 

July  16.  Petition  of  Wra.  Ernest  Spornheyer  and  Wm. 
Heints,  praying  letters  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  two  par- 
cels of  vacant  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany  near 
Schoharie,  the  first  is  included  within  the  bounds  of  the 
lands  purchased  by  Johs.  Sawyer,  jr.,  and  the'  second 
parcel  is  included  within  the  bounds  of  the  lands  pur- 
chased by  Jacob  Borst  and  others,  (Sharon  and  Cobles- 
kill,  Schoharie  Co.,)   117 

Aug.  12.  Petition  of  Thomas  Moore  and  Lewis  Printhard, 
praying  letters  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land,  or  a  quantity 
thereof,  not  exceeding  2,000  acres,  the  first  of  which  tracts 
lies  to  the  west  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Orange, 
partly  on  the  back  of  lands  formerly  granted  to  Doctor 
Saml.  Starts,  and  contains  1,100  acres,  and  the  second  lies 
adjacent  thereto,  and  on  the  back  of  a  tract  of  1,000  acres 
granted  to  Alex.  Phenix,  and  contains  about  900  acres, 
(Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,)   118 

Aug.  18.  Petition  of  Benjn.  Palmer,  Joseph  Palmer  and  Saml. 
Le  Rue,  praying  letters  patent  to  be  granted  unto  said 
Benjamin  Palmer,  for  the  land  under  H water,  600  feet 
from  common  high  water  mark,  surrounding  Minefors  or 
Minefords  Islands  in  the  sound,  being  part  of  the  manor 
of  Pelham,  in  the  county  of  Westchester,  {see  pages  115, 
116,)   119 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  Benjn.  Palmer,  Joseph  Palmer  and  Saml. 
De  Rue,  showing  that  they  formerly  presented  a  petition 
praying  letters  patent  for  the  land  under  water  surround- 
ing Minefords  Island  to  the  distance  of  600  feet  into  the 
Sound,  with  a  condition  in  the  letters  patent  restraining 
proprietors  and  inhabitants  of  said  island  from  wharfing 
or  building  thereon,  so  as  to  obstruct  the  channel  between 
said  island  and  Pell's  neck,  and  praying  a  grant  of  200 
feet  from  high  water  mark,  beginning  at  a  northerly  part 
of  said  island  opposite  a  southerly  point  of  land  in  Pell's 
neck  and  fronting  the  house  where  Capt.  Thomas  Pell 
formerly  resided,  and  so  running  round  the  north  end  of 
said  island  until  that  part  thereof  which  is  opposite  to  the 
most  southerly  point  in  the  Sound  called  High  Island,  the 
property  of  John  Wooley,  and  for  600  feet  around  the 
said  Island,   120 

Sept.  20.  Petition  of  Jacob  Starnberger  and  seven  others, 
praying  letters  patent  for  1,000  acres  to  each  of  them,  of 


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Page 

1762.  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
east  side  of  Schoharie  creek,  adjoining  the  patent  of  Scho- 
harie and  other  patented  lands  there,  (Schoharie,  Schoharie 
Co.,)   121 

Sept.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Anderson,  of  three 
islands,  lying  in  the  East  river  or  Sound,  commonly  called 
Captain's  Islands,  the  first  of  which  is  known  by  the  name 
of  Great  Captain's  Island,  and  contains  16  1-2  acres;  the 
second  of  which  contains  2  1-2  acres,  and  the  third  of 
said  islands  contains  1-2' acre,  (in  Long  Island  sound,) 
with   122 

Sept.  24.  Draught  of  said  islands,  &c,   122 

Sept.  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  E.  Spornheyer  and  Wm. 
Ileints,  of  two  certain  tracts  of  land,  containing  together 
2,000  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  near  Schoharie, 
the  first  of  which  begins  at  the  most  westerly  corner  of  a 
certain  tract  of  land,  granted  to  Jacob  Borst,  Jeronimus 
Greslar  and  others ;  the  second  of  which  tracts  begins  on 
the  east  side  of  Oschelage  or  Cobus  kill,  (Sharon  and 
Cobleskill,  Schoharie  Co.,)  with   123 

Draught  of  said  tracts,   123 

Oct.  8.  Proclamation  appointing'a  day,  for  hearing  the  com- 
plaint of  certain  Indians,  of  the  Cnnajoharie  tribe,  relative 
to  the  purchase  of  the  Canajohary  patent ;  also  for  the 
hearing  of  allegations  of  persons  interested  in  said  patent,  124 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Hendricus  Dubois  and  Solomon  Dubois, 
praying  letters  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  certain  tracts  of 
vacant  lands,  lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  within  the 
bounds  of  the  line  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans, 
to  the  south  of  the  Shawangonck  mountains,  and  to  the 
northwest  of  Wall  kill,  and  some  other  parcels  of  vacant 
land,  lying  without  the  bounds  of  Evans'  patent,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  Shawangunk  mountains,  and  to  the  north- 
ward and  northeastward  of  the  great  Minnissinck  patent,  125 

Nov.  15.  Petition  of  John  Wason  and  24  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  25,000  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning 
in  the  north  bounds  of  the  patent  of  Saraghtoga,  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  a  tract,  granted  to  Corns.  Cuyier,  and 
runs  thence  along  the  north  bounds  of  the  said  patent  of 
Saraghtoga  to  Batten  kill ;  then  up  the  stream  thereof,  to 
the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract  of  land,  granted  to  Isaac 
Sawyer  and  others  ;  thence  northerly  about  five  miles ; 
then  west  to  the  east  bounds  of  a  tract  of  twelve  thousand 
acres,  granted  unto  John  Schuyler,  Junr.,  and  others,  and 
then  along  the  east  and  south  bounds  of  the  last  men- 
tioned tract,  to  a  tract  granted  unto  Wm.  Kettelhuyn, 
and  then  along  the  east  bounds  or  the  said  tract,  granted 
to  Corns.  Cuyler,  to  the  place  of  beginning,  (Greenwich, 
Washington  Co.,)  {seepage  157,)   126 

Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Garret  Erickson  and  24  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  25,000  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  "river,  bounded 


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315 


Page. 

762.  westerly  by  lands  granted  to  John  Schuyler,  Jr.,  and 
others,  and  to  Stephen  Bayard ;  northwardly  by  the  lands 
granted  to  James  Bradshaw  &  Co.;  southwardly  by  the 
lands  petitioned  for,  by  John  Wason  and  others,  and  east- 
wardly  by  unpatented  lands,  (Argyle,  Washington  Co.,)  127 

Nov.  22.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Turner  and  24  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  25,000  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract  of 
land,  eastward  of  the  patent  of  Saraghtoga,  granted  to 
Isaac  Sawyer  and  others ;  thence  running  northerly  along 
the  east  bounds  of  lands  petitioned  for  by  John  Wason, 
Richd.  Cullen  and  others  ;  then  easterly  about  nine  miles  ; 
then  southerly  about  two  miles ;  then  westerly  about  six 
miles  ;  then  southerly  to  Batten  kill,  and  then  down  the 
stream  thereof  to  the  place  of  beginning,  (Salem,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)  {seepage  157,)   128 

Nov.  23.  Petition  of  Saml.  Deal,  Senr.,  Saml.  Deal,  Jr.,  and 
nine  others,  praying  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  vacant 
land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  and  on  the  southwest  side  of  Katts  kill, 
between  the  following  patents :  the  manor  of  Renselaer, 
the  patent  granted  to  Henry  Lane  and  Hendk.  Remsen, 
the  patent  granted  Ury  Reghtmeyer  and  others,  and  the 

settlement  of  Batavia,  (Windham,  Greene  Co.,)   129 

.  Nov.  23.  Petition  of  Thomas  Dick  and  24  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  25,000  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning 
at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  lands  petitioned  for,  by 
Alexr.  Turner  and  his  associates ;  thence  running  along 
the  east  bounds  of  lands  petitioned  for  by  Garret  Erick- 
son,  Herman  Peters  and  others ;  then  easterly ;  then 
southerly,  to  the  aforesaid,  tract,  petitioned  for  by  Alexr. 
Turner  and  others ;  then  westerly  to  the  place  of  begin- 
ning, (Argyle  and  Greenwich,  Washington  Co.,)   130 

Nov.  23.  Petition  of  Mathew  Dubois,  Junr.,  praying  a  grant 
of  the  exclusive  right  of  ferriage,  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  for  the  distance  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
chains,  to  the  southward  of  an  east  line  across  the  said 
river,  from  the  north  side  of  Quasic  creek,  for  the  purpose 
of  establishing  a  ferry  across  said  river,  (Newburgh, 
Orange  Co.,)   131 

Dec.  lO.  Petition  of  George  Clock,  Gol.  Banyar  and  Peter 
Du  Bois,  praying  license  to  purchase  a  piece  of  vacant 
land,  of  about  800  or  1,000  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  above  Canojoharie,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  to  the  south  of  Canada  creek  or  Caioharee, 
opposite  to  Fort  Stanwick,  bounded  easterly  by  a  tract, 
granted  to  Petrus  Vandriesen,  and  northward  by  a  tract, 
granted  to  George  Klock,  Wm.  Nelliss  and  others,  (Op- 
penheim,  Fulton  Co.,)   132 

Dec.  8.  Petition  of  Wm.  Moore,  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
boatman,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  certain  Island  called 
Barren  Island,  and  also  of  the  beach  adjoining,  which  is 


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Page. 

62.  vacant  and  unpatented,  and  supposed  to  lye  in  Kings 
county,  and  opposite  to  the  patent  of  the  Flatt  lands,  con- 
taining about  30  acres  of  upland,  and  by  computation 
about  70  acres  of  marsh  or  salt  meadow  land,   133 

Dec.  16.  Petition  of  Fredk.  Dederick  and  four  others,  pray- 
ing license  to  purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land  of  about 
3,000  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west 
side  of  Hudson's  river  to  the  southward  of  Cat's  kill  creek 
and  the  patent  of  Schoharie,  and  lying  about  northeast 
of  a  tract  commonly  called  New  Batavia,  and  twenty-five 
or  thirty  miles  northwest  from  the  Cat's  kill  town  or  set- 
tlement,   134 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Hasbrouckand  Isaac  Hasbrouck, 
jr.,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  quantity  of  land  not  ex- 
ceeding 2,000  acres  of  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  lying 
between  another  certain  tract  of  10,000  acres,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster ;  and  the  8,000  acres  tract  granted  to 
Philip  Schuyler  and  others,  together  with  several  other 
tracts  of  vacant  land  lying  to  the  north  and  northeast- 
ward of  the  old  reputed  northwest  line  of  said  tract  of 
10,000  acres,   135 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  David  Hunt  and  14  other  persons 
named,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  associates,  to  the 
number  of  one  hundred,  proprietors  of  Minefords  Island, 
praying  letters  patent  for  400  feet  of  the  soil  under  water, 
from  common  high  water  mark  into  the  sound,  beginning 
at  that  part  of  the  island  which  in  a  due  east  line  is  oppo- 
site to  the  house  of  Samuel  Rodman,  and  holding  the 
same  distance  westward  into  the  sound  in  every  part  round 
the  island,  and  so  running  along  the  east  end  of  said  island 
unto  that  part  thereof  which  is  opposite  to  the  most  south- 
erly point  of  an  island  in  said  sound,  commonly  called 
High  Island,  the  property  of  Capt.  John  Wooley,  (now 
Hunter's  Island,)  ,   136 

Dec.  22.  Petition  of  Isaac  De  Forrest  and  4  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  5,000  acres  of  land  lying  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  on  the 
north  of  Batten  kill,  and  adjoining  the  lands  granted  to 
Ryer  Schermerhorn,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  said  kill, 
(Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)  (see  vol.  xvn,  page  1,)   137 

Dec.  29.  Petition  of  John  Tabor  Kempe  and  29  others,  pray- 
ing letters  patent  for  30,000  acres  of  land,  of  a  tract  lying 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  northward  of  land 
petitioned  for  by  Isaac  De  Forrest  and  others,  and  Batten 
kill,  to  the  southward  of  the  township  of  Kingsbury, 
(Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)  (see  vol.  xvn,  page  2,)   133 

Dec.  31.  Petition  of  Ryer  Schermerhorn,  Jacob  Schermer- 
horn and  John  Quackenboss,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and 
five  others,  praying  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land  lying 
on  the  north  side  of  Batten  kill,  and  adjoining  land  for- 
merly granted  said  Ryer  Schermerhorn  and  others,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,. . .  139 


(JL  xvi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  S17 

Pago. 

]33.  Jan.  5.  Petition  of  Thomas  Willett  and  29  others,  praying 
letters  patent  for  30,000  acres  of  the  vacant  land  lying  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
to  the  southward  of  Fort  Edward  and  between  said  Fort 
and  the  northerly  bounds  of  certain  lands  lately  granted 
to  Isaac  Sawyers  and  others,  and  the  northerly  bounds  of 
certain  other  lands  granted  to  Ryer  Schermerhorn  and 
others,    140 

Jan.  5.  Petition  of  Donald  Campbell,  George  Campbell  and 
James  Campbell,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  asso- 
ciates, praying  a  grant  in  fee  of  100,000  acres,  to  be 
selected  in  one  tract  near  Wood  creek,  between  the  falls 
of  that  creek  on  the  north  and  Batten  kill  on  the  south,  a 
line  of  twenty  miles  from  Hudson's  river  on  the  east,  the 
cast  side  of  Lake  George,  and  a  south  line  thence  .to  said 
Hudson's  river  on  the  west,  (Argyle,  Washington  Co.,) 
(see  page  159,)    141 

[No  date.]  List  of  Families  and  their  descendants  that  came 
in  three  vessels  with  Capt.  Lauchlan  Campbell,  from  the 
Island  of  Isla,  in  North  Britain,  in  the  years  1738,  1739 
and  3  740,  ,.  142 

Jan.  6.  Petition  of  John  Troup  and  Thomas  Willett,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  praying  that  their  an- 
nexed petition  be  considered  as  if  preferred  yesterday,  and 
to  be  heard  in  support  of  it,   143 

Jan.  6.  Petition  of  John  Tabor  Kempe  and  John  Morin 
Scott,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  praying  that 
they  may  be  heard  in  support  of  their  petition  of  the  29th 
Dec,  for  30,00.0  acres  of  land,  to  the  northward  of  the 
land  petitioned  for  by  Isaac  De  Forest  and  others  and 
Batten  kill,  and  to  the  southward  of  Township  of  Kings- 
bury, (Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)   144 

Jau.  19.  Petition  of  Robt.  Harpur,  shewing  that  having 
transmitted  some  favorable  descriptions  of  this  province 
to  his  friends  in  Ireland,  he  was,  in  consequence  applied 
to  by  between  70  and  100  families  there,  with  their  min- 
ister and  schoolmaster,  all  protestants,  in  order  to  encour- 
age them  to  this  province ;  he  prays  a  grant  of  1,000  acres 
of  land,  Tree  from  quit  rents,  <fcc,  for  the  first  eight  or  ten 
years,  for  the  accommodation  of  each  family,   145 

Jan.  26.  Petition  of  Joseph  Walton  and  23  others,  soldiers 
during  the  warr,  praying  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of 
vacant  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 
county  of  Albany ;  beginning  on  Forks  creek,  where  it 
empties  into  Wood  creek,  and  up  said  Forks  creek  so  as 
to  contain  24,000  acres,  (Fort  Anne,  Washington  Co.,) .  . .  140 

Jan.  31.  Petition  of  Wm.  Cockroft  and  eight  other  persons 
named,  and  their  associates  to  the  number  of  twenty-six 
in  all,  praying  a  grant  of  26,000  acres  of  land,  lying  be- 
tween Fort  Edward  and  the  falls  of  Wood  creek,  includ- 
ing a  part  of  the  carrying  place  between  Fort  Edward 
and  Fort  Anne,  and  part  of  the  lands  on  Wood  creek, 
whereof  the  spot  on  which  Fort  Anne  was  erected  to  be 


318  XAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xt 

Pag 

17C3.      the  centre  as  conveniently  may  be,  (Hartford,  Washing- 
ton Co.,)  (see  vol.  xvn,  page  4,)   14 

Feb.  1.  Petition  of  John  Embury  and  24  others,  natives  of 


the  kingdom  of  Ireland  and  all  of  the  established  church, 
praying  letters  patent  for  25,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  westward  of  the 
patent  of  Queensbury,  granted  to  Danl.  Prindle  and  others, 
and  on  both  sides  of  a  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  which  run- 
neth northwardly,  bounded  northwardly  by  vacant  lands 
and  lands  which  are  petitioned,  and  southerly  by  Hudson's 
river,  for  the  purpose  of  forming  an  immediate  settlement 
and  for  the  introduction  and  promotion  of  the  linen  and 


hempen  manufacture,  (see  vol.  xvu,  page  2.)   14 

Feb.  8.  Certificate  of  discharge  for  John  McCann,  certifying 
that  he  had  served  seven  years  in  one  of  his  majesty's 
New  York  independent  companies,   14 


Feb.  10.  Memorial  of  Truman  Hinman,  in  behalf  of  himself 
&  Co.,  Ebenezer  Lacy,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  Co.,  and 
Jehiel  Hawley,  in  behalf  of  himself  &  Co.,  praying  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each  of  them  and  to  their 
associates  respectively,  that  is  to  say,  to  the  said  Truman 
Hinman,  and  his  associates  36,000  acres,  beginning  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  the  township  of  Kingsbury,  extend- 
ing six  miles  east,  thence  north  on  both  sides  till  the  said 
quantity  of  36,000  acres,  with  the  usual  allowance  for 
highways  is  completed ;  and  to  the  said  Ebenezer  Lacy 
and  his  associates  36,000  acres,  extending  the  same  breadth 
of  six  miles  to  the  northward  of  a  tract  granted  to  said 
Truman  Hinman  and  his  associates,  till  the  said  quantity 
is  completed  ;  and  to  the  said  Jehiel  Hawley  and  his  asso- 
ciates, beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  the  lands  pray- 
ed for  by  the  said  Truman  Hinman  and  Ebenezer  Lacy, 
to  extend  as  far  north  as  the  said  tracts  prayed  for  by  the 
said  Truman  Hinman  and  Ebenezer  Lacy  and  their  asso- 
ciates, to  extend  as  far  eastward  as  to  be  clearly  within 
the  province  of  New  York,  and  to  complete  the  quantity 
of  50,000  acres,  15( 

1760.  Feb.  19.  Minute  of  council  showing  that  the  memorial  of 
James  Bradshaw,  Danl.  Prindle,  Truman  Hinman,  Ebene- 
zer Lacy,  Jehiel  Hawley  and  Benjn.  Hoyt  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  their  respective  companies,  concerning 
the  location  of  their  lands,  was  read  in  council,   151 

1763.  Feb.  16.  Report  of  the  committee  in  council,  containing 
regulations  to  be  complied  with  by  petitioners  previous 

to  their  obtaining  grants  of  lands,  

Feb.  17.  Certificate  of  discharge  for  Danl.  Shaw,  serjeant  in 

the  108th  company  of  marines,  

Feb.  23.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Montgomery,  Alexr.  McNaugh- 
ten  and  100  others,  the  fellow  emigrants  of  Capt.  Laughlin 
Campbell  and  descendants  of  others,  his  fellow  emigrants, 
praying  a  grant  of  1000  acres  of  land  to  each  respectively 
in  one  entire  parcel  within  the  bounds  following :  begin- 
ning at  or  about  the  head  of  South  Bay,  extending  south- 


VOL.  XVI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


319 


Page. 

1763.  erly  to  lands  petitioned  for  by  Ebenezer  Lacey  and  bis 
associates,  to  extend  eastwardly  towards  New  Hampshire 
line,  and  westerly  by  mountains  and  vacant  lands  still 
vested  in  the  crown,   154 

Report  of  the  committee  in  council  on  the  petition  of  Alexr. 
Montgomerie,  Alexr.  McNaughton  &  Co.,  recommending 
that  the  petitioners  be  granted  the  quantity  of  land  prayed 
for,  in  such  proportions  and  divisions  to  each  family  as  in 
a  list  therewith  annexed  are  particularly  mentioned,  and 
under  the  conditions  that  such  families  respectively  shall 
on  or  before  the  first  day  of  June  next  settle  on  the  said 
lands,  (seepage  167,)   154 

March  2.  Petition  of  John  Montanye,  Benjr.  Payne,  John 
Brower  and  20  others,  heirs  and  devisees  of  Rachel  Smith, 
praying  letters  patent  for  two  dwelling  houses  and  lots  of 
ground  in  the  city  of  New  York,  the  property  of  the  late 
Patk.  Smith,  who  died  intestate,  and  was  afterwards  de- 
vised by  his  wife  Rachel  Smith  to  the  petitioners,   155 

March  2.  Exemplification  of  a  warrant  of  survey  to  Cadwal- 
lader  Colden  and  Alexr.  Colden,  surveyors  general,  to  sur- 
vey and  lay  out  on  the  lands  formerly  patented  to  Capt. 
John*  Evans  for  Nichs.  Colton  and  Edwd.  Wilkins,  in  any 
number  of  tracts  not  exceeding  four,  2,000  acres  of  the 
several  parcels  of  land  remaining  unpatented,  and  lying  in 
the  county  of  Orange  and  between  the  mountains,  contigu- 
ous to  the  lands  granted  to  the  children  of  Richd.  Bradley,  156 

March  3.  Report  of  the  committee  in  council  on  the  petition 
of  Alexr.  Turner  and  24  others,  praying  letters  patent  for 
1,000  acres  to  each  of  them  respectively,  of  a  tract  of  land 
lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract  of 
land  granted  to  Isaac  Sawyer  and  others,  and  also  on  the 
several  petitions  of  John  Wason  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  25,000  acres  respectively,  (see  pages  126  and  128,) ....  157 

Jan.  13.  Deposition  of  Thos.  Dick,  of  Pelham,  in  the 
county  of  Hampshire,  in  the  province  of  Massachu- 
sets  bay,  testifying  that  he  appointed  in  the  spring  of 
1761,  Alexr.  Turner,  and  several  other  persons,  to  make 
application  for  obtaining  a  grant  of  lands  in  the  province 
of  New  York ;  and  that  petitions  were  afterwards  pre- 
ferred by  him,  the  said  Thos.  Dick  and  his  associates, 
praying  a  grant  of  two  tracts  of  25,000  each ;  and  that 
the  said  deponent  and  petitioners  have  formed  themselves 
into  a  society,  consisting  of  about  seventy  persons,  for  the 
purpose  of  settling  said  lands,  and  have  entered  into  an 
agreement  in  writing,  to  bear  their  proportion  of  all 
charges  that  may  accrue  in  the  premises,  and  have  em- 
powered said  deponent  to  act  for  them  therein,  in  order 
to  counteract  the  claim  of  John  Lydius,  for  said  lands, 
&c.,    158 

March  4.  Report  of  the  committee  in  council,  on  the  petition 
of  Donald  Campbell,  George  Campbell,  Jas.  Campbell 
and  their  associates,  recommending  a  grant  of  1,000  acres 


820  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xvi. 

Page. 

1763.  respectively,  to  said  Donald  Campbell,  Geo:  Campbell  and 
James  Campbell,  and  to  Rose  Graham,  Margaret  Eustace, 
Lilly  Murray,  Allen  Campbell,  Jr.,  to  be  laid  out  in  one 
tract,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  and  to  be  bounded  on  the  south  by  the  patent  of 
Saraghtoga  and  Batten  kill,  on  the  west  of  the  lands 
granted  to  Corns.  Cuyler  and  Wm.  Ketelhuyn ;  then  along 
the  south  line  of  the  patent  of  Schuyler  and  others,  and 
from  thence  so  far  into  the  woods,  as  by  another  line  to 
Batten  kill,  to  comprehend  10,000  acres,  (see  page  141,)  159 
Petition  of  Eli  Mygatt  and  24  others,  most  of  whom  were 
subscribers  of  a  petition,  formerly  presented  by  Benjn. 
Hayt,  for  a  grant  of  a  township,  to  be  found  at  or  near 
Ticonderoga,  praying  that  they  be  excused  from  going  to 
New  York,  (in  consequence  of  their  dread  of  catching  the 
small  pox,)  for  the  purpose  of  taking  the  oath,  complying 
with  the  regulations  on  the  report  of  the  committee  of 


council,  for  the  settlement  of  lands,  with   160 

March  5.  Deposition  of  Comfort  Starr,  justice  of  the  peace, 
for  Fairfield  county,  deposing  that  Eli  Mygatt  and  24 
others,  appeared  personally  before  him,  at  Danberry,  and 
severally  took  oath,  that  they  will  comply  with  the  regu- 
lations, in  the  report  of  the  committee  of  council,  and  also 

with   160 

March  14.  Deposition  of  Obadiah  Wells,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  that  he  well  knows  the  before  mentioned  subscrib- 
ers, and  was  present  when  they  took  oath,   160 

March  14.  Memorial  of  Obadiah  Wells  and  39  others,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  associates,  showing  that  they 


formerly  presented  a  petition  for  a  grant  of  25,000  acres 
of  land,  near  Ticonderoga ;  that  about  twenty-six  of  them 
have  taken  the  oath,  agreeable  to  the  regulations  of  the 
report  of  the  committee  of  council,  and  praying  a  grant 
to  each  of  them  respectively,  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
west  of  Lake  Champlain,  including  the  saw  mills  on  the 
south,  and  with  an  extension  of  nine  miles  toward  Crown 
Point,  extending  westward  in  small  tracts  not  exceeding 

three,   161 

March  14.  Memorial  of  Robt.  Harpur,  of  King's  College, 
showing  that  he  formerly  presented  a  petition  for  a  tract 
of  land,  to  accommodate  between  70  and  100  families,  of 
his  majesty's  protestant  subjects  in  Ireland,  who  had  ap- 
plied to  him  for  that  purpose ;  and  finding  that  said  peti- 
tion was  imperfect,  for  want  of  a  particular  location,  he 
now  prays  for  a  reservation  of  100,000  acres  of  land, 
situate  to  the  northward  of  the  townships  of  Kingsbury 
and  Queensbury,  to  the  northward,  eastward  and  west- 
ward of  the  lands  already  prayed  for,  lying  at  or  near 
Wood  creek,  and  to  the  westward  of  the  province  of  New 
Hampshire,  extending  westerly  so  far  north  as  the  north 
branch  of  Hudson's  river,  and  to  the  southward  of  lands 
prayed  for  by  Major  Robt.  Rogers  and  others,  and  will, 
upon  obtaining  a  promise  of  said  reservation,  give  secu- 


TL.  XVI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


]33.  rity  to  settle  in  the  first  three  years  100  families  thereon, 
and  in  four  years  after,  settle  1 00  families  more,  (see  vol. 
xvn,  page  22,)  (Luzerne  and  Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,)  162 

March  16.  Petition  of  Duncan  Read  and  three  others,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  fellow  emigrants 
of  Capt.  Laughlin  Campbell,  praying  that  whatever  quan- 
tity of  land  be  granted  them,  may  be  located  in  one  entire 
tract,  as  described  in  a  former  memorial,  presented  by 
them,  (see  page  154,)   163 

April  4.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Thomas  and  13  others,  praying  a 
grant  of  14,000  acres  of  the  lands,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  between  Fort 
Edward  and  Lake  George,  northward  of  townships  sur- 
veyed for  James  Bradshaw  and  his  associates,  and  Danl. 
Prindle  and  his  associates,  now  called  Kingsbury  and 
Queensbury,  with  .'   164 

April  4.  Deposition  of  Timothy  Soule,  justice  of  the  peace 
for  Dutchess  county,  deposing  that  the  petitioners  ap- 
peared personally  before  him,  and  severally  made  affidavit, 
that  if  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  them  are  granted  to 
them,  they  intend  to  settle  it,  and  that  their  names  are 
not  made  use  of  in  trust  for  any  other  person,   164 

April  12.  Letter  from  Robt.  Harpur,  to  his  excellency  Gov. 
Monckton,  informing  him  that  he  has  received  advices 
from  the  minister  mentioned  in  his  petition,  concerning 
his,  &c.'s  encouragement  to  America,  and  submits  the 
purport  of  his  letters.  He  desires  to  know  if  he  could  get 
a  spot  on  Hudson's  river,  (the  conveniences  of  which 
were  formerly  delineated  to  him,)  that  would  not  only 
accommodate  70  or  100  families,  as  mentioned  in  the  peti- 
tion, but  a  number  of  no  less  than  200  or  300  families ; 
and  further  desires  to  know  if  they  should  have  any  title 
to  send  members  to  the  N.  York  council,  to  have  magis- 
trates of  their  own,  and  concludes  by  assuring,  that  two 
or  three  congregations  more  are  on  the  wing,  and  hopes 
to  be  the  instrument  of  settling  a  colony  of  sober,  indus- 
trious people,  &c. ;  and  desires  to  know  the  fate  of  the 
memorial  or  petition,  that  he  may  write  the  gentleman  by 
the  first  packet,   165 

April  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Smith  and  Edward 
Wilkins,  of  six  tracts  of  land,  lying  in  the  highlands,  in 
the  county  of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  containing  together  2,000 
acres,  with   166 

April  19.  Draught  of  said  tracts,  (Monroe  and  Cornwall, 
Orange  Co.,)   166 

May  2.  Report  of  the  committee  in  council  on  the  petition  of 
Alexander  McNaughton  and  others,  recommending  a  grant 
to  the  persons  named  in  the  annexed  schedule,  of  47,450 
acres  of  land,  to  be  laid  out  in  one  tract,  vested  in  the 
crown,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  within 
the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  on  the  south  to  10,000 
acres  proposed  to  be  granted  to  Donald  Campbell  and 
41 


322 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XVI. 


Page. 


1763.  others,  and  Batten  kill,  and  to  extend  so  far  north  ward  as 
to  contain  said  quantity ;  and  that  the  said  grant  be  made 
to  Duncan  Read,  Alexr.  Montgomery,  Alexr.  McNaugh- 
ten,  Neal  Shaw,  Henry  Van  Vleck,  Archd.  Campbell,  Neal 
Gillaspie,  Alexr.  McLean  and  Ennis  Graham  and  their 
heirs,  as  trustees  to  hold  500  acres  in  trust,  and  for  the 
use  of  a  minister  and  schoolmaster,  resident  on  said  tract, 
for  ever,  and  to  hold  all  the  residue  in  trust  and  for  the 
respective  uses  of  the  several  persons  named  in  the  annexed 


Schedule  of  the  names  of  persons  referred  to  in  the  report 
of  the  committee  in  council  on  the  petition  of  Alexr.  Mc- 


schedule,  with 


167 


Naughton  and  others, 


167 


VOLUME  XVII. 


1763,  1764r. 

Page. 

!63.  May  12.  Report  of  the  committee  to  whom  was  referred  the 
petition  of  Isaac  De  Forest,  William  Hun,  Johannes  Hesse, 
Thomas  Conklin  and  Jeremiah  Wool,  praying  letters 
patent  for  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  on  the  north 
side  of  Batten  kill,  adjoining  lands  granted  to  Ryer  Sche- 

merhorn  and  others,  (see  vol.  xvr,  page  137,)   1 

May  12.  Report  of  the  committee  on  the  petition  of  Joseph 
Walton  and  others,  of  John  Embury  and  others,  of  Robt. 
Harpur  and  others,  of  John  Tabor  Kempe  and  others, 
and  of  Thos.  Willett  and  others,  (see  vol.  xvr.,  pages  138, 


140,  144,  145,  148  and  162,)   2 

May  20.  Petition  of  John  Tabor  Kempe  and  16  others,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  1,000  acres  each,  of  a  tract  of  vacant  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  to  the  eastward  of  Fort  Edward,  (Argyle,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   3 

May  21.  Report  on  the  petition  of  William  Cockroft  and 

others,  and  of  John  Tabor  Kempe  and  others,  (see  page  3,)  4 
May  25.  Petition  of  Moses  Clark  and  13  others,  owners  of 
lands  on  Hudson's  river,  praying  a  grant  for  a  shoal,  be- 
tween the  point  of  Butter  hill  and  the  high  water  mark 
on  Murtherers  creek,  for  the  purpose  of  docking  the  same 
for  their  own  convenience,  (Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,)  ....  5 
July  3.  Certificate  of  Capt.  James  Grant,  certifying  that 
John  Allman  served  for  the  space  of  eight  years  in  Capt. 

Bradstreet's  Co.,  ,   7 

July  3.  Certificate  of  Major  Grant,  certifying  that  Noah 
Flood  served  in  Capt.  Cambell's  company  for  the  space  of 

three  years,   8 

July  5.  Certificate  of  Major  Forbes,  certifying  that  Richd. 

Gamblin  served  for  the  space  of  seven  years,   9 

July  5.  Certificate  of  Major  Forbes,  certifying  that  Hugh 
Shields  has  served  for  the  space  of  seven  years,   10 


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Pago 

1763.  Aug.  15.  Petition  of  William  Gilliland,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  praying  a  grtint  of  00,000  acres  of  land,  lying  either 
near  South  Bay  or  between  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point, 
on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain ;  or  if  a  sufficient 
quantity  cannot  be  granted  at  either  of  these  places,  the 
residue  to  be  on  a  small  tract  adjoining  the  river  Boquet, 
for  the  settlement  of  a  number  of  families  who  are  daily 


expected  from  Ireland,   11 

Aug.  13.  Certificate  of  Brigadier  General  Murray,  certifying 
that  Andrew  Kainnard  has  served  for  the  space  of  six 

years,    12 

Aug.  17.  Certificate  of  Brigadier  General  James  Murray, 
certifying  that  Miles  Cunningham  has  served  for  the  space 

of  six  years,   13 

Aug.  24.  Certificate  of  Frederick  Haldeman,  colonel,  certi- 
fying that  Philip  Richards  has  served  for  the  space  of 

three  years,   14 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  David  Wooster,  late  colonel  of  a  regi- 
ment in  the  pay  of  the  colony  of  Connecticut,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  his  associates,  all  officers  in  the  same  regiment, 
praying  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  a  tract  of  land 


on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  between  the  fort  at 
Crown  Point  and  the  fort  at  Ticonderoga,  and  extending 
in  breadth  between  the  said  two  forts,  and  along  the  north 
end  of  Lake  George  about  six  miles,  containing  upwards 

of  40,000  acres,   15 

Sept.  9.  Petition  of  Major  Phillip  Skene,  setting  forth  that 
being  encouraged  by  Sir  Jeffrey  Amherst,  in  the  year  17G0, 
he  formed  the  design  of  making  a  considerable  settlement 
on  lands  on  both  sides  of  Wood  creek,  and  in  prosecution  of 
such  design,  he  did  soon  after  at  a  large  expense,  settle 
and  subsist  about  thirty  families  there,  but,  being  ordered 
on  the  expedition  against  Martinique  and  Havanna,  some 
of  the  settlers  in  his  absence  abandoned  the  settlement, 
&c,  and  praying  for  himself  and  49  others,  his  associates 
in  the  army,  a  grant  of  so  much  as  shall  be  found  fit  for 
cultivation  of  the  lands  lying  on,  and  adjacent  to  Wood 
creek  in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  on  the  north  line 
of  Kingsbury  near  the  spot  occupied  by  Griffith,  Park 
and  Bemis,  then  extending  to  Scone  creek,  &c,  (White- 


hall, Washington  Co.,)  (see  page  26,)   1C 

Aug.  24.  Certificate  of  Major  John  Beckwith,  certifying  that 
Charles  Dougherty  has  served  for  the  space  of  eight  years 

and  four  months,   M 

Sept.  10.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Alexr.  McLeod,  certify ing  that 
Robt.  Morris  has  served  for  seven  years,   1£ 


Sept.  14.  Memorial  of  Duncan  Reid,  Neil  Shaw,  Archd. 
Campbell,  Alexr.  McNaughten  and  Neil  Gillespie,  five  of 
the  patentees  named  for  the  tract  of  land  surveyed  and 
laid  out  for  sundry  Scotch  people,  who  emigrated  with 
Captain  Lauchlin  Campbell,  showing  that  they  are  unable 
to  raise  the  monies  towards  the  obtaining  the  patent,  from 
the  several  persons  who  have  shares  therein,  and  praying 


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Page. 

that  the  memorialists  may  be  the  sole  trustees  in  the  grants 
to  said  persons,     19 


Sept.  14.  Petition  of  John  Embury,  Philip  Embury,  James 
Willson,  Thomas  Proctor,  George  Willson,  Saml.  Will- 
son,  John  Willson  and  Solomon  Vickers,  setting  forth  the 
lands  described  and  prayed  for  in  their  petition  of  the  1st 
Feby.  last,  and  granted  to  the  petitioners  therein  named, 
are  entirely  mountainous  and  incapable  of  culture,  and 
praying  a  grant  of  8,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  vacant  land 
lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  the  lands  granted 
to  Ryer  Schermerhorn  and  the  colony  line,  (Jackson  and 

White  Creek,  Washington  Co.,)  with   20 

Feb.  1.  Exemplification  of  a  petition  presented  by  John  Em- 
bury and  24  others,  praying  a  grant  of  25,000  acres  of 
land  for  the  settlement  of  a  number  of  families  from  Ire- 
land, (see  vol.  xvi,  page  148,)  „  '.   21 

Sept.  14.  Petition  of  Goose  Van  Schaickand  14  others,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  15,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  bounded  southerly  by  the  north  line 
of  a  tract  of  land  proposed  to  be  granted  to  Isaac  De- 
forest and  his  associates,  westerly  by  the  lands  proposed 
to  be  granted  to  Alexr.  McNaughten  and  his  associates, 
extending  northerly  to  the  south  line  of  the  lands  proposed 
to  be  granted  to  Will  Cockroft  and  his  associates,  and 
setting  forth  that  the  petrs.  has  served  in  many  campaigns 
during  the  war,  and  that  a  petition  to  this  effect  was  pre- 
sented on  the  12th  of  June  last,.   22 

Sept.  14.  Petition  of  Thomas  Williams  and  27  others,  there- 
in named,  praying  a  grant  of  28,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  to  the  northward  of  Fort  Edward  and 
adjoining  lands  already  granted,  and  setting  forth  that 
they  have  all  served  in  many  campaigns  during  the  war,  23 
Sept.  26.  Petition  of  James  De  Lancey  of  the  city  of  N.  York, 
setting  forth  that  his  late  father,  the  Honble.  James  De 
Lancey,  Esqr.,  deceased,  was  concerned  and  interested  in 
a  certain  tract  of  land  purchased  of  the  Indians,  lying  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  and  known  by  the  name  of  Butler's 
purchase,  for  which  a  warrant  of  survey  was  issued  to  the 
surveyor  general  to  survey  for  the  said  Honble  James  De 
Lancey,  Esqr.,  deceased,  5,600  acres,  and  which  return  of 
survey  was -made,  but  neglected  obtaining  letters  patent 
for  the  same,  and  that  Messrs.  Bratt  and  Weihp  of  Sche- 
nectady, some  time  after,  petitioned  for  and  obtained  let- 
ters patent  for  3,870  acres  of  said  tract,  and  praying  letters 
patent  for  the  remaining  1,730  acres,  for  himself  and 
Thomas  Jones  of  the  city  of  New  York,  attorney  at  law, 

(Princetovn,  Schenectady  Co.,)  (seepage  28,)   24 

Oct.  27.  Affidavit  of  Jonathan  Fowler,  Charles  Vincent, 
Thomas  Butler  and  Lewis  Guion,  all  of  the  county  of 
Westchester,  in  the  suit  of  Trinity  church,  at  New 
Rochelle,  against  Peter  Flandereau,  Samuel  Gillot  and 

Elizabeth  Rylander,  (see  page  30,)   25 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Major  Philip  Skene,  in  behalf  of 


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i  age. 

17G3.  himself  and  his  associates,  (named  in  the  schedule 
annexed,)  praying  a  grant  of  a  certain  tract  of  vacant 
land,  adjacent  to  Wood  creek  and  South  bay,  formerly 
petitioned  for,  and  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  him,  (see 

page  16,)  with   26 

Nov.  12.  Report  of  the  committee  on  the  foregoing  petition, 
recommending  that  the  said  petitioner  and  his  associates, 
each  of  them  respectively,  be  granted  the  quantity  of 
1,000  acres  of  land,  to  be  laid  out  in  one  square  tract, 
on  both  sides  of  Wood  creek,  beginning  to  the  west- 
ward of  the  saw  mill,  built  by  the  petitioner,  near  the 
falls  of  said  creek,  <fcc,  so  as  to  contain  25,000  acres,  on 
condition  that  the  grantees  do  give  security  to  settle  one 
family  on  every  1,000  acres  of  the  same,  and  advising  that 
if  Joseph  Walton  forego  his  claim  to  a  small  parcel  of 
land  to  the  southward  of  said  tract,  whereon  the  said 
Major  Skene  hath  already  settled  some  families,  that  the 


same  be  granted  unto  him,   26 

Nov.  23.  Petition  of  Robert  Harpur,  of  King's  college, 
praying  a  warrant  of  survey  for  lands  lying  to  the  north- 
ward of  Queensbury,  part  of  Kingsbury,  and  the  lands 
surveyed  for  the  artillery  officers,  and  also  lying  to  the 
eastward  of  Lake  George,  and  formerly  petitioned  for, 

(seepage  2,)   27 

Nov.  25.  Draft  of  a  warrant  of  survey,  for  James  De  Lancey 
and  Thomas  Jones,  of  a  certain  part  of  Butler's  purchase, 
formerly  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  the  late  Honble.  James 

De  Lancey,  deceased,  (seepage  24,)   28 

Nov.  29.  Certificate  of  Alexr.  McLeod,  captain  of  the  78th 
regiment,  that  Donald  Fraser  is  dismissed,  and  allowed  to 

go  about  his  lawful  affairs,   29 

Dec.  23.  Affidavit  of  Jacobus  Bleecker,  in  an  action  of  the 
minister,  &c,  of  the  church  of  New  Rochelle  against 

Peter  Flandereau  and  others,   30 

Dec.  3.  Memorial  of  John  Stoughton,  setting  forth  that  he 
has  served  in  one  of  the  New  York  independent  compa- 
nies, and  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  between 

Lake  George  and  South  bay,  with   31 

Dec.  29.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  John 
Stoughton  has  served  during  the  war,    31 


.  Dec.  8.  Petition  of  Major  Allan  Campbell,  and  Lieut.  John 
Kennedy,  praying  a  grant  of  7,000  acres  of  a  vacant  tract 
of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded  by  a  line 
beginning  at  the  foot  of  the  first  mountain  to  the  west  of 
the  carrying  place  on  Lake  George,  where  said  mountain 
touches  the  lake,  and  running  northerly,  along  the  foot  of 
said  mountain,  to  where  it  touches  Lake  Champlain,  near 
Crown  Point,  from  thence  eastwardly  and  southerly,  along 
the  bank  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  mouth  of  the  river 
that  empties  itself  out  of  Lake  George  into  Lake  Cham- 
plain ;  from  thence,  along  the  foot  of  the  mountain  to  the 
east  of  said  river,  to  where  said  mountain  first  touches 


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Page. 

763.  Lake  George  ;  from  thence,  by  the  bank  of  Lake  George, 

to  where  it  first  began,  with   32 

Dec.  22.  Certificates  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Major 
Allan  Campbell,  and  Lieut.  John  Kennedy,  had  served 
during  the  war,   32 

Dec.  8.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Alexr.  Colquohoun,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  adjacent  to  the  south  side  of  a 
creek,  commonly  called  East  creek,  opposite  to  the  redout 
at  Ticoncleroga,  and  adjoining  to  the  waters  that  run  into 
Lake  Champlain,  with   33 

Dec.  21.  Certificate  of  Genl.-  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
Alexr.  Colquohoun  hath  served  during  the  war,   33 

Dec.  1 1 .  Letter  of  Capt.  George  Clarke  to  Lieut.  Govr.  Col- 
den,  stating  that  he  served  during  the  war,  and  desiring  a 
captain's  proportion  of  the  land  on  the  east  side  of  the 
entrance  of  Lake  Champlain,  opposite  Ticonderoga,  and 
to  extend  partly  along  the  lake  to  Crown  Point,  and  to 
run  east  along  South  bay,  from  its  confluence  with  that 
part  of  Lake  Champlain  at  Ticonderoga,  and  to  continue 
on  both  sides  of  said  bay,   34 

Dec.  13.  Petition  of  James  Ross,  apothecary's  mate,  setting 
forth  that  he  has  served  eight  years  in  North  America, 
and  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  within  the 
bounds  petitioned  for  by  Major  Campbell  and  Lieut.  Ken- 
nedy, if  on  surveying,  there  should  be  so  much  more  land 
within  these  bounds  than  they  require ;  but  if  there  is 
not,  then  as  much  of  certain  tract  of  vacant  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  bounded  by  a  line  beginning  on  the 
west  shore  of  Lake  Champlain,  eight  miles  to  the  north- 
ward of  Split  Rock,  and  running  west  one  mile  and  three 
quarters,  thence  east  to  Lake  Champlain,  thence  by  Lake 
Champlain  southerly  to  where  it  first  began,  (Willsbo- 
rough,  Essex  county,)  with. . . . .   35 

764.  April  9.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  that  James  Ross,  apo- 

thecary's mate,  served  during  the  war,   35 

763.  Dec.  15.  Petition  of  Capt.  Nichs.  Sutherland,  praying  a 

grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  lying  between  the  landing,  at 
the  north  end  of  Lake  George,  and  the  saw  mills  on  the 
east  side,  and  adjoining  the  waters,  and  between  the  saw 
mills  ana  Crown  Point,  on  the  west  side,  and  adjoining 
the  waters,  which  run  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Ticonderoga, 
Essex  Co.,)  with   3G 

764.  Jan.  3.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Nichs.  Suther- 

land served  during  the  war,   36 

763.  Dec.  15,  Petition  of  Capt.  Robt.  Grant,  praying  a  grant  of 

3,000  acres  of  land,  lying  between  the  landing,  at  the 
north  end  of  Lake  George,  and  the  saw  mills,  on  the  east 
side  of  and  adjoining  the  waters,  and  between  the  saw 
mills  and  Crown  Point,  on  the  west  side  of  and  adjoining 
the  waters  which  run  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Crown 
Point,  Essex  Co.,)  with   37 

764.  Jan.  3.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Robert 

Grant  served  during  the  war,   37 


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Page. 

1763.  Deo.  15.  Petition  of  Capt.  Alexr.  Mcintosh,  praying  a  grant 
of  3,000  acres  of  land,  lying  between  the  landing,  at  the 
north  end  of  Lake  George,  and  the  saw  mills,  on  the  east 
side  of  and  adjoining  the  waters,  between  the  saw  mills 
and  Crown  Point,  on  the  west  side  of  and  adjoining  the 


waters  which  run  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Ticonderoga, 
Essex  Co.,)  with   38 

1764.  Jan.  3.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Alexr.  Mcintosh 

served  during  the  war,   38 

1763.  Dec.  17.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Donald  Campbell,  late  of  the 


Royal  American  Regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land,  bounded  by  a  line  beginning  at  the  foot  of  the 
mountains,  on  the  east  side  of  the  river  that  empties  itself 


out  of  Lake  George  into  Lake  Champlain,  and  running 
westerly  (half  a  mile  south  of  the  falls  of  said  river)  two 
miles  into  the  woods ;  then  northerly  two  miles ;  then 
easterly  about  one  mile  and  a  half,  until  it  touches  Lake 
Champlain,  and  thence  southerly  along  the  bank  of  said 

lake  to  where  it  first  began,   39 

Dec.  16.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Hugh  Wallace,  praying  letters 
patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  adjoining  to  the  north  line  of  the  lands  peti- 
tioned for  by  Major  Campbell,  {see  page  32,)  with   40 

Dec.  21.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  that  Hugh  Wallace, 

Lieut.,  served  during  the  war,   40 

Dec.  20.  Memorial  of  Sir  John  St.  Clair,  baronet,  colonel  in 
his  majesty's  service,  and  late  Lieut.  Col.  in  one  of  the 
reduced  battalions  of  the  Royal  American  Regiment, 
praying  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land,   42 


Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Roger  Killet,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  within  the  bounds  of  lands,  petitioned 
for  by  Major  Campbell  and  Lieut.  Kennedy,  should  there 
be  found  upon  surveying  the  same,  so  much  more  im- 
provable land  than  they  require  ;  but  if  not,  as  much  of 
a  certain  tract  of  vacant  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
situated  on  Lake  Champlain,  to  be  bounded  by  said  lake, 
to  the  eastward,  and  by  the  river  Boquet  on  the  north- 
ward, (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,)  with  

Dec.  20.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut  Roger  Kellet 
served  during  the  war,  

Dec.  28.  Petition  of  James  McBride,  late  sergeant  in  the 
47th  Regiment  of  Foot,  praying  a  grant  of  200  acres  of 
land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  be  bounded 
by  the  river  Boquet  on  the  south,  and  by  the  said  lake  on 
the  east,  

Dec.  29.  Petition  of  David  Wooster,  praying  letters  patent, 
for  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, opposite  to  Crown  Point,  to  be  boimded  westerly 
by  said  lake,  with  

Dec.  28.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  certifying  that  Captain 

David  Wooster  served  during  the  war,  

1764.  Jan.  5.  Petition  of  Ensign  Merviu  Perry,  praying  letters 
patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to 


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V 

Page. 


764.  the  eastward  of  the  lands  intended  to  be  granted  to  Isaac 
De  Forest  and  others,  and  to  the  northward  of  lands  to 
be  laid  out  for  Alexr.  Turner  and  his  associates,  (Hebron, 

Washington  Co.,)  with   46 

Jan.  9.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  that  Mervin  Berry,  en- 
sign, served  during  the  war,   46 

Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Capt.  Valentine  Gardiner,  praying  a  grant 
of  3,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  vacant  land,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  running  along  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  opposite  to  the  fort  at  Crown  Point,  (Ver- 
mont,) with    47 

763.  Dec.  20.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  that  Valentine  Gardi- 

ner, captain,  served  during  the  war,   47 

764.  Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Capt.  John  Graham,  praying  a  grant  of 

3,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  running 
along  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  opposite  'the  fort 
at  Crown  Point,  with   48 

Jan.  7.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  John  Graham,  cap- 
tain, served  during  the  war,   48 

Jan.  14.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Thos.  Pocock 
Mant  served  during  the  war,   49 


Jan.  9.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Alexr.  Campbell  and  Lieut.  Willm. 
Haggart,  reduced  officers,  praying  a  grant  of  4,000  acres 
of  a  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  banks  of  Otter  creek,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  immediately 

to  said  lake,  with   50 

Feb.  16.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieuten- 
ant Win.  Haggart  served  during  the  war,   50 

Jan.  9.  Memorandum  of  Captains  Small,  Forbes  and  Camp- 
bell, Lieutenants  Archd.  Campbell,  Cameron,  Charles 
Menzies,  Gordon,  Gregor,  McCullock  and  Adjutant  Wil- 
liam Gregor,  requesting  of  Lieut.  Govr.  Colden  a  grant 
of  lands  on  Otter  creek,  extending  from  the  Great  Falls 
on  said  creek  for  twelve  miles  upwards  on  both  sides, 
which  distance  is  supposed  to  comprehend  the  proportions 
of  land  they  may  be  entitled  to  pursuant  to  his  Majesty's 


proclamation,  with     51 

Jan.  7.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  John  Small 

served  during  the  war,   51 

Jan.  16.  Petition  of  Lieutenants  Donald  Campbell,  James 
Rumsey,  John  Martin,  Thomas  Menzies,  Alexr.  Menzies, 
praying  a  grant  of  16,000  acres  of  land  on  the  Otter  creek, 
on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  to  the  tract 
petitioned  for  by  Lieut.  Alexr.  Campbell  and  Lieut.  Will 
Haggart,  in  pursuance  of  the  royal  proclamation,  with. .  52 
Jan.  1 9.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  the  above 

named  persons  served  during  the  war,   52 

Jan.  17.  Petition  of  John  Wilkins,  major,  praying  a  grant 
of  5,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  between  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point,  with  53 
Jan.  11.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Major  Wilkins  served 
during  the  war,   53 


Jan.  20.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Allen  Grant,  praying  a  grant  of 
42 


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Page. 

1764.  2,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  north  bounds  of  the 
land  petitioned  for  by  Capt.  John  Graham,  and  extending 
northerly  along  Lake  Champlain  and  easterly  into  the 
woods,  with   54 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Allen  Grant 
served  during  the  war,   54 

Jan.  24.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Abrm.  Low,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
bounded  on  the  south  by  the  river  Boquet,  which  empties 
itself  into  Lake  Champlain  on  the  west  side,  and  on  the 
east  by  Lake  Champlain,  with   55 

Feb.  17.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Abrm.  Low 
served  during  the  war,   55 

Jan.  24.  Certificate  of  Capt.  James  Robertson,  that  Alexr. 
Young  served  during  the  war,   56 

Jan.  24.  Certificate  of  discharge  from  Captain  James  Robert- 
son to  Duncan  Kennedy,  served  during  the  war,   56 

Jan.  24.  Petition  of  Wm.  Munro,  quarter-master,  praying  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoining  to 
the  several  tracts  petitioned  for  by  Alexr.  Turner  and  his 
associates,  Isaac  Deforest  and  his  associates,  and  John 
Tabor  Kempe  and  his  associates,  with   57 

Jan.  24.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  William  Munro,  quar- 
ter-master, served  during  the  war,   57 

Jan.  26.  Petition  of  Lieut.  James  Brodie,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Wood  creek,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  adjoining  to  the  east  line  of  lands  pro- 
posed to  be  granted,  to  Major  Philip  Skene,  (Hampton, 
Washington  Co.,)  with   58 

Jan.  23.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  James  Brodie,  lieut, 
served  during  the  war,   58 

Jan.  28.  Letter  from  James  Dow,  of  Philadelphia,  (to  Lieut. 
Gover.  Colden,)  in  relation  to  his  and  son's  claims  to  lands 
to  be  granted  to  reduced  officers  who  served  during  the 
war,  with   59 

Jan.  23.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  James  Dow 
served  during  the  war,   59 

Feb.  1.  Memorial  of  Henry  Farrant,  a  reduced  lieut.,  pray- 
ing that  directions  be  given  to  the  dep.  surveyor  at  Schen- 
ectady to  measure  2,000  acres  of  land  for  him,  with   60 

Feb.  3.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Henry  Farrant 
served  during  the  war,   60 

Feb.  1.  Petition  of  Henry  Munro,  late  chaplain  to  the  77th 
regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  situate 
directly  to  the  eastward  of  the  provincial  grant,  bounded 
on  the  south  by  Mr.  Kemp's  lands,  (Hebron,  Washington 
Co.,)  with   61 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Harry  Munro,  chap- 
lain to  the  77th  regt.,  served  during  the  war,   61 

Feb.  1.  Petition  of  Duncan  Read,  Neal  Campbell,  Archd. 
Campbell,  Alexr.  McNaughten  and  Neal  Gillespie,  trus- 
tees for  the  emigrants  of  Captn.  Lauchlin  Campbell,  set- 


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381 


ting  forth  that  they  run  great  hazard  in  becoming  security 
for  all  such  costs  and  charges  as  shall  attend  the  obtaining 
letters  patent,  &c,  for  the  lands  intended  to  be  granted, 
and  praying  a  clause  may  be  inserted  in  the  letters  patent 
empowering  the  petitioners,  or  their  survivors  to  sell  and 
dispose  of  such  grantees'  lands  as  do  not  pay  within  a 
certain  time,  to  the  petitioners,  all  such  expenses,   62 

[No  date.]  Schedule  of  names,  with  the  number  of  acres  to 
each  grantee,  respectively,  in  the  Argyle  patent,   63 

[No  date.]  Duplicate  of  the  foregoing,  with  remarks  added,  64 

Feb.  1.  Petition  of  Capt.  James  Robertson,  praying  a  grant 
of  3,000  acres  of  land  to  the  eastward  of  the  provincial 
grant,  and  bounded  on  the  south  by  Mr.  Munroe's  lands, 
with   65 

Feb.  3.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  James  Robert- 
son served  during  the  war,   65 

Feb.  2.  Minute  of  council  relating  to  orders  for  surveying 
and  making  maps  of  the  lands  to  be  granted  to  reduced 
officers  who  served  during  the  war,  pursuant  to  the  royal 
proclamation,     66 

Feb.  6.  Petition  of  Moses  Campbell,  Alexr.  McPherson  and 
Alexr.  Fraser,  late  Serjeants  ;  and  John  McPherson,  late 
corporal ;  praying  a  grant  of  800  acres  of  land  adjoining 
to  that  lately  granted  to  Major  Campbell,  upon  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  with   67 

Feb.  6.  Certificate  of  Capt.  John  Graham,  certifying  that 
the  above  said  persons  served  during  the  war,  also  with  67 

March  30.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Reed,  that  Moses 
Campbell  served  during  the  war,   67 

Feb.  6.  Petition  of  Isaac  Man  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
mercht.,  setting  forth  that  he  is  the  owner  of  a  certain 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  being  part  of  the  tract  called  Saratoga, 
and  praying  a  grant  of  the  soil  to  the  distance  of  80  feet 
under  water,  from  the  northeast  corner  of  the  said  tract 
to  a  brook  known  by  the  name  of  Still  water,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  docking,   68 

Feb.  6.  Petition  of  Cain  Callannan,  a  reduced  soldier,  pray- 
ing a  grint  of  land,  with  7   69 

Feb.  6.  Certificate  of  Gavin  Cochrane,  capt.  of  the  1st  bat- 
talion of  royal  American  regt.,  that  Cain  Callannan 
served  during  the  war,   69 

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Willm.  Able,  John  Pearce,  Willm.  Blay- 
lock,  Serjeants,  and  Buckriclge  Webb,  private,  praying 
their  proportion  of  lands  to  be  granted  to  disbanded 
officers,    70 

Feb.  8.  Petition  of  John  Gibson,  serjeant,  and  32  other  non- 
commissioned officers  and  6  privates  of  the  77th  regiment, 
and  one  private  of  the  78th,  praying  a  grant  of  land  adjoin- 
ing that  petitioned  for  by  Capt.  Robertson  and  Revd.  Mr. 
Munro,  with   71 

Feb.  8.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Robertson,  that  the  several  non- 


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Page. 

1764.  commissioned  officers  and  privates  in  the  foregoing  peti- 
tion served  during  the  war,   71 

Feb.  8.  Petition  of  Capt.  John  Campbell,  praying  a  grant  of 
3,000  acres  of  land  to  the  northward  of  a  tract  petitioned 
for  by  Captain  Robison,  and  to  the  eastward  of  a  tract 
granted  to  the  provincial  officers,  (Granville,  Washington 
Co.,)  with   72 

Jan.  7.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that.  Capt.  Campbell  served 
during  the  war,  r   72 

Feb.  11.  Petition  of  Captain  Charles  Forbes,  praying  a  grant 
of  3,000  acres  of  land  to  the  northward  of  the  tract  peti- 
tioned for  by  Captain  Campbell,  and  to  the  eastward  of  a 
tract  granted  to  the  provincial  officers,  (seepage  72,)  with  73 

Jan.  7.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  certifying  that  Captain 
Charles  Forbes  served  during  the  war,   73 

Feb.  13.  Petition  of  the  trustees  of  the  township  of  Hunting- 
ton in  the  county  of  Suffolk  on  the  Island  of  Nassau,  in 
behalf  of  Jacob  Wheeler,  a  freeholder  and  inhabitant  of 
said  town,  praying  a  patent  with  an  exclusive  right  for 
establishing  a  ferry  between  the  town  of  Huntington  afore- 
said, and  Norwalk  in  the  county  of  Fairfield  and  colony 
of  Connecticut,   74 

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Ann  Gordon,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  upon  the 
Rivierre  la  Barbe,  betwixt  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point, 
with   75 

Feb.  13.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Ann  Gordon 
served  during  the  war,   75 

Feb,  16.  Memorial  of  Peter,  Marquis  de  Conty,  praying  a 
grant  of  the  land  to  be  distributed  to  disbanded  officers, 
with   76 

Feb.  17.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieuten- 
ant Peter  de  Conte,  served  during  the  war,   76 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  A.  Prevost,  that 
Ludwig  Simon  served  during  the  war,   77 

Feb.  16.  Petition  of  Abraham  Albey,  late  Serjeant,  praying 
his  quota  of  the  land  to  be  granted  to  disbanded  officers, 
pursuant  to  his  majesty's  proclamation,   78 

Feb.  18.  Petition  to  Lieutenant  Abraham  Cuyler,  praying  a 
grant  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  lying  on  both  sides  of  Otter  creek, 
bordering  on  said  lake,  with   79 

Feb.  16.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieu- 
tenant Abraham  Cuyler  served  during  the  war,   79 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Lieutenant  Archibald  Campbell,  praying 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  rejoining  the  lands  surveyed 
for  the  provincial  officers,  and  the  lands  petitioned  for  by 
Capt.  Campbell  of  the  42d  regiment  of  foot,  with   80 

Feb.  7.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Lieut.  Archibald  Camp- 
bell served  during  the  war,   80 

Feb.  — .  Petition  of  Allan  McArthur,  Donald  Livingston, 
Donald  Irvin,  David  McLeah  and  Kenneth  McKenzie,  late 
soldiers  of  the  78th  regiment,  praying  their  quota  of  the 


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Page. 

764.      lands  to  be  granted  pursuant  to  his  majesty's  proclamar 

tion,    81 


Feb.  28.  Petition  of  Allen  Cameron  and  three  others,  late 
Serjeants,  and  seven  privates  in  the  77th  regiment,  pray- 
ing their  quota  of  the  lands  to  be  granted  to  non-commis- 
sioned officers  and  privates  who  served  during  the  late 

war,  pursuant  to  his  majesty's  proclamation,   82 

Feb.  28.  Letter  of  William  Eyre  to  the  lieut.  governor,  relat- 
ing to  the  petition  of  Lieutenant  Abraham  Low,  for  lands 
upon  the  river  Boquet,  and  requesting  to  withdraw  the 


former  petition,  and  to  locate  it  in  the  southern  division 
of  Long  Island,  lying  nearly  between  Grand  Isle  and  the 

Isle  la  Motte,  containing  about  2,000  acres,   83 

Feb.  29.  Memorial  of  Barnaby  Byrn,  a  reduced  lieutenant, 
praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  eastward  of 
a  tract  laid  out  for  William  Cockroft,  Beamsly  Glazier 
and  others,  pursuant  to  his  majesty's  proclamation,  (Gran- 
ville, Washington  Co.,)  with   84 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieu- 
tenant Barnaby  Byrn  served  during  the  war,    84 

March  1.  Memorial  of  Erick  Sutherland,  a  reduced  lieuten- 
ant, praying  a  grant  of  land  lying  to  the  eastward  of  a 
tract  laid  out  for  William  Cockroft,  Beamsly  Glazier  and 

others,  (Granville,  Washington  Co.,)   85 

Feb.  1.  Schedule  of  petitions  from  reduced  officers  who  have 
served  in  America,  for  lands,  pursuant  to  the  royal  pro- 
clamation of  the  7th  Oct.,  1763,   86 

March  3.  Memorial  of  the  attorney  general,  in  relation  to 
the  draft  of  letters  patent  for  the  township  of  Argyle, 
granted  in  trust  for  the  emigrants  of  Captain  Lauchlin 

Campbell,  deceased,   87 

March  4.  Memorial  of  Captain  Robert  Campbell,  praying  a 
grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land,  lying  to  the  eastward  of  a 
tract  of  twenty-six  thousand  acres,  granted  to  the  provin- 
cial officers,  with   88 

March  6.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  certifying  that  Cap- 
tain Robert  Campbell  served  during  the  war,   88 


March  6.  Petition  of  Samuel  Munro,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  other  inhabitants  on  a  certain  vacant  tract  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Dutchess,  bounded  to  the  northward  of 
certain  patents,  granted  to  Colonel  Stephanus  Van  Cort- 
landt  and  Co.,  and  Colonel  Henry  Beekman,  and  to  the 
southward  by  a  patent  granted  to  Adolph  Philips,  praying 
a  license  to  purchase  said  vacant  tract  from  the  Indians, 
and  that  they  may  obtain  letters  patent  for  the  same,   89 

March  6.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Du  Perron  and  Alexander 
Potts,  surgeon,  praying  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  land, 
lying  to  the  eastward  of  a  tract  of  twenty-six  thousand 
acres,  granted  to  the  provincial  officers,  with   90 

March  5.  Certificates  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Philip  Du 
Perron,  and  Alexr.  Potts,  surgeon,  served  during  the  war,  90 

March  7.  Petition  of  Duncan  Read,  Alexr.  McNachten,  Neil 
Shaw,  Archd.  Campbell  and  Neal  Gillaspie,  intended 


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1764.  grantees  in  trust  for  themselves  and  others,  of  a  tract  of 
land,  called  Argyle,  praying  some  amendments  in  the 
draft  of  letters  patent  for  said  tract,   91 

March  7.  Petition  of  Henry  Ertly,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  non  commissioned  officers  and  privates,  who  served 
during  the  war,  praying  a  grant  of  1 ,000  acres  of  land,  to 
be  laid  out  in  one  tract,  on  the  west  side  of  Wood  creek, 
adjoining  the  tract  of  land  proposed  to  be  granted  to  Major 
Philip  Skene,  and  extending  southerly  along  the  said 
creek,  northerly  by  the  foot  of  a  mountain,  and  from 
thence  to  the  south  west  corner  of  said  tract,  or  to  the 
westward  thereof,   92 

March  8.  Memorial  of  Sir  John  St.  Clair,  baronet,  colonel, 
and  late  lieut.  col.,  in  one  of  the  reduced  battalions  of  the 
American  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  which  run  from  Wood 
creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  bounded  southerly  by  lands 
intended  to  be  granted  to  Major  Skene,  westerly  by  the 
aforesaid  waters,  and  extending  easterly  into  the  country 
so  as  to  include  the  above  quantity,  (Vermont,)  with   93 

March  8.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Colonel 
Sir  J ohn  St.  Clair  served  during  the  war,   93 

March  8.  Petition  of  Lieutenant  James  Dow,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters 
which  run  from  the  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain, 
bounded  southerly  by  the  land  petitioned  for  by  Sir  John 
St.  Clair,  westerly  by  the  aforesaid  waters  and  extending 
easterly  into  the  country  so  far  as  to  include  the  above 
quantity,   94 

March  8.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Archd.  Blane,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters 
which  run  from  the  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain, 
and  bounded  southerly  by  lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieut. 
James  Dow,  with   95 

Feb.  28.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
Archd.  Blane  served  during  the  war,    95 

March  8.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Archd.  Dow,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters 
which  run  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  adjoin- 
ing the  lands  prayed  for  by  Sir  John  St.  Clair,  James 
Dow,  and  Archd.  Blane,    96 

March  8.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Etherington,  praying  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Wood 
creek,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  the  bounds  of  a 
tract  proposed  to  be  granted  to  Major  Skene  and  the  lands 
intended  to  be  granted  to  the  officers  of  the  artillery,  with  97 

Feb.  13.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieutenant 
Thos.  Etherington  served  during  the  war,   97 

March  9.  Petition  of  Lieut.  William  Leslie,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Wood  creek,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  between  the  bounds  of  the  tract 
proposed  to  be  granted  to  Major  Skene  and  the  lands 
intended  to  be  granted  to  the  officers  of  the  artillery,  with  98 


)L.  xvii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  §35 

Pago. 

T64.  Feb.  13.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 

Wm.  Leslie  served  during  the  war,   98 


March  10.  Petition  of  John  Montressor,  Francis  Mee  and 
Robt.  Wallace,  praying  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  called  Ligonier  Point, 
between  said  Lake  and  the  Bay  of  Perou,  which  together 
with  four  small  islands,  {les  Isles  des  quatres  vents,)  in  the 
lake  to  the  eastward  of  said  Point ;  and  another  island  to 
the  northward  of  it  called  Schuyler's  island ;  the  whole 
containing  about  3,000  acres,  (Willsborough,  Essex  Co.,)  99 
March  10.  Memorial  of  Capt.  James  Allaz,  Lieut.  Edwd. 
Barron  and  Lieut.  David  Borry,  praying  a  grant  of  7,000 
acres  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  to  the  eastward  of  a  tract 
of  twenty-six  thousand  acres  granted  to  the  provincial 
officers,  to  be  granted  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation, 


(Granville,  Washington  Co.,)  with  100 

Feb.  13.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
James  Allaz  served  during  the  war,   100 

March  10.  Petition  of  Wm.  Farquahar,  in  behalf  of  his  son 
Lieut.  Wm.  Farquahar,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  lying  to  the  eastward  of  a  tract  of  twenty-six  thou- 
sand acres  granted  to  provincial  officers,  (Granville,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)  with   101 

March  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
Wm.  Farquahar  served  during  the  war,   101 

March  21.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  George  Schneider,  praying  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  eastward  of  a  tract  of 
twenty-six  thousand  acres,  granted  to  the  provincial 
officers,  (Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)  with   102 

March  9.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
George  Schneider  served  during  the  war,   102 

March  21.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Col.  Reid,  in  behalf  of  eleven 
Serjeants,  ten  corporals,  three  drummers,  and  thirty-four 


privates  who  served  during  the  war,  praying  a  grant  of 
land  for  each  of  them  respectively,  pursuant  to  the  royal 

proclamation,   103 

March  23.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Col.  Augustine  Prevost  and 
his  son  Lieut.  Augustine  Prevost,  praying  a  grant  of  7,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  to  the  south  of  the  manor  of  Ranseller 
and  the  west  side  of  Coyemans  and  others,  to  the  north 
side  of  Garret  Van  Barragon  and  others,  to  the  east  of 


John  Dice  and  others,  (Greenville?  Greene  Co.,)  with. .  104 

March  22.  Certificates  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
Colonel  Augustine  Prevost  and  Lieut.  Augustine  Prevost 
served  during  the  war,   104 

April  2.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Guy  Johnson,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  upon  or  near 
Wood  creek,  adjoining  to  the  south  or  to  the  east  bounds 
of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  granted  to  Major  Skene,   105 

March  5.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
Guy  Johnson  served  during  the  war,   105 

April  2.  Petition  of  Capt.  Simon  Ecuyier,  praying  a  grant 


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1764.  of  three  thousand  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
to  the  southward  and  adjoining  the  land  petitioned  for  by 
Lieut.  Jas.  Brodie,  (Hampton,  Washington  Co.,)  with..  106 

March  24.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Capt. 
Simon  Ecuyier  served  during  the  war,   106 

April  2.  Petition  of  Lieut.  David  Mooney,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Wood  creek,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  southward  of,  and  adjoining 
lands  petitioned  for  by  Simon  Ecuyier,  (Hampton,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)  with   107 

March  14.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
David  Mooney  served  during  the  war,   107 

April  10.  Petition  of  Capt.  Alexr.  McDonald,  praying  a  grant 
of  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  eastward  of  the  lands  peti- 
tioned for  by  Ensign  Mervin  Perry,  (see  page  46,)  with.  108 

April  10.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Capt. 
Lieut.  Alexander  McDonald  served  "during  the  war, ....  108 

April  11.  Letter  of  James  Bain,  a  reduced  lieutenant,  apply- 
ing for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  conjunction  with 
Major  Small  and  other  reduced  officers,  agreeable  to  a 
memorial  presented  by  him  for  the  same,   109 

May  7.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut.  Jas. 
Bain  hath  served  during  the  war,   109 

April  1 1 .  Petition  of  Lieut.  James  Grant,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  eastward  of  the  lands  peti- 
tioned for  by  Capt.  Alexr.  McDonald  and  Quarter-Master 
Wm.  Munro,   110 

April  14.  Memorial  of  George  Faesch,  late  Capt.  Lieutenant, 
praying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  to  the  eastward  of 
land)  petitioned  for  by  Lieut.  Etherington  and  Lieutenant 
Wm.  Leslie,  (Hampton,  Washington  Co.,)  (see  page  98,) 
with  Ill 

April  6.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Capt.  Lieut. 
George  Faesch  served  during  the  war,     Ill 

April  14.  Petition  of  John  Field,  late  surgeon's  mate,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  northern  part  of 
the  province,  to  be  bounded  by  Lake  Champlain  on  the 
east,  and  by  the  River  Boquet  on  the  north,  providing 
that  tract  be  not  granted  to  Lieut.  George  Kellett,  but  in 
case  it  does,  then  the  petitioner  prays  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  to  be  bounded  by  Lake  Champlain  on  the  east  and 
the  River  Boquet  on  the  south,  (Willsborough,  Essex 
Co.,)  with   I12 

April  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  John 
Field,  surgeon's  mate,  served  during  the  war,   1^ 

April  14.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Archd.  Lamons,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  bounded  on  the  north  by  the  lands  petitioned  for 
by  Lieut.  Fraser  on  that  part  of  Lake  Champlain  called 
Button  Mould  Bay,  and  on  the  west  side  by  sd.  lake,  but 
if  this  should  be  already  petitioned  for  by  any  other  per- 


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son,  he  prays  for  it  on  any  part  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  adjoining  to  said  lake,  from  Ticonderoga  to  the 
mouth  of  Otter  creek,  with   113 

April  14.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
Archd.  Lamont,  served  during  the  war,   113 

April  14.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Lancelot  Hilton,  praying  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  eastward  of  lands 
petitioned  for  Lieut.  Thomas  Etherington  and  Lieut. 
Leslie,  and  the  lands  proposed  to  be  granted  to  Major 
Skene,  with   114 

April  13.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lancelot 
Hilton,  lieut.,  served  during  the  war,   114 

April  16.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Wm.  Brown,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded 
on  the  east  by  that  part  of  Lake  George  called  North 
West  Bay,  and  joining  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieut. 
Alexr.  Fraser,  with   115 

April  13.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
Wm.  Brown  served  during  the  war,   116 

April  16.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Alexr.  Fraser,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded 
on  the  east  by  that  part  of  Lake  George  called  North  West 
Bay,  and  joining  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieutenants 
Thomas  and  Alexr.  Menzies,  and  Alexr.  Grant,  with   116 

April  13.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
Fraser  served  during  the  war,   116 

April  16.  Petition  of  John  Conolly,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  a  vacant  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
to  be  bounded  by  Lake  Champlain  on  the  east,  and  by  the 
river  Boquet  on  the  south,  providing  that  tract  be  not 
granted  to  John  Field,  but  if  it  does,  prays  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  situated  at  Cumberland  on  the  west  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  (Willsborough,  Essex  Co.,)  with   117 

April  16.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  John 
Conolly,  surgeon's  mate,  served  during  the  war,   117 

April  1 8.  Petition  of  Capt.  John  Dalrymple,  praying  a  grant 
of  3,000  acres  of  land  to  be  situated  near  Legonier  bay 
or  point,  and  to  be  bounded  by  Lake  Champlain  to  the 
eastward,  and  if  there  should  not  be  as  much  land  there 
as  is  already  petitioned  for,  prays  a  grant  for  the  remain- 
der in  Cumberland  county,  with    118 

March  1.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Captain 
Dalrymple  served  during  the  war,   118 

April  18.  Petition  of  James  Judd,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  in  Cumberland  bounded  by  the  river  Boquet 
on  the  west,  (Essex,  Essex  Co.,)  with   119 

April  17.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  James 
Judd,  surgeon's  mate,  served  during  the  war,   119 

April  18.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Henry  Farrant  and  George 
Phyn,  reduced  officers,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  in 
order  to  obtain  letters  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  above  Saratoga,  on  both 
sides  of  Batts  kill,  bounded  west  by  lands  laid  out  for 
43 


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1764.  Turner  and  others,  and  land  granted  to  John  Quackcnbos 
and  others,  having  on  the  east,  north  and  south  vacant 
lands,  (Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)   120 

April  19.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Wm.  Mcintosh,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  eastward  of  lands  peti- 
tioned for  by  Sir  John  St.  Clair,  (Whitehall,  Washington 
Co.,)  with   121 

April  18,  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
William  Mcintosh  served  during  the  war,   121 

April  21.  Memorial  of  Frederick  Hartel,  late  Serjeant,  praying 
a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land  to  the  eastward  of  land  peti- 
tioned for  by  Lieut.  George  Faesch,   122 

April  24.  Petition  of  John  Hicks,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  to  be  included  within  the  bounds  of  a  tract 
petitioned  for  by  Major  Campbell  and  others,  between 
Lake  George  and  Crown  Point,  providing  a  sufficiency 
of  good  land  may  remain  ungranted  there,  but  in  case 
there  should  not,  prays  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  between 
Spliten  Rock  and  Cumberland  Bay,  and  to  be  bounded  on 
the  eastward  by  said  lake,  (Essex,  Essex  Co.,)  with  123 

March  5.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  John 
Hicks  had  served  as  surgeon  during  the  war,   123 

May  1.  Draft  of  a  recital  of  a  patent  for  land  to  be  granted 
to  Alexr.  Turner,  &c,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  the  northeast 
corner  of  a  tract  (eastward  of  the  patent  of  Saratoga) 
lately  granted  to  Isaac  Sawyer  and  others,  &c,  so  as  to 
contain  25,000  acres,   124 

May  2.  Bond  of  John  Tabor  Kempe  and  John  Morrin  Scott, 
for  £100,  conditioned  for  the  settling  of  17  familes  within 
three  years  after  obtaining  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of 
land  petitioned  for  by  them  and  their  associates,  125 

May  2.  Petition  of  Volkert  P.  Douw,  mayor  of  the  city  of 
Albany,  in  behalf  of  the  corporation  of  said  city,  praying 
sufficient  time  to  answer  the  petition  of  the  inhabitants  of 
the  township  of  Schenectady,  for  incorporating  said  town,  127 

May  2.  Bond  of  Michl.  Thoo^y  and  others,  for  £300,  condi- 
tioned for  settling  52  families  on  a  tract  of  land,  petitioned 
for  by  them  and  their  associates,  within  three  years  after 
obtaining  letters  patent  for  the  same,  128 

May  2.  Petition  of  David  Hepburn,  surgeon,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  with   129 

April  18.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  David 
Hepburn  served  during  the  war,  129 

May  8.  Memorial  of  Captain  John  Small,  Lieutenants  Ann 
Gordon,  John  Gregor,  James  Bain  and  Adjutant  Wm. 
Gregor,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  lying  on 
Battens  kill,  bounded  on  the  west  by  a  tract  granted 
Isaac  Sawyer  and  others ;  on  the  north  partly  by  lands 
granted  Ryer  Schermerhorn  and  others ;  on  the  east  by 
vacant  land,  and  on  the  south  by  Wallamscock,  (White 
Creek,  Washington  Co.,)   130 


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764.  May  10.  Petition  of  George  Munro,  physician,  and  Wm. 
Barr,  surgeon,  praying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  in  a  piece  of  vacant  land  belonging 
to  the  crown,  with   131 

April  2.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  George 
Monro,  physician,  served  during  the  war,   131 

[No  date.]  Description  of  a  piece  of  vacant  land  vested  in 
the  crown,  being  part  of  that  reserved  by  Governor  Don- 
gan,  at  the  time  the  two  Van  Renselaer's  surrendered 
their  estates,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  with   133 

Map  of  the  foregoing  piece  of  land,   134 

May  16.  Petition  of  Lieutenants  Francis  and  Samuel  Mc- 
Kay, praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  to  each,  of  a  tract  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded  on  the  west  by 
that  part  of  Lake  Champlain,  called  Button  Mould  bay, 
with  '   135 

May  13.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieuts. 
Francis  and  Samuel  McKay  served  during  the  war,   135 

May  23.  Order  of  the  king  in  council,  to  grant  30,000  acres 
of  land,  to  Donald  Campbell,   136 

May  23.  Order  of  the  king  in  council,  to  grant  10,000  acres 
of  land,  to  James  Napier,  mm  13*7 

May  23.  Order  of  the  king  in  council,  to  grant  20,000  acres 
of  land,  to  Major  Philip  Skene,   138 

May  23.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Stair  Campbell  Carre,  praying  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  and  adjoining  to  the  land  petitioned  for  by  Lieuten- 
ant Wm.  Mcintosh,  (Whitehall,  Washington  Co.,)  with  139 

May  1.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieutenant 
Stair  Campbell  Carre  served  during  the  war,   139 

May  26.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Jenkins,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  eastward  of  and  adjoining 
to  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieut.  Stair  Campbell  Carre, 
(Hampton,  Washington  Co.,)  with   140 

May  25.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
Edward  Jenkins  served  during  the  war,   140 

May  29.  Petition  of  Robert  Bass,  Senr.,  apothecary,  praying 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
with   141 

April  2.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  certifying  that  Robert 
Bass,  apothecary,  served  during  the  war,   141 

May  29.  Petition  of  Duncan  Forbes,  surgeon's  mate,  praying 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
near  South  Bay,  (Vermont,)  with   142 

April  16.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Duncan 
Forbes,  surgeon's  mate,  served  during  the  war,   142 

June  6.  Extract  of  an  Indian  deed  for  a  tract  of  land,  pur- 
chased by  Lawyer,  J unr.,  Jacob  Borst,  Junr.,  Geo.  Foster 
and  Richd.  Heints,  lying  and  being  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  to  the  westward  of  Schoharree,  on  the  northwest 
side  of  a  tract,  granted  to  Jacob  Borst,  Barent  Keyser 
and  others,   143 


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1764.  June  6.  Petition  of  George  Demler,  Lieut.,  praying  a  grant 

of  2,000  acres  of  land,  with   144 

June  6.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
George  Dember  served  during  the  war,   144 

June  8.  Exemplification  of  an  Indian  deed  to  Henry  Remsen, 
of  two  tracts  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
and  adjacent  to  Catts  kill,  (Cairo  and  Durham,  Greene 
Co.,)   145 

June  9.  Memorial  of  Capt.  John  Campbell,  Arch :  Cameron 
and  others,  reduced  officers,  setting  forth  that  Capt. 
John  Small,  and  other  reduced  officers,  in  behalf  of  them- 
selves and  the  memorialists,  petitioned  in  Deer.,  1763,  for 
a  certain  space  of  land  on  Otter  creek,  lying  between 
Lake  Champlain  and  Connecticut  river,  and  praying  to 
be  allowed  to  withdraw  their  former  application,  and  to 
admit  of  that  made  in  their  behalf,  by  Capt.  Small,  after 
the  survey  of  the  unlocated  lands  on  Battens  kill,  if  there 
should  be  found  a  sufficient  quantity  for  them  to  occupy; 
and  in  case  the  lands  on  Batten  kill  should  not  be  exten- 
sive enough,  that  there  be  reserved  for  them  a  tract  of 
land  on  the  northeast  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  issuing 
from  Scanidaroon  lake,  and  running  parallel  to  Lake 
George ;  and  in  case  this  last  mentioned  tract  be  con- 
tested, they  pray  that  they  be  provided  with  lands,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  from  opposite  Ticonde- 
roga  to  Crown  Point,  or  on  Otter  creek,  (see  page  51,) . .  146 

June  1  7.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Townshend  Guy,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining 
lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieutenant  Edward  Jenkins,  (Ver- 
mont?) (see  page  140,)  with   147 

June  16.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut.  T. 
Guy  served  during  the  war,   147 

June  20.  Petition  of  Saml.  Adams,  praying  a  grant  of  500 
acres  of  land,  at  Sabbath  Day  Point,  on  Lake  George,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,   148 

June  22.  Petition  of  Capt.  John  Graham  and  9  others,  re- 
duced officers,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  some  non-com- 
missioned officers,  praying  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land, 
situate  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Kin- 
derhook  river,  and  bounded  on  the  south  by  lands  granted 
to  Mr.  Ranslaer,  and  also  on  the  said  tract,  to  grant  6,750 
acres  to  the  reduced  non-commissioned  officers  of  the  42d 
Regt.,  as  p.  petition  formerly  presented  by  Col.  John 
Reid,  making  in  .  the  whole  31,750  acres,  and  to  have  all 
former  petitions  for  land  withdrawn,  (Chatham,  &c,  Co- 
lumbia Co.,)   149 

June  23.  Petition  of  Ralph  Ban*ass,  Skeen  Douglass,  Wm. 
Sharp,  John  Smith  and  Thomas  Saunders,  miners,  who 
served  during  the  war,  praying  a  grant  of  200  acres  to 
each  of  them,  of  land  between  lands  petitioned  for  by 
Capt.  Clark,  and  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  Capt.  Valen- 
tine Gardiner,  on  the  east  side  of  and  adjoining  the  waters 


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Page. 

764.      that  run  out  of  Lake  George  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Ti- 

conderoga?  Essex  Co.,)  with   150 


June  26.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Wm.  McLeod,  certifying  that 
the  persons  named  in  the  foregoing  petition,  received  ten 
shillings  and  six  pence  per  week,  and  therefore  are  en- 
titled to  the  same  quantity  of  land  as  is  allowed  non-com- 
missioned officers,   150 

June  24.  Caveat  entered  by  Wm.  Smith,  Junr.,  and  D.  C. 
Mathews,  agents  for  Col.  Stephen  Van  Renselaer,  and  the 
proprietors  of  the  patent  of  Westenhook,  against  granting 
of  lands  lying  between  Housatonick  or  Westenhook  river 
and  Hudson's  river,  and  between  the  north  boundary  of 
the  manor  of  Livingston,  and  the  line  continued  in  that 
course  to  Westenhook  river,  and  the  southeasterly  sides 
of  Kinderhook  creek,  from  its  course  to  Hudson's  river, 
and  to  the  southward  of  the  Lin's  run,  &c,  until  Col. 
Renselaer  and  the  proprietors  are  heard  by  their  council,  151 
June  26.  Petition  of  Lieuts.  Thos.  Etherington  and  William 
Lesley,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  bounded  on  the  east  by  Kinderhook 
river,  and  on  the  south  by  lands  granted  to  Mr.  Van 

Ranslaer,  (Chatham,  &c,  Columbia  Co.,)   152 

June  29.  Petition  of  William  Gaul,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of 
Kinderhook  river,  bounded  on  the  west  by  Kinderhook 


patent,  and  on  the  north  by  Kinderhook  river,  and  on  the 

south  by  lands  granted  to  Mr.  Van  Renselaer,  with   153 

June  8.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut.  Wil- 
liam Gaul  served  during  the  war,   153 

June  29.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Abrah:  Low,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east 
of  Kinderhook  river,  on  the  west  by  Kinderhook  patent, 
on  the  north  by  Kinderhook  river,  and  on  the  south  by 
lands  granted  to  Mr.  Van.  Ranselaer,  (Chatham,  &c,  Co- 
lumbia Co.,)   154 


July  2.  Petition  of  Gilbert  Lester,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  in  two  tracts,  lying  in  Queens  county ;  the 
one  tract  bounded  westerly  by  Hempstead  bounds ;  south 
by  John  Seaman's  thousand  acre  tract ;  east  by  the  west 
bounds  of  Oys'terbay,  and  north  by  Thomas  Powell's  plain 
land ;  the  other  tract  being  the  easterly  part  of  Seaman's 
Island  so  called,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  a  creek  that 
divides  the  necks  of  meadow  from  the  islands,  where  the 


bounds  of  Hempstead  cross  said  creek,  <fcc,   155 

July  3.  Petition  of  Lieut.  James  Henderson,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining 
to  Renselaer's  manor,  and  next  those  lands  already  peti- 
tioned for  by  Lieut.  Wm.  Brown,  with   156 

June  30.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 

James  Henderson  served  during  the  war,   158 

July  3.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Wm.  Brown,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  (see  page  156,)   15G 

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342  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xvn. 

Page. 

1764.  July  4.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Hobson,  praying  a  grant 

of  2,000  acres  of  land,  with   157 

July  7.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut. 
Thomas  Hobson  served  during  the  war,   157 


July  9.  Petition  of  Serjt.  Joseph  Franklin  and  Serjeant  Ben- 
jamin Porter,  praying  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land,  to 
each  of  them  respectively,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  bearing  west-north-west 
thirty-nine  chains,  from  the  salient  angle  of  the  king's 
bastion,  Crown  Point,  fronting  the  lake  half  a  mile,  and 
then  west-north-westerly,  until  it  completes  the  said  num- 


ber of  acres,  (see  pcu/e  159,)  with   158 

July  4.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Maunsell,  certifying 
that  Serjeants  Joseph  Franklin  and  Benj.  Porter  served 

during  the  war,   158 

July  4.  Letter  from  Lieut.  Col.  John  Maunsell,  to  Secretary 
Banyar,  enclosing  the  foregoing  certificate,  and  desiring 
his  aid  in  obtaining  a  certain  grant  of  land,  pointed  out 

by  them  on  Lake  Champlain,  (see  }oage  160,)   159 

[No  date.]  Note  of  survey,  showing  the  bearing  of  the  land 
laid  out  for  Serjts.  Franklin,  and  Porter,  taken  by  Mr. 
Benzell,  engineer,  160 


July  9.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Henry  Watson,  praying  a  grant  of 


2,000  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
east  side  of  Kinderhook  river,  bounded  on  the  east  by 
Kinderhook  river ;  on  the  west  by  Kinderhook  patent ;  on 
the  north  by  Kinderhook  river,  and  on  the  south  by  lands 

granted  to  Mr.  Van  Ranselaer,  161 

July  7.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  certifying  that  Lieut.  Henry 

Watson  served  during  the  war,  161 

July  10.  Memorial  of  Capt.  Jacob  Muller,  praying  a  grant 
of  3,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  northward  of  a  tract,  sur- 
veyed for  Robt.  Campbell,  or  to  the  eastward  of  the 

provincial  tract,  with   162 

July  7.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Capt.  Jacob 

Muller  served  during  the  war,   162 

July  10.  Return  of  survey  of  5,000  acres  of  land,  situate  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  between  Ticonderoga  and  Crown 
Point,  on  the  west  side  of  the  river  which  empties  out  of 
Lake  George  into  Lake  Champlain,  surveyed  for  Allan 

Campbell,  (Crown  Point?  Essex  Co.,)  163 

Map  of  the  same,   163 


July  1 1 .  Petition  of  George  Munro,  physician,  and  Will :  Barr, 
surgeon,  setting  forth  that  there  is  a  certain  tract  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded  on  the  south  by  the 
manor  of  Ranslaerwyck,  on  the  -west  by  the  limits  of  the 
city  of  Albany,  on  the  north  by  the  township  of  Schenec- 
tady, and  on  the  east  by  patented  lands,  and  praying  a 
grant  of  said  land  and  so  much  of  the  unpatented  land 
contiguous,  as  will  make  up  the  quantity  of  3,000  acres  to 

each,   164 

July  14.  Petition  of  Michl.  Schlaetter,  late  chaplain,  praying 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  situate  in  the  county  of 


l.  xvii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  843 

Page. 

64.  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the  east- 
ward, and  adjoining  a  tract  of  land  lately  granted  to 
Hendk.  Schneyder  and  others,  and  south  of  Wallumschack, 
with   165 

July  13.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  certifying  that  Michl. 
Schlaetter,  chaplain,  served  during  the  war,  also  with.  . .  165 

July  19.  Order  of  the  Lieut.  Governor,  for  surveying  the 
land  petitioned  for  by  Michl.  Schlaetter,   165 

July  20.  Order  of  his  Majesty  in  council,  to  survey  for  Lieut. 
James  McDonald  10,000  acres  of  land  in  the  province  of 
New  York,   166 

Nov.  12.  Letter  from  O.  Partridge  to  Lieut.  Govr.  Colden, 
concerning  his  grant  of  the  town  of  Halifax,  which  lies 
twelve  miles  west  of  Connecticut  river,  and  bounds  south 
on  the  line  of  the  province  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  the 
settlement  thereof,  and  the  jurisdiction  of  New  York  over 
the  same,  &c,  (Halifax,  Windham  Co.,  Vermont,)   167 

Dec.  18.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  to  Adolph  Phillips,  for 
certain  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  and 
being  in  the  highlands  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
bearing  date  the  17th  day  of  June,  1697,  recorded  in  book 
of  patents,  vol.  vii,  page  119,  &c,   1.68 


VOLUME  XVIII. 


1764:,  1765. 

Page. 

1764.  July  20.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  20,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  the  Earl  of  Ilches- 
ter,  in  the  province  of  New  York,   1 

July  20.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  20,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Lord  Holland,  in 
the  province  of  New  York,   2 

July  20.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  20,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Clotworthy  Upton, 
in  the  province  of  New  York,   ...  3 

July  24.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Stoughton,  late  lieute- 
nant in  one  of  his  Majesty's  independant  companies,  of 
two  tracts  of  land  containing  2,000  acres,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  and  west  of  Lake  George,  and  adjacent 
to  a  river  which  empties  out  of  said  lake  into  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,)   4 

Map  of  the  same,   4 

Aug.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Kennedy,  late  lieutenant 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  2,000 
acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  Ticonderoga  and 
Crown  Point,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,)   5 

Map  of  the  same,   5 

Aug.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Roger  Kellet,  late  lieutenant 
in  the  44th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  between  Ticonderoga  and  Crown 
Point,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,)   6 

Map  of  the  same,   6 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  David  Pryce,  late  agent  to  transports 
in  America,  praying  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land  to  the 
north  of  the  manor  Ranslerwyck,  and  to  the  eastward  of 
lands  already  petitioned  for,   ? 

Aug.  2.  Affidavit  of  Capt.  David  Pryce,  before  W.  Purback, 
Mayor  of  Southampton,  that  he  is  now  reduced  and  on 
half  pay,   * 

June  19.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Amherst,  that  Capt.  David 


>l.  xviii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  345 

Page. 

164.  Pryce  served  as  agent  of  transports  in  North  America, 
with  the  troops  under  his  command,  from  Louisburg  to 
Boston,  in  1758,  and  that  he  continued  since  that  time  to 
his  return  to  Europe,  in  1763,  for  the  most  part  at  New 

York,  as  agent  of  transports,   7 

Aug.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Grant,  late  captain,  in 
the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  the  river  that  runs 
out  of  Lake  George  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Crown  Point, 

Essex  Co.,)   8 

Map  of  the  same,   8 

Aug.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Nicholas  Southerland,  late 
captain  in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  between  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point, 
on  the  west  side  of  the  river  that  runs  out  of  Lake  George 
into  Lake  Champlain,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,) .......  9 

Map  of  the  same,   9 

Aug.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Mcintosh,  late  captain 
in  the  77th  regiment  of  foot,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing 
3,000  acres  in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  Crown 
Point  and  Ticonderoga,  on  the  west  side  of  the  river 
which  runs  out  of  Lake  George  into  Lake  Champlain, 

(Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,)   10 

Map  of  the  same,   10 

Aug.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Revd.  Harry  Munro,  late  chap- 
lain to  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  a  tract  of  26,000  acres 
granted  to  Wm.  Cockroft,  Beamsly  Glasier  and  others, 

(Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)   12 

Map  of  the  same,   11 

Aug.  6.  Bond  of  John  Van  Cortlandt  and  Peter  Dubois,  both 
of  the  city  of  New  York,  for  the  sum  of  £300,  condition- 
ed for  the  settling  of  fifty  families  within  three  years 
after  obtaining  letters  patent  for  the  land  petitioned  for 
by  Alexr.  Turner  and  others,  and  laid  out  for  them,  begin- 
ning at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract,  (eastward  of  the 
patent  of  Saraghtoga,)  lately  granted  Isaac  Sawyer  and 

others,   12 

Aug.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Schneider,  late  lieuten- 
ant in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  containing  2,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  a  tract  granted 
Wm.  Cockroft,  Beamsley  Glazier  and  others,  and  north  of 
a  tract  surveyed  for  the  Revd.  Harry  Munro,  (Hebron, 

Washington  Co.,)   IS 

Map  of  the  same,   13 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  Christopher  Blundell,  late  store  keeper 
of  Fort  George  in  New  York,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  and  adjoining  the  waters 

between  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point,   14 

Aug.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Borrey,  late  lieutenant 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  a  tract  of  26,000  acres 
granted  to  Willm.  Cockroft  and  others,  and  north  of  a 
44 


346 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XVIII. 


1764.      tract  surveyed  for  George  Schneider,  (Granville,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   15 

Map  of  the  same,   15 

Aug.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Farquahar,  late  lieuten- 
ant in  the  47th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  a  tract  of  26,000  acres 
granted  Wm.  Cockroft  and  others,  and  north  of  the  land 
surveyed  for  Lieut.  David  Borrey,  (Granville,  Washing- 
ton Co.,)   16 

Map  of  the  same,   16 

Aug.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Phillip  Duperon,  late  lieuten- 
ant in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing 
2,000  acres  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  a  tract  of 
26,000  acres  granted  Wm.  Cockroft  and  others,  and  north 
of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut.  Wm.  Farquahar,  (Granville, 

Washington  Co.,)   17 

Map  of  the  same,   17 

Aug.  10.  Petition  of  Francis  Stephens,  storekeeper  and  pay- 
master, of  ordnance  at  iNew  York,  praying  to  have  his 
name  inserted  in  the  place  of  Thomas  Sibson,  deceased,  as 
one  of  the  grantees  for  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land 

granted  to  Joseph  Walton  and  twenty-three  others,   18 

Aug.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Allaz,  late  captain  in 
the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  3,000 
acres  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  a  tract  of  26,000 
acres  granted  Wm.  Cockroft  and  others,  and  north  of  a 
tract  of  land  surveyed  for  Lieut.  Philip  Duperon,  (Gran- 
ville, Washington  Co.,)   19 

Map  of  the  same,.   19 

Aug.  1 1 .  Re  urn  of  survey  for  Robert  Campbell,  late  captain 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  a  tract  granted  to  Capt. 

James  Allaz,  (Granville,  Washington  Co.,)   20 

Map  of  the  same,   20 

Aug.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Francis  Hutchinson,  late  lieu- 
tenant in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  south  of  a  tract  surveyed 

for  Robert  Campbell,  (Granville,  Washington  Co.,)   21 

Map  of  the  same,   21 

Aug.  14.  Return  of  survey  for  Lancelot  Hilton,  late  lieuten- 
ant in  the  34th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Capt. 
Robert  Campbell,  (partly  in  Granville,  Washington  Co., 

and  Pawlet,  Vermont,)   22 

Map  of  the  same,  •  •  •  •  22 

August  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Edwd.  Barron,  late  lieut. 
of  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  south  of  a  tract  surveyed  for 

Lieut.  Lancelot  Hilton,  (Pawlet,  Vermont,)   23 

Map  of  the  same,    23 

August  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Potts,  late  surgeon 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 


S  L.  XVIII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


.  64.      Albany,  south  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut.  Echvd.  Bar- 
ron, (Pawlet,  Vermont,)   24 

Map  of  the  same,   24 

August  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Gallot,  late  lieut. 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  2,000 
acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  south  of  a  tract  surveyed 

for  Alexr.  Potts,  (Pawlet,  Vermont,)   25 

Map  of  the  same,   25 

August  25.  Petition  of  Edward  Smith,  William  Jones,  Jno. 
Felan  and  Charles  Morse,  for  a  grant  to  each  of  1,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of 

Lake  Champlain,   26 

Sept.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Erick  Sutherland,  late  lieut.  in 
one  of  the  independent  companies,  of  a  tract  of  land  con- 
taining 2,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  south  of  a 
tract  surveyed  for  Lieut.  Francis  Hutchinson,  (Granville, 

Washington  Co.,)  ^   27 

Map  of  the  same,   27 

Sept.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Barnaby  Byrn,  late  lieut.  in 
one  of  the  independent  companies  for  the  province  of 
New  York,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  2,000  acres,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  south  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut. 

Erick  Sutherland,  (Granville,  Washington  Co.,)   28 

Map  of  the  same,     28 

Sept.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Marquis  de  Conty,  late 
lieut.  of  a  company  in  a  corps  of  rangers,  commanded  by 
Major  Joseph  Gorham,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing 
2,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  south  of  a  tract 
granted  to  John  Tabor  Kempe,  John  Morin  Scott  and 
others,  (part  in  Hebron,  Washington  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  part 

in  Rupert,  Vermont,)   29 

Map  of  the  same,   29 

Sept.  4.  Memorial  of  Philip  Embury,  Peter  Embury,  James 
Wilson,  Moses  Cowen,  John  Wilson,  Samuel  Wilson, 
George  Wilson  and  Thomas  Proctor,  praying  letters 
patent  for  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  in  a  tract  already 
petitioned  for,  (see  vol.  xvi,  page  148,  and  vol.  xvn,  page 

20,)   30 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  Ralph  Wilkinson  and  twenty-four  others, 
all  of  the  county  of  Albany,  praying  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  land  to  each,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
and  north  of  the  manor  of  Ranslerwyck,  to  be  laid  out  in 

a  township,   31 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  Li%ut.  John  Phillips,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Kinderhook  river, 
bounded  on  the  west  bjr  Kinderhook  patent,  and  on  the 

south  by  lands  granted  Mr.  Van  Ranselaer,   32 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  John  Phillips 

served  during  the  war,   32 

Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Christopher  Manlove,  apothecary's  mate, 
praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of 
Kinderhook  river,  bounded  on  the  west  by  Kinderhook 


348 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xviii. 


1764.      patent,  and  on  the  south  by  lands  granted  Mr.  Van  Ran- 

selaer,   33 

June  28.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Christr.  Manlove, 
apothecary's  mate,  served  during  the  war,   33 

Sept.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Alexr.  Grant,  of  the  77th 
regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  north  of  a  tract  returned  for  Lieut.  Thomas 
Menzies,  (Granville,  Washington  Co.,)   34 

Map  of  the  same,   34 

Sept.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Menzies,  late  lieut.  in 
the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  north  of  a  tract  returned  for  Alexr. 
Menzies,  (Granville,  Washington  Co.,)  '   35 

Map  of  the  same,   35 

Sept.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Alexander  Menzies,  late 
of  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  2,000 
acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  north  of  a  tract  granted 
Capt.  James  Allaz,  (Granville,  Washington  Co.,)   36 

Map  of  the  same,   36 

Sept.  20.  Petition  of  Capt.  Wm.  Erving,  praying  a  grant  of 
3,000  acres  of  land,  east  of  Kinderhook  patent,  bounded 
east  by  Westenhook  patent,  north  by  Kinderhook  river, 
and  south  by  lands  granted  to  Mr.  Ranslaer,   37 

April  10.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Wm.  Erving 
served  during  the  war,   37 

Sept.  27.  Petition  of  Samuel  Steel,  lieutenant  of  the  42d 
royal  highland  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land,   38 

Sept.  27.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Steel  served 
during  the  war,   38 

Oct.  1.  Bond  of  Johannes  Quackenbos,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  baker,  for  the  sum  of  £60,  conditioned  that  Isaac 
De  Forest,  Wm.  Hun,  Johannes  Hesse,  Thomas  Conklin 
and  Jeremiah  Wool,  shall  settle  ten  families  within  three 
years  after  obtaining  letters  patent  for  the  lands  petitioned 
for,  and  granted  them,  (see  vol.  xvi,  page  137,)   39 

Oct.  4.  Petition  of  Evert  Bancker,  junr.,  and  16  others,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  1,000  acres  each,  of  land  between  Hudson's 
river,  (twenty  miles  distance  and  east  of  the  same,)  and 
Connecticut  river,  to  begin  twenty  miles  due  east  of  Bat- 
ten kill,   40 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  Major  Henry  Gladwin,  praying  a  grant 
of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded 
east  by  the  west  bank  of  Connecticut  river,   41 

Oct.  8.  Petition  of  Francis  Lewis,  late  commissary  of  stores 
and  provisions  in  America,  praying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  north  of  the  manor  of  Ranslerwyck,   42 

Sept.  28.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Francis  Lewis,  late 
commissary  of  stores  and  provisions,  served  during  the 
war,  •  42 

Oct.  14.  Memorial  of  Ensign  Alexr.  Eraser,  late  of  his 
Majesty's  78th  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  land  in  the 


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349 


Page 


'64.      county  of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  north  of  land 

lately  laid  out  for  Lieut.  James  Baine  and  Wm.  Gregor, .  44 

Oct.  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Ensign  Alexr.  Fraser, 
jam*.,  served  during  the  war,   44 

Oct.  18.  Bond  of  John  Williamson,  William  Forrman  and 
Francis  Stephens,  all  of  the  city  of  New  York,  for  the 
sum  of  £300,  conditioned  that  Joseph  Walton,  John  Wil- 
son and  twenty-two  others,  shall  settle  forty-eight  families 
within  three  years,  for  a  tract  of  land  petitioned  for  by 
them,    45 

Oct.  22.  Memorial  of  Colonel  Ralph  Burton,  late  command- 
ing the  95th  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of 
land,   46 

Oct.  22.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Colonel  Ralph  Bur- 
ton s°rved  during  the  war,  *.   46 

Oct.  25.  Memorial  of  Capt.  William  ShirrefF,  a  reduced  cap- 
tain in  the  47th  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land,   47 

Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  William  Shir- 
riff  served  dnring  the  war,   47 

Oct.  25.  Memorial  of  John  Carden,  a  reduced  captain  of  his 
Majesty's  second  battalion  of  the  Royal  American  Regi- 
ment, graying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,   48 

Oct.  29.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Jno.  Carden 
served  during  the  war,   48 

[No  date.]  Memorial  of  Lieut.  John  Desbruyeres,  late  of  the 
56th  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,. .  49 

Oct.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Ensign  Mervin  Perry,  of  a 


tract  of  land  containing  2,000  acres,  in  the  county  of 


Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  east  of  a  tract 
granted  Isaac  Deforest,  William  Hun  and  others,  (Hebron, 

Washington  Co,,)   49 

Map  of  the  same,   49 

Nov.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  John  McKenzie,  late  Serjeant 
in  the  77th  regiment  of  foot,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing 
200  acres  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  of  Hudson's 
river,  south  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  John  Provost,   50 

65.  June  1.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Sharp,  that  John  Mc- 
Kenzie served  during  the  war,   50 

64.  Nov.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Bremner,  late  a  private 
in  the  42d  regiment,  Christopher  Asfield,  Simon  Na  ve  ami 
Martin  Redmiller,  late  privates  in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a 
tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
east  of  Hudson's  river,  east  of  a  tract  granted  Lieut. 

George  Schneider,  (Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)   51 

Map  of  the  same,   51 


Nov.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Huber,  late  a  drummer 
John  Greter,  late  a  corporal,  John  Davis,  late  a  Serjeant, 
in  the  60th  regiment,  and  William  Johnson,  late  corporal 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  800  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  of  Hudson's  river,  east 
of  a  tract  granted  to  George  Bremner  and  others, 
(Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)   52 


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rage. 

1764.  Map  of  the  same,  ,   52 

Nov.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  John  McPherson,  late  Serjeant 
of  the  77th  Regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  of  Hudson's  river,  south 
of  a  tract  granted  John  Davis,  (Hebron,  Washington 


Co.,)   53 

Map  of  the  same,   53 

Nov.  1.  Petition  of  Ralph  Spooner,  Samuel  Richardson, 
Joseph  Fearley,  Robert  Robinson  and  Benjamin  Robin- 
son, praying  a  grant  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  at  Five  Mile  Point,  between  Ticonderoga  and 

Crown  Point,   54 

Oct.  31.  Certificate  of  Adjutant  John  Williamson,  that  the 

above  named  persons  served  as  miners  during  the  war, . .  54 
Nov.  2.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Charles  Menzies,  late  of  the  42d 

Regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,   55 

August  1.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Charles  Men- 
zies served  during  the  war,   55 

Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  John  McLean,  late  corporal  in 


the  77th  Regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  south  of  a  tract  surveyed 
for  Duncan  Stewart,  (partly  in  Hebron,  Washington  Co., 

and  Pawlet,  Vermont,)   56 

Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Casper  and  Andries 
Ley,  late  Serjeants  in  the  60th  Regiment,  of  400  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  north  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Thomas  Dunn 


and  George  Chinnery,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   57 

Map  of  the  same,   57 

Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Dunn  and  George 
Chinnery,  late  mattrosses  in  the  2d  Battalion,  Royal  Artil- 
lery, of  100  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  north  of  a  tract  granted  Lieut. 

Peter  de  Conty,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   58 

Map  of  the  same,  ,   58 

Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Reid,  late  corporal  in  the 
77th  Regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  south  of  a  tract  surveyed 
for  Archibald  McVicar,  (partly  in  Hebron,  Washington 

Co.,  New  York,  and  Pawlet,  Vermont,)   59 

Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Archibald  McVicar,  late  a  Ser- 
jeant in  the  77th  Regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  south  of  a  tract 
surveyed  for  John  McLean,  (partly  in  Hebron,  Washing- 
ton Co.,  and  in  Pawlet,  Vermont,)   60 

1765.  May  7.  Discharge  from  Capt.  Robert  Grant,  of  the  77th 

Regiment,  to  Archibald  McVicar,   50 

1764.  Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Kenneth  McKlennen,  late  a 
private  in  the  77th  Regiment,  of  50  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Pawlet,  Ver- 
mont,)   61 

Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Hunt,  John  McNicoll 
and  Adam  Davidson,  late  corporals  of  the  77th  Regiment, 


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Page. 

'64.  of  600  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  of 
Hudson's  river,  (partly  in  Hebron,  Washington  Co.,  and 

Pavvlet,  Vermont,)  with   62 

165.  August  2.  Certificate  of  Alexr.  McDonald,  Capt.  Lieut,  in 
the  77th  Regiment,  that  the  above  named  persons  were 

corporals  in  said  regiment,   62 

764.  Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Duncan  Stuart,  late  Serjeant 
in  the  77th  Regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (partly  in  Hebron, 

Washington  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  Pawlet,  Vermont,)   63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

Nov.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Hutchins,  late  a  cor- 
poral in  the  77th  Regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the 

county  of  Albany,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   64 

Map  of  the  same,   64 

Nov.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  John  McDonald,  late  a  corporal 
in  the  77th  Regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  (partly  in  Hebron,  Washington  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and 

Pawlet,  Vermont,)   65 

Nov.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Farguson,  late  cor- 
poral in  the  77th  Regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Hebron,  Wash- 
ington Co.,  and  Pawlet,  Vermont,)   67 

Nov.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Jonathan  Read,  late  corporal 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Albany,  (Pawlet,  Vermont,)   68 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Alexr.  McKenzie,  late  serjeant  in  the  40th 
regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  land  west  of  Lake  Champ- 
lain  near  Crown  Point,   69 

Nov.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Duncan  McCarter,  late  private 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  50  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Hebron,  Washington 

Co.,)   70 

Map  of  the  same,   70 

Nov.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Willson,  late  corporal 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Pawlet,  Vermont,). .  71 

Map  of  the  same,   71 

Nov.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Shaw,  late  a  serjeant  in 
the  77th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Pawlet,  Vermont,) ....  72 

Map  of  the  same,   72 

Nov.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Fisher,  late  corporal 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Albany,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   73 

Nov.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Campbell,  late  serjeant, 
John  Mclntire,  late  corporal,  and  John  Gibson,  late  ser- 
jeant in  the  77  regiment,  of  600  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,) . .  73 

Map  of  the  same,   7  a 

Nov.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Monro,  late  serjeant 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Pawlet,  Vermont,). .  74 


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1V64.  Nov.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Duncan  Campbell,  late  corporal 
in  the  77th  regiment,  and  Win.  Devine,  late  Serjeant  in 
the  60th  regiment,  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  countv  of 
Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Pawlet,  Vermont,) .".  75,  76 

Map  of  the  same,   70 

Nov.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Mcintosh,  late  corporal 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Pawlet,  Vermont,) . .  77 

Map  of  the  same,   77 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Allan  Cameron,  late  Serjeant 
in  the  78th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,) . .  78 
Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Paterson  and  Duncan 
Kennedy,  late  privates  in  the  77th  regiment,  of  1,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's 

river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   79 

Nov.  7.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Alexr.  Grant,  praying  a  grant 

of  2,000  acres  of  land,   80 

March  9.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Alexr.  Grant 

served  during  the  war,   80 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  McDonald,  late  corpo- 
ral in  the  77th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,) . .  81 

Map  of  the  same,   81 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Grant,  late  a  corporal  in 
the  77th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   82 

Map  of  the  same,   82 

Nov.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  David  McConkey,  late  corpo- 
ral in  the  77th  regiment  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)  82 

Map  of  the  same,   82 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Frasier,  late  Serjeant  in 
the  78th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)  83 

Map  of  the  same,   83 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Frasier,  late  serjeant  in 
the  78th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   84 

Map  of  the  same,   84 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Frasier  and  John  Fra- 
sier, late  privates  in  the  78th  regiment,  of  100  acres  of 

land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   85 

Map  of  the  same,   85 

Nov.  G.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Frasier,  late  serjeant  in 
the  78th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   87 

Map  of  the  same,   87 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Munro,  late  corporal 
in  the  77th  regiment,  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   88 

Map  of  the  same,   88 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Murray,  late  corporal 


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Page. 

.64.      in  the  77th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,) . .  89 

Map  of  the  same,  *   89 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Livingston,  Allan 
McArthur  and  Jno.  McDonald,  late  privates  in  the  78th 
regiment,  of  150  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   90 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Jno.  Mcintosh,  late  private  in 
the  78th  regiment,  of  50  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,   91 

Map  of  the  same,  .   91 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Stuart  and  John 
McDonald,  late  private  soldiers  in  the  78th  regiment,  of 
100  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  Hud- 
son's river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)  *   92 

Map  of  the  same,   92 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Kenneth  McKenzee,  late  pri- 
vate in  the  77th  regiment,  and  Angus  McDugald,  late  a 
private  in  the  42d  regiment,  of  100  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Ver- 
mont,)   93 

Map  of  the  same,   93 

J 35.  March  12.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Reid,  that  Angus 
McDugald,  of  the  42d  regiment,  was  wounded,  and  was 
.  disbanded  in  consequence  of  the  reduction  of  said  regi- 
ment,   93 

334.  Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Frasier,  late  serjeant  in 
the  78th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)  ....  94 

Map  of  the  same,.   94 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  William  Beard,  serjeant  in  the  New 
York  independents,  praying  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land, 

east  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Menzies'  tract,   95 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Nathl.  Powers  and  ten  others,  inhabit- 
ants of  Springfield,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river, 
supposed  to  be  in  New  Hampshire,  praying  a  grant  of  the 
lands  they  have  settled  on,   96 


Nov.  15.  Indenture,  dated  12th  Oct.,  1764,  by  Neal  Shaw, 
of  the  city  of  New  York,  roapmaker,  conveying  to  Peter 
Middleton,  doctor  of  physic,  of  the  same  city,  600  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Argyle  patent,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   93 

Nov.  27.  Certificate  that  Nathaniel  Powers  did  present  to 
the  lieutenant-governor  of  the  province  of  New  York,  a 
petition  signed  by  himself  and  ten  others,  and  to  which 
the  lieutenant-governor,  has  been  pleased  to  answer  thai 
he  shall  always  be  disposed  to  favor  those  who  have  settled 
and  cultivated  lands,  but  a  more  positive  answer  cannot 
be  given  till  his  majesty's  orders  are  received,  (see  page 

96,)   99 

Dec.  6.  Petition  of  James  Duane  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
praying  that  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Al- 


45 


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Page. 

1764.      bany  be  erected  into  a  township,  (Duanesburgh,  Schenec- 


tady Co.,)   100 

Dec.  7.  Warrant  to  Ebenezer  Hultz  of  Brookhaven,  in  the 
county  of  Suffolk,  to  take  up  five  acres  of  land,  being 
part  of  a  lot  formerly  belonging  to  John  Coombs,  who 

died  without  heirs,   101 

Dec.  8.  Petition  of  James  Boggs,  apothecary's  mate,  in  North 

America,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,   102 

Oct.  6.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  James  Boggs,  apothe- 
cary's mate,  served  during  the  war,   102 


Dec.  19.  Memorial  of  Major  Philip  Skene,  setting  forth  that 
he  obtained  just  before  his  departure  for  England,  from 
the  lieutenant-governor  of  the  province  of  New  York,  a 
grant  of  25,000  acres  of  land,  and  that  when  in  England 
he  obtained  an  order  of  the  King  in  council,  for  a  further 
grant  of  20,000  acres,  which  he  transmitted  to  this  pro- 
vince for  the  sueing  out  letters  patent  for  the  same,  and 
that  he  has  brought  over  with  him  his  own  family  and 
sixty  others,  and  has  engaged  a  hundred  families  more  to 
come  from  Europe  for  that  same  purpose,  &c,  and  pray- 
ing that  a  grant  of  25,000  acres  agreeable  to  the  first 
order,  be  made  out  for  him,  and  that  he  be  not  restricted 


to  the  20,000  acres,  103 

Dec.  19.  Memorial  of  Ensign  John  Watkins,  of  the  late  80th 

regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,.    104 

Dec.  14.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Ensign  John  Wat- 
kins  served  during  the  war,  104 

Dec.  19.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council  to  grant  Capt. 
Walter  Patterson  20,000  acres  of  land,  in  one  contiguous 
tract,  in  such  part  of  the  province  of  New  York  as  he  or 

his  attorney  shall  choose,  105 

Dec.  19.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council  to  grant  Lieut- 
Col.  Charles  Lee  20,000  acres  of  land  in  one  contiguous 
tract,  in  such  part  of  the  province  of  New  York  as  he  or 

his  attorney  shall  choose,  106 

Dec.  20.  Memorial  of  Josias  Harper,  late  surgeon's  mate 
in  the  80th  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 

land,  107 

Dec.  20.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Josias  Harper,  served 

during  the  war,  107- 

Dec,  22.  Petition  of  surgeon  Donald  McLean  of  the  late 
77th  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to 
the  eastward  of  Kinderhook  patent,   108 


Dec.  24.  Memorial  of  Major  Philip  Skene,  setting  forth  that 
as  several  of  the  parties  recommended  for  the  grant  of 
25,000  acres  of  land  are  absent  beyond  sea,  that  the  let- 
ters patent  for  the  same  be  granted  to  himself  and  23 
others  named  in  this  memorial,  and  that  the  same  tract  be 
constituted  a  township,  

Dec.  26.  Petition  of  Capt-  Daniel  Disney,  late  of  the  80th 
regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  lying  on 
Otter  creek,   I10 


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Page. 

4.  Dec.  18.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Danl.  Disney 
served  during  the  war,   110 

Dec.  21.  Letter  from  Capt.  Maturin,  recommending  Capt. 
Disney's  application,   110 

5.  Jan.  5.  Memorial  of  Duncan  McVicar,  late  quarter  master  to 
the  55th  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  twenty  miles  to  the  east 
of  Hudson's  river,  to  begin  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a 
tract  laid  out  for  Wm.  Gregor,   Ill 

Jan.  5.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  quarter  master  Dun- 
can McVicar,  served  during  the  war,   Ill 

Jan.  10.  Petition  of  Gilbert  King,  lieutenant  in  the  late  80th 

regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  with. .  112 
Dec.  18.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Gilbert  King 

served  during  the  war,  -   112 

Jan.  10.  Petition  of  Saml.  Dick,  late  mate  in  his  majesty's 
general  hospital  in  North  America,  praying  a  grant  of 

2,000  acres  of  land,   113 

Jan.  3.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Samuel  Dick,  late  a 
mate  in  his  majesty's  general  hospital  served  during  the 

war,   113 

Jan.  10.  Petition  of  Nich's  Ward,  late  Lieut,  in  the  80th 

regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,   115 

Dec.  21.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Nicholas 

•  Ward  served  during  the  war,   114 

r<5.  Jan.  13.  Petition  of  John  Allen,  late  private  in  the  40th 
regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  29  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted 

Capt.  Jno.  Evans,   115 

Jan.  14.  Petition  of  John  Young,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  north 

of  Otter  creek,   116 

Jan.  14.  Order  of  Lieut.  Govr.  Colden  to  Alexander  Colden, 
survr.  genl.,  to  survey  for  John  Young  the  tract  petitioned 

for,   116 

I'k.  July  10.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  John  Young,  provost 

marshal,  served  during  the  war,   116 

In.  Jan.  15.  Petition  of  Wm.  Spaight,  mate  on  board  H.  M.'s 
ship  the  JPcrtmahon,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 

land,   117 

Jan.  19.  Petition  of  Patrick  Stone,  late  serjeant  in  the  second 
battalion  of  his  Majesty's  1st  royal  regiment  of  foot,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   118 

Jan.  23.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Edmund  Newland,  of  the  80th 
regiment,  now  reduced  and  on  half  pay,  praying  a  grant 

of  2,000  acres  of  land,   119 

Jan.  22.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Edmund  New- 
land  served  during  the  war,   119 

Jan.  23.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Richard  Williams,  of  the  80th 
regiment,  now  reduced  and  on  half  pay,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,   120 


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[vol. 


1764.  Dec.  21.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Richd.  Wil- 
liams served  during  the  war,   1 20 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  George  Fraile,  as  attorney  in  behalf 
of  Lieut.  Thomas  Hobson,  a  reduced  officer  of  the  second 
battalion  of  royal  Americans,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in 


the  vacant  tract  bounded  north  by  the  manor  of  Renselaer, 
east  by  Coeyman's  patent,  west  by  a  branch  of  the  Katts 

kill,  and  south  by  vacant  lands,   121 

1765.  Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Rev.  Thomas  Brown,  clerk,  late  deputy 
chaplain  to  the  60th  regiment  or  third  battalion  of  royal 

Americans,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,   122 

1761.  Feb.  22.  Letter  from  Genl.  Amherst  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Brown, 
desiring  him  to  continue  to  officiate  at  Albany  during  Dr. 
Ogilvie's  absence  at  Montreal,  and  that  he  considers  his 
services  in  the  same  light  as  if  he  were  doing  duty  in  the 

regiment,  122 

1764.  Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Brown  served  as  deputy  chaplain  to  the  3d  battalion  royal 
American  regiment  during  the  war,  122 


1765.  Feb.  15.  Petition  of  David  Shaw,  attorney  for  John  Wat- 
kins,  ensign  in  the  late  80th  regiment ;  for  Wm.  Beard, 
Serjeant  in  the  late  New  York  lndependants  ;  for  Alexr. 
Ross,  late  Serjeant  in  the  1st  battalion  of  the  royal  Ame- 
rican regiment,  and  for  David  Bell,  late  Serjeant  in  the 


55th  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  land  to  each,  122 

Declaration  of  Lieuts.  Alexr.  Grant  and  Thomas  and  Alexr. 
Menzies,  that  they  resign  all  claim  to  the  lands  petitioned 

for  by  the  aforesaid  persons,  12( 

Feb.  21.  Petition  of  John  Storm,  late  surgeon's  mate  in  the 

60th  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,..  12' 
Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  John  Storm,  surgeon's 
mate,  served  during  the  war,  12' 


Feb.  25.  Petition  of  James  Napier,  late  inspector  and  direc- 
tor general  of  his  Majesty's  military  hospital  in  North 
America ;  Geo :  Munro,  late  physician  in  said  hospital ; 
Wm.  Bar  and  Jonathan  Mallet,  late  surgeons  of  said  hos- 
pital, praying  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land  in  one  con- 
tiguous tract,  in  such  part  of  the  province  as  the  said 
James  Napier  shall  choose  for' himself,  and  3,000  acres  for 
each  of  the  other  petitioners,  west  of  the  Green  Moun- 
tains, 12 

1764.  April  2.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Jonathan  Mallatt, 

surgeon  to  his  Majesty's  hospital  served  during  the  war,.  12 

1765.  Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Major  Philip  Skene,  John 

Maunsel  and  23  others,  of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land 
on  both  sides  of  Wood  creek,  in  the  countv  of  Albany, 

(Whitehall,  Washington  Co.,)  "   U 

Map  of  the  same,  ^ 

March  1.  Petition  of  Daniel  Nimham,  Jacobus  Nimham, 
One  pound  Pock  two,  Stephen  Cowenham  and  other 
Wappinger  Indians,  setting  forth  their  claim  to  a  tract  of 
land  in  Dutchess  county,  adjoining  Westchester,  and  pray- 


T,xvni.]  LAND  PAPERS.  357 

Page. 

ing  redress  from  encroachments  made  thereon  by  several 

persons,   127 

March  9.  A  brief  state  of  the  controversy  subsisting  between 
Daniel  Nimham,  sachem,  and  other  Wappinger  Indians, 
petitioners,  and  the  heirs  and  legal  representatives  of 
Adolph  Philips,  late  of  the  city  of  New  York,  deceased, 
relative  to  a  tract  of  land  in  the  southermost  part  of  the 
county  of  Dutchess,  and  represented  by  an  annexed  plot 

of  the  same,   128 

March  4.  Return  of  survey  for  James  McBride,  late  serjeant 
of  the  47th  Regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  north  of  the  mouth 

of  the  river  Boquet,  (Willsborough,  Essex  Co.,)   129 

Map  of  the  same,   . . .  129 

March  4.  Petition  of  Lewis  Powell  Williams,  for  2,000  acres 
of  land,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
bounded  east  by  Kinderhook  river,  running  from  Stock- 
bridge  to  the  manor  of  Ranselaer,   129 

1  4.  April  9.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lewis  Powell  Wil- 
liams, surgeon's  mate,  served  during  the  war,   129 

1  5.  March  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Willm.  Potts,  late  Lieut,  in 
the  60th  Regiment,  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west 
of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Essex, 

Essex  Co.,)   130 

March  4.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Ross,  late  apothecary's 
mate  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  in 

the  county  of  Albany,  (Willsborough,  Essex  Co.,)   131 

Map  of  the  same,   131 

March  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Daniel  Wriesberg,  late  Lieut, 
in  the  60th  Regiment,  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west 
of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Wills- 
borough, Essex  Co.,)     132 

March  4.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Hicks,  late  surgeon  of 
H.  M.'s  Independent  Company,  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

(Essex,  Essex  Co.,)  .'  133 

March  4.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Judd,  late  surgeon's 
mate,  in  the  American  hospital,  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, (Essex,  Essex  Co.,)   134 

Map  of  the  same,   134 

i  March  4.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Field,  late  surgeon's 
mate,  of  2,000  acres,  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  river  Boquet, 

(Willsborough,  Essex  Co.,)   135 

March  4.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Connolly,  late  surgeon's 
mate,  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 

Champlain,  (Willsborough,  Essex  Co.,)   136 

March  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Jno.  Wharton,  late  Capt.  in 
the  60th  Regiment,  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  west  of  Lake 
Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Essex,  Essex  Co.,)  137 
March  5.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Faesch,  late  Capt. 


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[vol.  XVIII 


1V65.      Lieut,  in  the  60th  Regiment,  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 

county  of  Albany,  (Hampton,  Washington  Co.,)   L3£ 

Map  of  the  same,   U{ 

March  5.  Memorial  of  Duncan  McVicar,  late  quartermaster 
to  the  55th  Regiment,  John  Munro,  merchant  of  the  city 
of  Albany,  in  behalf  of  Lieuts.  Nichs.  Ward  and  Edward 
Newland,  both  of  the  80th  Regiment,  for  4,000  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  twenty  miles  east  of 
Hudson's  river,   13( 

March  5.  Petition  of  George  McDougall,  late  Lieut,  in  the 
Royal  American  Regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 
land,  on  Patten  kilns,  bordering  on  a  tract  of  2,500  acres, 
granted  non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers,  14( 

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  that  Lieut.  George  Mc- 
Dougall served  during  the  war,  14( 

March  6.  Petition  of  John  Munro,  Henry  Brower,  John 
Rickey  and  Cornelius  Brower,  praying  a  grant  of  4,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  of 
Hudson's  river,  141 

March  6.  Report  of  the  committee  of  council,  on  the  me- 
morial of  Roger  Morris,  Beverly  Robinson  and  Philip 
Philipse,  proprietors  of  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Dutchess,  recommending  that  the  attorney  general  prose- 
cute Samuel  Munroe,  Stephen  Wilcocks  and  others,  for 
spiriting  up  several  Indians  to  lay  claim  to  said  tract,  as 
the  original  proprietors  thereof,  14! 

1764.  Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Isaac  Vrooman,  John  Van  Sice  and  24 

others,  praying  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  about  twenty  miles,  east  of  Hud- 
son's river,  on  both  sides  of  the  branches  of  Batten  kill, 
and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  towmship,  14 

1765.  March  9.  Report  of  the  committee  of  the  council,  on  the 

foregoing  petition,  recommending  that  the  prayer  thereof 
be  granted,  14 

March  9.  Report  of  the  committee  of  the  council,  on  the 
petition  of  Ralph  Wilkinson,  Philip  Steers  and  twenty- 
three  others,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  certain 
lands,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  north  of  the  manor  of  Ranselaerwyck, 
recommending  that  the  prayer  thereof  be  granted,  14 

March  13.  Petition  of  Benjn.  Wickham,  for  2,000  acres  of 
land,     U 

Jan.  22.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Benjamin 
Wickham  served  during  the  war,  U 

March  15.  Bond  of  Philip  "Skene  and  of  John  Gifford,  both 
of  the  city  of  New  York,  for  the  sum  of  £300?  condi- 
tioned for  the  settling  of  twenty-five  families,  wTithin  three 
years  from  the  date  of  obtaining  letters  patent,  for  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land,  containing  25,000  acres,  granted  to 
said  Skene  and  his  associates,  1 

March  18.  Memorial  of  Philip  Skene,  major  of  —  brigade 
to  the  forces  in  America,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  for 
20,000  acres  of  land,  granted  him  by  his  majesty's  order, 


1 


)L.  xvm.]  LAND  PAPERS.  359 


r65.      to  be  laid  out  north  and  east  of  lands  granted  to  him  and 

others,  called  Skenesborough,   148 

March  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Moses  Campbell,  late  Ser- 
jeant in  the  42d  Regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the 
east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
(Charlotte,  Vermont,)  ,  149 

Map  of  the  same,   149 

March  27.  Petition  of  James  Edwards,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,   150 

Jan.  28.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  James  Edwards,  sur- 
geon's mate,  served  during  the  war,   150 

March  27.  Petition  of  John  Cook,  Philip  Cook  and  eight 
others,  setting  forth  that  they  and  their  associates,  pre- 
ferred a  petition  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each, 
and  obtained  a  warrant  of  survey  for  the  same,  buf  found 
that  the  lands  laid  out  were  no  way  adapted  to  the  trade 
and  manufactures  they  were  brought  up  to,  and  praying 
a  grant  to  each  of  them  respectively,  of  1,000  acres  of 
certain  vacant  lands,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  and  west  of  Connecticut  river,   151 

April '4.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Harpur,  of  two  tracts 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  north  of  Queensbury, 
Kingsbury  and  the  Artillery  patent,  containing  34,800 
acres,  for  the  accommodation  of  sundry  protestant  fami- 
lies, from  Ireland,  (Warren  and  Washington  Co's,)   152 

Map  of  the  same,   152 

April  4.  Another  copy  of  the  foregoing  survey,   153 

April  9.  Certificate  from  Col.  Frederick  Haldimand,  com- 
mandant of  his  majesty's  battalion  of  the  60th  or  Royal 
American  Regiment,  that  Augustine  Stine,  serjt.,  served 
in  the  above  said  regiment,  for  the  space  of  seven  years 
and  two  months,  and  is  hereby  discharged,   154 

April  10.  Order  to  the  attorney  general  to  prosecute  Joshua 
Smith,  Nathl.  Owen,  George  McNeish,  David  Moore, 
Samuel  Wickham,  William  Cox,  Robt.  Ferguson,  Jabish 
Cooley,  Charles  Seely  and  others,  whose  names  are  un- 
known, intruders  on  certain  crown  lands,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,   155 

April  14.  Certificate  from  George  Lahunt,  major  command- 
ing the  80th  Regiment,  that  George  Fingle,  soldier, 
served  in  the  above  regiment,  for  six  years,  the  term 
whereof  is  expired,   156 

April  14.  Certificate  of  N.  McLeod,  captain  of  the  80th  Re- 
giment, that  the  above  discharge  is  just,   156 

April  14.  Petition  of  John  Cruikshank,  late  Lieut,  in  the 
47th  Regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  . .  157 

April  13.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  John  Cruik- 
shank served  during  the  war,   157 

April  15.  Memorial  of  James  McDonald,  late  Lieut,  in  the 
60th  Regiment,  praying  that  the  10,000  acres  of  land 
granted  him,  by  his  majesty's  order  of  the  26th  July, 
1764,  be  laid  out  in  a  vacant  tract,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  lying  on  both  sides  of  the  Shawangunk  kill,   158 


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[vol.  xvm. 


1765.  April  16.  Petition  of  Henry  Jeffery  and  John  Oneil,  late 
corporals  in  the  60th  Regiment,  praying  a  grant  to  each 
of  them,  of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  and  west  of  Connecticut  river,   159 

April  22.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Prevost,  that  John  Oneil  was 
late  a  corporal  in  the  Royal  American  Regiment;  also 

with    159 

•  May  2.  Certificate  of  Col.  Henry  Bouquet,  that  Henry  Jef- 
frey, late  corporal  in  the  60th  Regiment,  was  to  have 
been  discharged  at  the  reduction  of  said  regiment,  but 
being  on  duty  at  Niagara,  he  did  not  obtain  his  discharge 
till  he  arrived  at  Lancaster,  in  February  last,   159 

May  2.  Certificate  of  Col.  Bouquet,  that  John  Oneil,  late  a 
corporal  in  the  60th  regiment,  was  to  have  been  discharged 
at  the  reduction  of  said  regiment,  but  being  then  on  duty 
at  Detroit  did  not  obtain  his  discharge  till  he  arrived  in 
Philadelphia,   159 

May  2.  Letter  from  David  Colden  to  his  brother  Alexr.  Col- 
den,  stating  that  Henry  Jeffery,  being  under  the  same 
circumstances  as  John  Oneil  as  to  his  discharge,  the 
Governor  is  willing  that  a  return  of  land  be  made  out  for 
him,    159 

April  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Farrant,  late  Lieut,  in 
one  of  the  independant  companies,  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
east  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  connty  of  Albany,  (partly 
in  Hebron,  Washington  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  in  Rupert,  Ver- 
mont,) 160 

April  19.  Petition  of  Kennedy  Farrell,  a  reduced  ofiicer, 
praying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  161 

April  17.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Kennedy  Farrell, 
waggon-master  genl.  in  America,  served  during  the  Avar,  161 

April  20.  Petition  of  Lewis  Powell  Williams,  setting  forth 
that  he  presented  a  petition  on  the  4th  of  March,  1765, 
for  land  near  Kinderhook,  which  was  rejected  on  supposi- 
tion that  the  same  was  within  the  manor  of  Renselaer- 
wyck  and  Westenhook  patent,  and  asking  to  withdraw 
his  location  in  Ulster  county,  and  to  admit  the  above  peti- 
tion,   163 

April  22.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Willson,  Buchridge 
Webb  and  Edward  Smith,  late  soldiers  in  the  4th  batta- 
lion of  the  6Cth  regiment,  and  Daniel  Gerhard,  private  in 
the  3d  battalion,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  (Charlotte,  Vermont,)   164 

Map  of  the  same,   •  164 

April  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Bass,  late  senior 
apothecary,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  east  of 
Wood  creek,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Hampton,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   165 

April  27.  Petition  of  John  Bowen,  late  Lieut,  in  the  45th 
regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,   166 

March  28.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  John  Bowen 
served  during  the  war,  •  *66 

May  2.  Petition  of  John  Carter,  late  surgeon's  mate  to  his 


-l.  xviii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  361 

Page. 

65.     Majesty's  hospitals  in  North  America,  praying  a  grant  of 

2,000  acres  of  land,   167 

April  9.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  John  Carter,  sur- 
geon's mate,  served  during  the  war,   167 


May  2.  Letter  of  Ebenezer  Morse  to  Lieut.  Govr.  Colden,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  the  proprietors  of  the  township  of 
New  Fane,  situate  upon  West  river,  six  miles  from  Con- 
necticut river,  requesting  that  the  said  Township  may  not 
be  disposed  of  by  charter,  until  they  have  an  opportunity  * 
to  make  proper  application  in  order  to  secure  their  late 


property  in  said  township,  <fcc,   168 

May  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Nathl.  McCullock,  late  Lieut, 
in  the  42d  regiment,  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Hebron,  Washington 

Co.,)  ,   169 

Map  of  the  same,   169 

May  6.  Representation  from  the  inhabitants  of  the  township 
of  Andover,  dated  at  Lebanon,  Connecticut,  showing  their 
titles  to  the  several  lots  of  land  possessed  by  them  in  said 

township,  and  describing  a  confirmation  thereof,   170 

May  6.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Friswell,  late  acting  Lieut, 
in  the  navy  at  the  reduction  of  Quebec,  of  two  tracts  of 
land  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
containing  2,000  acres,  (Essex,  Essex  Co.,  and  Plattsburgh, 

Clinton  Co.,)   171 

May  6.  Return  of  Survey  for  Peter  Stewart,  late  master's 
mate  on  board  H.  M.'s  ships  Shannon  and  Shrewsbury,  at 
the  reduction  of  Louisburgh  and  Quebec,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  opposite  Isle  Valeur,  (Peru,  Clin- 
ton Co.,)   172 

Map  of  the  same,   172 

May  6.  Petition  of  Thomas  Roskruge,  late  Lieut,  in  the  royal 
regiment  of  artillery,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 

land  to  the  west  of  Condecticut  river,  and   173 

May  5.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Thos.  Roskruge 

served  during  the  war,   173 

May  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Mcintosh,  late  Lieut,  in 
the  27tr  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  2,000 
acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  bank  of  Wood 

creek,  (Whitehall,  Washington  Co.,)   174 

Map  of  the  same,   174 

May  7.  Certificate  of  a  committee  of  the  proprietors  of  Hart- 
ford, Vermont,  of  the  expenses  attendant  in  getting  said 
township  and  settling  the  same,  with  the  names  of  the 
present  proprietors  of  said  township,  and  of  those  in  the 
original  charter  granted  by  New  Hampshire,   174 


May  8.  Petition  of  Peter  De  Lancey,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  the  heirs  and  devisees  of  Stephen  De  Lancey,  the 
elder,  and  Stephen  De  Lancey,  the  younger,  both  deceased, 
for  a  grant  and  confirmation  of  their  proportion  of  the 
Angle  of  Minisink,  claimed  under  the  Minisink  patent,  . .  175 

May  8.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Dingwall,  late  Serjeant  of  the  55th 
46 


362 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XVIII. 


1105.      Regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land,  west  of 

Crown  Point  fortress,  i7(j 

May  8.  Petition  of  David  Johnston,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
Oliver  Delancey,  for  a  grant  and  confirmation  of  their 
proportion  of  certain  lands,  commonly  called  the  Angle 
of  Minisink,  under  the  Minisink  patent,   177 

May  8.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Stewart,  Donald  Dunbar 
and  Hugh  Mc  Intosh,  late  private  soldiers  in  the  77th 
Regiment,  of  150  acres  of  land,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,   178 

May  8.  Petition  of  John  Waterhouse,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,   179 

April  17.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  John  Waterhouse, 
surgeon's  mate,  served  during  the  war,  179 

May  9.  Petition  of  James  Gorrell,  late  Lieut,  of  the  60th 
Regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
east  of  and  adjoining  the  waters  running  from  South  bay 
to  Ticonderoga,   180 

1764.  Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  James  Gorrell 

served  during  the  war,  180 

1765.  May  9.  Petition  of  James  Rogers,  late  Capt.  of  one  of  H. 

M.'s  Independent  Companies  of  Rangers,  praying  a  grant 
of  3,000  acres  of  land,  east  of  and  adjoining  the  waters 

that  run  from  South  bay  to  Ticonderoga,   181 

April  2.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Capt.  James  Rogers 
served  during  the  war,   181 


VOLUME  XIX. 


1765. 

Page. 

[No  date.]  Memorial  of  Christopher  Horsefall,  late  Lieut,  in 
the  80th  Regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land, 
in  a  tract  in  dispute,  between  Mr.  Van  Ranselaer  and 
sundry  reduced  officers,  or  in  any  other  place  where  Dun- 
can McViccar,  his  attorney,  may  apply  for  it,   1 

1764.  Dec.  10.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Christopher 

Horsefall  served  during  the  war,  dated  Dec.  10th,  1764,  1 
[No  date.]  Memorial  of  James  Grant,  late  Capt.  in  the  80th 
Regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  of  Kinderhook  river, 
bounded  on  the  west  by  Kinderhook  patent,  and  on  the 

south  by  lands  granted  Mr.  Van  Ranslair,   2 

Dec.  19.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Capt.  James  Grant 
served  during  the  war,  dated  Dec.  19th,  1764,   2 

1765.  March  29.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  John  Hall 

served  during  the  war,   3 

Jan.  28.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Gilbert  Lester,  sur- 
geon's mate,  served  during  the  war,   3 

March  27.  Representation  from  Alexander  Colden,  surveyor 
general,  to  Lieut.  Gov.  Colden,  in  relation  to  encroach- 
ments made  by  several  persons  on  the  Minisink  patent, . .  3 

April  19.  Petition  of  Robert  Harper  of  King's  College,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  86  others,  praying  a  grant  of  34,800 
acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  the  township  of  Queensbury, 
part  of  Kingsbury  and  the  Artillery  patent,   4 

April  24.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Reid,  that  Murdock 
Kennedy,  served  in  the  42d  or  Royal  Highland  Regiment 
for  the  space  of  two  years,   5 

May  8.  Certificate  of  Capt.  McLeod  and  Lieut.  Wm.  Irwin, 
that  Patrick  Gilchrist,  corporal,  Lewis  Welch,  corporal, 
Thomas  Lee,  drum  major,  and  Thomas  and  Jacob  Huzey, 
privates,  are  entitled  to  lands  pursuant  to  the  royal  pro- 
clamation,  5 

May  8.  Petition  of  David  Jamison,  son  and  heir  of  William 


364 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XIX. 


1765.      Jamison,  deceased,  praying  a  grant  and  confirmation  of 

certain  lotts  of  land  in  the  Minisink  angle,   6 

May  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  McPherson,  late  pri- 
vate in  the  78th  regiment,  of  50  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,) . .  7 
May  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Mclntyre,  late  a  corporal 
in  the  78th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Ver- 
mont,)   8 

May  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Neil  Stuart,  late  corporal  in 
the  77th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Pawlet,  Vermont,)  9 

Map  of  the  same,   9 

May  9.  Return  of  survey,  for  Donald  McGilvray,  John  Mc- 
Kinvin,  Donald  Irvin,  Kenneth  McKenzie,  all  privates  in 
the  78th  regiment,  and  John  Forbes,  George  Southerland 
and  Donald  McColl,  late  privates  in  the  77th,  of  a  tract 
of  350  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side 

of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   11 

Map  of  the  same,   11 

May  9.  Return  of  survey  for  NOrman  McLeod  and  John 
McKinney,  late  of  the  40th  regiment,  Evan  Cameron  and 
Donald  Cameron,  late  soldiers  in  the  77th,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of 

Hudson's  river,  (Rupert,  Vermont,)   12 

Map  of  the  same,  .   12 

May  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Urquhart,  John  Suth- 
erland, John  Simpson  and  John  Mclntire,  late  privates  in 
the  78th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Rupert, 

Vermont,)   13 

Map  of  the  same,   13 

May  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Norman  McLoud,  late  serjeant, 
in  the  77th  regiment  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (He- 
bron, Washington  Co.,)   14 

May  11.  Certificate  of  discharge  from  Capt.  Grant  to  Nor- 
man McLeod,   14 

1763.  Aug.  24.  Certificate  of  Capt.  John  Sinclair,  that  Norman  Mc- 
Leod, served  for  six  years,   14 

1765.  May  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Danl.  Grant,  late  serjeant,  in 
the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Char- 
lotte, Vermont,)   15 

Map  of  the  same,   15 

May  9.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Oneil,  late  corporal  in  the 
60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  connty 

of  Albany,  (Charlotte,  Vermont,)   16 

Map  of  the  same,   16 

May  9.  Petition  of  Wm.  Smith,  praying  a  grant  and  conrir- 

mation  of  lot  No.  35  in  the  Minisink  angle,   17 

May  14.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Johnston  and  Oliver 
De  Lancey,  of  three  lots  of  land,  Nos.  16,  39,  43,  in  the 


XIX.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


365 


Page. 

65.      angle  of  Minisink,  containing  together  3,040  acres,  (Cal- 


houn, Orange  Co.,)   18 

May  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  De  Lancey,  the  elder, 
and  tKe  heirs  and  devisees  of  Stephen  De  Lancey,  the 
younger,  both  deceased,  of  two  lots  of  land  Nos.  36  and 
38  in  Minisink  angle,  containing  together  2,150  acres, 

(Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,)   19 

May  14.  Petition  of  Peter  Hasenclever  and  four  others,  for 

a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  Evans'  patent,   20 

May  15.  Petition  of  Revd.  John  Ogilvie,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  others,  heirs  and  devisees  of  Lancaster  Symes, 
for  certain  lotts  of  land  claimed  in  the  Minisink  patent, . .  21 
May  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Isaac  Vrooman  and  25  others, 
of  a  tract  of  26,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
about  twenty  miles  east  of  Hudson's  river,  on  both  sides 
of  the  branches  of  Batten  kill,  (Princeton,  Bennington 

Co.,  Vermont,)   22 

May  18.  Petition  of  Lemuel  Stoughton,  William  Gardines, 
and  Wm.  Newton,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  asso- 
ciates, for  20,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  bank  of  Con- 
necticut river,  and  south  of  the  township  of  Newbury, . .  23 
May  22.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Whiteing,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  twenty-five  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  New- 
bury on  the  west  bank  of  Connecticut  river,   24 

.  May  22.  Petition  of  Richard  Morris,  John  Morris  and  Wm. 
Wickham,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  seventeen  others, 
for  a  grant  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  north  of  the  town- 
ship of  Fairly,   25 

June  24.  Certificate  of  discharge  from  Lieut.-Col.  Hassy  to 

John  Woodman,  soldier  in  the  Enniskillen  regiment, ....  25 
May  23.  Petition  of  Gualtherus  Du  Bois,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  the  other  lawful  representatives  of  Henry  Van 
Bail,  deceased,  and  of  John  Nicoll,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  the  other  lawful  representatives  of  Doctor  Jno.  Nicoll, 
deceased,  for  a  grant  and  confirmation  of  lotts  No's  33, 

37  and  42,  in  the  angle  of  Minisink,   26 

May  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Allan  Cameron,  late  corporal 
in  the  78th  regiment  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 

(Rupert,  Vermont,)   27 

May  24.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Alexr.  Campbell, 

lieutenant,  served  during  the  war,     28 

May  28.  Memorial  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  township  of 
Shaftsbury,  praying  a  confirmation  of  their  grant  for  that 

township  under  New  Hampshire,   28 

A  true  and  exact  account  of  the  settlements  and  improve- 
ments in  the  township  of  Shaftsbury,   28 

May  30.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Gorrell,  lieutenant  of 
the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from 

South  Bay  to  Tienderoga,  (Benson,  Vermont,)   29 

Map  of  the  same,   29 

May  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Edward  Jenkins,  late  Lieut. 


366  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xix. 

Page. 

1765.      in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Wood  creek,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

(Fairhaven,  Vermont,)   30 

Map  of  the  same,   30 


May  30.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Montresor,  Frs.Mee  and 
Robert  Wallace,  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 


Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  containing 
together  with  four  small  islands  called  Les  Isles  quatre 
Vents,  lying  in  said  lake,  to  the  east  of  Legioner  Point, 

3,000  acres,  (Willsboro,  Essex  Co.,)   31 

May  30.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Rogers,  captain  in  one 
of  H.  M.'s  independant  companies  of  rangers,  of  a  tract 
of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side 
of  the  waters  that  run  from  South  Bay  to  Tienderoga, 
north  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut.  Jas.  Gorrell,  (Benson, 

Vermont,)   32 

May  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Archd,  Blane,  late  a  Lieut,  in 
the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from  South  Bay  to 

Tienderoga,  (Benson,  Vermont,)   33 

Map  of  the  same,   33 

May  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Townsend  Guy,  late  a  lieute- 
nant in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  northeast  of  a  tract  surveyed  for 

Lieut.  Stair  Campbell,  (Fairhaven,  Vermont,)   34 

Map  of  the  same,   34 

May  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Proctor,  late  a  bom- 
badier  in  H.  M.'s  royal  regiment  of  artillery,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,) ...  35 
Map  of  the  same,   35 


May  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  McKaga,  late  a  private 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  50  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  south  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Allan 
Cameron,  late  corporal  in  the  1 8th  regiment,  (Rupert, 
Vermont,)   36 

May  6.  Certificate  of  Col.  Henry  Boquet,  that  Alexr.  McKaga 
was  to  have  been  discharged  at  the  reduction  of  part  of 
said  regiment,  but  being  then  on  duty  at  Niagara,  he  did 
not  obtain  his  discharge  till  his  arrival  at  Philadelphia,.  36 

May  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Michael  Schlatter,  late  captain 
in  the  60th  regiment,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  county  of  Albany,  (Bennington,  Vermont,)  37 

May  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Frederick  Weelyart  and  Cle- 
ment Pless,  late  privates  in  the  3d  battalion  of  the  60th 
regiment,  of  a  tract  of  100  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  (Shelburne,  Vermont,)   38 

May  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Barnaby  McAtley  and  Michael 
Rhoad,  late  soldiers  in  the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of 
100  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,) ...  39 

May  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Joshua  Hartshorne,  late  Ser- 
jeant, George  Ketsbower  and  Wilhelm  Beuman,  of  three 


>l.  xix.]  LAND  PAPERS.  367 

Page. 

65.  lots  of  land  containing  600  acres,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte, 
Vermont,)   40 


May  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Andrew  Frederick,  late  Ser- 
jeant in  the  4th  battalion  of  the  60th  regiment,  James 
Cherry  and  Henry  Erkley,  late  corporals  in  said  regiment, 
of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Shelburne,  Ver- 


mont,)  41 

May  31.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Sangster,  late  corporal 
in  the  80th  regiment  of  a  lot  of  land  containing  200  acres, 
on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   42 

May  — .  Petition  of  Anna  Rose,  widow  of  Hugh  Rose,  late 
Lieut,  in  the  army,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  each  side  of  the  east  branch  of 
Batten  kill,  bounded  on  the  west  by  lands  granted  Isaac 

Vrooman  and  others,   43 

June  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Persloe,  late  corporal  in 
the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

(town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)  '. .  44 

June  1 .  Return  of  survey  for  Jonathan  Davis  and  John  Har- 
rison, late  privates  of  the  80th  regiment,  of  two  tracts  of 
land  containing  100  acres,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Ver- 
mont,)   45 

June  3.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Norman  McLeod,  that  John 
Harrison  was  private  in  the  80th  regiment,  and  was  dis- 
charged at  the  time  of  the  reduction  thereof,   45 

June  1 .  Return  of  survey  for  William  Crooks,  late  sergeant 
in  one  of  H.  M.'s  independant  conpanies,  and  for  Daniel 


Teeson,  late  corporal  in  the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of 
400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,) .  46 
June  1 .  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Clark  and  Morris  His- 
sernon,  late  corporals  in  the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of 
400  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,) ...  47 
June  1.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Wiley,  late  corporal  in 
80th  regiment,  and  Moses  Ibbot,  late  serjeant  in  the  55th, 
of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte, 


Vermont,)   48 

.761.  June  23.  Petition  of  William  Cunningham,  of  Burnet's  field, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  for  three  small  tracts  of  land  con- 
taining about  800  acres,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk 

river,   49 

1765.  June  1.  Certificate  of  Sir  William  Johnson,  that  the  said 

three  small  tracts  are  vested  in  the  crown,   49 

June  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Benjn.  Porter,  late  serjeant  in 
the  27th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 


368 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XIX. 


1765.      north  of  tract  surveyed  for  Joseph  Franklin,  (Moriah, 

Essex  Co.,)   50 

June  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Franklin,  late  Serjeant 
in  the  27th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  opposite  Crown  Point, 

in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Moriah,  Essex  Co.,)   51 

Map  of  the  same,   51 

June  4.  Petition  of  James  Grant,  late  lieutenant  in  the  45th 

regiment,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,   52 

June  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Dingwall,  late  serjeant, 
in  the  55th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  cast  side  of  Hudson's  river,  east  of  a 

tract  surveyed  for  Dugal  McFarland,   53 

June  4.  Return  of  survey  or  Henry  Nicholas  Kaester,  late 
corporal  in  the  4th  battalion  of  the  60th  regiment,  of  a 
tract  of  200  acres  of  land  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,) . .  54 
June  5.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Waugh,  late  serjeant  in 
the  55th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

(Charlotte,  Vermont,)   55 

June  5.  Petition  of  Josiah  Willard  and  Medad  Pomroy,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of 
a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  at 
a  place  known  by  the  name  of  the  Great  Meadow,  con- 
taining 19,000  acres,  and  praying  that  the  same  be  erected 

into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Putney,   56 

June  5.  Return  of  survey  for  John  McPherson,  late  corpo- 
ral in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land, 
east  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town 

of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   57 

May  11.  Certificate  of  P.  Balneavis,  captain  lieutenant  of  the 
42d  regiment,  that  John  McPherson,  corporal,  served  in 

said  regiment,   57 

June  6.  Petition  of  John  Treby,  late  captain  in  the  80th  regi- 
ment, for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of 

Hudson's  river,   58 

June  1.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  John  Treby, 
served  during  the  war,   58 


June  8.  Petition  of  David  Embury  and  twelve  others,  for 
a  grant  of  13,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  east  of  lands  granted  Alexr.  Turner  and  others,  59 

June  11.  Petition  of  Nathan  Whiting,  late  corporal  in  one 
of  H.  M.'s  independent  companies,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  ad- 
joining the  present  line  between  this  province  and  the 
province  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  and  formerly  laid  out  into 
a  township  by  the  name  of  Cumberland,   60 

1764.  April  18.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Nathan 

Whiting  served  during  the  war,   60 

1765.  June  11.  Petition  of  Nathan  Whiting,  in  behalf  of  himself 

and  nine  others,  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoining  the  present  line 


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Page. 

1765.  between  this  province  and  the  province  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Bay,  formerly  erected  into  a  township  by  the  pro- 
vince of  New  Hampshire,  by  the  name  of  Cumberland,  60 
June  12.  Petition  of  James  Brakenridge,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of 
land  north  of  Sandgate,  and  praying  the  same  be  erected 


into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Rupert,   61 

June  12.  Petition  of  Norman  Macleod,  late  captain  of  the 
80th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
township  of  Cumberland,   62 

1764.  Dec.  19.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Lieut.  McLeod 

served  during  the  war,   62 

1765.  June  13.  Petition  of  Surgeon  Donald  McLean,  of  the  late 

77th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
township  of  Cumberland,   63 

June  13.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Young,  late  provost 
marshal,  of  2,000  acres,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Shelburne,  Vermont,) ...  64 

June  13.  Petition  of  Isaac  Searle,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twenty-two  others,  for  a  grant  of  23,000  acres  of  land,-east 
of  the  township  of  Arlington,  and  that  the  same  be  erect- 
ed into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Sunerland,   65 

June  13.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  to  Isaac  Vrooman  and 
twenty-five  others,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  containing 
26,000  acres  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  twenty  miles 
east  of  Hudson's  river,  and  on  both  branches  of  Batten 
kill,   65 

June  14.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Cole,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
thirty  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  containing 
23,040  acres,  north  of  Bennington  and  south  of  Arlington, 
and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name 
of  Shaftsbury,  (see  page  28,)   66 

June  15.  Petition  of  Hugh  Fraser,  late  Lieut,  in  the  78th 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,   67 

1764.  August  29.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Hugh 

Fraser  served  during  the  war,   67 

[No  date.]  Paper  relating  to  instructions  from  the  surveyor 
general  to  his  deputy,  for  laying  out  lands  petitioned  for 
by  Lieut.  H.  Fraser ;  and  also  relating  to  the  locating  and 
surveying  of  8,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  north  and  west  of 
Princetown,  for  Mr.  Duane,   68 

1765.  June  18.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Jefferies,  late  private 

in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  50  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  north  of  a 
tract  surveyed  for  Alexr.  Dingwall,  , . . .  69 

June  20.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Culbert,  John  MeFarlan 
and  John  Wright,  late  Serjeants,  and  Saml.  Scoffel,  late 
drummer,  all  of  the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  800  acres 
of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  (Shelburne,  Vermont,)   70 

June  21.  Petition  of  Ephraim  Doolittle,  Ephraim  Curtis, 


Wm.  Ward  and  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of 
47 


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Page. 

1765.      Shoreham,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  or  Wood 
creek  waters,  the  southwest  corner  being  on  the  shore  of 


said  waters,  due  east  of  Ticonderoga  fort,   71 

June  21.  Petition  of  Nathan  Baldwin,  Ephraim  Doolittle 
and  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  town  of  Bridport,  on  the 
east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  or  Wood  creek  waters, 

bounded  south  by  the  township  of  Shoreham,   71 

June  24.  Petition  of  Joshua  Johnson,  Samuel  Brewer  and 
others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Pitsford,  west  of 

Connecticut  river,  on  Otter  creek,  north  of  Rutland,   72 

June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Munroe,  late  Serjeant 
in  the  55th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

(town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   73 

June  6.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Moncrieffe,  that  Serjt.  Alexander 

Munroe  served  during  the  war,   73 

June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Fredk.  Hartill,  late  serjeant  in 
the  3d  Battalion  of  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200 
acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   74 


June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Graff,  late  serjeant  in  the 
3d  Battalion  of  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres 
of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   75 

June  29.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Titts,  late  corporal  in 
the  47th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the 
east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 


(town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   76 

June  29.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Ellis,  late  serjeant  in 
the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 

(town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   77 

June  29.  Return  of  survey  for  James  McDonald,  late  Lieut, 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  10,000  acres  of  land, 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  both  sides  of  the  Shawangunk 

kill,  (Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,)   78 

Map  of  the  same,   78 

July  1.  List  of  officers,  non-commissioned  officers  and  pri- 
vates, with  rank,  regiment  and  the  dates  of  their  discharge, 

and  application  for  land,   78 

July  1.  Petition  of  James  Marsh  and  50  others,  for  a  grant 
of  the  township  of  Linfield,  adjoining  the  township  of 
Sharon,   79 


July  2.  Petition  of  Isaac  Marsh,  Benjamin  Spalding  and 
Joseph  Parkhurst,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Sharon,  80 

July  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Samuel  Higginson,  late  corpo- 
ral in  the  4  th  Battalion  of  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract 
of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,) . .  81 

July  3.  Petition  of  James  Eddington,  late  lieutenant  in  the 
42d  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  township  of 
Cumberland,  ,   82 


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Page 

1764.  Sept.  29.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  James  Ed- 

dington  served  during  the  war,   82 

1765.  July  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Andrew  Coulter,  late  corporal 

in  the  46th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town 
of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   83 

Feb.  28.  Copy  of  an  Indian  deed,  dated  18th  May,  1754,  for 
a  tract  of  land  containing  about  45,000  acres,  south  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  the  west  bounds  of 
the  patent  of  the  Great  falls,  sold  by  certain  Oneida 
Indians  to  Rudolph  Stale  and  Johan  Joost  Herkhimer, 
junr.,   84 

Certificate  of  Cadwallader  Colden,  junr.,  deputy  surveyor, 
and  Johan  Jost  Herchheimer,  justice,  that  the  'bounds  of 
said  tract  were  marked  in  presence  of  the  Indians,  and 
the  purchase  money  paid,  dated  18th  May,  1754,   84 

July  6.  Certificate  of  Sir  Wm.  Johnson,  that  the  lands  des- 
cribed in  the  above  said  Indian  deed,  were  bona  fide  pur- 
chased of  the  native  Indian  proprietors  thereof,  with  the 
consent  of  the  Oneida  castle  of  Indians,  « . . .  84 

July  8.  Petition  of  sundry  non-commissioned  officers  and 
soldiers,  for  grants  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  to  the  north  of  Otter  creek,   85 

July  8.  Protest  of  Mr.  De  Lancey,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  rest  of  the  proprietors  of  Minisink  patent,  against 
granting  letters  patent  to  any  person  for  any  lands  that 
may  have  been  laid  out  by  the  commissioners  for  dividing 
said  patent,  for  defraying  the  expense  of  the  partition 
thereof,   85 

July  8.  Petition  of  Peter  Brow,  late  surgeon's  mate  in  H. 
M.'s  hospital  in  America,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 
land,  on  both  sides  of  a  mountain  which  projects  into  the 
township  of  Dorset,  or  to  the  north  of  Princetown, ....  86 

May  17.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Peter  Brown,  sur- 
geon's mate,  served  during  the  war,   86 

July  8.  Petition  of  Peter  Brown,  late  a  lieutenant  in  the 
royal  regiment  of  artillery,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 
land,  already  granted  him  by  the  Governor  of  New  Hamp- 
shire,   87 

May  28.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Peter  Brown 
served  during  the  war,     8Y 

July  8.  Caveat  entered  by  Oliver  De  Lancey  and  John  Morin 
Scott,  against  the  grant  of  any  lands  in  the  Minisink 
patent,  laid  out  by  the  commissioners  for  defraying  the 
expenses  of  the  partition  of  said  patent,   83 

July  9.  Order  of  Lieut.  Govr.  Colden,  for  the  persons  enter- 
ing the  above  caveat  to  exhibit  before  him,  on  or  before 
the  23d  inst.,  their  reasons  against  granting  the  lands  in 
question  to  Lieut.  James  McDonald,  and  that  in  default 
thereof,  the  said  caveat  be  dismissed,   88 

July  9.  Petition  of  Peter  Goelet,  in  behalf  of  the  lawful 
representatives  of  Alice  Ratsey,  deceased,  praying  confir- 
mation of  certain  lots  of  land  within  the  Minisink  angle,  88 


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Page. 

1765.  July  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Munroe,  late  corporal 
in  the  47th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  200 
acres,  on  the  east  side  of  Wood  creek,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  of  a  tract  granted  Joseph  Walton  and  others,  89 
July  10.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Morse,  Ephraim  Doolittle  and 
Job  Cushing,  in  behalf  of  the  proprietors  of  the  township 
of  New  Fane,  situate  on  West  river,  west  of  Connecticut 
river,  formerly  granted  under  the  government  of  New 
Hampshire,  praying  a  grant  in  confirmation  of  said  town- 


ship,   90 

July  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Gregor,  late  adjutant  in 
the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Shafts- 
bury,  Vermont,)   91 

Map  of  the  same,   91 

July  11.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Gregor,  late  lieutenant 
in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (White- 
creek,  Washington  Co.,)   92 

Map  of  the  same,   92 

July  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Ann  Gordon,  late  lieutenant 
in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Shafts- 
bury,  Vermont,)   93 

Map  of  the  same,   93 

July  11.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Andrew,  late  serjeant  in 
80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town 

of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   94 

July  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Sapeteen,  late  private 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  50  acres  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  Wood  creek  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Gran- 
ville ?  Washington  Co.,)   95 

July  1 1 .  Return  of  survey  for  James  Bain,  late  lieutenant  in 
one  of  H.  M.'s  independent  companies,  of  a  tract  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the 

county  of  Albany,  (White  Creek,  Washington  Co.,)   96 

July  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Duncan  McVicar,  late  quarter 
master  of  the  55th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of 
land,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

(Shaftsbury,  Vermont,)   97 

July  12.  Certificate  of  Major  MoncriefFe,  that  Duncan  Mc- 
Vicar was  quarter  master  in  the  55th  regiment,   98 

July  13.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Storm,  late  surgeon's 
mate  in  the  60th  regiment,  of  2,000  acres,  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Shelburne  and 

town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   ...  99 

July  14.  Return  of  survey  for  William  More,  late  serjeant 
in  the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town 

of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   100 

March  15.  Copy  of  an  Indian  deed  for  a  tract  of  land  con- 
taining nearly  60,000  acres  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 


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1765.  the  south  side  of  the  Maquaes  river,  beginning  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted  John  Lindsay  and 
others,  called  Cherry  Valley,  sold  by  certain  Indians  to 
William  Smith,  Junr.,  Johannes  Handreekse  Vrooman, 
Frederick  Young,  Cornelius  Tenbrock  and  Philip  Living- 
ston,  101 

1761.  June  29.  Certificate  of  Isaac  Vrooman,  deputy  surveyor  and 
Wilhelmus  Dellenback,  justice  of  the  peace  for  the  county 
of  Albany,  that  the  bounds  described  in  the  aforesaid  In- 
dian deed  were  marked  out  in  the  presence  of  the  Indians 
and  the  money  paid  them,   101 

1765.  July  13.  Certificate  of  Sir  Wm.  Johnson,  in  pursuance  to 

the  order  of  council  of  the  27th  Febr'y,  1765,  in  the  peti- 
tion of  Fredk.  Young  and  nineteen  others,  and  the  peti- 
tion of  Wm.  Smith,  junr.,  and  nineteen  others,  that  the 
lands  described  in  the  foregoing  Indian  deed  were  bona 
fide  purehased  and  paid  for,  and  the  sale  acknowledged 
by  the  Canajoharie  Indians,   101 

July  16.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Alexr.  Graydon,  setting  forth 
that  he  served  during  the  war  in  the  2d  battalion  of  the 
royal  American  regiment,  and  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,   102 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Major  Genl.  Burton,  that  Alexr.  Gray- 
don  was  reduced  upon  half  pay  as  an  additional  lieuten- 
ant in  the  2d  battalion  of  royal  Americans,  commanded 
by  Major  Genl.  Murray,   102 

July  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Duncan  Forbes,  late  surgeon's 
mate,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   103 

July  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Denis  Croner,  late  serjeant 
94th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
Lake  Cbamplain  in  the  county  of  Albany,   104 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Vincent  Mathews  of  the  county  of 
Orange,  for  600  acres  of  land  in  the  tract  formerly  granted 
Capt.  Jno.  Evans,   105 

1766.  June  18.  Caveat  by  Peter  Hasenclever,  against  granting  any 

lands  within  Evans'  patent  to  David  Mathews  or  Vincent 
Mathews,  until  he  is  first  heard,   106 

Map  of  vacant  lands  in  Evans'  patent,   107 

1765.  July  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  McCarty,  John  Drum- 
mond,  John  Scouten,  Richd.  Mallatts,  Nicholas  Howell, 
Giles  Alpine,  Thomas  Harnian,  William  Miller,  John  Per- 
sons, Jacob  Snyder,  Patrick  McFall  and  John  McEkron, 
late  privates  in  the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  600  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  (Shelburne,  Vermont,)   108 

June  12.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Norman  McLeod,  that  John 
McEkran  served  in  the  80th  regiment,  and  was  reduced 
at  the  reduction  of  said  regiment,   108 

April  26.  Certificate  of  Capt.  N.  McLeod,  that  the  non-com- 
missioned officers  and  privates  whose  names  are  given, 
are  entitled  to  lands,   108 

July  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Greame,  John  How- 


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1765.  ard,  Richard  Bahen,  William  Searles,  Daniel  Conolly  and 
Hugh  Montgomery,  late  privates  in  the  80th  regiment, 
of  a  tract  of  800  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Shelburne,  Vt.,) . . .  109 

July  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Michl.  Garway,  John  Chuuck, 
Wm.  McMann,  late  privates  in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a 
tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Shelburne,  Vermont,) ...  110 

Sept.  13.  Certificate  that  John  Elisha,  soldier  in  the  60th 
regiment,  served  during  the  war,   110 

July  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexander  McPherson  and 
Alexander  McHarg,  late  privates  of  the  1st  regiment  of 
Eoot,  of  100  acres  of  land,  east  of  Hudson's  river,  county 
of  Albany,   Ill 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Moncrieffe,  that  Alexr.  McPherson  and 
Alexr.  McHarg,  soldiers  in  the  1st  regiment,  were  dis- 
banded on  the  reduction  of  said  regiment,   Ill 

.  July  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Christian  Stadle,  late  serjeant 
in  the  55th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,   112 

1764.  Dec.  7.  Certificate  of  Major  Alexr.  Duncan,  that  Christian 

Stadle,  serjeant  in  Capt.  Winepress'  company,  of  the  55th 
regiment,  served  in  said  regiment,   112 

1765.  June  12.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Moncrieffe,  that  Christian 

Stadle,  serjeant,  served  during  the  war,   112 

July  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Evan  Cameron,  late  corporal 
in  the  78th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  113 

July  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Paul,  late  corporal  in  the 
55th  regiment  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town 
of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   114 

July  24.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Moncrieffe,  that  William  Paul, 
corporal,  served  during  the  war,   114 

July  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  McGuire,  late  corpo- 
ral, William  Patterson,  Leckamyes  Dekeyser,  John  Colly, 
late  Serjeants  in  the  80th  regiment,  and  Roger  Smith,  late 
serjeant  in  the  55th,  of  a  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
(Shelburne  and  Burlington,  Vermont,)   115 

July  25.  Certificate  of  David  Standish,  Capt.  Lieut.,  that 
Wm.  Linthwait,  serjeant  in  the  58th  regiment,  was  dis- 
charged,   115 

July  '25.  Return  of  survey  for  Garret  Keating,  late  a  serjt. 
in  the  27th  regiment,  William  Able  and  Walter  Sweeny, 
late  Serjeants,  and  George  Goodchild,  late  drummer  in 
the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  800  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  (Burlington,  Vermont,)   116 

July  25.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Dawson,  John  Coulter, 
Thomas  West,  Thomas  Goldsmith  and  John  Underhill, 
late  corporals  in  the  80th  regiment,  of  1,000  acres,  east 


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375 


Page. 


1765.  side  of  Lake  Cliamplain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Shel- 
burne, Vermont,)   117 

July  25.  Memorial  of  James  Murdock,  surgeon's  mate  to  the 
42d  or  Royal  Highland  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of 
land,   118 

July  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Edward  Lacells,  and  Patrick 
McMullen,  late  privates  in  the  55th  regiment,  of  100 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Shelburne,  Vermont,)   119 

May  20.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Moncrieffe,  that  Andrew  Suther- 
land, Capt.,  James  John  Colder,  corporal,  Samuel  Win- 
ders, private  and  John  Fithey,  Patrick  McMullen  and 
Edward  Lacells,  privates,  served  during  the  war,   119 

July  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Laing,  late- drummer 
in  the  55th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
(Shelburne,  Vermont,)   120 


July  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Christ'r  Blundel,  late  store- 
keeper of  Fort  George,  in  New  York,  of  a  tract  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 

county  of  Albany,  (Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)   121 

August  1.  Letter  containing  the  go vernor's^ order  dismissing 
the  caveat  entered  by  Oliver  De  Lancey  and  John  M. 
Scott,  against  granting  land  surveyed  for  Lieut.  James  Mc- 
Donald, and  directing  that  letters  patent  be  prepared  for 
granting  10,000  acres  of  land,  to  said  Lieut.  James  Mc- 


Donald,  122 

August  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Armstrong,  late 
corporal  in  the  55th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vt.,).  123 

July  27.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Moncrieffe,  that  Thomas  Arm- 
strong, late  corporal  in  the  55th  regiment,  served  during 
the  war,   123 

August  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  McDonald  and  Donald 
Mathewson,  late  privates  in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  lot 
of  100  acres  of  land,  being  the  eastermost  half  of  a  lot, 
east  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town 
of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   124 

August  6.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Hedding  and  Edward 
Roche,  late  privates  in  the  47th  regiment,  of  the  wester- 
most  half  of  lot  No.  135,  containing  100  acres  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
(town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)  ....    125 

August  2.  Certificate  of  William  Shirreff,  aid-de-camp,  that 
James  Hedding  and  Edward  Roach,  are  discharged  sol- 
diers of  the  47th  regiment,   125 

August  9.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Thos.  Gamble,  that  Edward 
Low  served  in  one  of  the  companies  of  the  44th  regi- 
ment during  the  war,   126 

August  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Jones,  late  drummer 
m  the  48th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Ferris- 
burg,  Vermont,)   127 


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[vol.  XIX. 


1765.  May  24.  Certificate  of  Barnaby  Byrn,  ensign  of  the  48th 
regiment,  that  Philip  Jones,  drum  beater,  served  in  said 
regiment  during  the  war,   127 

August  10.  Petition  of  Jehu  Hay,  late  Lieut,  in  the  1st  Bat- 
talion of  H.  M.'s  Royal  American  60th  regiment,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,   128 

July  30.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Jehu  Hay 
served  during  the  war,   128 

August  1 2.  Certificate  of  Charles  Clinton,  apothecary's  mate, 
for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,   129 

1764.  May  7.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Charles  Clinton,  apo- 

thecary's mate,  served  during  the  war,   129 

1765.  August  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Lewis,  late  serjt., 

Lewis  Walsh,  Patrick  Gilchrist,  late  corporals  in  the  80th 
regiment,  John  Sunderland,  Serjeant,  and  John  Colder, 
corporal  in  the  55th  regiment,  of  1,000  acres,  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Ferris- 
burg,  Vermont,)   130 

July  3.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  William  Irwin,  that  Robt.  Lewis 
is  a  reduced  Serjeant,  and  served  during  the  war,   130 

August  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Lee,  late  drummer 
in  the  80th  regiment,  John  Wilmot,  late  corporal  in  the 
60th  regiment  and  Patrick  Stone,  late  serjeant  in  the  2d 
Battalion  of  the  1st  Royal  regiment,  of  three  lots  of  land, 


containing  together  600  acres,  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Ferrisburg,  Vermont,)  131 
August  15.  Petition  of  Nathl.  Powers,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  twenty-nine  others,  for  a  tract  of  land,  lately  called 
Springfield,  on  the  west  bank  of  Connecticut  river,  and 
that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the  name  of 


Concord,    131 

August  17.  Petition  of  Zedekiah  Stone  and  David  Stone, 
Junr.,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  land,  containing  23,000  acres,  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 

township,  by  the  name  of  Windsor,   132 

Petition  of  Gideon  Lyman,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  twenty- 
four  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Springfield,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  formerly  granted  under 

New  Hampshire,   132 

List  of  the  original  grantees,  and  present  owners  of  the 

township  of  Springfield,   132 

Minute  of  an  agreement  between  Phineas  Lyman,  in  behalf 
of  several  of  the  settlers  upon  the  township  of  Springfield, 

and  Col.  Thomas  Chandler,   132 

August  19.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Allan  Grant,  for  2,000  acres  of 

land,   133 

August  17.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Allan  Grant 

served  during  the  war,   133 

August  23.  Petition  of  Ezra  Taylor  and  Caleb  Stone,  in  be- 
half of  himself  and  twenty-five  others,  for  a  grant  of  the 
township  of  Rutland,  lying  on  the  upper  waters  of  Otter 
creek,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,   134 


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377 


Pago. 


765.  Aug.  23.  Petition  of  Joshua  Willard,  Kenelum  Winslow  and 
David  Stone,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  twenty  others, 
for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Reading,  formerly  granted 
under  New  Hampshire,   153 

Sept.  2.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Doughty,  of  the  county  of 
Ulster,  for  a  grant  and  confirmation  of  a  lot  in  Minisink 
angle,   136 

Sept.  4.  Petition  of  Ann  McPherson,  wife  of  Alexr.  McPher- 
son,  deceased,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,   137 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  Wm.  Kempe,  James  Lamb  and  John 
Crum,  of  Orange  county,  for  a  grant,  not  exceeding  1,000 
acres,  in  the  county  of  Orange,   138 

Sept.  6.  Copy  of  a  mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for 
5,000  acres  of  land,  to  be  surveyed  in  one  contiguous 
tract,  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for  John  Tabor 
Kempe,   139 

Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Isabella  Jones,  for,  and  in  behalf  of  her 
husband  Philip  Jones,  absent  in  Virginia,  praying  letters 
patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  laid  out  for  him,   140 

Sept;  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres- of 
land  to  be  surveyed  in  one  contiguous  tract,  in  the  pro- 
vince of  New  York,  for  Francis  Legge,  captain  in  the  46th 

regiment,   140 

'  Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  10,000  acres 
of  land,  to  be  surveyed  in  one  contiguous  tract,  in  the 
province  of  New  York,  for  John  De  Berniere,  Thomas 
Swords,  John  Anthy.  Kernes  and  Charles  De  Berniere,.  141 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
William  Edmeston,  captain  in  the  48th  regiment,   141 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
Thomas  Graeme,  captain  in  the  42d  regiment,   141 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  10,000  acres 
of  land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
James  Montresor,  lieut.  col.,  and  director  of  engineers  in 
America,   142 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
John  Adair,  director  of  the  hospitals,   143 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
John  Wrightson,   143 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
John  Small,  captain  in  the  21st  regiment,   143 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
Robt.  Mayne,   144 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
Sir  William  Mayne,  Bart.,   145 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
48 


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[vol.  XIX. 


1765.     land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 

Robert  Edraeston,   145 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 

Edward  Mayne,   145 

Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
Joseph  Williams,  captain  in  the  59th  regiment,   146 


Sept.  6.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
Thomas  Ord,  lieut.  col.  of  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery,  146 
Sept.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Embury,  Peter  Embury, 
James  Willson,  Jno.  Willson,  George  Willson,  Samuel 
Willson,  Moses  Cowen  and  Thomas  Proctor,  of  a  tract  of 


8,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  lands 
granted  Ryer  Schemerhorn  and  others,  (White  Creek, 

Washington  Co.,)   147 

Map  of  the  same,   147 

Sept.  1 1 .  Return  of  survey  for  James  Weir,  late  corporal  in 
the  1st  or  royal  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Shel- 

burne,  Vermont,)   148 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  of  Capt.  MoneriefFe,  that  James  Weir, 

corporal  in  the  1st  or  royal  regiment,  was  discharged,. . .  148 
Sept.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Samuel  Hoobs,  late  serjeant 
in  the  2d  battalion  of  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of 
land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   149 


Sept.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Knight,  Sebastian 
Kinch,  Bartholomew  Shane,  Lawrence  Smith,  Timothy 
Callahan,  William  McCullum,  late  privates  of  the  60th 
regiment,  John  Fithy,  Samuel  Winders,  late  privates  in 
the  55th  regiment,  Thomas  Aske,  Jacob  Huzey,  Robert 
Piggot  and  Robert  Milligan,  late  privates  in  the  80th 
regiment,  of  three  lots  of  land  containing  600  acres,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 


(Ferrisburg,  Vermont,)   150 

Sept.  13.  Lease  from  Coenradt  Frank  and  others,  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam Johnson,  and  others,  of  two  thirds  of  5,000  acres  of 

land  near  Burnet's  field,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   151 

Sept.  14.  Release  from  Conradt  Frank  and  others  to  Sir  Wil- 
liam Johnson  and  others,  of  two  thirds  of  5,000  acres  of 

land  near  Burnet's  field,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   152 

Sept.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Starnberger  and  others, 
of  a  tract  of  8,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  east  side  of  Schohary,  adjoining  the  patent  of 

Schohary,   153 

Map  of  the  same,   153 

Sept.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Allan,  late  a  private  in 
the  40th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  29  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  land  formerly  granted 

Capt.  John  Evans,   154 

Map  of  the  same,   I54 


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379 


Page. 

'65.  Sept.  19.  Petition  of  Zedekiah  Stone,  Nathan  Stone  and  David 
Stone,  the  second,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  twenty 
others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Windsor  on  Con- 
necticut river,  formerly  granted  by  New  Hampshire,. ...  155 

List  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  patent  for  the  township 

of  Windsor,   155 

?63.  Sept.  1.  Grant  under  the  seal  of  New  Hamshire  of  the  town- 
ship of  Thomlinson,  to  Jonathan  Whitney  and  fifty-seven 

others,   157 

765.  Sept.  19.  Petition  of  John  Kilburn,  for  one  right  or  share  of 

the  township  of  Springfield,   158 

754.  June  6.  Copy  of  an  Indian  deed  to  George  Zimmer,  Jacob 
Starnberger,  Frederick  Weaver  and  Jacob  Zimmer,  for 
13,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  east 

side  of  Schohary,   158 

765.  Sept.  20.  Certificate  of  Sir  W7illiam  Johnson,  that  the  said 
lands  were  purchased  bona  fide,  and  that  the  Indians  lay 
no  claim  thereto,   158 

Sept.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Guy  Johnson,  late  lieutenant 
in  one  of  his  majesty's  independent  companies,  of  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  adjoining  a  tract  granted 
Conrad  Frank  and  others,  (German  Flats  and  Little  Falls, 
Herkimer  Co.,)   159 

Map  of  the  same,   159 

Sept.  20.  Petition  of  Walter  Patterson,  in  behalf  of  the  Earl 
of  Ilchester,  Lord  Holland,  Charles  Lee,  Clotworthy  Up- 
ton and  himself,  for  a  grant  of  100,000  acres  of  land, ....  160 

Sept  24.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  James  McDonald,  late  of  the  60th 
regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,. ......  161 

764.  Dec.  24.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  James  Mc- 

Donald, served  during  the  war,   161 

765.  Sept.  25.  Petition  of  George  McNish,  Thomas  Gale,  Abraham 

Gale  and  David  Corwin,  for  a  grant  of  lot  No.  17,  in 
Minisink  angle,   161 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Thomas  Chandler,  for  a  grant  of  the 
township  of  New  Flamstead,   162 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Angus  McDonald,  private  of  the  78th 
regiment,  Miles  Carmichal  and  John  Black  of  said  regi- 
ment, and  John  Sutherland,  private  of  the  77th  regiment, 
for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Kin- 
derhook  river,  •  163 

Sept.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Smith,  of  a  certain 
tract  of  land  containing  1,070  acres,  being  lot  35  in  the 
Minisink  angle,  (Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,)   164 

Map  of  the  same,   !64 

Sept.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Gualtherus  Dubois  and  others, 
representatives  of  Henry  Van  Bael,  deceased,  of  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land  containing  1,050  acres,  being  lot  No.  33, 
in  the  Minisink  angle,  (Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,)  witli   165 

Map  of  the  same,   165 

Sept.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Nicoli  and  others,  rep- 
resentatives of  Doctor  John  Nicoll,  of  two  tracts  of  land 


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Pa&e. 

1765.      containing  together  2,080  acres,  being  lotts  37  and  45  in 

Minisink  angle,  (Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,)   166 

Map  of  the  same,   166 


Sept.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Brown,  late  drummer, 
Mathias  Fonner  and  William  Linthwaite,  late  a  Serjeant 
in  the  58th  regiment,  of  three  tracts  of  land  containing 
together  600  acres,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in 


the  county  of  Albany,   167 

Sept.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Wensell,  Christian 
Wedderman,  Wm.  Snyder,  Michael  Jennick  and  twelve 
others,  privates,  of  four  tracts  of  land  containing  together 
800  acres,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county 

of  Albany,   168 

Sept.  28.  Petition  of  Eliakim  Hall,  for  himself  and  nineteen 
others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Wallingford,  for- 
merly granted  under  New  Hampshire,   169 

List  of  the  original  grantees  and  present  owners  of  the  town- 
ship of  Wallingford,  170 

Sept.  28.  Petition  of  Danl.  Lyman,  for  himself  and  fifty-one 
others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Weathersfield,  for- 
merly granted  under  New  Hampshire,   171 

Sept.  29.  Memorial  of  Jas.  McDonald,  late  lieutenant  in  the 
60th  regiment,  praying  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Kinderhook  river,  172 
Sept.  — .  Petition  of  Theodore  Atkinson  and  others,  for  a 
grant  of  the  township  of  Cavendish,  adjoining  Weathers- 
field,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,  173 

Oct.  1.  Petition  of  Bildad  Andros,  Wm.  Willard  and  others, 
inhabitants  of  the  township  of  Westminster,  for  a  grant 
of  said  township,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,  174 


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1765, 1766: 

Page. 

5.  Oct.  I.  Return  of  survey  for  Roderick  McDonald,  late  a  Ser- 


jeant in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land, 
east  side  of  Lake  Chaniplain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

(Shelburne,  Vermont,)   1 

Oct.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Edward  Lowe,  late  a  private 
in  the  46th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  50  acres  of  land,  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town 

of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   2 

Oct.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Maccadoo,  late  a  private 
in  the  47th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  50  acres  of  land,  in  the 

county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   3 

63.  Sept.  6.  Certificate  of  Major  John  Spital,  that  John  Macadoo 

served  in  Capt.  Gardiner's  company,  of  the  47th  regiment,  3 
65.  Oct.  3.  Certificate  of  William  Shirreff,  aid-de-camp,  that 
John  Maccadoo  was  discharged  from  the  47th  regiment, 

and  is  entitled  to  land,   3 

Oct.  7.  Memorial  of  Oliver  Partridge,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  proprietors  of  the  township  of  Halifax, 
adjoining  the  north  line  of  the  Massachusetts  bay,  and 
west  of  Connecticut  river,  formerly  granted  under  New 
Hampshire,  praying  a  grant  and  confirmation  of  the  same,  5 
List  of  the  lots  in  the  township  of  Halifax,  on  which  the 

owners  have  done  no  duty,   5 

Oct.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Grant  and  Arch.  Camp- 
bell, late  Lieuts.  in  the  45th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  4,000 
acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut. 

John  Gregor,  (White  Creek,  Washington  Co.,)   6 

Oct.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Mustard,  late  a  drummer 
in  the  55th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

(town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)     7 

June  22.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Moncrieffe,  that  James  Mus- 
tard, late  a  drummer  in  the  55th  regiment,  served  during 
the  war,   7 


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Page. 

1765.  Oct.  9.  Petition  of  Lieut.  John  Hall,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 

acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   9 

Oct.  9.  Petition  of  Quartermaster  John  Clark,  for  2,000  acres 
of  land,  to  the  west  of  land  laid  out  for  Sir  John  St.  Clair, 
Lieuts.  James  Dow  and  Archd.  Blane,   io 

Oct.  9.  Petition  of  Daniel  Jones,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
nine  others,  for  3,800  acres  of  land,  in  the  township  of 
Guilford,    11 

Oct.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Wooster,  late  a  captain 
in  the  51st  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
(Addison,  Vermont,)   12 

Oct.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Valentine  Gardiner,  late  a 
captain  in  the  55th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of 
land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  opposite  Crown  Point,  (Addison,  Vermont,)  13 

Oct.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Phyn,  late  a  Lieut,  in 
the  44th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  waters  running  from 
Wood  creek  to  Lake  Champlain,  (Shoreham,  Vermont,)  H 

Oct.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Wni.  ShirrefF,  late  captain  in 
the  47th  regiment,  of  two  tracts  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  the  first  containing  1,000  acres,  and  lies  on  the 
east  side  of  Lake  Champain,  south  of  a  tract  surveyed  for 
Capt.  Valentine  Gardiner ;  the  second  containing  2,000 
acres,  and  lies  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoin- 
ing a  tract  surveyed  for  the  Revd.  Harry  Munro,  (Brid- 
port,  Vermont,  and  Hebron,  Washington  Co.,  N.  Y.,) ...  15 

Oct.  1 1 .  Return  of  survey  for  John  McDonald,  late  a  Lieut, 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  a  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  near 
Sachendaga,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut.  James 
McDonald,   16 

Oct.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Jas.  McDonald,  late  a  lieute- 
nant in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  a  branch  of  Hudson's 
river,  near  Sacondaga,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for 
Jacob  Mass  and  others,  with   17 

Draught  of  the  same,   17 

Oct.  12.  Petition  of  James  Rogers  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twenty-two  others,  for  a  grant  of  land  containing  26,000 
acres,  west  of  Tomlinson,   18 

List  of  the  proprietors  of  the  township  of  Kent,   18 

Oct.  14.  Caveat  of  Jacob  Marsh,  for  himself  and  his  asso- 
ciates, against  granting  any  lands  wdthin  the  township  of 
Shaftsbury,   18 

Oct.  14.  Petition  of  John  Dewit,  Mattheus  Hopper,  Peter 
Williams  and  Anthony  Bulson,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
in  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  north  of  the  Deepakill,  south  of  Simes 
Killitie,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Brat's  patent,     19 

Report  of  Surveyor  Genl.  Colden,  in  relation  to  certain 


xx.]  LAND  PAPERS.  383 

Page. 

vacant  land  between  Schatecook  and  the  land  granted 

Abraham  Peter  Schuyler  &  Co.,   19 

Oct.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Mabeess,  late  corporal 


in  his  majesty's  first  battalion  of  the  royal  American  regi- 
ment, of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  of  Lake 
Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte, 


Vermont,)   20 

Oct.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Miller,  late  a  serjeant 
in  H.  M.'s  fourth  battalion  or  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  in 

the  county  of  Albany,  (Sheiburne,  Vermont,)   21 

Oct.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Grant,  late  a  lieutenant 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  comity  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  waters  running 
from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Shoreham;  Ver- 
mont,)  22 

Oct.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Clark,  late  captain  in 
the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running 
fro?n  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Shoreham,  Ver- 
mont,)  23 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Rumsey,  late  a  lieute- 
nant in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 

*  Champlain,  (Addison  and  Panton,  Vermont,)   24 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Campbell,  late  a  lieute- 
nant in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, (Panton,  Vermont,)   25 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Wilkins,  late  a  major  in 
the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 

(Addison,  Vermont,)   26 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Haggart,  late  a  lieute- 
nant in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land 

in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Addison,  Vermont,)   27 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Forbes,  late  captain 
in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 

(Addison,  Vermont,)   28 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Campbell,  late  a  lieute- 
nant in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 

(Panton,  Vermont,)   29 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Brown,  late  a  lieutenant 
fireworker  in  the  royal  artillery,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  twelve  miles  west 

from  Connecticut  river,  adjoining  Summersett,   30 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Allan  Grant,  late  a  lieutenant 
in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  31 
Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  Wallace,  late  a  lieuten- 
ant in  one  of  his  majesty's  independent  companies,  of  a 


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Page 

1765.      tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  cast 

side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Bridport,  Vermont,)   3i 

Oct.  19.  Petition  of  William  Williams,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 
acres  of  land,  >   3; 

Oct.  19.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Williams  served 
during  the  war,   3; 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Ralph  Spooner,  late  a  miner 
in  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  the  waters 
running  from  Wood  creek  to  Lake  Champlain,  (Bridport, 
Vermont,)   34 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Ralph  Barrass,  late  a  miner 
in  the  royal  artillery,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  run- 
ning from  Wood  creek  to  Lake  Champlain,  (Bridport, 
Vermont,)   3£ 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Sharp,  late  a  miner 
in  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  the  waters 
running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Brid- 
port, Vermont,)   3( 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Skeen  Douglass,  late  a  miner 
in  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  the  waters 
running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Brid- 
port, Vermont,)   3' 

Oct.  1 9.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Smith,  late  a  miner  in 
the  royal  regiment  of  artillery,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  the 
waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain, 
(Bridport,  Vermont,)   3! 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Gladwin,  late  major 
in  the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  5,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  the  waters  running 
from  Wood  Creek  to  Lake  Champlain,  (Bridport,  Ver- 
mont,)   3! 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Carden,  late  captain  in 
the  2d  battalion  of  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side 
of  the  waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Cham- 
plain, (Bridport,  Vermont,)   4< 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  George  McDougal,  late  a  lieu- 
tenant in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  the 
waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain, 
(Shoreham  ?  Vermont,)   •  4 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Treby,  late  a  captain  in 
the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running 
from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Bridport,  Ver- 
mont,)   4 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Samuel  Richardson,  late  a 
miner  in  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery,  of  a  tract  01 


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Page. 


7(35.  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east 
side  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake 

Champlain,   43 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Small,  late  a  captain  in 
the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  3,000  acres 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 

river,  partly  in  Shaftsbury  and  Bennington,   44 

Oct.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Saunders,  late  a  miner 
in  the  royal  artillery,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from 

Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,   45 

Oct.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Roderick  Fraser,  late  a  corpo- 
ral in  the  78th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  ,   48 

763.  Sept.  14.  Certificate  of  Major  Abercombie  that  Roderick 
Fraser,  corporal  in  Capt.  Hugh  Cameron's  company  of 
the  78th  regiment,  served  for  the  space  of  seven  years, . .  46 

705.  Oct.  22.  Memorial  of  Capt.  Cortland  Schuyler  and  Henry 
Cuyler,  commissary,  praying  an  order  of  survey  for  3,000 
acres  to  each  of  vacant  lands  in  the  coimty  of  Albany,  .on 
the  east  side  of  Wood  creek,  lying  on  both  sides  of  a  run 
of  water,  which  falls  into  said  creek  a  little  above  Mon- 
tour's creek,   47 

•  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Cortland  Schuyler  and  Henry 
Cuyler,  served  during  the  war,   47 


Oct.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Hay,  late  a  lieutenant  in 
the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running 


from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Shoreham,  Ver- 
mont,)   48 

Oct.  23.  Certificate  of  Capt.  William  Shirreff,  that  Joseph 
Smitten,  serjeant  in  the  47th  regiment,  served  during  the 
war,   49 


Oct.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Mimroe,  late  physician 
in  H.  M.'s  hospital  in  North  America,  of  a  tract  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  Bennington  and  Shaftsbury,  (Vermont,)  50 

Oct.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Barr,  late  a  surgeon  in 
H.  M.'s  military  hospital  in  North  America,  of  a  tract 
of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  Shaftsbury  and  Glossenbury,  51 

Oct.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Hepburn,  late  surgeon 
in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  Shaftsbury, 
(Vermont,)   52 

Oct,  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Jonathan  Mallet  late  a  sur- 
geon in  H.  M.'s  hospital  in  North  America,  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river  in  Shaftsbury,  (Vermont,)   53 

Oct.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Napier,  late  inspector 
and  director  general  of  H.  M.'s  military  hospital  in  North 
America,  of  a  tract  of  10,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
49 


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[vol.  XX. 


1705.  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  west  of 
Green  Mountains,  and  partly  in  Shaftsbury,  Glossenbury, 
Sunderland  and  Arlington,  (Vermont,)   54 

Oct.  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Beard,  late  a  serjeant  in 
the  17th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
(town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   55 

Oct.  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Denis  Marra,  Thomas  Hayd, 
Philip  Fishers  and  John  Darby,  late  soldiers  in  the  86th 
regiment,  James  McLaren,  John  Dower,  Wm.  Brown, 
Wm.  McKenzie  and  John  McDonald,  late  soldiers  in  the 
55th  regiment,  David  Richey  and  John  Gordon,  late  sol- 
diers in  the  47th  regiment,  John  Jenkins  and  John  Men- 
yard,  late  soldiers  in  the  48th  regiment,  Richard  Perry 
and  Thomas  Nalor,  late  privates  in  the  46th  regiment, 
and  Alcxr.  Dixon,  late  private  in  the  60th  regiment,  of 
seven  tracts  of  land  containing  together  800  acres,  on  the 
east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
(town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   56 

Oct.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Doyle,  Hector  McNeil, 
George  Snowden,  Thomas  Moore,  John  Hopkins,  Arthur 
Eckley,  Francis  Hasely  and  Thomas  Cherry,  late  soldiers 
in  the  80th  regiment,  Donald  Stewart,  Thomas  Leslie, 
David  Ferris,  Peter  Wright,  John  Boudger,  late  soldiers 
in  the  55th  regiment,  and  Francis  McLean,  late  soldier  in 
the  1 7th  regiment,  of  five  tracts  of  land  containing  to- 
gether 700  acres,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   o\ 

Oct.  26.  Return  of  survey  of  John  Kirkpatrick,  late  serjeant 
in  the  60th  regiment,  John  McDonald  and  John  Hall,  late 
Serjeants  in  the  80th  regiment,  of  three  tracts  of  land  con- 
taining together  600  acres,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain in  the  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Ver- 
mont,)   5: 

Oct.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Munro,  Henry  Brower, 
John  Rickey  and  Cornelius  Brower,  of  a  tract  of  4,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  and  on  both  sides  of  Batten  kill,  (Arling- 
ton, Vermont,)    5 

Map  of  the  same,   5 

Oct.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Mooney,  late  lieutenant 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for 
Major  Philip  Skene,  (Hampton,  Washington  Co.,)   0 

Oct.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Simon  Ecuyer,  late  captain  in 
the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  Major 
Philip  Skene,  (Hampton,  Washington  Co.,)   c 

<  )ct.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Robson,  late  a  miner 
in  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  waters 
running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  and  north 
of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Samuel  Richardson,   ( 


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765.  Oct.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Hunt,  late  a  corporal 
in  the  27th  regiment,  and  James  Murphy,  late  a  Serjeant 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   63 

Oct.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Abrm.  Albey,  late  a  serjeant 
in  the  46th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (town 
of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   64 

Oct.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Myers,  late  a  serjeant 
in  the  60th  regiment,  John  Smith,  late  a  drummer  in  the 
same  regiment,  and  Richard  Thompson,  late  corporal  in 
the  40th  regiment,  of  600  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Shelburne,  Ver- 
mont,)   65 

Oct.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Abrm.  Cuyler,  late  a  lieutenant 
in  one  of  H.  M.'s  independant  companies  called  the  Queen's 
rangers,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 


Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  on  both  sides 
of  Otter  creek,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  Wni.  Wil- 
liams, (Vermont,)   6G 

Oct.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Williams,  late  captain  in 
the  5 2d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 

adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  Robert  Lewis,   67 

Oct.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  McKenzie,  late  serjeant 
in  the  40th  regiment,  of  two  tracts  of  land,  containing 
together,  200  acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  west  side  of 

Lake  Champlain,  near  Crown  Point,   68 

Map  of  the  same,   68 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Rocking- 
ham, on  Connecticut  river,  for  a  grant  of  said  town, ....  69 
Oct.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Benjn.  Robson,  late  a  miner 
in  the  royal  artillery,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  run- 
ning from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,   70 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  John  Reed,  George  Etherington,  Philip 
Livingston,  junr.,  James  Gray,  Hugh  Parker,  George 
Souter  and  Angus  Mackay,  for  a  grant  of  7,000  acres  of 

land  on  Otter  creek,   71 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Samuel  Ward,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twenty-four  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  called 

Corinth,  adjoining  Newbury,   72 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Whiting,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  twenty-eight  others,  for  a  grant  of  land  called  Thet- 
ford,  adjoining  the  township  of  Norwich,  on  the  west 
bank  of  Connecticut  river,   73 


Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  Christie,  late  a  corporal, 
Andrew  McKachern,  Wm.  Littlewood  and  Donald  Me- 
Pherson,  late  drummers  in  the  42d  regiment,  and  Moutray 
Young,  late  corporal  in  the  60th  regiment,  of  1,000  acres 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of 

Otter  creek,  (Vermont,)   74 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Richard  Benson,  Frederick 


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[vol.  XX. 


1*765.  John  Harburgher,  Thomas  Wroodrow,  Michael  Dowd, 
Archd.  Montgomery,  Francis  Mee,  late  soldiers  in  the 
80th  regiment,  Thomas  Price,  Samuel  Skinner,  Dennis 
Dugan  and  George  Petchlett,  late  privates  in  the  60th 
regiment,  and  Richard  Hinton,  late  private  in  the  44th 
regiment,  of  a  tract  of  550  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  lying  on 
both  sides  of  the  river  Bouquet,  (Willsborough,  Essex 
Co.,)   75 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Mathews,  late  a  private 
in  the  15th  regiment,  Mathew  Blinkinsop,  John  Bugg 
and  Richd.  Izzard,  late  privates  in  the  46th  regiment, 
George  Williamson,  late  private  in  the  40th  regiment, 
Robert  Beattie,  late  private  in  the  17th  regiment,  George 
Rodgers,  late  private  in  the  27th  regiment,  and  John 
McKay,  late  private  in  one  of  II.  M.'s  Independent  com- 
panies, of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,)   76 

Oct  29.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Lee,  late  serjeant  in  one 
of  H.  M.'s  Independent  companies,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex 
Co.,)   77 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Paul  Miller,  late  a  corporal  in 
the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
and  on  the  south  of  the  river  Boquet,  (Willsborough, 
Essex  Co.,)   78 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Stewart,  John  Reid, 
Donald  Munro,  Robert  Matheson  and  Alexr.  Steuart, 
late  corporals  in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  1,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  and  on  both  sides  of  Otter  creek,  (Ver- 
mont,)   79 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Norman  McDonald,  Angus 
Mackey,  Malcom  McBean,  James  Campbell,  Alexander 
McDonald,  Junr.,  Finley  Grant,  Angus  Macinven,  Donald 
Conahar,  John  Frasier,  Alexr.  Forbes,  John  Ranolds, 
Angus  Stewart,  George  Thompson,  John  Stewart  and 
Malcom  Livingston,  late  privates  in  the  42d  regiment,  of 
8,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  both 
sides  of  Otter  creek,  (Vermont,)  

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Archibald  Campbell  and  nine- 
teen others,  privates  in  the  42 d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of 
1,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east 
side  of  Otter  creek,  (Vermont,)   8 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Grant,  Alexr.  Forbes, 
Henry  Gun,  Lewis  Grant  and  Alexander  McPherson,  late 
Serjeants  in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land,  contain- 
ing 1,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  and  west  of  Otter  creek,  (Vermont,)  £ 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  George  McNisli,  Thomas  Gale, 
Abrm.  Gale  and  David  Curvvin,  of  a  tract  of  787  acres  of 


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Page. 

765.      land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  lot  17  in  the  Minisink 

angle,  (Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,)   83 

Map  of  the  same,   83 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Benjn.  Doughty,  of  a  tract  of 
1,070  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  lot  34 
in  the  Minisink  angle,  (Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,)   84 

Map  of  the  same,   84 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Watson,  James  Mel- 
drum,  Alexander  McKenzie,  Charles  Robertson  and  John 
McPherson,  late  corporals  in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract 
of  1,000  acres  of  land,  in-  the  county  of  Albany,  east  of 
Lake  Champlain,  and  west  of  Otter  creek,  (Vermont,) ...  85 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Duncan  McChombick,  Donald 
McLean,  Hugh  Cruikshank,  Norman  Drummond  and 
James  McNab,  late  Serjeants  in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a 
tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east 
of  Lake  Champlain,  and  on  both  sides  of  Otter  creek, 
(Vermont,)   86 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Leslie,  late  a  Lieut,  in 
the.  60th  regiment,  of  two  tracts  of  land,  containing  to- 
gether 2,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west 
side  of  Connecticut  river,  partly  in  the  township  of  POm- 
fret,  Woodstock,  Bridgwater  and  Bernard,   87 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Plyer,  late  drum  major 
in  H.  M.'s  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  both  sides  of  Otter  creek,   88 

Oct.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Etherington,  late  a 
Lieut,  in  the  47th  regiment,  of  four  tracts  of  land,  contain- 
ing together  2,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
west  bounds  Of  Connecticut  river,  partly  in  the  townships 
of  Springfield,  Weathersfield,  Hertford  and  Hartford,  ...  89 
1761.  July  6.  Grant  of  the  township  of  Windsor,  under  the  seal  of 

New  Hampshire,  to  Samuel  Ashley  and  fifty-eight  others,  90 
1765.  Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Samuel  Ashley,  Hilkiah  Grout  and  Wm. 
Smeed,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  the  township  of  Shrewsbury,  adjoining  Saltash, 
on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  formerly  granted 
under  New  Hampshire,   91 

List  of  the  original  patentees  of  the  township  of  Shrewsbury, 
of  the  persons  to  whom  they  sold  their  titles,  or  to  whom 
they  gave  powers,   91 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Hall,  Jonathan  Hammon, 
John  French  and  John  Hunt,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and 
their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Saltash, 
adjoining  Reading,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river, 
and  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,   92 

List  of  the  original  patentees  of  the  township  of  Saltash,  of 
the  persons  to  whom  they  sold  or  gave  powers,  present 
owners,  and  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  new  patent,  ....  92 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Samuel  Stevens,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Fairlee,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoining  Thotford, 
and  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,   94 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XX. 


1765.  Oct.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Campbell,  late  quarter 
master  serjeant  in  the  80th  regiment,  and  John  Little- 
wood,  late  corporal  in  the  60th  regiment,  of  two  tracts  of 
land,  containing  together  400  acres,  in  the  county  of  Al- 
bany, on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Shelburne, 
Vermont,)   95 

1764.  Dec.  3.  Certificate  of  Major  Le  Hunt,  that  Alexander  Camp- 

bell, quartermaster  in  the  80th  regiment,  served  for  the 
space  of  five  years  in  the  said  regiment,  and  for  ten  years 
in  the  42d  regiment,   95 

1765.  Oct.  31.  Petition  of  Capt.  William  Shirreff,  in  behalf  of  his 

brother,  Lieut.  Charles  Shirreff,  for  a  grant  of  land,  pur- 
suant to  the  royal  proclamation,   90 

Oct.  22.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Charles  Shirreff 
served  during  the  war,   90 

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  Simon  Stevens,  for  himself  and  his  asso- 
ciates, for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Barnet,  on  the  west 
side  of  Connecticut  river,  north  of  Rygate,  formerly 
granted  under  New  Hampshire,   97 

List  of  the  grantees,  ,   97 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Oliver  Corey,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twenty-three  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Thom- 
linson,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,   97 

Oct.  3 1 .  Petition  of  Oliver  Willard,  in  behalf  of  the  proprie- 
tors and  inhabitants  of  the  township  of  Hartford,  for  a 
grant  of  said  township  on  Connecticut  river,  south  of 
Norwich,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire, .....  98 

Oct.  31.  List  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  patent,   98 

Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Sutherland,  late  private 
in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  50  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
(Pawlet,  Vermont,)   99 

Map  of  the  same,   99 

Nov.  2.  Petition  of  Michl.  Lovell  and  Benjn.  Bellows,  junr., 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  the  township  of  Rockingham,  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  south  of  Springfield,  formerly  granted  under 
New  Hampshire,   100 

Nov.  19.  Petition  of  Simon  Stevens,  late  a  captain  of  one  of 
H.  M.'s  independant  companies,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land,   101 

Nov.  20.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Vaughan,  for  a  grant 
of  5,000  acres  of  land,    102 

Nov.  20.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut,  Col.  Jno. 
Vaughan  served  during  the  war   102 

Nov.  20.  Petition  of  Elijah  Alexander,  Ebenezer  Alexander, 
and  Ephraim  Dormon,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Clarendon,  west 
of  Shrewsbury,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,  10: 

List  of  the  original  grantees  of  the  township  of  Clarendon ; 
to  whom  conveyed ;  present  proprietors ;  and  names  to  be 
inserted  in  patent,   1°; 

Nov.  25.  Petition  of  James  Tute,  late  a  captain  in  one  of 


ol.  xx.]  LAND  PAPERS.  391 

Page. 

7C5.      H.  M.'s  independant  companies,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 

of  land,   105 

Nov.  19.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  captain  James  Tut e 
served  during  the  war,     105 


Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Andrew  Gautier,  Benjn.  Blagge,  Robt. 
Boyd,  Jonathan  Hampton,  senr.,  and  Jonathan  Hampton, 
junr.,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land  east  of  the  town- 
ship of  Pultney,  in  lieu  of  the  Township  of  Orwell,  for- 


merly granted  under  New  Hampshire,   106 

Report  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  the  lands  in  Orwell 
referred  to  in  the  foregoing  petition,  have  been  already 
granted,  but  those  on  Otter  creek  have  not,   100 

Dec.  12.  Petition  of  James  Rosse,  late  Serjeant  in  the  55th 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  west  of  the  fortress  of  Crown 

Point,  ,  107 

1766.  July  3.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general  that  the  land  refer- 
red to  in  the  foregoing  petition  is  not  yet  granted  to  any 

one,   107 

17G5.  Dec.  16.  Petition  of  James  Welch,  late  serjeant  in  the  queen's 
independant  company  of  royal  American  rangers,  for  a 
grant  of  200  acres  of  land,   108 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Elkana  Deane,  Elkana  Deane,  junr., 
Richd.  Deane,  Nesbitt  Deane,  William  Deane,  Jno.  Deane, 
and  Saml.  Deane,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  twenty- 
three  others,  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres 
of  land  on  Grand  Island,  in  Lake  Champlain,   100 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Vaughan,  for  a  grant 
of  1,000  acres  of  land  in  addition  to  the  5,000  acres  he  is 
entitled  to,  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,   110 

Dec.  30.  Petition  of  Colonels  William  Cockroft,  Michael 
Thodey,  George  Brewerton,  junr.,  Isaac  Corsa ;  Lieut. - 
Cols.  Goose  Van  Schaick,  and  Mydert  Roseboom  ;  Majors 
William  Hogan,  and  Joshua  Bloomer ;  Captains  George 


Brewerton,  senior,  Peter  Dubois,  Barnaby  Byrn,  Christo- 
per  Yeates,  John  Grant,  Richard  Rea,  Henry  Dawson, 
Alexander  White,  Francis  Thodey,  Robert  Maginnis, 
George  Dunbar,  Barrack  Snethen,  Anthony  "Waters,  Jona- 
than fiaight,  Jonathan  Ogden,  Verdine  Elsworth,  and 
James  Howel;  Lieutenants  Joseph  Bull,  Tennis  Corsa, 
Joseph  Fitzpatrick,  Cornelius  Duane,  Barent  Roseboom 
and  Michael  McLaughlin ;  Surgeons  John  Constable  and 
Jonathan  Lewis,  late  belonging  to  the  troops  raised  in  the 
province  of  New  York,  for  a  grant  of  land  to  each,  pur- 
suant to  the  royal  proclamation,   Ill 

Dec.  30.  Petition  of  Joshua  Loring,  captain  in  the  royal 
navy,  for  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  township 
of  Reading,  adjoining  the  lands  located  for  the  Earl  of 
Ilchester  and  20  others,  in  the  township  of  Windsor,. . .  112 
1766.  Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Simon  Stevens,  of  Charlestown,  in  the 
province  of  New  Hampshire,  setting  forth  that  he  served 
as  captain  of  an  independant  company  during  the  war, 


392  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xx. 

Page. 

1766.  and  praying  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  town- 
ship of  Wethersfield,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hamp- 
shire, _   113 

Jan.  10.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Vaughan  and  others, 
for  a  grant  of  16,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  adjoining  the  east 
bounds  of  the  manor  of  Ranselaer,   114 

Jan.  12.  Petition  of  Hannah  Horsey,  setting  forth  that  she 
is  the  widow  of  the  late  Joseph  Horsey,  who  commanded 
H.  M.'s  schooner  Huron,  on  Lake  Erie,  and  praying  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  and  1,000  acres  for  each  of 
her  children,  in  the  township  of  Halifax,  lying  to  the 
north  of  the  province  of  Massachusetts  Bay,  about  eight 
miles  west  of  Connecticut  river,  or  in  the  township  of 
Redden,  adjoining  the  lands  located  for  the  Earl  of 
Ilchester,   115 

Jan.  14.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Walter  Stewart,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,   116 

Jan.  17.  Letter  from  Major  Moncrieffe  to  Govr.  Moore, 
recommending  the  petition  of  the  widow  Horsey,  (see 
page  115,)   117 

Jan.  20.  Petition  of  James  "Wilder,  late  a  lieutenant  in  the 
60th  royal  American  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land,   113 

Jan.  28.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Jas.  Wilder 
served  during  the  war,    118 

Jan.  29.  Petition  of  George  Le  Hunte,  major  by  brevet,  in 
the  80th  regiment,  for  5,000  acres  of  land  in  Hindsdale, 
on  Connecticut  river,  bounded  on  the  south  by  Massachu- 
setts north  line,  119 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  John  Kathan,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
eighteen  others,  his  associates,  for  a  tract  of  land  called 
Fullum,  containing  19,360  acres  on  the  wTest  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  and  north  of  Battleborough,   120 

Duplicate  of  the  foregoing  petition,   121 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Gerret  Slover,  Samuel  Loudon  and  twelve 
others  named,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  in  a 
vacant  tract  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  between 
the  township  of  Townsend  and  Tomlinson,  and  south  of 
Kent,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the 
name  of  Warrinstown,   122 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Isaac  Ryckman,  junr.,  and  eight  others, 
for  a  grant  of  9,000  acres  of  land  in  a  certain  tract  partly 
in  the  township  of  Newbury  and  Rygate,   123 

Feb.  8.  Petition  of  John  Bard,  Cookson  Atkinson  and  twenty- 
six  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  28,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  townships  of  Bernard,  Pomfret  and  Stockbridge,  124 

Feb.  — .  Petition  of  Alexr.  Phelps  and  nineteen  Otters, 
named,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  22,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  formerly  granted  un- 
der New  Hampshire  by  the  name  of  the  township  of  Hart- 
ford,   125 

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  David  Embury  and  thirteen  others 


ol.  xx.]  LAND  PAPERS.  393 

Page. 

766.      named,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  the  lands 

described  in  the  petition  of  the  8th  of  June  last,   126 

Feb.  14.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general  that  the  lands  prayed 
for  are  vacant,     120 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  coimcil,  for  5,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Capt.  Harry  Gor- 
don in  the  province  of  New  York,   126 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  John  Read,  in  the 
province  of  New  York,   127 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  John  Watts  in  the 
province  of  New  York,   123 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Peter  Gordon,  in 
the  province  of  New  York,  128 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Sampson  Fleming  in 
the  province  of  New  York,   129 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  for  Dugald  Campbell,  in  the  pro- 
vince of  New  York,  :..  130 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Neil  McLean  in  the 
province  of  New  York,   130 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Draper  Simon  Wood 
in  the  province  of  New  York,   131 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  coimcil,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  James  MacMillan 
in  the  province  of  New  York,   132 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  John  Trotter  in 
the  province  of  New  York,   133 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  10,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Sir  John  St.  Clair 
in  the  province  of  New  York,   134 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Gerret  Van  Sante 
in  the  province  of  New  York,   134 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  James  Porteous 
in  the  province  of  New  York,   135 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Edward  Smyth  in 
the  province  of  New  York,   135 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Wm.  Butler,  in 
the  province  of  New  York,   136 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  Ki  ng  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  for  Joshua  Moore  in  the  province 
of  New  York,  "   137 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council  for  3,000  acres 
50 


394 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XX. 


1760.      of  land  to  bo  surveyed  for  Robert  Moore,  in  the  province 

of  New  York,   138 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  5,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Robert  Leake  in 
the  province  of  New  York,   139 

Feb.  1 7.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  by  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Fredk.  Wm.  Hecht 
in  the  province  of  New  York,   ]  40 

Feb.  17.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  for  Robt.  Ross  in 
the  province  of  New  York,   141 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  John  Nordberg,  for  2,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  and  partly  in  the 
townships  of  Rockingham,  Putney  and  Fulham,   142 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Francis  Pfister,  late  lieutenant  in  the 
1st  battalion  of  royal  Americans,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 

near  Little  or  Canajoharie  Falls,  between  Dicks  and 

Peter  Bellinger,  close  to  Lieut.  Guy  Johnson's,  143 

Feb.  20.  Petition  of  Melancton  Smith,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  eleven  others  named,  for  a  grant  of  12,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  townships  of  New  Fane  and  Townsend,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  144 

Feb.  24.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Thomas  Falconer,  that  Richd. 
Collier,  corporal,  served  in  the  44th  regiment,  dated  2d 
Sept.,  1765,  appeared  for  land,  24th  Feb.,  1766,   144 

Feb.  25.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Van  Antwerp,  Peter  Marschalk 
and  six  others,  for  a  grant  of  8,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
township  of  Somersett,  formerly  granted  under  New 
Hampshire,   145 

Feb.  26.  Memorial  of  John  Cook  and  nine  others,  praying 
a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,   140 


March  1.  Petition  of  Jonathan  White,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  23,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoining  Thetford, . .  147 
March  3.  Petition  of  Capt.  John  Walker,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Cumberland,  on  the  west 

side  of  Connecticut  river,  148 

March  3.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Lieut,  John 

Walker  served  during  the  war,  •  •  •  148 

March  3.  Petition  of  Adam  Penn,  late  a  corporal  in  the  third 
battalion  of  the  60th  regiment ;  John  McCarty  and  John 
Sullivan,  late  Serjeants  in  the  40th  regiment ;  Anthy.  Gar- 
ret and  Thomas  Roberts,  soldiers  in  the  1st  battalion  of 
the  60th  regiment,  and  Leonard  Williamy,  late  a  soldier 
in  the  3d  battalion  of  the  60th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of 
750  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east 

side  of  Lake  Champlain,   ^ 

March  13.  Petition  of  Mich!.  Vander  Cooke,  junr.,  Samuel 
Brunson,  George  Janeway  and. Jan  Debaun,  for  a  grant  of 
3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east 


xx.]  LAND  PAPERS.  395 

Tage. 

side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoining  lands  granted  to  Mvn- 
dert  Schuyler  and  others,   150 


March  23.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Col.  John Vaughan,  that  John 
Smedly,  private,  served  in  the  46th  regiment  and  in  the 
3d  regiment,  and  also  in  the  light  horse,  at  the  Havana,.  151 
April  1.  Petition  of  Martin  Garretson  Van  Bergen,  Thomas 
Lynch,  John  French,  Wm.  Cam,  Hugh  Dennison,  John 
Morin  Scott,  Daniel  Dennison,  Joseph  Blanchard  and 
their  associates,  praying  letters  patent  for  1,000  acres  to 
each,  of  certain  lands  and  islands  in  the  county  of  Albany, 


purchased  by  them  of  the  Katskill  Indians,   152 

April  1.  List  of  the  names  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  peti- 
tion,   152 

April  4.  Petition  of  John  McTavish,  late  lieutenant  in  the 
highland  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  land,.  . .  .   153 

April  8.  Petition  of  Seth  Field  and  his  associates,  praying  a 
grant  of  28,000  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  township  of 
Salt  ash,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township  by 
the  name  of  Bridgewater,   ]  54 

List  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  patent  of  Bridgewater. .  154 

April  8.  Petition  of  Levi  Willard  and  his  associates,  praying 
a  grant  of  24,960  acres  of  land,  apjoining  the  township  of 
Hartford,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township, 

by  the  name  of  Woodstock,   155 

•  List  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  patent  of  Woodstock,. .  155 

April  10.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Daniel  Morrison, 
surgeon's  mate,  served  during  the  war,   156 

April  10.  Petition  of  Adam  Gilchrist  and  eleven  others,  for 
a  grant  of  1,Q00  acres  of  land  to  each,  of  a  vacant  tract 
in  the  coimty  of  Albany,,  about  twenty  miles  east  of  Hud- 
son's river,   157 

April  10.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  the  land 
prayed  for  in  this  petition,  to  the  eastward  of  Brodie's 
grant,  are  vacant,  and  the  lands  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain  are  located,   157 


April  12.  Petition  of  Johannes  Trumbor  and  William  Scram, 
for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  on  a  cer- 
tain crt  L*k  called  Countryman's  creek,  to  the  north  and 
west  of  lands  known  by  the  name  of  Kiskatameechee, . .  158 
April  14.  Petition  of  Josiah  Powers  and  his  associates,  for 
a  grant  of  23,000  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  township  of 
Pitsford,  and  praying  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 

township,  by  the  name  of  Neshobe,   150 

April  14.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Phineas  Atherton,  late  of  H.M.'s 
independants,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  between 
Shawangunk  mountain  and  the  Wall  kill,  in  Lister  county,  160 
April  25.  Petition  of  Arthur  St.  Clair,  late  a  lieutenant  in  H. 
M.'s  royal  American  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 

of  land  in  the  township  of  Thetford,   101 

April  29.  Petition  of  John  Mouatt,  setting  forth  that  he 
served  during  the  war  as  secretary  to  Rear  Admiral  Du- 


396  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xx. 

Page. 

17GG.      rell,  at  the  siege  of  Louisburgh  and  Quebec,  and  praying 

a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,   162 


May  2.  Petition  of  Hugh  Munro,  Serjeant,  praying  a  grant 
of  the  northermost  of  four  Islands  in  Hudson's  river  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  opposite  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east 

side  of  said  river  granted  Stephen  Bayard,  deceased,   163 

May  5.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Brewer,  David  Brewer,  John 
Butler  and  Joshua  Lock,  who  served  during  the  late  war, 
for  a  grant  of  land  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,. .  1G4 
April  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Jonathan 

Brewer  and  Lieut.  John  Butler,  served  during  the  war,. .  164 
May  7.  Petition  of  Jesse  Hallock  and  others,  praying  a  con- 
firmation of  the  township  of  Addison,  claimed  under  a 


grant  from  New  Hampshire,   165 

May  12.  Petition  of  Samuel  Stringer,  late  surgeon's  mate  in 
H.  M.'s  general  hospital  in  North  America,  for  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 

east  side  of  Hudson's  river  and  north  of  Batten  kill,   166 

April  26.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Samuel  Stringer, 

surgeon's  mate  served  during  the  war,   166 

May  13.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  Maitland  and  Sir  Henry  Seton, 
Bart.,  captain,  for  a  grant  of  8,000  acres  of  land  in  Queens- 
man's  patent,   161 

1765.  Dec.  4.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.-Col.  Richard 
Maitland,  served  as  deputy  adjutant  general  to  the  troops 

employed  at  Quebec  during  the  war,   167 

Dec.  2.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Capt.  Sir  Henry  Seton, 
Bart.,  served  during  the  war  as  aid-de-camp  to  the  Honble. 
Major  Genl.  Monckton,   167 


17G6.  May  17.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Brewer  and  John  Butler,  pray- 
ing that  their  respective  proportion  of  lands,  viz.:  two 
tracts  of  3,000  and  2,000  acres  be  granted  in  fee  simple 
to  James  Duane  of  the  city  of  New  York,  but  if  not,  that 
they  be  granted  to  themselves  in  the  manner  prayed  for  in 
a  former  petition,  {seepage  164,)   168 

May  17.  Petition  of  James  Duane  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
in  behalf  of  himself  and  twenty-five  others,  praying  leave 
to  jmrchase  from  the  Indians  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  northwest  of  the  township  of  Duanes- 
burg,  and  north  of  Schohary,  and  that  they  may  have  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each  of  said  land, . .  c   169 

May  17.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Brewer,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  south  of  the  town- 
ship of  Duanesburgh,  and  south  of  a  tract  granted  Jacob 
H.  TenEyckand  others,   1V° 

May  17.  Petition  of  John  Butler,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  north  of  the  manor  of 
Ranselaer,   *  *  * 

May  19.  Petition  of  John  Wetherhead  of  the  city  of  :#ew 
York,  merchant,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  his  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  purchase  from  the  Indians  of  60,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  about  sixteen  miles  from  the  town  of 


OL.  XX.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


397 


Page. 

766.      Schenectady,  east  of  the  Sacondaga  patent,  and  west  of 

the  Caiaderoseras  patent,  &c,   172 

May  23.  Petition  of  Richard  Golden,  corporal,  and  eight 
soldiers,  for  a  grant  of  600  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  and  west  of  the  patent  of  Argyle,. . .  173 

May  26.  Case  of  the  reduced  lieutenants  serving  in  the  royal 
highland  regiment  on  ensign's  pay,  showing  their  claims 
for  lands,   174 

May  27.  Petition  of  Kennedy  Farrel,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  adjoining  lands 
petitioned  for  by  Lieut.  Christopher  Horsetail,   175 

July  7.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general  showing  that  the 
lands  prayed  for  is  included  in  a  tract  granted  to  Jacob 
Starnberger,  George  Zimnier  and  six  others,   175 

May  27.  Petition  of  Christopher  Horsefall,  late  lieutenant  in 
the  80th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of'  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  between  the  manor  of  Ranselaer 
and  a  tract  of  land  granted  Jacob  Timmer,  George  Man 
and  others,   176 

July  7.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general  showing  that  the 
land  prayed  for  will  interfere  with  a  tract  of  800  acres 
ordered  to  be  surveyed  for  Jacob  Starnberger,  George 
Zimmer  and  six  others,   176 

May  27.  Petition  of  Donald  McLean,  Neil  McLean,  and 
Malachy  Treat,  reduced  officers  for  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  Barent  Pietersen, . .  177 

May  28.  Petition  of  Adolphus  Benzel,  Rebecca  Benzel  and 
Anna  Ulrica  Benzel,  for  a  grant  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  near  Crown  Point,  containing  about  400  or  500 
acres,  and  as  much  of  another  tract  of  several  thousand 
acres,  adjoining  lands  granted  Capt.  Valentine  Gardiner, 
as  will  make  3,000  acres  in  the  whole,   178 

May  30.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Col.  Gabriel  Christie,  that  no 
grant  be  passed  for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  which  he  has 
purchased  on  the  river  Chambly  and  Lake  Champlain, 
including  the  river  Chazy  and  the  island  La  Motte,  which 
lies  opposite  said  tract,  in  Lake  Champlain,  until  he  be 
first  heard,   179 

May  30.  Petition  of  Christian  Clay,  late  serjeant,  John  Shew, 
late  drummer,  and  John  Powell,  late  private,  all  of  H. 
M.'s  Royal  regiment,  and  of  Peter  Grezong,  late  private 
in  the  17th  regiment,  and  Andrew  Lardner,  for  a  tract  of 
500  acres  of  land,  in  the  township  of  Cumberland,  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   180 

May  31.  Petition  of  Wm.  Young,  reduced  surgeon  in  H. 
M.'s  hospital,  in  North  America,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  lately  purchased  of  the  Catts  kill 
Indians,   181 

Feb.  10.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Wm.  Young,  sur- 
geon, served  during  the  war,   181 

May  31.  Petition  of  Donald  McLean,  Neill  McLean  and 


898 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XX. 


Page. 

1766.  Malachy  Treat,  reduced  officers,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
to  each,  within  a  certain  tract  of  land,  purchased  of  the 
Catts  kill  Indians,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west 

side  of  Hudson's  river,   182 

May  24.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Neal  McLean 
served  during  the  war,   182 

1764.  April  10.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Donald  McLean, 

surgeon  of  the  77th  regiment,  served  during  the  war,. . .  182 

1765.  March-  6.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Malachy  Treat,  sur- 

geon's mate  in  H.  M.'s  hospital,  served  during  the  war,. .  182 

1766.  [No  date.]  Petition  of  Joseph  Lawrence,  Joshua  North  and 

Robert  Lithgow,  for  a  grant  of  450  acres  of  land,  in  the 
township  of  Wallingford,   183 

June  2.  Petition  of  Oliver  Willard,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twenty-five  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Hert- 
ford, on  the  west  side  of  Comiecticut  river,  formerly 
granted  under  New  Hampshire,   184 

List  of  names  of  the  petitioners,   184 

June  2.  Petition  of  Samuel  Wells,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
20  others,  praying  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land,  called  Brat- 
tleborough,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  and 
that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,   185 

List  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  patent,  for  Brattleborough,  185 


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1766. 

Page. 


1766.  June  3.  Petition  of  Col.  James  Robertson,  in  behalf  of  John 
Adair,  director  of  the  hospitals,  for  a  grant  of  5,500 
acres  of  land,  lying  between  the  townships  of  Tomlin- 
son  and  Townshend,  about  six  miles  west  of  Connecticut 
river,   1 

June  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Martin  and  Terence 
Connolly,  late  privates  in  the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of 
100  acres  of  land,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  county  of 
Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   2 

Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Israel  Putnam,  in  behalf  of  the  proprie- 
tors of  a  certain  tract  of  land  called  Pomfret,  containing 
23,500  acres,  west  of  Connecticut  river,  formerly  granted 
under  IS  ew  Hampshire,  praying  a  grant  of  the  same,  and 

that  it  be  erected  into  a  township,   3 

June  6.  Petition  of  Walter  Stewart,  Lieut,  on  half  pay,  of  the 
late  regiment  of  Royal  Welsh  Volunteers,  commanded  by 
Col.  Vaughan,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
adjoining  a  tract  granted  Barent  Paterson,   4 

Jan.  8.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Walter  Stewart 
served  during  the  war,   4 

June  6.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general,  on  the  petition  of 
Col.  John  Vaughan,   5 

Map  of  the  lands  petitioned  for,   5 

Jan.  7.  Power  of  attorney  from  John  Wrightson  to  Henry 
Cuyler,  of  Albany,  and  Hugh  Wallis,  of  New  York,  to 
obtain  for  him  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
province  of  New  York,  to  which  he  is  entitled,  for  his 
services,  as  major  of  the  27th  or  Enniskillen  regiment,  in 
the  reduction  of  Canada,   6 

June.  9.  Deposition  of  George  Stubbs,  Junr.,  that  he  and 
George  Stubbs,  Senr.,  witnessed  the  signing  and  sealing 
of  the  foregoing  power  of  attorney,   G 

June  9.  Certificate  of  George  Nelson,  Lord  Mayor  of  London, 
authenticating  the  foregoing  deposition,   6 


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Page. 

1766.  June.  9.  Petition  of  John  Bowles,  for  a  grant  of  700  acres  of 
land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  east  of  the  town- 
ship of  Argyle,    7 

June  9.  Petition  of  Archibald  Campbell,  Peter  Blair,  John 
Campbell,  Thomas  Bucanan  and  Wm.  Pagan,  for  a  grant 
of  1,000  acres  to  each,  about  20  miles  east  of  Hudson's 
river,   8 

June  9.  Petition  of  Thomas  Stone,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 
of  land,  between  Fort  Edward  and  Kingsbury,   9 

April  9.  Certificate  of  Richard  Maitland,  deputy  adjutant 
general,  that  Thomas  Stone  served  as  serjeant  in  the  48th 
regiment  during  the  late  war,   9 

June  10.  Draft  of  a  letter  of  the  secretary,  to  Sir  Wm.  John- 
son, in  relation  to  the  petitions  of  Francis  Pfister,  and  of 
James  Duane  and  his  associates,   10 

June  10.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Bogard  and  ten  others,  in- 
habitants of  the  county  of  Albany,  for  a  grant  of  the 
township  of  Dorset,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hamp- 
shire,  11 

June  11.  Petition  of  Thomas  Swords,  late  Lieut,  in  the  55th 
regiment,  praying  a  grant  of -6,000  acres  of  land,  joining 
the  north  line  of  Ulster  county,  and  that  a  day  be  ap- 
pointed for  hearing  the  trustees  of  Kingston  and  him,  on 
the  caveat  entered  by  them  against  making  such  grant,. .  12 

June  11.  Petition  of  Henry  Pearse,  serjeant  of  miners,  and 
Edward  Pearse,  both  late  of  the  2d  battalion  of  the  Royal 
Regiment  of  Artillery,  for  a  grant  of  400  acres  of  land,  on 
the  wTest  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  Fulham  or  in 
Cumberland,   13 

April.  30.  Certificate  of  Thomas  James,  Major  of  Royal 
Regiment  of  Artillery,  that  Edward  Pearce  has  not  re- 
ceived his  clothing  for  the  years  1758,  1761  and  1764, 
and  that  said  Edward  Pearse  and  Henry  Pearse  served 
for  the  term  of  their  inlistment,   13 

June  11.  Petition  of  Archd.  Hamilton,  of  the  108th  regiment, 
for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river,  bounded  east  by  the  township  of  West- 
minister, adjoining  Putney,  Townshend  and  Tomlinson, . .  14 

June  10.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Captain  Hamilton 
served  during  the  war,   14 

June  12.  Petition  of  Samuel  Stevens,  praying  that  the  2,000 
acres  of  land  already  petitioned  for  by  him,  may  be  located 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
and  that  he  may  have  a  patent  for  the  same,   15 

Report  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  no  lands  have  been  sur- 
veyed for,  or  granted  any  person  north  of  Bay  Ounions- 
chich,   15 

April  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Saml.  Stevens 
served  during  the  war,   1* 

June  12.  Petition  of  Wm.  Halden,  praying  that  the  2,000 
acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him,  may  be  located  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  north 
of  lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieut.  Saml.  Stevens,   16 


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Page. 

766.  May  5.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Ensign  William  Hal- 

dane  served  during  the  war,   16 

June  12.  Petition  of  Wm.  Jones,  praying  that  2,000  acres  of 
land  petitioned  for  by  him,  may  be  located  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  north  of 
lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieut.  Wm.  Halden,   ]  V 

April  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Wm.  Jones 
served  during  the  war,   17 

June  12.  Petition  of  Edmund  Monroe,  praying  that  the  2,000 
acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him  be  located  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  north 
of  lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieut.  William  Jones,   16 

April  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Ensign  Edmund 
Munro  served  during  the  war,   18 

June  12.  Petition  of  Willard  Stevens,  praying  that  the  2,000 
acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him,  be  located  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  north  of 
lands  petitioned  for  by  Ensign  Edmund  Munro,   19 

April  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Willard 
Stevens  served  during  the  war,   19 

June  12.  Petition  of  David  Brewer,  praying  that  the  3,000 
acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him,  be  located  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  north  of 
the  lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieut.  Willard  Stevens,   20 

765.  Nov.  23.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  David  Brewer 

served  during  the  war,   20 

766.  June  12.  Petition  of  Joseph  Waite,  praying  that  the  3,000 

acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him,  be  located  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  north  of 
lands  petitioned  for  by  Capt.  David  Brewer,   21 

765.  Oct.  11.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Joseph  Waite 

served  during  the  war,   21 

766.  June  12.  Petition  of  Benjn.  Waite,  praying  that  the  2,000 

acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him,  be  located  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  north  of 
lands  petitioned  for  by  Capt.  Joseph  Waite,   22 

765.  Oct.  8.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Ensign  Benjn.  Waite 

served  during  the  war,   22 

766.  June  12.  Petition  of  Joshua  Lock,  praying  that  the  2,000 

acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him,  be  located  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  north  of 
lands  petitioned  for  by  Ensign  Benjn.  Waite,   23 

April  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Joshua  Lock 
served  during  the  war,   23 

June  12.  Petition  of  Noah  Porter,  praying  that  the  2,000 
acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him,  be  located  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
north  of  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieut.  Joshua  Lock,  24 

Jan.  25.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  that  Lieutenant  Noah 
Porter  served  during  the  war,   24 

June  12.  Petition  of  David  Stone,  praying  that  the  2,000 
acres  of  land  petition  for  by  him  be  located  in  the  county 


51 


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[vol.  XXI. 


Pa<*e. 

1766.      of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  north  of  the 

lands  petitioned  for  by  Ensign  Noah  Porter,   25 

Jan.  25.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  David  Stone 
served  during  the  war,   25 

June  12.  Petition  of  William  Barron,  praying  that  the  2,000 
acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him,  be  located  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  north  of 
lands  petitioned  for  by  Lieut.  David  Stone,   20 

April  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Wm.  Barron 
served  during  the  war,   26 

June  12.  Petition  of  Lewis  P.  Williams,  late  surgeon  in  II. 
M.'s  hospitals,  praying  that  a  former  petition  presented 
by  him  for  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded  east  by 
Kinderhook  river,  south  by  Westenhook  patent  line,  run- 
ning from  Stockbridge  to  the  manor  of  Renselaer,  and 
north  by  the  line  that  runs  east  into  the  woods  from 
Beeren  Island,  be  reconsidered,  and  for  a  grant  of  the 
remainder  of  said  tract,   27 

June  12.  Petition  of  Adolphus  Benzel,  Rebecca  and  Anna 
Ulrica  Benzel,  praying  a  grant  of  as  much  land  adjoining 
a  tract  petitioned  for  by  John  Reid  and  others,  as  with  a 
tract  of  500  acres  mentioned  in  a  former  petition,  will 
make  3,000  acres,   28 

June  12.  Petition  of  Gabriel  Ludlow  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  land  containing  about  4,000  acres,  east  of  Lake 
Champlain,   29 

June  12.  Petition  of  Garret  Slover  and  twelve  others,  pray- 
ing the  grant  of  the  prayer  of  their  petition  of  the  3d  of 
February  last,  for  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  between  the  township  of 
Tomlinson,    30 

June  14.  Petition  of  Elkanah  Deane,  senr.,  Elkanah  Deane, 
junr.,  Richard  Deane,  Nesbit  Deane,  William  Deane,  John 
Deane  and  Samuel  Deane,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and 
their  associates,  praying  a  grant  of  lands  already  petition- 
ed for,  ,   31 

June  16.  Memorial  of  Sir  John  St.  Clair,  Bart.,  praying  that 
the  10,000  acres  of  land  granted  him  by  H.  M.'s  manda- 
mus be  laid  out  for  him  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, adjoining  the  lands  granted  Capt.  Wm.  Forbes,  &c,  3S 

June  16.  Petition  of  Aaron  Brown,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
and  twenty-two  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  call- 
ed Leicester,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,  and 
that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,   8J 

Minute  of  a  meeting  held  by  the  proprietors  of  Leicester  on 
the  2d  Tuesday  "in  March,  1766,  appointing  Capt.  Aaron 
Brown,  agent,  to  go  to  New  York  to  obtain  a  new  charter 
or  have  the  former  one  confirmed,   3; 

May  7.  Power  of  attorney  from  Capt.  A.  Brown  to  Thomas 
Chandler,  for  obtaining  said  charter  or  confirmation,   3 

June  17.  Petition  of  Sir  John  St.  Clair,  praying  that  the 
5,000  acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him  as  field  officer, 


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403 


Page. 

766.      be  laid  out  adjoining,  or  as  contiguous  as  may  be,  to  the 

10,000  acres  located  in  his  memorial,  (see  page  32,)   34 

June  19.  Petition  of  Thomas  Perry,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twenty-five  others,  for  a  grant  of  land  containing  26,880 
acres  adjoining  Corinth,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  in- 
to a  township  by  the  name  of  Stenson,   35 

June  19.  Petition  of  Lieut.  John  de  Berniere,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  North  river, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  south  of  Coiman's  patent,   36 

June  23.  Petition  of  Major  Thomas  James,  for  a  grant  of 
5,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
to  the  north  of  Otter  creek,   37 

June  23.  Petition  of  John  Mouatt,  for  a  grant  of  5,000  acres 
of  land,   38 

June  24.  Petition  of  Peeke  Fuller,  captain  of  the  46th  regi- 
ment for  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land,  in  right  of  his 
brother  Thos.  Alexr.  Fuller,  aid-de-camp  during  the  war 
to  the  Earl  of  Albemarle,  and  as  major  commandant  of 
H.  M.'s  corps  of  German  volunteers,   39 

June  25.  Petition  of  Bildad  Andros  and  Michael  Metcalf,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  associates,  inhabitants  of  the 
town  of  Westminster  on  Connecticut  river,  formerly 
granted  under  New  Hampshire,  for  a  grant  of  said  town, 
and  praying  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township, ...  40 

June  25.  Petition  of  Adolphus  Benzell,  for  a  grant  of  a  scrip 
of  land  of  about  50  or  100  acres,  lying  on  the  south  side 
of  Batto  creek,  contiguous  to  a  tract  already  petitioned 
for  by  him,   41 

June  25.  Petition  of  Wm.  Proctor,  Edward  Egar,  John 
Sackett,  James  Sackett,  Benjn.  Blagg  and  James  Will- 
mott,  six  of  the  trustees  of  the  townships  of  Milton  and 
Fairfax,  under  grants  from  New  Hampshire,  praying  a 
grant  of  said  townships,   42 

June  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Samuel  Wells  and  twenty 
others,  of  the  township  of  Brattleborough,  on  the  west 
side  of  Connecticut  river,  (Vermont,)   43 

Map  of  the  same,   43 

June  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Chandler  and  associ- 
ates, of  the  township  of  New  Flamstead  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river,  (Chester,  Vermont,)   44 

Map  of  the  same,   44 

June  26.  Petition  of  David  Mathews  and  Jacob  Shafer,  for 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  south  of 
Ticonderoga,  between  south  river  and  certain  mountains,  45 

June  27.  Petition  of  John  Vaughan,  lieutenant-colonel  in  the 
46th  regiment,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  for  leave 
to  assemble  the  Mohawk  Indians  before  the  governor,  to 
purchase  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  adjoining  a  tract  granted 
Abrm.  Van  Horne  and  others,  and  praying  a  grant  of  the 
same,   46 

June  27.  Map  showing  the  vacant  lands  between  the  town- 
ships of  Westminster  and  Townsend,   47 


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Page. 

1766.  June  28.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Curtin,  late  Serjeant  in 
the  48th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (town  of 
Charlotte,  Vermont,)   48 

June  28.  Petition  of  Lieut.  John  Nordberg,  for  a  grant  of 
1,000  acres  of  land,  and  that  500  acres  thereof  be  granted 
in  the  south  east  corner  of  Reading,  and  the  remaining 
500  acres  in  the  northeast  corner  of  Cavendish,  and  that 
the  same  be  included  in  the  letters  patent  for  the  1,000 
acres  ordered  to  be  granted  on  a  former  petition  for  2,000 
acres,   49 

June  30.  Petition  of  Daniel  Crowther  and  eight  others,  for 
a  grant  of  750  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  be- 
tween the  Shawangunk  Mountains  and  the  Wall  kill,   50 

June  30.  Petition  of  Peter  Hasenclever,  David  Green,  An- 
drew Seton,  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  15,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and 
praying  that  certain  tracts  of  land  surveyed  for  Serjeants 
Franklin,  Porter  and  McKensey,  especially  Porter's  tract, 
be  resurveyed  so  as  to  allow  a  passage  to  the  lake  and 
land  sufficient  for  erecting  storehouses  on,   51 

June  30.  Petition  of  James  Rogers  and  associates,  setting 
forth  a  mistake  that  was  made  in  the  survey  of  the  town- 
ship of  Kent,  and  praying  that  the  same  be  rectified,  &c,  52 

Map  showing  the  gore  of  land  referred  to  in  petition  of  James 
Rogers,   52 

June  30.  Petition  of  Richard  Cantillon  of  the  county  of 
Ulster,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  said  county 
to  the  south  and  southeast  of  lands  granted  Lewis  Morris, 
Jane  and  Alice  Colden  and  others,   53 

June  30.  Petition  of  Capt.  Marcus  Prevost,  for  a  grant  of 
3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  54 

June  30.  Petition  of  William  Willson  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  land  between  Shawangunk  mountains  and  the 
Wall  kill,   55 

July  1.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Gamble,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Cumberland  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   56 

July  1.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  JohnMcTavish 
served  during  the  war,  •  58 

July  1.  Certificate  of  Hugh  Arnot,  captain  of  the  46th  regi- 
ment, that  Jno.  Fosson,  soldier,  served  for  the  time  of 
his  inlistment,   5  9 

July  2.  Petition  of  Evan  MacPherson,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land,   60 

June  13.  Certificate  of  Deputy  Adjutant  General  Maitland, 
that  Corporal  Evan  McPherson  served  during  the  war, . .  60 

July  2.  Petition  of  Johannes  Vanderpool,  Robert  Van  Deur- 
sen,  Peter  Vosburgh  and  Hendk.  Remsen,  for  a  grant  of 
lands  on  the  west  side  of  Kinderhook  creek,  and  on  the 
south  side  of  the  manor  of  Renselaerwyck,  containing 
1,955  acres,  and  of  two  small  islands  in  Hudson's  river 
west  of  Nutton  Hook,  praying  that  they  be  heard  in  coun- 


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T'age. 

766.      cil  against  passing  a  grant  to  Lewis  P.  Williams  for  said 

lands,   61 

July  3.  Petition  of  John  Stark,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  southeast  corner  of  Pomfret,   63 

765.  Sept.  6.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  John  Stark 

served  during  the  war,   63 

766.  July  5.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Hugh  Arnot,  that  Danl.  Camp. 

bell,  soldier,  served  for  the  space  of  three  years,   64 

July  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Nathan  Stone  and  associates, 
of  the  township  of  Windsor,  containing  24,300  acres  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county  of  Cum- 
berland, (Vermont,)   65 

Map  of  the  same,    65 

July  8.  Petition  of  James  Ross,  late  Serjeant  in  the  78th  regi- 
ment, praying  that  the  200  acres  of  land  formerly  petition- 
ed for  by  them  be  located  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east 
of  Lake  Champlain,  and  north  of  lands  petitioned  for  by 
Lieut.  Wm.  Barron,   66 

June  22.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Alexr.  Fraser,  that  James  Ross 
served  as  Serjeant  in  the  78th  regiment,  commanded  by 
Capt.  Fraser,  and  in  Capt.  McDonell's  company,   66 

April  24.  Petition  of  Ensign  John  Willson,  late  of  H.  M.'s 
independants,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  bounded 
northwest  by  the  Shawangunck  mountains,  southeast  by 

lands  granted  Heath  and  Lewis  Morris,   67 

'  July  8.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general  that  the  lands  prayed 

for  by  Ensign  John  Willson  remain  ungranted,   67 

July  9.  Certificate  that  Peter  Michael,  Conrad  Meisenger 
and  Henry  Hazeless,  late  soldiers  in  the  46th  regiment, 
served  in  the  4th  battalion  of  the  60th  regiment;  that 
Walter  Bond,  soldier,  served  in  the  46th  regiment  in  Capt. 
Cornelius  Cuyler's  company,.    68 

July  9.  Petition  of  Peter  V.  B.  Livinston,  John  Stevens  and 
Walter  Rutherfurd,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others, 
representatives  of  James  Alexander,  deceased,  praying 
that  the  vacant  lands  between  the  two  lines  commonly 
called  the  northwest  lines  of  the  Minisink  patent  may  not 
be  granted  before  they  are  heard,   69 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  the  Honble.  Lucius  Ferdinand  Carey 
and  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land,  containing 
15,680  acres,  northwest  of  Corinth,   70 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  French,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  for  a  grant  of  land,  containing  15,680  acres,  north 
of  the  tract  petitioned  for  by  the  Hon.  Lucius  Ferdinand 
Carey  and  others,   71 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Peter  Page,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  for  a  grant  of  land,  containing  13,680  acres,  north 
of  the  tract  petitioned  for  by  John  French  and  others, . .  72 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Benjamins,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  for  a  grant  of  land,  containing  15,680  acres, 
north  of  a  tract  petitioned  for  by  Peter  Page  and  others,  73 

July  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Sutherland  Ilulet,  late  a  Ser- 
jeant in  the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land,  east  side  of 


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Page. 

17GG.      Lake  Champlain,  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte, 

Vermont,)   74 

July  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Samuel  Logan,  late  a  corporal 
in  the  80th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  east 
side  of  lake  Champlain,  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Char- 
lotte, Vermont,)   75 

July  11.  Petition  of  George  Clinton,  of  the  county  of  Ulster, 
for  a  grant  of  500  acres  of  land,  in  the  said  county,  in  the 
lands  formerly  granted  Capt.  John  Evans,  north  of  a  tract 
granted  Archibald  Kennedy,  and  as  much  of  the  vacant 
lands  contiguous  as  will  make  1,000  acres  in  the  whole,. .  76 

July  14.  Petition  of  David  Sternes,  Amos  Kimbel  and  asso- 
ciates, for  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the 
township  of  Chester,   77 

July  9.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Hugh  Arnot,  that  George  Hicki 
served  in  the  46th  regiment,   78 

July  14.  Petition  of  Lewis  Greenfield,  miner,  for  a  grant'  of 
200  acres  of  land,   79 

July  14.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Hugh  Arnot,  that  Samuel  Cun- 
ningham served  in  the  80th  regiment  during  the  war,.  . .  79 

July  15.  Petition  of  Isaac  Sears^  David  Dickson,  Henry  Law 
and  others,  praying  a  grant  of  land  called  Westford,  to 
the  east  of  Milton,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 
township,   80 

July  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Samuel  Wells  and  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  19,500  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Cum- 
berland, on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  called 
Battleborough,  (Vermont,)   81 

Map  of  the  same,  showing  four  tracts  reserved  therein ;  one 
tract  of  350  acres,  for  the  Society  for  the  Propagation  of 
the  Gospel ;  another  of  350  acres,  for  a  minister  of  the 
established  church  ;  a  third  tract  of  350  acres,  for  the  first 
minister  that  settles  thereon,  and  a  fourth  tract  of  100 
acres,  for  the  use  of  a  schoolmaster,   SI 

July  15.  Petition  of  David  Mathews,  James  Sackett  and 
associates,  praying  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  23,040  acres  of 
land,  called  Underbill,  east  of  Westford,  and  that  the 
same  be  erected  into  a  township,   82 

July  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Robinson,  captain  of  H.  M.'s 
packett,  the  Hariot,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land,   83 

July  16.  Petition  of  Wm.  Cockroft  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  the  township  of  Cavendish,   84 

July  16.  Duplicate  of  the  foregoing  petition,   So 

July  16.  Petition  of  Wilder  Willard,  Thomas  Denny  and^ 
associates,  praying  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  ot 
land,  east  of  Glossenbury,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 
into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Somersett,  

July  16.  Petition  of  Hugh  Fraser  and  others,  for  a  grant  of 
14,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  north  and  west  of  Princetown,  ST 

July  17.  Petition  of  Lieuts.  John  Cruickshanks  and  John 
Bowen,  Ensign  Alexander  Frazer  and  James  Beggs,  sur- 


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407 


Page. 

1766.      geon's  mate,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and 


north  of  Princetown,"   88 

July  18.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Taylor,  late  a  corporal 
in  the  55th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Shelburne,  Vt.,) . .  89 
July  18.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Phelps  and  others;  praying  time 
to  bring  forward  their  evidence  of  title  to  the  township 
of  Stratford,  the  order  in  council  limiting  the  time  not- 
withstanding,   90 

July  19.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Do  we,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  right  of  his  father,  James  Dowe, 

deceased,  late  lieutenant  in  the  60th  regiment,   91 

July  22.  Exemplification  of  a  warrant  to  survey  the  town- 
ship of  Conway,  for  Samuel  Ward  and  his  associates,.  . .  92 
July  22.  Memorial  of  George  Dernier,  a  reduced  lieutenant 


of  the  60th  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 

land  in  a  vacant  tract  adjoining  Lake  Champlain,   93 

July  23.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Thompson  and  associates,  pray- 
ing liberty  to  produce  the  evidences  of  their  title  at  some 
future  time,  to  certain  lands  in  the  township  of  Ludlow,  94 
[No  date.]  Caveats  entered  by  James  Duane,  against  grant- 
ing the  township  of  Draper  until  he  be  first  heard  in 
behalf  of  James  Rogers ;  against  granting  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  Ludlow,  claimed  by  Stephen  Holland ;  against 
granting  3,000  acres  of  land  in  Pomfret,  claimed  by  Capt. 
Jno.  Stark;  against  granting  the  township  of  Danby, 

until  he  is  first  heard  in  behalf  of  Jeremiah  French,   95 

July  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Fletcher,  late  a  soldier 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  50  acres  of  land,  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  county  of  Albany,  (town  of 


Charlotte,  Vermont,)   96 

July  24.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Cole  and  Samuel  Robinson, 
praying  liberty  to  produce  evidence  of  their  title  to  cer- 
tain  lands  in  the  townships  of  Bennington,  Shaftsbury 
and  Rupert,   97 

July  25.  Petition  of  Gualtherus  Du  Bois,  Walter  Du  Bois 
and  James  Farrel,  for  a  grant  of  800  or  1,000  acres  of 
land,  south  of  a  tract  of  5,600  acres  granted  Francis  Har- 
rison &  Co.,   98 

July  28.  Memorial  of  Robert  Leake,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  praying  an  order  of  survey  for  a  certain  tract 
of  land  containing  about  3,000  acres,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  north  of  the  manor  of  Ranselaer,  and  that  they 
be  granted  letters  patent  for  the  same,   99 

Aug.  30.  Order  of  the  Governor,  that  a'  w  arrant  of  survey 
for  said  lands,   99 

July  28.  Memorial  of  James  Montresor,  colonel  and  director 
of  engineers  in  North  America,  praying  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,   100 

Aug.  4.  Order  of  the  governor  that  a  warrant  of  survey  issue 
for  said  lands,   1 00 


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Page. 

1766.  July  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Josiah  Willard  and  others, 
of  the  township  of  Putney,  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river,  (Vermont,)   101 

July  30.  Map  of  the  same,  showing  four  tracts  reserved  for 
the  following  purposes :  One  tract  of  350  acres  for  a  min- 
ister of  Established  Church ;  another  tract  of  350  acres 
for  the  Society  for  Propagating  the  Gospel ;  a  third  tract 
of  350  acres  for  the  first  settled  minister  on  said  tract 
and  a  fourth  tract  of  100  acres  for  the  use  of  a  school- 
master,   101 

Aug.  1.  Petition  of  Samuel  Kempton  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  25,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river,  101 

Aug.  1 .  Memorial  of  Robert  Leake,  commissary  general,  for 
North  America;  Frederick  Wm.  Hecht,  Robert  Ross,  Wm. 
Butler  and  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  29,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  and  south  of  Pettan  creek,  <fcc,   102 

Aug.  4.  Order  of  the  governor,  that  a  warrant  of  survey 
issue  for  the  foregoing  land,   102 

Aug.  4.  Memorial  of  Barnardus  and  Anthony  Bratt,  setting 
forth  that  they  are  in  possession  of  a  certain  tract  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  Puton 
creek,  a  little  above  Half  Moon,  and  praying  that  they 
may  enter  a  caveat  against  granting  said  tract  to  Abrm. 
Lansing,  and  be  allowed  to  show  their  title  to  the  same,.  103 

Aug.  5.  Petition  of  Simon  Stevens  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  the  township  of  Barnet,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecti- 
cut river,  104 

Aug.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  Munroe,  a  reduced  Ser- 
jeant, of  an  island  in  Hudson's  river,  opposite  Fort 
Edward,  containing  42  acres,   105 

Map  of  the  same,  showing  a  strip  four  rods  wide,  reserved 
for  a  highway,  105 

Aug.  5.  Petition  of  Oliver  Partridge,  of  Hatfield,  praying  a 
grant  of  several  lots  of  land  in  the  township  of  Halifax, 

west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   106 

August  11.  Petition  of  Joseph  Bryant,  one  of  the  heirs  of 
John  White,  deceased,  praying  that  his  name  be  inserted 
as  one  of  the  grantees  in  the  charter  for  the  township  of 
Putney,   107 

August  11.  Petition  of  Joseph  Smeeton,  late  serjeant  in  the 
47th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
adjoining  a  tract  of  150  acres,  petitioned  for  by  Hugh 
Munro,  .  •  •  •  108 

August  20.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  Isaac  Vroo- 
man,  surveyor  appointed  by  the  commissioners  to  run 
out  the  lines  of  Kinderhook  patent,  says  that  the  lands 
petitioned  for  are  vacant,  

August  21.  Order  of  the  governor,  that  the  lands  contiguous 
to  those  prayed  for  be  surveyed,  in  order  to  ascertain  the 
vacant  lands,  „   108 


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409 


Pago. 

766.  August  11.  Petition  of  Hugh  Munro,  late  Serjeant  in  the 
77th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  150  acres  of  land,  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  be- 
ginning at  Swart  hook,   109 

August  20.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  Isaac  Vroo- 
man,  surveyor  appointed  by  the  commissioners,  to  run 
out  the  lines  of  Kinderhook  patent,  informed  him  that 
the  lands  petitioned  for  were  vacant,   109 

Order  of  the  governor  for  surveying  the  lands  contiguous  to 
those  prayed  for,  in  order  to  ascertain  the  vacancy,   109 

August  11.  Caveat  of  Wm,  O'Brien,  against  granting  any 
lands,  located  by  Walter  Paterson,  on  tracts  granted  the 
Earl  of  Ilchester  and  Lord  Holland,  until  he  be  first 
heard,   110 

August  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Snyder,  late  serjeant 
in  the  60th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  east -side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  county  of  Albany,  (Burlington,  Vt.,) . .  110 

August  12.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Flinn,  late  a  private 
in  the  60th  regiment,  and  Thomas  Humphrey,  late  a 
private  in  the  48th  regiment,  of  100  acres  of  land,  east 
of  Lake  Champlain,  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte, 
Vermont,)  -. .  Ill 

765.  Sept.  2.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Thomas  Falconer,  that  John 

McNeal,  soldier,  served  in  the  44th  regiment,   Ill 

766.  August  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  Archd.  Hamilton, 

late  of  the  108th  regiment,  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  west 
side  of  Connecticut  river,  county  of  Cumberland,  adjoin- 
ing Putney,  (Vermont,)   112 

Map  of  the  same,   112 

August  14.  Return  of  survey  for  Frederick  Dopier,  late  a 
private  in  the  60th  regiment,  of  50  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (town  of 

Charlotte,  Vermont,)   113 

August  14.  Return  of  survey  for  Aaron  Hooper,  late  drum 
major,  and  John  Rowan,  serjeant,  in  the  60th  regiment, 
of  400  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  (township  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)  ....  114 
August  14.  Return  of  survey  for  Nichs.  Blakeny  and  John 
Cherry,  late  Serjeants  in  the  60th  regiment,  of  400  acres 
of  land,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  county  of  Albany, 

(town  of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   115 

August  14.  Return  of  survey  for  Nathan  Whiting,  late  cap- 
tain of  one  of  H.  M.'s  independent  companies,  of  3,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  adjoining 

Halifax,  (Vermont,)   116 

Map  of  the  same,   116 

August  15.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Dannavon,  late  a 
soldier  in  the  45th  regiment,  Henry  West  and  Richard 
Ford,  late  soldiers  in  the  40th  regiment,  of  150  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 

east  of  Argyle,  (Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)   117 

Map  of  the  same,   117 

August  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Richard  Collier,  late  a  cor- 
52 


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1 706.  poral  in  the  44th  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the  east 
of  a  tract  surveyed  for  John  Dunnavon,  Henry  West  and 

Richard  Ford,  (Hebron,  Washington  Co.,)   ]  i  % 

Map  of  the  same,   ug 

August  15.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Reid,  John  Garrison, 
Peter  McGrowder,  John  Airman  and  John  McCann,  late 
privates,  of  250  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
and  to  the  east  of  Richard  Collier's  tract,  (Hebron,  Wash- 


ington Co.,)   119 

Map  of  the  same,   119 

August  18.  Petition  of  John  Bogert,  Junr.,  and  others, 
agents  for  the  townships  of  Colchester,  Essex,  Jerrico, 
New  Huntington,  Fairfax  and  Burlington,  praying  for 
sufficient  time  to  produce  the  grants  of  said  townships,  in 

order  to  obtain  a  confirmation  of  the  same,   120 

Aug.  19.  Petition  of  John  Duggin,  George  Clayton,  James 
Phillips  and  Noah  Flood,  late  soldiers,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  couuty  of  Ulster,  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,   121 


Aug.  6.  Certificate  of  Dep'y  Adjutant  General  Maitland,  that 

John  Duggan  served  as  soldier  in  the  43d  regiment,  ....  121 
Aug.  19.  Petition  of  James  Duncan,  late  corporal  in  the  55th 
regiment,  John  St.  Leger,  late  sergeant  in  the  80th  regi- 
ment, and  Thomas  McCarty,  late  sergeant  in  the  2d  bat- 
talion 60th  regiment,  for  600  acres  of  land  on  the  west 

side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Ulster,    122 

Aug.  8.  Certificate  of  Major  Moncriefte  that  James  Duncan, 


corporal,  served  during  the  war,   122 

Aug.  19.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  Robertson,  praying  a  war- 
rant of  survey  to  be  issued  for  surveying  for  him  5,000 
acres  of  land  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  bounded  east 

by  the  townships  of  Townshend  and  New  Fane,   123 

Aug.  20.  Report  of  the  Surveyor-General  that  the  lands  peti- 
tioned for  are  vacant,   123 

Aug.  21.  Order  of  the  Governor  that  a  warrant  of  survey  be 

issued  for  said  lands,   123 

Aug.  19.  Certificate  of  General  Gage  that  Lieut.-Col.  James 

Robertson  served  during  the  war,   12C 

Aug.  20.  Memorial  of  Robert  Leake  praying  a  grant  of 
18,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  on  the 
south  line  of  the  Great  Nine  Partner's  Patent,  back  of 
Messrs.  Beekman  and  Courtland's  Patents,   124 


Aug.  21.  Order  of  the  Governor  to  survey  the  lands  con- 
tiguous to  those  prayed  for,  and  to  lay  out  such  as  shall 
be  found  vacant,   1-' 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  Josiah  Banks,  late  lieutenant  in  one  of 
the  independant  companies,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  adjoining  the  settlements  of  Schoharie, 

July  2.  Certificate  "of  Genl.  Gage  that  Lieut.  Josias  Banks 
served  during  the  war,   12i 

Aug  20.  Petition  of  John  Christopher  Long,  late  drummer 


ol.  xxi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  411 

Pago. 

766.      in  the  48tli  regiment,  for  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Ulster,   126 

Aug.  21.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  James  Robertson,  late 
deputy  quarter-master-general,  for  a  grant  of  5,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  county  of 
Cumberland,   127 

Aug.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Eddington,  late  Lieut, 
in  the  42d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Cumberland,  (Vermont,)   128 

Map  of  the  same,   128 

[No  Date.]  Petition  of  James  Tilston,  praying  that  his  name 
and  that  of  his  brother-in-law,  John  Newell  and  of  his 
sister  Elizabeth  Tilstone,  be  inserted  in  the  township  of 
Putney,   129 

Aug.  25.  Petition  of  Eleazer  Wales  and  associates,  praying 
liberty  to  produce  their  evidence  of  title  to  lands  within 
the  township  of  Norwich,  the  Governor's  proclamation 
limiting  the  time,  notwithstanding,   130 


Aug.  27.  Memorial  of  Edward  Jessup  of  Saratoge  in  behalf 


of  himself  and  others,  setting  forth  that  they  are  ready  at 
any  time  to  produce  their  title  to  the  township  of  Ailing- 
ton  granted  under  New  Hampshire,  in  order  to  obtain  a 

confirmation  of  the  same,   131 

Aug.  27.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  John  Nordberg  that  John 
Widsell,  drummer  in  the  4th  battalion  of  the  60th  regi- 
ment, served  during  the  war,   132 

Aug.  30.  Petition  of  David  Thurston,  John  Pond  and  Daniel 
Ide,  committee  chosen  by  the  proprietors  of  the  township 
of  Whiting,  praying  that  their  title  to  said  land  be  duly 

and  favorably  considered,   132 

Sept.  1.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Gamble  that  William 

Dutton  served  in  the  44th  regiment  during  the  war,. ...  133 
Sept.  1.  Petition  of  James  Scott,  late  a  soldier  in  the  44th 
regiment,  for  50  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 

George,  about  two  miles  south  of  Rodgers  Leap,   134 

Sept.  2.  Petition  of  Thomas  Wicks  and  Tunis  Wortman,  in 


behalf  of  themselves  and  others  interested  in  the  grant  of 
the  township  of  Williston  under  New  Hampshire,  pray- 
ing that  they  may  be  allowed,  after  the  time  limited,  to 
produce  their  title  in  order  to  obtain  a  confirmation  of 

the  same,   135 

Sept.  2.  Petition  of  Samuel  Gilbert  of  Hebron  in  Hartford 
county,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  for  a  confirmation 

of  the  grant  of  the  township  of  Brumlcy,  . .   135 

Sept.  4;  Petition  of  Jared  Lee  in  behalf  of  himself  and  his 
associates,  of  the  township  of  Tinmouth  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river,  near  Otter  Creek,  and  north  of 
Danby,  for  a  grant  and  confirmation  of  said  township,  .  .  136 
Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Capt.  John  Clark  that  Thomas  Oliver 
served  in  the  46th  regiment  for  the  space  of  26  years,  and 

during  the  war,   137 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Grout  of  Petersham  in  the 
province  of  Massachusetts,  in  his  own  behalf  and  in  that 


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[vol.  XXI. 


Page. 

1766.  of  the  rest  of  the  proprietors  of  the  township  of  Lunen- 
burg, for  a  grant  and  confirmation  of  said  township,. ...  138 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  David  Page  and  Jonathan  Grout  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  associates,  praying  confirmation 
of  their  interest  in  the  township  of  Woodstock  amount- 
ing to  near  10,000  acres,  and  that  said  township  be  not 
granted  until  they  are  first  heard,   139 

Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Giles  Alexander  of  Boston,  attorney  for 
Oliver  Wendall  and  his  associates,  in  behalf  of  his  said 
constituents,  praying  a  grant  in  confirmation  for  the  town- 
ship of  Stratton  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,. .  HO 

Sept.  6.  Caveat  against  granting  Letters  Patent  for  the 
township  of  Reading  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river,  until  Nathaniel  Partridge  be  first  heard,   141 

Sept.  6.  Caveat  against  granting  Letters  Patent  for  the  town- 
ship of  Leicester,  until  Daniel  Pond,  John  Pond,  Daniel 
Hyde,  Nathaniel  Alldis,  Nathl.  Patridge,  Jeremiah  Parker, 
Asa  Beston,  Elisha  Cutler  and  Samuel  Cutler  are  first 


heard,   141 

Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Giles  Alexander  of  Boston,  attorney  of 
Thomas  Miller  and  his  associates,  praying  a  grant  in  con- 
firmation for  a  tract  of  land  containing  14,424  acres,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  and  that  the  same  be 

erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Sudbury,  142 

Aug.  30.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Cornelius  Cuyler  that  Henry 

Furniss  served  in  the  46th  regiment,   143 

Sept.  —  Map  of  the  outlines  of  Schuyler's  and  Bayard's  tracts 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  shewing  the  different 
lines  run  to  ascertain  their  boundaries,  (Fort  Edward, 

Washington  Co.,)   144 

Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Giles  Alexander  of  Boston,  attorney  of 
George  Meserve  and  William  Torry,  praying  a  grant  of 
confirmation  for  two  tracts  of  land  purchased  from  Capt. 
Robert  Rogers,   145 


Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Frances  Bowles,  sister  to  John  White, 
deceased,  one  of  the  original  grantees  of  the  tract  called 
the  equivalent  lands,  praying  that  her  name  and  that  of 
her  son  Isaac  Bowles,  and  of  her  kinsman  William  Dawes, 
be  inserted  in  the  charter  for  the  township  of  Putney,  . .  146 
Sept.  6.  Petition  of  Giles  Alexander,  of  Boston,  attorney  of 
Andrew  Faneuil  Phillips,  praying  a  grant  of  confirmation 
for  2,000  acres  of  land,  north  of  a  tract  granted  Robert 
Rogers,  adjoining  the  township  of  Stamford,   146 

1764.  Aug.  11.  Patent  under  the  seal  of  the  province  of  New 
Hampshire,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  granted  Andrew 
Faneuil  Phillips,  north  of  a  tract  granted  Robert  Rogers, 
adjoining  the  township  of  Stamford,   146 

1766.  Sept.  9.  Petition  of  Elkanah  Deane,  senr.,  Elkanah  Deane, 
junr.,  Richard  Deane,  Nesbitt  Deane,  William  Deane,^ 
John  Deane,  Samuel  Deane  and  associates,  for  a  grant  of 
14,000  acres  of  land,  bounded  on  the  south  by  a  west  line, 
from  the  bottom  of  the  Bay  Des  Francois,  and  on  the 
east  by  Lake  Champlain,  


OL.  XXI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


413 


766.  Sept.  9.  Petition  of  John  Eccles,  John  McKisson,  George 
Rice,  James  Thompson,  Joseph  Beck  and  Andrew  Cun- 
ningham, and  twenty-four  others,  praying  a  grant  of  a 
tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land,  west  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  beginning  at  the  Bay  des  Francois  and  extending 
south  to  Cumberland  Head,  and  that  the  same  be  granted 
in  the  form  of  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Moorsborough,  148 
Sept.  16.  Petition  of  Wm.  Friend,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  on  a  point  of 
land  south  of  Roger's  rock,   149 

765.  April  4.  Certificate  of  Col.  Wm.  Forster,  that  Wm.  Friend, 

serjeant,  served  in  Capt.  Rudolph  Bentick's  company  of 
the  1st  or  royal  highland  regiment,   149 

766.  Sept.  19.  Certificates  that  James  Surft,  John  Mason,  Thos. 

Kimpton,  John  Fielding,  Peter  Cummings  and  Samuel 
Knight,  late  soldiers,  served  in  the  28th  regiment  during 
the  war ;  that  Wm.  Bower  and  Philip  Pennicufl"  served  in 
the  80th  regiment,  and  were  drafted  into  the  46th  regi- 
ment; and  that  Robert  Gill,  late  of  the  28th  regiment, 
was  drafted  into  the  44th  regiment,   150 

Sept  21.  Petition  of  George  Robertson,  late  soldier  in  the 
2 2d  regiment,  for  50  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of 
Roger's  rock,  upon  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,   151 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  Hugh  Jackson,  late  a  soldier  in  the  44th 
regiment,  for  50  acres  of  land,  about  two  miles  south  of 
Roger's  rock,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,   152 

Sept.  23.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Gamble,  that  Abrm. 
Rooker  served  in  the  44th  regiment  during  the  war,. ...  153 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  Joseph  Lawrence,  non-commissioned 
officer ;  Joshua  North,  drummer  ;  and  Robert  Lethgow, 
private,  praying  grants  of  land  near  Crown  Point,   154 

Sept.  26.  Certificates  that  Philip  Harry,  John  Ran,  John 
Daweze,  John  Evans,  James  Barron,  and  John  Doe, 
served  as  privates  in  the  80th  regiment,  during  the  war,.  155 

Sept.  27.  Caveat  by  James  Duane,  counsel  for  Robert  Liv- 
ingston, against  granting  certain  lands  near  Kinderhook, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  petitioned  for  by  Hugh 
Munroe  and  Joseph  Smeton,   155 

Sept.  27.  Certificate  of  Capt.  C.  Cuyler,  of  the  46th  regiment, 
that  Wm.  Wicks  served  in  the  80th  regiment,  during  the 
war,   155 

Sept.  29.  Certificates  that  John  O swell  and  John  Garron 
served  in  one  of  H.  M.'s  independent  companies  com- 
manded by  Capt.  Jos.  Hopkins,   156 

Sept.  30.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  George  Rogers,  that  John  Don- 
nelly served  as  private  in  the  80th  regiment,   156 

Sept.  30.  Petition  of  Richd.  Esselstyn  and  Robert  McGennis, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  sixteen  others,  for  a  grant  of 
1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  in  the  township  of  Dorset,  or 
as  much  thereof  as  remains  ungranted,   157 

Oct.  2.  Petition  of  Pierre  G.  Depeyster,  Thomas  Smith,  Win- 
ter Fargie,  Nich's.  C.  Bogart,  David  Shaw,  Peter  Bard, 
junr.,  Benjn.  Tusten  and  twenty-eight  others,  for  a  grant 


414 


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[vol.  xxr. 


Pago. 

17GG.  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river,  west  of  Topsham,  and  praying  that  the  same  be 
re-erected  into  a  township,    159 

[No  date.]  Power  of  attorney  from  Philip  Durell,  Charles 
Thompson,  John  Shelburne  and  George  Bumes,  to  John 
French,  of  the  city  of  New  York,  to  petition  for  and  take 
out  letters  patent  in  their  names,  for  such  tracts  of  hind 
as  he  shall  think  proper,   160 

Oct.  3.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Swords,  that  Owen 
Lynch  served  as  soldier  in  the  55th  regiment,  for  the  term 
of  his  inlistment,   161 

1765.  Sept.  2.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Thomas  Falconer,  that  Philip 

Waller  served  as  soldier  in  the  44th  regiment  for  the  term 

of  his  inlistment,   161 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Thomas  Falconer,  that  Thomas 
Tumlin  served  as  soldier  in  the  44th  regiment,   161 

1766.  Oct.  3.  Petition  of  John  Syrutscheck,  soldier,  for  a  grant  of 

50  acres  of  land,  on  the  Mohawk  river,   162 

Oct.  3.  Indian  deed  to  Michl.  Byrne,  France  Rupert,  Lucas 
Vedder  and  others,  for  10,000  acres  of  land,  between  the 
Bickabeen  creek  and  Stony  creek,  at  Schoharie,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   163 

Certificate  of  Govr.  Moore,  that  the  foregoing  Indian  deed 
was  executed  at  Johnson  Hall,  and  the  consideration 
money  paid,   163 

Receipt  of  three  Mohawk  chiefs,  for  £200,  consideration 
money  paid  them  by  Governor  Moore,   163 

Oct.  3.  Indian  deed  to  Nicholas  Matthia,  Lawrence  Law- 
yer and  others,  for  about  1,500  acres,  lying  at  Schohary 
creek,   164 

Oct.  3.  Certificate  of  Govr.  Moore,  that  the  above  deed  was 
executed  at  Johnson  Hall,  and  the  consideration  money 
paid,   164 

Oct.  3.  Receipt  of  three  Mohawk  chiefs,  for  £130  considera- 
tion money,  paid  them  by  Govr.  Moore,  164 

Oct.  3.  Indian  deed  to  David  Prym,  for  150  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  Salm 
creek,  and  running  along  up  Schoharie  creek  till  opposite 
Deer  Island,   165 

Certificate  of  Govr.  Moore,  that  the  above  deed  was  executed 
at  Johnson  Hall,  and  the  consideration  money  paid,   165 

Oct.  3.  Receipt  of  three  Mohawk  chiefs  for  £0  5s.,  considera- 
tion money  paid  them  by  Govr.  Moore,   165 

Oct.  3.  Indian  deed  to  Johannes  Lawyer,  Jacob  Zimmer, 
Moses  Ibbit  and  Jacob  Enter  and  others,  for  two  tracts 
of  land  containing  24,000  acres  ;  the  first  north  of  Scho- 
harie creek ;  the  second  tract  west  of  a  tract  granted 
George  Clark  and  others,   166 

Oct,  3.  Certificate  of  Govr.  Moore,  that  the  above  deed  was 
executed  at  Johnson  Hall,  and  the  consideration  money 
paid,   166 

Oct.  3.  Receipt  of  three  Mohawk  chiefs  for  £530  considera- 
tion money  paid  them  by  Gov.  Moore,   166 


OL.  XXI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


415 


Pa<?e. 

T66.  Oct.  3.  Indian  deed  to  Hendk.  Heegar,  Jacob  Myer,  Adam 
Zee,  Nichs.  Becker  and  others,  for  1,000  acres  of  land 
.south  of  a  patent  granted  Nichs.  York  and  others,   167 

Certificate  of  Govr.  Moore,  that  the  above  deed  was  executed 
at  Johnson  Hall,  and  the  consideration  money  paid,   167 

Oct.  3.  Receipt  of  three  Mohawk  chiefs  for  £60  consideration 
money  paid  them  by  Govr.  Moore,   167 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  Thomas  Mathews,  soldier  in  the  late  80th 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  50  acres  of  land  on  Lake  Cham- 
plain,   168 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  Bunker  Jay,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres 
of  land  in  Hinsdale,  Connecticut  river,   169 

Oct.  6.  Agreement  between  persons  concerned  in  lands  peti- 
tioned for  and  claimed  to  be  within  the  bounds  of  Coey- 
mans  patent,  for  postponing  the  hearing  of  the  case,   170 

Oct.  7.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  B.  Ratzer  that  Joseph  Anthony 
served  as  soldier  in  the  late  60th  regiment  during  the  war,  171 

Oct.  8.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  B.  Ratzer  that  Philip  Lafille 
served  as  soldier  in  the  28th  regiment  during  the  war,. .  171 

Oct.  8.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Jessup  and  fourteen  others,  for 
a  grant  of  15,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river  in  the  county  of  Albany,  north  of  Queensbury, 
and  between  said  river  and  Lake  George,   172 

Oct.  8.  Certificate  of  Edward  Downes  that  Thomas  Anslow 
served  as  serjeant  in  the  80th  regiment  during  the  war,. .  17-'> 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Van  Alstyne,  Peter  T.  Curtenius, 
Corns.  C.  Wynkoop  and  thirty-seven  others,  for  a  grant 
of  a  tract  of  36,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  bounded  easterly  by  the  township  of  Corinth 


and  south  by  the  township  of  Dasham,   1 74 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  Philip  Van  Petten,  Simon  Schermerhorn 
and  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  associates,  praying  license  to 
purchase  30,000  acres  of  land  about  fourteen  miles  above 
Schenectady  to  the  north  of  Caneaderosseros,  and  to  the 

south  of  Sacendago,   175 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  John  Bagnell,  late  private  in  the  44th 

regiment,  for  a  grant  of  50  acres  of  land,   176 

Oct.  9.  Certificate  of  Deputy  Adjutant  General  Maitland, 
that  John  Jacob  Kong,  late  soldier  in  the  25th  regiment 

was  disbanded,   177 

Oct.  13.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Reid,  that  Robert 
Mcintosh,  soldier,  served  in  the  42d  regiment,   178 


Oct.  13.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Thomas  Falconer,  Adjutant  J. 
Keough  and  Capt.  Charles  Osborne,  that  Robert  Gillmore, 
soldier,  served  in  the  44th  regiment  during  the  war,. ...  179 
Oct.  13.  Petition  of  Phineas  Bradley,  Samuel  Bishop,  Benja- 
min Dodgester  and  Eliakim  Hall,  in  behalf  of  themselves 
and  their  associates,  praying  a  grant  of  confirmation  for 
the  township  of  Windhall,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecti- 
cut river,  north  of  Stratton  and  east  of  Manchester,  for- 
merly granted  under  New  Hampshire,   180 

Oct.  13.  List  of  the  original  grantees  of  said  township,   180 

Oct.  14.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Whitehouse,  late  cor- 


416 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXI. 


1766.  poral  in  H.  M.'s  royal  regiment  of  artillery,  of  a  tract  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  containing  200  acres,  (town 
of  Charlotte,  Vermont,)   181 

Oct.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Mitchell,  late  a  private 
in  the  35th  regiment,  of  50  acres  of  land,  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  county  of  Albany,  (town  of  Charlotte,  Ver- 
mont,)  182 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Charles  Phelps  and  associates,  of  the 
township  of  New  Marlborough,  west  of  Battlebury,  pray- 
ing a  grant  and  confirmation  of  said  township,   183 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Charles  Phelps,  that  a  patent  be  issued 
under  the  broad  seal  of  New  York  for  the  township  of 
Marlborough  to  the  persons  named  in  an  annexed  list,. .  185 

List  of  patentees  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  petition,   185 

List  of  settlers  on  the  township  of  Marlborough,   185 

Oct.  6.  Power  of  attorney  to  Charles  Phelps  from  the  origi- 
nal grantees  of  Marlborough,  to  present  their  titles  before 
the  governor  and  council  of  New  York,  in  order  to  obtain 
a  confirmation  of  the  same,   185 

Oct.  6.  List  of  grantees  of  New  Marlborough,  powers  and 
deeds  to  present  owners,   185 

Patent  under  the  seal  of  New  Hampshire  of  the  township 
of  New  Marlborough,   186 

Oct.  15.  Caveat  by  Charles  Phelps  against  granting  the  town- 
ship of  New  Marlborough  until  he  be  first  heard,   186 


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1766, 1767. 


Page. 

1766.  Oct.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Andrew  Hinniman,  late  a 
private  in  the  77th  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  50  acres  of 


land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 

north  of  a  tract  granted  Christian  Stadle,   1 

Map  of  the  same,   1 

Oct.  16.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Yaughan  and  others, 
for  a  warrant  of  survey  and  letters  patent,  for  certain 

lands  purchased  by  them  of  the  Mohawk  Indians,   2 

Oct.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Lawrence  Regar,  late  a  corpo- 
ral in  the  43d  regiment,  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (town  of 

Charlotte,  Vermont,)   3 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Phineas  Lyman,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Wethersfield, 

formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,   4 

Oct.  17.  Another  copy  of  the  foregoing  petition,   5 

List  of  the  original  grantees,  present  owners  and  names  to 

be  inserted  in  the  patent,  for  township  of  Weathersfield,  6 
[No  date.]  Caveat  by  Richard  Morris,  against  granting 
letters  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land,  in  Springfield  and 
Weathersfield,  until  he  and  his  associates  are  first  heard,  6 
Oct.  17.  Petition  of  John  Sheerar,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  township 
of  Berlin,  on  Onion  river,  formerly  granted  under  New 

Hampshire,   7 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Belsier,  late  a  soldier 
in  the  60th  regiment,  and  Hugh  McBride,  late  a  soldier 
in  the  45th  regiment,  of  100  acres  of  land,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   8 


Oct.  18.  Petition  of  Peter  Meuvenbeldt,  late  a  serjeant,  Ben- 
jamin Dickson,  late  a  corporal,  in  the  60th  regiment, 
George  Rogers,  late  a  corporal  in  the  27th  regiment,  and 
James  Stevenson,  late  a  corporal  in  the  1st  Royal  regi- 
ment, of  four  tracts  of  land,  containing  together  800  acres, 
53 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXII. 


Page. 

1766.  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,   9 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Vaughan,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  associates,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  and  letters 
patent,  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawk,  lately  purchased  by  the  Indians,   lo 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  Michl.  Byrne,  France  Rupert  and  Lucas 
Yedder,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  associates,  for  a 
warrant  of  survey  and  letters  patent,  for  a  tract  of  land  at 
Schohary,  lately  purchased  of  the  Indians,   1 1 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Heeger  and  others,  praying  a 
warrant  of  survey  and  letters  patent,  for  a  tract  of  land  at 
Schohary,  lately  purchased  of  the  Indians,   12 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  David  Prim,  praying  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey and  letters  patent,  for  a  tract  of  land  at  Schohary 
creek,  lately  purchased  from  the  Indians,   13 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  William  Bayard  and  others,  praying  a 
warrant  of  survey  and  letters  patent,  for  a  tract  of  land, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  lately  purchased 
from  the  Mohawk  Indians,   14 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  Johannes  Lawyer  and  others,  praying  a 
warrant  of  survey  and  letters  patent,  for  two  tracts  of 
land,  near  Schohary,  containing  about  24,000  acres,  lately 
purchased  from  the  Indians,   15 

August  25.  Caveat  by  James  Duane,  for  himself  and  twenty- 
five  associates,  against  granting  or  confirming  unto  Johs. 
Lawyer  and  his  associates,  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the 
township  of  Duanesburgh,  petitioned  for  by  them,   15 

Oct.  18.  Memorial  of  the  Honble.  Thomas  Gage  and  others, 
praying  a  warrant  of  survey  and  letters  patent,  for  a 
tract  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
containing  about  200,000  acres,  lately  purchased  from  the 
Indians,   16 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  Nichs.  Matthias  and  Lawrence  Lawyer, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  associates,  praying  a  warrant 
of  survey  and  letters  patent,  for  a  tract  of  land  at  Scho- 
hary, containing  about  1,500  acres,  lately  purchased  from 
the  Indians,   17 

Oct.  18.  Petition  of  George  Williams  and  three  other  Ser- 
jeants and  five  privates,  late  of  the  28th  regiment,  for  a 
grant  of  1,050  acres  of  land,  in  the  township  of  Thetford, 
on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   18 

Certificates  that  John  McGee,  Simon  Solomon,  George  Wil- 
liams, Paul  Swift,  William  Reed,  Evan  Jones,  Daniel 
Campbell  and  John  White,  of  the  28th  regiment,  served 
during  the  war,   18 

Oct.  21.  Petition  of  Samuel  Chandler  and  twenty-nine  others, 
praying  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river,  and  to  the  west  of  Lunenburgh,  and 
that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,   19 

Oct.  21.  Petition  of  Lucius  Ferdinand  Carey  and  twenty- 
nine  others,  praying  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  and  to  the  west  of  the 


>l.  xxii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  419 

Page. 

66.      township  of  Barnet,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 

township,  by  the  name  of  Falkland,   19 


Oct.  22.  Petition  of  Daniel  Curry,  Daniel  Callow,  Edward 
Neeves  and  Abertus  Arnurne,  late  soldiers  in  the  80th 
regiment,  and  Patrick  Ellis  and  David  Rowley,  late 
soldiers  in  the  72d  regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  lands, 


pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,  in  one  tract,   20 

Oct.  22.  Certificate  of  Frederick  Haldyuand,  that  Thomas 
Finly,  Edward  Lawrence,  Joseph  Rosson,  Benj.  Thes<le- 
wood,  William  Atkin,  Robert  McCubbins  and  Charles 
Boyle,  late  soldiers  in  the  4th  battalion  Royal  Ameri- 
cans, served  during  the  war,   21 

Oct.  22.  Petition  of  William  Fitch,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  five  rights  of  land,  containing 
together  near  2,000  acres,  in  the  township  of  Pawlet, . ...  22 
Oct.  23.  Petition  of  John  Kelly,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  praying  a  consideration  of  the  premises  in  re- 
lation to  certain  lands,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 

river,  formerly  petitioned  for,  ,   23 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Cole,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  and  the  children  and  devisees  of  Elihu  Marsh, 

deceased,  praying  a  grant  of  certain  lots  of  land,   24 

Map  showing  the  several  lots  referred  to  in  the  foregoing 

petition,   24 

Oct.  24.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Alexander  Fraser,  of  the  late 
78th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 

townships  of  New  Fane  and  Townsend,   25 

Oct.  25.  Petition  of  John  Elbling,  James  Creage,  Jabez 
Ashley  and  Thomas  Burns,  late  soldiers,  for  a  grant  of 
200  acres  of  land,  and  that  the  same  be  located  in  the 

county  of  Ulster,  west  of  Tenstone  meadow,   26 

Oct.  25.  Petition  of  Capt.  David  Skene,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 

acres  of  land,   27 

Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Capt.  David  Skene 

served  during  the  war,   27 

Oct.  27.  Memorial  of  Henry  Cuyler,  reduced  commissioner 
of  stores  and  provisions,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of 
land,  in  addition  to  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  already  granted 

him,  "   28 

Nov.  12.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  the  rank  of  commis- 
sioner of  stores  is  considered  in  respect  to  quarters,  &a, 

the  same  as  captain,   28 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Dennis  Carleton,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  township  of  Cumberland,  on 

the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   29 

Sept.  22.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Dennis  Carle- 
ton  served  during  the  war,   29 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  William  Kelly  and  twenty-three  others, 
praying  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river ;  bounded  east  by  Fairly ; 
south  by  Stratford ;  north  by  Corinth,  and  west  by  Dash- 
am,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,  by 
the  name  of  Gageborough,   30 


420 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXII. 


J.  rtj<e. 

1766.  Duplicate  of  the  foregoing  petition,   30 

Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Neal  McKinnon,  late  a  corporal  in  the 
77th  regiment,  Archd.  Mclntyre,  late  corporal  in  the  40th 
regiment,  and  Dugall  McDugall,  late  soldier  in  the  40th 
regiment,  for  three  certain  tracts  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,    31 

April  4.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  John  Hamilton,  that  Dugall 
McDugall  was  discharged,   31 

May  25.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  John  Hamilton,  that  Corporal 
Archd.  Mclntyre  was  discharged,   31 

June  2.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Jno.  Hamilton,  that  Neal  Mc- 
Kinnon served  during  the  war,   31 


Oct.  28.  Petition  of  Joseph  Reade,  Jr.,  and  Willihelmus  Van 
Antwerp,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  1,400  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  the  patent  of  Saratoga, . .  32 
Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Wm.  O'Brien,  praying  a  further  day  for 
the  hearing  the  merits  of  his  caveat,  against  granting 
lands  within  the  location  made  for  the  Earl  of  Ilchester 


and  others,  (see  vol.  xxi.,  page  110,)   33 

Oct.  29.  Certificate  of  Fredk.  Haldimand,  Col.  commandant 
of  the  4th  battalion  of  the  60th  or  Royal  American  regi- 
ment, that  Robert  Allen,  Serjeant,  served  in  the 
above  regiment,   33 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Whitehead  Leonard,  of  Kingston,  in  the 
province  of  New  Jersey,  for  a  grant  and  confirmation  of 
lot  No.  26,  in  the  Minisink  angle,   34 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Wm.  Livingston,  Wm.  Smith,  Junr., 
and  Whitehead  Hicks,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  27 
others,  praying  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river ;  bounded  east  by  Sharon : 
south  by  Bernard,  and  north  by  Tunbridge,  and  that  the 
same  be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Loyal- 
town,    35 

List  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  patent,  for  the  township 
ofLoyaltown,   35 

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  Lieut.  John  Nordbergh,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  township  of  Cumberland,   36 

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  Lieut.  John  Nordbergh,  for  a  grant  of 
1,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  township  of  Cumberland,   37 

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Etherington,  for  1,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  northeast  corner  of  the  township  of 
Cumberland,   38 


Nov.  7.  Petition  of  John  French,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  23 
others,  for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres,  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river ;  bounded  on  the  north  by  Newbury ; 
on  the  south  by  Fairly,  and  on  the  west  by  Corinth ;  and 
pray  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,   39 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Capt.  Francis  Legge,  for  5,000  acres  of 
land,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river ;  bounded  on 
the  east  by  the  township  of  New  Fane ;  on  the  west  by 
Somersett;  on  the  south  partly  by  Draper  and  Marl- 
borough, and  north  by  unpatented  lands,   40 


VOL.  XXII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


421 


Page. 

176G.  Nov.  4.  Order  that  a  warrant  of  survey  be  issued  for  said 

land,   40 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Samuel  Hunt,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  that  part  of  the  township  of 
Hindsdale,  west  of  Connecticut  river,  •  41 

Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Lieut.  John  Hamilton,  of  the  40th  regi- 
ment, for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  township 
of  Marlborough,   42 

June  30.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Jno.  Hamil- 
ton served  during  the  war,   42 

Nov.  5.  Petition  of  Ensign  Caesar  McCormac,  for  2,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  northeast  corner  of  the  township  of  Marl- 
borough,  43 

Oct.  27.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Ensign  Csesar  Mc- 
Cormac served  during  the  war,   43 

Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  Adjutant  Donaldson  that  Alexr.  Stew- 
art, soldier  in  the  80th  regiment,  served  during  the  war,  44 

Nov.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Hasenclever,  of  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  patent  formerly  granted  Capt. 
John  Evans,  lying  in  the  county  of  Orange,  adjoining  a 
tract  granted  Gabriel  and  Wm.  Ludlow,  (Monroe,  Orange 
Co.,)   44 

Map  of  the  same,   44 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Robert  R.  Livingston  and  thirty-four 
others,  for  a  grant  of  35,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river,  between  the  townships  of  Stratton, 
Somersett  and  Windhall  on  the  west,  and  the  townships 
of  New  Fane  and  Townsend  on  the  east,  and  that  the 
same  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Camden,  45 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Peter  Hasenclever,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  Capt.  John  Evans, . .  46 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Nathan  Whiting,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  nine  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  10,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  township  of  Cumberland   47 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  Samuel  Wells,  attorney  to  certain  of  the 
proprietors  of  the  township  of  Guilford,  for  a  grant  of 
,  said  township,   48 

Nov.  9.  Petition  of  Andrew  Rusk,  for  a  grant  of  50  acres  of 
land  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  on  the  upper 
falls  of  Otter  creek,   49 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Thomas  Falconer,  that  Andrew 
Rusk  served  as  private  for  the  term  of  his  inlistment, ...  49 

Nov.  9.  Petition  of  Adolphus  Benzel,  for  2,000  acres  of  land 
to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,   50 

Dec.  15.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Lieut.  Adolphus  Ben- 
zel served  during  the  war,   50 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Moncriffe  and  Ensign 
James  Stevenson  of  the  late  50th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of 
4,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river, 
west  of  the  townships  of  Townshend  and  New  Fane,  and 
east  of  Stratton  and  Somersett,   51 

Oct.  17.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Thomas  Mon- 


422 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xxn. 


Page. 

1766.  crieffe  and  Ensign  James  Stevenson  served  during  the 
war,     51 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Augustus  Van  Cortlandt  and  thirty- 
four  others,  for  a  grant  of  1 ,000  acres  to  each,  of  a  tract 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  bounded 
east  partly  on  Bernard  and  partly  on  Linfield,  <fcc,   52 

Nov.  10.  Certificate  of  Alexr.  Cameron,  ensign  of  the  46th 
regiment,  that  James  Barron,  late  corporal  in  the  80th 
regiment,  was  disbanded  upon  the  reduction  of  said  regi- 
ment in  consequence  of  the  peace,   52 

Nov.  10.  Memorial  of  Peter  Hasenclever,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  the  Hon.  David  Grame,  and  Mr.  Andrew  Seton, 
of  London,  and  their  associates,  to  the  number  of  forty 
persons,  for  a  grant  of  40,000  acres  of  land  to  the  north 
of  the  manor  of  Cosby  and  adjacent  to  Canada  creek, ...  53 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  John  Springer,  Elizabeth  Springer  and 
Ann  Chadarin  Partin,  for  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  to  the  east,  or  on  Otter  creek,  and  about  a  mile 
south  of  the  upper  falls  on  said  creek,   54 

Nov.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Kathan  and  eighteen 
others,  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  called  Fullum,  (Ver- 
mont,)   55 

Map  of  the  same,  showing  four  tracts  reserved  for  the  follow- 
ing purposes:  One  of  300  acres  for  the  society  of  the 
Propagation  of  the  Gospel ;  another  of  300  acres  for  a 
minister  of  the  church  of  England ;  a  third  tract  of  300 
acres  for  the  first  settled  minister  on  said  tract ;  and  a 
fourth  tract  of  100  acres  for  the  use  of  a  schoolmaster,  55 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Mary  Airey,  relict  of  the  deceased 
Joseph  Airey,  late  lieutenant  in  one  of  H.  M.'s  indepen- 
dent companies,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
township  of  Draper  on  Connecticut  river,   56 

1767.  Jan.  30.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Mary  Airey  is  widow 

of  the  late  Joseph  Airey,  who  served  during  the  war  and 

died  at  the  Havanna, . .  .*   56 

1766.  Nov.  11.  Memorial  of  Capt.  Win.  Shirreff,  in  behalf  of  his 
nephew  John  Hay,  setting  forth  that  said  John  Hay  is 
son  of  the  deceased  Lieut.  Alexr.  Hay  of  the  40th  regi- 
ment, and  praying  a  grant  of  land  on  the  same  footing 
with  the  reduced  officers,   5 " 

Nov.  11.  Certificate  of  Lieut,  D.  Carleton  that  Richd.  Hutch- 
inson served  as  private  in  the  44th  regiment  during  the 
war,   57 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Duncan  Campbell,  late  lieutenant  in 
the  42d  regiment  and  John  Clarke  late  quarter  master  of 
the  60th  or  royal  American  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  4,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Draper,  and  on  the  east 
side  of  Deerfield  river,   58 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  Stephen  Dannall,  for  200  acres  of  land,  58 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Gabriel  Springer,  Elizabeth  Springer, 
and  Catharina  Partin,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land 
on  Otter  creek,   59 


70L.  xxii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  423 

Page. 

,766.  Nov.  13.  Petition  of  James  Smith,  Thomas  Carroll,  George 
Stevens  and  twenty  associates,  for  a  grant  of  the  township 
of  Topsham,   60 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Robert  R.  Livingston  and  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  as  much  lands  in  the  eastern  bounds  of  the 
township  of  Windhall,  as  will  make,  with  the  lands  already 
granted  them,  the  quantity  of  35,000  acres,   61 

Nov.  13.  Schedule,  showing  the  number  of  acres  they  are 
deficient,   61 

Map  of  the  same,   61 

Nov.  14.  Petition  of  Jacob  Gilles,  of  Ulster  county,  praying 
letters  patent  for  two  tracts  of  land  in  said  county,   62 

Nov.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Win.  Kempe,  James  Lamb, 
and  John  Crum,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Orange,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  Vincent  and 
David  Mathews,  (Haverstraw  and  Monroe,  Orange  Co.,)  63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

Nov.  17.  Notice  by  James  Duane,  that  he  withdraws  the 
caveat  entered  for  Col.  Robert  Livingston,  against  grant- 
ing a  piece  of  land  near  Kinderhook,  petitioned  for  by 
H.  Munroe,   64 

Nov.  17.  Certificate  that  Thomas  Carr  served  as  a  soldier  in 
the  4th  battalion  of  royal  Americans,  during  the  war, ...  64 

Nov.  19.  Lists  of  the  original  grantees  of  the  township  of 
Cavendish,  and  of  the  persons  to  be  secured  in  their  pro- 
perty in  said  township,  by  the  persons  named  in  the  letters 
patent,   64 

Nov.  19.  Petition  of  Col.  Nathan  Whiting  and  nine  others, 
for  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river,  in  the  township  of  Cumberland,   65 

Nov.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Jonathan  Brewer,  late  a  cap- 
tain in  one  of  H.  M.'s  independent  companies,  of  a  tract 
of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining 
a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut.  John  Butler,  (Duanesburgh, 
Schenectady  Co.,)   66 

Map  of  the  same,   66 

Nov.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  John  Butler,  of  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  north  of  the  manor 
of  Ranselaer,  (Princetown  and  Duanesburgh,  Schenectady 
Co.,)   67 

Map  of  the  same,   67 

Nov.  20.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Willard,  Hendk.  Minard, 
Christian  Ray  and  Samuel  Willard,  for  a  grant  of  the 
township  of  Harwick,   68 

Nov.  20.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Willard  and  eight  others,  for 
a  grant  of  the  township  of  Pawlet,   69 

Nov.^20.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Willard,  Daniel  Willard  and 
Wm.  Willard,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Danby,   70 

Nov.  20.  Petition  of  Samuel  Moore,  Serjeant,  and  ten  pri- 
vates, for  a  grant  of  700  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  south  of  a  tract  granted  Wm.  Cockroft 
and  others,   71 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xxn. 


1766.  Certificates  that  Anthony  Williams,  Philip  McCullough, 
Abraham  Fairbanks,  William  Tappar,  Samuel  Moore, 
James  Tarpley,  Stephen  Gaffen,  Christopher  Seiffer,  Denis 
Connell,  John  Elmer,  served  in  the  late  war,   71 

Nov.  20.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Archd.  Campbell,  late  of  the  42d 
or  royal  highland  regiment,  praying  that  the  land  peti- 
tioned for  by  him  and  several  reduced  officers,  be  laid  out 
in  a  vacant  tract  adjoining  Beekman's  patent,  and  the 
oblong  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,   73 

Nov.  21.  Petition  of  John  Jackson,  Thomas  Allen  and  Samuel 
Seaman,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  on  Nassau  Island, 
containing  800  acres,   74 

Nov.  21.  Certificate  of  Major  A.  Duncan,  that  Thos.  Fraser 
served  in  the  55th  regiment,  during  the  war,   74 

Nov.  21.  Petition  of  Henry  Cary  and  sundry  other  persons, 
praying  letters  patent  for  certain  lands  settled  on  by  them, 
between  Beekman's  Precinct  and  the  Oblong,   75 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  Thomas  Ford,  corporal  in  the  4th  bat- 
talion of  royal  Americans,  and  nine  others,  non-commis- 
sioned officers  and  soldiers,  for  1,250  acres  of  land  in  the 
townships  of  New  Fane  and  Brattleborough,  with   77 

Nov.  22.  Certificate  that  Thomas  Ford,  John  Kelling,  Edward 
Oates,  Hugh  Barnes,  Geo.  Robinson,  Joseph  Barnes, 
Richd.  Pavie,  Robert  Brodis,  James  Russet,  Joseph  Rich- 
ardson and  Henry  Browell  served  during  the  war,   77 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  Joseph  Frost,  John  Simpson,  Benjn. 
Randell  and  Wm.  Vennard,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and 
their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Topsham,  78 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  Capt.  Durell,  commanding  H.  M.'s 
sloop  the  Cygnet,  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land,. . .  79 

Nov.  24.  Caveat  by  Andrew  Moorehouse  and  Samuel  Waldo, 
against  granting  any  lands  to  the  east  of  Col.  Henry 
Beekman's  patent,  and  to  the  west  of  the  Oblong,  until 
they  are  first  heard,   80 

Nov.  25.  Petition  of  Wm.  Howard,  James  Harris  and  others, 
for  liberty  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  certain  lands  lying 
between  Col.  Henry  Beekman's  patent  and  the  Great  Nine 
Partners,  and  east  of  the  Oblong,   80 

Nov.  26.  Petition  of  Henry  Glen,  Alexr.  Campbell,  John 
Visger,  junr.,  Philip  Garlock,  Harmanus  H.  Wendle  and 
Alexr.  Ellice,  for  themselves  and  ninety-four  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  100,000  acres  of  land, 
about  fifty  miles  west  of  Schenectady,  and  north  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  between  two  creeks,  the  one  called  Cajo- 
haronda,  and  the  other  Teigo,   81 

Nov.  26.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  French  and  nine  others,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of 
the  township  of  Grafton,   82 

Nov.  26.  Certificate  that  Michl.  Ralf  served  as  private  sol- 
dier in  the  55th  regiment,  during  the  war,   83 

Nov.  — .  Petition  of  Lieut.  Francis  Pfister,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river, 
on  the  west  side  of  Canada  creek,   8: 


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17G6.  Nov.  28.  Caveat  by  John  Morin  Scott,  in  behalf  of  the  pro- 
prietors of  Rumbout's  patent,  against  granting  lands 
within  the  bounds  of  said  patent  until  they  are  first  heard,  84 

Nov.  28.  List  of  grantees  in  Fairlie,  with  alterations  pro- 
posed,  85 

Nov.  29.  Caveat  by  David  Johnston,  for  himself  and  the  rest 
of  the  proprietors  of  a  certain  patent  in  Dutchess  county, 
against  granting  any  lands  within  the  bounds  of  said 
patent  until  they  are  first  heard,   86 

Nov.  28.  Petition  of  Francis  McDermott,  praying  a  warrant 
of  survey  and  letters  patent  for  what  shall  remain  after 
granting  300  acres  to  Jacob  Locke rman,  of  a  tract  of  land 
settled  on  by  him  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  east  of  Kater's  creek,   87 

Dec.  1.  Petition  of  Edward  Jessup  and  Ebenezer  Jessup,  for 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Arling- 
ton,   88 

Nov.  20.  Certificates  that  Hamilton  Elliot,  Peter  Hews,  John 
Prusk,  Jerry  Dougherty,  William  Totten,  John  Hooper, 
Thomas  Mitting,  John  Aggaton,  John  Howard,  James 
Bears  and  William  Pinney  served  during  the  war,   88 

Dec.  2.  Petition  of  Richd.  Eyselstyne  and  ten  others,  for  a 
grant  of  18,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   89 

Dec.  2.  Petition  of  John  Woodsman,  for  a  grant  of  50  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  a 
tract  granted  Adolphus  Benzel,   90 

Dec.  2.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Grout,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  proprietors  of  the  township  of  Lunenburgh,  for  a 
grant  of  said  township,   91 

Dec.  2.  Memorial  of  Israel  Putnam,  in  behalf  of  the  proprie- 
tors of  the  township  of  Pomfret,  praying  a  grant  of  said 
township,   92 

Dec.  2.  List  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  grant  of  the 
township  of  Pomfret,   92 

Dec.  3.  Affidavit  of  Israel  Putnam,  forswearing  all  knowledge 
of  the  fraud  committed  by  Isaac  Danna,  in  conveying  to 
him  power  of  attorney  from  Pomfret,   93 

July  15.  Power  of  attorney  from  the  proprietors  of  the  town- 
ship of  Pomfret  to  Isaac  Danna,   93 

Dec.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Nordburgh,  of  a  tract  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  town 
of  Cumberland,  (Brattleborough,  Vermont,)   94 

Map  of  the  same,   94 

Dec.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Thomas  Etherington,  of 
three  tracts  of  land,  containing,  together,  3,000  acres,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river;  two  of  which  tracts 
lye  in  the  township  of  Springfield,  and  the  third  in  the 
township  of  Weathersfield,  (Vermont,)   95 

Map  of  the  same,   95 

Dec.  3.  Abstract  of  a  return  of  survey  for  Major  John 
Wrightson,  of  5,265  acres  of  land,  adjoining  lands  peti- 
tioned for  by  Lieut.  Hugh  Wallace  and  Alexr.  Wallace, .  9G 
54 


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1766.  Dec.  5.  Petition  of  Gideon  Lyman  and  Joseph  Little,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  town- 
ship of  Springfield,   97 

Dec.  4.  Caveat  by  Walter  Rutherford,  against  granting  let- 
ters patent  for  the  township  of  Springfield,   98 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  James  Tute  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  township  of  Springfield,   98 

Dec.  5.  Draft  of  warrants  of  survey  for  the  townships  of 
Springfield  and  Cavendish,   99 

Dec.  5.  Memorial  of  Robert  Leake,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
deputies,  for  a  grant  of  three  tracts  of  land  containing 
together  49,000  acres,  the  first  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  between  the  south 
bounds  of  the  great  nine  partners  patent,  and  the  north 
bounds  of  Col.  Henry  Beekman's  patent,  containing  13,000 
acres ;  the  second  in  said  county  near  Poghkeepsie,  con- 
tains 5,154  acres;  and  the  third,  also  in  said  county  be- 
tween the  lands  granted  Col.  Stevanus  Cortland  and  Col. 
Henry  Beekman  on  the  north,  and  lands  granted  Adolph 
Phelps  on  the  south,  and  contains  27,966  acres,  and  prays 
to  be  protected  against  the  claims  of  other  patentees,   100 

Dec.  8.  Petition  of  John  Tabor  Kempe,  Crean  Brush,  John 
Bowles  and  twenty-one  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township 
of  Chatham,    101 

Dec.  8.  Petition  of  Archd.  Fraser,  Wm.  Mcintosh,  Alexr. 
Munro,  James  Stewart,  Alexr.  Stewart  and  Robert  Mc- 
intosh, for  a  grant  of  6,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany  to  the  north  and  east  of  a  tract  granted  reduced 
non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  42d  regi- 
ment,   102 

Dec.  9.  Petition  of  Benjn.  Ferris,  Edward  Burling,  Saml. 
Hungerford,  Saml.  Keep  and  Ebenezer  Fiske,  in  behalf 
of  themselves  and  the  most  of  the  proprietors  of  the  town- 
ships of  Charlotte,  Wenlock,  Pocock,  Colchester,  &c, 
granted  under  New  Hampshire,  praying  that  none  of  the 
lands  in  said  townships  be  granted  until  the  King's  plea- 
sure is  known,   103 

Dec.  9.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  R.  Browne  that  James  Richard- 
son, corporal  in  the  46th  regiment  served  during  the  war,  104 

Dec.  11.  Petition  of  John  Taylor,  Judah  Harlow,  George 
Stewart,  Joseph  Allicocke  and  Robert  Harding,  for  three 
tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  two  of  which  lye 
between  Wall  kill  and  Shawangunk  kill,  and  the  third  on 
the  west  side  of  said  Shawangunk  kill,   104 

Dec.  11.  Petition  of  Charles  Giles,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land,   105 

Dec.  10.  Certificate  of  Major  Thomas  James,  that  Charles 
Gyles,  mariner,  did  serve  as  master  of  ordnance  on  board 
H.  M.'s  sloop  the  Britain,  at  the  siege  of  Quebec,   105 

Dec.  11.  Memorial  of  Henry  Feere,  praying  a  grant  of  400 
acres  of  land  in  Lockerman's  patent,  •  •  106 

Dec.  11.  Certificate  that  Thomas  Smith  served  as  soldier  in 
the  46th  regiment  during  the  war,   10V 


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427 


Page. 


1766.  Dec.  11.  Certificate  that  David  Petry  served  as  soldier  in 

46th  regiment  during  the  war,   108 

Dec.  12.  Petition  of  Pierce  Ponsonby  Butler,  praying  that 
the  5,000  acres  of  land  granted  him  be  surveyed  in  the 
township  of  Marlborough,   110 

Dec.  12.  Petition  of  Hugh  Wallace  and  Alexr.  Wallace,  for 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain  in  the  county  of  Albany,  south  of  a  tract 
granted  Adolphus  Benzell  and  his  associates,   Ill 

Dec.  12.  Petition  of  Capt.  John  Ross,  of  the  95th  regiment, 
for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,   112 

Dec.  5.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Capt.  John  Ross  served 
during  the  war,   112 

Dec.  12.  Petition  of  Major  Jno.  Wrightson,  for  5,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  south  of  lands  petitioned  for  by  Hugh  Walace 
and  Alexr.  Wallace,  {see  page  96,)   113 

April  9.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Major  John  Wright- 
son  served  during  the  war,   113 

Dec.  12.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  G.  Rogers,  that  Hannah  Petry 
is  widow  of  the  late  Robt.  Petry,  who  served  in  the  46th 
regiment  during  the  war,   114 

Dec.  13.  Petition  of  Richard  Maitland  and  Sir  Henry  Seton, 
for  a  grant  of  8,000  acres  of  land  to  the  rear  of  Coey- 
nians'  confirmation,   114 

Dec.  13.  Petition  of  John  Harris  Cruger,  Win.  Walton,  Jr., 
Thomas  Jones  and  thirteen  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  town- 
ship of  Socialborough,   115 

Names  of  the  associates  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  petition,  115 

Dec.  13.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  G.Rogers,  that  Margaret  Hasty 
is  widow  of  the  late  Wm.  Hasty,  soldier  in  the  46th  regi 
ment  during  the  war,   116 

Dec.  12.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  G.  Rogers,  that  Mary  Hales  is 
widow  of  the  late  John  Hammond  who  served  as  soldier 
in  the  46th  regiment  during  the  war,   117 

Dec.  13.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  G.Rogers  that  Rebecca  Nelson 
is  widow  of  the  late  Edward  Nelson  who  served  in  the 
46th  regiment  during  the  war,   117 

Dec.  12.  Certificates  that  James  Carver  and  David  Shaw- 
served  during  the  war,.     118 

Dec.  13.  Certificate  that  John  Hughes  and  William  Pond 
served  in  the  46th  regiment  during  the  war,   119 

Dec.  12.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Bowden  that  Margt. 
Walker  is  widow  of  the  late  Joseph  Walker  who  served 
as  soldier  in  the  46th  regiment  during  the  war,   120 

Dec.  13.  Certificate  of  ensign  Edward  Chandler  that  Cathren 
is  widow  of  the  late  Peter  Craty  who  served  as  soldier 
in  the  46th  regiment  during  the  war,   120 

Dec.  12.  Certificate  of  Edwd.  Downes  that  Elizth.  Keary 
is  widow  of  the  late  Jno.  Keary  who  served  as  soldier  in 
the  46th  regiment  during  the  war,   121 


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Page. 

1766.  Dec.  11.  Certificate  that  James  Robinson  served  as  soldier 

in  the  46th  regiment  during  the  war,   121 

Dec.  15.  Petition  of  Samuel  Stringer,  late  mate  of  H.  M.'s 
Hospital,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  a  certain  tract  called 
Sandgate  in  the  county  of  Albany  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  almost  east  from  Fort  Miller,   122 

Dec.  15.  Certificate  that  the  late  John  Strugnal  served  as 
corporal  in  the  46th  regiment  during  the  war  and  that 
his  widow  is  entitled  to  land,   123 

Dec.  15.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Bowden  that  Mary 
Thomas  is  widow  of  the  late  Morris  Thomas  who  served 
as  soldier  in  the  46th  regiment  during  the  war,   123 

Dec.  15.  Petition  of  John  Tabor  Kempein  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  praying  to  be  heard  in  support  of  the 
petition  for  Marlborough,   124 

Dec.  16.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Whiting  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates  of  the  township  of  Newbury,  praying  a 
grant  of  said  township,   125 

Map  of  the  same,   125 

Dec.  17.  Petition  of  Oliver  Willard  in  behalf  of  the  propri- 
etors and  inhabitants  of  the  township  of  Hartford,  pray- 
ing that  the  grant  for  said  township  may  be  passed  in  the 
names  of  twenty  persons,  instead  of  fifty  as  granted  under 
New  Hampshire,   126 

Dec.  18.  Petition  of  John  Weatherhead  of  the  city  of  New 
York  in  behalf  of  himself  and  associates,  praying  that 
the  order  to  Philip  Van  Patten  and  others  for  an  Indian 
purchase  in  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river  be  annulled,  and  that  they 
be  heard  in  support  of  their  petition  for  30,000  acres  before 
any  purchase  be  made  in  said  tract,   127 

Dec.  18.  Petition  of  Samuel  Dick  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  to  the  south  of  a  tract  located  for  William  Wicham 
and  Co.,   128 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Wm.  Young  a  reduced  surgeon,  praying 
a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  to  be  laid  out  to  the  west 
of  a  twelve  mile  line  west  from  Brunck's  Creek  to  oppo- 
site the  south  end  of  John  Ryerses  Island,    129 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Hugh  Partrick,  late  sergeant  in  the  44th 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  a  small  island  in  Hudson's  river, 
about  two  miles  to  the  southeast  of  Esopus  Creek  called 
Magdaline  Island,  also  another  about  three  or  four  miles 
to  the  north  of  said  creek,  called  Wanton  Island ;  also 
several  little  islands  near  the  aforesaid  islands,  together 
with  two  flatts  at  the  mouth  of  Esopus  creek  called  Sag- 
ertjies  Flatts;  and  also  two  small  tracts  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river  to  the  south  and  west  of  a 
tract  granted  Godfried  Denwolfen,  and  to  the  east  and 
north  of  a  tract  granted  George  Meals  and  Richard  Hays, 
so  as  to  make  all  together  200  acres  of  land,  

Map  of  the  same,   ™ 

Dec.  22.  Memorial  of  William  Kelly  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  merchant,  in  behalf  of  the  Duke  of  Portland  and 


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766.      his  associates,  praying  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Sharon, 

formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,   130 

Dec.  22.  Memorial  of  Wm.  Kelly  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
merchant,  in  behalf  of  the  Right  Hon.  Lord  Viscount 
Townshend  and  his  associates,  praying  a  grant  of  the 
township  of  Woodstock  formerly  granted  under  New 
Hampshire,   131 

Dec.  22.  Memorial  of  Wm.  Kelly  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
merchant,  in  behalf  of  the  Right  Hon.  Charles  Towns- 
hend and  his  associates,  praying  a  grant  of  the  township 
of  Stamford  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,. . .  132 

Dec.  22.  Memorial  of  Wm.  Kelly  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
merchant,  in  behalf  of  Chase  Price  and  his  associates, 
praying  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Ryegate,  formerly 
granted  under  New  Hampshire,  ,'.   1?3 

Dec.  22.  Memorial  of  Wm.  Kelly  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
merchant,  in  behalf  of  the  Duke  of  Buccleugh  and  his 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  township  to  be  called  Buc- 
cleugh, formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire  by  the 
name  of  Bridgewater,   133 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  William  Holden  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  twenty-five  others,  praying  a  grant  of  a  certain  tract 
of  land  to  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 
Petersham,    134 

Dec  22.  Memorial  of  John  Monier  and  John  N.  Bleecker, 
praying  a  warrant  of  survey  for  two  tracts  of  land  of 
3,000  acres  each,  in  Sandgate  in  the  county  of  Albany  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  opposite  Fort  Miller,  and 
that  an  order  for  2,000  acres  petitioned  for  by  Doctor 
Stringer,  be  likewise  included,   135 

Description  of  the  bounds  of  said  tracts,   135 

Dec.  23.  Certificate  that  James  Robinson,  soldier  in  the  44th 

regiment,  served  during  the  war,   136 

"67.  Jan.  20.  Assignment  of  claim  to  land  by  James  Robinson  to 

Robert  Bushman,   136 

'66.  Dec.  —  Memorial  of  Thomas  Chandler,  in  relation  to  a  peti- 
tion preferred  by  Sarnl.  Chandler,  Gardiner  Chandler  and 
twenty-eight  others,  for  lands  to  the  northwest  of  lands 
granted  Major  Carey  and  others,  recommending  that  the 
prayer  of  said  petition  be  granted,   137 

Dec.  27.  Petition  of  Donald  McLean  a  reduced  surgeon, 
Malachy  Treat  a  reduced  surgon's  mate,  and  Neal  McLean 
a  reduced  lieutenant,  praying  that  the  lands  they  are  enti- 
tled to  by  H.  M.'s  Proclamation  be  laid  out  to  the  west  of 
a  twelve  mile  line  west  of  a  line  run  from  Brunck's  creek 

to  opposite  the  south  end  of  John  Ryerse's  island,   138 

67.  Jan.  3.  Petition  of  Robert  Harpur  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
George  West,  Martin  Springer,  Jacob  Neftzer  and  twenty 
others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Ryegate  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   138 

Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Daniel  Nimham,  chief  of  the  Wappinger 
Indians,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  the  rest  of  said  tribe, 
complaining  of  encroachments  made  by  Beverly  Robinson, 


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Page. 

1767.  Philip  Philips  and  Roger  Morris,  on  a  tract  of  200,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  south  part  of  the  county  of  Dutchess, 
and  praying  protection  and  redress  from  said  encroach- 
ments, &c,   139 

Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Giles  Alexander,  praying  a  hearing  in 
respect  to  his  claims  to  certain  lands,  petitioned  for  by 
him,.   140 

Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Dr.  Adam  Thompson,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  twenty-two  others,  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of 
23,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river,  and  west  of  Peacham,   141 

Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Charles  Hughes  and  others,  non-commis- 
sioned officers  and  soldiers,  for  2,750  acres  of  land,  on  the 
east  side  of  the  Elk  mountain,  and  to  the  north  of  Prince- 
town,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  141 

Report  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  the  lands  prayed  for, 
are  situate  in  the  townships  of  Dorset  and  Brumly,  and 
remain  ungranted,    141 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition, 
with  their  respective  quantities  of  land,   141 

Jan.  9.  Assignment  from  John '  Smith  to  Robert  Buchanan, 
of  his  right,  &c,  to  land  granted  him,  pursuant  to  the 
royal  proclamation,  142 

Jan.  9.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Mountaney,  Jacobus  Van  Zandt, 
Wm.  Waddle,  Jacobus  Mountaney,  Jr.,  John  Swine  and 
twenty-one  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  New- 
brook,  142 

Jan.  9.  Assignment  from  Alexr.  Stewart  to  Robt.  Buchanan, 
of  his  right  to  land  granted  pursuant  to  the  royal  procla- 
mation,   143,  144 

Jan.  9.  Assignment  from  David  Duff  to  Robert  Buchanan, 
of  his  right  to  land  granted  pursuant  to  the  royal  procla- 
mation,   145 

Jan.  9.  Assignment  from  Francis  Gurney  to  Robt.  Buchanan, 
of  his  right  to  land  granted  pursuant  to  the  royal  procla- 
mation,   146 

Jan.  12.  Assignment  from  Donald  Mclnnes  to  Robert  Bu- 
chanan, of  his  right  to  land  granted  pursuant  to  the  royal 
proclamation,   147 

Jan.  12.  Memorial  of  Robert  Leake,  commissary  general,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  deputies,  praying  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  a  certain  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  148 

Jan.  12.  Caveat  by  Robert  Leake,  against  granting  the  tract 
of  land  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  petition,  to  any  other 
person,  .  •  l^S 

Jan.  12.  Memorial  of  Giles  Alexander  and  eight  others,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  praying  a  hear- 
ing of  their  claims  to  certain  townships  granted  them 
under  New  Hampshire,  and  praying  a  confirmation  of 
said  grants,  

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Joseph  Hawkins  and  three  other 
non-commissioned  officers  and  six  privates,  for  1,100  acres 
of  land,  on  Skenesborough  creek,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  15 


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431 


f67.  Jan.  13.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Col.  Augustine  Prevost,  of  the 
3d  battalion  of  the  Royal  American  regiment,  and  his 
son,  Augustine  Prevost,  Lieut,  in  the  4th  battalion  of  said 
regiment,  praying  a  grant  of  7,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
south  of  the  manor  of  Ranselaer,  and  east  of  Coeyman's 

patent,   152 

Jan.  14.  Indian  deed  to  Barent  Pietersen,  for  a  tract  of  land, 
beginning  at  a  kill,  on  the  north  of  Koghshackje,  called 
Jan  Bronk's  kill ;  stretching  from  thence  to  a  place,  called 
by  the  Indians  Sietpaghack,  and  from  thence  into  the 

woods,   153 

Jan.  13.  Certificate  that  John  McGregor  served  as  corporal, 
in  the  1st  or  Royal  regiment,  at  the  sieges  of  Lewisburgh 

and  Isle  au  Nou,  ......  154 

Jan.  18.  Certificate  that  Alexander  Robertson  served  as 

soldier  of  the  78th  regiment,   155 

Jan.  18.  Petition  of  Samuel  Dick,  praying  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 

Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   156 

Jan.  19.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Col.  Richard  Maitland,  and  Capt. 
Sir  Henry  Seton,  Bart.,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  for 
8,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west 

side  of  Hudson's  river,   157 

Jan.  19.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Gamble,  that  Mary  Gredon  is 
widow  of  James  Gredon,  deceased,  who  served  as  soldier 
in  the  44th  regiment,  is  in  the  right  of  her  husband  en- 
titled to  land,   158 

Jan.  20.  Assignment  from  John  McGregor,  serjeant,  and 
Robt.  Morrice,  Robert  Mcintosh,  James  Richardson,  Mary 
Grenden  and  James  Richard,  corporal,  to  Robert  Buchan- 
an of  their  right  to  lands,  granted  pursuant  to  the  royal 

proclamation,   159 

Jan.  20.  Assignment  from  Wm.  Pond,  serjeant,  James  Car- 
ver, corporal,  Richd.  Pavee,  soldier,  James  Robinson  and 
Alexr.  Robinson,  to  Robert  Buchanan  of  their  right  to 

lands  granted  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,   160 

Jan.  9.  Certificate  of  discharge  to  Alexr.  Stewart  who  served 

as  soldier  In  the  42 d  regiment  during  the  war,   161 

Jan.  21.  Petition  of  Roger  Smith,  praying  a  grant  of  lots  47, 

46  and  45  in  the  Minisink  angle,   161 

Jan.  2 1 .  Petition  of  John  McTavish,  late  lieutenant,  Hugh 
Fraser,  late  private,  and  John  McGreever,  late  private, 
praying  that  their  respective  proportions  of  lands  be  laid 
out  in  a  certain  tract  purchased  from  the  Kattskill  Indians,  162 
•  36.  Dec.  11.  Certificate  that  John  Yeats  served  as  soldier  in  the 

46th  regiment  during  the  war,   163 

137.  Jan.  21.  Certificate  that  Philip  Harvey  served  as  corporal  in 

the  late  80th  regiment  during  the  war,   163 

Jan.  21.  Assignment  from  Philip  Harvey,  Thos.  Smith,  David 
Petry,  Joseph  Walker  and  Barnaby  Focks,  Mary  Thomas, 
Eliza  Kerry,  Mary  Halles  and  Hannah  Petreh,  to  Robert 


432 


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[vol.  xxn. 


Page. 

1767.      Buchanan  of  their  right  to  land  granted  pursuant  to  the 

royal  proclamation,   ]  o  4 

Jan  21.  Certificate  that  Dennis  Dormon  and  David  Duff 
served  as  soldiers  during  the  war,   165 

Jan.  22.  Assignment  from  John  Strugnell,  John  Hughes, 
Edwd.  Wilson,  John  Yeates,  Dennis  Dormons,  William 
Heasty  and  James  Robinson,  to  Robert  Buchanan  of  their 
right  to  land  granted  them  pursuant  to  the  royal  procla- 
mation,   165 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  certain  non-commissioned  officers  and 
soldiers  for  4,050  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,   166 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Robert  Buchanan,  for  1,000  acres  of 
land  adjoining  that  prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition,  166 

Jan.  23.  Certificate  that  John  Baws,  Serjeant  Christie,  John 
Waller,  Donald  McDonald,  George  Smith,  Samuel  Smith 
and  Samuel  Whitehouse  served  during  the  war,   167 

Jan.  27.  Certificate  of  William  Young,  late  surgeon  to  H. 
M.'s  hospitals  in  America,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  in  a  tract  called  Towns- 
end,   168 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Thomas  Swords,  a  reduced  lieutenant, 
praying  that  a  day  be  appointed  for  hearing  the  caveat 
entered  by  the  corporation  of  Kingston  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  against  granting  lands  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river  in  the  county  of  Albany  petitioned  for  by  him,  168 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Giles  Alexander,  attorney  for  Luke 
Brown  and  his  associates,  praying  a  confirmation  of  the 
grant  of  the  township  of  New  Fane,   169 

List  of  the  original  grantees  of  New  Fane,  present  owners, 
and  to  whom  to  be  granted,  170 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Lieut.  Charles  Sherriff,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Guilford,  171 

1765.  Nov.  8.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Lieut.  Charles  Shir- 

reff  served  during  the  war,   171 

1767.  [No  date.]  Petition  of  Capt.  Wm.  Handfield,  for  a  grant  of 

3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Halifax,  17$ 

1766.  Oct.  21.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Capt.  Wm.  Handfield 

served  during  the  war,   17$ 

1767.  Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Capt.  Wm.  Shirreff,  in  behalf  of  his 

brother,  Charles  Shirreff,  lieutenant,  and  Capt.  Wm.  Hand- 
field,  for  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  township 
of  Halifax,  17: 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Capts.  John  Skinner  and  Norman  Mc- 
Leod,  Lieuts.  Wm.  Irwin,  Walter  Patterson,  Saml.  Steel, 
James  Henderson,  William  Brown,  Thomas  Hopson  and 
Alexr.  Fraser,  praying  grant  of  land  in  the  townships  of 
New  Fane  and  Townshend,  pursuant  to  the  royal  procla- 
mation,   1? 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Maunsell,  for  5,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  west  of  lands 
granted  Lieuts.  Alexr.  and  Thomas  Menzies  and  Lieut. 
Wilkinson,  ^  


,L.  xxii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  433 

Page. 

66.  Oct.  14.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Col.  John 

Maunsell  served  during  the  war,   175 

67.  Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Solomon  Devenport  and  associates,  for 

lands  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Charaplain,  between  Ticon- 
deroga  and  Crown  Point,   176 

Schedule  of  names  the  respective  quantities  of  land  prayed 
for,   176 

Certificates  that  Solomon  Devenport,  William  Haddock,  John 
Hubbert,  John  Parker,  John  Morgan,  James  Barrett, 
Richard  Baker,  Edward  Holt,  Terrence  Killpatrick  and 
Andrew  Brower  served  during  the  war,   176 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Lot,  John  Bratt  and  eight  others, 
for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  bounded  north  by 
Claverack  and  south  by  Livingston's  manor,    177 

Map  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east 
of  Hudson's  river,  situate  between  the  manor  of  Livings- 
ton and  Ransalaer  conformation,  opposite  Vastrix  Island,  178 

Jan.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Adolphus  Benzell,  Rebecca 
Benzell  and  Anna  Ulrica  Benzell,  of  two  tracts  of  land, 
containing  together  3,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Addison,  Vermont,)  179 

Map  of  the  same,   179 

Jan.  30.  List  of  witnesses  brought  forward  by  Daniel  Nim- 
ham,  chief  of  the  Wappinger  tribe  of  Indians,  in  support 
of  his  title  to  certain  lands  in  the  south  part  of  the  county 
of  Dutchess,    180 

Petition  of  Robert  Spiers  and  two  other  privates,  and  four 
non-commissioned  officers,  for  900  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  Skeensborough  creek,  to  the  south 
of  Lake  St.  Catharines,  ,   181 

Schedule  of  names  and  the  respective  quantities  of  land 
prayed  for,   181 

Jan.  — .  Certificates  that  Thomas  Bruce,  John  Keating, 
Daniel  Carter,  Robert  Spiers,  John  Noble,  J ohn  J oyce, 
and  John  Williams  served  during  the  war,   181 


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VOLUME  XXIII. 


1767. 


1767.  Jan.  —  Certificates  that  Joseph  Hawkins,  Peter  Regley,  Jo- 
seph Day,  Geo.  McDonald,  William  Lussnar,  John  Gunnis, 
John  Andrews,  John  Holland,  William  Watson,  Benjn. 
Grosman,  Peter  Deacon,  James  Blair,  John  Dunn,  Walter 
Midden,  and  Joseph  Halbrook,  served  during  the  war, . . 

Feb.  2.  Petition  of  Ephraim  Cowen  and  twenty-one  others 
for  a  confirmation  of  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Sandgate, 

List  of  the  grantees  of  Sandgate,  the  persons  to  whom  con- 
veyed, and  the  original  grantees,  

Feb.  2.  Petition  of  David  Smith,  sergeant,  and  several  non- 
commissioned officers  and  privates,  for  grants  of  land  in 
the  township  of  Sharon,  

List  of  the  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates  referred 
to  in  the  preceding  petition,  

Feb.  2.  Petition  of  Alexr.  McPherson,  Donald  Campbell, 
Wm.  Cameron,  Kenneth  Sutherland  and  Angus  Cameron, 
praying  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land  to  each,  

Feb.  2.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Schenk  and  twenty-two  others, 
praying  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Boswick  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  

Feb.  2.  Petition  of  Joseph  Lawrence,  a  non-commissioned 
officer,  Joshua  North,  drummer,  and  Robert  Lithgow, 
soldier,  for  grants  of  land  in  the  township  of  Wallingford, 

1766.  July  — .  Certificate  of  Capt.  Cors.  Cuyler  that  Robert  Lith- 

gow, Joshua  North  and  Joseph  Lawrence  served  in  the 
55th  regiment  during  the  war,  

1767.  Feb.  2.  Petition  of  Philip  Durell  and  nine  others  for  a  grant 

of  the  township  of  Stockbridge,  

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Lott  for  a  grant  of  an  island  in 
Hudson's  river,  called  Quasieris,  to  the  south  of  a  kill  or 
creek  formerly  called  by  the  Indians  Tintiagquanneek, 
and  now  the  Esopus  kill,  

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Thomas  Ford  in  behalf  of  himself  and 


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Page. 

67.  associates,  for  a  grant  of  1,050  acres  of  land  in  the  tow- 
ship  of  New  Fane,  and  1,400  acres  in  Woodstock,   11 

Schedule  of  names  of  the  associates  referred  to  in  and  by 
the  foregoing  petition,   11 

Schedule  of  the  associates  who  have  prayed  for  land  in  the 
township  of  Woodstock,   11 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  the  governors  of  the  college  of  New 
York,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Dasham,  or  a  similar 
tract  of  unincumbered  land  to  be  erected  into  a  township 
by  the  name  of  Mooreton,   11 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Philip  Castles  and  sundry  others,  non- 
commissioned officers  and  soldiers,  for  a  grant  of  lands  in 
the  township  Thetford,  &c,   12 


Schedule  of  the  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,  12 
66.  Nov.  ■ — .  Certificates  that  John  Smart,  John  Mason,  Thomas 
Fisher,  William  Sheels,  Phillip  Castles,  John  Thorley, 
John  McVey,  Brien  McKenley,  Daniel  Corbin,  Andrew 
Knowles,  John  Neal,  Robert  Gray,  Edward  Yarrow, 
Stephen  Row,  Patrick  Quin,  Henry  Plank,  John  Douglass, 
Jacob  Boits,  William  Andrews,  Cornelius  Brown,  Ebene- 
zer  Hodgkins,  Thomas  Sutton,  Henry  McDugall,  Robert 
Whorry,  Samuel  Lewis,  Richard  Beatly,  Robert  McCul- 
logh,  Henry  Biram,  William  Harborne,  John  Simpson, 
John  Cammock,  Peter  St.  Clear,  Charles  Hulbert,  John 
Miller,  Arthur  Rogers,  James  Downes,  Richard  Tenor, 
Zopher  Heddin,  Alexr.  Marshall,  James  Rogers,  James 
Wilson,  Charles  Hughs,  served  during  the  late  war,. .  13,  15 
'67.  Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  William  Cockburn  respecting  surveys 


in  the  township  of  Dorset,   18 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  James  Duane  in  behalf  of  Philip  Daulton, 
soldier,  and  thirty-nine  non-commissioned  officers  and 
soldiers,  for  4,250  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

west  of  Princetown,   10 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  petition,  ...  19 


'66.  Dec.  — .  Certificates  that  the  following  soldiers  served  during 
the  war,  viz:  Philip  Daulton,  Robert  Calhoun,  James 
West,  Alexander  Blackwood,  Patrick  Kelly,  William  Gib- 
son, Francis  Taylor,  James  Webster,  John  Bevin,  John 
Donnelly,  Edward  Carney,  William  Thompson,  John  Fel- 
den,  Evan  West,  Timothy  Johnson,  Patrick  Fitzsimmons, 
William  Little,  James  Keavey,  John  Nash, William  Burns, 
James  Moffat,  Barney  Maily,  Robert  Haisty,  William 
Christie,  John  Vaughan,  William  Pierce,  John  Dobs, 
John  Baker,  Richard  Frederick,  John  McVae,  Francis 
Sumpter,  Thomas  Fisher,  Joseph  Hudson,  Edward  Law- 
rence, William  Smith,  Peter  Maturin,  Thomas  Duning, 
Richard  Kellet,  William  McDonald,  John  CaUaghan,.  . .  20 

'67.  Feb.  4.  Petition  of  Stephen  Danal,  late  armourer,  for  a  grant 

of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Springfield,. ...  21 
Jan.  30.  Certificate  that  Wm.  Adley  served  as  soldier  in  the 

46th  regiment,  during  the  war,   21 

Feb.  4.  Memorial  of  Adam  Gilchrist  and  associates,  praying 


436 


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[vol.  XXIII. 


176  7.      letters  patent  for  the  township  of  St.  Catherines,  (Wells, 

Vermont,)   22 

Map  of  the  said  township,   22 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Van  Vleck,  John  Van  Vleck, 
Benjn.  Booth,  Abrm.  Brasher  and  Thomas  Barton,  junr., 
for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   23 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Henry  Van  Vleck  and  associates,  for 
5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,   24 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  John  Munro,  Henry  Brower,  John  Ric- 
key and  Cornelius  Brown,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and 
their  associates,  praying  a  grant  of  1,700  acres  of  land  to 
the  east  of  a  tract  already  granted  them  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  on  both  sides 
of  Batten  kill,   25 

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Lott  and  twenty-two  others,  for 
a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  commonly  called  Whiting,  to 
be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Monckton, . .  26 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Capt.  Lewis  V.  Fraser,  of  the  60th  regi- 
ment, for  3,000  acres  of  land  on  Lake  Champlain,  to  the 
east  of  Otter  creek,   27 

Feb.  9.  Memorial  of  Adam  Gilchrist,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  to  erect  the  township  of  St.  Catherines, 
with   28 

Map  of  said  township,  (see  page  22,)   28 

Feb.  9.  Caveat  by  Gilbert  Purdy,  against  granting  any  lands 
in  the  south  part  of  the  county  of  Ulster,  between  or  near 
the  patent  of  Francis  Harrison  or  James  Alexander,  to 
Thomas  Palmer,  Samuel  Fowler,  Henry  Smith,  until  he 
and  others  are  heard,   28 

Feb.  — .  Certificates  that  John  Smith  and  James  Conner 
served  during  the  war,   28 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Shaw  and  five  non-commissioned 
officers,  for  1,050  acres  of  land  on  Skeensborough  creek, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,   29 

Schedule  of  names  of  the  petitioners  in  the  preceding  peti- 
tion,     29 

Certificates  that  George  White,  George  Bole,  J ohn  Towns- 
ley,  John  Cockburn,"joshua  Shaw,  Thomas  Jackson  served 
during  the  war,   2  J 

Feb.  12.  Petition  of  Major  Paul  Rycaut,  of  the  17th  regi- 
ment, for  a  grant  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, on  Otter  creek,   3( 

Feb.  4.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Major  Paul  Rycaut 
served  during  the  war,  •  •  3( 

Feb.  12.  Petition  of  Giles  Alexander,  attorney  for  David 
Rowland  and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of 
Sharon,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,   3( 

Map  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  Francis  Harrison  and  four 
others,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on  the  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  (Newburgh,  Orange  Co.,)  

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Henry  Smith,  the  elder,  Samuel  Fowler 


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437 


Page. 

r67.  and  Isaac  Fowler,  all  of  the  precinct  of  Newburgh,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  praying  a  grant  of  all  the  land 
above  5,600  acres,  within  the  bounds  of  a  certain  tract 
granted  Francis  Harrison  and  four  others,  in  the  said 


county,  (see  page  28,)   35 

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Capt.  David  Skene,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,   36 

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Wm.  Halyburton,  D.  D.,  for  5,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,   37 

Feb.  16.  Petition  of  Joseph  Stoughton  and  eleven  others, 
12,000  acres  of  land  upon  the  west  side  of  Lake  George, 
to  the  south  and  west  of  Roger's  rock,   38 

Feb.  16.  Petition  of  Peter  Deacon,  serjeant,  and  others,  non- 
commissioned officers  and  soldiers,  for  2,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  about  twelve  miles 
north  of  Crown  Point,   39 

Feb.  16.  Petition  of  Ensign  John  Clark,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  north  of  a  tract 
surveyed  for  Adam  Gilchrist  and  others,   40 

766.  Oct.  1 7.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Ensign  John  Clark 

served  during  the  war,   40 

767.  Feb.  17.  Letter  from  James  Duane  to  Deputy  Secretary  Ban- 

yar,  in  relation  to  the  location  of  lands  petitioned  for  by 
Charles  Hughes,  Philip  Dalton  and  others,   41 

Feb.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Samuel  Adams,  of  a  tract  of 
500  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west 
side  of  Lake  George,  (Hague,  Warren  Co.,)   43 

Map  of  the  same,   43 

Feb.  17.  Memorial  of  Wm.  Story,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  of  the  township  of  Bernard,  formerly  granted 
under  New  Hampshire,  praying  a  grant  thereof,   44 

Feb.  17.  Memorial  of  Wm.  Story,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  of  the  township  of  Stockbridge,  formerly  granted 
under  New  Hampshire,  praying  a  re-grant  and  confirmation 
thereof,    45 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  William  Story,  agent,  for  the  town  of 
Bernard  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  grantees  of  said 
township,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,  pray- 
ing time  lo  be  heard  in  support  of  a  petition  preferred  by 


him  for  a  re-grant  and  confirmation  thereof,   46,  47 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Fraser,  late  corporal  in  the  78th 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of 
a  tract  of  1,000  acres  granted  Capt.  Shirreff  on  Lake  Cham- 
plain,    48 

766.  Dec.  1.  Certificate  that  Alexr.  Fraser  served  as  corporal  in 

the  78th  regiment  during  the  Avar,   48 

767.  Feb.  17.  Petition  of  Wm.  Shirreff  and  twenty-two  others,  for 

a  grant  of  the  township  of  Halesborough,   49 

Feb.  18.  Caveat  by  Giles  Alexander,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  the  rest  of  the  proprietors  of  the  townships  of  New 
Stamford,  Draper  and  Topsham,  against  granting  letters 

patent  for  said  townships  until  he  is  first  heard,   50 

Feb.  21.  Petition  of  Henry  Erkly  and  twenty-four  others  for 


438 


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Pag( 


1767.      a  grant  of  25,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 

Champlain,   5 

Feb.  21.  Petition  of  James  Gilliland,  James  Anderson, 
James  Campbell  and  Richard  Wootton,  for  4,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   5: 

Feb.  25.  Petition  of  James  Smith  and  23  others,  for  a  grant 
of  23,000  acres  of  land  called  Killington  in  the  county  of 
Cumberland,   5; 

Feb.  24.  Petition  of  Simon  Stevens,  Joel  Stone  and  their 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Reading,   5< 

Feb.  25.  Petition  of  Thomas  Millet,  Henry  Owen  and  Ed- 
ward Leader,  Serjeants  in  the  46th  regiment,  for  a  grant 
of  600  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Springfield  on 
the  west  bank  of  Connecticut  river,   5' 

Feb.  25.  Petition  of  John  Cooke,  deputy  commissary,  John 
Jones,  Serjeant  in  the  44th  regiment,  James  Glasford,  cor- 
poral in  the  27th  regiment,  for  3,400  acres  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  Lake  George  and  west  of  Queensbury,   51 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Stephen  Dunnall  to  the  Honble.  Lady 
Moore,  praying  her  ladyship  to  represent  his  case  to  the 
governor  and  council,  as  set  forth  in  the  petition  lately 
presented  by  him  for  a  grant  of  land  in  the  township  of 
Springfield,  (see  page  21,)    5! 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Wm.  Smith,  corporal  in  the  4th  bat- 
talion royal  Americans  and  four  other  non-commissioned 
officers  and  one  private,  for  a  grant  of  lands  on  Skenes- 
borough  creek,   6< 

Certificate  that  Thomas  Rainbird,  Joseph  Kinney,  Wm. 
Smith,  John  Newgan,  Thomas  Bartly,  John  Francis  served 
during  the  war,   6< 

March  1.  Petition  of  Wm.  Cockburn  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each  in  the  county  of  Albany  about 
fifteen  miles  east  of  South  Bay,  to  the  west  of  the  town- 
ship of  Clarendon  and  Socialborough,   6' 

March  2.  Petition  of  Wm.  Cockroft  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  1,000  acres  to  each,  in  a  vacant  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
about  fourteen  miles  to  the  east  of  South  Bay,   6! 

March  2.  Petition  of  Mary  Graham,  only  daughter  of  Ed- 
ward Graham  of  the  city  of  New  York,  merchant,  de- 
ceased, for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  township 
of  Thetford,   6: 

Duplicate  of  the  foregoing,  dated  24th  Feb.,  1766,   6; 

March  3.  Petition  of  James  Tattersall,  John  Manden,  James 
Collard,  John  Collard  and  Benjn.  Moore,  for  a  grant  of 
1,000  to  each,  of  a  tract  of  land  purchased  from  the  Kats- 
kill  Indians,   6 

March  3.  Petition  of  Dudley  Davis,  John  Home,  John  Val- 
entine, Samuel  Sutton,  Moses  Nichols,  Thomas  Freeman, 
John  Lewis,  George  Lewis,  Nicholas  Smith  and  John 
Smith,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  a  tract  of 
land  purchased  from  the  Katskill  Indians,   6 


VOL.  XXIII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


439 


Pago. 

17G7.  March  3.  Petition  of  Revd.  Samuel  Bennett,  for  a  grant  of 


land,   65 

March  2.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Revd.  Mr.  Bennett 

served  as  chaplain  to  the  garrison,  at  Montreal,   65 

March  4.  Petition  of  Wessel  Van  Dyck  and  Dirck  Van 
Dyck,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  interested  in  a 
certain  patent,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  Cater's  kill,  praying  that  the  day  of 

their  attendance  be  deferred,   60 

March  4.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Lott,  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
for  a  grant  of  two  islands,  in  Hudson's  river,  one  called 
by  the  Indians  Quasieris,  to  the  south  of  Esopus  kill,  and 

the  other  to  the  north  of  said  kill,   67 

March  4.  Petition  of  John  Roorback  and  eight  others,  for 
9,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river, 

adjoining  the  townships  of  Andover,  Ludlow,  &c,   68 

March  5.  Certificates  that  Joseph  McCubbins  and  Edward 

Burke,  served  in  the  80th  regiment  during  the  war,   69 

March  10.  Petition  of  Ennis  Graham  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  the  township  of  Draper,  in  the  county  of  Cumber- 
land, containing  23,000  acres,   69 

March  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Augustine  Provoost, 
of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Greenville,  Greene 

Co.,)   69 

Map  of  the  same,   69 

March  1 1 .  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Walter  Stewart,  of  a 
tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  west 

side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Durham,  Greene  Co.,)   69 

Map  of  the  same,   69 


March  13.  Memorial  of  Robert  Leake,  commissary  general, 
and  his  deputies,  commissaries  of  stores  and  provisions, 
praying  a  warrant  of  survey,  to  ascertain  a  tract  of  land, 
in  Dutchess  county,  the  Indian  and  Connecticut  rights 


whereof  are  vested  in  him,   70 

Instructions  to  the  surveyor,  for  running  the  boundary  line, 
so  as  to  ascertain  the  old  colony  line,  20  miles  east  of 
Hudson's  river,  exactly,  without  interruption  from  the 

inhabitants,   70 

March  14.  Petition  of  Daman  Palmatier  and  others,  occu- 
pants of  lands  purchased  by  them,  for  a  confirmation  of 
their  titles  to  said  lands,  lying  partly  within  the  patent  of 
Myndert  Harmense  and  Robert  Sanders,  in  Poughkeepsie 
precinct,   71 


March  16.  Petition  of  Wdl  Kelly,  praying  a  grant  of  20,000 
acres  of  lands,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  unto 
Lord  Viscount  Townshend,  in  lieu  of  the  township  of 
Woodstock,  20,000  acres  in  the  township  of  Stratford, 
unto  the  Duke  of  Portland,  and  20,000  acres  in  the  town- 
ship of  Ludlow,  to  the  Duke  of  Buccleugh,   72 

March  17.  Petition  of  John  Morin  Scott,  John  French  and 
Joseph  Blanchard,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  asso- 


440  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxiii. 

Page. 

1767.      ciates,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  38,000  acres  of  land,  at 

Cattskill,  Norwick  and  Barnett,   73 

Map  and  description  of  the  land,  mentioned  in  the  foregoing 
petition,   73 


March  17.  Petition  of  John  In  wood,  serjeant  of  the  4th 
battalion  of  Royal  Americans,  and  sundry  other  non-com- 
missioned officers  and  privates,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  north  of  New  Stamford,  74 
Certificates  that  Wm.  Pitts,  John  Moore,  Manuill  Oates, 
Richard  Lewiston,  James  McLean,  Richd.  Irwin,  David 
English,  Wm.  Wheeler,  George  Leuach,  John  Bogan, 
John  Maccay,  John  Hussey,  Joseph  Coplen,  Richard 
Moss,  John  Brown,  John  Cross,  Angus  Fletcher,  John 
Marchel,  John  Stewart,  Robert  Greay,  Joseph  Lambert, 
John  Thomas,  John  Inwood,  John  Fellis,  Lazarus  Mar- 
chan,  Simon  Burly,  Evan   Grant,  served  during  the 

war,  75,  76 

March  19.  Petition  of  John  Mowett,  secretary  to  admiral 
Durell,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Albany,  about  ten  miles  east  of  South  Bay,   77 

March  19.  Petition  of  Frederick Sigismund  Lentz  and  twenty- 
two  others,  praying  for  a  grant  of  23,000  acres  of  land 
adjoining  Guildhall,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 


township  by  the  name  of  Yorktown,  formerly  granted 
under  New  Hampshire,   78 

March  20.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Adair,  of  a  tract 
of  5,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  adjoining  Westminster, 
(Athens,  Vermont,)   79 

Map  of  the  same,   79 

March  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.-Col.  James  Robertson, 
of  5,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  beginning  at  the 
northwest  comer  of  New  Fane,  (Jamaica,  Vermont,) ...  80 

Map  of  the  same,   80 

March  20.  Petition  of  Capt.  John  Wilson  of  the  59th  regi- 
ment, for  a  grant  of  land  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain, 
near  Otter  creek,    81 

Feb.  19.  Certificate  of  General  Gage  that  Capt.  John  Wilson 
served  during  the  war,   81 

March  20.  Petition  of  John  Brackan  for  a  tract  of  600  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawk's  river,  nearly  opposite  Fort  Hendrick,   82 

March  20.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Nellus  and  seventeen  others, 
for  30,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  at  Con- 
ojoharie,   83 

March  23.  Petition  of  Duncan  Weir,  serjeant  in  the  78th  regi- 
ment, Alexr.  McDonald,  private,  and  Duncan  McArthur, 
private  in  said  regiment  for  a  grant  of  lands  near  Dear 
Field  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   84 

March  23.  Petition  of  Charles  Edwards,  for  200  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  adjoining  Mathews  and  Co.'s  tract,   SI 


VOL.  XXIII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


441 


Page. 


1767.  March  24.  Certificate  that  Wm.  Christy  served  as  corporal 

in  the  2d  battalion  Royal  Americans  during  the  war,  ...  85 

March  28.  Petition  of  Revd.  John  Ogilvie,  late  chaplain  to 
the  4th  battalion  Royal  American  regiment,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  fifteen  miles 

east  of  South  Bay,   86 

1764.  Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Rev.  Mr.  Ogilvie 
served  as  chaplain  to  the  4th  battalion  Royal  American 

regiment  during  the  war,   86 

1767.  March  28.  Petition  of  major-general  Ralph  Burton  for  5,000 
acres  of  land  in  a  tract  lying  between  eleven  and  fifteen 
miles  to  the  east  of  South  Bay,   87 

March  29.  Extract  of  a  letter  from  Sir  Wm.  Johnson  to  Sir 
Henry  Moore,  respecting  a  mistake  in  one  of  the  courses 
of  the  Indian  purchase  made  by  Wm.  Bayard  and  his 
associates,   88 

March  30.  Petition  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Bennett,  formerly 
military  chaplain  at  Montreal  setting  forth  his  claim  for 
a  grant  of  land  and  praying  a  due  consideration  thereof,  89 

March  30.  Petition  of  Wm.  Gravis,  late  corporal,  for  a  grant 
of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  north  of  a  tract  granted 
Wessell  Ten  Brook ;  and  of  Francis  McDermott  for  leave 
to  relinquish  his  right  to  the  same,   90 

March  20.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Robt.  Brown  that  Wm. 
Gravis  served  as  corporal  during  the  war,   90 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Francis  McDermott  for  two  slips  of 
land  near  West  Camp  in  the  county  of  Albany,   91 

March  31.  Petition  of  John  Harper,  senr.,  Wm.  Harper, 
John  Harper,  junr.,  Joseph  Harper,  and  Alexr.  Harper, 
for  license  to  purchase  100,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  upon  the  head  of  the  Delaware  river,  from 
the  Onoughquage  Indians,   92 

March  31.  Petition  of  Peter  Remsen  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  for  a  grant  of  25,000  acres  of  land  adjoining 
Chester,  Ludlow,  Harwick  and  Kent,  and  praying  that 
the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,   93 

March  31.  Petition  of  Duncan  Cowan  and  three  other  sol- 
diers, and  fourteen  non-commissioned  officers,  for  lands 
in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champ- 
lain,  on  a  branch  of  Otter  creek,   94 

April  1.  Petition  of  Danl.  Mcintosh,  Serjeant,  for  himself 
and  three  other  Serjeants  and  seventeen  privates,  praying 
a  grant  of  2,100  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,    95 

Schedule  of  names  and  number  of  acres  to  each,   95 

April  2.  Petition  of  William  Brazier  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  two  others,  for  3,000  acres  of  land  adjoining  to 
Ranslaer's  patent  in  the  county  of  Albany,   96 

April  3.  Copy  of  a  petition  of  Henry  Smith  the  Elder,  Saml. 
Fowler  and  Isaac  Fowler,  praying  a  grant  of  all  lands 
exceeding  5,600  acres  within  the  bounds  of  a  tract  granted 

to  Fr's  Harrison  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   97 

56 


442  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxiii. 

1767.  Order  in  council  to  serve  a  copy  thereof  on  Gilbert  Purdy,  97 

April  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm,  Gravis  of  a  tract  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  *river,  a  tract,  (Catskill,  Greene  Co.,)   98 

Map  of  the  same,   98 

April  4.  Petition  of  James  Brown,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  to 
the  east  of  a  tract  granted  Adolphus  Benzel,   99 

Jan.  30.  Certificate  of  Capt.  McLeod,  that  James  Brown 
served  as. corporal  during  the  war,   99 

April  6.  Petition  of  Turbutt  Francis,  for  2,000  acres  of  land 
situate  between  Lake  Champlain  and  Connecticut  river,.  100 

April  7.  Petition  of  John  Degrove,  of  the  county  of  Dutchess, 
boatman,  for  a  grant  of  the  soil  in  Hudson's  river,  the 
length  of  his  farm  near  Poughkipsingh,   101 

Assignment  by  Abraham  Maumis,  Jacob  Dietrick  and  others, 
to  John  Duncan,  Isaac  Vrooman,  John  Glen,  junr.,  and 
Alexr.  Campbell,  of  all  their  right,  <fcc,  to  any  share  in 
150,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  bounded  west  by  a  brook 
called  by  the  Indians  Tiego,  east  by  another  called  by  the 
Indians  Cajohaunda,   102 

April  8.  Petition  of  Hugh  Patrick,  late  Serjeant  in  the  44th 
regiment,  for  two  flatts  at  the  mouth  of  Esopus  kill,  for- 
merly petitioned  for  by  him,   103 

April  8.  Petition  of  Thomas  Stone,  for  a  grant  of  an  island 
in  Hudson's  river,  opposite  Fort  Saratoga,   104 

April  8.  Petition  of  Simon  Remsen,  John  Delemeter,  Thos. 
Peek  and  Henry  Thomas,  for  two  tracts  of  land,  contain- 
ing together  4,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  LHster,  between 
the  west  side  of  the  Shawengunk  kill  and  the  moun- 
tains,  105 

Map  of  the  lands  petitioned  for,   105 

April  9.  Petition  of  Michl.  Salesburgh,  of  the  county  of 
Albany,  praying  a  grant  of  land  west  of  the  city  of 
Albany,  near  the  Beaver  dam,   107 

April  9.  Petition  of  Simeon  Metcalf,  in  behalf  of  John  Nor- 
man and  Daniel  Tyler,  corporals ;  and  Alexr.  McKenzie, 
John  Robertson,  John  Fotheringham  and  George  Kerens, 
privates,  for  lands  to  be  laid  out  on  the  south  of  Missic- 
koui  bay,  :   108 

April  9.  Petition  of  Richard  Davis,  of  the  township  of  Pogh- 
keepsie,  for  a  grant  of  land  under  the  water,  fronting  a 
tract  owned  by  him  in  said  township,   109 

April  9.  Petition  of  John  Muller  and  Nich's  Killman,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  a  tract  of 
14,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  between  the 
Wall  kill  and  the  Shawangunk  mountains,   109 

Map  of  the  lands  petitioned  for,   109 

April  10.  Petition  of  Neal  McDonald,  Adam  Keller,  Donald 
McKay,  Paul  Ruxter,  James  Thomas,  John  Rab  and 
others,  setting  forth  that  they  served  during  the  war,  and 
praying  letters  patent  for  lands  to  be  granted  pursuant  to 
the  royal  proclamation,   110 


vol.  xxiii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  443 

Page. 

1767.  April  13.  Petition  of  John  Remsen,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twenty-two  others,  for  a  grant  of  23,000  acres  of  land, 
called  Harwick,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,   1 1 J 

April  13.  Petition  of  Joshua  Mullock,  Samuel  Robinson, 
junr.,  John  McCord,  John  Dougherty,  William  Jackson, 
George  Wilt  and  Thomas  Poole,  for  a  grant  of  7,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   112 

April  14.  Petition  of  Quarter-Master  Thomas  Trickett,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  between  Crown  Point 
and  Ticonderoga,  and  one  mile  and  a  half  from  the  lake, .  1 1 3 

April  1.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Quarter-Master  Thos. 
Tricket  served  during  the  war,   113 

April  14.  Petition  of  Gerardus  Wm.  Beekman  and  twenty- 
nine  others,  for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  lapd,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
near  Well's  creek,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 
township,  by  the  name  of  Mecklenburgh,   114 

April  17.  Petition  of  John  Tilsey  and  Michl.  Law,  for  250 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  north  of 
Kingsbury,   115 

Certificate  that  John  Tilsey  and  Michl.  Law  served  during  the 
war,   115 

April  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Steers  and  ten  others, 
of  a  tract  of  land  containing  11,000  acres,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  partly  in 
Bennington  and  Pownal,  (Vermont,)   116 

Map  of  the  same,.  .•   116 

April  18.  Petition  of  Serjeant  Frederick  Jahn,  for  a  grant  of 
200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  north 
of  Kingsbury,   117 

March  25.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Col.  Prevost,  that  Frederick 
Jahn  served  as  serjeant  in  the  60th  regiment,   117 

April  18.  Petition  of  Archd.  Campbell,  Wm.  Stewart,  Thos. 
Buchanan,  Archd.  Currie,  Wm.  Pagen  and  John  Murray, 
for  6,000  acres  of  land,  about  twelve  miles  east  of  Wood 
creek,  and  to  the  west  of  Clarendon,   118 

April  20.  Petition  of  Gilbert  Purdy,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  praying  further  time  to  be  heard  in  support  of 
the  caveat  entered  by  him  against  granting  certain  lands 
in  the  county  of  Ulster  to  Henry  Smith  and  others,  (see 
page  97,)   119 

April  20.  Petition  of  Roger  Smyth,  John  Fitzgerald  and 
Mathew  Doyl,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  and  letters 
patent  for  2,400  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river,   120 

April  22.  Caveat  by  William  Cockroft,  Michl.  Thody,  Isaac 
Corsa  and  Alexr.  Whyte,  for  themselves  and  others, 
against  granting  letters  patent  to  William  Cockburn  or 
any  other  person  for  land  laid  out  by  them  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county  of  Albany  about 
14  or  15  miles  east  of  South  Bay,   121 

April  — .  Certificate  of  Capt.  Lieut.  Norman  McLeod  that 


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Page. 

176 7.      Wm.  Brady  served  as  corporal  in  the  80th  regiment  during 

the  war,   122 

April  23.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Allan  Grant,  for  2,000  acres  of 
land  adjoining  to  the  east  of  lands  granted  Lieut.  Alexr. 

Grant,  Sr.,   122 

April  23.  Memorial  of  James  Grant,  for  3,000  acres  of  land 

to  the  east  of  lands  memoriated  for  by  Lieut.  Allan  Grant,  123 
April  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Thomas  Gamble,  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river 
in  the  township  of  Cumberland,  (Marlborough,  Vermont,)  124 

Map  of  the  same,   124 

April  23.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Walker,  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river  in  the  town- 
ship of  Cumberland,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut. 

Thomas  Etherington,  (Whitingham  ?  Vermont,)   125 

Map  of  the  same,  125 

April  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Cuyler,  of  a  tract  of 
3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east 
side  of  the  waters  running  from  South  Bay  to  Ticonderoga, 

(Orwell,  Vermont,)   126 

Map  of  the  same,   126 

April  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  Cortland  Schuyler,  of 
a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from  South  Bay  to 

Ticonderoga,  (Orwell,  Vermont,)   127 

Map  of  the  same,   127 

April  23.  Return  of  survey  or  Lieut.  Dennis  Carleton,  of  a 
tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecti- 
cut river,  in  the  township  of  Cumberland,  (Whitingham, 

Vermont,)    128 

Map  of  the  same,   128 

April  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.-Col.  John  Maunsell,  of 
a  tract  of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  west  side  of  Lake  St.  Catharins,  (Granville,  Washing- 
ton Co.,  N.  Y.,  and  Wells,  Vermont,)   129 

Map  of  the  same,   129 

April  28.  Petition  of  Johannes  Snyder,  junr.,  in  behalf  of 
the  trustees  of  Kingston,  in  Ulster  county,  praying  that 
the  time  be  prolonged  for  the  hearing  on  a  caveat  entered 
by  said  trustees  against  granting  the  petition  of  Thomas 
Swords,  for  lands  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  to 
the  south  of  a  northwest  line  from  Sawyers  creek  to  the 

Blew  mountains,   130 

April  29.  Order  in  council  on  the  petition  of  Phineas  Brad- 
ley and  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Windhall,  131 

May  13.  Report  of  the  committee  on  said  petition,   131 

May  2.  Petition  of  John  Young  and  John  Storm,  complain- 
ing that  the  surveyor  general  exacted  upwards  of  fifty 
pounds,  N.  Y.  currency  from  them  at  the  time  of  suing 
out  letters  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  and 

praying  redress  therein,   132 

March  7.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Lieut.  McLeod  that  John  Tra- 


vol.  xxiii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  445 

Page. 

1767.      viss  served  as  Serjeant,  in  the  80th  regiment  during  the 

war,    133 


May  6.  Petition  of  Walter  Rutherford,  attorney  for  Capt. 
Henry  Balfour,  praying  that  the  5,000  acres  of  land  or- 
dered to  be  granted  him,  be  laid  out  in  the  township  of 

Hindsdale,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,   133 

May  6.  Petition  of  John  Kerr,  James  McMillan,  John  Cook 
and  John  Trotter,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  other  re- 
duced commissaries  of  stores  and  provisions,  praying  a 
grant  of  land  to  each  respectively,  pursuant  to  the  royal 


proclamation ,   134 

May  7.  Caveat  by  Isack  Fort  against  granting  certain  lands 
in  his  possession  about  six  or  seven  miles  east  of  Hudson's 
river,  between  Cambridge  and  Hoosick  patent  until  he  or 

his  council  is  first  heard,  ;   135 

May  9.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Edward  Tudor,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  between 

Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point,   135 

May  12.  Petition  of  Capt.  Francis  Legge,  for  a  grant  of  5,000 

acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Norwich,   136 

May  13.  Petition  of  Capt.  Wm.  Edmeston,  for  10,000  acres 

of  land,  in  Tinmouth,   137 

May  13.  Petition  of  Nathl.  Marston  and  twenty-three  others, 
for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land,  containing  24,000  acres,  on 

the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   137 

May  13.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Jonathan  Whitney  and  49 

others,  for  the  township  of  Tomlinson,   138 

May  15.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Cruikshanks  and  two 
other  officers,  two  surgeon's  mates,  thirteen  non-commis- 
sioned officers  and  three  privates,  of  several  tracts  and 
lots  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  Prince- 
town,  (Rupert,  Sandgate,  &c,  Vermont,)   138 

Map  of  the  same,   138 

May  20.  Assignment  from  John  Traviss,  Joseph  McCubbons, 
John  Park,  Wm.  Christy,  Adam  Crampton,  Wm.  Brady, 
Edward  Burk  and  Wm.  Gamble,  non-commissioned  offi- 
cers, to  Robert  Buchannan,  of  their  right  to  lands  granted 

pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,   139 

Feb.  2.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  George  Rogers,  that  William 
Gamble  served  as  Serjeant,  in  the  46th  regiment,  during 

the  war,   139 

May  27.  Petition  of  Edward  Morrison,  a  reduced  non-com- 
missioned officer,  for  a  grant  of  land,   140 

May  28.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Archd.  Camp- 
bell served  during  the  war,   141 

May  30.  Petition  of  Capt.  John  Campbell,  in  behalf  of  his 
brothers-german,  Capt.  Archibald  Campbell  and  Lieut. 
Alexr.  Campbell,  praying  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land, 

in  such  place  as  his  attorney  may  locate  the  same,   142 

June  2.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Daniel  Robertson,  by  his  attorney, 
John  Campbell,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  such 
place  as  he  may  hereafter  locate,   143 


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Page. 

1767.  June  2.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Daniel  Robert- 
son served  during  the  war,   143 

June  2.  Petition  of  Capt.  Daniel  Disney,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 

acres  of  land,   144 

1765.  Oct.  31.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Daniel  Disney 

served  during  the  war,   144 

1767.  June  3.  Petition  of  Pierce  Ponsonby  Butler,  praying  that 
the  5,000  acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  him,  be  laid  out, 
to  the  east  of  the  old  northwest  line  of  the  great  Mina- 
cink  patent,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Shawangunck  kill,. .  145 

'Map  of  the  lands  adjacent  to  those  petitioned  for,   145 

June  6.  Petition  of  Susannah  Warren,  widow  of  Sir  Peter 
Warran,  deceased,  in  behalf  of  herself  and  Wm.  Bayard, 
and  Jellis  Mandeville,  devisees,  for  a  grant  of  the  soil 
under  water,  in  Hudson's  river,  for  four  hundred  feet 
from  low  water  mark,  opposite  their  lands,  to  extend 
from  the  northwest  corner  of  the  church  or  king's  farm, 
to  the  southwest  corner  of  said  Jellis  Mendeville's  land,  on 

New  York  Island,  .*   141 

•  June  10.  Petition  of  Simon  Metcalf  and  George  Metcalfe,  for 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land',  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  the  east  bay 
and  Missickoui  bay,    147 

June  10.  Petition  of  Quartermaster  George  Buttrick,  for  a 
grant  of  land,  between  the  great  Hardenbergh  patent,  and 
the  lands  claimed  by  Mr.  Lott,  .   148 

May  13.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  that  Quartermaster 
George  Butrick  served  during  the  war,   148 

June  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Hugh  Fraser,  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoin- 
ing a  tract  granted  Lieut.  Richard  Maitland,  (Durham, 
Greene  Co.,)   149 

Map  of  the  same,   149 

June  16.  Petition  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Col.  Augustine  Pro- 
vost, of  5,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  a  tract  granted 
Andries  Coyeman,  (Greenville,  Greene  Co.,)   150 

Map  of  the  same,  ....    150 

June  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Sir  Henry  Seaton,  Bart.,  Capt., 
of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Durham,  Greene  Co.,)   151 

Map  of  the  same,   151 

June  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Col.  Richard  Maitland, 
of  5,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Durham,  Greene  Co.,)   152 

Map  of  the  same,   152 

1764.  May  2.  Certificate  of  Major  Alexander  Duncan,  that  Wm. 

Carroll  served  in  the  55th  regiment,   I53 

1767.  June  18.  Petition  of  Robert  Allen  and  Wm.  Herring,  Ser- 
jeants, William  Frost,  corporal,  and  eight  privates,  for 

1,000  acres  of  land,  on  Otter  creek,   I53 

1764.  May  2.  Certificate  of  Major  Alexander  Duncan,  that  Jonas 

Snowden  served  in  the  55th  regiment  during  the  war,. . .  154 


VOL.  XXIII.] 


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447 


Page. 

1767.  June  22.  Petition  of  Joseph  Reade,  Junr.,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  Wilhelmus  Van  Antwerp,  praying  that  a  day  be 
appointed  for  the  hearing  of  Isaac  Fort,  in  support  of  the 
caveat  entered  by  him  against  granting  lands  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  be- 
tween Cambridge  and  Hoosick  patent,  and  in  default  of 
his  appearing,  that  they  be  granted  700  acres  each,  of  said 
lands,  (see  page  135,)   154 

June  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Marten  Garetsen  Van  Bergen 
and  associates,  and  for  Samuel  Deal  and  Andrew  Breed- 
sted,  Junr.,  and  John  McKenney,  of  three  tracts  of  land, 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of 
Albany ;  also  of  three  islands,  lying  in  said  river,  opposite 
Coxhachie,  called  Blender  flat,  Dover  flat  and  Nutten 
Island,  containing  in  all  35,500  acres  of  land,  (Cairo, 
Durham  and  Greenville,  Greene  Co.,)   155 

Map  of  the  same,     155 

1764.  May  2.  Certificate  of  Major  Alexander  Duncan,  that  John 

Downie  served  in  the  55th  regiment,   156 

1767.  June  26.  Memorial  of  Andrew  Anderson,  attorney  for  John 
Carter,  reduced  assistant  surgeon,  praying  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  the  north  branch 
of  Hudson's  river,   156 

June  26.  Memorial  of  Andrew  Anderson,  reduced  assistant 
surgeon,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  north  branch  of  Hudson's  river,   157 

June  27.  Petition  of  Wm.  Kelly,  Henry  White,  Lieut.  Col. 
Augustine  Prevost,  and  Capt.  Marcus  Prevost,  in  behalf 
of  themselves  and  others,  for  license  to  purchase  of  the 
Indians,  a  tract  of  260,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side 
of  the  east  branch  of  the  Delaware,   158 

June  27.  Petition  of  George  Croghan,  Edward  Ward  and 
Thomas  Smallman,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  40,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
between  Otsega  lake  and  Caniadcuagy  lake,  and  between 
the  head  branches  of  the  Susquehanna  river,   159 

July  1.  Another  copy  of  the  preceding  petition,  '. .  160 

July  1.  Petition  of  John  McLelland,  praying  a  grant  of  land 
pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,   161 

July  6.  Petition  of  Volckert  P.  Douw,  Lambert  Moore, 
Henry  Holland,  Junr.,  John  Rutger  Bleeker  and  ten 
others,  for  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  14,000  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  adjoining  on  the  southwest  of  a  tract  of 
land  granted  Theobald  Young,   162 

July  7.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Bernard  Ratzer,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  the  north 
branch  of  Hudson's  river,   162 


VOLUME  XXIV. 

1767,  1768. 


1 767.  July  7.  Petition  of  Isaac  Truax,  Andries  Young,  John  Dun- 
can and  others,  praying  leave  to  purchase  of  the  Indians, 
between  20,000  and  30,000  acres  of  land,  lying  to  the 
south  of  the  Mohawks  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
between  Lake  Otsego  and  Lake  Kanyagaragie,  and  for 
letters  patent  for  the  same,   1 

July  7.  Petition  of  Lieut.  George  Demler,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west 
side  of  the  north  branch  of  Hudson's  river,   2 

July  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Stewart,  of  200  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  (Pawlet,  Vermont,)   3 

Map  of  the  same,   3 

July  16.  Petition  of  John  Keene,  John  Lewis,  James  Nevin, 
Stephen  Steele  and  Jacob  Schafer  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  certain  vacant  lands,  between  the  patent  of  Claverack 
and  the  manor  of  Livingston,   4 

July  27.  Petition  of  Henry  White  and  associates,  for  liberty 
to  purchase  150,000  acres  of  land  from  the  Indians,  on 
Delaware  river,   5 

July  27.  Conveyance  from  Joseph  Blanchard,  Abraham  De 
Peyster  and  others,  to  John  French,  of  three  certain 
tracts  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  river ;  and  of  three  islands  in  said  river,  op- 
posite Coxhachie,  containing  together  25,500  acres,   6 

July  30.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Van  Renselaer  and  9  others, 
for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Al- 
bany, on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  with  two  islands 
in  said  river,   7 

Aug.  5.  Petition  of  Donald  McLean,  Malachy  Treate  and 
Neal  McLean,  for  a  warrant  of  survey,  to  ascertain  the 
vacant  lands  within  a  tract  formerly  granted  M.  G.  Van 
Bergen  near  Kattskill,  and  praying  a  grant  thereof,   8 

Aug.  10.  Petition  of  the  trustees  of  Kingston,  in  the  county 


vois.  xxiv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  449 

Page. 

1767.      of  Ulster,  praying  that  the  hearing  in  the  case,  regarding 

the  true  limits  of  their  township,  be  deferred,   9 


Aug.  6.  Petition  of  six  non-commissioned  officers  and  six- 
teen private  soldiers,  for  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,.  . .  10 
Certificate  of  Lieut.  Brown  that  James  Barker,  Jacob  J  ohn- 
son,  James  Coleman,  Gabriel  Woods,  James  Scott,  Thomas 
Cowans,  John  Black,  Henry  Greenshields,  James  Smith, 
Donald  Willson,  Alexander  Simpson,  Isaac  Cotterall,  Abra- 
ham Gallaugher,  James  Jack,  William  Bennett,  Robert 
Gray,  Thomas  Tully,  Richard  Shaw,  Thomas  Moor,  James 
McAllister,  James  Thompson,  Matthew  Holland,  served 


in  the  late  war,   10 

Aug.  10.  Petition  of  James  Robins,  James  Bennet,  John 
Trotter  and  Wm.  Watson,  for  a  grant  of  land  in  the 

county  of  Ulster,  t . . .'   11 

Aug.  11.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Swords,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  Josiah  Harper  and  William  Spratt,  for  a  hear- 
ing in  relation  to  lands  to  the  northward  of  the  division 

line  between  the  counties  of  Ulster  and  Albany,   12 

Aug.  12.  Petition  of  Michael  Godfried  Bruckman,  for  200 

acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   13 

Aug.  14.  Petition  of  Capt.  Harry  Gordon,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  his  brother  Peter,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey 
for  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,   14 

Aug.  1 9.  Petition  of  Charles  Freidenberg  and  associates,  for 
20,000  acres  of  land  at  Cumberland  bay  on  the  west  side 

of  Lake  Champlain,   15 

Aug.  26.  Petition  of  John  Borghardt  and  others,  for  a  grant 
4,000  acres  of  land  formerly  granted  Coenraed  Berghart 
and  Elias  Yan  Scaaks,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river 

by  Kinderhook,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   15 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Jessup  and  14  others,  for  grant 

of  4,100  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  17 
Aug.  27.  Petition  of  John  McNeil,  Alexr.  Stewart  and  others, 
for  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  6,240  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  Lake  Otsege  and  Can- 

jadaragie,   18 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Albert  Meinert  Lubcken,  for  2,000  acres 

of  land,   19 

Aug.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Pruyni,  of  150  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  west  side  of  Scho- 

hary  river,  (Charleston, Montgomery  Co.,)   20 

Map  of  the  same,   20 

Sept.  6.  Memorial  of  Paul  Rickout,  late  aid-de-camp,  for  5,000 

acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Otter  creek,   21 

Oct.  13.  Memorial  of  William  Butler,  attorney  for  Archd. 
Brecken  and  six  others,  late  non-commissioned  officers  and 
soldiers,  for  650  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange, . .  22 

Map  of  the  lands  petitioned  for,   22 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  John  Leake  and  twenty-nine  others,  for 
license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  30,000  acres  of  land  on 


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[vol.  XXIV. 


1767.      the  west  side  of  the  east  branch  of  Delaware  river  in  the 

county  of  Albany,   22 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Gabriel  Maturin  and  twenty-nine  others, 
for  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  30,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  the  east  branch  of  Delaware  river  in 
the  county  of  Albany,   24 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Guy  Johnson  and  twenty-nine  others, 
for  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  30,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  the  east  branch  of  Delaware  river  in 
the  county  of  Albany,   25 

Oct.  17.  Pe'tition  of  Danl.  Claus  and  29  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  of  the  Indians  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  the  east  branch  of  Delaware  river  in  the  county 
of  Albany,   26 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Henry  White  and  29  others,  for  license 
to  purchase  of  the  Indians  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  the  east  branch  of  Delaware  river  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   27 

Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Saml.  Fowler  and  Isaac  Fow- 
ler of  the  surplusage  land  contained  in  a  lot  now  in  their 
possession,  being  part  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  Francis 
Harrison  and  four  others,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (New- 
burgh,  Orange  Co.,)   28 

Map  of  the  same,   28 

Nov.  3.  Memorial  of  John  Taylor,  Judah  Harlow,  George 
Stewart,  Joseph  Allecocke  and  Robert  Harding,  praying 
a  grant  of  three  tracts  of  land  containing  together  5,000 
acres  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   29 

Nov.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Thomas  Swords,  Josiah 
Harper  and  William  Spaight,  of  2,000  acres  of  land  for 
each  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hud- 
son's river  north  of  the  line  dividing  the  counties  of  Al- 
bany and  Ulster,  (Saugerties,  Ulster  Co.,)   30 

Map  of  the  lame,    30 

Nov.  4.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Benwea,  that  he  purchased  the 
township  of  Caimbridge  adjoining  Hosick  patent  of  the 
Indian  proprietors,  for  the  patentees  of  said  township  with- 
out any  land  being  reserved  therein,   31 

Nov.  5.  Affidavit  of  Abraham  Jacob  Lansingh,  that  he  pur- 
chased for  himself  and  company,  by  Peter  Binneway,  a 
tract  of  land  called  Cambridge  patent,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  of  the  patent  of  Saraghtoga,  and  north  of 
Hosack  patent,  and  that  there  were  no  other  vacant  lands 
between  said  patents,   32 

Sept.  24.  Certificate  of  Thomas  Morison,  justice,  that  Isac 
Fort  purchased  the  land  occupied  by  him  from  Mr.  Co  wen, 
supposing  it  to  be  in  Cambridge,  •  -32 

Oct.  15.  Affidavit  of  John  Cowden,  that  he  was  present  when 
Isack  Fort  bargained  with  Ephraim  Cowen  for  the  land 
now  occupied  by  said  Fort,   ^ 

Oct.  15.  Affirmation  of  Ephraim  Cowen,  that  Isaac  Fort 
bargained  with  him  for  the  land  now  occupied  by  said  Fort,  3' 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Johannes  Young,  for  a  grant  of  the 


ol.  xxiv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  451 

/  Page. 

767.  lands  in  his  possession,  west  of  Vincent  Mathews  and 
others,  reserved  in  the  tract  granted  Lieut.  Thomas  Swords 
and  others,  in  Albany  county,   33 

Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Jno.  J.  Hallum,  late  lieutenant,  for  3,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,   34 

Aug.  3.  Certificate  of  Archd.  Kennedy,  that  John  Hallum 
served  as  midshipman  on  board  H.  M.'s  sloop  Norwich, 
during  the  war,   34 

Petition  of  Donald  Mcintosh,  for  200  acres  of  land  on  the 
east  bank  of  Otter  creek,   35 


Nov.  17.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Reid,  that  Donald 
Mcintosh  served  as  corporal  in  the  42d  or  royal  highland 

regiment,  during  the  war,   36 

Nov.  18.  Petition  of  Joseph  Smeeton,  serjeant,  praying  that 
a  day  may  be  appointed  for  Robert  Livingston  to  appear 
in  support  of  his  caveat  against  granting  certain  lands  to 


the  petitioner,   37 

Nov.  1 9.  Memorial  of  Isaac  Fort,  against  granting  the  peti- 
tion of  Joseph  Reade,  Junr.,  and  Wilhelmus  Van  Ant- 
werp, for  400  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Cam- 
bridge,   38 

Nov.  19.  Affidavit  of  said  Fort,  in  support  of  his  memorial,  38 
Nov.  19.  Petition  of  Hezekiah  Wyatt,  for  1,000  acres  of 

land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   39 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  William  Story,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  for  a  re-grant  and  confirmation  of  the  town- 
ship of  Bernard,  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire, 
and  that  they  be  allowed  further  time  for  settling  the 

same,   40 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  Thomas  Ford  and  John  Killing,  in  be- 
half of  themselves  and  associates,  for  grants  of  lands  to 
the  south  of  Ticonderoga,  between  south  river  and  a  range 

of  mountains,. .   41 

Schedule  of  names  of  the  associates  referred  to  in  the  pre- 
ceding petition,  with  the  number  of  acres  opposite  the 

names,   41 

Dec.  1.  Petition  of  Wm.  Kelly,  attorney  for  Lord  Towns- 
hend,  for  20,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  about  twenty-four  miles  below  Crown  Point, 
near  Lewis's  creek,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 

township  by  the  name  of  Raynham,   41 

Dec.  2.  Petition  of  Capt.  Wm.  Edmestone  and  Lieut.  Robt. 
Edmestone,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  10,000  acres  of 

land  granted  them  on  the  Boston  line,    42 

Dec.  2.  Petition  of  Capt.  Wm.  Edmestone,  Lieut.  Robt. 
Edmestone  and  Lieut.  Thomas  Webb,  for  12,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  township  of  Danby,  and  also  for  a  grant  to 
themselves  and  eight  others,  of  the  remaining  11,000  acres 

in  said  township,   43 

Dec.  4.  Petition  of  David  Reid,  late  non-commissioned  officer, 
and  four  others,  privates,  for  400  acres  of  land,  six  miles 

to  the  east  of  Fort  Ticonderoga,   44 

Dec.  5.  Petition  of  John  Monk,  for  a  grant  of  110  acres  of 


452 


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[vol.  XXIV. 


1767.      land  occupied  by  him,  to  the  north  of  the  division  line, 

between  the  counties  of  Albany  and  Ulster,   45 

Dec.  9.  Petition  of  Petrus  Schart,  for  letters  patent  for  a 
tract  of  about  80  acres  of  land  reserved  out  of  Mr.  Sword's 
intended  grant,   46 


Dec.  11.  Petition  of  Hugh  Wallace  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  land  to  the  west  of  Connecticut  river, 
called  New  Marlborough,  containing  about  23,000  acres,  47 
Dec.  14.  Return  of  survey  for  Micheal  Byrne,  Francis  Rupert, 
Lucas  Vedder  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract  of  18,000 
acres  of  land,  lying  between  the  second  Breeckabeen  creek 
and  Stoney  creek,  on  the  north  side  of  Schohary  river,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  (Bymville,  Fulton,  <fcc,  Schoharie 


Co.,)   48 

Map  of  the  same,   48 

Dec.  14.  Petition  of  John  Ekshaw,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of 

Albany,   49 

Aug.  20.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  John  Ekshaw  did 
command  one  of  H.  M.'s  vessels  on  the  lakes,  during  the 

war,  :   49 

Dec.  14.  Petition  of  Rachel  Layman,  formerly  wife  of  Henry 
Layman,  deceased,  for  a  grant  of  the  land  to  which  her 

late  husband  was  entitled,   5C 

1762.  Dec.  2.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Baron  de  Munster  that 

Henry  Layman  served  as  soldier  in  the  60th  regiment,  . .  51 
1767.  Dec.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Brachan,  of  280  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river  nearly  opposite  Fort  Hendrick,  (Oppen- 

heim,  Fulton  Co.,)   5: 

Map  of  the  same,   55 

Dec.  21.  Petition  of  James  Osburn  for  a  grant  of  four 
islands  in  Hudson's  river,  opposite  Kingsbury,  containing 
about  20  acres  of  land,  in  lieu  of  50  acres  to  which  he  is 

entitled,   5. 

1761.  Aug.  5.  Certificate  of  Major  Thomas  Oswold  that  James 
Osburn.  serred  as  private  in  General  Murray's  Company 
of  the  60th  regiment,   5 


1767.  Dec.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  Patrick  of  eight  islands 
and  two  flats  in  Hudson's  river,  and  a  small  tract  on  the 
west  side  of  said  river  containing  together  200  acres  of 
land,  (Wanton  island,  &c.,)  

Map  of  the  same,  • 

[No  date.]  Map  of  the  townships  of  New  Fane,  Townshend, 
&c,   

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Peter  Vergereau  and  Wm.  Tennent, 
junr.,  in  behalf  of  themselves"  and  their  associates,  for 
two  tracts  of  land  on  the  east  and  west  sides  of  Schohary 
river  in  the  county  of  Albany,  containing  together  about 
5,000  acres,  

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Joseph  Hauser  and  Thomas  Bechdel, 
praying  that  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  sundry  persons 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  and  between  the  south 


vol.  xxiv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  453 

Page. 

1767.      bounds  of  Claverack  and  the  north  bounds  of  the  manor 

of  Levingston  may  be  granted  to  said  persons,   58 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Henry  Andrew  Francken  and  Cor- 
nelius P.  Low,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  western 
frontier  of  Ulster  county,   59 

[No  date.]  Return  of  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  granted 
Jeremiah  Schuyler  and  others  on  the  west  side  of  the 
Paltz  river,  (Crawford  and  Montgomery,  Orange  Co.,) . .  59 

Map  of  said  tracts,   59 


[No  date.]  Petition  of  Mathew  Paterson  setting  forth  that 
he  served  as  captain  or  foreman  of  company  of  carpenters 
employed  in  erecting  public,  works  during  the  war,  and 
praying  a  grant  of  land  on  the  footing  of  reduced  officers 


and  soldiers,  ...   60 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Donald  Mcintosh,  John  Stewart, 
Donald  Henderson  and  John  McKenzie,  late  privates,  for 
a  grant  of  lands  on  Lake  Champlain,   61 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Benoni  Bullman  foi*a  grant  of 
an  island  in  Hudson's  river  above  Schaagticoe  called  Man's 

island,  containing  25  or  30  acres,   62 

1763.  Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Elijah  Lewis  and  Micajah  Lewis,  owners 
of  the  southern  part  of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster  formerly  granted  Capt.  Wm.  Bond,  for 
100  acres  surplusage  contained  in  said  tract,   63 

Map  of  the  preceding  tract  showing  the  surplusage,   63 

Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Richd.  Watcock  and  six  other  soldiers, 
for  350  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for 
Ebenezer  Jessup  and  others,   64 

Certificates  that  Nicholas  Woolrick,  Richard  Watcock, 
William  Risdel,  Thomas  Mount,  Jasper  Martin,  and 
William  Rushton,  served  during  the  war,   64 

Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Edward  Quinn  and  six  others  soldiers, 
for  a  grant  of  350  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  Hudson's 
river  in  the  county  of  Albany,   65 

Certificates  that  John  Shine,  Richd.  Evans,  Hugh  Spiers, 
Thomas  Webster,  Edward  Quinn,  Philip  Anterbush,  and 
Thomas  Grindle,  served  during  the  war,   65 

Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Joseph  Mountfort,  John  Murray,  and 
Peter  Buzzard  for  600  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  south  of 

a  tract  granted  Ebenezer  Jessup,   66 

•  Certificate  that  John  Murray,  Peter  Buzzard  and  Joseph 

Mountfort  served  during  the  war,   66 

Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Wm.  Christie  for  200  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
adjoining  a  tract  petitioned  for  by  Edwd.  Quinn  and  six 
others,    67 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  G.  Rogers  that  Wm.  Christie  served  as 
Serjeant  in  the  80th  regiment  during  the  war,   07 

Jan.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Patrick  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXIV. 


of  Albany,  on  the  northeast  side  of  a  brook  called  by  the 
Indians  Kiskatanienahook  and  by  the  Christians  Country- 
man's kill  on  the  west  side  of  a  round  hill  called  Waw- 
cahtepaheak,  and  south  and  east  of  a  tract  granted  to 
Martin  Van  Bergen,  and  others  called  Kishtatamanecha, 

(Catskill,  Greene  Co.,)   68 

Map  of  the  same,   68 

Jan.  18.  Petition  of  John  Foy  and  twelve  other  non-commis- 
sioned officers  and  privates,  for  950  acres  of  land,  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  ...  69 
Certificate  of  Capt.  James  Grant,  that  James  McDonald 

served  as  Serjeant  in  the  80th  regiment,  during  the  war,  69 
Jan.  21.  List  of  the  associates  of  Michl.  Byrn,  whose  names 

are  to  be  inserted  in  the  patent,   69 

Jan.  21.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Stout,  James  Waterman  and 
sixteen  others,  for  a  grant  of  18,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 

west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   70 

Jan.  27.  ^lemorial  of  Lieut.  John  Carden,  for  1,000  acres  of 

land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,   71 

Jan.  27.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Charles  Friedenberg  and  19 
others,  for  a  tract  of  20,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west 

side  of  Lake  Champlain,   72 

Feb.  2.  Petition  of  George  Croghan  and  his  associates,  for  a 
warrant  of  survey  of  lands  which  he  is  entitled  to  pur- 
chase from  the  Indians,   73 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  John  Mowat,  Secy,  to  Admiral  Durell, 
for  3,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  7 
miles  east  of  South  bay,   74 


Certificate  of  Admiral  Durell,  that  John  Mouat  served  as  his 

secretary  during  the  sieges  of  Louisburg  and  Quebec,. . .  74 
Feb.  6.  Petition  of  John  DePeyster,  Jr.,  and  twenty-four 
others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land, 
bounded  partly  by  the  townships  of  Topsham  and  Corinth,  75 
Feb.  8.  Indian  deed  to  John  Glen,  Jr.,  Simon  Schermerhorn, 
Philip  Van  Petin,  Henry  Glen,  Abraham  C.  Cuyler  and 
Cornelius  Glen,  for  a  tract  of  50,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
between  Kayadarosseras  patent  and  the  Sacondaga,  or 

west  branch-of-  Hudson's  river,   76 

Feb.  10.  Petition  of  Peter  Lewis  and  twenty-four  others,  for 

a  patent  of  lands,  purchased  from  the. Oneida  Indians,. . .  77 
Feb.  10.  Petition  of  Lieut.  John  De  Berniere,  for  a  grant  of 

2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   <8 

Feb.  10.  Petition  of  Isaac  Cortelyou  and  nine  others,  pro- 
prietors of  farms  adjoining  the  water  side,  in  the  township 
of  New  Uytrecht,  in  Kings  county,  for  a  grant  of  the 
lands  from  high  to  low  water  mark ;  thence  five  chains 

into  the  river,  abreast  of  their  respective  farms,  . .  79 

Feb.  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Clarke  and  Thomas  Jones,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  two  tracts 
of  land,  containing  together  9,000  acres,  in  the  county  of 

Albany,   80 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  Serjeant  James  Coleman  and  other  non- 
commissioned officers  and  privates,  for  2,000  acres  of 


vol.  xxiv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  455 

Page. 

1768.      land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  west  of  the  hill 

called  Waweantepakoak,   81 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,    81 

Feb.  1 7.  Petition  of  Peter  Hassenclever,  David  Green,  Jas. 
Crawford,  Arthur  Forrest  and  John  Elves  and  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  18,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  Mohawk 
country,  above  the  German  flatts,   82 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Samuel  Deall,  for  1,000  acres  of  land, 
on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  ;   83 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  David  McClay,  corporal,  for  200  acres 
of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  between 
said  river  and  Lake  George,   84 

March  2.  Petition  of  John  Morin  Scott,  Henry  Andrew 
Franckin,  M.  G.  Van  Bergen  and  their  associates,  for  two 
tracts  of  land,  containing  together  4,500  acres,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  '.   85 

March  2.  Petition  of  John  Morin  Scott,  Henry  Andrew 
Franckin,  M.  G.  Van  Bergen  and  their  associates,  for  a 


grant  of  a  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany ;  and  also  of  two  other  tracts,  one  adjoining  on 
the  west  of  the  manor  of  Ranslerwick,  and  the  other 
between  Schohary  kill  and  the  Kattskill  mountains,  .  : . . .  86 
March  2.  Petition  of  Gerardus  William  Beekman,  William 
Beekman,  Junr.,  and  Gerardus  Duyckink,  in  behalf  ox 
themselves  and  their  associates,  setting  forth  that  they 
preferred  their  petition  on  the  14th  April  last,  for  lands 
on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  praying  that  the 


letters  patent  may  issue,  pursuant  to  the  prayer  of  said 

petition,   86 

March  9.  Petition  of  Pierre  Wm.  De  Peyster,  midshipman, 
praying  a  grant  of  land  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclama- 
tion,    87 

1767.  Aug.  24.  Certificate  of  Archd.  Kennedy,  that  Pierre  Wm. 

De  Peyster  served  as  midshipman,  on  board  H.  M.'s  sloop 
the  Hunter,  during  the  war,   87 

1768.  March  16.  Petition  of  Wm.  Walton,  Junr.,  Jacob  Walton, 

Thomas  Walton  and  Gerard  Walton,  in  behalf  of  them- 
selves and  their  associates,  for  12,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  above  the  German  flatts,  and  bounded  on  the 
south  by  Cosby's  manor,   88 

March  16.  Petition  of  Jacob  Wilkins,  praying  to  be  heard, 
in  behalf  of  Robert  Allen,  serjeant,  and  others,  in  relation 
to  a  petition  presented  by  him  in  their  behalf,  for  1,000 
acres  of  land,  near  Otter  creek,  on  Lake  Champlain,   89 

March  18.  Petition  of  Simon  Bennis,  for  a  warrant  of  survey 

for  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,   89 

1766.  Oct.  21.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Archd.  Hamilton,  that  Simon 

Bennis  served  as  corporal  in  the  first  regiment,   89 

1768.  March  23.  Petition  of  John  Morin  Scott  "and  others,  for  a 
grant  and  confirmation  of  several  lots  of  land  in  the  angle 
of  Minisink,   90 

March  23.  Petition' of  John  Pell,  Luke  Camp,  John  Welden, 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXIV. 


Page. 

1768.  Saml.  Bush  and  sixteen  others,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres 
of  land  to  each,  in  a  certain  tract  called  Tunbridge,  for- 
merly granted  them  under  New  Hampshire,   91 

March  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Leake  commissary 
general,  Frederick  Wm.  Hecht  and  Robt.  Ross,  of  a  tract 
of  2,280  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Schaghticoke,  Rensselaer  Co.,) . .  92 

Map  of  the  same,   92 

March  25.  Petition  of  the  mayor,  aldermen  and  commonalty 
of  the  city  of  Albany,  praying  that  no  grant  to  Robt. 
Leake  and  his  deputies  for  lands  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  to  the  east  of  lands 
of  Barnadus  Bradt,  until  the  petitioners  shall  have  been 
heard  by  their  counsel,   93 

March  31.  Instrument  withdrawing  the  caveat  entered  in 
the  behalf  of  Col.  Livingston,  against  the  granting  of  Ser- 
jeant Smeeton's  petition  for  land  at  Kinderhook,   94 

March  31.  Memorial  of  JohnMonier  and  John  N.  Bleecker, 
complaining  that  a  tract  of  6,000  acres  of  land  surveyed 
for  them  was  intersected  by  another  surveyed  afterwards 
for  John  Dalton  and  others,.   95 

April  4.  Petition  of  William  Douglass,  John  McGinnis,  John 
Harrison,  John  Newland  and  James  Richardson,  for  1,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Lake  Champlain,   96 

Certificate  that  John  Harrison,  James  Richardson,  John  New- 
land,  John  McGinnis  and  William  Douglas  served  during 
the  war,   96 

April  4.  Petition  of  Thomas  Cearns,  Joseph  Annets,  John 
Bunteel,  Gabriel  Smith  and  Thomas  Reilly,  late  corporals, 
for  1,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  South  Bay,. .  97 

Certificates  that  the  above  soldiers  served  during  the  war, . .  97 

April  4.  Petition  of  John  McKinsey,  James  Bellany  John 
Burk,  John  Anderson  and  Yall  Metcalf,  for  1,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  South  Bay,   98 

Certificates  that  John  Burk  and  the  others  named  above 
served  during  the  war,   98 

April  4.  Petition  of  Edward  Leader,  Serjeant,  Thomas  Has- 
borne,  corporal  and  fourteen  others,  privates,  for  1,100 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  South  Bay,   99 

Certificates  that  John  Hodgs,  John  Miller,  Solomon  Bicker- 
ton,  Edward  Leader,  Thomas  Harborny,  William  Mitchell, 
William  Meachen,  William  Monson,  John  Buckley,  John 
Bridgeman,  James  Dougherty,  Philip  White,  William 
Barron,  John  Foot,  Hugh  Scott  and  John  McCader  served 
during  the  war,   99 

April  4.  Petition  of  Wm.  Price  and  four  other  non-commis- 
sioned officers,  for  1,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  South 
Bay,    100 

Certificates  that  Hugh  Gurnall,  Isaac  Taylor,  William  Price, 
James  Woodworth  and  Edward  Down  served  during  the 
war,    101 

April  4.  Petition  of  James  Rossbottom  and  four  others,  mm- 


vol.  xxiv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  457 

Page. 

1768.      commissioned  officers,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land, 

to  the  west  of  South  bay,   102 

Certificates  that  John  Johnson,  John  Luson,  Moses  Patterson, 
James  Rossbottom  and  William  Burke  served  during  the 
war,   102 

April  6.  Petition  of  Thomas  Moore  and  thirteen  other  sol- 
diers, for  700  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,   103 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   103 

April  6.  Petition  of  Saml.  Fowler  and  Isaac  Fowler,  for  a 
grant  of  all  the  lands  exceeding  5,600  acres,  contained 
within  the  bounds  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  granted  Francis  Harrison  and  four  others, ....  104 

April  2.  Petition  of  John  Gibbs  and  Mary  his  wife,  Stephen 
Johnson,  Francis  Many,  Daniel  Mesnard,  Hester  Fowle, 

■  widow,  and  Ann  Magdelina  Miranda,  widow,  heirs  at  law 
to  Francis  Vincent,  late  of  the  city  of  New  York,  for  a 
warrant  of  survey  to  ascertain  the  bounds  and  limits  of  a 
certain  tract  of  land  formerly  granted  said  Fr's  Vincent,  105 

April  7.  Order  that  a  warrant  of  survey  be  issued,   105 

April  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Smeeton,  of  a  tract 
of  125  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  (Stuyvesant,  Columbia  Co.,) .....  106 

Map  of  the  same,.   106 

April  13.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Hasbrouck,  Louis  Bevier,  Abrrn. 
Van  Keuren,  Levi  Pawling,  Jacob  Hornbeek,  Jacobus 
Bruyn  and  John  Cantine,  for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   107 

April  13.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Coleman,  James  Bar- 
ker, John  Black,  Henry  Greenshields,  Thomas  Cowens, 
James  Scott,"  Jacob  Johnson,  Gabriel  Woods  and  James 
Smith,  of  nine  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  containing  together  1,350 
acres  of  land,  (Cairo  and  Catskill,  Greene  Co.,)   108 

Map  of  the  same,   108 

April  14.  Petition  of  John  McCarter,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  at  the  foot  of 
the  Blew  mountains,   109 

April  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Walton,  junr.,  Jacob 
Walton  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract  of  12,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  above  the  German  Flatts,  (Newport  and 
Schuyler,  Herkimer  Co.,)   110 

Map  of  the  same,   110 

April  17.  Petition  of  Thomas  Eckerson  and  Cornelius  Ecker- 
son,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  and  letters  patent  for  1,000 
acres  to  each,  of  a  tract  of  land  at  Schohary,  formerly 
purchased  from  the  Indians,   Ill 

April  17.  Petition  of  Thomas  Eckerson,  John  Zela  and  Cor- 
nelius Eckerson,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  and  letters  patent 
for  three  tracts  of  land  at  Schohary,  formerly  purchased 
of  the  Indians,   112 

April  18.  Petition  of  Peter  Dejo,  senior,  and  junior,  for  1,500 


58 


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[vol.  XXIV. 


1768.      acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  Shawangunk  moun- 
tain,   113 

April  22.  Petition  of  Samuel  Moore,  Serjeant,  and  ten  pri- 
vates, for  an  order  to  the  surveyor  general,  to  make  return 
in  two  separate  tracts  of  350  acres  each,  of  a  tract  of  700 
acres  of  land,  previously  ordered  to  be  surveyed  for  the 
petitioners,   113 

April  27.  Petition  of  Kenneth  McCullock,  late  ensign  of  the 
78th  regiment,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
the  North  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   114 

April  27.  Petition  of  Barent  Johnson  and  nine  others,  pray- 
ing letters  patent  for  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  of  the 
lands  lately  conveyed  by  the  Kattskill  Indians,   115 

April  27.  Petition  of  John  Cook,  Isaac  Corsa,  Jonas  Piatt 
and  J oseph  Bull,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Dutchess,   116 

April  27.  Petition  of  Hezekiah  Baldwin,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  the  inhabitants  of  the  townships  of  New  Canaan 
and  Spencer,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  praying  for  a  pre- 
ference of  a  grant  of  their  possessions,  if  they  should  be 
determined  to  be  vacant  upon  the  issue  of  the  trials 
depending  between  them  and  Col.  Van  Renselaer,   117 

April  27.  Petition  of  Wm.  Kelly,  in  behalf  of  Sir  George 
Yonge  and  nineteen  others,  for  20,000  acres  of  land,  to 
the  northwest  of  South  Bay  or  Ticonderoga,   118 

April  28.  Petition  of  Theophylact  Bache,  James  Barclay, 
Wm.  Lucas,  John  Roome,  John  Hardenbrooke  and  thirteen 
others,  praying  a  grant  of  18,000  acres  of  land,  west  of 
the  waters  running  into  Lake  Champlain,  on  both  sides 
of  Putnam's  creek,  and  between  Ticonderoga  and  Crown 
Point,   119 

April  28.  Petition  of  Wm.  Smith,  for  200  acres  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  Schohary  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  120 

Certificate  that  Wm.  Smith  and  Francis  Milward  served  dur- 
ing the  war,   120,  121 

May  2.  Petition  of  John  McCarter,  for  200  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  122 

May  2.  Petition  of  Stephen  Van  Ran selaer,  proprietor  of  the 
manor  of  Ranselaer,  for  the  right  of  ferriage  and  erecting 
of  as  many  ferries  as  shall  be  requisite,  across  Hudson's 
river,  from  Beern  island  to  the  Cahoos,   123 

Schedule  of  rates  of  ferriage  proposed,   123 

May  3.  Petition  of  Hescheija  Schoenmaker,  for  a  patent  for 
two  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  purchased  by 
him  of  the  corporation  of  Kingston,   124 

May  7.  Lease  and  re-lease  from  Isaac  De  Peyster  and  Ann 
his  wife,  Pierre  De  Peyster  and  Pierre  Van  Cortlandt,  to 
John  Cruger,  Philip  Livingston,  Leonard  Lispenard,  Henry 
Holland  and  Wm.  Bayard,  trustees  of  the  estate  of  Abra- 
ham De  Peyster,  deceased,  for  certain  lands  oi:  the  north 
side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany, ....  1 25 

May  9.  Petition  of  Wm.  Beekman,  Richard  Bancker,  and 
twenty-eight  others,  for  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west 


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Page. 

1768.      side  of  Lake  Champlain,  including  an  island  in  said  lake 

called  Long  island,   126 

May  16.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Vandercook  and  Simon  Van- 
dercook,  for  two  tracts  of  land  containing  together  1,500 
acres  in  the  county  of  Albany,   127 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   127 

May  18.  Petition  of  Ennis  Graham,  John  Keily  and  Thomas 
Poyse  and  Thomas  Griggs,  for  4,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  George,  at  the  head  of  Northwest  bay,  128 

May  18.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Van  Renselaer  and  Philip  Van 
Renselaer  and  twenty-three  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract 
of  25,000  acres  of  land  about  seven  miles  to  the  west  of 
Hudson's  river,  and  about  36  miles  above  Saratoga,  to- 
gether with  two*  small  islands  opposite  said  land  in  said 
river,  -   129 

May  25.  Petition  of  Wm.  Kelly,  in  behalf  of  Sir  George 
Yonge  and  nineteen  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  certain  tract 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  described  in 
a  petition  presented  on  the  27th  April,  1768,   130 

May  27.  Petition  of  Kenneth  Morrison,  for  200  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  between  the  lands 
granted  Martin  G.  Van  Bergen  and  Silvester  Salisbury,. .  130 

Certificates  that  Kenneth  Morrison  and  Daniel  Lucas  served 
during  the  war,   130 

June  6.  Petition  of  Hendk.  Heeger,  Jacob  Myers,  Nichs. 
Becker  and  Peter  Snyder,  praying  that  said  Peter  Snyder's 
name  be  inserted  in  the  place  of  Adam  Zee  in  the  letters 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land  surveyed  pursuant  to  a  warrant 

of  surveyor  general,  3d  Nov.,  1766,   131 

•  June  6.  Petition  of  Johan  Nicholas  Matthias,  Johan  Nichs. 
Matthias,  junr.,  and  Volkert  P.  Douw,  for  a  grant  of  1,457 
acres  of  land  at  Schohary  creek  in  the  county  of  Albany,  132 

Map  and  explanation  of  the  lands  laid  out  for  Nicholas  Ma- 
thias  and  Lawrence  Lawyer,  on  Schohary  river  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  and  to  the  south  of  Hunterfield,  for- 
merly granted  Myndert  Schuyler,  Peter  Van  Brugh  and 
others,  4th  April,  1767,   133 

June  11.  Indian  deed  to  John  Rightmyer,  junr,,  for  500  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  Mohawks  creek  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   134 

June  10.  Indian  deed  to  Adam  Vrooman  and  others,  for  1,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek,  on  the 
north  side  of  Stoney  creek,  joining  to  the  west  and  partly 
to  the  north  of  land  purchased  by  Thomas  Eckerson, ....  135 

June  14.  Indian  deed  to  John  Harper,  junr.,  William  Har- 
per, Joseph  Harper,  Alex.  Harper,  Augustine  Prevost, 
Henry  White,  Andreas  Reber,  Augustine  Prevost,  Jr., 
Robert  Adams  and  their  associates,  for  a  tract  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany  containing  about  250,000  acres  at 
a  lake  at  the  head  of  the  Mohawk  branch  of  the  Delaware,  135 

June  27.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Clarke,  late  a  Serjeant 
in  the  77th  regiment  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,   136 


460  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxrv. 

Page. 

1768.  Map  of  the  same,   136 

June  30.  Return  of  survey  for  David  McClay,  late  corporal 
in  the  73d  regiment,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 

(Warrensburgh,  Warren  Co.,)   138 

Map  of  the  same,.   138 

July  L  Return  of  survey  for  Michl.  Salsbergh,  of  a  tract  of 
120  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  to 
the  west  bounds  of  the  manor  of  Ranslaerwyck,  near  the 

Beaver  Dam,  (Schoharie,  Schoharie  Co.,)   139 

Map  of  the  same,   139 

July  2.  Petition  of  Minne  Fisher,  Jeremiah  Fisher  and  Jacob 

Hornbeck,  for  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  140 
July  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Mountfort,  John  Mur- 
ray and  Peter  Buzzard,  of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

(Luzerne,  Warren  Co.,)   141 

Map  of  the  same,   141 

July  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Christie,  of  200  acres  of 
land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  (Luzerne,  Warren  Co'.,)     142 

Map  of  the  same,   142 

July  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Richd.  Watcock,  Wm.  Ruston, 
Thomas  Mount,  Wm.  Risdle,  Jasper  Martin,  Nich's 
Woolrick  and  Robert  Gilmore  of  a  tract  of  350  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 

river,  (Luzerne,  Warren  Co.,)   143 

Map  of  the  same,   143 

July  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Edwd.  Quin,  Hugh  Speers, 
Thomas  Webster,  Philip  Anterbush,  Richard  Evans,  John 
Shine  and  Thomas  Grindle,  of  a  tract  of  350  acres  of 
land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  (Luzerne,  Warren  Co.,)   144 

Map  of  the  same,   144 

July  5.  Petition  of  John  McNeile,  Alexr.  Stewart  and  five 
others,  for  5,928  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 

Mohawk's  river  lately  purchased  of  the  Indians,   145 

July  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  Munro,  of  a  tract  of 
122  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in 

the  county  of  Albany,  (Stuyvesant,  Columbia  Co.,)   146 

Map  of  the  same,   1 46 

July  14.  Petition  of  Crean  Brush  and  Margaret  his  wife, 
praying  a  grant  of  a  certain  farm  containing  218  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  which  became  escheated 

to  the  crown  by  the  death  of  Johannes  Mutts,   147 

July  15.  Petition  of  John  Miller  and  Nich's  Kilman  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  between  the  Shawangunk  mountains  and  the 

Shawangunk  kill,    148 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   148 

July  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Eckerson  and  Corne- 
lius Eckerson  of  two  tracts  of  land  containing  together 


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Page. 


1768.      1,780  acres  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  west 

side  of  Schohary  River,  (Middelburgh,  Schoharie  Co.,)  149 

Map  of  the  same,   149 

July  27.  Petition  of  Nicolas  Herkemeyer  and  eight  others 
his  associates,  for  license  to  purchase  of  the  Conejockery 
Indians,  a  tract  of  9,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,   150 

July  27.  Petition  of  Richard  Williams,  Gilbert  King  and 
John  Hall  for  a  grant  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river,   151 

July  29.  Petition  of  John  Reade,  Jonathan  Lawrence,  Mor- 
maduke  Forster  and  twenty-one  others,  praying  for  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each  about  thirty  miles  east  of 
Hudson's  river,  lying  between  the  townships  of  Draper 
and  Cumberland  on  the  east,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 
into  a  township,   152 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   152 


Aug.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Dejo  and  Peter  Dejo, 
junr.,  of  two  tracts  of  land  containing  together  1,260 
acres  on  the  east  side  of  the  Shawangunk  mountains  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  (Shawangunk,  Ulster  Co.,) .......  153 


Map  of  the  same,     153 

Aug.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Johannes  Lawyer,  Moses  Ibbit, 
Jacob  Enters  and  their  associates,  of  three  tracts  of  land 
lying  at  Schohary  in  the  county  of  Albany,  containing 
together  26,600  acres  of  land,  (Middleburgh  and  Schoharie, 

Schoharie  Co.,)   154 

Map  of  the  same,   154 

Aug.  3.  Petition  of  Godlib  Sweitzer  and  Aneas  McKay,  for 
a  grant  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster 
between  the  Shawangunk  mountains  and  the  Shawangunk 

kill,   155 

Certificates  that  Godlip  Switzer  and  iEneas  McKey  served 

in  the  60th  or  Royal  American  regiment,   155 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition,   156 


Aug.  3.  Petition  of  Nicolas  Herkemeyer,  Thomas  Bridgen 
Attwood,  Simon  Metcalfe,  Wm.  Miller,  Win.  Thompson, 
James  Molloy,  Wm.  Crawford,  James  Mitchell  and 
Andrew  McCalpin  for  license  to  purchase  from  the  Cone- 
jockery Indians  a  tract  of  9,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,. ...  157 
Aug.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Servis  and  others,  of  a 
tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river  above  the  German 

Flatts,  (Deerfield  and  Trenton,  Oneida  Co.,)   158 

Map  of  the  same,  s   158 

Aug.  4.  Petition  of  George  Man,  Josias  Swart,  Adam  Zeele 
and  Adam  Vrooman  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their 
associates  for  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  certain 
lands  on  the  west  side  of  Schoharie  kill  in  the  county  of 

Albany,   159 

Aug.  5.  Petition  of  Johannes  Hanse  Becker  and  James 
Collins  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates  for 


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Page. 

1768.      license  to  purchase  of  the  Mohawk  Indians  certain  lands  . 

in  the  county  of  Albany,   160 

Aug.  6.  Petition  of  Amos  Babcock,  Stephen  Babcock,  Wra. 
Utty,  Alexr.  Ewing  and  twenty-eight  others,  for  a  grant 
of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  of 
Connecticut  river,  lying  on  both  sides  of  Passumsick  river,  161 

Aug.  12.  Mandamus  of  the  king  in  council  for  granting  Genl. 
Gage  18,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  purchased  of  the  Indians,   162 


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Page. 

1768.  Aug.  12.  Petition  of  Augustine  Stine  and  James  Richard- 
son, for  a  grant  of  362  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of 


Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  to  the  west  oi 

the  forest  of  Dean,   1 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,  showing  that  they  are  vacant,  1 
Aug.  13.  Affidavit  of  John  R.  Bleecker,  that  he,  together 
with  Volkert  P.  Douw,  laid  out  a  tract  of  land,  of  up- 
wards of  2,000  acres,  on  the  southeast  side  of  Schoharie 
river,  and  made  a  map  of  the  same,  showing  a  parcel  of 
about  1,400  acres  therein,  for  Johan  Nicolls  Mathias,  and 

the  remainder  for  Lawrence  Lawyer,  <fcc,   2 

Aug.  15.  Petition  for  Francis  Child,  Crean  Brush,  John 
Bowles  and  Alexr.  Macullagh,  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  to 

the  west  of  the  manor  of  Renselaerwyck,   3 

Aug.  17.  Petition  of  Tunis  Van  Veghte,  for  that  part  of 

Catts  kill  creek  which  surrounds  his  farm,   4 

Aug.  1 7.  Petition  of  Teunis  Van  Veghte,  for  a  grant  of  a 
tract  of  land,  at  Cattskill,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 

river,   ...  5 

Aug.  19.  Petition  of  Elkanah  Dean,  Senr.,  and  others,  pray- 
ing that  the  names  of  Gabriel  Sprong  and  Samuel  Wal- 
dron,  be  substituted  for  those  of  John  Deane  and  Samuel 
Dean,  Jr.,  in  the  patent  for  a  grant  of  two  tracts  of  land, 

containing  36,000  acres,   6 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  John  Bradstreet  and  fifty-four  others, 
for  a  grant  of  55,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,   7 

Aug.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  McLean,  Malachy 
Treat  and  Neal  McLean,  of  two  tracts  of  land,  containing 
together  6,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  on  both  sides  of  the 

Katts  kill  mountains,  (Cairo,  Greene  Co.,)   8 

Map  of  the  same,   8 

Aug.  24.  Petition  of  Philip  Schuyler,  Rutger  Bleeker,  Nan- 
ning  Vischer  and  Cortland  Schuyler,  for  a  tract  of  40,000 


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[vol.  xxt. 


Page. 

1768.     acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the 

west  of  Queensborough,   9 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Guy  Johnson  and  29  others,  for  a  grant 
of  30,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the 
Delaware  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  lately  purchased 
of  the  Oneida  Indians,   10 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Daniel  Claus  and  29  others,  for  30,000 
acres  of  land,  beginning  at  a  small  lake,  at  the  head  of  the 
Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  river,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,   11 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  John  Harper,  senr.,  Wm.  Harper,  John 
Harper,  junr.,  Joseph  Harper  and  Alexr.  Harper,  in  be- 
half of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  100,000  acres 
of  land,  in  one  or  more  patents,  beginning  at  a  small 
lake,  at  the  head  of  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Dela- 
ware river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   12 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Henry  White  and  29  others,  for  30,000 
acres  of  land,  beginning  at  a  small  lake,  at  the  head  of 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  river,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   13 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  John  Leake  and  29  others,  for  30,000 
acres  of  land,  on  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware 
river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   14 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Gabriel  Maturin  and  29  others,  for 
30,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the 
Delaware  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   15 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Woods,  Volkert  P.  Douw  and 
their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  60,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  west  side  of  Susquehanna  river,  beginning  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Otsego  creek,   17 

Sept.  1 .  Petition  of  Thomas  Wharton,  senr.,  Reese  Meredith, 
Joseph  Wharton  and  Samuel  Morris,  junr.,  and  their  asso- 
ciates, for  a  grant  of  50,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   18 

Sept.  9.  Petition  of  Jellis  Fonda,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  praying  license  to  purchase  about  18,000  acres 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  in  Cobus  kill,  and  for 
a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  on  said  tract,   19 

Sept.  12.  Caveat  of  Thomas  Smith,  in  behalf  of  Jno.  Naugel 
and  others,  against  granting  any  lands,  in  the  county  of 
Orange ;  bounded  east  by  Hudson's  river ;  north  by  the 
patent  of  George  Lockhart,  and  south  by  the  patent  of 
Bainardus  Van  Vielen,  till  they  are  first  heard,   20 

Sept.  19.  Certificate  of  Col.  Fredk.  Haldimand,  that  John 
Forgey  served  as  soldier  in  the  4th  battalion  royal  Ame- 
ricans,   20 

Sept.  27.  Petition  of  Amos  Bird,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
14  others,  for  a  confirmation  by  letters  patent,  of  15,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  township  of  Castleton,   21 

Oct.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  John  McNeil,  Alexr.  Stewart, 
junr.,  James  Stewart,  Danl.  McCormick  and  John  Shaw, 
of  a  tract  of  5,928  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 


VOL.  XXV.] 


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465 


Page. 

1768.      south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  and  on  the  east  side  of 

Caniadaragie  lake,  (Springfield,  Otsego  Co.,)   22 

Map  of  the  same,   22 

Oct.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Samuel  Deal,  of  a  tract  of  1,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  three  miles 

from  Ticonderoga,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,)   23 

Map  of  the  same,   23 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Donald  McLean,  late  surgeon  to  the 
77th  regiment;  Malachy  Treat,  late  surgeon's  mate  to  the 
48th  regiment,  and  Neal  McLean,  late  lieutenant  in  the  47th 
regiment,  for  an  order  to  the  surveyor  general  to  make  a 
return  of  survey  in  order  that  the  petitioners  may  have 

a  patent  for  6,000  acres  of  land  without  fees,   24 

Nov.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Smith,  of  a  tract  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Broome,  Schoharie 

Co.,)   26 

Map  of  the  same,   26 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  John  McCarty,  for  200  acres  of  land  on 

the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  27 
Certificate  of  Capt.  Norman  McLeod,  that  John  McCarty 
served  as  a  drummer  in  the  80th  regiment  during  the  war, 

20th  April,  1767,   27 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  Peter  Lansingh,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  for  a  grant  of  about  50,000  acres  of  land  at 
the  west  corner  of  Cosby's  manor,  on  the  banks  of  Sada- 
queda  creek  and  Ochriskenie  creek,  and  praying  that  there 
be  a  public  meeting  of  the  Indians,  in  order  that  peti- 
tioners purchase  their  right  to  the  remainder  of  said  tract, 

&c,   28 

Nov.  29.  Petition  of  Hugh  McLean,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  for  700  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

between  Catters  creek  and  the  Cattskill,   29 

Dec.  1.  Petition  of  Johannes  Lawyer,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  for  a  patent  of  lands  surveyed  according 

to  order,   30 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates  referred  to  in  the  preceding 

petition,   30 

Dec.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Hendrick  Heeger,  Jacob  Myer, 
Adam  Zee  and  Nicholas  Becker,  and  their  associates,  of 
a  tract  of  900  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary 
river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Fulton,  Schoharie  Co.,)  31 

Map  of  the  same,   31 

Dec.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Johan  Nicholas  Mathias,  Johan 
Nicholas  Mathias,  junr.,  and  Volkert  P.  Douw,  of  a  tract 
of  1,420  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Middleburgh,  Schoharie  Co.,) .  32 

Map  of  the  same,   32 

Dec.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Lawrence  Lawyer,  of  a  tract 
of  630  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Middleburgh,  Schoharie  Co.,) .  33 

Map  of  the  same,   33 

Dec.  5.  Petition  of  Rev.  Thomas  Brown,  late  deputy  chap- 
lain in  the  60th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 
59 


466  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxv. 

Page. 

1768.      land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  near  the 

German  Flatts,   34 

Dec.  5.  Petition  of  James  Welch,  serjeant  in  the  Queen's 
royal  rangers,  commanded  by  Capt.  Joseph  Hopkins,  for 
200  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
near  the  German  Flatts,   35 


Dec.  5.  Petition  of  John  Adam  Van  Allen,  praying  a  grant 
of  500  yards  of  land  under  water,  to  the  north  of  Rocky 
Point,  near  his  dwelling  house  at  Claverack,  and  for  the 
same  distance  to  the  south  of  said  point,  along  the  Hud- 
son river,  for  the  breadth  of  100  yards  into  said  river,  . .  36 


Dec.  5.  Duplicate  of  the  preceding  petition,   37 

Dec.  5.  Petition  of  Wm.  Kelly,  in  behalf  of  Sir  George 
Yonge,  baronet,  and  nineteen  others,  for  20,000  acres  of 
land  on  Long  Island,  in  lieu  of  a  tract  ordered  to  be  sur- 
veyed for  them  to  the  northwest  of  South  Bay,   38 

Dec.  7.  Petition  of  Clotworthy  Upton,  for  20,000  acres  of 
land,  pursuant  to  the  order  of  the  King  in  council,  20th 

July,  1764,   39 

Dec.  7.  Petition  of  John  Homfrey,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twenty-nine  others,  for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on 

Lake  Champlain,   40 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Hugh  Fraser,  for  a  grant  of  certain 

lands  surveyed  to  the  north  of  Princetown,   41 

Map  of  a  tract  of  2,500  acres  of  land  lying  in  Dorset,  sur- 
veyed for  Lieut.  Hugh  Fraser,  John  Fraser  and  Donald 

Fraser,  privates,   42 

Dec.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Saml.  Stringer,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in 

the  county  of  Albany,  (Broome,  Schoharie  Co.,)   43 

Map  of  the  same,   43 

Dec.  14.  Petition  of  Peter  Hasenclever,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  about  18,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  Mohawk  river,  bounded  on  the  southwest 

by  Cosby's  manor,   44 

Dec.  15.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Smith,  Joshua  Smith,  Isaiah 
Yeal,  Nathl.  Owen,  Henry  Smith  and  Wait  Carpenter  for 
part  of  lot  No.  14  in  the  Minisink  angle,   44 


Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Adolphus  Benzel,  late  lieutenant,  for  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,    45 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  John  Wattson,  senr.,  and  John  Watt- 
son,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of '2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west 

of  Lake  Champlain,   45 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Simon  Remsen,  John  De  Lemeter, 
Thomas  Peck  and  Henry  Thomas,  for  two  tracts  of  land 
containing  together  4,000  acres  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  45 
Dec.  23.  Memorial  of  Richd.  Morris,  setting  forth  that  he 
presented  a  petition  of  David  Mathews  and  Jacob  Sbafer 
for  land  to  the  south  of  Ticonderoga,  and  also  a  petition 
of  Jonathan  Landon  and  Jacob  Jacobs  for  2,000  acres  of 
land  to  the  south  of  said  place,  and  praying  that  no  grant 
may  pass  for  said  lands  until  the  petitioners  are  first  heard,  46 


tol.  xxv.] 


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467 


Page. 


1769.  Jan.  4.  Petition  of  Danl.  Cox,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  asso- 
ciates, praying  a  warrant  of  survey  and  a  grant  of  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land  on  Connecticut  river,  to  complete  the 
100,000  acres  ordered  to  be  granted  by  the  King  in  coun- 
cil,  47 

Jan.  1 2.  Return  of  survey  for  the  Hon.  Thomas  Gage,  com- 
mander-in-chief of  H.  M.'s  forces  in  North  America,  of 
18,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  above  the  German  Flatts,  being  part  of  a  large  tract 
purchased  of  the  Oneida  Indians,  (Deerfield,  Oneida  Co.,)  48 

Map  of  the  same,   48 

Jan.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Hasenclever,  David 
Greeme,  Mary  Crofton  and  others,  of  a  tract  of  18,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  north  of  the  Mohawks  river  above 
the  German  Flatts,  (Schuyler  and  Newport,  Herkimer 
Co.,)   49 

Map  of  the  same,   49 

Jan.  18.  Petition  of  James  Glassford,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   50 

Jan.  18.  Duplicate  of  the  preceding  petition  with  a  draught 

of  the  lands  prayed  for,   51 

1766.  Oct.  21.  Certificate  of  Major  T.  Moncrieffe,  that  James  Glass- 
ford  served  as  corporal  in  the  27th  or  Enniskilling  regi- 
ment during  the  war,   51 

1769.  Jan.  24.  Petition  of  Jeston  Homfray  and  29  others,  for  a 
grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Long 
Island  and  of  Lake  Champlain,  on  Bay  la  Maquean,  and 
extending  as  far  west  as  that  a  line  drawn  north  of  the 
river  Missisque  or  Missickoui  may  contain  said  amount, . .  52 

Feb.  1.  Petition  of  Capt.  Wm.  Edmeston  and  Lieut.  Robert 
Edmeston,  for  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  south  of  Cosby's  manor,  on  the  bounds 
of  a  tract,   53 

Feb.  2.  Petition  of  John  Cawley  and  sundry  disbanded  sol- 
diers, for  grants  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,   54 

Certificates  that  John  Cawley,  George  Rockley,  Henry  New- 
come,  Edw.  Finch,  Cornelius  Denwood,  William  Grave, 
Stephen  Blanchard,  Jeremiah  Heaphey,  J ohn  Cooling  and 
Barthw.  Duff  served  during  the  war,   54 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  John  Rockenfoos,  of  the  4th  battalion 
60th  regiment,  and  others,' for  a  grant  of  3,400  acres  of 
land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  south  of 
Cosby's  manor,   55 

Feb.  8.  Petition  of  Achilles  Preston,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  37,000  acres  of  land,  in  a  tract  purchased 
from  the  Indians,  and  lying  near  the  Sacandaga  river,.  . .  56 

Schedule  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  letters  patent,   56 

Feb.  8.  Indian  deed  to  John  Bo  wen,  Bartholomew  Pickle, 
Jacob  Snook,  John  Davis,  Hugh  Crawford,  Jeles  Funda, 
Michael  Byrn,  Robert  Adams  and  Gilbert  Tice,  for  about 
20,000  acres,  beginning  at  a  heap  of  stones,  near  the 


468 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xxv. 


Pagf. 

1769.      Schohare  path,  north  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lawyer  and 

others,  near  Schohary  creek,   .  57 

Feb.  8.  Indian  deed  to  Achilles  Preston,  Francis  Beard, 
George  Rowe,  Peter  Grove,  Samuel  Runneon,  William 
Fraser  and  their  associates  named,  for  a  tract  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  containing  about  120,000  acres, 
adjoining  the  Sacondaga  river,   57 

Feb.  8.  Indian  deed  to  Colonel  John  Butler,  John  Weather- 
head,  Stephen  Skinner,  Alexander  McKee  and  their  asso- 
ciates, for  a  tract  of  about  80,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
south  side  of  Mohocks  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
towards  the  Susquehanna  river,   57 

Feb.  9.  Indian  deed  to  Colonel  Staats  Long  Morris,  Clot- 
worthy  Upton,  John  Butler  and  their  associates,  for  a 
tract  of  about  80,000  acres  of  land,  at  the  mouth  of  Adiga 
creek,  (Otsego  Co.,)   57 

Feb.  20.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Pough- 
keepsie,  praying  a  warrant  to  lay  out  the  lands  purchased 
by  them,  under  the  grant  of  Robert  Saunders  and  Myn- 
dert  Harmanse,  and  that  they  may  obtain  letters  patent 
for  the  same,   58 

Feb.  20.  Petition  of  Oliver  De  Lancey  and  John  Morin  Scott, 
for  a  warrant  of  survey  and  a  new  grant  and  confirma- 
tion, of  a  tract  of  land,  being  part  of  the  angle  of 
Minisink,   59 

Feb.  21.  Petition  of  Lewis  Pintard,  praying  a  new  patent  of 
confirmation  of  certain  lots,  in  Minisink  patent,   59 

Feb.  22.  Petition  of  David  Reid,  a  soldier,  praying  a  grant 
of  100  acres  of  land,  in  the  Minisink  patent,  in  Dutchess 
Co.,  (Pokeepsie,)  :   60 

Feb.  22.  Petition  of  John  Wetherhead,  guardian  of  Catherine 
Lodge,  for  lands  in  the  Minisink  patent,.   61 

Feb.  22.  Petition  of  John  Bard,  Henry  Wisner,  Jr.,  and 
J ohn  Morin  Scott,  for  re-patenting  the  lands  in  Minisink 
angle,  that  fell  to  the  right  of  Benjamin  Ask,   62 

Feb.  22.  Petition  of  John  Glen,  junr.,  Simon  Schermerhorn, 
Philip  Van  Petten,  Henry  Glen,  Abraham  C.  Cuyler  and 
Cornelius  Glen,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  for  certain 
lands  in  the  county  of  Albany,  and  that  letters  patent 

issue  for  1 ,000  acres  to  each,  of  said  lands,   63 

Feb.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Lord  Holland,  of  a  tract  of 
20,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river  above  the  German 
Flatts,  (Deerfield,  Trenton,  Floyd  and  Steuben,  Oneida 
Co.,)   64 

Map  of  the  same,   64 

Feb.  27.  Petition  of  John  Mackintosh,  a  reduced  Lieut,  of 
the  42d  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   65 

Feb.  28.  Petition  of  Evert  Bancker,  Adrian  Renadet,  and 
Benjn.  Kissam  in  behalf  ©f  .themselves  and  the  respective 
devisees  of  Christopher  Banker,  Petrus  Rutgers  and 
James  Renau&et,  deceased,  for  a  grant  of  confirmation  of 


VOL.  XXV.] 


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469 


Page. 

1769.      the  lotts  in  Minisink  angle  that  fell  to  the  right  of  Adriacn 

Hooglandt,   CG 

Feb.  28.  Petition  of  John  Watts  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  west  corner  of  Cosby's 
manor,   67 

March  1.  Petition  of  John  J^amb,  George  Sutherland,  Wm. 
Baker  and  John  Harvie,  for  grants  of  land  in  a  certain 
tract  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  adjoining  a  tract  of  600  acres  granted  Herman 
and  Rouw,   68 

Certificate  of  major  James  Abercrombie  that  John  Lamb, 
George  Sutherland,  William  Backer,  John  Harvy,  served 
in  the  late  war,   69 

March  1.  Petition  of  Wm.  Beekman,  junr.,  and  associates, 
praying  that  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Lake  Champlain  laid  out  for  the  petitioners  together  with 
an  island  in  Lake  Champlain  called  Long  Island,  be  laid 
out  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Beekman,   70 

March  1.  Petition  of  Nicolas  Herkeymer  and  others,  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  11,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Mohawk's  river,  bounded  easterly  by  lands  granted 
to  Cadwallader  Colden,  junr.,   71 

March  3.  Petition  of  Archilles  Preston  and  forty-two  others, 
for  a  warrant  of  survey  and  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of 
120,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining 
a  tract  granted  Vrooman  and  others,   72 

March  3.  Petition  of  George  Croghan,  Volkert  P.  Douw  and 
Lambert  Moore  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  asso- 
ciates, for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  of  a 
certain  tract  in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  at  the 
east  branch  of  the  Susquehanna  and  in  the  northeast 
corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  the  Revd.  Mr.  Hartwick  and 
running  up  the  northwest  side  of  said  branch  to  Lake 
Otsego^  <fcc,   73 

Schedule  of  the  associates'  names  referred  in  the  preceding 
petition,   73 

March  4.  Petition  of  Staats  Long  Morris  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  and  letters  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  at 
the  mouth  of  the  Adiga  creek,   74 

March  6.  Petition  of  Francis  Child,  Crean  Brush,  John 
Bowles,  Alexr.  McCullagh,  John  Thompson  and  John 
Lewis,  for  a  grant  of  6,000  acres  of  land  in  the  Catts  Kill 
purchase,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   75 

March  7.  Petition  of  Peter  Middleton,  praying  a  grant  of 
5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  Tienan- 
derrah  and  Otago  branches  of  the  Susquehanna,    76 

Feb.  1 .  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Peter  Middleton  served 
as  surgeon  general  in  the  provincial  forces  in  the  expedi- 
tion against  Crown  Point,   76 

March  8."Petition  of  John  Tabor  Kempe,  praying  that  5,000 
acres  of  land  be  located  for  him  on  the  south  side  of  the 


470 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXV. 


Page. 


1769.      Mohawk's  river,  in  lieu  of  5,000  acres  laid  out  for  him  in 

a  tract  called  Cumberland,   77 

March  8.  Petition  of  Danl.  Cox,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  his 
associates,  to  the  number  of  100  in  all,  for  a  grant  of  100,- 
000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river 
above  the  German  Flatts,   78 


March  8.  Petition  of  Isaac  Cortiliou,  Peter  Cortiliou,  Denys 
Denys,  Abrm.  Durye,  John  Bennet,  Jacques  Barquelo, 
II.  Barquelo,  Casper  Crapster,  AdrianVan  Brunt  and  Bar- 
nardus  Voorhies,  owners  of  farms  in  the  township  of  New 
Utrecht  in  Kings  county,  praying  a  grant  of  the  soil  from 
high  wrater  to  low  water  marks,  and  from  thence  ten  chains 
into  the  river  abreast  of  their  respective  farms  which  ex- 
tend from  the  bounds  of  Gravesend  patent  to  a  line  of 
division  between  said  Harmanus,  Barquelo  and  Albert  Van 


Brunt,  together  with  an  exclusive  right  to  the  fishing  there,  78 
March  13.  Memorial  of  Robt.  Leake,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  deputies,  praying  that  a  certain  tract  of  5,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  near  Poghkeepsie,  peti- 
tioned for  by  him,  be  not  granted  to  any  person  until  the 

pleasure  of  the  crown  is  known,   79 

March  15.  Petition  of  Wm.  Bayard,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  in  a  tract  of 
150,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 

river,  on  the  east  side  Zegaghquietna  creek,   80 

Schedule  of  associates  names  referred  in  the  preceding  peti- 
tion,  80 

March  15.  Petition  of  John  Taber  Kempe,  praying  that  the 
5,000  acres  of  land  prayed  for  by  him  pursuant  to  the 
order  of  the  King  in  council,  be  laid  out  in  a  certain  vacant 

tract  of  13,000  acres,  as  at  first  located  by  him,   81 

March  15.  Petition  of  Isaac  Low,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  a  certain 
tract  of  land  lying  between  Garoge  creek  and  Caioharon 

or  Canada  creek,   82 

Copy  of  an  Indian  deed  to  Toady  Magin,  for  a  tract  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  between  Garoga  creek  and  Caioharon  or  Canada 

creek,   82 

March  17.  Petition  of  John  Morin  Scott,  Marten  Garretse 
Van  Bergen  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  in  equal  pro- 
portions of  a  tract  of  42,500  acres  of  land  being  the  resi- 
due of  a  tract  purchased  from  the  Kattskill  Indians,   83 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition   83 


March  17.  Petition  of  John  Andrews,  for  a  grant  of  two 
tracts  of  land  containing  together  658  acres,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Orange  in  the  highlands,  

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,  

March  20.  Petition  of  John  Rapahe  and  associates,  lor  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  of  a  tract  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  between  the  Kaniscutta  creek  on  Dela- 
ware river,  and  a  branch  of  Susquehannah  river,  

jyUrck  20.  Petition  of  Staats  L.  Morris,  in  behalf  of  himself 


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69.      and  associates,  for  an  order  of  survey  for  30,000  acres  of 
«    land  in  a  certain  tract  containing  80,000  acres  lying  in 


the  county  of  Albany,  at  the  mouth  of  Adiga  creek,   85 

March  21.  Petition  of  Thomas  Webb,  Charles  Arding,  Wm. 
Lupton,  James  Jarvis,  George  Robinson,  Wm.  Forman, 
Richd.  Sause,  Charles  White,  Paul  Heck  and  Henry  Xew- 
ton,  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  branches 
of  the  Susquehannah,  called  Tienanderrah  and  Ottago,  in 

the  county  of  Albany,     80 

March  21.  Petition  of  William  Fisher,  for  a  grant  of  an  is- 
land in  Batten  kill,  containing  about  25  acres,   87 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Thomas  Legge  that  Wm.  Fisher  served 

as  private  in  the  46th  regiment,  dated  11th  June,  1767,. .  87 
March  21.  Petition  of  John  Butler  and  thirty-nine  others,  for 
a  grant  of  40,000  acres  of  land  in  two  certain  tracts,  the 
one  being  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and 

the  other  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek,   88 

March  21.  Petition  of  Stephen  Skinner  and  thirty-nine  others, 
for  40,000  acres  of  land  in  two  tracts  purchased  of  the 
Oneida  Indians,  the  one  lying  on  the  south  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  and  the  other  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary 

creek,   89 

List  of  associates  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,   90 

March  21.  Petition  of  John  Wetherhead,  John  Tabor  Kempe 
and  thirty-eight  others,  for  40,000  acres  of  two  certain 
tracts  of  land  purchased  of  the  Indians,  the  one  lying  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  and  the  other  on  the 

east  of  Schohary  creek,   91 

March  21.  Petition  of  Alexr.  McKee  and  thirty-nine  others, 
for  40,000  acres  of  land,  in  two  certain  tracts,  one  lytag 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  the  other  on 

the  east  side  of  Schoharie  creek,   92 

List  of  associates  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,   93 

March  21.  Petition  of  John  Bo  wen,  Bartholomew  Pickle, 
Jacob  Snook,  John  Davis,  Hugh  Crawford,  Jeles  Funda, 
Michael  Byrn,  Robert  Adams  and  Gilbert  Tice  and  others, 
for  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  near  Cobus  kill,   94 

List  of  associates  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,   95 

March  22.  Petition  of  Wm.  Walton,  Thomas  Walton,  Gerard 
Walton,  John  Harris  Cruger,  Teleman  Cruger  and  Nichs. 
Cruger  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of 

land  in  the  county  of  Albany,   96 

March  28.  Petition  of  Wm.  Trent,  Charles  Read,  Thomas 
Wharton,  senr.,  and  ninety-seven  others,  their  associates, 
for  100,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 

west  side  of  the  river  Susquehanna,   97 

March  29.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Wm.  Bayard  and  thirty- 
seven  others,  of  12  two  and  twentieth  parts  of  a  certain 
unpatented  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk 

river,  near  the  German  Flatts,  about  150,000  acres,   98 

March  30.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Wallace,  Hans  Wallace,  junr., 
John  Shaw,  John  Kennedy  and  their  associates,  for  a 


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Page. 


1769.      grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 

Kaniskutte  creek,  on  Delaware  river,   99 

April  L  Petition  of  James  Davis,  royal  artillery,  praying  to 
know  the  quantity  of  land  he  is  entitled  to,  in  order  that 

he  may  locate  the  same,   100 

April  3.  Petition  of  Richd.  Na :  Stevens  and  others,  for  a 
grant  of  7,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river,  bounded  east  by  New  Fane  and  west  by 

Somerset,   101 

April  5.  Petition  of  Wm.  Kelly,  in  behalf  of  Lord  Viscount 
Townshend  and  twenty-four  others,  for  a  grant  of  25,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded  east  by 
Cumberland  Bay  and  extending  west  on  both  sides  of 
Saranac  river,  formerly  laid  out  for  Charles  De  Freden- 

bergh  and  others,   102 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,. ...  102 
April  6.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Small,  of  a  tract  of  5,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Mo- 

riah,  Essex  Co.,)   103 

Map  of  the  same,   103 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Francis  Legge,  of  a  tract  of 
5,000  acres  of  land,  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Moriah, 

Essex  Co.,)   104 

Map  of  the  same,   104 

April  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Mathew  Holland,  Robert 
Gray,  Alexr.  Simpson,  James  Jacks,  John  Downie,  J ames 
Snowden  and  Wm.  Carroll,  of  a  tract  of  350  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 

river,  (Catskill,  Greene  Co.,)   105 

Map  of  the  same,.   105 

April  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Moore,  Abraham 
Gallaugher,  Donald  Millson,  Isaac  Cotteril,  Richd.  Shaw, 
Thomas  Thallay  and  William  Bennet,  of  a  tract  of  350 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side 

of  Hudson's  river,  (Cairo,  Greene  Co.,)   106 

Map  of  the  same,   106 

April  12.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Glassford,  of  a  tract 
of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 

in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Catskill,  Greene  Co.,)   107 

Map  of  the  same,   107 

April  12.  Petition  of  John  Bolton  and  twenty-one  others, 
for  a  grant  of  2,750  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river,  three  miles  from  the  southeast  corner 
of  the  township  of  Barnett,   108 


Certificates  that  John  Moors,  John  Bolton,  Mathews  Severns, 
Agrippa  Wells,  William  Clark,  Hugh  Bolton,  Benoni 
Fenan,  Thomas  Groner,  Joseph  Lane,  John  Stewart, 
Samuel  Stewart,  Benjamin  Hennery,  John  Heron,  David 
Heron,  Miles  Railey,  John  Mills,  David  Rich,  John  Wal- 
lace, Robert  Parmelle,  Samuel  Shaddock,  John  Stewart, 
Joseph  Stewart  served  in  the  independent  companies  of 

rangers  during  the  war,  

April  14.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  20,000  acres 


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Page. 

69.      of  land,  to  be  surveyed  and  laid  out  in  the  province  of 


New  York,  for  Sir  Jeffery  Amherst,   109 

[No  date.]  List  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  letters  patent, 

to  Harpur  and  others,  for  22,000  acres  of  land,   110 

April  17.  Petition  of  William  Bayard  and  54  others,  for  a 
grant  of  150,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  south 

side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  near  the  German  fl-atts,   Ill 

April  17.  Petition  of  Adam  Vrooman,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract 
of  1,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the 

west  of  Schohary,  and  north  of  Stony  creek,   112 

April  18.  Petition  of  John  Belfield,  of  the  precinct  of  New- 
borough,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  and  Mathew  Van  Cura, 
of  Dutchess  county,  praying  the  privilege  of  keeping  a 
ferry  over  Hudson's  river,  opposite  their  respective  dwell- 
ing houses,  in  Dutchess  and  Ulster  county,  to  the'  exclu- 
sion of  all  others,  for  the  distance  of  five  miles,   113 

Anril  19.  Petition  of  Richard  Robert  Crowe,  late  Lieut,  in 
the  48th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in 

the  province  of  New  York,   114 

April  22.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Andrew  Philip  Skene,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  to  be  laid  out  near  the  lands 

surveyed  for  Major  Philip  Skene,   115 

April  24.  Petition  of  Joseph  Mountfort  and  Thomas  Don- 
ally,  for  a  grant  of  400  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  about  nine  miles  east  of  Wood  creek,   116 


Certificates  that  Thomas  Donally  and  Joseph  Mountfort, 

served  as  corporals  during  the  war,  6th  April,  1767,   116 

April  24.  Petition  of  Jacob  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck,  Alexander 
Colden,  John  R.  Bleecker  and  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  for 
leave  to  surrender  letters  patent,  for  two  tracts  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  both  sides  of  Schohary  creek, 
containing  together  3,500  acres,  and  praying  letters  pa- 
tent for  a  like  quantity  in  another  tract  on  said  river, ...  117 
May  10.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  prepare  letters 
patent  to  Jacob  Hendrick  Ten  Eyck,  Alexander  Colden, 
J ohn  Rutger  Bleecker  and  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  for  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land,  lying  on  both  sides  of  Schoharie  creek, 


in  the  county  of  Albany,   118 

April  26.  Pecition  of  Thomas  Mason,  serjeant,  and  Peter 
Crane,  private,  for  a  grant  to  said  T.  Mason,  of  200  acres 
of  land,  at  Six  Mile  point,  on  the  west  side  of  South  bay, 
and  for  a  grant  to  said  Peter  Crean  of  50  acres,  at  a  place 

half  way  between  Skenesborough  and  Ticonderoga,   119 

May  3.  Petition  of  Thomas  Foard,  John  Killing  and  asso- 
ciates, for  a  warrant  of  survey  to  lay  out  2,400  acres  of 
land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  on  both  sides  of 

Beaver  creek,   120 

May  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Jeffery,  of  a  tract  of  200 
acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Char- 
lotte township,  Vermont,)   121 

Map  of  the  same,   121 

May  11.  Petition  of  Samuel  Bayard,  eldest  son  and  devisee 
of  Petrus  Bayard,  deceased,  for  himself  and  the  other 
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17G9.      devisees,  praying  a  grant  and  confirmation  of  lots  Nos. 

41  and  47,  in  the  Minisink  angle,  formerly  granted  said 
P.  Bayard,  deceased,   122 

May  16.  Affidavit  of  Philip  Schuyler,  as  to  the  value  of  the 
premises  in  question,  in  the  suit  of  John  Van  Ransclaer 
against  James  Jackson,  Thomas  Williams  and  others,  ...  123 

May  22.  Petition  of  William  Shirreff,  Margaret  Shirreff  and 
Peter  Du  Bois,  for  themselves,  and  in  behalf  of  the  other 
heirs  of  Blandina  Bayard,  late  of  the  city  of  New  York, 
deceased,  owner  of  five  certain  tracts  of  land,  purchased 
from  the  Indians,  and  called  by  them  by  the  names  of 
Ramapough,  Jaapough,  Jandckagh,  Aringie  and  Camgue, 
praying  letters  patent  for  said  tracts,  should  they  be 
found,  on  running  the  boundary  line  between  the  pro- 
vinces of  New  York  and  New  Jersey,  to  lie  within  the 
former,   124 

May  22.  Petition  of  John  Jones,  John  Bruce  and  Wolf 
Camp,  for  a  grant  of  land,  on  a  branch  of  Schohary  kill,  125 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   125 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  John  Jones,  John  Bruce  and 
Wolf  Camp  served  during  the  war,    125 

May  22.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Abernethy  Cargil  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's 
river  and  on  the  east  side  of  Ohriskenie  creek,   126 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Lieut.  Abernethy  Cargill 
served  in  the  rangers  during  the  war,  12th  Novr.,  1766,  126 

May  22.  Petition  of  John  Cregg,  Henry  Freaker,  Benjamin 
Robeson,  John  Rusel  and  Thomas  Lang,  for  a  grant  of 
lands  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  to  the  east  of  Ohriskenie  creek,   126 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  two  preceding  petitions,  126 

May  24.  Warrant  of  survey  to  lay  out  30,000  acres  of  land 
for  Charles  De  Freudenburgh,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  beginning  at  a  certain  point  opposite  the 
island  Valcour,  including  both  banks  of  Saranak  river 
as  far  as  High  Waterfall,  the  sandy  beach  and  creek,  and 
also  the  whole  point  of  Cumberland  bay,  commonly  called 
Squinanton  or  Cumberland  Head,   127 

May  30.  Copy  of  an  Indian  deed  to  Isaac  Vrooman,  John 
Duncan,  John  Glen,  junr.,  Alexr.  Campbell  and  others, 
of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  dated  11th  June,  1768  ;  sent  to 
Philip  Livingston  to  be  recorded  30th  May,  1769,   123 

May  30.  Petition  of  Wm.  Beekman,  junr.,  Abraham  Beekman 
and  James  Beekman  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  associates, 
praying  that  a  day  be  appointed  for  hearing  the  contro- 
versy about  laying  out  the  township  of  Beekman,  12J 

May  3L  Petition  of  Charles  Nicholl,  John  Lamb,  Wm.  Mc- 
kinley, Wm.  Kane,  John  Taylor,  Robert  Leggit,  John 
Miller,  William  Young,  Andrew  Myer,  Samuel  Boyer 
and  George  Willis,  senr.,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to 
each,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  bounded 
westerly  by  Tienaderha  creek,   W 


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769.  May  31.  Petition  of  Honourable  Thomas  Gage,  praying  that 
a  tract  of  land  granted  him  on  the  Mohawk  river,  be 
erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Firle,   131 

May  31.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  Dudley  Ackland,  for  a  grant 
of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  tract  purchased  for  Upton, 
Morris  and  Butler,   132 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Lieut.-Col.  Dudley  Ackland 
was  deputy  adjutant-general  serving  in  the  West  Indies 
during  the*  war,  dated  30th  May,  1769,   132 

June  6.  Petition  of  Philip  Livingston,  Henry  Holland,  Gerrit 


Abrm.  Lansingh,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  4,000  acres  of 
land  on  a  branch  of  Hudson's  river  near  Sachendaga,  ...  133 
June  6.  Petition  of  John  Woods,  Win.  Provost,  Mervin 
Perry,  Francis  Panton,  Morinus  Willet,  William  Swan, 
John  Bolton,  John  Frink,  Nathan  Godclard,  John  Vala-  * 
incur,  Wm.  Wilson  and  Abigail  Wilson,  for  a  grant  of  a 
tract  of  12,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 

river,  and  to  the  north  of  the  township  of  Barnett,   134 

June  7.  Petition  of  James  Osburne,  praying  that  a  day  be 
appointed  for  Hugh  Munro  and  Abrm.  Wing  to  appear  .to 
otfer  their  reasons  in  support  of  a  Caveat  against  the 
granting  of  four  small  islands  in  Hudson's  river  to  the 
petitioner,  or  that  the  Caveat  be  dismissed  and  the  islands 

granted,   135 

June  9.  Petition  of  Wm.  Swan  and  twenty-nine  others  for 
a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  and  to  the  north  of  Barnett,  and  that  the 
same  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Liberty,  13G 
June  14.  Petition  of  Rose  Graham  and  Mary  Graham,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  bounded  westerly  by  Tienaderha  creek,  137 
Jnne  20.  Petition  of  ensign  James  Savage  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  tract  purchased  for  Upton, 


Morris  and  Butler,    138 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  ensign  James  Savage  served 

in  the  76th  regiment  during  the  war,  21st  June,  1769,  .  .  138 
June  21.  Warrant  of  survey  to  Col.  Dudley  Ackland  for 
for  5,00C  acres  of  land  to  be  laid  out  in  a  certain  tract 
purchased  of  the  Indians  for  Col.  L.  Statts  Morris  and 
others,  lying  on  the  branches  of  the  Susquehanna  called 

Tienanderrah  and  Otago,    139 

June  21.  Petition  of  Wm.  Ogilvie,  Caleb  Hyatt,  Richd. 
Wenman,  Monsen  Ward,  Jacob  Wilkins,  Wm.  Lowry 
and  Wm.  Kennedy,  for  a  grant  of  7,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany  to  the  west  of,  and  adjoining  a 

tract  granted  John  Morin  Scott  and  others,   140 

Map  of  the  lands  pnyed  for,   140 

June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Bayard  and  49  others, 
of  a  tract  of  50,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  adjoining  Cosby's  manor,  (Paris,  Oneida 

Co.,  and  Litchfield,  Herkimer  Co.,)   141 

Map  of  the  same,   141 


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1769.  June  27.  Petition  of  Matthew  Dies  and  Roger  Smith,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  and  east  of,  and  adjoining 
a  tract  patented  to  Ury  Regtmyer  and  others,   142 

June  29.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Morin  Scott,  Henry 
Andrew  Francklin,  Martin  Garretse  Van  Bergen  and  their 
associates,  of  three  tracts  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  containing 
together  42,500  acres  of  land,  (Cairo  and  Coxsackie, 
Greene  Co.,  and  Broome  and  Middleburgh,  Schoharie 
Co.,)   143 

Map  of  the  same,   143 

July  5.  Petition  of  Leonard  Lispenard,  Leonard  Lispenard, 
junr.,  Anthony  Lispenard,  David  Johnston,  Stephen  De 
Lancey,  John  Fitzpatrick,  Jordan  Cook,  Peter  Stuyvesant, 
Tunis  Somandyke,  Martin  Sliier,  George  Stanton,  Henry 
Stanton,  Rose  Graham  and  Mary  Graham,  for  a  grant  of 
14,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   144 

July  17.  Petition  of  John  Rightmeyer,  for  a  grant  of  500 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Alban}',  on  the  east  side  of 
the  Mohawk  creek,   145 

Map  of  lands  prayed  for,   145 

July  17.  Petition  of  Isaac  Levy  and  twelve  others,  for  a  grant 
of  13,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  a  tract  purchased  of  the 
Cattskill  Indians,   146 

July  22.  Petition  of  Doctor  John  Bard,  James  Bennit,  Mon- 
son  Ward,  Patrick  Smith,  Alexander  Haire,  Isaac  Ryke- 
man,  junr.,  and  Daniel  Crowther,  for  a  grant  of  7,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  river,   147 

July  31.  Petition  of  Daniel  Coxe,  of  the  province  of  New 
Jersey,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  his  associates,  praying  an 
order  of  survey  for  100,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  pursuant  to  a  royal  mandamus,  148 

Aug.  2.  Petition  of  John  Davan  and  twenty-four  others,  for 
a  grant  of  25,000  acres  of  land  in  a  vacant  tract  formerly 
prayed  for,   148 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  Hugh  Kelly  of  the  temple,  for  a  tract 
of  2,100  acres  of  land  on  Onion  river,  about  ten  miles 
east  of  Lake  Champlain,   149 

June  — .  Return  of  survey  of  the  foregoing  tract  of  2,100 
acres  of  land  on  Onion  river,  ten  miles  east  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  surveyed  for  Hugh  Kelly,  (Vermont,)   149 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  Lord  Viscount  Townshend,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  nineteen  others,  for  a  grant  of  2,100  acres  of 
land  on  Onion  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  east 
of  Lake  Champlain,   150 


VOLUME  XXVI. 


1769,  1770. 


769.  May  2.  Petition  of  Pierre  G.  De  Peyster,  junr.,  reduced  mid- 
shipman, praying  a  grant  of  lands  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  Henry  Glen,  Alexr.  Campbell,  Harma- 
nus  H.  Wendle,  Alexr.  Ellice  and  their  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  on  the  north  of  a 
tract  surveyed  for  Sir  William  Johnson,  

Aug.  22.  Petition  of  Lieut.  William  Houghton,  for  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  both  sides  of  Otter  creek  about 
twelve  miles  east  from  Crown  Point,  

Aug.  14.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Lieut.  Wm.  Hough- 
ton of  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery  served  during  the 
war,    

Petition  of  John  Tabor  Kempe  and  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  for 
a  grant  of  a  small  farm  or  plantation  of  218  acres  lying 
in  Orange  county,  escheated  to  the  crown,   3, 

Aug.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Robinson,  James 
Russet,  Joseph  Richardson,  Thomas  Carr,  John  Prusk, 
John  Aggation,  Thomas  Mitting,  William  Penny,  John 
Howard,  James  Bears,  John  Hooper,  Robert  Brodie, 
Thomas  Frazier,  Joseph  Barnes  and  Hamilton  Elliot,  of  a 
tract  of  700  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George 
and  on  each  side  of  Bever  creek  between  two  large  moun- 
tains, (Hague  and  Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)  

Aug.  30.  Petition  of  the  trustees,  freeholders  and  inhabitants 
of  the  town  of  Huntington  in  Suffolk  county,  praying  an 
adjournment  of  the  settling  of  the  line  of  jurisdiction  be- 
tween the  said  county  of  Suffolk  and  Queens  county,  and 
that  an  examination  be  made  of  the  map,  &c,  accompany- 
ing their  petition,  

Sept.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Butler,  of  a  tract  of  1,050 
acres  of  land  on  Schohary  kill,  (Blenheim,  Schoharie  Co.,) 

Map  of  the  same,  

768.  June  14.  Indian  deed  to  John  Butler,  of  1,000  acres  of  land 


478 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXVI. 


Page. 

17CS.      in  the  county  of  Albany,  west  of  Clark's  and  Cosby's 

patent  at  Schohary,   5 

1769.  Sept.  13.  Warrant  of  survey  for  John  Watson,  senr.,  and 
John  Watson,  junr.,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  west  of  Lake 
Champlain,    6 

Sept.  20.  Petition  of  Thomas  Jones  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  Queens  county  on  Nas- 
sau Island,  bounded  northerly  by  the  township  of  Oyster- 
bay,  and  southerly  by  a  patent  formerly  granted  to  Coll. 
Jackson,   7 

Oct.  2.  Petition  of  John  Butler,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  kill,  adjoining  the 
patents  of  Clark  and  Butler,  (see  page  5,)   9 

Oct.  11.  Petition  of  Pierre  G.  De  Peyster,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  associates,  praying  letters  patent  for  16,000  acres 
of  land  on  Connecticut  river,   11 

Oct.  11.  Petition  of  Robert  R.  Livingston,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  associates,  praying  leave  to  insert  the  names  men- 
tioned in  the  annexed  schedule,  in  the  letters  patent  to  be 
granted  them  for  a  tract  of  35,000  acres  of  land  on  Con- 
necticut river,   12 

Oct.  11.  Petition  of  William  Livingston  and  Whitehead 
Hicks,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  associates,  praying 
leave  to  insert  the  names  mentioned  in  the  schedule  an- 
nexed, in  the  letters  patent  for  30,000  acres  of  land  granted 
them  on  Connecticut  river,   13 

Oct.  13.  Petition  of  Augustus  Van  Cortlandt,  Frederick  Van 
Cortlandt,  Isaac  Lowe  and  Augustus  Van  Horne,  in  behalf 
of  themselves  and  their  associates,  praying  that  they  may 
have  leave  to  insert  the  names  mentioned  in  the  schedule 
annexed  in  the  letters  patent  for  35,000  acres  of  land 
granted  them  on  Connecticut  river,   14 

Oct.  16.  Duplicate  of  the  preceding  petition,   15 

Oct.  20.  Petition  of  John  Tabor  Kempe,  praying  that  a  war- 
rant of  survey  issued  for  laying  out  5,000  acres  of  land 
already  petitioned  for  by  him,   16 

Oct.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Adam  Vrooman,  of  a  tract  of 
1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west 
side  of  Schohary  creek,  and  on  the  north  side  of  a  brook 
called  Stony  creek,  (Middleburgh,  Schoharie  Co.,)   1 7 

Map  of  the  same,   1 7 

Oct.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Garret  Slover  and  others,  of 
a  tract  of  14,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  (Windham 
Co.,  Vermont,)   18 

Map  of  the  same,  

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  John  Reade,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  in  a  tract 
about  thirty  miles  to  the  east  of  Hudson's  river,  between 
the  township  of  Draper  and  a  tract  called  Cumberland  on 
the  east,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township  by 
the  name  of  Readsborough,   19 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  petition,   ^ 


XXVI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


479 


Page. 

769.  Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Lawrence  Kortright,  Peter  Van  Schaack, 
John  Woods  and  Hubert  Van  Wagenen  and  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  36,000  acres  of  land  about  twelve 
or  fourteen  miles  from  Connecticut  river  in  the  county  of 
Albany  on  Passumsick  river,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 

into  a  township  to  be  called  Bessborough,   20 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  petition, ....  20 
Nov.  3.  Petition  of  Garret  Slover  and  others,  for  letters 
patent  for  a  tract  of  14,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river,  between  the  township  of  Townshend 

and  Tomlinson,  and  to  the  south  of  Kent,   21 

Nov.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Glen,  Alexr.  Campbell, 
John  Visgor,  junr.,  Philip  Garlock,  Harmon  H.  Wendle, 
Alexr.  Ellice  and  eighty  others,  of  a  tract  of  94,000  acres 
land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  between  two 
creeks  called  Tecaioharonda  or  Canada  creek  and  Therogo 

or  Canada  creek,  (Glen's  purchase,  Herkimer  Co.,)   22 

Map  of  the  same,   22 

Duplicate  of  the  preceding  survey,   23 

Nov.  13,  Return  of  survey  for  John  Hall,  of  a  tract  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Windham  Co., 

Vermont,)   24 

Map  of  the  same,   24 

Nov.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Richd.  Williams  and  Gilbert 
King,  of  a  tract  of  4,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  (Orange 

Co.,  Vermont,)   25 

Map  of  the  same,   25 

Nov.  14.  Petition  of  John  Gay  and  Jacob  Townshend  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land,  between 
the  townships  of  New  Stamford  and  Woodford,  on  the 
west,  and  the  township  of  Draper  and  a  tract  called  Cum- 
berland, on  the  east,   26 

Nov.  15.  Petition  of  James  Abeel,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  12,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  west 
of  the  townships  of  Andover  and  Ludlow,  and  to  the  e$st 
of  the  townships  of  Harwick  and  Wallingford,  and  south- 
east of  the  township  of  Shrewsbury,   27 

Nov.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Piere  G.  De  Peyster,  Fredk. 
Carrol  and  others,  of  a  tract  of  16,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoining  a  tract  sur- 
veyed for  Nathaniel  Marsten,  Gabl.  Ludlow  and  others, 

(Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)   28 

Map  of  the  same,   28 

Nov.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Weatherhead,  John 
Tabor  Kempe,  Elizabeth  Kemp,  Philadelphia  Kempe, 
Catherine  Kempe,  Jane  Kempe,  James  Downes,  Robert 
Watts,  Catherine  Morris,  Win.  Proctor,  Cardan  Proctor, 
John  Van  Allan,  John  R.  Bleecker,  Allan  McDougall, 
Henry  Remsen,  Thomas  Fisher,  Anthony  Rutgers,  Joseph 
Allicoke,  John  Lamb,  Grove  Bend,  John  Lambert,  Chas. 
Nicoll,  Jonathan  Lawrence,  Thomas  Jones,  Thomas  Crab, 
Alexr.  Robertson,  Paul  Miller,  Nicholas  Bogert,  Jacobus 


480  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol  xxvi. 

Page. 

1769.  Van  Antwerp,  Wm.  Campbell,  Wm.  Benson,  Alexander 
McDougal,  Phillip  J.  Livingston,  Samuel  Bayard,  Robert 
Harpur,  Joseph  Haviland,  Patrick  McDavitt,  Robert 
Adams  and  James  Phyn,  of  a  tract  of  40,000  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  went  side  of  Scho- 
hary  creek,  (Blenheim,  Schoharie  Co.,)   29 

Map  of  the  same,   29 

Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Van  Zandt  and  associates,  for 
a  grant  of  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 
township,  by  the  name  of  Newbrook,   30 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  petition, ....  30 

Nov.  1 7.  Petition  of  William  Sherif  and  Samuel  Bayard,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  the  lawful  representatives  of 
Petrus  Bayard,  deceased,  praying  a  new  grant  of  lots  No. 
41  and  No.  47,  in  Minisink  angle,   31 

Nov.  17.  Petition  of  Wm.  Swan,  Harmon  Rutgers  and  25 
others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  27,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  and  that  the  same  be 
erected  into  a  township, . . .   32 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  petition,   32 

Nov.  17.  Petition  of  John  Woods,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  12,000  acres  of  land, 
on  the  west  banks  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoining  on  the 
north  bounds  of  the  township  of  Burnett,  and  that  the 
same  be  erected  into  a  township,   33 

Nov.  17.  Petition  of  John  Morin  Scott,  Thomas  Smith  and 
associates,  praying  a  grant  of  certain  lands,  on  the  west 
side  of  Connecticut  river,  described  in  a  petition  presented 
on  the  24th  Nov.,  1767,   34 

Nov.  17.  Petition  of  John  Rockenfoos  and  others,  non-com- 
missioned officers  and  soldiers,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoining 
Barnet,   35 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,   35 

Nov.  17.  Petition  of  John  Weatherhead  and  associates,  for 
erecting  a  certain  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Scho- 
hary  creek  into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Blenheim,  and 
for  altering  some  names  in  the  original  petition,   36 

Nov.  17.  Petition  of  Philip  John  Livingston,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  thirty-nine  others,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres 
to  each,  in  a  certain  tract  of  land,  on  the  east  side  ot 
Schohary  creek,  formerly  purchased  of  the  Indians,  by 
the  petitioners  and  others;  together  with  another  tract 
on  the  west  side  of  said  creek,   37 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  John  Morin  Scott,  for  himself  and  asso- 
ciates, for  a  grant  of  35,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west 
side  of  Connecticut  river,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 
into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Kingsborough,   38 

Nov.  25.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Croghan  and  asso- 
ciates, for  a  tract  of  100,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  (Otsego,  Burlington  and  New 
Lisbon,  Otsego  Co.,)   39 


OL.  XXVI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


481 


Page. 


769.  Map  of  the  same,   39 

Nov.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Harper,  senr.,  William 
Harper  and  twenty  others,  their  associates,  of  a  tract  of 
22,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  between 
the  Gookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  river,  and  the 
branch  of  the  Susquehanna  river,  called  Adiquitange, 

(Harpersfield,  Delaware  Co.,)   40 

Map  of  the  same,   40 

Nov.  28.  Petition  of  John  Harper,  senr.,  William  Harper, 
John  Harper,  junr.,  Joseph  Harper,  Alexr.  Harper,  and 
associates,  praying  that  a  tract  of  22,000  acres  of  land, 
already  granted,  be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the  name 

of  Harpersfield,   41 

Nov.  29.  Petition  of  John  Butler,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  40,000  acres  of  land,  in  a 
tract  purchased  from  the  Indians,  in  the  county  of  Al- 
bany, at  the  mouth  of  Adiga  creek,   42 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition, ...  42 
Dec.  4.  Petition  of  James  Jauncey  and  his  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  35,000  acres  of  land,  about  six  miles 
west  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoining  on  the  west  bounds 
of  the  township  of  Rygate,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 

into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Jaunceyborough,   43 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition, ....  43 
Dec.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  James  McCrindle,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Cherry  Valley,  Otsego  Co.,) . .  44 

Map  of  the  same,...   44 

Dec.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Reade,  junr.,  and  Wil- 
helmus  Van  Antwerp,  of  a  tract  of  800  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 

(Hosick,  Rensselaer  Co.,)   45 

Map  of  the  same,   45 

Dec.  14.  Petition  of  sundry  non-commissioned  officers  and 
private  soldiers,  for  a  grant  of  lands  between  the  north 

branch  of  Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,   46 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition, ...  46 
Dec.  14.  Petition  of  Simon  and  John  Remsen,  for  a  grant  of 
1,700  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
above  the  Third  falls  on  said  river,  about  three  miles  above 

Fort  Edward,   47 

Petition  of  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  Henry  Glen,  for  a  grant  of 
all  vacant  lands  lying  between  the  patents  of  Kayaderos- 

sara,  Sacondago  and  Hudson's  river,   48 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   48 

1'0.  Feb.  24.  Certificate  of  Simon  Schermerhorn,  Cornelius  Cuy- 
ler  and  others,  associates  in  a  purchase  from  the  Mohawk 
Indians,  of  all  the  lands  between  Sacondaga,  Kayaderos- 
sera  and  the  river  to  the  Third  falls  on  said  river ;  that 
John  Glen,  junr.,  is  to  have  that  part  lying  near  the  said 

Third  falls,   48 

March  15.  Certificate  of  George  Croghan  and  John  Butler, 


61 


482 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXVI. 


Pago. 

1770.  interpreter,  that  John  Glen,  junr.,  purchased  of  the  Mo- 
hawk Indians  all  the  vacant  lands  lying  between  Sacon- 
daga  patent  and  Kanyaderossaros,  and  down  the  Sacon- 

daga  river  to  the  Third  falls  on  Hudson's  river,   48 

1769.  Dec.  18.  Petition  of  Richard  Lowdon,  John  Yates,  junr., 
John  Thompson,  William  Stewart,  James  Downes,  Wil- 
liam Kennedy,  Walter  Thomas,  Henry  Thomas,  Richard 
Kipp,  Richard  Wenman,  Thomas  Ryan,  Richard  Nassau 
Stevens  and  Thomas  Lupton,  for  a  grant  of  13,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary,  adjoining  a  tract 
surveyed  for  Alexr.  McKee  and  associates,   49 

Dec.  18.  Memorial  of  Mr.  Webb,  praying  that  an  order  of  sur- 
vey for  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  Susquehanna  river,  may 
be  returned  for  Capt.  Edmeston  and  Lieut.  Edmeston,  pur- 
suant to  a  mandamus  from  the  King,   50 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Duncan  Campbell,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Susquehanna  river,  within  the 
limits  of  the  Indian  purchase  of  Weatherhead,  Butler, 
Skinner  and  McGee,   53 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Walter  Franklin,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  a  branch  of 
the  Susquehanna  river,  that  comes  from  Cherry  Valley, 
and  to  the  north  of  another  branch  called  Adagughtange,  5' 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Thomas  Palmer,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  praying  that  the  governor  purchase  at  their 
expense  and  in  their  name,  from  the  Indians,  a  tract  of 
46,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  north 
west  side  of  the  southwest  branch  of  Hudson's  river, ...  5. 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Dirck  Lefferts  and  associates,  praying 
that  the  governor  purchase  at  their  expense  and  in  their 
name,  of  the  Indians,  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  northwest  side  of  Hudson's 
river,   5 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Robert  Leake  and  associates,  praying 
that  the  governor  purchase  at  their  expense  and  in  their 
name,  from  the  Indians,  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  south- 
west branch  of  Hudson's  river,   5 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Peter  Remsen  and  associates,  praying 
that  the  governor  purchase  at  their  expense  and  in  their 
name  of  the  Indians,  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  south- 
west branch  of  Hudson's  river,   « 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  Isaac  Low  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  praying  that  the  governor  purchase  at  their 
expense  and  in  their  name  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  northwest  side  of  the 
southwest  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  

Dec.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  McKee  and  thirty-nine 
others,  of  a  tract  of  40,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany  to  the  south  of  Cherry  valley  and  east  of  the 


vol.  xxvi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  483 

Pago. 

1769.      Susquehanna  river,  (Maryland,  Westford  and  Worcester, 

Otsego  Co.,)   60 

Map  of  the  same,   60 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Lefferts  for  a  grant  of  1,000 


acres  of  land  in  a  tract  of  5,000  acres  advised  to  be  granted 
to  Lieut.  Price  Ponsonby  Butler,  deceased,  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  between  the  Shawangunk  kill  and  the  Shaw- 


angunk  mountain,   61 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  John  Bergen,  for  license  to  purchase  of 
the  Indians  a  tract  of  land  containing  about  30,000  acres 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  northwest  side  of  the  southwest 
branch  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  the  northwest 

corner  of  the  patent  of  Sachendaga,   62 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Simon  and  John  Remsen,  for  leave  to 
purchase  a  certain  tract  of  land  containing  about  1,700 

acres,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,   63 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition,   64 


Dec.  26.  Petition  of  David  Smith,  Alexr.  Ogelvie,  Hugh 
Henry,  Joseph  Randle  and  John  Cawley  and  sundry  non- 
commissioned officers  and  soldiers,  for  a  grant  of  8,100 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  between  the  north  branch  of  said  river 

and  Lake  George,  65 

Dec.  26.  Affidavit  of  Francis  Childs  in  relation  to  a  letter 
from  the  lords  of  trade  to  governor  Moore  about  the 
granting  of  a  certain  farm  in  Orange  county,  the  property 
of  Johannes  Mutts  deceased,  escheated  to  the  crown,  and 

prayed  for  by  Crean  Brush  and  his  wife,  &c,   66 

Dec.  28.  Petition  of  Capt.  James  Grant  and  Lieut.  Allan 
Grant,  for  5,000  acres  of  land  west  of  the  township  of 

Monkton  or  west  line  of  New  Hampshire,   67 

Dec.  29.  Petition  of  Lawrence  Kortright  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  22,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township 

by  the  name  of  Kortright,  <.   68 

Dec.  30.  Memorial  of  Wm.  Butler,  attorney  for  Archd. 
Brecken  and  other  non-commissioned  officers,  praying, 
that  Thomas  Moore  be  ordered  to  show  cause  why  a 
certain  tract  of  vacant  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 

river  should  not  be  granted  to  the  memorialist,   69 

Map  of  several  tracts  of  land  in  the  Highlands  on  the  west 

side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Orange,   70 

Affidavit  of  Tho's  Palmer  that  in  pursuance  of  orders  from 
the  surveyor-genl.,  he  surveyed  for  Archd.  Bracken  and 
others  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land  in  the  highlands  in 
Orange  county,  and  that  Mr.  Metcalf  in  his  presence  pre- 
senting a  warrant  of  survey  for  Tho's  Moore  and  John 
Osborne  to  the  surveyor-genl.  was  by  him  notified  that 

the  lands  therein  mentioned  were  already  granted,   70 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Faesch  setting  forth  that 
her  late  husband  served  during  the  war  and  died  without 
having  received  his  portion  of  lands  to  be  granted,  and 


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[vol.  XXVI. 


Page. 

1769.  praying  that  she  may  have  a  grant  of  the  lands  which  he 
was  entitled  to,   71 

1770.  Jan.  3.  Petition  of  Hugh  Dcniston  of  Catskill,  setting  forth 

that  he  and  Wra.  Bayard  and  twenty-five  others  purchased 
of  the  Oneida  Indians  a  tract  of  land  to  the  southwest  of 
and  adjoining  Capt.  Cosby' s  manor,  and  praying  letters 
patent  for  twenty-fifth  part  of  the  said  tract  to  be  granted  in 
equal  proportions  to  Katharine  Metcalfe,  Robert  Airs  and 
the  petitioner,  and  to  be  laid  out  in  the  northwest  corner 
of  the  said  tract,   72 

Jan.  3.  Petition  of  Simon  Metcalfe  and  George  Metcalfe,  for 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  bay  of  the  Missichoiu, 
on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  formerly  prayed  for 
and  advised  to  be  granted,   73 

Jan.  3.  Petition  of  John  Crabtree,  Serjeant,  and  John  Foy 
private,  and  ten  other  privates,  praying  a  grant  of  then: 
respective  quantities  of  land  near  Battenkill,   74 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Hugh  Arnot,  that  Ross  McCabe,  Norman 
McLeod,  Philip  Kickler,  Manuel  Foster,  Edward  Rodgers, 
Crismas  Howell,  Archy  McTartin,  John  Swift,  Jonathan 
Rymes,  Jonathan  Ryles,  Charles  Ramsay,  Thomas  Eaton, 
John  Crabtree,  John  Foy  served  during  the  war,   75 

Jan.  4.  Petition  of  William  Cockburn  and  Archd.  Campbell, 
for  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land,  at 
the  northwest  corner  of  the  township  of  Clarendon,  and 
that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 
Kelso,   76 

Schedule  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  said  patent,   76 

Jan.  5.  Petition  of  John  Wefield  and  John  Clifford,  for  a 
grant  of  250  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  and  to  the  west  of  the  township  of  Schenec- 
tady, and  to  the  east  of  Schoharie,   T, 

Certificates  that  John  Clifford  and  John  Wefield  served  dur- 
ing the  war,   T 

Jan.  6.  Caveat  by  John  Andrews,  against  granting  letters 
patent  to  Thomas  Moore  or  John  Osborne,  for  two  cer- 
tain tracts  of  land  in  the  highlands,  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  (see  page  70,) .  7i 

Jan.  8.  Petition  of  Joseph  Griswold,  praying  leave  to  insert 
three  names  instead  of  Abrm.  Schank,  Henry  Ramsen  and 
Henry  Ramsen,  junr.,  in  the  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  near  the 
German  Flatts,  commonly  called  Bayard's  purchase,   7 

Jan.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Trent,  Charles  Read, 
Thomas  Wharton,  senr.,  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract 
of  69,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  Sir  Wm.  Johnson, 
(Otsego,  Otsego  Co.,)   8 

Map  of  the  same,   6 

Jan.  12.  Petition  of  John  Lamb,  corporal;  George  Suther- 
land, private :  Wm.  Baker,  Serjeant,  and  John  Hervie,  pri- 
vate, for  a  grant  of  lands  to  be  laid  out  to  the  south  and 
west  of  a  tract  of  600  acres  granted  Herman  and  Row ; 


70L.  xxvi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  485 

Page 

1770.      and  along  the  west  bounds  of  another  tract  granted  Quar- 
ter-master Butrick,  (Greene  Co.,)   81 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   81 

Jan.  16.  Petition  of  James  Rogers,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  letters  patent  for  24,000  acres  of  land 

on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   82 

Schedule  of  names  to  be  inserted  therein,   82 


Jan.  23.  Warrant  of  survey  to  ascertain  the  bounds  of  the 
the  respective  farms  held  by  James  Livingston,  Clear 
Everit,  Bodeawine  Lacount,  Evert  Pells,  Barent  Kip, 
Abraham  Palmateer,  Jacobus  Van  Kleek,  Leonard  Van 
Kleek,  Hendk.  Hendrickse,  Wm,  Forman,  Johannes  Steen- 
bergh,  John  Seabury,  Hugh  Van  Kleeck,  Christophel 
Ostrander,  Barent  Lewis,  Danmond  Palmateer,  Robert 
Kindey,  Michl.  Pells,  Jacobus  Palmateer,  Henry  Pells, 
Gale  Yelverton,  Danl.  Roberts,  Peter  Palmateer,  Abrm. 
Freer,  Alexr.  Griggs,  Isaac  Fetchet,  Michl.  Palmateer, 
Myndert  Vandenbogart,  Johannis  Swartwout,  Cornelius 
Yiele,  Hendrick  Yan  Blarcum,  Jacobus  Yan  den  Bogert, 
Myndert  Yan  den  Bogert,  John  Beardsley  and  Myndert 
Yan  Kleeck,  together  with  David  Reed,  under  the  grant 
to  Robt.  Saunders  and  Myndert  Harmanse,  in  the  county 


of  Dutchess,  '. .  82 

Order  of  the  surveyor  general  to  Wm.  Cockburn,  deputy 
surveyor,  to  survey  the  farms  referred  to  in  the  foregoing 
warrant  of  survey,  and  make  return  of  the  same  with  a 

map  of  said  farms,  20th  March,  1770,   82 

Jan.  25.  Petition  of  Charles  Ford  and  Thomas  Wharton, 
senr.,  for  letters  patent  for  69,000  acres  of  land  on  the 

west  side  of  the  Susquehanna  river,   83 

Schedule  of  names  to  be  inserted  therein,   83 


Jan.  26.  Petition  of  Col.  Nathan  Whiting,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  associates,  for  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  7,000 
acres  of  land,  to  issue  in  the  name  of  Nathan  Whiting, 
Samuel  Fitch,  Eleazer  Fitch,  James  Smedley,  Andrew 
Myers,  Robt.  Acton  and  Samuel  Boyer,  and  that  the  same, 
together  with  six  other  tracts  be  erected  into  a  township,  84 
Jan.  30.  Petition  of  Robert  Leake,  James  Clark,  John  De 
Berniere  and  Charles  Babington,  for  a  grant  in  separate 
tracts  of  the  lands  they  are  entitled  to,  in  a  certain  tract 
purchased  of  the  Indians  by  John  Harper  and  others, ...  85 
Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Robt.  Leake  served  as  inspec- 
tor general  of  provisions,  and  paymaster  of  the  carriage 


thereof,  during  the  war,   85 

Certificates  that  Lieuts.  James  Clark,  John  De  Berniere  and 

Charles  Babington  served  during  the  war,   85 

Jan.  31.  Petition  of  Daniel  Coxe,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  praying  that  the  lands  located  by  him,  in 
right  of  his  mandamus,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  be  erected  into  two  townships :  one  by  the  name  of 

Carolana,  the  other  by  the  name  of  Coxeborough,   86 

Feb.  1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Duncan,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  praying  that  the  governor  purchase  in  their 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXVI 


17*70.  name  of  the  Indians,  a  tract  of  45,000  acres  of  land 
between  the  north  and  southwest  branch  of  Hudson's 
river,  beginning  at  the  fork  of  said  river,   8^ 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Henry  Williams,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  nine  others,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  in  a 
tract  of  land  to  the  west  of  Putney,  Westminster  and 
Rockingham,   88 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Thomas  Wharton  and  Reese  Meredith, 
praying  letters  patent  for  30,000  acres  of  land  in  a  tract 
granted  to  John  Harper,  junr.,  Joseph  Harper  and  Alexr. 
Harper  and  their  associates,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 
into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Franklin,   8f 

Schedule  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  letters  patent,   8S 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Hezekiah  Somner,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
bounded  southwest  by  the  patent  of  Oriskene,   9( 

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Hezekiah  Somner 
served  as  lieutenant  of  rangers  during  the  war,  2d  Dec, 
1769,   9( 

Feb.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Rogers  and  twenty-two 
others,  his  associates,  of  a  tract  of  24,150  acres  of  land  in 
the  connty  of  Cumberland^  beginning  at  the  northwest 
corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Lieut.  John  Hall,  (Windham 
Co.,  Vermont,)   9: 

Map  of  the  same,  showing  four  tracts  laid  out  thereon  for  the 
following  purposes :  The  first  350  acres  for  the  incorpo- 
rated society  for  the  propagation  of  the  gospel  in  foreign 
parts ;  second  of  350  acres  for  a  minister  of  the  gospel  in 
communion  with  the  Church  of  England,  and  a  third  of  350 
acres  for  the  first  settled  minister  on  the  large  tract,  and 
the  fourth  of  100  acres  for  the  use  of  a  schoolmaster,.. ...  9 

Feb.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Danl.  Coxe  and  associates,  of 
a  tract  of  47,000  acres  of  land  on  the  southwest  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river  in  the  county  of  Albany,  extending 
west  and  south  to  the  line  of  cession  of  the  lands  ceded 
by  the  Mohawk  Indians,  and  beginning  near  the  mouth 
of  Canada  creek,  (Westmoreland,  Kirkland,  Marshall, 
Paris,  &c,  Oneida  Co.,)  

Map  of  the  same,  

Feb.  6.  Petition  of  Hugh  Wallace,  Alexander  Wallace  and 
John  Kennedy,  for  two  tracts  of  land  containing  together 
6,000  acres  lying  on  both  sides  of  the  Mohawks  river  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  and  formerly  granted  to  Frederick 
Morris,  George  Ingoldesby  and  Timothy  Bagly,  

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Nathl.  Marston,  Charles  Williams  and 
Elias  Desbrosses,  in  behalf  themselves  and  their  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Connecticut  river,  formerly  prayed  for  by  the 
governors  of  the  college  of  New  York,  and  that  the  same 
be  erected  into  a  township,  

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  the  governors  of  the  college  of  New  York 
for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west 


9 


c 


VOL.  XXVI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


487 


1770.      side  of  Connecticut  river,  formerly  prayed  for  by  Nathl. 

Marston  and  his  associates,   95 

Feb.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Lawrence  Kortright  and  twenty- 
one  others,  his  associates,  of  22,000  acres  of  land  in  a 
tract  lying  between  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware 
river  and  the  Susquehannah  river,  and  a  branch  of  the 
last  mentioned  river  called  Adiquitange,  (Kortwright, 
Delaware  Co.,)   9G 

Map  of  the  same,   96 

Feb.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Wharton,  Reese  Mere- 
dith and  twenty-eight  others,  of  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of 
land,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  a  tract  survey- 
ed for  Thomas  Linot  and  others,  (Meredith,  Delhi,  Daven- 
port, Delaware  Co.,)   97 

Map  of  the  same,   97 

Feb.  12.  Petition  of  James  DeLancey,  John  Harris  Crugeiy 
Goldsbrow  Banyar  and  William  Livingston,  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  others,  proprietors  of  Oriskine,  praying 
to  be  heard  in  counsel  previous  to  granting  letters  patent 
to  Daniel  Coxe  and  others,  for  lands  adjoining  Oriskine,  97 

Feb.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Middleton,  of  a  tract 
of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  connty  of  Albany,  upon  the 
east  side  of  a  branch  of  the  Susquehannah  river  called 
Tiennderrah,  (Butternuts,  Otsego  Co.,)   98 

Map  of  the  same,   98 

Feb.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Clotworthy  Upton,  of  a  tract 
of  20,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  upon  the 
east  bank  of  a  branch  of  the  Susquehannah  called  Tienn- 
derrah, (Unadilla,  Otsego  Co.,)   99 

Map  of  the  same,   99 

Feb.  13.  Petition  of  William  Snow  Steel,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 

acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,   100 

'  Feb.  13.  Petition  of  William  W^ood,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  David  Buffington  and  Robert  Morrison,  for  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  each,   101 

Certificate  of  Major  Thomas  James  that  David  Buffington 
served  as  conductor  to  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery  on 
the  North  American  staff  during  the  war,  1st  Aug.,  1768,  101 

Feb.  13.  Petition  of  Henry  White,  in  behalf  of  himself  ami 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  38,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
tract  purchased  from  the  Indians  by  William  Harper  and 
others,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  at  a  small  lake 
at  the  head  of  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware 
and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,   102 

Feb.  13.  Petition  of  Donald  McKay,  for  300  acres  of  land  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  bounded  northwest 
by  the  Oriskene  patent,   103 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Gordon  Graham  that  Donald  Mc- 
Kay served  as  corporal  in  the  42d  regiment  or  royal  high- 
land regiment  during  the  war,  dated  26th  May,  1768,.  . .  103 

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Direck  Echardse,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  1 7,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  west  of  Socialborough,   104 


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[vol.  XXVI. 


Page. 

1770.  Feb.  14.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Vaughan  and  seven 
others,  his  associates,  of  a  tract  of  8,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river  adjoining  a  tract  granted  Johan  Joost  Herckihemer, 

(Little  Falls,  Danube  and  Stark,  Herkimer  Co.,)   104 

Map  of  the  same,   104 

Feb.  14.  Memorial  of  Simon  Metcalfe  for  Abernathy  Cargill, 
late  lieutenant  in  H.  M.'s  rangers,  and  five  others,  non- 
commissioned officers  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  branch  of  Connecticut  river  in  the  county  of 


Albany,  north  of  the  township  of  Barnet,   105 

Feb.  14.  Return  of  survey  for  Nathl.  Marston  and  twenty- 
four  others,  of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river, 
adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  the  governors  of  the  col- 
lege, of  the  province  of  New  York,  (Turnersburgh, 

Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)   105 

Map  of  the  same,  ##   105 

Feb.  14.  Return  of  survey  for  the  governors  of  the  college 
of  the  province  of  New  York,  of  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  (Washington,  Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)  106 

Map  of  the  same,  '   106 


Feb.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Nathan  Whiting  and  asso- 
ciates, for  a  tract  of  6,900  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  being 
part  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Cumberland,  (Whitingham, 


Mass.,)   108 

Map  of  the  same,   108 

Feb.  16.  Petition  of  Johannes  Roorback,  Jerry  Roorback, 
Caleb  Stone,  John  Debaune,  John  Dewitt,  junr.,  Jacob 
Waldron,  James  Shaw,  Francis  Roberson  and  Gilbert 
Ashe,  for  a  grant  of  9,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  - 
of  Connecticut  river,  and  north  of  Andover  and  Livings- 
ton,   109 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  Neil  McDonald,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
sundry  non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers,  for  a  grant 
of  lands  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  between  the 

north  branch  of  said  river  and  Lake  George,   110 

Schedule  of  the  names  of  non-commissioned  officers  and 
soldiers,  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,   110 


Feb.  20.  Petition  of  Thomas  Lawrence,  Francis  Domnick 
and  Alexr.  Stewart,  junr.,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  19 
other  persons,  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  22,000  acres 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  about  twelve  or  fourteen 
miles  west  of  Connecticut  river,  and  to  the  west  of  a  tract 

called  Peacham,   Ill 

Feb.  24.  Petition  of  William  Walton,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land,  in 
a  tract  purchased  from  the  Indians,  beginning  at  a  small 
lake,  at  the  head  of  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Dela- 
ware river ;  and  runs  thence  down  the  said  river  to  the 
mouth  of  a  certain  creek,  called  Caniskulty,  <fec,   112 


VOL.  XXVI.] 


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489 


Page. 

1770.  Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,   112 

Feb.  26.  Petition  of  Henry  Halstead,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  7  or  8,000  acres  of 
land,  on  the  east  side  of  Wood  creek,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  and  to  the  south  of  Clarendon,  and  to  the  west 

of  Cumberland,   113 

Feb.  26.  Petition  of  John  Leake  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  27,000  acres  of  land,  in  a  tract  purchased  from  the 
Indians,  at  the  head  of  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the 
Delaware  river  ;  and  thence  down  the  said  river,  to  the 
mouth  of  Caniskulty  creek ;  thence  to  Aylyaulet  creek, 
<fcc,  and  that  the  same,  together  with  a  tract  of  5,000 
acres,  surveyed  for  and  intended  to  be  granted  to  Robert 
Leake;  and  a  tract  of  6,000  acres,  surveyed  for  Lieuts. 
James  Clark,  John  DeBerniere  and  Charles  Babington, 
be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Bedlington, . .  114 
Feb.  26.  Schedule  of  associates'  names,  referred 'to  in  the 


preceding  petition,   114 

Feb.  26.  Petition  of  Gilbert  Wilson,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  16,000  acres  of  land,  to  the 
northeast  of  Socialborough,  and  partly  to  the  east  of 

Monckton,   115 

Feb.  28.  Petition  of  Alexander  McKee,  William  Thompson, 
John  Little,  Hugh  Crawford,  Thomas  Smallman  and 
Henry  Montour,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  to 

each,  adjoining  to  the  township  of  Courtright,   116 

Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  the  persons  named  in  the  pre- 
ceding petition,  served  as  captains  in  the  war,  dated  25th 

Jan.,  1770,   116 

March  1.  Petition  of  John  Watts,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land,  to  the  north  of  lands  granted  Ebenezur  Jessup 
and  others,  and  on  the  east  side  of  the  north  branch 
of  Hudson's  river,  and  between  the  said  branch  of  Hud- 
son's river  and  Lake  George,   117 

March  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Win.  Snow  Steele,  of  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  (Londonderry,  Wind- 
ham Co.,  Vermont,)   118 

Map  of  the  same,   118 

March  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  Wm.  Edmeston,  of  a 
tract  of  5,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  east  side  of  the  branch  of  the  Susquehannah,  called 
and  known  by  the  name  of  Tienuderrah,  (Edmeston, 

Otsego  Co.,)   119 

March  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Robert  Edmeston,  of  a 
tract  of  5,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  east  side  of  the  Susquehanna  river,  called  Tienuderrah, 

(Edmeston,  Otsego  Co.,)   119 

Map  of  the  same,   120 

March  5.  Petition  of  John  Woods,  Charles  Nicoll,  Evert 
Bancker,  Saml.  Sackett,  Isaac  Heron  and  their  associates, 
for  a  tract  of  land,  containing  about  30,000  acres,  on  the 


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1770.  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  on  each  side  of  a  brook 
that  issues  out  of  a  large  mountain,  and  empties  into  Lake 
Humfree  Megog,   121 

March  5.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Crohan,  of  two  tracts 
of  land,  containing  together  18,000  acres,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  (Cherry  Valley,  Otsego  Co.,)  1 22 

Map  of  the  same,   122 

March  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Richard  Loudon  and  asso- 
ciates, of  a  tract  of  13,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  being  part  of  a  larger  tract, 
purchased  of  the  Indian  proprietors,  by  Alexr.  McKee 
and  others,  (Decatur,  Otsego  Co.,)  120  &  123 

Map  of  the  same,   123 

March  7.  Petition  of  Christopher  Rosevelt  and  twenty-four 
others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  to  the  west  of  Tun- 
bridge,  and  partly  to  the  west  of  two  tracts,  granted  to 
the  church  and  college,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into 
a  township,  ,  124 

'Schedule  of  associates'  names,  referred  to  in  the  foregoing 
petition,   124 

March  7.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Rosevelt,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of 
land,  about  twenty  miles  west  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoin- 
ing southeast  and  wTest,  on  a  tract  advised  to  be  granted 
to  Augustus  Vancourtland  and  others,  and  that  the  same 
be  erected  into  a  township,   125 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,. ...  125 

March  7.  Petition  of  Chauncey  Graham  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  50,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  wTest  side  of  Connecti- 
cut river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  that  the  same 
be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  NewTmarket,  126 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition, ....  126 
1751.  Aug.  24.  Indian  deed  to  Wm.  Johnson,  of  a  tract  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  south  and  southwest  of 

Schohary,   127 

1770.  March  7.  Certificate  of  Peter  D.  Schuyler  and  Robt.  Adams, 
that  they  w^ere  present  and  heard  the  Canajoharie  Indians 
agree  to  sell  and  convey  to  Sir  Wm.  Johnson,  a  tract  of 
land  along  the  Susquehanna,  on  one  of  its  branches,  called 
Adagegtinge,  and  that  the  consideration  agreed  on  was 
paid  in  merchandize,  and  that  he  saw  the  same  signed, 
sealed  and  executed,  ->  127 

March  7.  Petition  of  Hans  Springsteal  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  21,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Wood 
creek,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  west  of  the  Green 
mountains,  and  to  the  southeast  of  Socialborough,   128 

March  8.  Petition  of  Robert  Graham  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Gloucester,  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   129 

Schedule  of  associates'  names,  referred  to  in  the  preceding 
petition,     129 


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Page. 

1770.  March  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Lawrence  Kortright,  Peter 
Yan  Schaack  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract  of  land,  con- 
taining 36,000  acres,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river,  and  on  both  sides  of  Passumsick  river,  in  the  county 

of  Albany,  (St.  Johnsbury,  Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)   130 

Map  of  the  same,   130 

March  10.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Leake  and  associates, 
for  a  tract  of  27,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  between  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the 
Delaware  river  and  the  Susquehannah  river,  (Franklin  and 

Hampden,  Delaware  Co.,)   132 

Map  of  the  same,   132 

March  1 2.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Leake,  of  a  tract  of 
5,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  between  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware 
and  the  Susquehannah  river,  (Franklin,  Delaware  Co.,) . .  13-3 

Map  of  the  same,   133 

March  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  James  Clark  of  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  between  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the 

Susquehannah  river,  (Franklin,  Delaware  Co.,)   134 

Map  of  the  same,   134 

March  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  John  De  Bernier,  of 
a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  between  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the 
Delaware  river,  and  the  Susquehannah  river,  (Franklin, 

Delaware  Co.,)   135 

Map  of  the  same,   135 

March  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Serjeant  Augustine  Stine 
and  Corporal  James  Richardson,  of  a  tract  of  337  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county 
of  Orange,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to 

Capt.  John  Evans,  (Monroe,  Orange  Co.,)   136 

Map  of  the  same,   136 

March  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Charles  Babington,  of 
a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  between  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the 
Delaware  and  the  Susquehannah  river,  (Franklin  and  Wal- 
ton, Delaware  Co.,)   137 

Map  of  the  same,   137 

March  13.  Petition  of  Johannes  Roorbeck,  Jerry  Roorbeck, 
Caleb  Stone,  John  Debaune,  John  Dewit,  junr.,  Francis 
Roberson,  James  Shaw,  Gilbert  Ash  and  Jacob  Waldren, 
for  a  grant  of  9,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  adjoining  Andover  and  Ludlow,   138 

March  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacobus  Van  Zandt  and  his 
associates,  of  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Connecticut  river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester, 

(Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)   142 

Map  of  the  same,   142 

March  14.  Petition  of  Caleb  Spencer,  Abraham  Sedgwick 
and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land  near 
Pesumsuck  river,   143 


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Page. 

1770.  Schedule  of  associates'  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding 

petition,   143 

March  14.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Morin  Scott,  Thomas 
Smith  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract  of  35,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river  in  the  county 

of  Gloucester,  (Marshfield,  Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)   144 

Map  of  the  same,   144 

March  14.  Petition  of  Elias  Bland  and  thirty-five  others,  for 
a  grant  of  36,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,   145 

March  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  Wallace,  Alexander 
Wallace  and  John  Kennedy,  of  two  tracts  of  land  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  the  first  being  a  tract  of 
land  formerly  granted  Frederick  Morris,  George  Ingoldes- 
by  and  Timothy  Bagley,  opposite  Sedachqueda  creek ;  the 
second  on  the  bank  of  said  river  opposite  Oriskene  creek, 

(Deerfield,  Oneida  Co.,)   146 

Map  of  the  same,   146 

March  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Hezekiah  Somner,  of  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 

river,  (Deerfield,  Oneida  Co.,)   147 

Map  of  the  same,   147 

March  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  McKey,  of  a  tract 
of  164  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  Oriskene 

patent,  (Rome,  Oneida  Co.,)  ,   148 

Map  of  the  same,   148 

Duplicate  of  the  preceding  survey  and  draught,   149 

March  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Hezekiah  Somner,  of  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 

river,  (Deerfield  and  Floyd,  Oneida  Co.,)   150 

Map  of  the  same,   150 

March  20.  Petition  of  Robert  Russell  and  Duncan  Cameron, 
late  corporals,  for  a  grant  of  400  acres  of  land  in  a  cer- 
tain gore  lying  between  Hosick  patent  and  Pits  town 

patent,    131 

March  20.  List  of  the  names  of  the  associates  of  Col.  John 
Vaughan,  in  his  petition  for  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of 
between  6  and  8,000  acres  of  land  purchased  of  the  Indian 
proprietors  thereof,  and  advised  to  be  granted  to  them  on 

the  3d  Nov.,  1766,   152 

March  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Michael  Long,  of  a  tract  of 
124  acres,  one  quarter  and  twenty  perches  of  land  in 
Dutchess  county,  in  the  gore  or  angle  between  the  great 
nine  partners  patent,  and  the  divided  lands  of  Poughkeep- 
sie  patent  called  Sanders  and  Harmensies  patent,  (Pough- 

keepsie,  Dutchess  Co.,)   154 

Map  of  the  same,   154 

Feb.  21.  Petition  of  Michael  Long  of  the  city  of  Philadel- 
phia and  Ann,  his  wife,  praying  a  grant  of  150  acres  of 
the  lands  known  by  the  name  of  Minisink  patent  in  Dut- 
chess county,   154 


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Page. 

1770.  March  21.  Petition  of  George  Smith,  praying  that  the  share 
of  Joshua  Smith,  deceased,  in  lot  No.  14  in  Minisink 
angle,  may  be  granted  to  him  as  heir-at-law  of  said  Joshua 

Smith,  who  died  intestate,   155 

March  26.  Promise  of  a  release  from  Peter  Van  Schaack,  of 
three  shares  in  the  patent  of  Bessborough,  to  John  Kelly 
of  the  city  of  New  York,   156 


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1770. 


Pago. 


1770.  March  26.  Petition  of  Thomas  Murphy  and  Edward  Ford, 
for  a  grant  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
about  four  miles  west  of  Hudson's  river,   1 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   1 

Certificates  that  Edward  Ford  and  Thomas  Murphy  served 
as  corporals  in  the  80th  regiment,  during  the  war,   1 

March  27.  Petition  of  William  Annin,  John  Campbell,  Grear 
Brown,  Jacob  Starnbrough,  Richd.  Cartwright  and  James 
Willson,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Schohary  river,   2 

March  28.  Petition  of  William  Smith  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the  south  of  the  township 
of  Newberry,   3 

Names  of  associates,   3 

Feb.  22.  Caveat  of  Danl.  Coxe,  against  granting  letters 
patent  to  Capt.  Dixon  or  to  any  other  person,  for  lands 
on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  between  Newberry 
on  the  north,  Fairly  on  the  south,  Corinth  on  the  west, 
and  Connecticut  river  on  the  east,   3 

March  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Smith  and  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  (Moore- 
town,  now  Bradford,  Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)   4 

Map  of  the  same,   4 

March  — .  Memorial  of  Thomas  Moore  and  John  Osbon, 
praying  a  final  decision  with  respect  to  the  claims  of  J ohn 
Andrews  and  Archd.  Brecken,  to  certain  lands  surveyed 
for  the  Memorialists,   5 

Petition  of  Thomas  Moore  and  John  Osbon,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  about  one 
mile  west  of  Hudson's  river,   0 

April  2.  Petition  of  James  Sacket,  Mathew  Cushing,  Gerar- 
dus  Bancker,  Wm.  Swan  and  Benjamin  Jones,  for  a  grant 
of  a  certain  gore  or  tract  of  land  about  seven  miles  east 


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1770.  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  south  of  Crown  Point,  between 
Bridport  and  Shoram,  

April  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Jeremiah  Thompson,  Fredk. 
Dawson,  John  Fergey,  Peter  Micheal,  Henry  Hazells, 
Cunraed  Meisenger,  Joseph  Anthony,  Miles  Cunningham, 
Andrew  Kainnard,  Ludwig  Simon,  John  McNeal  and 
Charles  Dougherty,  of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester, and  adjoining  Barnet,  (Danville,  Caledonia  Co., 
Vermont,)  

April  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Dutton,  Phillip  Waller, 
Thomas  Tumblin,  Saml.  Cunningham,  John  Smedley, 
Walter  Bond,  Danl.  Campbell,  Henry  Furniss,  John  Fes- 
son,  Evan  Grant,  Murdock  Kennedy  and  Richd.  Gamblin, 
of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  .(Danville, 
Caledonia  Co.,  Vermont,) ...   

April  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Broadie,  Robt.  Mathews, 
John  Oswell,  John  Garrow,  James  Swift,  John  Mason, 
Thomas  Kempton,  John  Fielding,  Peter  Cummings,  Saml. 
Knight,  Robt.  Gill  and  Abraham  Rooker,  of  a  tract  of 
600  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in 
the  county  of  Gloucester,  (Danville,  Caledonia  Co.,  Ver- 
mont,)   

April  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Phillip  Lafell,  Joseph  Springer, 
Wm.  Meeks,  John  Ran,  John  Daweze,  John  Evans,  John 
Doe,  Phillip  Harrys,  John  Donolly,  Wm.  Bowen,  Phillip 
Pennecuff  and  Thomas  Price,  of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county 
of  Gloucester,  (Danville,  Caledonia  Co.,  Vermont,)  

April  3.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Rockenfoos,  John  Wed- 
sell,  Edward  Lawrence,  Thomas  Oliver  and  James  Barron, 
of  a  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  (Danville,  Cale- 
donia Co.,  Vermont,)  

Map  of  the  preceding  five  tracts,  

April  4.  Petition  of  Michael  Long,  of  the  city  of  Philadel- 
phia, and  Ann  his  wife,  praying  for  the  reasons  therein  set 
forth,  a  grant  of  a  vacant  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Dutchess,  being  part  of  the  lands  commonly  called  the 
Minisink  patent,  

April  7.  Letter  from  Abraham  Lott  to  Lieut.  Governor  Col- 
den,  praying  that  the  name  of  Wm.  Camp  be  inserted  in 
the  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Gageborough, 
instead  of  John  Bruen,  deceased,  

April  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Kelly  and  twenty-three 
others,  of  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  (Gage- 
borough,  now  Vershire,  Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)  

April  10.  Petition  of  Charles  McEvers,  Theophylact  Bache 
and  Hamilton  Young  and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  two 
tracts  of  land  containing  together  37,000  acres;  the  first 
of  which  lies  to  the  north  and  southeast  of  Clarendon 


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Page. 

1770.      and  Socialborough,  and  the  second  tract  to  the  northeast 

of  Moncton,   12 

April  — .  Return  of  survey  for  Leonard  Van  Kleeck,  of  four 
tracts  of  land,  containing  together  156  acres,  3  roods  and 
29  perches,  and  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
at  Poughkeepsie,  in  Dutchess  county,   12 

April  10.  Petition  of  Wm.  Wood,  David  Buffington  and 
Robt.  Morrison,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  each 
on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek  within  the  vacant  lands 
advised  to  be  granted  to  Phillip  Livingston  and  associates,  13 

1767.  May  12.  Certificate  of  Major  Thomas  James  that  Wm. 

Wood  served  as  clerk  of  stores  on  the  American  staff,  to 
the  office  of  H.  M.'s  ordnance  during  the  war,   14 

1768.  Oct.  1.  Certificate  of  Major  Thomas  James,  that  Robert 

Morrison  served  as  conductor  in  H.  M's  royal  regiment  of  » 
artillery  on  the  North  American  staff  during  the  war,.  . .  15 
1770.  April  4.  Certificate  of  Philip  J.  Livingston  that  he  is  willing 
that  Wm.  Wood,  for  himself,  Robert  Morrison  and  David 
Buffington,  should  locate  6,000  acres  of  land  out  of  the 
tract  petitioned  for  by  said  Philip  J.  Livingston  and  his 
associates,  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek,    16 

April  10.  Caveat  by  James  Duane  in  behalf  of  the  proprie- 
tors of  the  great  Nine  Partners'  patent,  against  granting 
any  lands  within  the  bounds  thereof,   17 

April  10.  Petition  of  John  Whitehead  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  8,000  acres  of  land  in  one  or  more  tracts  not 
exceeding  four,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river 
in  a  tract  purchased  from  the  Indians  by  Isaac  Vrooman 
and  others,   18 

April  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Archd.  Brecken  and  William 
Arison,  of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Orange,  part  of  the 
lands  formerly  granted  Capt.  John  Evans,  (Cornwall, 
Orange  Co.,)   19 

April  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Dougel,  Jesse  Swad- 
dle, Wm.  Tregger,  Wm.  Saunders  and  Fredk.  Smith,  of  a 
tract  of  250  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river  in  the  county  of  Orange,  part  of  the  lands  formerly 
granted  Capt.  John  Evans,  (Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,)  ....  19 

Map  of  the  two  beforementioned  tracts,   19 

April  1 1 .  Petition  of  Peter  Tobin,  setting  forth  that  in  the 
month  of  October,  1767,  he  did  present  a  petition  for  a 
grant  of  200  acres  of  land,  and  praying  that  the  said 
quantity  be  granted  him  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  George, 
at  the  mouth  of  a  small  creek  bearing  southeast  from  a 
point  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  said  lake  called  Sabbath 
Day  Point,   21 

April  17.  Affidavit  of  Hugh  White  of  Crown  Point,  mer- 
chant, that  he  deposited  in  or  about  the  month  of  October, 
1767,  the  petition  of  Peter  Tobin,  late  sergeant  in  the 
48th  regiment,  in  the  office  of  the  governor,  with  the  dis- 
charge of  said  P.  Tobin  from  said  regiment,  and  that  he 


VOL.  XXVII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


497 


Pago. 

1770.      was  present  when  diligent  search  was  made  for  the  same, 


neither  of  which  could  be  found,  ,   21 

April  12.  Petition  of  Win.  Adams  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 

of  land  on  the  south  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   22 

1763.  June  24.  Certificate  of  Governor  Monckton  that  Win.  Adams, 

Serjeant,  served  in  Lieut.-Col.  Campbell's  company,   22 

1770.  April  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Sir  Wm.  Johnson  and  his 
associates  of  a  tract  of  26,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  and  on  both  sides  of  a  brook 
called  Adagughtingay,  (Davenport,  Delaware,  Co.,)  ....  23 

Map  of  the  same,   23 

April  14.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Cockburn,  Archibald 
Campbell  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract  of  20,500  acres 


of  land  to  the  east  of  Wood  creek,  adjoining  Social- 
borough,  (Poultney  and  Tinmouth,  Rutland  Co.,Vermont,)  24 

Map  of  the  same,  '   24 

April  16.  Petition  of  Danl.  Crean,  Wm.  Whitefield,  Phelix 
Dougherty,  James  Bealy  and  Francis  Elliot,  for  a  grant 
of  1,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  25 
April  17.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Charles  Babington,  that  James 
Realy,  corpl.,  and  Phelix  Dougherty,  drumbeater  of  the 

55th  regiment  served  during  the  war,   25 

Certificate  of  Major  Otho  Hambleton  that  Danl.  Crean,  Ser- 
jeant served  in  the  40th  regiment  for  the  term  of  his 

inlistment,  14th  February,  1761,   25 

April  16.  Petition  of  the  minister,  church  wardens  and 
vestrymen  of  St.  Andrew's  church  in  the  precinct  of 
Wallkill,  Ulster  county,  setting  forth  that  they  are  pos- 
sessed of  sundry  lots  of  land,  which  for  want  of  a  charter 
constituting  them  a  body  corporate  and  politic,  are  held 
by  deeds  of  trust,  and  praying  a  charter  of  incorporation,  26 
April  18.  Petition  of  Stephen  De  Lancey,  John  De  Lancey, 
Danl.  Harris,  James  Babcock,  Saml.  Gardner,  Wm.  Haight, 
James  Meade  and  Danl.  Harris,  junr.,  and  associates,  for 
a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  beginning  about  seven  and  an  half  miles  to 
the  north  of  lands  surveyed  for  Robert  McCulloch  and 


others,   27 

Duplicate  of  the  preceding  petition,   28 

April  24.  Petition  of  James  Abeel  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  a  tract  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river  in  the  county 
of  Cumberland,  between  the  townships  of  New  Fane, 
Townshend  and  Tomlinson,  and  extending  west  to  town- 
ships granted  by  New  Hampshire,   29 

April  28.  Petition  of  Edward  Tudor  late  Lieut,  in  the  85th 
regiment,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
to  the  east  of  the  townships  of  Brideport  and  Shoreham 

on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   30 

May  1.  Petition  of  Nanning  Vissher,  Simon  M.  Vedder, 
Abraham  Veeder,  Abraham  Wemple,  Gerrit  S.  Veeder, 
Abrm.  Yates,  junr.,  Stephen  De  Lancey  and  Hendk.  B. 


63 


498 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXVII. 


Page. 

1770.      Ten  Eyck,  for  license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  8,000  acres  of 

land  from  the  Indians  on  the  north  side  of  Hudson's  river,  31 

May  1.  Petition  of  Solomon  Davenport  and  John  Morgan, 
late  corporals  in  the  4th  battalion  of  the  royal  Americans 
or  60th  regiment,  and  other  reduced  non-commissioned 
officers  and  soldiers  who  served  during  the  war,  praying 
a  grant  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river  to 
the  west  of,  and  adjoining  certain  lands  granted  to  John 
Rockenfoos,  J ohn  Widsell  and  other  reduced  non-commis- 
sioned officers  by  New  Hamshire,   32 

Schedule  of  names  of  the  petitions  referred  to,  with  the  pro- 
portion of  land  each  is  entitled  to,   32 

May  2.  Petition  of  Peter  Kettletas,  for  himself  and  associ- 
ates, for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  and  to  the  west  of  the 
township  of  Kempton,  Kingland  and  lands  granted  to 
Nathl.  Marston  and  others,   34 

May  2.  Petition  of  John  Morin  Scott,  Thomas  Smith  and 
associates,  praying  that  the  names  of  Oliver  Templeton, 
J  ohn  Stewart,  Wra.  Young,  James  Homman  (?)  Vincent 
Carter,  Elihu  Hall  Bay  and  Edward  Seebrin  instead  of 
the  names  of  John  Elliot,  Jacob  Culver,  Jacob  Shaver, 
John  Dwane,  John  Dwane,  junr.,  Francis  Elliot  and  John 
Howell,  in  the  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  35,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   35 

May  4.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Smith,  praying  that  his  name 
be  inserted  in  the  room  of  Thomas  Gale,  deceased,  for  lot 
No.  17  in  the  Minisink  angle,   36 

May  8.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Mowat,  of  a  tract  of 
3,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  the  waters  running  from 
South  Bay  to  Lake  Champlain,  and  to  the  south  of  a  tract 
surveyed  for  Major  Phillip  Skene,  (Fairhaven,  Rutland 
Co.,  Vermont,)   31 

Map  of  the  same,   3/ 

Map  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Mountfert  and  Thomas 
Donolly,  of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of 
Wood  creek,  (Granville,  "Washington  Co.,)   3£ 

Map  of  the  same,  

May  9.  Order  in  council  on  the  petition  of  Jonathan  Smith, 
that  his  name  be  inserted  in  the  letters  patent  for  lot  No. 
1 7  in  the  Minisink  angle,  instead  of  Thomas  Gale,  de- 
ceased,     3 

May  9.  Petition  of  William  Houghton,  lieutenant  of  artillery, 
for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  the  lands  formerly  granted 
to  Mr.  Harper  and  others,  adjoining  Queensbury  on  the 
south  and  the  garrison  lands  at  Fort  George  on  the  north,  4 

May  9.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Traver  Newland,  setting  forth 
that  he  presented  a  petition  some  time  before  for  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river  and  west  of  Schohary  creek,  and  that  the  same  was 
ordered  to  be  granted  to  him,  but  was  already  located, 
and  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  near  the  northwest 


3f 


vol.  xxm.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


499 


Pago. 

1770.      corner  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Townshend  Guy  in  the 

county  of  Albany,  about  six  miles  from  South  Bay,   41 

Copy  of  the  petition  referred  to  in  the  preceding,   41 

April  10.  Agreement  of  John  Weatherhead  that  Lieut.  Tre- 
ver  Newland  be  allowed  to  locate  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  tract  purchased  by  said  Weatherhead  from  the  Indians 
on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek,   41 

May  10.  Petition  of  Gerardus  W.  Beekman,  Wm.  .Beekman, 
Abrm.  Beekman,  Gerardus  Duyckinck,  Henry  Remsen, 
junr.,  Leonard  Kip,  Henry  C.  Bogart  and  twenty-three 
others,  for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  near  a  creek  called  Well's  creek,  and 
about  three  miles  to  the  north  of  the  first  falls  on  Otter 
creek,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the 
name  of  Meeklenburgh,   42 

May  16.  Petition  of  John  Stinson,  Paul  Sarson,  Nie'hs.  Deve- 
ricks,  George  Underwood,  Price  Roach,  Thomas  Has- 
borne,  James  McGowen  and  Thomas  Lowrey,  for  grants 
of  lands  in  a  certain  tract  to  the  south  of  Lake  George 
and  Lake  Champlain,  formerly  granted  to    Harper,  43 

Certificates  that  Thomas  Hasborne  and  the  foregoing  soldiers 
served  during  the  war,   43 

May  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Danl.  Crean,  Wm.  Whitefield, 
Foelix  Dougherty,  James  Realy  and  Francis  Elliot,  Of  a 
tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Durham,  Greene  Co.,)  44 

Map  of  the  same,   44 

May  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Leonard  Lispenard,  junr., 
David  J ohnston,  Anthony  Lispenard,  Stephen  De  Lancey, 
John  Fitzpatrick,  Jordan  Cock,  Peter  Stuyvesant,  Teunis 
Someryndyck,  Martin  Shier,  George  Stanton,  Henry  Stan- 
ton, Rose  Graham  and  Mary  Graham,  of  a  tract  of  9,200 
acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
being  part  of  a  large  tract  purchased  of  the  Indians  by 
Wm.  Bayard  and  others,  (Plainfield,  Otsego  Co.,)   45 

Map  of  the  same,   45 

May  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Archd.  McFarland  and  John 
Fay,  of  a  tract  of  100  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of 
Batten  kill,  (Salem,  Washington  Co.,)   46 

May  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Ross  McCabe,  Phillip  Kikler, 
John  Swift,  Charles  Ramsay  and  Thomas  Eton,  of  a  tract 
of  250  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  east 
of  a  tract  granted  to  Alexr.  Turner  and  others,  (Salem, 
Washington  Co.,)   46 

May  2.3.  Return  of  survey  for  Edward  Rogers  and  Crismus 
Howell,  of  a  tract  of  100  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  to  the  east  of  a  tract  granted  to  Alexr.  Turner 
and  others,  (Salem,  Washington  Co.,)   46 

May  23.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Crabtree,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  east  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Alexr.  Turner  and  others,  (Salem,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   46 

Map  of  the  same,   46 


500 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXVII. 


Page. 

1770.  May  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Trevor  Newland,  of  a 
tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters 
running  from  Wood  creek  to  Lake  Champlain,  adjoining 


a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut.  Townshend  Guy,  (Fairhaven, 

Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   47 

Map  of  the  same,   47 

May  24.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Tilsey,  of  a  tract  of  200 
acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  Kingsbury,  (Fort  Ann, 

Washington  Co.,)   48 

May  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Michael  Law,  of  a  tract  of  50 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  in  the 
north  bounds  of  Kingsbury,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a 
tract  surveyed  for  John  Tilsey,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington 

Co.,)   48 

May  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Fredk.  Jahn,  of  a  tract  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  Kingsbury,  and  runs  along  a  tract 
granted  to  some  provincial  officers,  (Fort  Ann,  Washing- 
ton Co.,)   48 

May  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Walter  Franklin  and  his  asso- 
ciates, of  two  tracts  containing  together  15,000  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Maryland  and  Milford,  in 
Otsego  Co.,  and  Cobleskill,  and  Summit,  Schoharie  Co.,)  49 
Map  of  the  same,   49 


May  29.  Petition  of  John  Goodridge,  in  behalf  of  Lieut. 
Samuel  Stevens  and  Ensign  William  Haldane,  Peter  Mue- 
renbelt,  Serjeant,  and  Benjamin  Dickson,  corporal  of  the 
60th  regiment,  James  Stevenson,  corporal  in  the  1st  or 
royal  regiment,  George  Rogers,  corporal  of  the  27  th  regi- 
ment, and  Hugh  McBride,  of  the  45th,  and  Robert  Bel- 
seir,  of  the  60th  regiment,  both  privates,  for  a  grant  of 
4,900  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  the  waters  running  from 


Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,   50 

May  30.  Petition  of  Moses  Clement,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of 
land  not  to  exceed  1,000  acres,  to  be  laid  out  in  not  more 
than  four  tracts,  in  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt. 
John  Evans,  in  the  county  of  Orange,   51 


May  30.  Affidavit  of  Simon  Metcalf,  of  the  city  of  New 
York,  that  he  was  present  and  saw  Thomas  Moore,  of  the 
same  city,  personally  serve  John  Andrews,  (in  whose 
name  a  caveat  had  been  interposed  against  granting  to 
the  said  Thos.  Moore  certain  lands  in  Orange  county,) 
with  a  copy  certified  by  Mr.  Banyar,  deputy  clerk  of  the 
council,  of  an  order  of  the  lieut.  governor  in  council,  for 
the  said  Jno.  Andrews  to  appear  and  support  his  caveat 
on  this  day,  and  that  the  said  John  Andrews,  upon  such 
service  of  said  copy  on  him,  declared  he  knew  nothing  of 
any  such  caveat,  and  that  he  never  petitioned  for  any  lands,  52 

May  30.  Petition  of  John  Bradstreet  and  associates,  praying 
for  the  reasons  therein  mentioned,  that  a  day  be  appointed 
for  the  proprietors  of  the  Hardenbergh  patent  to  appear 
and  show  cause,  before  the  lieut.  governor  in  council,  why 
the  tract  of  land  prayed  for  should  not  be  granted  to  the 


.  XXVII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


501 


Pago. 

petitioner  and  his  .associates,  and  in  default  of  cause  being 
shown  that  the  said  petitioner  and  his  associates  may  have 
letters  patent  for  the  said  tract,  at  the  mouth  of  Cannius- 
Kutly  creek,  where  it  empties  into  the  Mohawk  branch 
of  the  Delaware,  at  the  corner  of  Harper's  purchase,  to 
the  mouth  of  Owerihowet  creek,  where  it  empties  into  the 
Susquehanna,  <fcc,    53 

May  30.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Colhoun,  late  Lieut.,  for  a  grant 
of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
about  six  miles  east  from  the  waters  running  from  Wood 
creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  bounded  southerly  by  lands 
surveyed  for  Major  Phillip  Skene,   54 

June  4.  Petition  of  Hugh  Wallace,  MagUl  Wallace  and  Alex- 
ander Wallace,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  north  of  a  tract  granted  to 
Henry  Cuyler,   55 

Copy  of  a  petition  presented  by  Hugh  Wallace  and  Magill 
Wallace,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  cast  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  dated  21st  Dec,  1766,   55 

Copy  of  a  petition  presented  by  Magil  Wallace  and  John 
Shaw,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  dated  21st  Dec,  1767,    55 

June  4.  Petition  of  George  Frail,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
others,  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  23,040  acres 
of  land,  bounded  east  by  the  west  bank  of  Connecticut 
river,  beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  township 
of  Guildhall,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  town- 
ship, by  the  name  of  New  York  town,   56 

June  5.  Petition  of  Duncan  Campbell,  late  Lieut,  in  the  42d 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land,  about  four 
miles  to  the  east  of  waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into 
Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  on  the  west  to  a  tract  prayed 
for  by  Hugh  Magill  and  Alexr.  Wallace,  and  on  the  north 
by  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut.  Allen  Grant,   57 

Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieutenant  Duncan  Campbell 
served  during  the  war,  14th  April,  1767,   57 

June  6.  Petition  of  Edward  Tudor,  Bernard  Ratzer  and 
John  Clarke,  for  a  grant  of  6,000  acres  of  land,  to  the 
west  of  and  adjoining  the  lands  granted  to  Alexr.  McKee, 
in  the  purchase  of  John  Harper,  senr.,  and  others,   58 

Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Bernard  Ratzer  served  as 
assistant  engineer  during  the  Avar,  dated  19th  Jan.,  1767,  58 

Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Edward  Tudor,  Lieut.,  served 
during  the  war,  27th  April,  1767,   58 

June  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  Wallace,  Magill  Wallace 
and  Alexr.  Wallace,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into 
Lake  Champlain,  (Orwell,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   59 

Map  of  the  same,   59 

June  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Wallace  and  others,  of 
a  tract  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
and  on  both  sides  of  the  Susquehanna,  containing,  to- 
gether with  several  islands  in  the  6aid  Susquehannah, 


502  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxyii. 

1770.      28,000  acres,  (Wallace  Pt.,  in  Milford,  Otsego,  Htmts- 
ville  and  Unadilla,  Otsego  Co.,  and  Sidney,  Delaware 

Co.,)   60 

Map  of  said  tract,   GO 


June  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Duncan  Campbell,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running 
from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  about  sixteen 
miles  south  of  Crown  point,  and  about  four  miles  east  of 


said  waters,  (Orwell,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   61 

Map  of  the  same,   61 

June  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Achilles  Preston  and  others, 
of  a  tract  of  14,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  a 
tract  granted  to  James  Stewart,  Hamilton  Stewart  and 
others,  called  Kingsborough,  (MayfieldPt.  Johnstown  and 

Mayfield,  Fulton  Co.,)  ..."   62 

Map  of  the  same,   62 

June  30.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Stinson,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  a  neck  or  point  of  land 
jutting  into  Lake  George,  and  is  part  of  the  lands 
formerly  granted  to  Robert  Harper  and  others,  (Queens- 
bury,  Warren  Co.,)   63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

June  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Nichs.  Deverick,  of  a  tract  of 
50  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  a  neck  or  point  of  land  jut- 
ting into  Lake  George,  and  formerly  granted  to  Robert 

Harpur  and  others,  (Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,)   63 

June  30.  Return  of  survey  for  James  McGowen  and  George 
Underwood,  of  a  certain  island  in  Lake  George,  called 

Long  Island,  containing  100  acres  of  land,   63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

June  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Paul  Larson,  Price  Roach  and 
Thomas  Hasborne,  of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land,  in  the 
north  bounds  of  Queensbury,  (Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,)  63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

June  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Lowne,  of  a  tract  of 
50  acres  of  land,  in  the  north  bounds  of  Queensbury, 

(Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,)  ;   63 

June  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Fairley  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land,  in  the  north  bounds  of  Queensbury, 

(Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,)   63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

June  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Houghton,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  north  bounds  of  Queensbury, 

(Caldwell,  Warren  Co.,)   63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

July  2.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Glen,  junr.,  Simon  Scher- 
merhorn  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract  of  45,000  acres  of 
land  near  the  head  of  one  of  the  branches  of  a  brook 
called  Kayaderosseras,  (Edinburgh  and  Providence,  Sara- 
toga Co.,)    6- 

Map  of  the  same,  ,   6' 


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503 


Page. 

1770.  July  3.  Petition  of  Robt.  Saunders  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  tract  formerly  granted  Robt.  Harpur  and 


others,    65 

July  3.  Petition  of  John  Lawrence,  Henry  Bael  and  Stephen 
Tuttle,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  tract 

formerly  granted  to  Robert  Harpur  and  others,   66 

July  4.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Kennedy,  Henry  Wilt,  Peter 
Kelly,  James  Axtence,  Anthy.  Harper,  Hoseah  McFall, 
Win.  Bolton,  Isaac  Freeborne,  James  Phillips,  Wm.  Gill 
and  Peter  Chapman,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  1,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  tract  formerly  granted  to  Robt.  Harpur 

and  others,   67 

July  6.  Petition  of  Wm.  Farquahar,  James  Farquahar,  Jno. 
Amiel,  Thomas  Farmer  and  James  Farmer,  for  a  grant  of 
a  tract  of  land  to  the  south  of  Crown  point,  between 
three  and  four  miles  to  the  east  of  the  waters .  running 

from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,    68 

July  6.  Mandamus  of  the  king  in  council  to  grant  20,000 
acres  of  land  to  Josiah  Martin,  late  Lieut.-Col.  of  the  68th 

regiment,   69 

July  9.  Petition  of  Benjn.  Stout  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land  about  eighteen  miles  to 
the  west  of  Connecticut  river  and  south  of  Kent,  and 
that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 

Virgin  Hall,   71 

Schedule  of  associates'  names,   71 

July  11.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Buffington  and  Robert 
Morrison,  of  a  tract  of  4,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of 
a  tract  granted  to  John  Morin  Scott,  Henry  Andrew 
Franckin  and  others  to  the  east  of  Schohary  kill,  (Broome, 

Schohary  Co.,)    72 

Map  of  the  same,   72 

July  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Wood,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  a  tract  granted  John 
Morin  Scott,  Henry  Andrew  Franckin  and  others,  and 

to  the  east  of  Schohary  kill,  (Fulton,  Schoharie  Co.,)   73 

Map  of  the  same,     73 

July  12.  Petition  of  John  Woods  and  Wm.  Swan  in  behalf 
of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract 
of  35,0">0  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  that  the  same  be 

erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Dunmore,   74 

Schedule  of  associates'  names,   74 

July  13.  Petition  of  Saml.  Jones  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  35,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 

into  a  township,   75 

July  16.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Osborn  of  four  islands 
in  Hudson's  river  to  the  south  of,  and  fronting  Queens- 
bury,  containing  together  22  acres  of  land,  and  draught 

ot  the  same,   76 

July  17.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Abeel,  Derick  Brincher- 
off,  Theodorus  Van  Wyck,  Garret  Abeel,  David  Abeel, 


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[vol.  XXVII. 


1770.      Evert  Byvanck,  junr.,  John  Neilson,  John  Gillelan,  Saml. 

S.  Coyemans,  Thomas  Valentine  and  Saml.  Prince,  of  a 
tract  of  12,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  adjoining  Har- 
wick  and  Wallingford,  (Hutton  in  or  near  Wallingford, 
Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)    77 

Map  of  the  same,   77 

July  20.  Petition  of  Mathew  Gleves  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   78 

July  23.  Petition  of  James  Downes,  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  land  bounded  north  by  the  bounds  of  Blenheim, 
west  by  the  northern  branch  of  the  Delaware  river,  and 
down  said  river  to  the  north  bounds  of  the  Hardenburgh 
patent,  &c,  so  as  not  to  exceed  1,000  acres  to  each,   79 

July  23.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Butler,  of  a  tract  of  1,000 
acres  of  land  on  both  sides  of  Schohary  kill,  (Blenheim, 
Schoharie  Co.,)   80 

Map  of  the  same,   80 


July  27.  Warrant  of  survey  for  James  Downes  and  his  asso- 
ciates, so  much  as  remains  unpatented,  not  exceeding 
40,000  acres  of  the  lands  purchased  of  the  Indians  in 
behalf  of  John  Weatherhead  and  others,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  between  the  township  of  Blenheim  on  the  north, 
the  northern  branch  of  the  Delaware  on  the  west,  and 
patented  lands  so  far  down  the  said  river  until  the  north- 
ern bounds  of  the  great  patent  shall  strike  the  same,  &c,  81 
July  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Benj.  Stout  and  his  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  26,500  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 


necticut river  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  adjoining  the 
township  of  Kent,  (Andover,  Windham  Co.,  Vermont,) . .  82 

Map  of  the  same,  (Virginhall,)   82 

July  30.  Petition  of  Archd.  Hamilton,  Alice  Hamilton,  An- 
thony Farrington,  Elizth.  Farrington,  John  Antill,  Marga- 
ret Antill,  Richard  Nichols  Colden  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  20,000  acres  of  land  on  Connecticut  river,  and  that  the 
same  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Kers- 

borough,    83 

Aug.  2.  Petition  of  Henry  Stilson  for  50  acres  of  land  or  soil 
covered  with  water,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river 
to  the  east  of  and  adjoining  lands  within  the  patent  of 
Kayaderosseras,  beginning  about  100  yards  to  the  north 

of  the  lowermost  falls  near  Fort  Miller,   84 

Aug.  14.  Petition  of  Phineas  Mun,  Seth  Cattin  and  then- 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  12,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Cumberland,   85 

Aug.  14.  Petition  of  Capt.  Danl.  Claus,  Capt.  Norman  Mc- 
Leod  and  Lieut.  Benjn.  Roberts,  for  a  grant  of  8,000  acres 
of  land  to  be  laid  out  in  the  tract  purchased  by  Achilles 

Preston,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   86 

Aug.  16.  Petition  of  Josiah  Raymond  and  twelve  others, 
inhabitants  of  New  Stamford  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
for  a  grant  in  fee  simple  of  13,000  acres  of  land  at  New 


VOL.  XXVII.] 


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505 


Page. 

1770.      Stamford,  bounded  north  by  Woodford,  south  by  the  pro- 
vince of  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  east  by  vacant  lands  called 


the  gore,  and  west  byPownall,   87 

Aug.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Bo  wan  and  his  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  15,500  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Schohary  kill,  (Carlisle,  Cobleskill  and  Schoharie,  Schoha- 
rie Co.,  and  Charlestown,  Montgomery  Co.,)   88 

Map  of  the  same,   88 

Aug.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Farquahar,  Jas.  Farqua- 
har,  John  Amiel,  junr.,  Thomas  Farmer,  of  a  tract  of  5,000 


acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from 
Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Benson,  Rutland  Co., 

Vermont,)    89 

Map  of  the  same,   89 

Aug.  26.  Petition  of  Saml.  Still  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  a  tract  of  36,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester, adjoining  on  part  of  the  west  bounds  of  the  town- 
ship of  Hillsborough,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected 


into  a  township,  ,  90 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Waldron  Blaau,  Francis  Groome,  Nicho- 
las Roach  and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  24,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  that'  the 

same  be  erected  into  a  township,     91 

Aug.  31.  Petition  of  Elijah  Russel  and  Thomas  Morton,  for 
a  grant  of  a  small  parcel  of  vacant  land  near  the  township 

of  Cambridge  and  Hosick  river,   92 

Aug.  — .  Petition  of  several  inhabitants  of  the  township  of 
Pownal,  praying  a  confirmation  of  lands  settled  by  them 
and  revoking  a  power  of  attorney  given  by  them  to  John 

Monroe,   93 

Aug.  — .  Petition  of  John  Welch  and  nineteen  others,  in- 
habitants, of  the  township  of  Pownal,  praying  that  the 
lands  they  occupy  under  New  Hampshire  may  not  be 

granted  to  others,   94 

Sept.  10.  Petition  of  Wm.  Thorne,  Walter  Thomas,  Henry 
Thomas,  Jacob  Wilkins  and  John  Lewis,  for  a  grant  of 
5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  adjoin- 
ing to  the  township  of  Marlborough,   95 


Sept.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Archd.  Hamilton,  Alice  Ham- 
ilton, Anthony  Farrington,  Elizabeth  Farrington,  John 
Antill,  Margaret  Antill,  Richd.  Nicholls  Colden,  Elkanah 
Deane,  Jane  Colden,  Richd.  Deane,  John  Colden,  George 
Frail,  Wm.  Foreman,  George  Wray,  Lewis  Antill,  Lam- 
bert Cadwallader,  Samuel  Tudor,  John  Tudor,  Archibald 
Mercer  and  Samuel  Burling,  of  a  tract  of  20,000  acres  of 


land,  on  the  north  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county 

of  Gloucester,  (Concord,  Essex  Co.,  Vt.,)   96 

Map  of  the  same,   96 

Sept.  18.  Statement  of  Saml.  Stevens,  in  relation  to  the  soil 
and  situation  of  the  township  of  Dunmore,  and  also  of 
Hillsborough,  and  the  distance  of  the  latter  from  Ports- 
mouth and  Boston,     97 

Sept.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Daniel  Claus,  Norman  Mc- 
64 


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Tage. 

1770.  Leocl  and  Benjamin  Robert,  of  three  tracts  of  land,  con- 
taining together  8,000  acres,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  (Mayfield,  Fulton  Co.,)   98 

Map  of  the  same,   98 

Sept.  21.  Petition  of  John  Walworth,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  8,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  in  a  place  called  Woodford,  and  to 
the  east  of  a  range  of  mountains,  extending  southeast  of  a 
tract  surveyed  for  Isaac  Williamson  and  others,   99 

Sept.  21.  Petition  of  Daniel  Gill,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  his 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  near  the  line  of  division  between 
the  counties  of  Albany  and  Cumberland,  part  to  the  north 
and  part  to  the  south  of  Shrewsbury,   100 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  Thomas  Ludlow,  junr.,  John  Schuyler, 
junr.,  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  40,000  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  adjoining  Shrewsbury, 
and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the 
name  of  Elliston,   101 

Sept.  27.  Petition  of  Lawrence  L.  Van  Boskerk,  John  Van 
Boskerk,  Jacobus  Van  Boskert,  junr.,  and  associates,  to 
the  number  of  ten,  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 
into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Leighton,   102 

Sept.  27.  Petition  of  Samuel  Jones,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Gloucester,  on  the  Connecticut  river,  and  that 
the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   103 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  Wm.  McAdam,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west 
side  of  Connecticut  river,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 
into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Kilby,   104 

Oct.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Lawrence,  Henry  Boel 
and  Stephen  Tuttle,  of  two  tracts  of  land,  containing  to- 
gether 3,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  within  the 
bounds  of  a  certain  tract,  patented  to  Robert  Harper  and 
others,  and  afterwards  surrendered  to  the  crown,  (Queens- 
bury,  Warren  Co.,  Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   105 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Francis  Stephens,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  22,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  106 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  James  Gray,  Henry  Frazer,  Donald 
Frazer  and^Robert  Stewart,  for  a  grant  of  vacant  land,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  Kinderhook,   107 

Oct.  16.  Petition  of  Thomas  Barnett,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  22,000  acres  of 
land,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county 
of  Gloucester,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  town- 
ship, by  the  name  of  Callington,   108 

Oct.  25.  Petition  of  Caleb  Powell  and  twenty-four  others,  for 
a  patent  and  license,  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  a  certain 
tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  beginning  at 
Point  Mattauwin,  being  the  southwest  corner  of  the 


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507 


Page. 

1770.  patent  granted  to  Colonel  Cortland  and  Co.,  and  until  it 
meet  with  the  north  bounds  of  the  patent  granted  to 
Adolphus  Phillips,  ,   108 

Oct.  27.  Petition  of  Thomas  Barnett,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  22,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  beginning  at  the  northeast 
corner  of  Newbrook,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 
township,  by  the  name  of  Penryn,   109 

Oct.  27.  Petition  of  Francis  Stephens,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  22,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester, beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Kings- 
borough,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township, 
by  the  name  of  Fruro,   110 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  John  Abeel,  junr.,  John  Dederick,  Jaco- 
bus Abeel  and  James  Abeel,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of 
land  to  the  west  of  Cater's  kill,  at  a  place  called  the  Back- 
over,  within  the  patent  granted  to  Elizabeth  Van  Dyck 
and  Martin  Van  Gerretson,  and  of  1,000  acres  of  Wood- 
land adjoining  said  tract,   Ill 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Wm.  Adams,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 
of  land  on  the  south  side  of  a  tract  granted  to  Alexr.  Mc- 
Kenzie,  called  the  Grove,   112 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Samuel  Stitt  and  John  Zabrisky  and 
their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  36,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Gloucester,  partly  to  the  west  of  the  township 
of  Bessborough,  and  north  and  west  of  Hillsborough,  and 
that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,   113 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Waldron  Blau,  Francis  Groome,  Nicho- 
las Roach  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  on  the  east 
bounds  of  a  tract  granted  John  Marin  Scott,  Thomas 
Smith  and  others,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 
township,   114 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  Samuel  Jones,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Gloucester,  on  the  Connecticut  river,  and  that 
the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,   115 

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  Peter  Tobin,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of 
land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  George,  southeasterly  from 
Sabbath  Day  Point,   116 

Affidavit  of  Hugh  Whyte,  of  Crown  Point,  that  in  or  about 
the  month  of  October,  1767,  to  the  best  of  his  remem- 
brance, he  did  deposit  in  the  office  of  the  governor,  the 
petition  and  discharge  of  Peter  Tobin,  and  that  he  was 
present  when  search  was  lately  made  for  the  same,  but 
could  not  be  found,   116 

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  John  Bergen,  Robt.  Leake,  Peter  Rem- 
sen,  Dirck  Lefferts,  Isaac  Low  and  Thomas  Palmer,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  leave  to  pur- 
chase six  several  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
formerly  prayed  for,  and  read  and  referred  on  28th  March, 
and  11th  April  last,   117 


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Page. 

1770.  Oct.  31.  Petition  of  Wm.McAdam,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  00,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Connecticut  river,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 
into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Kilby,   118 

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  Jacob  Brewerton,  Hubard  Van  Wag- 
genen,  Saml.  Wells,  Thomas  Valentine  and  their  asso- 
ciates, for  a  grant  of  15,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of 
the  Green  mountains,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 
township  by  the  name  of  Tinecastle,   119 

Oct,  31.  Petition  of  Wm.  Thorne,  Walter  Thomas,  Henry 
Thomas,  Jacob  Wilkins  and  John  Lewis,  for  a  grant  of 
5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  near  the 
southwest  corner  of  the  township  of  New  Fane,  and 
adjoining  New  Marlborough,   120 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  Colin  Drummond,  John  Livingston  and 
Jacob  Jordan,  all  of  Canada,  in  the  province  of  Quebec, 
merchants,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  Oushte- 
nique,  or  Onion  river,  extending  along  the  same  three 
miles  above  the  first  fall,  in  length  on  each  side,  six  miles, 
and  in  extent  on  the  rear  equal  to  that  in  front  on  said 
river,   121 

Nov.  14.  Petition  of  Simon  Remsen,  John  De  Lameter, 
George  Sindner,  (in  the  room  of  Thomas  Peek,  deceased,) 
and  Henry  Thomas,  for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,   122 

Nov.  14.  Petition  of  Wm.  Marsh,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  the  north 
bounds  of  Princetown,   123 

Nov.  15.  Petition  of  Abrm.  LcfFerts,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   124 

Nov.  15.  Petition  of  Samuel  Rose,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  the  east  line  of 
the  township  of  Danby,  and  on  both  sides  of  Otter  creek,  125 

Nov.  1 5.  Petition  of  Thomas  Murphy  and  Edward  Ford,  late 
corporals  in  the  80th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  400  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   126 

Nov.  23.  Petition  of  John  Eksham,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  north  bounds  of  the  Hud- 
son, anrl  north  of  lands  advised  to  be  granted  to  Jotham 
Bemr-c  -md  his  associates,   127 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  Wm.  Bayard,  Hugh  Monro  and  Patrick 
Smyth,  for  4,000  acres  of  the  vacantlands  on  the  east  side 
of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  the 
patents  of  Pittstown,  Hoseck,  Schacktehook  and  Tomlie- 
nack,  ,127 

Nov.  26.  Petition  of  John  Bradstreet,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  praying  that  a  day  may  be  fixed  for  a 
hearing  in  council  between  them  and  the  proprietors  ol 
the  Great  patent,  •  •  *28 

Nov.  28.  Petition  of  Thomas  Tobias,  of  Oyster  Bay,  in 
Queen's  county,  praying  a  grant  of  three  certain  tracts  of 
land  occupied  by  him  in  said  county,   129 


VOL.  XXVII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


509 


Page. 

1770.  Dec.  4.  Petition  of  George  Sutton  and  Danl.  Lamb,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  between  the  townships  of 


Camden  and  Warrentown,   130 

Dec.  5.  Petition  of  Thomas  Ludlow,  junr.,  John  Schuyler, 
junr.,  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  40,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  adjoining  the 

township  of  Shrewsbury,   131 

Dec.  5.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Spencer  and  his  associates,  in- 
habitants of  the  township  of  Durham,  praying  a  grant 

and  confirmation  of  said  township,   132 

Schedule  containing  the  names  of  the  petitioners,  and  the 

number  of  their  families,   132 

Dec.  6.  Affidavit  of  Win.  Butler,  that  he  served  Dr.  Bruce, 
attorney  for  Lieut.  Pierce  Ponsonby  Butler,  with  copies 
of  two  certain  petitions,  one  in  the  name  of  Abraham 
Lefferts,  and  the  other  in  the  name  of  Simon  Remsen  and 
others,   133 


Dec.  10.  Petition  of  Edward  Jessup  and  Ebenezer  Jessup,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  associates,  for  leave  to  purchase 
40,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west 
side  of  the  most  northerly  branch  of  Hudson's  river,   134 

Dec.  10.  Petition  of  Simon  Remsen,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  and  of  Abraham  Lefferts,  praying  that  their 
former  petition  may  be  granted,  if  no  good  cause  is  shown 


for  the  contrary,   135 

Jan.  1 7.  Affidavit  of  Crean  Brush,  that  he  did  apply  to  Dr. 
Bruce  to  know  whether  he  intended  opposing  the  passing 
of  the  petitions  of  Abraham  Lefferts  and  of  Remsen  De 
Lamater  and  others,  or  offering  anything  in  support  of 
the  late  Pierce  Ponsonby  Butler,  to  which  the  doctor 

replied  he  would  not,   135 

Dec.  14.  Petition  of  George  Ellsworth,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  39,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 
into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  York,   136 


Map  of  certain  lots  advised  to  be  granted  on  Lake  Champlain,  136 

Dec.  14.  Petition  of  James  Smith  and  his  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  39,000  acres  of  land,  between  Lake  Champlain 
and  Connecticut  river,  and  east  of  a  tract  prayed  for  by 
Lambert  Moore  and  his  associates,  by  the  name  of  Bar- 
badoes,  and  that  the  same  maybe  erected  into  a  township 
by  the  name  of  Tyrone,   137 

Dec.  14.  Petition  of  Lambert  Moore,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  39,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of  Lake 
Champlain,  and  to  the  east  of  a  tract  prayed  for  by  Saml. 
Bayard  and  his  associates,  by  the  name  of  Jamaica,  and 
that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the  name  of 
Barbadoes,   138 

Dec.  15.  Petition  of  Peter  Silvester,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  35,000  acres  of 
land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  that  the 
same  be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Springhill,  139 

Dec.  16.  Petition  of  Evert  Bancker,  in  behalf  of  himself'  and 


510 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XX VII. 


Pago. 

1770.  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  39,000  acres  of 
land,  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  to  the  southeast 
of  a  tract  prayed  for  by  Peter  Silvester  and  his  associates, 
by  the  name  of  Springhill,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 
into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Edinburgh,   140 

Map  of  the  same,   140 

Dec.  17.  Petition  of  Thomas  Grant,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  39,000  acres  of 
land,  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  east  of  a  tract 
prayed  for  by  Alexr.  Stewart,  by  the  name  of  Athlone, 
and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the  name 
of  Greenwich,     141 

Dec.  17.  Petition  of  John  Fine,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  his 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  39,000  acres  of  land, 
to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  east  of  a  tract  prayed 
for  Thomas  Grant  and  his  associates,  by  the  name  of 
Greenwich,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a 
township,  by  the  name  of  Harrington,  142 

Dec.  18.  Petition  of  William  Bayard,  Hugh  Munro,  John 
Moore  and  Patrick  Smith,  for  a  warrant  of  survey,  to 
survey  the  patent  of  Hosick,  in  order  to  ascertain  the 
bounds  of  the  vacant  lands  prayed  for  by  them,  143 

Dec.  18.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Stewart,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  39,000  acres  of  land,  to  the 
east  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  to  the  east  of  a  tract  prayed 
for  by  George  Elsworth  and  his  associates,  by  the  name 
of  York,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,  by 
the  name  of  Athlone,   144 

Dec.  18.  Petition  of  Lawrence  L.  Van  Boskerk,  John  Yan 
Boskerk,  Jacobus  Yan  Boskerk  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  10,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and 
that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the  name  of 
Leighton,  145 

Dec.  19.  Petition  of  Abrm.  P.  Yates,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  39,000  acres  of  land,  to  the 
east  of  Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  a  tract,  prayed  for  by 
Peter  Silvester  and  his  associates,  by  the  name  of  Spring- 
Jiill,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township, 
by  the  name  of  Bloomingdale,  146 

Dec.  19.  Petition  of  Samuel  Bayard  and  his  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  39,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, and  adjoining  the  township  of  Bloomingdale,  on 
the  east,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,  by 
the  name  of  Jamaica,   1^ 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Campbell,  Joseph  Har- 
rop,  (?)  Abrm.  Betts,  Christopher  Livers,  John  Henry 
Rudolph,  Joseph  Burros,  John  Wild  and  James  Pratt,  of 
a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land,  between  the  north  branch  of 
Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,  (Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)  14f 

Map  of  the  same,   • 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Ogilvie,  Daniel  White 
and  John  Cargill,  of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land  between 
the  north  branch  of  Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,  and 


VOL.  XXTII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


Page. 


1770.      northeast  of  lands  granted  to  Ebenezur  Jessup  and  others, 

(Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)   148 

Map  of  the  same,   148 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Porter  and  others, 
of  a  tract  of  5,600  acres  of  land  between  the  north  branch 
of  Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,  (Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)  149 

Map  of  the  same,   149 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Roberts  and  others, 
of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land  between  the  north  bounds 
of  Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,  (Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)  149 

Map  of  the  same,   149 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Watts  of  a  tract  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  between  the  north  branch  of  Hudson's  river 

and  Lake  George,  (Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)   150 

Map  of  the  same,  .'.   150 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Garland  and  others,  of 
a  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land  between  the  north  branch  of 
Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,  (Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)  151 

Map  of  the  same,   151 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Neil  McDonald  and  others, 
of  a  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land  between  the  north  branch 
of  Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,  (Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)  151 

Map  of  the  same,   151 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Smith  and  others,  of  a 
trect  of  2,000  acres  of  land  between  the  north  branch  of 
'    Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,  (Caldwell,  Warren  Co.,)  152 

Map  of  the  same,   152 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Hill  Mitchell  and  others,  of  a 
tract  of  800  acres  of  land  between  the  north  branch  of 
Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,  and  northeast  of  lands 
granted  to  Ebenezer  Jessup  aDd  others,  (Caldwell,  War- 
ren Co.,)   152 

Map  of  the  same,   152 


Dec.  22.  Petition  of  Hugh  White  and  John  Lewis,  for  a 
grant  of  1,500  acres  of  land  on  the  south  end  of  Lake 
George  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Lieut  Houghton,.  . .  153 
Map  of  a  tract  of  vacant  land  at  the  south  end  of  Lake 

George,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Caldwell,  Warren  Co.,)  153 
Dec.  22.  Petition  of  John  Bridgwater,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  south  of  Crown  Point,  on  the  south- 
west of  the  waters  running  from  South  Bay  into  Lake 

Champlain,   154 

Dec.  26.  Petition  of  John  Moore,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  39,000  acres  of  land  to  the 
east  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  south  of  the  township  of 
Jamaica,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township  by 

the  name  of  Dublin,   155 

Dec.  28.  Petition  of  Wm.  Williams  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  40,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  and  that  the  same  may  be 
erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Summerhill, . .  . .  156 

Map  of  the  same,   156 

Dec.  28.  Petition  of  William  Tillot,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 


532 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXVII. 


Page. 

17*70.      his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land  on  both 
sides  of  the  White  river,  and  adjoining  the  lands  prayed 

for  by  Mary  Valentine  and  her  associates,   157 

Dec.  28.  Petition  of  Thomas  Bayard  and  his  associates,  being 
five  in  number,  for  a  grant  of  6,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river  and  east  of  the  township 

of  Newbrook,  and  south  of  Kingsland,   158 

Dec.  28.  Petition  of  Thomas  Swords,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east 
side  of  the  north  branch  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county 
of  Albany,   159 


VOLUME  XXVIII. 


1770, 1771. 


Pago. 

1770.  Oct.  2.  Petition  of  Lieuts.  Nicholas  Ward  and  Edmund  New- 
land,  for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 


Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  bounded  on 
the  south  by  a  patent  called  Temhenick,  and  north  by  the 

patent  of  Hosack,   1 

Dec.  31.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Bogart,  in  behalf  of  Volkert 
Dow,  deceased,  William  Bayard,  Ephraim  Cowens,  Marte 
G.  Van  Bergen,  Johannes  Dow,  and  seventeen  others,  for 

a  grant  of  the  township  of  Sandgate,   2 

Dec.  — .  Petition  of  John  Davan,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for.  a  grant  of  39,000  acres  of  land,  south  of  a 
tract  prayed  for  by  Alexr.  Stewart,  by  the  name  of  Ath- 
lone,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township, 

by  the  name  of  Athol,   3 

Map  of  the  land  petitioned  for,   3 

Dec.  — .  Petition  of  Richd.  Harrison  and  his  associates,  for 
a  grant  of  39,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of  a  tract 
prayed  for  by  John  Moore,  by  the  name  of  Dublin,  and 
that  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,  by  the  name  of 

Wicklow,   4 

Map  of  the  lands  petitioned  for,   4 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  petition,  praying  for  a  grant  of  a  tract 
of  24,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland, 
bounded  east  by  the  township  of  Brattleborough,  south 
by  Halifax,  north  by  New  Fane,  and  west  by  New  Draper, 

and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   5 

View  of  the  several  shares  in  Schneyder's  patent,  according 
to  the  drawing  of  the  parties  and  the  deed  from  C.  Brush,  5 
771.  Jan.  — .  Petition  of  Richard  Kemble,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  about  40,000  acres 
of  land  to  the  south  of  a  tract  prayed  for  by  Stephen 
Kemble  and  his  associates,  by  the  name  of  Moultown  on 
Lake  Champlain,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into 

a  township  by  the  name  of  Port  Royal,   6 

Map  of  the  above  tract,  , ,  6 

65 


514 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXVIII. 


1771.  Jan.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Mason,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  waters  running 
from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Putnam,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   7 

Map  of  the  same,   7 

Jan.  — .  Petition  of  Barnaby  Byrn,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  39,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  southwest  of  a 
tract  prayed  for  by  John  Norton,  by  the  name  of  Donard, 
and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the 
name  of  Brecknock,   8 

Jan.  5.  Petition  of  John  De  Berniere,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  branch  of  Connecticut  river,  and  to  the  north  of 
Thetford,   8 

Jan.  7.  Petition  of  Richard  Morris,  attorney  to,  and  on  behalf 
of  Joseph  Bradly,  Dirck  Webb,  Isaac  Hill  and  other  inha- 
bitants and  settlers  on  a  tract  of  land  called  Sunderland, 
for  confirmation  of  the  grant  thereof,   9 


Jan.  9.  Petition  of  Adolphus  Benzel  and  Ann  Ulrica  Benzell, 
for  a  grant  of  three  tracts  of  land  containing  together 
1,642  acres;  the  first,  between  Batteau  and  Hospital 
creeks ;  the  second  is  the  peninsula  called  Chimney  Point, 
and  the  third  begins  about  a  mile  distant  to  the  south  of 
Crown  Point,  along  the  waters  of  Riverhead  Bay,  to  the 
lands  of  Major  Campbell,  thence  southeast  to  Lake  Cham- 


plain, thence  north  to  within  a  mile  of  the  fort,  and  thence 

west  to  the  place  of  beginning,   10 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   10 

Jan.  11.  Petition  of  Thomas  Valentine,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land,  about  half  a  mile  south  of  Oyster  Bay,  oil 

Nassau  Island,   11 

Jan.  12.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  Pitsford,  on  Otter 
creek,  for  a  confirmation  of  a  grant  of  15,000  acres  of  land 
to  the  north  of  the  Great  Falls,  on  Otter  creek,  called  Rut- 
land Falls,   12 


Jan.  14.  Petition  of  Phineas  Lyman,  John  Hindsdale,  Saml. 
Field  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  36,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Connecticut  river,  bounded 
on  the  east  by  Tunbridge,  and  that  the  same  may  be 
erected  into  a  township,  

Jan.  14.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Glen  and  Henry  Glen, 
junr.,  of  a  tract  of  875  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  the  patent  of  Kayaderosseras,  (Mo- 
reau,  Saratoga  Co.,  near  Glen's  Falls.)  

Map  of  the  same,  

Jan.  15.  Petition  of  Johannis  Burhans,  Wm.  Burhans,  Johan- 
nis  Row  and  eight  others,  praying  that  the  line  of  juris- 
diction between  the  counties  of  Albany  and  Ulster  may 
be  settled,  and  for  a  grant  of  lands  to  the  north  of  lands 
granted  to  Thomas  Moore  and  other  officers,  with  

Copy  of  a  petition  of  Johannis  Trumbour  and  fourteen  others, 
praying  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land  in  the  souther- 


VOL.  XXVIII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


515 


Page. 

1771.      most  parts  of  the  county  of  Albany,  and  to  the  north  of 
lands  ordered  to  be  granted  to  Thomas  Swords  and  others, 

dated  12th  Feb.,  1768,   16 

Map  of  the  north  part  of  the  township  of  Kingston,  Ulster 
county,  showing  their  ancient  bounds  as  settled  in  1706  ; 
their  claim  at  this  day ;  the  county  line  run  agreeable  to 
the  ordinance  of,  in  the  year  1733,  &c. ;  the  lands  granted 
on  the  north  side  thereof,  and  the  lands  prayed  for  by 

Johs.  Trumbour  and  associates,   17 

Jan.  15.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  township  of  Danby, 

for  a  confirmation  of  the  grant  of  that  township,   18 

Jan.  16.  Petition  of  Kenneth  Morrison,  late  sergeant  in  the 
55th  regiment,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  for  a 
grant  of  lands  within  the  bounds  of  the  Kattskill  patent, 

to  the  east  of  lands  granted  to  David  Abeel,   19,  21,  22 

June  7.  Order  of  the  governor  in  council  that  Kenneth 
Morrison  do  serve  a  copy  of  his  petition  on  David  Abeel 

before  any  further  proceedings  be  had  thereon,  19,  22 

Jan.  16.  Petition  of  Abel  Walker  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  36,000  acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  a 
tract  called  Liecester,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected 

into  a  township,   20 

Maps  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   20 

Schedule  of  names  for  lands  petitioned  for  by  Morrison,  ...  21 
'  Certificate  of  William  Stephison,  corporal,  served  during 

the  war,  17th  Oct.,  1763,   21 

Affidavit  of  Kenneth  Morrison  that  he  served  a  copy  of  the 
order  in  council  and  of  the  petition  on  David  Abeel,  25th 

Sep.,  1771,   22 

Jan.  17.  Petition  of  Dougal  McAshlin,  John  Holmes  and 
Jacob  Fear,  for  a  grant  of  600  acres  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Ulster  to  the  south  of  colonel  Ellison's  lands,   23 

Certificate  of  Major  T.  Moncrieffe  that  Jno.  Holmes,  corporal 
in  the  1st  or  royal  regiment  served  during  the  war,  16th 

Nov.,  1770,   23 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  A.  Prevost  that  Jacob  Fear,  soldier 
in  the  3d  battalion  60th  regiment,  served  in  said  regiment, 

 May,  1761,    24 

Jan.  17.  Petition  of  Joseph  Beck  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  35,000  acres  of 
land  to  the  southwest  of  Newbrook,  and  that  the  same 
may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Windham,  25 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   25 

Jan.  21.  Petition  of  Garret  Hopper  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the 

east  of  the  township  of  Leicester,   25 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,  showing  their  location,  and  the 

adjacent  patented  lands,    25 

Jan.  18.  Petition  of  John  Church  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the 
west  of  the  township  of  Ley  den  and  that  the  same  maj 
be  erected  into  a  township,   26 


516  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxviii. 

Page. 

1771.  Jan.  19.  Petition  of  James  Rivington  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  to  the  south 
of  the  township  of  Kent  and  Tomlinson,   27 

Jan.  19.  Petition  of  Edwd.  Smith  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land  to  the 
west  of  the  township  of  Westminster,   28 

Jan.  21.  Petition  of  Richd.  Slack  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  35,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  the  township  of 
Middlesex,  and  partly  on  the  second  and  third  branches 
of  the  White  river,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected 
into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Holy  wood,   30 

Jan.  21.  Petition  of  John  Earl  and  associates,  for  a  grant  of 
27,500  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  the  township  of  Leyden, 
and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   31 

Jan.  21.  Petition  of  James  Christy  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  a  tract  called 
Neshoby,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  town- 
ship,   32 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Munin  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land  about  twenty  miles  east  of 
South  bay,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  William  Cockburn 
and  others,   33 

Jan.  23.  Petition  of  Phineas  Stevens  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  oi  10,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  the  township 
of  Camden,   34 

Jan.  23.  Petition  of  Nathl.  McKinley  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  34,000  acres  of  land  to  the  northeast  of  Cornival, 
and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   35 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  pre- 
ceding petition,   35 

Jan.  24.  Petition  of  Theopholis  Morgan  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  38,000  acres  of  land  to  the 
east  of  Middlebury  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into 
a  township,   36 

Jan.  24.  Memorial  of  Gerrit  Van  Sante  for  letters  patent  for 
3,000  acres  of  land  in  two  tracts  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
near  the  manor  of  Renselaerwyck,   37 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  pre- 
ceding petition,   37 

Jan.  24.  Petition  of  Wm.  Dunning  and  associates,  for  29,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain  and  east  of 
a  tract  called  Pocock,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected 
into  a  township,  with   37 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,  showing  their  location,   37 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Wickwer,  Wm.  Shepherd, 
Hendrick  Rightter,  John  Dort,  Henry  Young  and  Nathan 
Ball,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  joining  the 
manor  of  Renslaerwyck,   38 

Jan.  23.  Indian  deed  from  certain  Stockbridge  Indians  to 
Jonathan  Wickwere,  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  joining  the  manor  of  Renslaerwyck,  Hosick, 
Pittstown  and'  St.  Coirck,   39 

Jan.  29.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Wickwer  and  Joseph  Mathews, 


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517 


Page. 

1771.      for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  between  the  patents 

of  Hosick  and  Tomhenick,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   40 

Jan.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Jonathan  Smith,  George  Smith, 
Isaiah  Yeal,  Danl.  Owen,  Henry  Smith  and  Wait  Carpen- 


ter, of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land  in  lot  No.  14,  in  the 
Minisink  Angle,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (Calhoun,  Orange 

Co.,)  ?.  41 

Map  of  the  same,   41 

Jan.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Oliver  De  Lancey  and  John 
Morin  Scott,  of  a  tract  of  12,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  (Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,  and  Mamakating, 

Sullivan  Co.,)   42 

Map  of  the  same,   42 

Jan.  31.  Petition  of  Henry  Stilson,  late  private  of  the  80th 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  or  soil 
covered  with  water,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  east  of  the  patent 

of  Kayaderosseras,   43 

Feb.  1.  Petition  of  Alexr.  McLure  and  fifty  others,  for  a  grant 
of  51,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain, 

adjoining  Ludlow's  tract,   44 

Map  of  the  lands  petitioned  for,   44 


Feb.  2.  Petition  of  Simon  McTavish,  in  behalf  of  his  father 
John  McTavish,  lieutenant  in  the  78th  regiment,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Schohary  kill,  45 

Feb.  4.  Power  of  attorney  from  Robert  Russel  to  Richard 
Lowden,  to  obtain  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land  to  which 
he  is  entitled,  and  to  dispose  of  the  same,  <fcc,   46 

Feb.  4.  Petition  of  George  Smith,  praying  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey to  ascertain  the  vacant  lands  adjoining  the  lands  of 
the  corporation  of  the  Dutch  church  of  Schenectady,  and 
praying  for  a  grant  of  the  same,    47 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Wm.  Bayard  and  associates,  praying  that 
the  names  of  Robert  Harding,  John  Michl.  Brehin,  Wm. 
Butlen,  Fredk.  Wm.  Hecht,  George  Bell,  John  Grigg, 
Wm.  Jones,  Thomas  Petit,  Robt.  Ross,  Richard  Hazard, 
Wm.  Dudley  and  Thomas  Greswold  may  be  inserted  in 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  near  the  German  Flatts,   48 

Feb.  7.  Caveat  by  Joseph  Griswold,  against  the  names  of 
Henry  Remsen,  Abrm.  Schanck  and  Henry  Remsen,  junr., 
being  inserted  in  the  letters  patent  for  50,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  called  the 
Oneida  purchase,  made  of  the  Indians  by  William  Bayard 
and  others,  until  he  is  first  heard  by  himself  or  council, . .  49 

Feb.  8.  Petition  of  David  Mathews  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the  south  of  Kingsbury,  50 

Feb.  8.  Petition  of  Peter  Van  Ness,  Peter  Vosburgh,  Hendk. 
Remsen  and  Robt.  Van  Duersen,  for  a  grant  of  1,955 
acres  of  land  on  or  near  Kinderhook  creek,  and  south  of 
the  manor  of  Renslaerwyck,  f.   51 

Feb.  8.  Petition  of  Saml.  Verplank,  Philip  Livingston,  Robt. 
R.  Livingston,  John  Aspinwall,  Cornelius  Tiebout,  Isaac 


518  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxvin. 


1771.  Sears  and  Abrm.  Kip,  owners  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  coun- 
ties of  Ulster  and  Albany,  patented  to  Jobs.  Hardenbergh 
and  others,  praying  that  a  seasonable  time  be  assigned 
them  for  removing  the  objections  to  their  title  to  said 
lands,  by  the  production  of  witnesses  or  affidavits  taken 
in  the  presence  of  Colonel  Bradstreet,   52 

Feb.  9.  Memorial  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Reid,  late  of  the  42d 
or  royal  highland  regiment,  setting  forth  that  he  served 
during  the  war,  <fcc,  and  praying  a  grant  of  lands,   53 

Feb.  11.  Petition  of  Lewis  P.  Williams,  late  surgeon  of  H. 
M.'s  hospital,  for  a  grant  of  2,500  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  bounded  east  by  Kinderhook,  south 
by  Westenhook  patent  line,  running  from  Stockbridge  to 
the  manor  of  Ranselaer, ....    54 

Feb.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Godlieb  Switzer,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of 
the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (Shawan- 
gunk,  Ulster  Co.,)   55 

Map  of  the  same,   55 

Feb.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  iEneas  Mackay,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  being  part  of 
the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  (Shawan- 
gunk,  Ulster  Co.,)   55 

Map  of  the  same,   55 

Feb.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Miller  and  Nich's  Kil- 
man,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  on  the  southeast  of  the  Shawangunk  mountains, 
(Shawangunk,  Ulster  Co.,  and  Mamakating,  Sullivan  Co.,)  56 

Map  of  the  same,   ....  56 


Feb.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Ebenezer  Cole,  for  himself, 
and  in  trust  for  Jacob  Marsh,  Samuel  Waters,  Albiathor 
Waldow,  children  and  devisees  of  Elihu  Marsh,  Edward 
Fitzsimons,  Ebenezer  Wright,  James  Draper,  Ichabod 
West,  Simeon  Covell,  James  Drapier,  junr.,  and  John 
Trumble,  of  several  lots  of  land,  in  Shaftsbury,  containing 
together  1,794  acres  of  land,  (Shaftsbury,  Bennington 


Co.,  Vermont,)    57 

Map  of  the  same,   57 

Feb.  12.  Petition  of  David  Jones,  of  Fort  Neck,  in  Queens 
county,  praying  that  Thomas  Volentine  be  obliged  to 
describe  with  exactness  the  bounds  of  a  tract  of  200  acres 
of  land,  in  the  township  of  Oysterbay,  prayed  for  by  him,  58 
Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Donald  Stewart  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  the  lands  they  are  entitled  to,  to  be  laid  out  in 

one  tract,  on  the  west  side  of  South  bay,   59 

Schedule  of  associates'  names  referred  to,  and  the  number  of 
acres  they  are  entitled  to,   59 


Certificates  that  John  Poison,  James  McDonald,  Donald 
Robertson,  William  Mcintosh,  Mai.  Stewart,  John  Mc- 
Coll,  Robert  McLeod,  Alexander  McFarlane,  Alexander 
Menzee,  Malcolm  Baton,  Malcolm  McDonald,  John  Mar- 
vie,  John  Murray,  Alexander  Frazer,  Adam  Provost, 
Donald   Stewart,  Richard  Levinston,  John  Leviston, 


i 


VOL.  XXVIII.] 


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519 


Page. 

1771.      James  Livingston,  Daniel  Campbell,  Charles  Gordon, 

John  McLean,  served  during  the  war,   59 

Feb.  15.  Petition  of  John  Munro,  Henry  Brower,  Edward 
McDonald  and  John  McDonald,  praying  that  the  certifi- 
cate of  survey  be  signed  for  4,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
adjoining  a  tract  formerly  granted  to  Ryer  Schermerhorn,  61 
Feb.  15.  Petition  of  Lieuts.  John  Gregor,  Ann  Gordon  and 
Adjutant  William  Gregor,  late  of  the  4 2d  Highland  regi- 
ment, praying  the  governor  to  sign  their  certificate  of  sur- 
vey for  6,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the  west  of  the  Green 

mountains,  "   62 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Lieut.  John  Reid  and  associates,  setting 
forth,  that  during  the  administration  of  Govv.  Moore, 
there  was  a  survey  of  7,000  acres  of  land,  on  Otter  creek, 
made  for  the  petitioner  and  his  associates,  and  at  the 
same  time  2,000  acres  contiguous  thereto,  for  James  Mur- 
dock,  and  praying  that  the  first  mentioned  tract  may  be 
granted  unto  him,  with  permission  to  change  the  names 
of  his  associates  mentioned  in  the  order  of  survey,  who 
are  either  dead  or  have  left  the  province,  and  to  insert 
others  in  their  room ;  and  also  that  a  grant  of  the  last 
mentioned  2,000  acres  may  be  made  to  James  Murdock,  63 

.  List  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  letters  patent,   63 

[No  date.]  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Reid,  praying,  in 
the  name  of  certain  non-commissioned  officers  and  sol- 
diers, that  the  lands  to  be  granted  them,  may  be  located 
on  Otter  creek,  beginning  at  and  including  the  first  great 
falls,  nearest  to  the  lake,  and  from  thence  extending  on 
both  sides  of  the  river,  the  common  depth  of  a  farm  to 


Feb.  22.  Petition  of  Samuel  Anderson,  Thomas  Burnet, 
Freegift  Cole  and  Parker  Cole,  for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres 
of  land,  in  a  certain  vacant  tract  in  their  possession,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  east 
of  the  manor  of  Ranselaerwyck,  north  of  Hosack  patent,  64 
Feb.  22.  Petition  of  Hugh  White,  for  1,000  acres  of  land,  on 
the  eas*  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  south  of  Lewis's  creek, 
and  to  the  east  and  south  of  a  tract  granted  to  Adolphus 

Benzell,   65 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition,  show- 


Feb.  23.  Petition  of  James  Leadbetter,  Charles  Gyles  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  certain 
vacant  lands,  in  the  comity  of  Ulster,  bounded  on  the 
north  by  the  Paltz  patent,  and  of  another  tract,  in  the 
c  ounty  of  Orange,  between  the  patented  lands  near  the 
Highlands,  and  between  the  northwest  line  and  Hudson's 

river,   66 

Feb.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Evert  Bancker,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  the  devisees  of  Christopher  Bancker,  Abra- 
ham Renaudet,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  the  devisees  of 


the  second  faHs, 


03 


ing  their  location, 


05 


520 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xxvm. 


Pago. 

1771.  James  Renaudet  and  Benjamin  Kissam,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  the  devisees  of  Petrus  Rutgers,  of  a  tract  of  630 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  lot  No.  15,  in  the  Minisink 
angle,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,) . .  67 

Map  of  the  same,   67 

Jan.  29.  Map  of  the  lands  surveyed  at  the  request  of  the 
minister,  elders  and  deacons  of  the  Reformed  Dutch 
church,  at  Schenectady,   68 

Feb.  25.  Petition  of  the  minister,  elders  and  deacons,  of  the 
Reformed  Protestant  Dutch  church,  of  Schenectady,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  certain  disputable  lands,  in  running  the 
boundaries  of  a  tract  granted  the  petitioners'  predeces- 
sors, in  the  name  of  Arent  *Bradt  and  Jacob  Glen,   69 

Feb.  25.  Petition  of  John  Bradstreet,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  praying  an  order  for  the  production  of  the 
Indian  deed  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Hardenbergh  patent, 
dated  3d  June,  1751.,  and  that  a  copy  of  it  be  delivered 
to  the  petitioner,  at  his  expense,   70 

Jan.  21.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Westfall,  that  he  lived  at  Mini- 
sink  above  sixty  years,  and  was  well  acquainted  with  the 
Indians  at  Delaware,  and  up  the  Fishkill  to  the  head 
thereof,  and  that  as  long  as  he  can  remember,  he  never 
heard  of  any  Mohawks  or  other  Indians  that  ever  claimed 
any  right  to  the  above  mentioned  land,   71 

June  24.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Kockindal,  aged  72  years,  that 
he  lived  all  his  days  at  Manissink,  and  was  well  ac- 
quainted with  the  Indians,  who  lived  along  Fishkill  or 
Delaware,  and  up  to  Keshiston,  and  from  that  to  Shoha- 
kana,  and  to  Kookhoushackke  and  Colletie,  and  up  the 
other  branches  to  Papakonk  and  Poghkatagkan,  and  that 
he  never  heard  of  any  Mohawks  or  other  Indians  claiming 
any  lands  there,   72 

Jan.  21.  Affidavit  of  AYiiliam  Cuddlebeck,  aged  about  sixty- 
seven  years,  that  he  was  born  and  brought  up  at  Peen- 
pack,  that  he  was  well  acquainted  with  the  Sachem  of  the 
Delaware  and  Esopus  Indians  who  lived  at  Papakonk, 
and  that  he  never  heard  of  any  Mohack  Indians  making 
any  pretence  to  lands,  between  the  Fishkill  and  Papakonk,  72 

Jan.  21.  Affidavit  of  Gerardus  Van  Inwegen,  of  Panpack, 
aged  sixty  years,  that  he  was  born  and  brought  up  at 
Peenpack,  and  that  he  was  well  acquainted  with  the 
Sachem  of  the  Delaware  and  Esopus  Indians,  and  that  he 
never  heard  of  any  Mohacks  making  a  pretence  to  lands, 
between  the  Fishkill  and  Papakon  river,   74 

Feb.  26.  Order  from  Deputy  Secretary  Banyar,  that  Mr. 
Brush  show  Mr.  Justice  Livingston,  the  petition  of  CoL 
Bradstreet,  praying  an  order  for  the  delivery  to  him  of 
a  copy  of  the  Indian  deed,  to  Josh.  Hardenbergh,  dated 
3d  June,  1751,  and  acquaint  Mr.  Livingston,  that  the 
council  would  make  no  order  on  the  petition,  but  directed 
the  clerk  to  signify  to  him  that  the  board  recommend  it 
to  the  parties  having  custody  of  the  deed,  to  let  Mr.  Brad- 
street have  a  copy  of  it  on  paying  therefor,   75 


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521 


Page. 

1771.  March  2.  Petition  of  Richard  Morris  and  Win.  Wickham,  on 
behalf  of  Jonathan  Landon  and  Jacob  Jacobs,  praying  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  south  of  Ticonderoga, 
and  lying  between  that  part  of  Lake  Champlain,  called 

South  river,  and  a  range  of  unprofitable  mountains,   76 

March  3.  Petition  of  William  Marsh  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  23,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of  Lake  Cham- 


plain,  on  both  sides  of  Onion  river,   77 

March  3.  Petition  of  Samuel  Rose  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  23,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  on 

both  sides  of  Onion  river,   78 

March  3.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Baker  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  23,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, on  both  sides  of  Onion  river,   79 

March  3.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Cole  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  23,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, on  both  sides  of  the  Onion  river,   80 

March  4.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Tiebout,  Dirck  Lefferts  and 
Cornelius  Low,  against  granting  Jessup's  petition,  for 
land  under  water,  in  lot  No.  8,  of  Cayaderosseras  or 

Queensbury  patent,   81 

March  4.  Petition  of  John  Wilson,  Richd.  Graham  and  Robt. 
Hyslop,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  west  of  the  Green  moun- 
tains, and  that  the  same  may  be  made  part  of  the  town- 
ship of  Fincastle,   82 

March  4.  Petition  of  Petrus  Ten  Brook,  of  Rynbeck  pre- 
cinct, in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  setting  forth  that  he  is 
possessed  of  a  farm  in  the  said  county  and  precinct,  front- 
ing upon  Hudson's  river,  and  praying  letters  patent  for 
establishing  a  ferry  across  Hudson's  river,  with  the  usual 
privileges  to  extend  on  the  east  side  of  said  river,  for  one 

mile  above,  and  one  mile  below  his  dwelling  house,   83 

March  6.  Petition  of  Joseph  Smith  and  his  associates,  for  a 

grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land,  on  Onion  river,   83 

March  6.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Clarke,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  ten  miles 
east  from  South  bay,  (Castleton,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)  84 

Map  of  thj  same,   84 

March  9.  Petition  of  John  Springer,  Elizth.  Springer  and 
Ann  Catherine  Parlin,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land 
between  the  lands  granted  to  Major  Legg  and  Major 

Small,   85 

Map  of  the  lands  pra'yed  for,  showing  their  location,   85 

March  9.  Petition  of  Adolphus  Benzel,  a  reduced  lieutenant 
of  the  50th  or  Shirley's  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 

of  land  east  of  Lake  Champlain,   86 

Two  maps  of  the  lands  prayed  for,  showing  their  location,.  87 
March  9.  Petition  of  Wm.  Staples  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  the  Green  moun- 
tains,  88 

March  9.  Petition  of  Kenneth  McCullock,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,.  89 
66 


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1771.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Ensign  Kenneth  McCullock 

served  during  the  war,  20th  June,  176G,   89 

March  10.  Petition  of  Andrew  Elliot  and  his  associates,  for 
a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,    90 

March  10.  Petition  of  James  Brown,  late  corporal  in  the  60th 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land,  and  that  50 
acres  thereof  be  laid  out  on  the  upper  falls  of  Otter  creek, 
and  the  remaining  ]50  acres  be  laid  out  to  the  east  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Adolphus  Benzel,  on  the  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,   91 

March  10.  Petition  of  Alexr.  McLure  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,. .  92 

March  11.  Petition  of  Danl.  Whipple  and  associates  for 
40,000  acres  of  land  within  fifteen  or  twenty  miles  to  the 
east  of  Otter  creek,  and  that  same  may  be  erected  into  a 
township,   93 

March  11.  Petition  of  Wm.  Lightburn  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  35,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  the  Green 
mountains,  on  or  near  some  branches  of  Otter  creek,   94 

March  11.  Petition  of  Kobt.  Leake,  Fredk.  Wm.  Hecht  and 
Robt.  Ross,  for  a  grant  of  5,154  acres  of  land  in  Dutchess 
county,  near  Poughkeepsie,   95 

March  11.  Petition  of  Saml.  Wells  and  associates,  for  35,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  to 
the  west  of  the  Green  mountains,  and  lying  on  Onion 
river,   96 

List  of  associates'  names,   96 

March  1 1 .  Petition  of  Edward  Wm.  Kiers  and  associates, 
for  license  to  insert  the  names  contained  in  an  annexed 
schedule  in  the  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  20,000  acres 
acres  of  land  about  fourteen  or  fifteen  miles  to  the  east  of 
the  township  of  Argyle,   97 

Schedule  of  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,   97 

March  13.  Petition  of  John  Bradstreet  and  associates,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  the  residue  of  the  lands  purchased  in 
•  their  favor  of  the  Aughquagy  Indians,  over  and  above  the 
20,000  acres  ordered  to  be  granted  between  the  east  and 
west  branches  of  the  northermost  branch  of  the  Delaware 
river,   98 

March  13.  Petition  of  John  Harris  Cruger  and  his  associates, 
praying  for  an  alteration  of  the  names  of  several  persons 
used  in  trust  for  them  in  a  former  petition,  in  the  letters 
patent  for  the  township  of  Socialborough,   99 

Map  of  the  tract  called  Socialborough,  represented  to  be  the 
lands  petitioned  for  by  John  Harris  Cruger,  William  Wal- 
ton, junr.,  and  others,   99 

Certificate  of  Dirck  Lefferts,  Corn's  Tiebout  and  Cornelius 


Low,  that  being  interested  in  lot  No.  8,  in  the  patent  of 
Kayaderosseras,  they  no  longer  oppose  the  petition  of 
Ebenezer  Jessup,  as  amended,  for  a  grant  of  the  soil  under 

water  in  Hudson's  river,  near  said  lot,  (see  page  81,)   100 

March  13.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Garrison  and  associates,  for 


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Page. 

1 7 VI.      a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  the  Green 

mountains,   101 

March  13.  Petition  of  Henry  Stilson,  for  a  grant  of  the  soil 
under  water,  on  the  Hudson  river,  at  the  division  line 
between  lot  No.  7  and  lot  No.  8,  in  the  nineteenth  allot- 
ment of  Kayaderosseras  patent,  containing  about  2  acres,  102 

March  14.  Petition  of  Joseph  Gris would  and  associates,  for 
20,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  the  Green  mountains, 
and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   103 

March  15.  Petition  of  Stephen  DeLancey,  John  DeLancey, 
and  others,  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  and  on  the  west 
side  of  the  Green  mountains,  and  that  the  same  may  be 
erected  into  a  township,   104 

Schedule  of  associates'  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding 
petition,   104 

March  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Adolphus  Benzel  and  Anna 
Ulrica  Benzel,  of  1,235  acres  of  land;  the  first  tract  of 
which  being  a  peninsula,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  called  Chimney  Point,  containing  210  acres;  the 
second  on  the  west  side  of  said  lake,  one  mile  from  the 
Fort  at  Crown  Point,  and  contains  1,025  acres,  (Addison, 
Addison  Co.,  Vermont,  and  Crown  Point,  Essex  Co., 
N.  Y.)   105 

Map  of  the  same,   105 

March  16.  Petition  of  Alexr.  McLean  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  adjoining  a  tract  called 

Readeborough,   106 

176*7.  April  2.  Certificate  that  Albert  Meinest  Lubcken  served  as 

surgeon's  mate,   107 

1771.  March  16.  Petition  of  Josiah  Banks  a  reduced  Lieut,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  Albert  M.  Lubcken,  late  surgeon's 
mate,  and  several  non-commission  officers  and  soldiers, 
for  a  grant  of  lands  in  the  county  of  Albany  to  the  east 
of  lands  granted  to  John  Tabor  Kempe,  and  that  the 
same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   107 

Schedule  of  officers,  non-commission  officers  and  soldiers' 
names  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,   107 

March  18.  Petition  of  Wm.  Shirreff  and  associates,  for  leave 
to  alter  certain  names  and  insert  others  in  the  letters 
patent  for  Sudbury,  agreeable  to  an  annexed  list,   108 

March  18.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Alexr.  Donaldson  of  the  42d 
or  royal  Highland  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  near  the  lower  falls  on  Otter  Creek,   109 

March  18.  Petition  of  Jacob  Brewerton  and  George  Brewer- 
ton,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of  1,600  acres  of  land  on  the  north 
side  of  Batten  Kill,   110 

March  18.  Petition  of  James  Montresor,  director  of  engineers 
in  America,  for  an  order  of  survey  for  10,000  acres  of 
land  south  side  of  the  forks  of  Pagkatagkan  creek  or 
river  in  the  county  of  Albany,   Ill 

March  18.  Petition  of  John  Montresor,  for  an  order  of  survey 
for  2,000  acres  of  land  to  be  laid  out  on  the  south  side  of 


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Page. 

1771.      the  forks  of  Pagkatagkan  creek  or  river  in  the  county  of 

Albany,    112 

March  18.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  Richd.  Maitland  in  behalf 
of  Capt.  David  Skene,  a  reduced  officer,  for  a  grant  of 
3,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  four  miles  up  Beaver  creek 
where  it  empties  into  Pagkatagken  river,   113 

March  18.  Petition  of  John  Carter,  assistant  surgeon  in 
H.  M.'s  hospital  and  four  other  reduced  officers,  for  a  grant 
of  10,000  acres  of  land  upon  Pagkatagken  creek,  beginning 
two  miles  and  an  half  below  Beaver  creek  and  running 
up  said  Pagkatagken  creek,   114 

March  19.  Petition  of  Robt,  Leake,  Fredk.  Wm.  Hecht, 
Robert  Ross,  Wm.  Butler,  Allen  McLean,  Dugald  Camp- 
bell and  John  Trotter,  setting  forth  that  they  were  granted 
by  order  of  the  king,  23,000  acres  of  land,  viz. :  5,000 
acres  to  said  Robt.  Leake,  and  3,000  acres  to  each  of  the 
other  petitioners,  and  that  2,280  acres  have  already  been 
granted  to  Robt.  Leake,  Fredk.  Wm.  Hecht  and  Robt. 
Ross,  and  who  have  likewise  prayed  for  a  grant  of  5,154 
acres  near  Poughkeepsie  in  Dutchess  county,  and  praying 
a  grant  of  lands  in  a  tract  at  the  forks  of  Pagkatagkan 
creek,  115 

March  19.  Petition  of  John  De  Bernier,  Thomas  Swords, 
John  Anthony  Kernes,  Charles  De  Berniere,  Neal  McLean, 
Edwd.  Smyth,  James  McMillan  and  Draper  Simon  Wood, 
for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land,  to  begin  three  miles 
above  the  forks  at  Shohawkan  creek,  and  runs  up  the 
same  seven  miles,   116 

March  20.  Petition  of  John  Bradstreet  setting  forth  the 
bounds  of  the  purchase  made  by  Johannes  Hardenbergh 
and  others,  and  praying  that  the  same  and  the  map  and 
evidence  of  Simon  Metcalf  may  claim  their  attention  when 
they  proceed  to  a  consideration  of  the  merits  of  the  peti- 
tioner's last  petition,    117 

March  22.  Petition  of  Thomas  Millet,  Robt.  Davidson,  Philip 
Lambert,  Benjamin  Niblet,  Thomas  Whiten  and  Wm. 
Forbas,  for  a  grant  of  four  tracts  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  the  Hudson  river  in  the  county  of  Albany,  containing 
together  1,200  acres,   118 

Certificates  that  Thomas  Millett,  Robert  Davidson,  Thomas 
Whiten,  William  Forbes,  Philip  Lambert,  Benjn.  Neblet 
served  during  the  war,  118 

March  22.  Petition  of  William  Crawford,  Anthony  Williams, 
James  Thompson,  Wm.  Legus,  George  Pringle,  Thomas 
Birtch,  James  Ross,  Joseph  Anderson,  Peter  Stalker  and 
James  Currant,  for  a  grant  of  land  lying  on  the  east  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  and  on  both  sides  of  the  Missisque 
river,  containing  in  all  1,250  acres  of  land,   119 

March  22.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Harris  Cruger  and 
associates,  of  48,000  acres  of  land  on  both  sides  of  Otter 
creek,  adjoining  the  township  of  Clarendon,  (Rutland  and 
Pittsford,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   12° 

Map  of  the  same,   120 


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Page. 

1771.  March  24.  Petition  of  Jeston  Homfray,  Miles  Sherbrook  and 
twenty-eight  others,  for  two  tracts  of  land  containing 
together  30,000  acres  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and 
that  the  same,  together  with  some  tracts  already  granted 
and  prayed  for,  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the 
name  of  Prattsburgh,   121 

March  28.  Petition  of  Daniel  Frasier,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  other  non-commission  officers  and  soldiers,  for  a  grant 
of  800  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  the  Green  mountains,  122 

Certificates  that  John  McDougalhas,  Robert  Bell,  Donald 
Frazer,  John  Higinson,  Henry  Frazier,  John  Camron,  Dun- 
can Bayne,  Robert  Stewart,  served  during  the  war,   122 

March  30.  Petition  of  Charles  McEvers,  Theophylact  Bache, 
Hamilton  Young  and  associates,  praying  that  two  tracts 
of  land  containing  together  37,000  acres  adjoining  the 
east  lines  of  Socialborough,  Halesborough,  Monckton  and 
Clarendon,  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name 
of  Newry,   123 

Schedule  of  associates'  names,   123 

April  1.  Petition  of  John  Bradstreet,  praying,  for  the  reasons 
therein  set  forth,  that  no  part  of  the  lands  lying  between 
the  east  and  west  branches  of  the  Fishkill  or  main  branch 
of  Delaware  river,  may  be  granted  to  any  other  persons 
whatsoever  until  he  is  heard  by  his  counsel  against  such 
grant,   124 

April  1.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Hugget  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  two  tracts  of  land  containing  together  23,000 
acres  of  land,  the  first  at  Jacob  Well  near  Otter  creek,  so 
as  to  contain  15,000  acres  ;  the  second  tract  about  2  or  3 
miles  southeast  from  the  former  tract  and  contains  8,000 
acres,    125 

April  1.  Petition  of  George  Brewerton,  junr.,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  35,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  the  Green  mountains,  and 
that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   126 

April  2.  Petition  of  sundry  non-commissioned  officers  and 
soldiers  who  served  during  the  war,  for  a  grant  of  the 
lands  they  are  entitled  to,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  the 
non-commission  officers  and  soldiers  of  the  42d  regiment,  127 

April  2.  Letter  from  Abrm.  Lott  to  the  governor,  praying 
that  the  name  of  Wm.  Horsefield  in  the  petition  for  a  grant 
of  the  township  of  Monckton  may  be  exchanged  for  that 
of  Saml.  Boyer,   128 

April  2.  Petition  of  Gerardus  Wm.  Beekman  and  associates, 
praying  that  the  surveyor  general  be  ordered  to  make  a 
return  of  survey  for  30,000  acres  of  land  granted  to  them 
about  twelve  or  fourteen  miles  cast  of  Lake  Champlain, 
and  that  letters  patent  be  issued  for  the  same  in  the  name 
of  the  persons  in  a  schedule  annexed,   129 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  pre- 
ceding petition,   129 

April  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Clinton,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running 


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1771.      from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Bridport,  Addi- 
son Co.,  Vermont,)   130 

Map  of  the  same,   130 

April  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Stillson,  of  two  tracts 
of  the  soil  under  water  in  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  beginning  at  the  west  bank  of  said  river  at  the 
division  line  between  lots  No.  7  and  No.  8  in  the  nineteenth 
allotment  of  Kayaderosseras  patent,  (Northumberland, 

Saratoga  Co.,)   131 

Map  of  the  same,   131 

April  4.  Petition  of  James  Thomas  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  a  tract  of  vacant  land  west  of 

the  Green  mountains,   132 

List  of  the  associates'  names,   132 

April  5.  Petition  of  Charles  Robertson  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  35,000  acres  of  land  east  of  the  lower  falls  on 
Otter  creek,  extending  to  the  Green  mountains,  and 
bounded  south  by  the  Earl  of  Dunmore's  tract  and  a  small 

tract  surveyed  for  Mr.  Benzell,   133 

April  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Edward  Jessup  and  Ebenezer 
Jessup,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Luzerne, 

.  Warren  Co.,)   134 

Map  of  the  same,   134 

April  6.  Petition  of  Edward  Thatcher  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  shore  of  Lake 
Champlain,  upon  a  creek  which  empties  itself  into  the  lake 
nearly  opposite  Button  Mould  Bay,  and  south  of  the  Nar- 
rows,  135 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Murdock,  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  on  both  sides  of  Otter  creek  in  the  county  of 

Albany,  (Newhaven,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   136 

Map  of  the  same,   136 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Gabl.  H.  Ludlow,  Saml.  Gale, 
Thomas  Ludlow,  junr.,  Wm.  Wickham,  Richd.  Morris,  . 
Miles  Sherbrook,  John  Morris  and  their  associates,  of  a 
tract  of  21,940  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters 
running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Morris- 
field,  Cornwall,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   137 

Map  of  the  same,   137 

April  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Abrm.  Lott  and  associates,  of 
tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters 
running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain  and  on 
both  sides  of  Otter  creek,  (Brandon,  &c,  Rutland  Co., 

Vermont,)    138 

Map  of  the  same,  

April  8.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Reid,  George  Ethering- 
ton,  Philip  Livingston*  junr.,  James  Gray,  Hugh  Parker 
and  Archd.  Clarke,  of  a  tract  of  7,000  acres  of  land  lying 
on  both  sides  of  Otter  Creek,  (in  or  near  Wey bridge  and 

Newhaven,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   I39 

Map  of  the  same,. . .   139 

April  10.  Petition  of  Joseph  Stringham  and  Wm.  Smith  and 


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1771.      associates,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  bounded  west  by  Marbletown  and 


Rochester,  and  of  another  tract  in  the  county  of  Orange, 

bounded  south  by  the  new  northwest  line,   140 

April  10.  Petition  of  Joseph  Totten  and  Stephen  Crossfield, 
for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  west  side  of  the  north  branch  of  Hudson's  river, 
beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract  petitioned  for 

by  Thomas  Palmer  and  his  associates,    141 

April  10.  List  of  sundry  tracts  of  land  that  were  formerly 
engaged  to  John  French,  and  are  now  patented  or  applied 
for  by  Joseph  Greswold,  as  creditor  of  said  French,. . .  .  142 


April  10.  Petition  of  Jacob  Walton  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  two  tracts  of  land,  containing  together  32,000 
acres,  the  first  of  which  is  bounded  east  by  Connecticut 
river  and  north  by  the  townships  of  Springfield,  Chester 
and  Andover,  and  contains  30,000  acres ;  and  the  second 
between  the  towns  of  Andover  and  Ludlow,  and  a  tract 

granted  to  Stout  and  Co.,  and  contains  2,000  acres,   143 

April  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Sir  John  St.  Clair,  of  a  tract 
of  5,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 

(Corn well,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   144 

Map  of  the  same,  *  .  144 

April  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Sir  John  St.  Clair,  of  a  tract 
of  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  (Addison,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   145 

Map  of  the  same,   145 

April  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Bridges  Atwood,  Wm.  Stevens, 
Malachi  Church,  John  Hopper,  David  Wells  and  Phineas 
Stevens,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  7,000  acres  of  land 
bounded  east  by  Connecticut  river  and  north  by  West- 


minster,   146 

April  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Sheriff  and  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  the  waters 
running  from  Wood  creek  to  Lake  Champlain,  and  on  both 
sides  of  Otter  creek,  (Pittsford,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)  147 

Map  of  the  same,   147 

April  16.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Gray,  late  corporal  in  the  78th 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land  adjoining  to 
Major  Campbell's  land  on  Lake  Champlain,  and  near 

Crown  Point,   148 

April  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Friend,  of  200  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  and  also  for  James 
Scott  and  Hugh  Jackson,  of  a  tract  of  100  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  adjoining  a  tract  sur- 
veyed for  Wm.  Friend,  (Hague,  Warren  Co.,)   1 49 

Map  of  the  same,   149 

April  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Neil  McKinnin,  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  east  of  Hudson's 
river,  adjoining  the  southern  bounds  of  a  tract  granted 

Corporal  George  Clark,   150 

Map  of  the  same,   150 


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1771.  April  18.  Petition  of  Oliver  Willard,  for  a  grant  of  about 

25,000  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  township  of  Royaltown,  150 

April  19.  Petition  of  John  Kitchel  and  nine  others,  for  a 
grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land  on  Lake  Champlain,   15] 

April  21.  Petition  of  the  owners  of  lands  lying  in  Pokeep.Mc 
precinct,  in  Dutchess  county,  that  letters  patent  for  the 
same  may  be  granted  to  James  Livingston,  Cornelius 
Veelie,  Evert  Pells  and  Myndert  Van  Kleek,  their  trus- 
tees, together  with  the  commons  or  undivided  lands  in 
Harmenses  patent,   151 

April  22.  Order  of  the  governor  in  council,  granting  the 
prayer  of  the  petition  of  Benjamin  Spencer  and  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  to  be  erected 
into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Durham,   152 

April  22.  Petition  of  Jacob  Walton,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  for  certain 
lands  not  granted  under  New  Hampshire,  and  that  the 
same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 
York,  . .   153 

April  23.  Petition  of  Charles  Seely,  Abrm.  Smith  and  Jabez 
Cooley,  for  a  grant  of  lot  32-,  in  the  Minisink  Angle,  or 
such  part  thereof  as  remains  ungranted,   154 

May  10.  Affidavit  of  Abrm.  Smith,  of  the  county  of  Ulster, 
farmer,  that  Charles  Seely,  Jabez  Cooley  and  deponent, 
are  in  actual  possession  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  said 
county,  winch  they  have  lately  petitioned  for,  and  that 
they  have  expended  almost  their  whole  subsistence  in 
improving  said  lands,  and  that  if  they  do  not  obtain  a 
grant  for  the  same,  it  will  be  attended  with  the  utter  ruin 
and  impoverishment  of  their  families,   154 

April  24.  Petition  of  Jacob  Gardineir,  and  some  other  of  the 
proprietors  of  Kinderhook,  setting  forth  that  their  claims 
under  the  patent  of  Kinderhook  township,  greatly  inter- 
fere with  the  claims  lately  set  up  by  John  Van  Ranselaer, 
tenant  proprietor  of  Claverack,  and  praying  that  the  peti- 
tion of  certain  persons  in  his  interest,  may  not  be  con- 
sidered as  containing  the  sense  of  the  majority  of  the 
inhabitants  of  the  township  of  Kinderhook,  nor  suffered 
to  militate  against  said  township,  before  the  collective 
sense  of  the  inhabitants  thereof  is  obtained,   155 

Map  showing  the  lands  in  controversy,  between  the  proprie- 
tors of  Kinderhook  and  John  Van  Ranselaer,   156 

Petition  signed  by  the  principal  inhabitants  of  Noble  town 
and  Spencer  town,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  praying  that 
no  alteration  may  be  made  in  the  militia  appointments,  as 
applied  for  by  John  Van  Ranselaer,  as  their  estates  would 
be  like  to  be  injured  thereby,   157 


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1771. 


Page. 

111.  April  29.  Petition  of  Mathew  Holinbeek  and  his  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east 
of  Lake  Champlain,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected 
into  a  township,   1 

April  29.  Petition  of  Archd.  Currie,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  18,000  acres  of  land,  from 
ten  to  sixteen  miles  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  that  the 
same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   2 

April  29.  Petition  of  Richard  Maitland  and  Andrew  Elliot, 
guardians  of  John  St.  Clair,  infant  son  of  Sir  John  St. 
Clair,  deceased,  praying  a  grant  of  two  tracts  >  of  land, 
containing  together  15,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  and  formerly  granted  to  the  said  Sir 
John  St.  Clair,  deceased,   2 

April  29.  Petition  of  Wm.  Cockburn  and  Archd.  Campbell, 
for  a  grant  to  Wm.  Stewart,  James  Stewart  and  Samuel 
Selby,  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  north  of  the  township 
of  Kelso,  on  the  west  side  of  and  adjoining  Socialborough, 
and  that  it  be  annexed  to  Kelso,   3 

April  30.  Petition  of  Garret  Hopper  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  of  a  tract  of  about 
15  or  20,000  acres,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river, 
to  the  southwest  of  Royaltown  and  Middlesex,   4 

May  1.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Demler,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
(Panton,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   5 

Map  of  the  same,   5 

May  1.  Petition  of  Pierre  Guilliaume  De  Peyster,  that  a  day 
be  appointed  for  the  proprietors  of  a  tract  of  8,000  acres 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  to  ascertain  the  bounds 
of  their  tract,  or  in  default  thereof,  that  the  petitioner 
may  locate  the  vacancy  adjoining  said  tract,  and  that 
letters  patent  may  issue  for  the  same,   6 

May  1.  Petition  of  John  Davan  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  24,000  acres  of  land,  east  of  the  falls  in  Wood  creek, 
67 


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Page. 

1771.      and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the 

name  of  Richmond,   7 

May  1.  Petition  of  Richd.  Morris  and  associates,  that  the 
name  of  Henry  Ludlow,  junr.,  may  be  inserted  in  the 
letters  patent,  for  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  east  side  of  the 
waters  running  from  Wood  creek,  into  Lake  Champlain, 
instead  of  John  Morris,  who  now  resides  in  New  Jersey, 
and  that  the  said  tract  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by 
the  name  of  Morrisfield,   8 

May  1.  Petition  of  David  Abeel  and  associates,  praying  that 
the  time  for  suing  out  letters  patent  advised  to  be  granted 
on  a  former  petition  for  4,000  acres  of  land  at  Kattskill, 
may  be  extended  to  four  months,    9 

May  3.  Return  of  survey  for  colonel  James  Montresor  of  a 
tract  of  10,000  acres  of  land  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
and  on  both  sides  of  Otter  Creek,  (Panton,  Addison  Co., 
Vermont,)   10 

Map  of  the  same,   10 

May  3.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Reid  praying  that  a 
narrow  tract  of  land  between  a  tract  granted  to  the  peti- 
tioner and  another  tract  granted  Sir  John  St.  Clair,  may 
be  granted  to  part  of  the  non-commissioned  officers  and 
soldiers,  reduced,  in  whose  names  the  petitioner  applied 
for  land  on  Otter  creek,  &c,   11 

May  4.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  Robertson,  attorney  for  Sir 
Jeffrey  Amherst,  praying  a  warrant  of  survey  for  20,000 
acres  of  land,  to  be  laid  out  20  miles  east  of  Hudson's 
river,   12 

May  4.  Letter  from  Richd.  Snedecker  and  Lewis  Duboys  to 
the  governor,  requesting  that  the  lots  laid  out  for  them 
in  the  map  returned  by  Wm.  Cockburn  and  surveyed  at 
the  request  of  the  inhabitants  of  Poughkeepsie  precinct, 
maybe  returned -in  the  name  of  Leonard  Van  Kleeck, 
with   12 

1770.  Jan.  23.  Map  of  four  tracts  of  land  in  Poughkeepsie  sur- 

veyed for  Mr.  Leonard  Van  Kleeck,   13 

1771.  May  6.  Petition  of  John  Watts  and  Michl.  Wells,  for  a  grant 

of  the  lands  to  which  they  are  entitled,  and  praying  that 
the  same  may  be  laid  out  on  the  north  end  of  a  lake  which 
is  about  two  miles  southwest  from  Socialborough,   13 

Feb.  11.  Certificates  that  John  Watts  and  Michl.  Wells 
served  in  the  48th  regiment  during  the  war,   13 

May  6.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Ross,  of  200  acres  of 
land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  nearly  oppo- 
site the  northeast  point  of  Grand  Isle,  (In  or  near  Geor- 
gia, Franklin  Co.,  Vermont,)   14 

Map  of  the  same,   14 

May  6.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Norman  and  Danl.  Taylor, 
of  400  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
to  the  south  of  Missisque  Bay,  (Highgate,  Franklin  Co., 
Vermont,)   1"> 

Map  of  the  same,   I5 


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Page. 

1771.  May  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  McKenzie,  John  Robert- 

son, John  Fotheringham  and  John  Kerns,  of  200  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  to  the  south 
of  Missisque  Bay,  (Highgate,  Franklin  Co.,  Vermont,) . .  16 

Map  of  the  same,    16 

May  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Simon  Metcalfe  and  George 
Metcalfe,  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  between  east  bay  and  Missickoui  bay,  (High- 
gate,  Franklin  Co.,  Vermont,)   17 

Map  of  the  same,   17 

May  8.  Petition  of  Doctor  Thomas  Crebbin,  setting  forth  that 
he  served  on  board  the  Royal  Navy  at  the  reduction  of 
Quebec,  and  praying  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county  of  Char- 
lotte, between  Onion  river  and  Otter  creek,   18 

1772.  May  18.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Donald  McLeod  that  Thomas 

Crebbin  was  surgeon  on  H.  M.'s  hpmh  vessel  the  Race 

Horse  at  the  reduction  of  Quebec  inl759,   18 

1771.  May  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Saunders,  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  northeast  of  Queensbury, 
(Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)    19 

Map  of  the  same,    19 

May  9.  Letter  from  James  Livingston  requesting  to  be 
informed  what  quantity  of  land  is  Purveyed  in  the  patent 
to  Leonard  Vankleek  of  Pokeepsie,  for  each  of  the  persons 

whose  names  are  annexed,   19 

•  May  11.  Petition  of  William  Kellogg  and  others,  inhabitants 
of  Noble  Town,  for  a  grant  of  the  lands  lying  west  of 
Sheffield,  beginning  at  a  heap  of  stones  on  Taukonauck 
mountain,  then  running  west  about  five  miles  and  an  half,  20 

May  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Allen,  Wm.  Herring 
and  Wm.  Frost,  of  600  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  (Panton,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   21 

May  13.  Return  of  survey,  for  Wm.  Darling  and  others,  of 
400  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
(Panton,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   21 

Map  of  the  two  preceding  tracts,   21 

May  16.  Petition  of  John  McNeil  and  associates,  of  the 
township  of  Tinmouth,  for  a  grant  of  3,600  acres  in  such 
manner  so  as  to  include  their  settlements  and  residence,  22 

May  16.  1  etition  of  John  McNeil  and  the  other  proprietors 
of  the  township  of  Tinmouth,  for  a  confirmation  of  said 
township,   23 

May  20.  Petition  of  Danl.  Lyman  of  the  colony  of  Connecti- 
cut, in  behalf  of  himself  and  Eliakim  Hall  and  others, 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Wallingford,  24 

May  20.  Petition  of  John  Munro,  senr.,  John  Munro,  junr., 
Samuel  Munro,  William  Putton,  Charles  Dempsy  and 
Timothy  Ragon,  setting  forth  that  they  were  disbanded 
from  the  48th  regiment,  and  praying  a  grant  of  a  certain 
tract  of  land  settled  by  them,   25 

Description  of  the  bounds  of  the  tract  referred  to  in  the  pre- 
ceding petition,  containing  about  500  acres,  and  lying  on 


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1771.      a  path  leading  through  the  Camill  mountains  to  Hoosack, 

by  John  Muriro,  dated  7th  Oct.,  1764,   26 

Map  of  the  same,   20 

May  22.  Petition  of  Wm.  Smith  and  Wm.  Livingston,  in 
ffehalf  of  themselves  and  others,  their  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river  and  to  the  east  of  Royalton,   27 

May  13.  Petition  of  Dr.  Thomas  Clark,  for  960  acres  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  a  tract  called  New  Perth,  and  also  for 
a  few  small  islands  in  Batten  kill,  conatining  about  11 
acres,   28 

May  24.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  a  grant  of 
5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  province  of  New  York  to 
Major  Wm.  Markham,   29 

May  24.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  a  grant  of 
10,000  acres  of  land  in  the  province  of  New  York  to  Lieut. 
Col.  Thos.  Howard,   30 

May  24.  Petition  of  Beamsly  Glazier,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  • 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  south  of  a  tract  granted  to  M.  G.  Van 
Bergen,   31 

May  31.  Certificate  that  Capt.  Glazier  served  during  the  war,  31 

May  24.  Petition  of  Henry  Williams  and  his  associates,  for 
6,000  acres  of  land  running  along  the  west  bounds  of 
Westminster  and  Rockingham,   32 

May  27.  Petition  of  Thomas  Macrea,  Andrew  Lytle,  John 
McCrea  and  Dr.  Thomas  Clark,  all  of  New  Perth,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  for  a  grant  of  1,700  acres  of  land 
within  the  limits  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Robt. 
Harpur,   38 

May  27.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  McMennomy,  widow,  for  a 
grant  of  an  island  in  Batten  kill,  containing  25  acres  of 
land,   34 

May  27.  Petition  of  Capt.  Gilbert  McAdam,  for  a  grant  of 
3,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,   35 

May  24.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Capt.  Gilbert  Mc- 
Adam served  as  aid-de-camp  to  the  commander-in-chief 
during  the  war,   35 


May  18.  Petition  of  Robt.  Leake  and  his  associates  for  5,154 
acres  of  land  in  Dutchess  county  near  Poughkeepsie, ....  36 
1768.  Orders  in  council  that  the  lands  in  the  Pokeepsie  patent  be 
granted  to  bona  fide  purchasers  in  preference  to  all  others, 
provided  that  they  sue  out  their  grants  in  twelve  months, 
and  in  default  that  a  scire  facias  issue  to  establish  and 
ascertain  the  rights  of  the  crown  to  the  lands  in  question,  37 
1771.  May  28.  Petition  of  Capt.  John  Ross  of  the  95th  regiment, 
for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 

Champlain,   38 

May  29.  Copy  of  an  order  in  council,  that  the  several  per- 
sons holding  lands  under  the  patent  granted  to  Robert 
Saunders  and  Myndert  Harmense  in  the  year  1686,  and 
who  have  petitioned  for  grants  do  sue  out  the  same  within 
four  months  after  service  of  this  order,   39 


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533 


Page. 


1771.  Oct.  29.  Affidavit  that  the  same  was  served  upon  Cornelius 

Fealy  of  Poughkeepsingh  on  the  24th  June  following,.  . .  39 

May  30.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  Reid  and  Capt.  James  Gray 
and  associates,  praying  that  the  petitions  which  they  have 
presented  for  lands  on  Otter  creek,  may  be  preferred  to 
all  others,  and  that  they  may  have  the  benefit  of  the  royal 
proclamation  of  Nov.,  1770,   40 

May  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Gerardus  William  Beekman, 
William  Beekman  and  Abrm.  Beekman,  and  their  asso- 
ciates, of  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Newhaven,  Addison  Co.,  Ver- 
mont,)   41 

Map  of  the  same,.   41 

May  30.  Petition  of  Evert  Bancker,  junr.,  and  Mary  Bancker, 
for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  about  three  miles  to  the  northwest  of 
Crown  point,   42 

June  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Daniel  Mcintosh,  James 
Smith,  Wm.  Patterson,  Thomas  Scott,  Wm,  Thursting 
and  John  Roulson,  of  500  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side 
of  the  waters  running  from  Wood  creek,  into  Lake  Cham- 
plain, (Shoreham,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)    43 

Map  of  the  same,   43 

June  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Samuel  Dick,  of  2,000  acres  of 
land,  on  the  east  side  of  waters  running  from  Wood 
creel^  into  Lake  Champlain,  (in  or  near  Cornwall,  Ad- 
dison Co.,  Vermont,)   44 

June  4.  Petition  of  Hugh  Gain,  in  behalf  of  William  Brooks 
and  others,  for  a  grant  of  350  acres  of  land,  at  the  north- 
west corner  of  Dice's  manor,   45 

Certificates  that  Andrew  Brown,  William  Brooke,  John 
Swift,  Samuel  Bill  son,  William  Thracy,  John  Ward  and 
James  Bradley,  served  during  the  late  Avar,   45 

June  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Josiah  Banks  and  Albert  Mc- 
Lubeken.  of  a  tract  of  land,  containing  4,000  acres,  on 
the  east  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Rut- 
land Co.,  Vermont,)   46 

June  6.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Townsley  and  others,  of 
a  tract  of  6,400  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  above  men- 
tioned tract,  surveyed  for  Josiah  Banks  and  Albert  M. 
Lubeken,  (Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   46 

June  — .  Return  of  survey  for  Joshua  Shaw  and  others,  of  a 
tract  of  1,750  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  above,  (Rut- 
land, Vermont,)   46 

Map  of  the  three  preceding  tracts,   46 

June  6.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Crawford,  James 
Thompson,  Thomas  Birtch  and  James  Ross,  of  two  tracts 
of  land  and  four  islands,  containing  together  1,000  acres 
of  land,  the  necks  of  land  lye  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  on  Misisque  river,  and  the  islands  lye  in  Mis- 
sisque  bay,  (Highgate,  Franklin  Co.,  Vermont,)   46 

Map  of  the  same,   46 

June  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Jeston  Homfray,  Miles  Sher- 


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Page. 

1771.  brook  and  twenty-eight  others,  of  t  wo  tracts  of  land,  con- 
taining together  30,000  acres,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  the  first  containing  2,700  acres,  on  Missique 
river ;  the  second  tract  being  part  of  what  is  commonly 
called  Missique  Island,  contains  3,000  acres,  (Highgate, 

Franklin  Co.,  Vermont,)  .-. . .  47 

Map  of  the  same,   47 

June  7.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Gerrit  Van  Sante,  of  two 
tracts  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  the  one  bounded 
by  Wallumschack  patent,  containing  1,253  acres  of  land; 

the  other  bounded  by  the  manor  of  Ranselaerwyck,   47 

June  7.  Map  of  10,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  west  of  Lake 
Champlain,  for  Edward  Thatcher  and  others,  (Westport, 

Essex  and  Lewis,  Essex  Co.,)   49 

June  7.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Wm.  Crawford  and  others, 
of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
and  on  both  sides  of  the  Missisque  river,  containing  in 

all  1,250  acres,   50 

June  7.  List  of  associates  of  Saml.  Wells  to  be  inserted  in 
the  letters  patent  advised  to  be  granted  to  him  on  the  31st 
May,  1771,  for  35,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 

Lake  Champlain,  -.   51 

June  7.  Petition  of  Simon  Metcalfe  and  Catherine  Metcalfe, 
for  letters  patent  for  2,000  acres  to  each,  of  land  on  the 

east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  Missisque  Bay,   52 

June  7.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Capt.  Gilbert  McAdam,  of 

3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  53 
June  7.  Petition  of  Joseph  Blanchard  for  a  grant  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoining 

the  patent  of  Saraghtoga,   54 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Van  Ranselaer,  offering  to  sur- 
render a  certain  part  of  Claverack  patent  on  condition  of 

getting  a  confirmatory  grant  of  the  remainder,   55 

[No  date.]  Map  showing  the  bounds  of  the  patent  of  Clave- 
rack in  1685  and  1704,  and  of  the  letters  patent  of  con- 
firmation for  Claverack  in  1717,  and  also  showing  the 
boundaries  of  the  Westenhook  patent  granted  in  1705  and 
1708,  and  likewise  the  boundaries  of  the  patent  of  Kinder- 
hook,    56 

Map  of  the  patent  of  Claverack  and  adjacent  lands,   56 

Description  of  the  bounds  of  a  certain  tract  in  the  patent  of 

Claverack,   57 

June  7.  Petition  of  Jacob  Lenderman,  Jacob  Krans,  Wm. 
Coyiggey,  Corns.  Lenderman  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  LHster,  on  the  west 

side  of  the  Paltz  river,   58 

April  29.  Petition  of  Ogden  Mallery  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  5,000  acres  of  land  about  twenty  miles  to  the  east  of 
Hudson's  river  and  to  the  west  of  the  Green  mountains,  CO 
April  29.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hicks,  Whitehead  Hicks,  Gil- 
bert Hicks,  John  Brevort  and  Elias  Brevort  and  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  two  tracts  of  land,  one  in  the  county  of 
Cumberland  adjoining  the  township  of  Royalton,  and 


vol.  xxix.]  LAND  PAPERS.  535 

Pago. 

1771.  containing  about  16  or  17,000  acres;  the  second  in  the 
county  of  Albany  on  both  sides  of  a  brook  which  com- 
municates with  the  White  river,  and  contains  about  10  or 
12,000  acres,   61 

June  8.  Certificate  of  the  commissioners  for  laying  out  lands 
in  the  province  of  New  York,  that  they  have  laid  out 
land  for  Lieut.  Josiah  Banks,  Albert  M.  Lubeken,  late 
surgeon's  mate,  John  Andrews,  late  Serjeant,  and  several 
other  non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers,  pursuant  to 
the  royal  proclamation,   62 

June  10.  Petition  of  John  Thompson,  a  reduced  lieutenant 
of  the  95th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  the  waters  between  Crown  Point  and 
Ticonderoga,   63 

June  11.  Petition  of  Oliver  Willard  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  a  tract  of  28,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  sid'e  of  Con- 
necticut river  to  the  south  of  the  township  of  Royalton, . .  64 

June  11.  Petition  of  Francis  and  Saml.  Mackay,  for  a  grant 
of  4,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  a  tract  granted  to 
Gerardus  Wm.  Beekman  and  associates,   65 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Saml.  Mackay  served  during 
the  war,  8th  June,  1771,  . . .  65 

June  12.  Petition  of  John  Tudor,  for  1,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Albany, 

included  within  the  township  of  Eugene,   66 

•  June  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  McEvers,  Theophilact 
Bache,  Hamilton  Young  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract 
of  37,000  acres  of  land  in  the  counties  of  Albany  and 
Cumberland,  and  adjoining  the  east  bounds  of  the  town- 
ships of  Socialborongh  and  Hailesborough,  (Bradford, 
Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)     67 

Map  of  the  same,   67 

June  12.  Petition  of  John  Tabor  Kempe,  for  a  grant  of  5,000 
acres  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to  William  Bayard 
and  others,  pursuant  to  the  order  on  his  petition,  bearing 
date  8th  March,  1769,   68 

June  12.  Petition  of  John  Jay  and  associates,  for  a  grant  of 
1,000  acres  to  each,  of  vacant  lands  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river  in  the  township  of  Eugene  and  south  there- 
of, and  aorth  of  Batten  kill,  and  that  the  same  may  be 
erected  into  a  township,   69 

June  12.  Petition  of  Philip  Skene,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  south 
and  north  of  Bever  creek,   70 

May  24.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Capt.  Philip  Skene 
served  as  town  mayor  at  the  Havannah  during  the  war  in 
North  America,     70 

June  12.  Petition  of  major  Philip  Skene,  praying  that  a 
certain  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  northeast  of 
Skenesborough,  together  with  the  lands  granted  to  Lieut. 
Adam  Stevens  and  others,  may  be  erected  into  a  town- 
ship by  the  name  of  Amherst,   71 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  major  Philip  Skene,  praying  that  one 


536 


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i 


[vol.  XXIX. 


Page. 

1771.      of  the  two  tracts  advised  to  be  granted  him  may  be  added 

to,  and  made  part  of  the  township  of  Skenesborough,  ...  71 
June  12.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Jacob  Lansingh  for  a  grant  of 


40  feet  of  the  soil  from  the  water's  edge  into  Hudson's 
river  opposite  his  land  at  Stone  Arabia,  (now  Lansing- 
burgh)  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  docks,   72 

June  12.  Petition  of  Richd.  Price,  4th  Lieut,  on  board  H.  M.'s 

ship  the  Fame,  for  3,000  acres  of  land,. . .    73 

May  — .  Affidavits  of  Richd.  Price,  Danl.  Tooker  and  Joseph 
Weston,  proving  that  said  Richd.  Price  served  on  board 

II.  M.'s  ship  Fame,   74 

June  12.  Copy  of  the  foregoing  petition  of  Abrm.  J.  Lansing, 

(see  page  72,)    75 

June  19.  Order  in  council  on  the  petition  of  Abrm.  J.  Lan- 
singh, that  he  serve  copies  thereof  on  Anth'y  Van  Schaick 
and  Abrm.  Ten  Brook  and  some  of  the  most  respectable 
inhabitants  of  Half  Moon,  and  obtain  a  certificate  that 
the  grant  of  the  soil  forty  feet  into  Hudson's  river  the 
whole  length  of  the  petitioner's  land  will  not  prejudice 
the  navigation  of  said  river,   76 


[No  date.]  Petition  of  Isaac  Mann  and  others,  inhabitants 
of  Half  Moon  in  the  county  -of  Albany,  setting  forth  that 
they  are  acquainted  with  the  purport  of  the  petition  of 
Abrm.  J.  Lansing,  and  praying  that  the  same  be  granted,  77 
June  13.  Petition  of  Zephaniah  Swift  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  23,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland, 
bounded  on  the  south  by  the  township  of  Whiteingham, 
and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the 


name  of  Wilmington,    78 

June  13.  Petition  of  Alexander  Leslie,  private  in  the  40th 

regiment,  for  a  grant  of  50  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of 

Lake  Champlain,   79 

June  13.  Petition  of  James  Davis,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 

of  vacant  land  in  Harper's  patent,   80 

1770.  Sept.  12.  Certificate  of  Major  James  that  James  Davis  served 

as  collarmaker  in  H.  M.'s  royal  train  of  artillery  during 
the  war,   80 

1771.  June  13.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Reid,  praying  that 

certain  lands  may  be  located  contiguous  to  his  lands  east . 

of  Otter  creek,  ^  81 

June  14.  Petition  of  Major  Philip  Skene  for  a  warrant  of 
survey  for  20,000  acres  of  land  in  two  tracts  as  laid  down 
in  a  map  referred  to,    82 


June  15.  Bond  of  Gerardus  Wm.  Beekman  that  he  will  con- 
vey to  Donald  Mcintosh  200  acres  of  land  of  a  tract 
granted  to  said  G.  W.  Beekman  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 

Champlain,   83 

June  15.  Petition  of  John  Shaw  and  John  Kennedy,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  twenty-three  others,  for  a  grant 
of  25,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, opposite  the  northeast  corner  of  Grand  island,. . . .  84 
June  15.  Petition  of  John  Broughton  Reynolds  and  associ- 


VOL.  XXIX.] 


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537 


Pago. 

1771.      ates,  for  a  grant  of  about  15,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east 

side  of  Lake  Champlain,   85 

June  18.  Petition  of  Charles  Nicol,  Joseph  Allicock,  Evert 
Bancker,  and  Isaac  Heron,  for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of 
land  upon  the  east  side  of  a  lake  which  lies  about  12  miles 
east  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake 
Champlain,  and  to  the  west  of  Socialborough,   80 

June  18.  Petition  of  Wm.  Nichols  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  a  tract  of  about  9,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
the  waters  running  from  South  bay  towards  Crown  point,  87 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,  showing  their  location,   87 

June  19.  Petition  of  Jelles  Fonda  and  associates,  for  license 
to  purchase  of  the  Indians  a  tract  of  about  40,000  acres 
of  land  about  eight  miles  to  the  west  of  Fort  Stanwix, 
on  the  west  side  of  the  mouth  of  Canada  creek,  and  run- 
ning up  said  creek,  six  miles,  &c,  '.   88 

June  19.  Petition  of  Joseph  Wood  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  the  township 
of  Sharon,   89 

June  20.  Petition  of  Henry  Erkley,  and  others  for  a  grant 
of  25,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champ- 
lain,   90 

June  22.  Petition  of  Wm.  Sutherland,  late  corporal  in  the 
77th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  land,  pursuant  to  the  royal 
proclamation,  with   91 

June  24.  Recommendation  of  the  surveyor-general,  that  Wm. 
Sutherland  locate  200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the 
waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  91 

June  24.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Devan  and  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Wood 
creek,  on  the  east  bank  of  St.  Catharine's  Lake,  (Welles, 
Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   92 

June  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Skene  of  20,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood 
creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Fairhaven,  Rutland  Co., 
Vermont,)   94 

June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Legus,  George  Pringle, 
Peter  Stalker,  James  Currant  and  Joseph  Anderson,  of  a 
tract  oi  250  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champ- 
lain, and  on  the  east  side  of  Missisque  river,  (Highgate, 
Franklin  Co.,  Vermont,)  ,   95 

Map  of  the  same,   95 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  commissioners  for 
laying  out  lands,  that  they  laid  out  the  township  of  Ches- 
terfield for  Edward  Wm.  Kiers  and  his  associates,   96 

July  2.  Petition  of  Henry  Van  Vleck  and  four  others,  for  a 
grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Wood  creek 
and  bounded  easterly  by  Socialborough,   97 

July  3.  Petition  of  Stephen  Vandenbnrgh  and  Magdalen 
Vaudenburgh,  for  a  grant  of  1,700  acres  of  land  in  the 
comity  of  Ulster  between  the  old  and  new  northwest 

line,   98 

63 


538  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxix. 

Pago. 

1111.  Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for  showing  their  location,   98 

July  3.  Petition  of  Danl.  Mackintosh,  Serjeant,  and  John 
Alder,  private,  for  a  grant  of  250  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
bounded  on  the  north  by  Cambridge,   99 

July  5.  Deed  of  partition  of  the  township  of  Royalton,  des- 
cribing the  various  lots  into  which  it  is  divided,   100 

July  5.  Letter  from  J.  Blanchard  to  Danl.  Frasier,  advising 
him  as  to  the  selection  of  lands  prayed  for,   101 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  foregoing  lands,   101 

July  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Skene,  of  3,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Westport, 
Essex  Co.,)   101 

Map  of  the  same,   101 

July  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Danl.  Frazier  and  others,  of 
400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Windham 
Co.,  Vermont,)   102 

Map  of  the  same,   102 

July  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Bell  and  John  Mc- 
Dougal,  of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  (Stamford,  Bennington  Co.,  Vermont,)   103 

Map  of  the  same,   103 

July  11.  Petition  of  Fredk.  Shonnard  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  land  in  a  certain  vacant  tract  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  and  north  of  a  tract  advised  to  be  granted  to 
JothamBemes  and  others,   104 

Copy  of  the  articles  of  Fredk.  Shonart's  inlistment  in  the 
royal  American  regiment,  4th  battalion,  1756,   104 

Certificates  that  Wm.  Guise,  Edward  Barker,  Samuel  Morri- 
son, James  Pittman,  Thos.  McWilliams,  Lodwick  Stewart 
and  James  Duncan  served  during  the  war,   104 

July  11.  Engagement  of  John  Reid,  that  he  will  keep  the 
release  given  by  Jacob  Wilkins  to  Danl.  Mcintosh,  of 
200  acres  of  land  on  Otter  creek,  until  the  said  Macintosh 
shall  convey  his  right  and  interest  to  said  Wilkins  of  200 
acres  of  land  to  which  he  is  entitled,  having  served  in  the 
war,   105 

July  11.  Petition  of  Abel  Walker  and  thirty-five  others,  for 
a  grant  of  36,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  town- 
ship,   106 

July  11.  Petition  of  Wm.  Tallman  and  twenty-nine  others, 
for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  a  tract  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  south  of  the  town- 
ship of  Prattsburgh,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected 
into  a  township,   107 

July  12.  Petition  of  Thomas  Gardner  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  35,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Connecticut 
river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  that  the  same  may 
be  erected  into  a  township,   108 

July  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Alcxr.  Kennedy,  Henry  Wilt, 
and  Peter  Kelly,  of  a  tract  of  600  acres  of  land  in  the 


VOL.  XXIX.] 


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539 


Page. 


1771.      county  of  Albany,  to  the  north  of  Kingsbury,  (Fort  Ann, 

Washington  Co.,)    109 

July  15.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Axtence,  An  thy.  Har- 
per, Hosiah  McFall,  Wm,  Bolton,  Isaac  Freeborn,  James 
Phillips,  Wm.  Gill  and  Peter  Chapman,  of  a  tract  of  400 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  north  of 
Kingsbury,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   109 

Map  of  the  above  tracts,   109 

July  16.  Petition  of  Saml.  Smith  and  others,  for  a  grant  of 
30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
beginning  at  the  mouth  of  the  river  Moustique,   110 

July  16.  Petition  of  Gerard  Bancker  and  five  others,  for  a 
grant  of  6,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Otter  creek,.  Ill 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,  showing  their  location,   Ill 

July  23.  Petition  of  Charles  Phelps,  one  of  the  original 
patentees  of  the  township  of  Stamford,  granted  under 
New  Hampshire,  setting  forth  the  claims  of  the  said 
patentees,  and  praying  protection  therein,   112 

July  24.  Petition  of  James  Creassy,  setting  forth  his  grievan- 
ces in  the  case  of  his  claim  to  part  of  a  tract  of  land  of 
26,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  petitioned  for  by 
Charles  Giles,  and  praying  relief,  '. .  113 

Exemplification  of  a  bond  of  Charles  Giles,  binding  himself 
in  the  sum  of  .£2,000,  to  convey  one  half  of  his  and  asso- 
ciates' shares  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
petitioned  for,  by  James  Creassy,   113 

July  24.  Petition  of  James  Kay,  praying  for  a  grant  of  land, 
pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,   114 


Certificate  of  John  Byron,  who  commanded  on  board  H. 
M.'s  ship  the  -Fame,  that  James  Kays  served  under  his 
command,  from  1759  to  1763,  dated  17th  Jan.,  1763,. . . .  114 
July  24.  Petition  of  John  Montanye  and  others,  the  execu- 
tors, legatees  and  devisees  of  Rachel  Smith,  deceased,  for 
a  grant  of  two  houses  and  lots  of  ground,  in  the  city  of 
New  York,  owned  by  Patrick  Smith,  deceased,  intestate,  115 
July  24.  Petition  of  George  Brewerton  and  associates,  for  a 


grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  to  the  northwest  of  Lake  George,   116 

July  31.  Petition  of  Alexr.  McClure  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Otter  creek, 
south  of  a  tract  granted  to  Col.  Reid,   117 

July  31.  Petition  of  Kenneth  Morrison,  for  a  grant  of  50 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  the  patent  granted  to 
Valentine  Harman  and  Frederick  Row,   118 

Certificate  of  Thomas  Swords,  Lieut,  that  John  Kennedy 
served  as  soldier  in  the  55th  regiment  during  the  war, 
12th  Nov.,  1769,   118 

July  31.  Petition  of  John  Robinson,  setting  forth  that  he 
served  during  the  war,  as  boatswain,  on  board  H.  M.'s 
ship  Onondaga,  and  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  1 1 9 


July  31.  Petition  of  James  Kay,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 

of  land,   120 

Aug.  6.  Petition  of  John  De  Lamater  and  thirty-nine  others, 


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[vol.  xxij 


Pag< 

1771.      for  a  grant  of  40,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  cast  side  of 

Lake  Champlain,  opposite  Grand  Isle,   12 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,  showing  their  location,   12 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  James  Leadbetter,  Joseph  Stringham, 
and  associates,  respecting  the  caveats  entered  by  John 
Terwilliger,  against  granting  them  certain  lands  in  Ulster 
county,   12; 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  Eneas  McKay  and  Godlib  Sweitzer, 
praying  letters  patent,  for  400  acres  of  land,  formerly 
ordered  to  be  laid  out  for  the  petitioners,  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,   1 2' 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  Elijah  King  and  associates,  for  50,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  counties  of  Albany  and  Cumberland, 
west  of  the  Green  mountains,  and  that  the  same  may  be 
erected  into  a  township,  124 

Aug.  7.  Warrant  of  survey  to  Jonathan  Landon  and  Jacob 
Jacobs,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
to  the  south  of  Ticonderoga,  and  lying  between  South 
river  and  a  range  of  mountains,  12£ 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  Nathaniel  House,  Nathaniel  Dunham  and 
Asael  Clark  and  their  associates,  for  a  confirmatory  grant 
of  the  town  of  Andover,  12C 

Aug.  7.  Petition  of  John  Miller  and  Nicholas  Killman,  for 
letters  patent  for  lands  formerly  ordered  to  be  laid  out 
for  them,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  12'J 

May  24.  Exemplification  of  a  caveat  entered  by  John  Ter- 
williger, against  granting  any  vacant  lands,  adjoining  the 
several  patents  of  Messrs.  Hugh  Freer,  Spratt  or  Mars- 
chalk,  in  Evans'  patent,  until  he  is  first  heard,  126 

July  16.  Exemplification  of  a  caveat,  entered  by  Simon 
Remsen,  John  De  Lamater,  Derick  Lefferts  and  asso- 
ciates, against  granting  letters  patent,  for  lands  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  petitioned  for  and  advised  to  be  granted 
to  James  Leadbetter  and  his  associates,  until  they  are 
first  heard,   126 

Aug.  13.  Petition  of  Frederick  Philipse,  for  a  patent  of  royal 
mines,  in  the  manor  of  Philipsburgh,  in  the  county  of 
Westchester,  agreeable  to  the  King's  late  additional  in- 
struction, of  the  30th  May,  1771,   12f 

Additional  instruction  from  the  King  to  Gov.  Tryon,  for 
granting  to  Col.  Frederick  Philipse,  royal  mines  in  the 
manor  of  Philipsburg,   13C 

Aug.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Butler  and  his  asso- 
ciates, for  three  tracts  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  kill,  containing  together 
37,000  acres  of  land,  (Jefferson  and  Summit,  Schoharie 
Co.,)   131 

Map  of  the  same,   13* 

Aug.  14.  Petition  of  Oliver  De  Lancey  and  Peter  Dubois, 
for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  patent  of 
New  Perth,  and  that  said  patent  may  be  erected  into  a 
township,   13' 

Aug.  14.  Petition  of  Henry  Erkly  and  associates,  and  of 


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Page. 


771.  Broughton  Reynolds  and  associates,  praying  that  the 
lands  advised  to  be  granted  to  them  may  be  erected  into 
a  township,  by  the  name  of  Dunard,  and  that  letters 
patent  issue  in  the  names  of  the  persons  contained  in  an 
annexed  schedule,   133 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   133 

Aug.  15.  Petition  of  Caleb  Powell,  Joseph  Winn,  Abraham 
Weeks  and  twenty-six  others,  for  license  to  purchase  p, 
certain  gore  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  contain- 
ing 2,000  acres,  settled  on  by  them,   134 

Aug.  16.  Memorial  of  Silvanus  Martin  and  others,  proprie- 
tors of  Guilford,  praying  redress  of  grievances,  caused  by 
intruders  settling  on  lands  in  said  township,   135 

Statement  containing  private  intelligence  relating  to  the 
grievances  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,.   135 

April  13,  Certificate  of  Aaron  Kingsley,  justice  of  the  peace, 
recommending  Silvanus  Martin,  as  a  person  of  good  char- 
acter,  136 

Aug.  IV.  Petition  of  Dr.  Thomas  Clarke  and  associates,  for 
a  grant  of  40,500  acres  of  land  on  Lake  Champlain,   137 

Aug.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  Gilbert  McAdam,  of  a 
tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  (Essex,  Crittenden  Co.,  Vermont,)   138 

Aug.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  John  Ross,  of  a  tract 
of  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
(Essex,  Crittenden  Co.,  Vermont,)   138 

Map  of  the  two  preceding  tracts,   138 

Aug.  21.  Petition  of  Peter  Wharton  Gregory,  for  a  warrant 
of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  Harper's  purchase,  139 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Thomas  Clark,  physician,  in  behalf  of 
himself,  Thomas  Macrea  and  Andrew  Lytle,  &c,  for  1,800 
acres  of  land  in  Harpurville,   140 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Joseph  Griswold  and  John  Watts,  for 
4,000  acres  of  land  in  Harper's  purchase  in  the  county  of 
Albany,   141 

Aug.  28.  Petition  of  John  Butler  and  associates,  praying 
that  certain  lands  advised  to  be  granted  to  him  may  be 
erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Strasburgh,   142 

List  of  associates'  names,   142 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  Dr.  Thomas  Clark,  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  two  tracts  of  land  near  Lake  George  at  the  south 
end  of  said  lake,  on  both  sides  of  a  stream  of  water  run- 
ning into  said  lake,  and  the  other  about  one  mile  north  of 
Kingsbury  containing  in  all  about  800  acres,   143 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  Andrew  Elliot  and  his  associates,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  between  the  east  bounds 
of  a  tract  granted  to  Alexander  McClure,  and  others,  and 
the  mountains  to  the  eastward  thereof,   144 

Sept.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Quarter  Master  Thomas  Fricket, 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  water  run- 
ning from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Shoreham, 
Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   145 

Map  of  the  same,   145 


542 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXIX. 


Page. 

1771.  Sept.  10.  Petition  of  Robt.  Leake,  Fredk.  Wm.  Heclit  and 
Robt.  Ross,  praying  a  grant  of  so  much  of  a  certain  tract 
of  land  in  Poughkeepsie  precinct  as  is  not  claimed  by- 
purchase  under  certain  patentees,  and  is  not  under  cultiva- 
tion, and  likewise  of  such  parts  as  title  cannot  be  shown 
for,  and  that  all  bona  fide  purchasers  who  shall  neglect  or 
disobey  the  order  in  council  for  suing  out  letters  patent 
may  forfeit  their  title,  and  that  the  lands  be  granted  to 
the  petitioners,   146 

Sept.  11.  Petition  of  Thomas  Biddeford,  John  Mcintosh  and 
John  McGillvray,  for  a  grant  of  300  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   147 

Deed  of  sale  from  John  Mcintosh,  of  a  lot  of  50  acres  of 
land  to  John  McGilvray,   147 

Deed  of  sale  from  Thomas  Biddeford,  of  a  lot  of  50  acres  of 
land  to  John  McGilvray,  147 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Henry  Hope  that  Thos.  Biddeford  served  - 
as  private  in  the  27th  or  Enniskillen  regiment  during  the 
war,  7th  April,  1767,   147 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  Alexr.  Fraser  that  John  McGillivray 
served  as  corporal  in  the  78th  regiment  during  the  war, 
19th  Feb.,  1767,  -   147 

Sept.  11.  Petition  of  Donald  Mcintosh,  junr.,  and  Robt.  Mac- 
Conacky,  non-commissioned  officers,  Anthony  Fox,  Donald 
Mcintosh,  senr.,  John  Black,  John  McKenzie,  John  Stew- 
art and  Donald  Henderson,  private  soldiers,  for  a  grant 
of  700  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  148 

Certificate  that  Donald  Mcintosh,  Anthony  Fox,  John  Stew- 
art, John  Black,  John  McKenzie  and  Donald  Henderson 
served  during  the  war,   148 

Sept.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Nicholls  and  associates, 
of  4,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters 
running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Shore- 
ham,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   149 

Map  of  the  same,  149 

Sept.  16.  Petition  of  the  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of 
Poughkeepsie,  for  a  grant  of  sundry  tracts  of  undivided 
land  containing  together  687f  acres,  contiguous  to  their 
farms  in  Poughkeepsie  precinct  held  under  the  patent  to 
Saunders  and  Harmans,   150 

Sept.  17.  Petition  of  Alexr.  White,  praying  that  the  surveyor 
general  be  directed  to  make  return  of  survey  pursuant  to 
a  warrant  granted  on  a  petition  presented  by  Hugh  Gain, 
in  behalf  of  Wm.  Brooks  and  six  other  private  soldiers, 
for  land  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  kill,   151 

1770.  Nov.  27.  Order  in  council  that  parties  who  neglect  for  three 

months  to  sue  out  patents  for  lands  granted  them  shall 
forfeit  all  rights  to  the  same,  •  •  •  151 

1771.  Sept,  28.  Quit  claim  from  Simon  Remson  and  George  Lint- 

ner,  in  favor  of  Wm.  Butler,  of  their  proportion  of  the 
lands  petitioned  for  by  them  in  company  with  Benry 
Thomas  and  John  Delemater,  situate  between  Shawan- 
gunk  kill  and  the  mountains,  (see  vol.  xxx,page  64,) ....  152 


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1771,  1772. 


Page. 


771.  Sept,  18.  Petition  of  Adam  Gilchrist,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 

acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Fairfax,   1 

Sept.  18.  Petition  of  Saml.  Deal  and  Wm,  Newton,  for  2,000 

acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Fairfax   2 

Sept.  18.  Petition  of  Walter  Franklin,  John  Robinson,  John 
Speer,  J ohn  Willis,  Alexr.  Wiley  and  their  associates,  for 
a  grant  of  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land  on  Onion  river, 
formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,  by  the  name  of 

Burlington,   3 

Sept.  23.  Petition  of  Robert  R.  Livingston  and  associates, 
praying  an  explanatory  grant  of  the  township  of  Camden,  4 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   4 

Sept.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  John  McCarty,  of  200  acres 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  near  the  Cater's  kill,  (Catskill,  Greene  Co.,) ....  5 

Map  of  the  same,   5 

Sept.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Baker,  of  200  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Catskill,  Greene  Co.,) ...  6 

Map  of  the  same,   6 

Sept.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Sutherland  and  John 
Henre,  of  a  tract  of  100  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  near  the  Cater's 

kill,  (Catskill,  Greene  Co.,)   7 

Map  of  the  same,   7 

Sept.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Lamb,  of  a  tract  of  200 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  near  the  Cater's  kill,  (Catskill,  Greene 

Co.,)   8 

Map  of  the  same,  .'   8 

Sept.  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Fisher,  of  five  islands, 

containing  together  25  acres  of  land,  in  Batten  kill,   9 

Map  of  the  same,   9 

Sept.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Abeel,  junr.,  of  a  tract 
of  1,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 


544  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxx. 

Page. 

1771.      in  the  county  of  Albany,  and  on  the  west  side  of  Catter's 

Kill,  (Catskill,  Greene  Co.,  at  Bake  Oven,)   10 

Map  of  the  same,   10 

Sept.  28.  Petition  of  Phillip  Grindleymer,  for  a  grant  of  50 

acres  of  land  between  Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,.  11 
Certificate  of  John  Schlosser,  that  Phillip  Grindleymer  served 
as  private  in  the  4th  battalion  royal  Americans,  20th  Feb., 

1766,   11 

Oct.  2.  Petition  of  Nich's  Houselander,  Jacob  Wessel,  Mar- 
tin Tyce,  Jacob  Laybold,  Adam  Houselander  and  Jacob 
Linderman,  praying  a  hearing  of  their  case  in  relation  to 
their  claim  to  lands  settled  on  by  them  in  the  precinct  of 

Wall  kill,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   12 

Oct.  3.  Order  of  council  in  the  case  between  Lewis  P.  Wil- 
liams and  Peter  Van  Ness,  Peter  Vosburgh,  Hendk.  Rem- 
sen  and  Robt.  Van  Duersen,  the  former  claiming  lands  on 
the  west  side  of  Kinderhook  creek,  and  the  latter  claim- 
ing lands  on  both  sides  of  said  creek,   13 

Oct.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Taylor,  of  a  tract  of  925 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  adjoining  a  tract 
surveyed  for  Thomas  Noxon,  (Mamakating,  Sullivan  Co.,)  14 

Map  of  the  same,   14 

Oct.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Sutherland,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running 
from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Whiting,  Addi- 
son Co.,  Vermont,)   15 

Map  of  the  same,   15 

Oct.  4.  Petition  of  Revd.  John  Beardsley  and  others,  inha- 
bitants of  Poughkeepsie,  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  pray- 
ing for  a  charter  of  incorporation  for  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land there,  and  also  a  confirmation  of  a  glebe  purchased 
for  that  church,  and  a  grant  of  some  vacant  lands  adjoin- 
ing the  said  glebe,   15 

Oct.  9.  Petition  of  John  L.  C.  Roome  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  lands  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  bounded  on  the  north  by  the  Paltz  patent  and 

Marbletown,   16 

Schedule  of  associates'  names,   16 

Oct.  — .  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  White,  of  2,100  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  to  the 
east  of  Otter  creek,  and  west  of  the  Green  mountains, 

(Vermont,)    17 

Map  of  the  same,   17 

Oct.  9.  Petition  of  Joseph  Stringham  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  three  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  in 

the  proportion  of  1,000  acres  to  each,   18 

Schedule  of  associates'  names,   19 

Oct.  9.  Petition  of  Elias  De  Grushe  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  lands  dn  the  county  of 

Ulster,  bounded  on  the  north  by  the  Paltz  patent,   19 

Schedule  of  names,   19 

Oct.  9.  Petition  of  Crean  Brush,  John  Grumley  and  Joseph 


vol.  xxx.]  LAND  PAPERS.  545 

Page. 

1771.      Beck,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  between  Hudson's  1 

river  and  Lake  George,   20 

Receipt  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Crean  Brush,  for  £25,  being 
the  costs  of  surveying  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  preced- 
ing petition,. . .   20 

Copy  of  the  preceding  petition  and  order  in  council  there- 
upon,  20 

Affidavit  of  John  Taylor,  that  a  . duplicate  of  the  same  was  by 
him  served  on  Elizabeth,  widow  of  John  McNab,  the  pur- 
chaser of  the  rights  of  Hugh  Henry  and  others,  non-com- 
missioned officers  and  private  soldiers,   20 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  Abrm.  C.  Cuyler, 
for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  branch  of 
Hudson's  river,   21 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  Derick  Lefferts,  for  a  grant  of  a'  certain 
tract  of  land,  near  the  Shawangunk  mountains,  county  of 
Ulster,  formerly  granted  to  Abraham  Lefferts,  deceased, 
6on  of  the  petitioner,   22 

Oct.  — .  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Black  and  others,  of  a 
tract  of  3,337  3-10  acres  of  land,  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  west  of  Otter  creek,  (in  or  near  New  Haven,  Addison 

Co.,  Vermont,)    22 

'  June  19.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Alexander  Donald- 
son, 2,000  acres ;  for  Robert  Black  and  28  others,  non- 
commissioned officers,  and  Duncan  Cowan,  and  three  other 
private  soldiers,  6,000  acres,  and  for  Charles  Robertson 
and  his  associates,  35,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of 
Lake  Champlain,   22 

Copy  of  the  minutes  of  survey  of  three  tracts  of  land; 
the  first  for  Charles  Roberson  and  others,  containing 
24,777  49-100  acres;  the  second  for  Robert  Black  and 
others,  containing  3,337  acres,  and  8-10  of  an  acre;  and 
the  third  for  Alexr.  Donalson,  containing  2,100  acres,  ...  22 

Map  of  lands  situate  near  Otter  creek,   22 

Oct.  17.  Petition  of  John  Taylor,  Judah  Harlow,  George 
Stewart,  Joseph  Allicocke  and  Robert  Hardinge,  for 
letters  patent,  in  the  name  of  the  said  Robert  Hardinge, 
for  925  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  to  the  north 
of  the  old  northwest  line,   23 

Oct.  22.  Petition  of  David  Abeel,  junr.,  for  letters  patent, 
for  1,000  acres  of  land,  at  Katts  kill,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,   24 

Oct.  26.  Petition  of  Lieuts.  Edmund  Newland  and  Nicholas 
Ward,  for  a  grant  of  2,700  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,   25 

Copy  of  a  map,  made  in  the  year  1771,  at  the  request  of 
John  Munro,  by  which  it  appears  there  is  a  tract  of  2,500 
acres  of  vacant  land,  lying  between  the  patent  of  Hosick 
and  Pittstown,  and  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  David 
Abrahamson  Schyler  and  others,   26 

Duplicate  of  the  preceding  map,   25 

Nov.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Revd.  John  Ogilvie,  and  the 
heirs  and  devisees  of  Lancaster  Smys,  deceased,  of  three 
39 


546  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxx. 

Page. 

1771.      tracts  of  land,  containing  together  1,250  acres,  being  part 

of  the  Minisink  angle,  (Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,)   26 

Map  of  the  same,     20 


Nov.  1 .  Petition  of  Gerardus  Dyekinck,  Peter  Goelet,  Robt. 
Bay,  Henry  C.  Bogart,  David  Seabury  and  Lawrens  L. 
Van  Alen,  for  a  grant  of  6,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  to  the  east  of  Kinderhook 


creek,   27 

Nov.  2.  Memorial  of  Lieut.  Archibald  Campbell,  late  of  H. 
M.'s  47th  regiment,  praying  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 

land,  near  Socialborough,   28 

Nov.  4.  Petition  of  Hugh  Munro,  Walter  Thomas  and  Henry 
Thomas,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of 

Turmer's  patent,  and  south  of  Princetown,   29 

Nov.  6.  Release  from  James  Abeel,  Jacobus  Abeel  and  John 
Dederick,  to  David  Abeel,  junr.,  of  4,000  acres  of  land, 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Al- 
bany, being  part  of  the  lands  comprehended  within  the 
first  division  of  the  Katts  kill  patent,  lying  to  the  west  of 
and  adjoining  the  Cater's  kill,  at  a  place  called  the  Back- 
oven,    30 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Samuel  Deall,  in  behalf  of  Thomas  Tom- 
lin,  Stephen  Blundel  and  James  Stewart,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey  for  300  acres  of  land,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed 
for  Lieut.  John  Stoughton,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 

George,   31 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Stevens  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester, 

adjoining  the  township  of  New  Brook,   32 

Nov.  7.  Petition  of  Giles  Alexander,  for  letters  patent,  for 
23,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 

river,   33 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  Joseph  Phillips  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  to  each,  of  certain  lands  between 
Connecticut  river  and  Lake  Champlain,  near  the  township 
of  Kilby,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  town- 
ship,   34 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition,  -34 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Josiah  Raymond  and  seven  others,  pro- 
prietors of  lands,  in  the  town  of  New  Stamford,  praying 
protection  against  the  encroachments  of  David  Fish  and 

Giles  Alexander,   35 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  David  Fish  and  Giles  Alexander,  pray- 
ing letters  patent,  for  lands  in  the  township  of  New 

Stamford,   36 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  Isaac  Searles  and  associates,  for  letters 
patent,  for  part  of  the  township  of  Stratton,  on  the  east 

side  of  Hudson's  river,   37 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  Wm.  Beard,  ensign  in  the  80th  regi- 
ment, for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of 

Wood  creek,   33 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Edwards,  James  Wyman  and 


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547 


Page. 

71.      Giles  Alexander,  for  a  grant  of  lands  in  the  township  of 


Draper,    39 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  James  Creassy  and  associates,  for  license 
to  purchase  of  the  Indians,  a  tract  of  land  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river  in  the  county  of  Albany,  with 

order  in  council  thereon,   40 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  George  Birks  and  associates,  for  license 
to  purchase  of  the  Indians  a  tract  of  land  on  the  north 
and  west  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  adjoining  the  northerly  and  westerly  bounds  of 
the  Ochriskney  patent,  with  order  in  council  thereon,  ...  41 
Nov.  13.  Petition  of  the  minister,  elders  and  deacons  of  the 
Reformed  Protestant  Dutch  Church  of  Schenectady,  pray- 
ing that  a  day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing  the-  contro- 
versy between  them  and  George  Smith,  respecting  a  small 

piece  of  vacant  land,   42 

Nov.  15.  Memorial  of  Walter  Patterson,  praying  for  letters 
patent  in  pursuance  of  a  royal  mandamus  in  his  favor, 
for  20,000  acres  of  land  by  him  heretofore  located  on 

Connecticut  river,   43 

Nov.  18.  Petition  of  Lewis  Powel  Williams  late  surgeon, 
praying  a  grant  of  lands  on  the  east  side  of  Kinderhook, 
in  order  to  make  up  2,000  acres  granted  him  on  a  former 

petition,   44 

Nov.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  Howard, 
of  a  tract  of  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  adjoining  the 
south  bounds  of  the  township  of  Brattleborough,  (Vernon, 

Windham  Co.,  Vermont,)   45 

Map  of  the  same,   45 

Nov.  19.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  Howard,  and  asso- 
ciates, for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side 

of  Hudson's  river,   46 

Nov.  19.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Clark  and  Thomas  Witson, 
for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east 

of  New  Perth,   47 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   47 

Nov.  25.  Petition  of  Peter  J.  Vosburgh  and  associates,  for 
a  grant  of  15,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  bounded  on  the  north  and  east  by  the  manor 
of  Rensalerwyck  and  south  and  west  by  Kinderhook  kill,  48 
Nov.  26.  Petition  of  Giles  Alexander  and  David  Fisk,  for  a 

grant  of  lands  in  New  Stamford,   49 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Thompson,  Benjamin  Dorchester, 
Phineas  Bradley,  Saml.  Bishop  and  Eliakim  Hall  and  their 
associates,  praying  that  the  names  contained  in  annexed 
schedule,  be  inserted  in  the  letters  patent  for  the  town- 
ship of  Winhall,  instead  of  the  petitioner  and  his  asso- 
ciates,   50 

Nov.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Crean  Brush,  John  Grumly 
and  Joseph  Beck,  of  two  tracts  of  land  containing  to- 
gether 3,000  acres,  lying  between  the  north  branch  of  Hud- 
Bon's  river  and  Lake  George,  (Bolton,  Warren  Co.,) ....  51 


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1771.  Draught  of  the  same,   H 

Nov.  29.  Petition  of  Andrew  Elliot  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  35,000  acres  of  land,  west  of 

the  Green  mountains,   52 

Nov.  — .  Petition  of  Abrm.  Thompson,  Benjamin  Dorchester, 
Phineas  Bradley,  Saml.  Bishop  junr.,  Eliakim  Hall  and 
their  associates,  for  letters  patent  in  the  names  of  persons 

given  in  annexed  schedule,     52 

Schedule  of  New  Hampshire  grantees  of  the  township  of 

Winhall  and  to  whom  they  have  conveyed,   52 

Schedule  of  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  letters  patent,   52 

Dec.  5.  Affidavit  of  John  Frend  in  relation  to  the  manner  in 
which  John  W.  Smith  obtained  a  grant  of  the  lands  occu- 
pied by  deponent  and  his  associates,  for  one  Mr.  Williams,  53 
Dec.  9.  Petition  of  Jacob  Watson,  John  Murray  and  Jona- 
than Lawrence,  that  fourteen  rights  and  an  half  of  the 

township  of  New  Fane  be  granted  to  them,   54 

Dec.  1 1 .  Petition  of  James  Creassy  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  that  the  prayer  of  a  former  petition  pre- 
sented by  him  for  lands  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk's 

river,  be  granted,   55 

Dec.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Tho's  Moncrieff  of  a 
tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river,  beginning  in  the  bounds  of  New  Fane  at  the 
southwest  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Robert  R.  Living- 
ston, (Wardsboro,  Windham  Co.,  Vermont,)   57 

Map  of  the  same,   57 

Dec.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  ensign  James  Stevenson  of  a 
tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river,  (Wardsboro,  Windham  Co.,  Vermont,)   58 

Map  of  the  same,   58 

Dec.  14.  Return  of  survey  for  Benjn.  Spencer  and  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  21,000  acres  of  land  on  both  sides  of  Otter 
creek,  adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  Socialborough,  (Tin- 
mouth,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   59 

Map  of  the  same,   59 

Dec.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Tudor,  of  a  tract  of 
1,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 

(Dorset,  Bennington  Co.,  Vermont,)   61 

Map  of  the  same,   6C 

Dec.  1 9.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Murphy  and  Edward 
Ford,  of  a  tract  of  300  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  adjoining  a  tract 
granted  to  Francis  Harrison  and  others,  (Plattekill,  Ulster 

Co.,)   6 

Map  Of  the  same,   6 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Randle  and  Thomas 
Turner,  of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land  between  the  north 
branch  of  Hudson's  river  and  Lake  George,  (Luzerne, 

Warren  Co.,)   6 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Andrew  Gowdey  and  others, 
for  a  tract  of  300  acres  of  land,  county  of  Albany,  east 


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Page. 


1771.      side  of  Hudson  river,  between  that  river  and  Lake  George, 

(Luzerne,  Warren  Co.,)   62 

Map  of  the  same,     62 

Dec.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Derick  Lefferts,  of  a  tract  of 
1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (Shawangunk, 

Ulster  Co.,)   63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

Dec.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Simon  Remsen,  John  Dela- 
mater,  George  Lindner  and  Henry  Thomas,  of  a  tract  of 
3,700  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (Shawangunk, 

Ulster  Co.,  and  Mamakating,  Sullivan  Co.,)   64 

Two  maps  of  the  same,   64 

Dec.  26.  Petition  of  Charles  Williams,  a  reduced  lieutenant 
in  the  80th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  the  town- 
ship of  Mecklenburg,   65 

Dec.  28.  Petition  of  Elihu  Spencer  and  associates,  for  a  grant 

of  10,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,. ...  66 
Dec.  30.  Petition  of  Thomas  Whiten,  Benjn.  Niblet,  Wm. 
Forbes,  James  Ross  and  Lewis  Rose  well,  for  twelve  small 

islands  on  Lake  Champlain,   67 

Map  showing  the  islands  prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition,  67 
1767.  June  19.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  G.  Rogers,  that  Lewis  Rose- 
well,  drumbeater  in  the  46th  regiment,  served  during  the 
war,   67 

1771.  Dec.  30.  Petition  of  Col.  Thomas  Howard,  junr.,  and  his 

associates,  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  land  between  Crown 

Point  and  Hudson's  river,   68 

Dec.  31.  Petition  of  Jacob  Marsh  and  associates,  for  letters 
patent  to  issue  in  their  names  for  the  township  of  Durham,  69 

1772.  Jan.  3.  Petition  of  Dugall  Campbell,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 

acres  of  land,  at  White  creek,  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,   70 

Jan.  6.  Petition  of  Catharine  Lodge  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  5,440  acres  of  land  in  the  counties  of  Albany 
and  Ulster,  as  an  equivalent  for  her  lands  in  the  Angle  of 
Minisink,  granted  to  other  people,   71 

Jan.  6.  Petition  of  Saml.  Knight,  Jonathan  Hobbs,  Malachi 
Church  and  Jonathan  Wells  and  others,  for  a  grant  of 
26,000  acres  of  land  about  six  miles  to  the  east  of  Wood 
creek,  and  the  same,  together  with  another  tract  of  4,000 
acres,  granted  to  Charles  Nicoll  and  three  others,  may  be 
erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Tryon,   72 

Jan.  9.  Petition  of  Robt.  Leake,  commissary  general  and  his 
deputies,  and  of  Garret  Van  Sante,  for  3,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  to  the  south  of  the  manor  of 
Renselaer,  to  the  west  of  Hoseck,  to  be  granted  to  the 
said  Garret  Van  Sante,   73 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   74 

Jan.  9.  Petition  of  Danl.  Horsmanden,  Miles  Sherbrook  and 
Nich's  Wm.  Stuyvesant,  for  a  grant  of  2,500  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Ulster 
and  on  the  east  side  of  Shawangunk  kill,   75 


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1112.  Jan.  10.  Petition  of  William  Zebell,  Henry  Erkly  and  six 
others,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  a 
,  .  grant  of  lands  formerly  prayed  for  on  the  east  side  of 

Lake  Champlain,   75 

Jan.  11.  Petition  of  Joseph  Buttolph  and  others,  praying  a 
grant  of  land  of  which  they  are  possessed,  called  New 
Britain,  on  the  east  side  of  Kinderhook,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,   77 

Jan.  13.  Petition  of  Hannah  Horsey,  to  the  effect  that  the 
survey  of  land  granted  to  her  on  her  previous  petition,  in  t 
the  township  of  Thomlinson,  has  been  hindered  by  the 
dispute  between  the  governments  of  New  York  and  New 
Hampshire,  and  praying  redress,   78 

Copy  of  the  petition  referred  to,  dated  12th  Jan.,  1766,   79 

Jan.  13.  Petition  of  John  Gillespie,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  near  Dice's 
manor,   80 

Map  of  the  land  prayed  for,   80 

1771.  Oct.  29.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Maunsell,  that  John 

Gillespie,  late  corporal  in  the  27th  regiment,  served  during 
the  war,   80 

1772.  Jan.  14.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Grant,  Duncan  Campbell  and 

Benjn.  Spencer,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  bounded 
on  the  west  by  Socialborough  and  on  the  east  by  the  Green 
mountains,   82 

Jan.  20.  Petition  of  Collin  Campbell,  for  a  grant  of  the 
residue  of  a  tract  of  about  900  acres  of  land  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  after  granting  400  acres  thereof  to 
two  non-commissioned  officers,   83 

Jan.  20.  Petition  of  John  McEwen,  Benjn.  Prime  and  John 
Taylor,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  two  tracts  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,   84 

Jan.  20.  Petition  of  Dougall  Campbell,  Thomas  Burnell  and 
John  Godfrey,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  north  side  of  Cobus 
kill,   85 

Jan.  20.  Petition  of  Peter  Sharp  and  Donald  Munro,  for  a 
grant  of  400  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 
river,    86 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Robt.  Elliott  that  Peter  Sharp 
served  as  Serjeant  in  the  55th  regiment,  July  15th,  1764,  86 

Certificate  of  Capt.  J.  Schlosser  that  Donald  Munro  served 
as  Serjeant  in  the  4th  battalion  royal  American  regiment, 
31st  Dec,  1765,  ,     86 

Jan.  17.  Petition  of  Alexander  McLean  and  twenty-nine 
others,  for  30,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Glouces- 
ter, beginning  on  a  branch  of  Missisque  river,  distant  ten 
miles  from  the  northwest  corner  of  Kingsborough,  with 
order  in  council  thereon,   86 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Eliakim  Hall,  Isaac  Hall,  junr.,  Hezekiah 
Hall,  Stephen  Hall,  Caleb  Hall,  Saml  Hall,  Ehsha  Hall, 
junr.,  and  Isaac  Doolittle,  praying  that  letters  patent  issue 
for  the  township  of  Wallingford,   88 


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Page. 

1772.  Schedule  of  associates'  names,   88 

Jan.  27.  Petition  of  Dougal  McAshlin,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  being  part  of  a 
larger  tract  laid  out  for  non-commissioned  officers  and 

soldiers,  and  known  as  lot  No.  169,   89 

1770.  Jan.  4.  Certificate  of  Major  John  Small  that  Dougal  McAs- 
land  served  as  soldier  and  non-commissioned  officer  in  the 

42d  or  royal  highland  regiment  during  the  war,   89 

1772.  Jan.  23.  Petition  of  John  Lawrence,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 

acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,   91 

Jan.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Francis  Stephens  and  associ- 
ates, of  a  tract  of  22,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoin- 
ing the  west  bounds  of  Kingsborough,  (Truro,  Orange  Co., 

Vermont,)   92 

Map  of  the  same,   92 

Jan.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Barnettand  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  22,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  the 
east  bounds  of  Newbrook,  (Penryn,  Calais,  Washington 

Co.,  Vermont,)   , . . .  93 

Map  of  the  same,   93 

Jan.  25.  Petition  of  Derick  Van  Vranken  and  Gilbert  Van 
Vranken,  for  license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  a  tract  of 
80,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  river  Sacon- 

dago,    94 

Jan.  27.  Petition  of  William  Talman  and  twenty-nine  others, 
for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  to  the  east  and  south  of  the  township 
of  Plattsburgh,  and  that  the  same  together  with  the  ad- 
joining French  claims  may  be  erected  into  a  township, . .  95 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   95 

Jan.  — .  Petition  of  several  non-commissioned  officers  and 
soldiers,  for  lands  to  which  they  are  entitled  pursuant  to 

the  royal  proclamation,   96 

Jan.  27.  Petition  of  Alexr.  White,  praying  that  the  survey 
ordered  on  a  former  petition  for  350  acres  of  land  to  be 
granted  to  Wm.  Brooks,  Samuel  Billison,  Wm.  Thracey, 
John  Ward,  James  Bradley,  John  Swift  and  Andrew 
Brown,  be  returned  pursuant  to  the  warrant  for  the  same,  97 
Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Giles  Alexander,  praying  letters  patent 
for  New  Fane,  may  issue  in  the  names  of  Walter  Frank- 
lin, Giles  Alexander,  John  Thomson  and  eighteen  others, 
whose  names  are  given,  instead  of  Jacob  Hallet,  Charles 
Morse  and  twenty-two  others,  whose  names  are  mentioned 

in  the  order  of  council,    98 

Jan  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Saml.  Chandler  and  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  Francis 

Stevens  and  associates,  (Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)   99 

Map  of  the  same,   99 

Jan.  29.  Petition  of  Nathan  Stone  and  Wm.  Swan  and  asso- 
ciates, for  letters  patent  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the 


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Page. 

17*72.      county  of  Cumberland,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 


Jan.  29.  Petition  of  Wm.  Proctor,  Joseph  Haviland,  James 
Wilmot  and  associates  for  a  grant  of  about  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  townships  of  Milton,  Fairfax,  Dresden,  &c, 

formerly  granted  to  them  by  New  Hampshire,   101 

Jan.  31.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  prepare  a  draft 
of  letters  patent  to  Wm.  Sherriff,  Samuel  Bayard,  John 
Bayard  and  Peter  Dubois,  lawful  representatives  of  Petrus 
Bayard,  deceased,  for  three  tracts  or  parcels  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  containing  together  1,700  acres  of  land, 

and  the  usual  allowance  for  highways,   102 

Feb.  1.  Petition  of  Daniel  Lyman,  Medad  Lyman,  Enos 
Allen,  James  Rice,  Rosewell  Woodward  and  seventeen 
others,  praying  that  the  letters  patent  advised  to  be 
granted  for  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecti- 
cut river,  called  Weathersfield,  may  issue  in  their  name,  103 
Feb.  1.  Petition  of  Wm.  Earl  of  Sterling,  Peter  Van  Brugh 
Livingston,  John  Stevens,  Walter  Rutherford  and  Lieut. 
Col.  John  Reid,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  devisees 
of  James  Alexander,  deceased,  praying  an  equivalent  be- 
tween the  old  and  new  northwest  lines,  (in  the  county  of 
Orange,)  for  a  tract  of  1,300  acres  of  land,  in  the  Minisink 
angle,  purchased  by  the  said  James  Alexander,  deceased, 

from  Peter  Fauconier,   104 

Map  of  patents  between  the  old  and  new  northwest  lines,  in 

the  county  of  Orange,  (Orange  and  Sullivan  Co's,)   105 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Simon  Stevens,  George  Wilson,  Corne- 
lius Van  Den  Bergh  and  their  associates,  praying  that  the 
letters  patent  formerly  advised  to  be  granted  for  the 
township  of  Reading,  may  pass  in  the  names  of  the  peti- 
tioners and  associates,  mentioned  in  a  schedule  annexed,  106 
Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Oliver  Willard,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  other  owners  and  proprietors,  under  the  grant  of 
New  Hampshire,  of  the  township  of  Woodstock,  praying 
that  letters  patent  issue  for  said  township,  in  the  names 

of  the  persons  mentioned  in  an  annexed  schedule,   107 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  David  Fish  and  Giles  Alexander,  in  be- 
half of  themselves  and  associates,  mentioned  in  a  schedule 
annexed,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  New  Stamford,. .  108 
Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Simon  Stevens,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 

of  land,  in  the  township  of  Weathersfield,   109 

Copy  of  a  petition  formerly  presented  by  Simon  Stevens,  for 

3,000  acres  of  land,  dated  Jan.  3,  1766,   HO 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Jacob  Bayley,  and  the  proprietors  and 
inhabitants  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  called  Newberry,  for  letters  patent  for  the 
said  tract,  in  the  names  of  the  persons  mentioned  in  an 
annexed  schedule,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into  a 

township  by  the  name  of  Tryon,     Ill 

Appointment  of  Jacob  Bailey,  Moses  Little  and  Benjamin 


river,   

Schedule  of  associates'  names, 


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Pase- 

1772.      Whiting,  or  either  of  them,  to  be  agent  for  the  town  of 


Newberry,   Ill 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Jacob  Wilkins,  attorney  for  Daniel  Mc- 
intosh, Thomas  Brown  and  seven  others,  for  a  grant  of 
900  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
adjoining  the  patent  of  Batavia,   112 

Feb.  6.  Petition  of  Lord  Viscount  Townshend,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  twenty-nine  others,  for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres 
of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  south 
and  east  of  Prattsburgh,  and  that  the  same  may  be 
erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Townshend,   113 

Schedule  of  the  names  to  be  inserted  in  the  letters  patent,  . .  113 

Feb.  7.  Letter  from  Abraham  Lott,  to  Gov.  Tryon,  in  rela- 
tion to  the  preceding  petition,   113 

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  John  Grumly,  John  Shatfor.d  Jones, 
John  Lewis  and  Benjn.  Butterfield,  for  a  grant  of  4,000 

acres  of  land,  in  the  township  of  Thetford,   114 

1766.  July  18.  Order  in  council,  on  the  petition  of  Alexander 
Phelps  and  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Thet- 
ford, that  the  prayer  thereof  be  granted,  reserving  the 
shares  formerly  allotted  by  the  governor  of  New  Hamp- 
shire, to  Benning  Wentworth  and  others,  and  the  shares 
intended  for  public  uses,   114 

Feb.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  .Win,  Douglass,  and  other  non- 
commissioned officers  and  private  soldiers,  of  sundry 
tracts  of  land,  containing  together  6,100  acres,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood  creek  to 
Lake  Champlain,  (Putnam,  Washington  Co.,)   115 

Map  of  the  same,   115 

Feb.  10.  Petition  of  Joseph  Smalley,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  certain  tract  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  and  that  the  same  may  be 

erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Norwich,   117 

1761.  July  4.  Charter  from  the  governor  of  New  Hampshire,  for 

the  township  of  Norwich,   117 

Map  of  said  township,   117 

1772.  Jan.  23.  Power  of  attorney  from  the  grantees  and  proprie- 
tors of  the  township  of  Norwich,  to  Joseph  Smalley,  to 
act  for  them  in  suing  out  letters  patent  for  said  township,  118 
1763.  Aug.  18.  Charter  from  the  governor  of  New  Hampshire,  for 

the  township  of  Fairfax,   119 

Map  of  said  township,   119 

1772.  Feb.  10.  Petition  of  Samuel  Holland,  John  Taplin  and  Henry 
Moore,  and  other  owners  and  proprietors  of  the  township 
of  Corinth,  that  the  grant  for  said  township,  directed  by 
the  order  in  council,  on  the  18th  July,  1766,  may  issue  in 
the  names  of  the  petitioners  and  their  associates,  named 
in  a  schedule  annexed,   120 

Feb.  11.  Indian  deed  to  Giles  Alexander  and  associates,  for 
letters  patent  for  the  township  of  New  Fane,  and  that 
the  shares  formerly  reserved  in  the  grant  by  New  Hamp- 
shire to  be  included  therein,   121 

Feb.  11.  Petition  of  Wilder  Willard,  praying  letters  patent 
70 


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Page. 

1772.      for  the  ungranted  lands  in  the  township  of  Sornersett, 
and  for  as  much  vacant  land  in  some  other  place  as  will 

make  23,000  acres  in  all,   122 

1.  Jan.  8.  Charter  from  the  governor  of  New  Hampshire  for 

the  township  of  Sornersett,  9th  Sept.,  1761,   122 

Power  of  attorney  from  Wilder  Willard  to  William  Shep- 
hard,  for  suing  out  letters  patent  for  the  township  of  Sorn- 
ersett,   122 

Map  of  the  said  township,   122 

1772.  Feb.  11.  Petition  of  Wm.  Bullock,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 

associates,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Guilford,   123 

General  list  of  the  several  persons,  heads  of  families  resident 
on  the  lands  known  by  the  name  of  Guilford,  distinguish- 
ing the  persons  who  have  empowered  Wm.  Bullock  to  act 
as  their  attorney  ;  the  persons  appointing  Saml.  Wells  and 
Jno.  Kelly  as  their  attornies ;  and  the  persons  who  have 
settled  upon  said  lands  without  purchasing  the  New 
Hampshire  title,   123 

Feb.  11.  Petition  of  Lieut.  John  Thompson,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
adjoining  the  township  of  Prattsburgh,   124 

Feb.  11.  Petition  of  John  Blagg  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  6,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Hudson's  river,  partly 
in  the  township  of  Eugene,     125 

Feb.  1 1 .  Petition  of  Wm.  3Duer  and  associates,  for  a  grant  of 
20,000  acres  of  land  about  ten  miles  to  the  east  of  Wood 
creek,  to  the  south  of  Richmond,   126 

Feb.  12.  Petition  of  Aaron  Pain,  Ebenezer  Judd  and  Martin 
Preston,  for  a  grant  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  mountains 
or  Have  out  land,  in  the  oblong  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  127 

Feb.  12.  Petition  of  John  Church  and  associates,  that  the 
letters  patent  formerly  advised  to  be  granted  for  the  town- 
ship of  Bridgewater,  may  issue  in  the  names  of  certain 
persons  to  be  laid  before  the  board  previous  to  the  issuing 
of  the  said  letters  patent,   128 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  John  Church  and  associates  whose  names 
are  given  in  the  schedule  annexed,  for  a  grant  of  the 
township  of  Ryegate,  129 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  Bildad  Andrews,  Michl.  Metcalf  and 
associates,  praying  letters  patent  to  issue  in  their  names 
pursuant  to  the  order  of  the  governor  and  council  of  the 
20th  Dec,  1766,  for  the  township  of  Westminster,   130 

Schedule  of  the  names  to  be  inserted,.   130 

Feb.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Hallet,  Charles  Mores 
and  associates,  of  a  tract  of  land  called  New  Fane,  con- 
taining 21,500  acres,  (New  Fane,  Windsor  Co.,  Vermont,)  131 

Map  of  the  same,   131 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Saml.  Ashley  and  associates,  and  of 
Ephraim  Dorman  and  associates,  for  so  much  as  remains 
ungranted  of  the  townships  of  Clarendon  and  Shrewsbury,  132 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Eliakim  Hall  and  associates,  that  the 
township  of  Wallingford  be  laid  out  for  them  according 
to  the  return  of  survey,   133 


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Page. 

17 1 2.  Map  of  the  township  of  Wallingford,   133 

Field  book  kept  by  the  surveyor  in  laying  out  the  township 
of  Wallingford,   133 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Major  Penier,  requesting  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Charaplain, 
to  the  north  of  Otter  creek,  ,   134 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Lieut.  Peter  Pinier  served 
during  the  war,  25th  Jan.,  1772,   134 

Feb.  19.  Petition  of  Anthony  Van  Schaick,  Wm.  Rogers  and 
Benjn.  French,  praying  that  the  petition  be  presented  by 
Abrm.  Jacob  Lansingh,  for  forty  feet  of  the  soil  under 
water  in  Hudson's  river  opposite  his  lands  at  Lansing- 
burgh,  may  not  be  granted  until  they  are  heard,  and  that 
they  be  served  with  a  copy  of  any  other  petitions  of  the 
same  tenor  before  granting  the  same,   135 

Feb.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Saml.  Ward  and  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river,  adjoining  the  township  of  Kingsland, 
(Corinth,  Orange  Co.,  Vermont,) \   137 

Map  of  the  same,   137 

Feb.  — .  Petition  of  John  Kathan,  of  the  township  of  Ful- 
ham,  and  associates,  praying  that  on  a  given  security  let- 
ters patent  for  the  said  township  as  formerly  advised,  may 
be  granted  in  the  names  of  persons  contained  in  a  sche- 
dule annexed,   138 

1753.  Dec.  26.  Charter  from  the  governor  of  New  Hampshire  for 

the  township  of  Fullum,   139 

1772.  Feb.  19.  Petition  of  Hugh  Duncan,  Mathew  Lane,  Jno. 

Willis,  Gamaliel  Wallace  and  Alexr.  Wallace,  for  a  grant 
of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland, 
bounded  westerly  by  Leinster,   140 

Feb.  19.  Petition  of  Stephen  De  Lancey  and  John  De  Lancey, 
and  their  associates,  setting  forth  that  they  obtained  a 
grant  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  and  that  the  proprietors  of  Wallingford  are 
making  encroachments  on  their  said  grant,  and  praying 
redress,   141 

Feb.  19.  Petition  of  Andrew  Anderson,  in  behalf  of  James 
McGuire  and  twenty-four  other  non-commissioned  officers, 
and  36  disbanded  soldiers,  for  6,500  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  on  both  sides  of  the  river 
Au  Sable,  between  Cumberland  Bay  and  Peru  Bay,   142 

Feb.  21.  Petition  of  Saml.  Avery  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  24,000  acres  of  land  between  Lake  Champlain  and  Con- 
necticut river,   142 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   142 

Feb.  22.  Retition  of  Richard  Morris,  in  behalf  of  the  settlers 
and  proprietors  of  the  township  of  Tinmouth,  for  a  grant 
of  the  same,   143 

Feb.  23.  Petition  of  Humphry  Avery  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  23,000  acres  of  land  between  Lake  Champlain 
and  Connecticut  river,   143 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,  ^   143 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXX, 


.  .  Pase- 

1*772.  Feb.  22.  Certificate  of  the  commissioners  for  laying  out  lands 

that  they  have  laid  out  the  township  of  Corinth,   144 

Feb.  22.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  prepare  letters 
patent  to  Peter  Sin  and  others,  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Cumberland,  called  Fulham,   145 

Feb.  19.  Minutes  of  council,  in  relation  to  the  petition  of 
John  Kathan,  of  the  township  of  Fulham,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  his  associates,   145 

Feb.  22.  Certificate  of  the  commissioners  for  laying  out  lands, 
that  they  have  laid  out  the  township  of  New  Fane,   146 

Feb.  24.  Petition  of  Stephen  Little  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  25,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  a  branch  of  Onion  river,  147 

Feb.  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Benjamin  Whiting  and  asso- 
ciates, of  the  township  of  Newberry,  (Newberry,  Orange 
Co.,  Vermont,)   148 

Map  of  the  same,   148 


VOLUME  XXXI. 


1772. 


1772.  Feb.  26.  Petition  of  Henry  Thomas,  John  De  Lamater, 
Robert  Harding  and  Wm.  Butler,  praying  that  letters 
patent  issue  in  their  names  for  4,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  granted  on  a  petition  presented  by  said 
Henry  Thomas  and  John  De  Lamater,  together  with  Simon 

Remsen  and  George  Lindner,   1 

Feb.  26.  Petition  of  Elias  Anderson,  Saml.  Betts  and  George 
Cline,  praying  a  confirmatory  grant  of  840  acres,  in  the 

township  of  Thomlinson,   2 

Map  of  the  township  of  Thomlinson,   3 

1770.  Nov.  26.  Deed  from  Oliver  Corey  to  Saml.  Betts,  for  120  acres 

of  land  in  the  township  of  Tomlinson,   4 

1772.  Feb.  27.  Petition  of  Thomas  Hendrickson,  John  Whitson 
and  Danl.  Hendrickson,  for  a  grant  of  160  acres  of  land 

in  Hampstead  Plains,  on  Long  Island,   5 

Feb.  27.  Petition  of  Kenneth  McCulloch,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Otter  creek,  adjoining 

a  tract  of  Gaven  Cochran,   6 

Feb.  — .  Petition  of  John  Grumly  and  John  Shatford  J  ones, 
for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of 
Thetford,   8 


Jan.  27.  Certificates  that  Elijah  Weedy,  Caspar  Under weg, 
Richard  Dorrington,  Danl.  Tombleson,  Samuel  Stevenson, 
John  Hunter,  John  Dunn,  Joseph  Saxon,  Manasses  Brad- 
ley, Archd.  Wier,  William  Bevan,  Robert  Anderson, 
Gavin  Lowrie,  Peter  Foster,  John  McGarrah,  W.  Magee, 
Henry  Grant,  John  McGarry,  John  Deane,  John  Leeson, 
John  Philips,  Thos.  Hammon,  Thos.  Bowden,  Richd. 
Kitchen,  Geo.  Strowls,  Jacob  Marrone  and  Godliep  Brook- 
man  served  during  the  war,   9,  10 

Feb.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Oliver  Willard  and  associates, 
of  the  township  of  Woodstock,  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  (Woodstock, 
Windsor  Co.,  Vermont,)   11 


558  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxm. 

1772.  Map  of  the  township  of  Woodstock,   11 

Feb.  29.  Petition  of  Lieut.  John  Thompson,  praying  a  grant 
of  land,  out  of  the  share  intended  to  be  granted  to  John 
French,  of  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  him  and  others, ...  13 

Feb.  29.  Petition  of  James  Rogers  and  associates,  praying 
that  all  further  proceedings  on  the  petition  of  Jacob 
Walton  and  others,  may  be  stayed,  and  that  the  lands 
therein  mentioned,  if  found  vacant,  and  not  to  lye  within 
the  township  of  Kent,  may  be  granted  to  the  petitioner 
and  his  associates,   14 

March  2.  Petition  of  John  Jones,  depy.  barrack  master  at  Fort 
George,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  south 
west  side  of  Lake  George,  adjoining  the  garrison  lands  at 
Fort  George,   15 

March  — .  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  land  commissioners, 
that  they  laid  out  the  township  of  Newberry,   15 

March  2.  Petition  of  Nathan  Stone  and  thirty-four  others, 
for  a  confirmatory  grant  of  the  township  of  Rutland,   16 

Schedule  of  names  to  be  entered  in  said  patent,   16 

March  2.  Return  of  survey  for  .Zedekiah  Stone  and  asso- 
ciates, of  the  township  of  Windsor,  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river,  (Windsor,  Windsor  Co.,  Vermont,) . .  17 

Map  of  the  same,   17 

March  2.  Petition  of  John  Grout  and  thirty-nine  others,  for  v 
a  grant  of  40,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a 
township,   18 

Schedule  of  names  of  grantees,   18 

March  2.  Petition  of  Ennis  Graham  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  40,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  and  south  of  Onion  river,  and  that  the  same  may 
be  erected  into  a  township,   19 

March  3.  Petition  of  John  Felthausen,  Samuel  Avery,  Richd. 
Morris,  Wm.  Wickham,  John  Fowler,  and  18  others,  for 
a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land,  six  miles  square,  adjoining  the 
township  of  Peacham,  and  that  the  same  be  erected  into 
a  township  by  the  name  of  Athlone,   20 

March  3.  Petition  of  Daniel  Whipple  and  others,  for  a  war- 
rant of  survey,  for  a  tract  of  40,000  acres  of  land,  about 
twenty  miles  to  the  east  of  Otter  creek,   21 

March  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Beck  and  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  35,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  beginning  in  the  south  bounds  of  the  town- 
ship of  Newbrook,  (Deerfield,  Chittenden  Co.,  Vt.,)   '22 

Map  of  the  same,   22 

March  4.  Petition  of  Richard  Morris,  John  Barret  and  asso- 
ciates, for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Springfield,   23 

March  6.  Petition  of  Joseph  Willard  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  the  vacant  lands  in  the  township  of  Shrewsbury,  23 

March  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Simon  Stevens  and  associates, 
of  the  township  of  Reading,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecti- 
cut river,  (Reading,  Windsor  Co.,  Vermont,)   24 

Map  of  the  same,   24 


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559 


Page. 


1772.  March  9.  Petition  of  Samuel  Stevens  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  the  township  of  Fairlie,  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,   25 

Schedule  of  names  of  grantees,   25 

March  9.  Petition  of  John  Church  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  the  township  of  Cavendish,   26 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   26 

March  9.  Petition  of  James  Rogers  and  associates,  for  a 
confirmatory  grant  of  the  township  of  Rockingham,   27 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   27 

March  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Millet,  Phillip  Lam- 
bert and  Robert  Davidson,  of  two  tracts  of  land,  contain- 
ing together  600  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  the 
first  of  which  lies  on  the  Kattskill,  and  the  second  adjoins 
a  tract  granted  to  Thomas  Moore  and  six  other  private 
Soldiers,  (Cairo,  Greene  Co.,)   30 

Map  of  the  same,   30 

March  9.  Petition  of  John  Williams  and  associates,  for  li- 
cense to  purchase  of  the  Indians,  a  certain  tract  of  land, 
on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   31 

Jan.  — .  Memorial  of  Josiah  Raymond  and  others,  praying 
that  they  be  heard  in  the  matter  of  the  caveat  entered  by 
Fisk  and  Alexander,  against  granting  the  petitioners 
lands,  in  the  township  of  New  Stamford,  as  prayed  for  in 
a  memorial  presented  by  them,  in  August,  1770,   32 

March  9.  Petition  of  Josiah  Raymond  and  others,  for  a 
grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land  to  each,  in  the  township  of 
New  Stamford,   32 

March  9.  Affidavit  of  Josiah  Raymond,  that  he  and  his 
associates  were  never  served  with  a  copy  of  the  petition, 
presented  by  David  Fish  and  Giles  Alexander,  for  lands  in 
the  township  of  New  Stamford,   32 

Schedule  of  the  names  of  the  grantees  of  the  township  of 
New  Stamford,  granted  by  New  Hampshire,  and  of  the 
persons  to  whom  conveyed  the  first  time,  and  also  of 

those  to  whom  conveyed  the  second  time,   32 

1764.  Jan.  9.  Charter  from  the  governor  of  New  Hampshire,  to 
Frederick  Bernard  and  65  others,  for  the  township  of 

New  Stamford,   33 

1769.  Jan.  30.  Two  deeds  from  Josiah  Raymond,  to  David  Fisk, 

for  a  proprietor's  share  in  the  township  of  New  Stamford,  34 
1768.  Oct.  30.  Deed  from  Josiah  Raymond  to  Giles  Alexander,  of 

a  proprietor's  share  in  the  township  of  New  Stamford, . .  34 

June  14.  Bond  from  Ishmell  Bennet  to  David  Fisk,  John 
Flagg  and  Giles  Alexander,  that  he  will  settle  within  four 
years,  one  proprietor's  share  or  right  in  the  township  of 
New  Stamford,   34 

June  14.  Bond  from  Ithamer  Brookens  to  David  Fisk,  John 
Flagg  and  Giles  Alexander,  that  the  said  Brookens  will 
settle  within  four  years  one  right  in  the  township  of  New 
Stamford,   34 

June  14.  Bond  from  Nicolas  Clark  to  David  Fisk,  John  Flag£ 
and  Giles  Alexander,  of  Boston,  that  the  said  Clark  will 


560  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxi. 

Page. 

1772.  settle  within  four  years  one  proprietor's  right  in  the  town- 
ship of  New  Stamford,   34 

1769.  June  8.  Bond  of  Saml.  Nichols  to  Giles  Alexander,  that  the 
said  Nichols  will  convey  one  right  or  proprietor's  share 

in  the  township  of  New  Stamford,   34 

1772.  March  10.  Petition  of  Jesse  Fairchild  and  associates,  for 
license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  a  tract  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   35 

March  1 0.  Petition  of  John  Graham  and  associates,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,   36 

March  10.  Certificate  of  the  land  commissioners  that  they 
laid  out  the  township  of  Windham  for  Joseph  Beck  and 
his  associates,   37 

March  10.  Petition  of  Elijah  King,  Enos  Stevens  and  nine- 
teen others,  for  a  grant  of  21,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
northwesterly  bank  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoining  a  tract 
petitioned  for  by  John  Grout  and  others,  and  that  the 
same  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Shannon,  37 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,  .   37 

March  11.  Petition  of  Neal  Nicholson  and  associates,  for 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  the  east  bounds  of  a  tract 
prayed  for  by  James  Eldridge  and  his  associates,   38 

March  11.  Petition  of  James  Eldridge  and  associates,  for 
license  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  the  east  bounds  of  a  tract 
prayed  for  by  John  Jones  and  associates,   39 

March  10.  Petition  of  John  Jones  and  associates,  for  license 
to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of^ake 
Champlain,  adjoining  the  east  bounds  of  a  tract  prayed 
for  by  Jesse  Fairchild  and  associates,   40 

March  11.  Petition  of  John  Vredenburg,  Joseph  Bull  and 
nineteen  others,  for  a  grant  of  21,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  northwest  bank  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoining  a  tract 
prayed  for  by  Elijah  King  and  E.  Stevens,   41 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   41 

March  12.  Petition  of  Jacob  Bayley  and  twenty-four  others, 
for  a  grant  of  25,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester, adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Saml.  Stitt,  John 
Zabrisker  and  others,   42 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   42 

March  13.  Petition  of  Saml.  Chandler  and  associates,  that 
the  letters  patent  formerly  advised  to  be  granted  for  the 
township  of  Newberry,  may  issue  in  the  name  of  the 
petitioner  and  his  associates,   43 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,  * . .  43 

March  16.  Petition  of  Israel  Putnam,  in  behalf  of  the  pro- 
prietors of  Pomfret,  for  a  grant  of  the  same,   45 

March  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Gideon  Lyman  and  his  asso- 
ciates, of  the  township  of  Springfield,  (Springfield,  Wind- 
sor Co.,  Vermont,)   46 

Map  of  the  same,   46 


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Page. 


1772.  March  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Michl.  Metcalf,  Bildad 
Andross  and  their  associates,  of  the  township  of  West- 
minster, (Westminster,  Windham  Co.,  Vermont,)   47 

Map  of  the  same,   47 

March  16.  Petition  of  the  agents  for  the  townships  of  Guil- 
ford, Marlborough,  Ludlow,  Wilmington,  Rockingham, 
Stafford,  Ryegate,  Peacham,  Topsham,  Tunbridge,  Maid- 
ston,  Norwich,  Lunenburg,  Andover  and  Pomfret,  for  a 
confirmatory  grant  of  said  townships,   48 

March  17.  Petition  of  Simon  Stevens  and  associates,  praying 
letters  patent  to  be  granted  them  for  the  township  of 
Barnet,   49 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,  ,   49 


March  17.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  French  and  others,  praying 
a  grant  of  about  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  Oblong,  in  the 
county  of  Dutchess,  to  the  rector  and  inhabitants  of  the 
city  of  New  York,  of  the  Church  of  England,  in  trust  to 
dispose  of  the  same  and  purchase  a  glebe  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  Dover,  in  said  county,  for  the  Episcopal  church 


of  that  place,   50 

March  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Eliakim  Hall,  Isaac  Hall, 
junr.,  and  their  associates,  of  the  township  of  Walling- 

ford,  (Wallingford,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   51 

Map  of  the  same,   51 

March  19.  Petition  of  John  Monier  and  Nich's  Bleecker, 
praying  that  the  6,000  acres  of  land  advised  to  be  granted 


to  them,  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  to  the  north  of  Batten  kill,  to  the  west 
of  Princetown,  and  to  the  east  of  New  Perth,  together 
with  certain  vacant  lands  adjacent,  may  be  erected  into  a 

township  by  the  name  of  West  Cambden,  52,  54 

March  20.  Petition  of  John  Peters,  David  Sutton,  John 
House,  Thos.  Sumner  and  twenty  others,  for  a  grant  of 


24,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river, 
about  twenty-six  miles  to  the  east  of  the  mouth  of  Otter 
creek,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township 
by  the  name  of  Pittstown,   53 

March  20.  Return  of  survey  forMathew  Gleves,  of  500  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  Batavia,  (Wind- 
ham, Greene  Co.,)     55 

Map  of  the  same,   55 

March  23.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  Half  Moon  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  praying  that  the  petition  of  Abrm.  J. 
Lansing  of  Stone  Arabia,  for  forty  feet  of  the  soil  under 
water  on  the  east  side  of  Hudsons  river,  the  length  of  his 
land,  may  not  be  granted,   56 

March  24.  Affidavit  by  Thomas  Boys,  of  notification  to  apply 
for  an  act  to  set  apart  certain  lands  in  the  Wawayanda 


patent  in  the  county  of  Orange,  held  by  the  owners  of 
Goshen  town  rights  in  common  with  the  proprietors  of 

other  lots,   57 

March  24.  Petition  of  Edward  Wm.  Keirs  and  associates, 
71 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXXI. 


Page. 

1772.  praying  that  an  actual  survey  may  be  made  of  the  tract 
of  land  called  Wallingford,  agreeably  to  the  bounds  there- 
of as  described  in  the  New  Hampshire  grant,   58 

March  24.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Clement  and  twenty-three 
others,  for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land  about  20  or  25 
miles  east  of  Otter  creek,  bounded  westerly  by  the  Green 
mountains,  and  northerly  by  the  lands  advised  to  be  grant- 
ed to  Danl.  Whipple,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected 
into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Clemenstown,   59 

March  24.  Petition  of  Thomas  Sumner  and  twenty-three 
others,  for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land  between  Lake 
Champlain  and  Connecticut  river,   60 

March  25.  Petition  of  John  Grout  in  behalf  of  Hannah  Spaf- 
ford,  Nathl.  Powers,  James  Call,  Ebenezer  Dike,  Oliver 
Farnsworth  and  Noah  Porter,  praying  that  the  lands 
they  have  respectively  improved  in  the  township  of  Spring- 
field in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  may  be  granted  to 

them,   61 

1770.  Aug.  8.  Certificate  copy  of  proposals  by  Thomas  Lyman  to 
Col.  Thomas  Chandler,  in  behalf  of  several  settlers  in  the 

township  of  Springfield,   62 

1772.  March  26.  Petition  of  Phineas  Lyman  and  others,  the  original 
patentees  of  the  township  of  Peacham  under  New  Hamp- 
shire, praying  a  grant  for  the  same,  and  that  it  may  be 
called  Gloucester,   6S 

March  26.  Petition  of  Oliver  De  Lancey  and  others,  owners 
of  Farmers  patent,  praying  that  the  said  patent  may  be 
erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  New  Perth,   6? 

March  26.  Petition  of  James  Rogers  and  associates,  that  the 
prayer  of  his  former  petition  for  lands  in  or  near  the  town- 
ship of  Kent,  may  be  granted,   6' 

March  26.  Petition  of  Stephen  De  Lancey,  John  De  Lancey 
and  their  associates,  named  in  an  annexed  schedule,  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Grafton,  near  Wood  creek 
in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  ■.   & 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  certificate  that  the  land  commissioners 
laid  out  the  township  of  Newbury  for  Edmund  Fanning 
and  others  named  in  a  schedule  annexed  to  a  petition  for- 
merly presented  for  said  township,   6 

March  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Daniel  Mcintosh,  Thomas 
Brown  and  Alexr.  Leslie,  of  600  acres  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Hndson's  river  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining 
Batavia,  (Windham,  Greene  Co.,)   6 

Map  of  the  same,   6 

March  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Christian  Aloon,  Edward 
Slingsby,  John  Flintlam,  Wm.  Douglass,  John  Alder  and 
Andrew  Flint,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
(Windham,  Greene  Co.,)   ( 

Map  of  the  same,   " 

March  28.  Petition  of  James  Black  and  Jno.  Craney  and  J ohn 
Crigg,  for  a  grant  of  300  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  near  Dice's  manor,   ( 


vol.  xxxi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  563 

Page. 

1772.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Reid,  that  James  Black,  John 

Crigg  and  John  Craney  served  during  the  war,   69 


March  30.  Petition  of  John  Connell,  Caleb  Powell,  Nathl. 
Weeks  and  twenty-seven  others,  for  a  grant  of  all  the 
unpatented  land  lying  between  the  patents  of  Rumbout  and 
company,  and  Adolph  Phillips  and  company,  and  between 


Hudson's  river  and  the  old  colony  line  of  Connecticut, . .  70 
March  30.  Petition  of  Eliakim  Hall  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  as  much  of  the  township  of  Wells  as  remains 

unpatented,   71 

Schedule  of  the  names  annexed,   71 

March  31.  Petition  of  James  Ross,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
Thomas  Whiten  and  three  other  non-commissioned  officers, 

for  a  grant  of  several  islands  in  Lake  Champlain,   72 

April  i.  Petition  of  Jonathan  Birtch  and  the  owners  and 
proprietors  of  the  township  of  Hartford,  praying  that  let- 
ters patent  issue,  and  that  the  shares  reserved  formerly 

may  also  be  granted  to  the  petitioners,   73 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   73 

April  1.  Petition  of  Josiah  Willard  and  associates,  for  letters 
patent,  for  25,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  in  lieu  of  the  township  of  Clarendon,  formerly 

granted  to  them,   73 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   73 

April  1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Jansen,  junr.,  and  Wm.  Decker, 
for  a  grant  of  a  vacancy  of  about  20  acres  of  land,  lying 
between  the  lands  granted  to  Edward  Broomhead  and 

Joseph  Sacket,   74 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   74 

April  2.  Petition  of  Samuel  Ashley  and  twenty-five  others, 
for  a  grant  of  25,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  to  the  north  and  east  of  lands  petitioned 
for  by  Josiah  Willard  and  others,  in  lieu  of  the  township 

of  Shrewsbury,  formerly  granted  them,   75 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   75 

April  6.  Petition  of  Richard  Morris  and  John  Barret,  pray- 
ing that  the  names  of  Cary  Ludlow,  Patrick  Dennis, 
Thomas  Smith,  Peter  Goelet,  Thomas  Duncan  and  Ru- 
dolph Ritzma,  may  be  added  as  grantees  in  the  letters 

patent,  for  the  township  of  Springfield,   76 

[No  date.]  Certificate  of  the  land  commissioners,  that  they 
laid  out  for  John  Springer,  Elizabeth  Springer  and  Anna 
Catharine  Parlin,  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 

■  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   77 

Another  copy  of  the  preceding  certificate,   78 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Springer,  Elizabeth 
Springer  and  Anna  Catharine  Parlin,  of  a  tract  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Mo- 

riah,  Essex  Co.,)   78 

Map  of  the  same,   78 

April  6.  Petition  of  Richard  Gregory,  Robert  Masdam  and 
George  Kennimire,  for  a  grant  of  300  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Charlotte,  to  the  south  of  Crown  point,   79 


564  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxi. 

Page. 

1772.  Certificate  of  Frederick  Haldimand,  that  Richard  Gregory, 
Robert  Masdam  and  George  Kennmere,  served  during 
the  war,   79 

April  6.  Petition  of  James  Johnston,  in  behalf  of  George 
Smart  and  Charles  Tate,  for  a  grant  of  400  acres  of  land, 
between  a  tract  patented  to  John  M.  Scott  and  the  north 
line  of  Batavia,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,   80 

April  7.  Petition  of  Nathan  Tuttle,  for  a  grant  of  lands,  in 
the  township  of  Rutland,  formerly  granted  by  New 
Hampshire,   81 

April  7.  Petition  of  Daniel  McKewen  and  Lowrens  L.  Van 
Alen,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  15,000  acres  of  land,  lying 
on  both  sides  of  Wallomschak  creek,   82 

April  7.  Petition  of  Wm.  Johnson,  James  Campbell,  Wm. 
Patterson,  John  Selfridge  and  Abrm.  Lake,  for  a  grant  of 
3,000  acres  of  land,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Aaron 
Van  Corlaer  and  others,  and  lying  near  Batten  kill,   83 

April  7.  Petition  of  Robert  Burton,  guardian  of  Richard 
Burton,  son  of  Major  Gen.  Ralph  Burton,  deceased,  for  a 
grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land;  formerly  granted  to  said 
Ralph  Burton,  to  the  east  of  South  bay,   84 

April  7.  Map  of  several  townships  extending  northward  from 
the  Massachusetts  line,   85 

April  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Gideon  Lyman,  Daniel  Ly- 
man, and  their  associates,  of  the  township  of  Weathers- 
field,  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  (Weathersfield, 
Windsor  Co.,  Vermont,)   86 

Map  of  the  same,   86 

April  8.  Petition  of  Neill  McLean,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  to  the  northwest  of  and  adjoining  a  tract 
granted  to  Major  P.  Skene,  in  the  Bay  des  Roches  Fen- 
dues,    87 

April  6,  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Neall  McLean 
served  during  the  war,   87 

April  13.  Petition  of  Robt.  Russell  and  John  Holmes,  for  a 
grant  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  known  as  lots  No.  170 

and  171,   88 

1770.  Dec.  29.  Power  of  attorney  from  John  Homes  to  Richard 

Lowden,  for  obtaining  letters  patent  for  200  acres  of  land,  88 

Sept.  22.  Certificate  of  Major  T.  Moncrieffe,  that  Robt.  Rus- 
sell served  as  corporal  in  the  55th  regiment  during  the  war,  88 
1^2.  April  13.  Petition  of  Truman  Hinman  of  the  town  of  Wood- 
bury in  Connecticut,  and  associates,  for  letters  patent  for 
the  township  of  Lewis  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river,  formerly  granted  by  New  Hampshire,   89 

April  15.  Petition  of  Jellis  Fonda,  praying  letters  patent  for 
a  certain  vacancy  of  land  containing  1,040  acres  supposed 
be  included  in  a  former  grant  of  45,000  acres  on  the  south 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  west  and  north  of  the  patents  of 
Kayaderosseras  and  east  of  Sacondaga,   90 


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Pago. 


1772.  April  15.  Petition  of  Eleazar  Oswald,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  praying  that  the  township  of  Saltash  for- 
merly advised  to  be  granted  to  John  Hunt  and  others, 
may  be  granted  to  the  petitioner  and  his  associates,   91 

Schedule  of  the  names  annexed,  r   91 

April  16.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Sterns  and  his  asso- 
ciates, of  the  township  of  Cavendish,  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  (Caven- 
dish, Windsor  Co.,  Vermont,)   92 

Map  of  the  same,   92 

April  20.  Petition  of  Saml.  Wells,  in  behalf  of  John  Keating 
and  his  associates,  to  whom  16,000  acres  of  land  were 
advised  to  be  granted  in  the  township  of  Fulham,  praying 
that  letters  patent  may  be  granted  to  them  pursuant  to 
former  instructions,   93 

April  29.  Petition  of  John  Keating,  praying  letters  patent 
for  the  township  of  Fulham,  or  for  as  much  thereof  as 
remains  ungranted  pursuant  to  an  order  delivered  to  the 

attorney  general,  read  in  council,   94 

1766.  Feb.  3.  Petition  of  John  Keating,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
eighteen  others,  for  a  grant  of  19,360  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  adjoining  the  townships 

of  JBrattleborough  and  Marlborough,   95 

1772.  April  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Moore  and  John 
Osborn,  of  two  tracts  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river  in  the  county  of  Orange,  containing  together  2,000 
acres  of  land,  (Cornwall,  Orange  Co.,)   96 

Map  of  the  same,   96 

April  21.  Letter  from  John  Peters  to  Govr.  Tryon,  in  rela- 
tion to  a  petition  presented  by  him  for  land  and  request- 
ing an  answer  to  the  prayer  thereof,   97 

April  22.  Petition  of  Sir  John  St.  Clair,  knight,  for  a  grant 
of  150  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  north  of  Warrensburgh, ...  98 

April  22.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Monier  and  John 
Nicholas  Bleecker,  of  a  tract  of  6,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of  Charlotte, 
adjoining  the  north  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  John 
Munro,  and  others,  (Salem,  Washington  Co.,  N.  Y.,  and 
Arlington,  Bennington  Co.,  Vermont,)   99 

Map  of  the  same,   99 

May  1  ] .  Affidavit  of  William  Cockburn,  that  he  surveyed  in 
the  summer  of  1767  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  John 
Monier  and  John  N.  Bleecker,  and  that  they  were  then 
wild  and  unsettled,   99 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  land  commissioners 
that  they  laid  out  the  tract  of  land  described  in  the  pre- 
ceding survey,   100 

April  23.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Lord  Viscount  Towns- 
hend,  of  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  and 
south  of  the  township  of  Prattsburgh,  (Fairfield  ?  Frank- 
lin Co.,  Vermont,)  '   102 

Map  of  the  same,   102 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXXI. 


Page. 

1772.  April  25.  Petition  of  Wm.  Moore  and  Thos.  Smart,  for  a 
grant  of  400  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded  on  the  west  by  a 

tract  granted  to  M.  Van  Bergen,   103 

April  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Andrew  Elliot  and  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  adjoining  a  tract 

called  Deerfield,  (Chittenden  Co.,  Vermont,)   104 

Map  of  the  same,   104 

April  17.  Petition  of  Robt.  Bound  and  thirty  others,  for  a 
grant  of  31,000  acres  of  land  on  a  supposed  branch  of  the 

Missisque  river,   105 

Schedule  of  names,   105 

April  27.  Warrant  of  survey  to  Donald  Campbell,  George 
Campbell  and  James  Campbell,  Rose  Graham,  Margaret 
Eustace  and  Lilly  Murray,  for  30,000  acres  of  land  on 

both  sides  of  Sacondaga  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  10G 

April  27.  Petition  of  Eliz'th  Mathews,  only  child  and  heir  at 
law  of  Elizabeth  Wileman,  deceased,  for  a  hearing  before 
the  governor  in  council,  relative  to  the  petitioner's  claim 
to  certain  lands  lately  advised  to  be  granted  to  Major 
Wm.  Sheriff,  Peter  Dubois,  John  Bayard  and  Samuel 

Bayard,    107 

April  28.  Petition  of  Abel  Walker  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  36,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  about  18  miles  to  the  east  of  lands  laid  out  for 

Lieuts.  Barren,  Stone  and  Porter,   108 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   108 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for,  108 

April  28.  Petition  of  John  De  Lamater  and  thirty-nine  others, 
for  a  grant  of  two  tracts  of  land  containing  together 

40,000  acres,  on  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,   109 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   109 

April  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Dougal  McAshlin,  of  a  tract 
of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  (Ferrisburgh,  Addison  Co., 

Vermont,)   HO 

Map  of  the  same,   HO 

April  29.  Petition  of  David  Field  and  Silah  Barnard  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  such  part  of  the  township  of 
Guilford  as  is  included  in  Colonel  Howard's  grant,  as  also 
a  confirmation  of  other  lands  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 

Champlain,   HI 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   HI 

April  30.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Alexa.  Grant,  Duncan  Camp- 
bell and  Benjn.  Spencer,  for  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land 

bounded  on  west  by  Socialborough,   H2 

April  30.  Warrant  of  survey  to  John  McEwen,  Benjn.  Prime 
and  John  Taylar,  for  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side 

side  of  Hudson's  river,   HI 

April  30.  Petition  of  Thomas  Pettit  and  twenty-nine  others, 
for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  lands 


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567 


1772.      surveyed  for  Col.  Reid,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,   114 

Schedule  of  lands  annexed,   114 

May  1.  Petition  of  Timothy  Bush  and  fourteen  others,  for  a 
grant  of  15,000  acres  of  laud  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river,  and  bounded  on  the  south  by  the  townships  of 

Norwich  and  Sharon,   115 

May  1.  Petition  of  Charles  Mair,  Wm.  Anderson  and  Alexr. 
Gray,  for  a  grant  of  600  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Charlotte,  adjoining  the  southeast  corner  of  the  township 
of  Monckton,  and  about  seven  miles  from  Ticonderoga,.  115 
Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Reid,  that  the  above  parties 

served  during  the  war,   115 

May  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Nichol,  Joseph  Alli- 
cock,  Evert  Bancker  and  Isaac  Heron,  of  a  tract  of  4,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood 
creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  west  of  Socialborough, 
and  north  and  east  of  a  certain  lake,  (Hubberton,  Rutland 

Co.,  Vermont,)   116 

Map  of  the  same,   116 

May  2.  Return  of  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  containing 
together  250  acres  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  George ;  the 
first  surveyed  for  Thomas  Tomlin,  contains  200  acres,  and 
adjoins  a  tract  granted  to  Lieut.  John  Stoughton ;  and 
the  second  of  said  tracts  for  James  Stewart,  contains  50 
acres  and  adjoins  the  first,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,) ...  117 

Map  of  the  same,   117 

May  2.  Petition  of  Saml.  Ashley  and  associates,  praying  that 
letters  patent  be  issued  for  a  tract  of  land  advised  to  be 
granted  them  about  fifteen  miles  to  the  east  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  in  compensation  for  the  township  of  Shrewsbury,  and 
part  of  Pittsford,  formerly  granted  them  by  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,  118 
May  4.  Return  of  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Charlotte,  on  the  east  side  of  a  lake  lying  to  the  west 
of  Socialborough ;  the  first  of  which  was  surveyed  for 
John  Watts,  contains  200  acres ;  and  the  second  for  Michl. 
Wells,  contains  50  acres,  (Castleton,  Rutland  Co.,  Ver- 
mont,)   119 

Map  of  s&id  tract,   119 

May  7.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Elliot,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  letters  patent  for  30,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Charlotte,  to  the  east  of  Deerfield,  and  that 
the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 

Minto,  "   120 

May  8.  Petition  of  the  proprietors  and  inhabitants  of  the 
townships  of  Maidstone,  Minhead,  Limington  and  Averill, 
in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  for  a  confirmation  of  the 
grants  of  said  townships,  and  that  such  proceeding  be  had 
on  their  petition  as  to  secure  to  them  a  preference  to  all 

other  applications  for  said  lands,   121 

May  8.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Joseph  Conway,  of  the  Portsmouth 
division  of  marines,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on 


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Page. 

1772.  the  south  side  of  the  Bay  Chiousky,  and  on  the  east  side 
of  Lake  Champlain  a  few  miles  to  the  north  of  the  river 
Onousikee,   122 

[No  date.]  Memorandum  relating  to  a  grant  of  26,000  acres 
of  land  to  John  Goodride,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Bay  of 
Chiousky,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   122 

May  8.  Petition  of  Richd.  Davis,  for  a  grant  of  500  feet  of 
the  soil  into  Hudson's  river,  opposite  his  lands  for  the  pur- 
pose of  erecting  docks  at  Poughkeepsie,   123 

May  8.  Petition  of  James  Winans,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of  a 
water  lot  at  Poughkeepsie,   1 24 

May  8.  Petition  of  John  Holland,  master  of  H.  M.'s  ship 
the  Deal  Castle,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  the 
south  of  the  bay  Chiousky  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, a  few  miles  north  of  the  river  Oniouskee,   125 

Certificate  of  P.  Baker,  that  John  Holland  served  on  board 
H.  M.'s  ships  Woolwich  and  Bristol,  28th  Jan.,  1759,   125 

May  8.  Petition  of  Beamsley  Glazier,  reduced  captain,  for  a 
grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary 
kill,  bounded  on  the  south  by  a  tract  granted  to  Walter 
Franklin,  John  Butler  and  others,     126 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  commissioners  for 
laying  out  lands  that  they  laid  out  the  township  of  Caven- 
dish for  John  Church  and  associates,.   127 

May  9.  Petition  of  James  CannifF,  Hans  Springstale,  Jonathan 
Hobbs  and  Saml.  Knight,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  on  both  sides  of  Lewis 
creek,   128 

May  12.  Petition  of  John  Ogelvie,  for  a  grant  of  5,000  acres 
of  land  about  twelve  miles  east  of  South  Bay,   129 

May  12.  Petition  of  Neal  McLean,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  to  the  east  of  South  bay,  and  adjoining  a  tract  of 
land  yid  out  for  Alexr.  Calhoun,.   129 

May  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Rev.  John  Ogilvie,  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  about  eleven  miles  east  of  the  falls  on  Wood 
creek,  adjoining  the  east  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to 
John  Clark,  (Poultney,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   130 

Map  of  the  same,   130 

May  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Ichabod  Fisher,  David  Nims, 
junr.,  and  their  associates,  of  the  township  of  Saltash  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  (Saltash,  Windsor  Co., 
Vermont,)   131 

Map  of  the  same,     131 

May  18.  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  land  commissioners  that 
they  laid  out  the  township  of  Woodstock  for  Oliver  Wil- 
lard  and  his  associates,   132 

May  19.  Petition  of  George  Lord  Viscount  Townshend,  pray- 
ing a  change  in  the  names  in  the  letters  patent  for  certain 
lands  ordered  to  be  issued  to  the  petitioner  and  his  asso- 
ciates,   133 

May  19.  Petition  of  Revd.  John  Beardsley,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self, the  wardens,  vestry  and  members  of  the  Church  of 
England  at  Poughkeepsie,  for  a  charter  of  incorporation, 


VOL.  XXXI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


Page. 


1772.      the  confirmation  of  a  glebe  already  purchased,  and  a  grant 

of  200  acres  of  land  adjoining  said  glebe,   134 

May  19.  Order  in  council  on  the  preceding  petition,  advising 
that  the  governor  grant  the  prayer  thereof,   134 

May  19.  Petition  of  Edwd.  Morrison,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land,   135 

Certificate  of  Capt.  G.  Maturin,  that  Edward  Morrison  served 
as  serjeant  in  the  35th  regiment  during  the  war,  28th  May, 
1767,   ,   135 


May  19.  Return  of  survey  of  three  tracts  of  land  containing 
together  450  acres,  the  first  was  surveyed  for  Kenneth 
Morrison,  on  the  east  side  of  Cader's  kill,  east  of  Kiskata- 
manishe,  and  contains  200  acres,  the  second  for  Daniel 
Lowcas,  also  the  west  side  of  Cader's  kill,  east  of  Kiska- 
tamanishe,  and  contains  50  acres,  and  the  third  for  Win. 
Stephinson,  lies  likewise  on  the  west  side  of  the  Cader's 
kill,  east  of  Kiskatamanishe,  and  contains  200  acres, 


(Catskill,  Greene  Co.,)   136 

Map  of  the  same,   136 

May  19.  Petition  of  John  Blagg,  John  Grumly,  Benjn.  J. 
Johnson,  Edmond  Fanning,  John  Kelly  and  Wm.  Ken- 
nedy, for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  6,000  acres  of  land  about 
sixteen  or  eighteen  miles  to  the  east  of  Hudson's  river  in 

the  county  of  Charlotte,  and  west  of  Princetown,   137 

May  19.  Petition  of  John  Woods  and  others,  for  a  grant  of 
a  tract  of  20,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Glouces- 
ter, on  the  northwest  bank  of  Connecticut  river,  and  that 
the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 

Meath,    138 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   138 

May  19.  Petition  of  David  Mathews  and  nineteen  others,  for 
a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land  on  the  northwest  side  of 

Connecticut  river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,   139 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   139 

May  19.  Petition  of  John  Church,  in  behalf  the  proprietors 
of  the  township  of  Cavendish,  praying  that  the  names  of 
Steven  Little  and  Wm.  Swan,  may  be  struck  out  of  let- 
ters patent  to  be  granted  for  said  township,   140 

May  21.  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  land  commissioners  that 
they  laid  out  the  township  of  Saltash  for  Eleazer  Oswald 

and  his  associates,   141 

May  21.  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  land  commissioners  for 
land,  that  they  laid  out  the  township  of  Townshend  for 

George  Lord  Viscount  Townshend,   141 

May  25.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Lawrence  of  a  tract  of 
1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  adjoining 
a  tract  called  Monckton,  (Whiting,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)  1 42 

Map  of  the  same,   142 

May  25.  Petition  of  Gersham  Mott  and  Garsham  Lott  for  a 
grant  of  1,650  acres  of  land  lying  between  the  townships 

of  Kingsborough  and  Kelby,   143 

May  26.  Petition  of  Danl.  Horsmanden,  Miles  Sherbrooke, 
Saml.  Camfield  and  Wm.  Sidney,  for  a  grant  of  three 


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Page 

1772.      tracts  ot  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster  containing  together 

3,210  acres,   144 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Phineas  Lyman  and  John  Barret 
praying  -that  letters  patent  may  be  expedited  in  behalf  of 
the  petitioners  of  Springfield  in  opposition  to  the  petition 
of  John  Grout  in  behalf  of  Hannah  Spafford  and  others 
claiming  to  be  settlers  thereon,   14£ 

May  8.  Affidavit  of  Nathan  Stone  that  John  Spafford  settled 
and  improved  the  township  of  Springfield  before  it  was 
granted  by  New  Hampshire,   14*; 

Affidavit  of  Oliver  Willard  in  relation  to  a  promise  made  by 
Governor  Wentworth  and  Secretary  Atkinson  to  John 
Spafford,  of  a  grant  of  part  of  the  township  of  Springfield,  145 

Affidavit  of  Phineas  Lyman  iu  relation  to  offers  made  by 
him  to  settlers  on  the  township  of  Springfield,  dated  21st 
November,  1766,  ,   146 

Quit  claim  by  John  Spafford  of  his  right  in  the  township  of 
Springfield,  to  Gideon  Lyman,  2d  July,  1764,   14£ 

Quit  claim  by  Noah  Porter  of  his  right  in  the  township  of 
Springfield,  to  Phineas  Lyman,  3d  July,  1764,.    15C 

May  8.  Affidavit  of  Phineas  Lyman  that  he  never  complained 
against  Farns worth  and  the  other  settlers,  for  cutting 
firewood  on  the  township  of  Springfield,  that  he  was  in 
no  way  concerned  in  the  transactions  set  forth  in  Mr. 
Grout's  representation,  and  declaring  the  proceedings 
taken  by  deponent  against  Call  and  Dyke  for  trespassing 
on  the  township  abovenamed,   151 

May  8.  Affidavit  of  Phineas  Lyman  that  John  Spafford 
refused  a  right  in  the  township  of  Springfield,   151 

March  30.  Report  of  Alexr.  Colden,  surveyor-general,  in 
relation  to  the  true  bounds  of  the  township  of  Walling- 
ford,   151 

[No  date.]  Answer  of  John  Grout  in  support  of  his  petition 
in  behalf  of  the  settlers  in  Springfield,  against  the  opposi- 
tion made  thereto  by  Phineas  Lyman  and  John  Barret,. .  152 

May  26.  Petition  of  John  Miller  and  Stephen  Blundel,  for  a 
grant  of  250  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
George  between  Fort  George  and  Northwest  Bay,  153 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  St.  Clair  that  John  Miller 
served  as  corporal  in  the  28th  regiment  during  the  war, 
6th  August,  1767,. . . ,   153 

May  28.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Reid  of  a  tract  of  100 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  adjoining  the 
west  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  Rumbout  and  Company,  154 

Map  of  the  same,   154 

May  28.  Caveat  by  John  Terwilliger  against  granting  any 
vacant  lands  adjoining  any  of  the  patents  of  Messrs.  Hugh 
Freer,  Spratt,  or  Marschalk  until  he  is  first  heard,   lot 

May  30.  Petition  of  Charles  Mair,  Wm.  Anderson  and  Alexr. 
Gray,  for  a  grant  of  600  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  west 
bounds  of  the  township  of  Socialborough  in  the  county  of 
Charlotte,   15' 


VOL.  XXXI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


571 


Pago. 


1772.  June  2.  Petition  of  Peter  Schenk  and  his  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  40,000  acres  of  land  between  Lake  Champlain 
and  Connecticut  river  to  the  northward  of  Deerfield,  and 
that  the  same  be  erected  into  a  township,   156 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,    156 

June  2.  Petition  of  Walter  Graham,  John  Urhard  and  Andrew 
Hutton,  for  a  grant  of  150  acres  of  land,  south  of  a  tract 
advised  to  be  granted  to  John  Lawrence  in  the  county 
of  Charlotte,   157 

Certificate  that  Walter  Graham,  John  Urhard  and  Duncan 
Campbell  served  in  the  late  war,   157 

June  3.  Petition  of  David  Reid  for  letters  patent  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  formerly  prayed 
for  and  ordered  to  be  surveyed  for  him,   158 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  Neill  MacLean  that  David  Reid  served 
as  serjeant  in  the  42d  regiment  during  the  war,'  3d  June, 
1772,   158 

June  3.  Petition  of  Allan  Grant,  Duncan  McColl,  Wm. 
McLean  and  John  Black,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of 
land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  between  Otter 
creek  and  Onioneschick  river  in  the  county  of  Charlotte, 
and  known  as  lot  No.  106,   159 

Certificate  of  Major  John  Small  that  the  above  parties  served 
during  the  war,   159 

June  15.  Petition  of  Wm.  Wikoff  and  twenty-six  others, 
for  a  grant  of  27,000  acres  of  land  between  Connecticut 
river  and  Lake  Champlain  near  a  tract  advised  to  be 
granted  to  Andrew  Eliot  and  his  associates,   160 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   160 


VOLUME  XXXII. 

1772, 1773. 


Pago. 

1772.  June  15.  Petition  of  Robert  Clark  and  his  son  Thomas,  for 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  the  township 
of  New  Perth,   1 

June  16.  Petition  of  John  Sheerar,  David  Sheerar,  Wm. 
Sheerar,  Thomas  Sheerar,  David  Love,  John  Sheerar, 
junr.,  Isaac  Hodge  and  Patk.  McKoy,  for  a  grant  of  9,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Berlin,  on  Onion  river, .  2 

June  16.  Petition  of  Ephraim  Cowen  and  the  other  proprie- 
tors of  the  township  of  Sandgate,  for  a  confirmatory  grant 
thereof,   3 

June  18.  Petition  of  Mary  Fisher,  widow,  setting  forth  that 
her  late  husband  Wm.  Fisher  served  as  serjeant  in  the 
17th  regiment  during  the  war,  and  praying  for  a  grant  of 
200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running 
into  Lake  Champlain,   4 

[No  date.]  Memorandum  of  Mr.  Colden,  of  the  location  of 
the  200  acres  prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition,   4 

June  19.  Mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  for  15,000  acres 
of  land,  to  be  surveyed  in  the  province  of  New  York,  for 
Wm.  Bishop,  of  Chester,  George  Markham  and  Major 
Enoch  Markham,   5 

June  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Van  Vleck  and  asso- 
ciates, of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte, 
to  the  east  of  a  tract  granted  to  the  Rev.  John  Ogilvie, 
and  north  of  Richmond,  (Ira,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,) . .  6 

Map  of  the  same,   6 

June  22.  Petition  of  John  McKenzie,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   7 

Certificate  of  Capt.  V.  Gardner,  that  John  McKenzie  served 
as  serjeant  in  the  55th  regiment,  during  the  war,   7 

June  23.  Petition  of  Wm.  Utley,  of  Brumley,  that  the  order 
lately  issued  respecting  sundry  tracts  of  land  formerly 
granted  under  New  Hampshire,  may  be  extended  to  that 
tract,  or  a  new  order  made  for  that  purpose,   8 

June  23.  Petition  of  John  David,  of  the  city  of  Albany,  for 


VOL.  XXXII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


573 


Pago. 


1772.  a  grant  of  a  small  island  and  flat  opposite  Albany,  in  Hud- 
son's river,  containing  about  five  acres  of  land,   9 

June  23.  Petition  of  Stephen  Greenleaf,  Benjn.  Butterfield, 
John  Grant  and  Saml.  Knight,  for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  bounded  on  the 
west  by  a  tract  granted  to  Lieut.  Snow  Steel,  and  on  the 
east  by  Warrenstown,   10 

June  24.  Petition  of  John  Robertson,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  ;   11 

1771.  July  16.  Certificate  of  Major  John  Small,  that  John  Robin- 

son served  as  boatswain  on  board  H.  M.'s  ship  the  Onon- 
dago,  during  the  war,   11 

1772.  June  24.  Return  of  survey  of  2,000  acres  for  Lieut.  Alexr. 

Donaldson;  5,800  acres  for  Robert  Black  and  28  other 
non-commissioned  officers ;  200  acres  for  Duncan  Co  wen 
and  three  other  privates  ;  5,000  acres  for  Lieut.-Col.  John 
Reid,  and  3,000  acres  for  Capt.  Lewis  Vail  Fuser,  (New- 
haven,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   12 

Map  of  the  same,   12 

June  24.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Devan  and  associates,  of 
a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Wood  creek, 
beginning  on  the  east  bank  of  St.  Catharine's  lake,  (Wells, 
Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   13 

Map  of  the  same,   13 

June  25.  Petition  of  Thomas  Clark  and  associates,  for  a 
warrant  to  survey  40,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  south  of 
Pratsburg,   14 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   14 

June  15.  Petition  of  Thomas  Clark,  for  a  patent  for  960  acres 
of  land  surveyed  for  him  to  the  east  of  New  Perth,   15 

June  25.  Petition  of  Saml.  Avery,  in  behalf  of  John  Felt- 
hausen,  Jeremiah  Clement  and  Thomas  Sumner,  praying 
a  hearing  and  determination  in  the  case  of  their  petitions,  16 

June  25.  Petition  of  Thomas  Arden,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates  named  in  an  annexed  schedule,  for  a 
confirmatory  grant  of  the  township  of  Killington,   17 

Draft  of  a  certificate  that  the  land  commissioners  laid  out 
certain  lands  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  for  Oliver  De  Lancey 
and  John  Morin  Scott,   18 

June  30.  Petition  of  John  McHendrey,  Stephen  Chrest  and 
Johannes  Crans,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  between  the  old  and  new  north- 
west lines,   19 

July  1.  Petition  of  Joseph  Ingell,  David  McWithey,  Simon 
McWithey  and  twelve  others,  for  a  grant  of  15,000  acres 
of  land,  to  the  east  of,  and  adjoining  lands  granted  to 
Lieuts.  Hiltors,  Baron,  Potts,  Galiot,  Born  and  Major 
Sheriff,   20 

July  4.  Petition  of  George  Wilmott,  Simon  Little,  Wm. 
Wheeler,  Joseph  Martin  and  Danl.  Clyde,  for  a  grant  of 
12,000  acres  of  land,   21 

July  4.  Warrant  of  survey  to  Edward  Morrison,  for  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,   22 


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[vol.  XXXII. 


1772.  July  — .  Petition  of  Wm.  Winter  and  thirty-five  others,  his 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  36,000  acres  of  land 
about  nine  miles  west  from  the,  west  branch  of  that  part 
of  Lake  Champlain  called  Bay  St.  Arnout  and  Bay  de 


Francois,  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,   22 

Schedule  of  names,   22 

1767.  April  1.  Minute  in  council  on  the  petition  of  Philip  Castles 
and  others,  for  500  acres  of  land  in  each,  of  the  townships 
of  Clarendon,  Shrewsbury,  Saltash  and  Cavendish,   23 


April  14.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Daniel  Corbin,  Ebenezer 
Hodgkins,  Edward  Yarrow,  Richard  Beaty,  for  200  acres 
each ;  and  sundry  others,  for  50  acres  each ;  amounting  in 
all  to  2,000  acres,  within  the  last  above  named  townships,  23 
1772.  July  7.  Note  of  Augustus  Van  Cortlandt  to  Gov.  Tryon, 
requesting  him  to  direct  the  surveyor  general  to  survey 
the  lands  referred  to  in  the  preceding  minute  of  council, .  23 
July  8.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Cole  and  Ebenezer  Willoughby, 
for  a  gore  of  land  in  the  township  of  Shaffberry,  contain- 


ing between  one  and  two  thousand  acres,   24 

July  8.  Petition  of  Stephen  Moore  and  thirty  others,  for  a 
grant  of  31,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte, 

on  the  Great  River  Chazey,   25 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   25 

July  8.  Petition  of  Gregor  Drummond,  Hugh  Morrison, 
James  Stuart,  Malcom  Stuart,  Andrew  Yates,  John  Fisher, 
George  Gunn,  John  Hickie,  George  Monn,  Robt.  Mo 
Pherson,  Duncan  Fraser  and  Alexr.  Baxter,  for  a  grant 
of  700  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  26 
Certificates  that  the  above  named  persons  served  in  the  regu- 
lar regiments  during  the  war,   27 

July  10.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  French  and  Henry  Conroy 
and  the  members  of  the  Church  of  England  living  in 
Dover,  in  Dutchess  county,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of 

land  called  the  Hove-out  land,  for  a  glebe,   28 

July  10.  Petition  of  Stephen  Terhune  and  Wm.  Wentworth 
and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  25,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Gloucester,  lying  to  the  west  of  the  township 
of  Peach  am,   29 


July  10.  Petition  of  James  De  Lancey  and  associates,  for 
license  to  purchase  of  the  Indians  acertain  tract  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Charlotte,  and  on  the  southeast  side  of  the 
river  St.  Lawrence,  opposite  the  Isle  la  Barbue,  and  run- 
ning along  the  said  river  northeast  about  fifteen  miles, . .  30 

July  13.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Gregor  Drummond,  Hugh 
Morrison,  James  Stuart,  Malcolm  Stuart,  Andrew  Yates, 
George  Gun,  George  Munro,  Robert  McPherson,  Duncan 
Frazer  and  Alexander  Baxter,  for  700  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   31 

July  26.  Petition  of  Leonard  Planck,  Petrus  Planck,  John 
Planck,  John  Burhans  and  John  Row,  for  a  grant  of 
1,500  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  and  on  the  west  side  of  Golding's 
and  Morrison's  patent,   32 


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575 


Page. 


1772.  July  26.  Petition  of  Fredk.  Johannis  Cluet,  for  a  grant  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  purchased  by  the  petitioner 
from  Peter  Brower,   33 

Indian  deed  to  Peter  Brower,  for  the  tract  of  land  prayed 
for  in  the  preceding  petition,  lying  about  a  mile  above 
Fort  Hunter,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river, 
and  containing  ten  or  eleven  morgans  of  low  or  meadow 

land,  ,   34 

1740.  Aug.  29.  Map  and  survey  of  the  tract  of  land  referred  to  in 

the  preceding  Indian  deed,  (Glen,  Montgomery  Co.,) ...  35 
1749.  June  8.  Deed  from  Peter  Brouwer  to  Fredk.  Johannes  Cluet, 

of  the  tract  of  land  described  in  the  preceding  map, ....  36 

June  8.  Deed  from  Peter  Brouwer  to  Fredk.  Johannes  Cluet, 
of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  tract  referred 

to  in  the  preceding  deed,   37 

1772.  July  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Beamsly  Glazier,  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  kill,  in  the. 
county  of  Tryon,  (Cobleskill,  Schoharie  Co.,)   39 

Map  of  the  same,   39 

July  29.  Indian  deed  to  John  Glen  and  others,  for  9,000  acres 
of  land  lying  between  Sacondaga,  Cayaderossera  and  Hud- 
son's river,   40 

July  29.  Indian  deed  to  Jellis  Fonda  and  associates,  for  120,- 
000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  mouth  of  Can- 
ada creek  or  Wood  creek,  and  runs  northerly  on  the  west 
side  of  said  creek  thirteen  miles,  and  thence  easterly  thir- 
teen miles,   41 

July  31.  Indian  deed  of  John  Bergen  and  associates,  for 
24,000  acres  of  land  on  Sagandaga  or  the  west  branch  of 
Hudson's  river,   42 

July  — .  Indian  deed  to  Thomas  Palmer,  Isaac  Low,  Dirck 
Lefferts,  Peter  Remsen,  Robert  Leake  and  their  associates, 
for  1 33,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  west  side  of  a  branch 
of  Hudson's  river,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Corn's 
Schuyler,  and  to  another  granted  John  Glen,   43 

July  — .  Indian  deed  to  Ebenezer  and  Edward  Jessup,  for 
40,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
about  four  miles  above  a  certain  tract  on  the  opposite  side 
of  said  river  granted  to  said  Ebenezer  Jessup  and  others,  44 

Indian  deed  to  Joseph  Totten  and  Stephen  Crossfield  for 
800,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  Sagandago  on  the  west 
branch  of  Hudson's  river,    45 

Aug.  1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Fanning  and  associates  for  a 
grant  of  90,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  that  the  same 
may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Fannings- 
borough,   46 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  pre- 
ceding petition,   46 

Aug.  3.  Petition  of  Saml.  Holland,  John  Holland  and  Henry 
Holland  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  for  a  grant 
of  28,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  to  the  west  of  a 


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[vol.  XXXII. 


Page. 

1 772.      tract  surveyed  for  Saml.  Stit  and  his  associates,  and  that 
the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 

Goodwood,   47 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,    47 

Aug.  4.  Petition  of  Saml.  Tudor  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  a  tract  of  20,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  that  the 

same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   48 

Map  of  the  same,   48 

Aug.  — .  Petition  of  Cornelius  Maerschalk  and  John  De 
Lamater  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  associates,  for  license 
to  purchase  of  the  Indians  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  equivalent  to  four  townships  of 

six  miles  square  each,    49 

Aug.  9.  Petition  of  Win.  Graham,  John  Graham,  Benjamin 
Egbertse,  Jacob  G.  Lansing,  George  Tuttle,  Abrm.  Ten 
Eyck,  Walter  V.  Wemple  and  Stephen  McCrea,  for  a 
grant  of  8,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to  the  north  of  Kayader- 
ossera,  and  to  the  south  of  a  tract  granted  to  Edward 

and  Ebenezer  Jessup,   50 

Aug.  8.  Petition  of  David  Van  Renselaer,  Jacob  J.  Lansing 
and  Saml.  Stringer,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Charlotte  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  51 
Aug.  10.  Petition  of  Saml.  Russell  and  his  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  the  township  of  Heartford  on  the  west  side  of 

Otter  creek,   52 

Aug.  10.  Petition  of  John  Church  for  himself  and  associates, 
for  a  grant  of  27,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  beginning 
about  twenty  miles  north  of  the  northeast  corner  of  Kers- 
borough,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  town- 
ship,   53 

Schedule  of  associates'  names  referred  to  in  the  preceding 

petition,   54 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,  therein,   55 

Aug.  10.  Petition  of  Robt.  Barret  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  a  tract  of  69,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  beginning 
at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  township  of  Fannings- 
borough,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  town- 
ship,   56 

Schedule  of  the  names  of  associates,   56 

Aug.  10.  Petition  of  Elisha  Northrop  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  76,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Con- 
necticut river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  beginning  on 
the  west  part  of  the  Lake  Ampiobagog  or  Amphiomagog 
where  a  large  river  empties  into  said  lake,  and  that  the 

same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   57 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,     57 

Aug.  10.  Petition  of  Davis  Hunt  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  92,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  beginning  at  the  first 


vol.  xxxii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  577 

Page. 

1772.      fork  of  the  river  that  empties  Lake  Ampiobagog  or  Am- 
pheomagog,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a 

township,   58 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   58 


May  11.  Petition  of  Henry  Fonda  for  a  grant  of  300  acres 
of  land  lying  between  the  lands  granted  to  Peter  Hen- 
drickse  De  Haas,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and 
on  the  south  of  Schonectade  river,  above  the  Cahoos  Falls,  59 


Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   60 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Burhans,  Johannes  Planck, 
Petrus  Planck  and  Joseph  Row  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  bounded  on 
the  south  by  lands  granted  to  Wm.  Burhans  and  Saml. 

Wells......   61 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  John  Pell  and  associates,  for  a  grant  of 
25,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Meiklenburgh  on  the 

east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  .   62 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   62 

Aug.  20.  Petition  of  Charles  Tate  and  George  Smart  for  a 
warrant  to  survey  400  acres  of  land  between  the  tract 
granted  to  Wm.  Whitfield,  Danl.  Crane  and  three  other 

non-commission  officers,  adjoining  Dice's  manor,   62 

Feb.  3.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  James  that  Charles 
Tate  and  George  Smart  served  in  the  artillery  during  the 

war,    62 

Aug.  21.  Petition  of  Joseph  Phillips  and  associates  for  letters 
patent  for  23,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  about  three 
leagues  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  twelve  miles  to 

the  north  of  Onion  river,   ,  ,   63 

Aug.  21.  Petition  of  Joseph  Sexton  and  other  non-commis- 
sion officers  and  soldiers  for  lands  on  the  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  about  twelve 

miles  to  the  north  of  Onion  river,   64 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   64 

Aug.  21.  Petition  of  John  Glen,  Henry  Glen,  Symon  Scher- 
merhorn,  Abrm.  M.  Veeder,  John  Butler,  Christopher 
Yates,  Yellis  Yates,  Gerrit  S.  Veeder  and  Abrm.  Wemple, 
for  letters  patent  for  9,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side 

of  the  west  branch  of  Hudson's  river,   65 

Aug.  25  Petition  of  Henry  Franklin  and  Benjn.  LTnderhill, 
praying  a  confirmatory  grant  to  themselves  and  associates, 
of  the  township  of  Westford  about  six  miles  east  of  Lake 

Champlain  and  north  of  Onion  river,   66 

Aug.  25.  Petition  of  Henry  Franklin  and  Benjn.  Underhill, 
for  a  confirmatory  grant  of  the  township  of  Worcester 
about  thirty  miles  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain  and  north 

of  Onion  river,   67 

Aug.  25.  Petition  of  Wm.  Syms  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
30,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  a  certain 

river  where  it  empties  into  Lake  Mimphragog,   68 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   68 

Aug.  — .  Petition  of  David  Stone  and  associates,  for  a  grant 


73 


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[vol.  XXXII. 


1772.      of  30,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  a  cer- 
tain river  where  it  empties  into  Lake  Mimphramgog, ...  69 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   69 

Aug.  26.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Van  Renselaer,  James  Abeel 
and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  65,100  acres  of  land,  begin- 
ning at  the  north  junction  of  the  north  and  west  branches 
of  Hudson's  river,  and  running  thence  along  the  banks  of 

said  north  branch,   70 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  James  McDonald,  Duncan  McArthur, 
and  fifteen  others,  for  a  grant  of  17,000  acres  of  land, 
beginning  on  Pollet  river,  where  the  west  line  of  the  town 
of  Pollet  crosses  said  river,  and  runs  along  the  said  west 

line,     71 

Aug.  28.  Petition  of  John  Taplin,  junr.,  and  associates,  for 
a  grant  of  40,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  mouth 
of  a  river  where  it  empties  into  the  south  end  of  Lake 

Memphramagog,   72 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   72 

Aug.  29.  Petition  of  Henry  Franklin  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  a 
certain  river  wrhere  it  empties  into  the  south  end  of  Lake 

Mimphramagog,   7? 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   7» 

Aug.  29.  Petition  of  Wm.  Martin  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  27,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  be- 
ginning about  fourteen  miles  north  of  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  a  tract  granted  to  Lawrence  Kortright  and  others,  7' 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   7< 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   7 

Aug.  31.  Petition  of  James  Bower  and  other  Scotch  emi- 
grants, and  some  discharged  soldiers,  for  a  grant  of  32,000 
acres  of  land  in  Charlotte  county,  between  the  townships 
of  Skeensborrow  and  Kelso,  and  extending  south  to  Bar- 
ron's tract,   7 

Schedule  of  petitioners'  names,  and   7 

Map  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   7 

Aug.  31.  Memorial  of  Richd.  Lowdon,  for  letters  patent  for 
lots  Nos.  170  and  171  in  Charlotte  county,  four  miles  west 

of  the  mouth  of  Otter  creek,   7 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  Sir  Wm.  Johnson,  bart.,  James  Bennet, 
Samuel  Sutton,  Nathl.  Hillyard,  Moses  Ibbit,  Jos.  Irwin, 
Edward  Donellan,  James  Darly,  James  Cotter,  William 
Frazer,  junr.,  John  Friel  and  John  Loony,  for  a  grant  of 
11,210  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  a  tract  granted 

to  Achilles  Preston,  

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Scott,  John  Bracken,  William 
Lucky,  James  Seymor  and  Thomas  Adems,  for  a  grant  of 
4,500  acres  of  land  lying  between  Lieut.  Roberts's  location 
and  the  patent  of  Northampton  in  the  county  of  Tryon, 
Sept.  1.  Petition  of  Mathew  Hollenbeck,  Abeel  Chamberlin 
and  others,  for  a  grant  of  27,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Gloucester,  beginning  at  the  northeast  corner 


VOL.  XXXII.] 


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579 


.  Page. 

1772.      of  Bessborough,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a 

township,   79 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   79 

Map  of  the  land  prayed  for,   79 

Sept.  3.  Petition  of  Andrew  Elliot  and  associates,  praying 
that  the  30,000  acres  of  land  advised  to  be  granted  them 
on  a  former  petition  may  be  laid  out  to  the  south  of  the 
township  of  Deerfield,   80 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  James  Parkinson,  Hugh  McNab,  John 
Miller,  Joseph  Kerby  and  Richd.  Bodkin,  for  2,800  acres 
of  land  in  the  coimty  of  Charlotte,  west  of  Sabbath  Day 
Point,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoining  a 
tract  granted  to  Saml.  Rayard,  Jotham  Beamus  and  others,  81 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Joseph  Ingall  and  fourteen  others,  pray- 
ing a  hearing  in  relation  to  their  petition,  bearing  date  2d 
July,  1772,  for  15,000  acres  of  land  on  one  of  the  easterly 
branches  of  Wood  creek,   82 

Sept.  8.  Petition  of  Thomas  Swords,  Christopher  Francis, 
Robt.  Hatten,  John  Vernon,  Robt.  Ross,  Frederick  Wm. 
Hecht,  John  Doneldson,  Thomas  Hunt,  Wm.  McDougal, 
John  Stanhouse  and  John  Rivere,  for  a  grant  of  11,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Sabbath  Day  Point,  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for 
Saml.  Rayard,  Jotham  Beamus  and  others,   83 

Sept.  9.  Petition  of  John  Pell  and  others,  to  whom  the  town- 
ship of  Weybridge  was  granted  under  New  Hampshire, 
for  a  grant  of  25,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester, adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  John  Morin  Scott  and 
others,  in  lieu  of  their  interest  in  said  township,   85 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   85 

Sept.  14.  Petition  of  Eliakim  Hall  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  1,490  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  north  bounds  of  the 
township  of  Wallingford,  in  compensation  for  part  of  said 
township  which  is  included  in  Durham,  and  that  the  same 
may  be  a  part  of  the  said  township  of  Wallingford, ....  86 

Sept.  8.  Map  showing  the  bounds  of  the  township  of  Dur- 
ham, and  also  the  vacancy  prayed  for  in  the  preceding 
petition,   87 

Sept.  15.  Petition  of  Jacomiah  Allen  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  80,000  acres  of  land  adjoining  to  the 
north  bounds  of  Bessborough,   88 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   83 

Sept.  18.  Petition  of  John  Munro,  in  behalf  of  Lieutenants 
Edmond  Newland  and  Nich's  Ward,  late  of  the  80th 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on 
the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  bounded  on  the  south  by 
Pittstown  patent,  on  the  north  by  Hosack  patent,  and  on 
the  west  by  Tomhenack  patent,   89 

Sept.  19.  Petition  of  Joseph  Blanchard  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  35,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  the  east 
bounds  of  Bessborough,   90 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   90 


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[vol.  XXXII. 


1772.  Sept.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Guise,  Lodwick 
Stewart,  Jarues  Duncan  and  Thomas  McWilliams,  of  1,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  on  the  east  side 
of  the  northeast  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  (Warren  Co.,)  91 

Map  of  the  same,   91 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Donald  Campbell  and  others,  for  a  war- 
rant to  survey  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  northwest  side 
of  the  east  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  pursuant  to  the 
King's  order  in  council  of  the  24th  May,  1764,   92 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Donald  Campbell  and  others,  for  a  war- 
rant to  survey  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  northwest  side 
of  the  east  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  as  near  as  may  be 
to  the  30,000  already  prayed  for,   93 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Hezekiah  Baldwin,  Martin  Beebe  and 
David  Pratt,  in  behalf  of  the  inhabitants  of  New  Canaan, 
New  Concord,  Spencer  Town  and  New  Britton,  praying 
that  a  decision  in  the  controversies  relating  to  lands  set- 
tled and  improved  by  them,  be  postponed  until  the  King's 
pleasure  is  known,  and  that  in  case  his  majesty  shall  direct 
said  controversies  to  be  decided  here,  that  a  day  be 
appointed  for  the  same,  and  due  notice  thereof  given  to 
the  petitioners,   94 

Sept.  30.  Letter  from  Richd.  Lowdon  to  Governor  Tryon,  in 
relation  to  a  memorial  presented  the  2d  instant,  for  two 
lots  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  near  Otter  creek,  95 

Oct.  1.  Petition  of  Flores  Ban cker  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  30,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester, 
bounded  on  the  west  by  the  townships  of  Lewis  and 
Averill,   96 

Schedule  of  names  of  the  associates,   96 

Oct.  1.  Petition  of  John  Fowler  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  40,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Cumberland, 
beginning  at  the  northwesterly  corner  of  Killington,  and 
that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   97 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   97 

Oct.  5.  Petition  of  Lloyd  Danberry  and  Mary  his  wife,  in 
behalf  of  Wm.  Coventry  Calder,  infant  son  of  the  said 
Mary  by  her  first  husband,  James  Calder,  deceased,  for  a 
grant  in  trust  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Charlotte,  adjoining  to  the  north  bounds  of  the  township 

of  Fincastle,   98 

1769.  May  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  Calder  served 

during  the  war,  and  that  he  has  left  a  widow  and  child,.  98 
1772.  Oct.  10.  Petition  of  Saml.  Swartwout  and  thirteen  others, 
for  a  grant  of  certain  vacant  lands  settled  and  improved 
by  them  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  lying  between  the 
patent  granted  to  Francis  Rumbout  and  Co.,  and  that 
granted  to  Adolphus  Phillips,   99 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  John  Butler  and  eleven  others,  for  a 
grant  of  12,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte, 
beginning  eleven  miles  and  forty  chains  due  east  from  the 
mouth  of  Otter  creek,   l°c 

Oct.  20.  Petition  of  Theopholis  Morgan  and  associates,  for  a 


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581 


1772.  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester, 
beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to 
David  Mathews  and  his  associates,  and  running  along 
Connecticut  river,   100 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   100 

Oct.  20.  Petition  of  Edward  Blagg  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  30,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  beginning  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Mr.  Van  Cortland  and 
others,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,  101 

Oct.  25.  Petition  of  John  Stout  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  30,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  begin- 
ning due  west  from  the  northwest  corner  of  Middlesex, 
and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   101 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  Joseph  Sexton  and  several  other  non- 
commissioned officers  and  soldiers,  for  a  grant'  of  lands 
pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,   102 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Thomas  Fitch  and  forty-nine  others, 
for  a  grant  of  50,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Char- 
lotte, on  a  large  stream  of  w^ater  that  empties  into  Lake 
Memphrimagog,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a 
township,   103 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   103 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  John  Pell  and  twenty-four  others,  for 
a  grant  of  25,000  acres  of  land  purchased  by  the  peti- 
tioners from  Joseph  Phillips  and  his  associates,  lying  in 
the  county  of  Charlotte  fourteen  miles  east  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain  and  about  the  same  distance  north  of  Onion  river, 
and  beginning  on  the  south  side  of  the  river  Lemoil,  in 
compensation  for  a  tract  granted  them  by  New  Hampshire,  104 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   104 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Abrm.  Nelson  and  thirty-four  others, 
for  a  grant  of  35,000  acres  of  land  about  four  miles  to 
the  northwest  of  a  tract  granted  to  Francis  Stephens  and 
others,  twelve  miles  to  the  north  of  Onion  river,  and  that 
the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   105 

Schedule  of  names  of  the  associates,   105 

Nov.  41.  Petition  of  the  proprietors  and  inhabitants  of  the 
township  of  Thetford,  praying  for  a  new  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  said  township,  and  that  if  on  a  resurvey  thereof, 
it  should  be  found  to  contain  more  lands  than  the  quantity 
for  which  it  was  originally  granted,  such  surplus  lands 
may  be  granted  to  the  proprietors  and  inhabitants  of  said 
township,  and  be  included  in  the  letters  patent  for  the  same,  105 

Sept.  10.  Power  to  Isaac  Fellows  to  act  as  agent  for  the 
above  proprietors,   105 

Nov.  ]2.  Petition  of  John  Jones,  barrack  master  of  Crown 
Point,  for  a  grant  of  1,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  on 
the  garrison  lands  and  running  north  along  the  course  of 
Lake  George,  about  one  mile  and  an  half,  thence  west  to 
the  mountains,  &c,   106 

Nov.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Edward  Morrison,  of  200 
acres  of  land  at  Poughkeepsie  in  the  comity  of  Dutchess,  107 


582 


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[vol.  XXXII. 


Pa6e- 

17*72.  Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Edward  Jessup  and  Ebenezer  Jessup, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  thirty-eight  others,  for  40,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  bank  of  Hudson's  river  in  the 
county  of  Charlotte,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected 
into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Hyde,   108 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   108 

Nov.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  the  Rev.  John  Beardsley  and 
the  inhabitants  of  Poughkeepsie  in  communion  of  the 
Church  of  England,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  as  an 
addition  to  the  glebe,  being  part  of  the  lands  claimed 
under  the  patent  of  Robert  Saunders  and  Myndert  Her- 
manse,  (Poughkeepsie,  Dutchess  Co.,)   109 

Nov.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  the  minister,  church  wardens, 
and  vestry  of  the  Church  of  England  at  Poughkeepsie  in 
the  county  of  Dutchess,  of  287  acres  of  land,  being  lot 
No.  52  in  Cockburn's  map,  and  beginning  on  the  north 
side  of  a  highway  commonly  called  the  Filkington  road, 
opposite  to  the  northeast  corner  of  lot  No.  55,  occupied 
by  Barent  Lewis,  (Poughkeepsie,  Dutchess  Co.,)   110 

Nov.  23.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  James,  that  Danl. 
Jaqueri  served  as  clerk  of  s.tores  in  the  royal  artillery 
during  the  war,   Ill 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  John  Miller  and  Stephen  Blundel,  for 
250  acres  of  land,  beginning  150  yards  from  the  garrison 
lands  at  Fort  George,  and  to  extend  along  the  lake  north 
fifty  chains,  &c,   112 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   112 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  John  Munro,  setting  forth  that  he  for- 
merly had  petitioned  for  a  grant  of  a  vacant  tract  of  land 
between  Pittstown  patent  and  Hosack  patent,  in  behalf  of 
Lieuts.  Edmund  Newland  and  Nicholas  Ward,  and  renew- 
ing his  prayer  for  the  same,   113 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  John  Dean,  Nathl.  Colver,  James  Spen- 
cer and  other  inhabitants  of  Spencertown  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  praying  a  grant  of  the  said  township  lying  to 
the  north  of  Nobles  town,   114 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  Hezekiah  Baldwin  and  the  principal 
inhabitants  of  New  Canaan  in  Kings  district  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  six  miles  square, 
lying  to  the  south  of  Wawieghnunk  granted  to  Stephen 
Bayard,  John  B.  Van  Renselaer  and  others,  to  the  north 
of  New  Concord,  to  east  of  Patenhook  and  to  the  west 
of  the  Province  line,   116 

Names  of  proprietors,   116 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Archd.  Campbell,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
adjoining  to  the  township  of  Townshend,   117 

Nov.  27,  Petition  of  Thomas  Barclay,  James  Barclay  and 
Robt.  Harpur,  for  a  grant  of  a  vacant  tract  containing 
2,300  acres  of  land  lying  between  the  townships  of 
Wethersfield  and  Cavendish  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river,   118 

Map  of  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   118 


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583 


Page. 

1.72.  Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Waldron  Blaau,  in  behalf  of  himself  , 
and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  af  land  lying 
about  thirty-two  miles  to  the  west  of  the  township  of 
Barnet,  as  a  compensation  for  a  like  quantity  owned  by 
the  petitioners  in  the  township  of  Woodford,  held  under 
New  Hampshire,  but  granted  by  New  York  to  George 


Brewerton  and  others,   119 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   119 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Luke  Know lton,  John  Taylor  and  asso- 
ciates, for  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land  to  the  north  of 

the  townships  of  Norbury  and  Penryn,   120 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates   120 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Win.  Anstruther,  Archd.  Campbell, 
Finlay  Miller  and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  40,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  bounded  on 
the  south  by  the  township  of  Townshend,  and-  that  the 

same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   121 

Schedule  of  names  of  the  associates,   121 


Dec.  8.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Wm.  Graham,  John  Graham, 
Benjamin  Egbertse,  Jacob  G.  Lansing,  George  Tattle, 
Abrm.  Ten  Eyck,  Walter  V.  Wemple  and  Stephen  McCrea, 
8,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  to 


the  north  of  Kayaderosseras,   122 

Dec.  8.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Stephen  Greenleaf,  Benjamin 
Butterfield,  John  Grout  and  Saml.  Knight,  4,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  to  the  north 

of  the  township  of  Camden,  ,   123 

Dec.  8.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Stephen  Moore  and  thirty 
others,  31,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte 
on  the  great,  river  Chazy,  nine  miles  distant  from  the  west 

branch  of  Lake  Champlain,   124 

Dec.  8.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Wm.  Wentworth  and  thirty- 
five  others  his  associates,  36,000  acres  of  land  lying  about 
nine  miles  west  from  that  part  of  Lake  Champlain  called 
Bay  St.  Amont  and  Bay  de  Francois,    125 


Dec.  8.  Warrant  to  survey  for  David  Van  Renselaer,  Jacob 
J.  Lansingh  and  Saml.  Stringer,  3,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Lake  George  and  about  two  miles  from 
Fort  George,  and  extending  north  along  the  said  lake,  . .  126 

Dec.  8.  Warrant  to  survey  for  John  Pell  and  associates  a 
tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester, 
adjoining  a  tract  patented  to  John  Morin  Scott  and  others,  12V 

Dec.  8.  License  to  James  De  Lancey,  junr.,  and  his  associ- 
ates, to  purchase  of  the  Indians  a  tract  of  land  lying  in 
the  county  of  Charlotte,  on  the  southwest  side  of  the 
river  St.  Lawrence,  beginning  opposite  the  south  corner 
of  the  Isle  la  Barbue  and  running  northeast  down  along 
the  said  river  about  fifteen  miles  on  a  straight  line,  and 
extending  southeast  into  the  woods  the  like  distance, 
together  with  the  islands  in  said  river  opposite  said  tract,  128 

Dec.  11.  Petition  of  Martin  Van  Deursen  for  500  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Kinderhook  creek  adjoining  to 
the  manor  of  Ranselaer,   129 


584  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol  xxxii. 

Page. 

1772.  Dec.  15.  Petition  of  John  Bergen  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  24,000  acres  of  land  on  the  Sachendaga  river,  and 

that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   ]  30 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   130 

Dec.  16.  Petition  of  Yellis  Fonda  and  associates,  for  a  grant 


of  120,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  on  the  west  side  of 
the  mouth  of  Canada  creek  or  Wood  creek,  and  running 
north  thirteen  miles,  thence  east  the  same  distance,  thence 
south  to  the  patents  of  Lord  Holland  and  others,  &c,  . .  131 
Dec.  16.  Petition  of  Walter  Patterson,  John  Bowles  and 
twenty-two  others,  for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  northwest  of  Bess- 
borough,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  town- 
ship by  the  name  of  Bath,    132 

Dec.  16.  Petition  of  Elijah  Grout  and  twenty-nine  others 
for  a  grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  that 
the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 

Dartmouth,   133 

Dec.  16.  Petition  of  Wm.  Thorne  and  thirty-three  others, 
for  a  grant  of  37,140  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  that 
the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 


Scarborough,   134 

Dec.  16.  Petition  of  Leonard  McGlashan  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  a  vacant  tract  about  eight  miles  northeast 

of  Skenesborough,   135 

Certificate  that  Leonard  McClashan  served  during  the  war,  135 
Dec.  22.  Petition  of  Peter  Van  Schaack  in  behalf  of  the  pro- 
prietors of  the  township  of  Kinderhook,  praying  for  a 
copy  of  the  petition  of  Colonel  John  Van  Renselaer,  and 
that  a  day  be  appointed  for  a  hearing  of  said  proprietors 

relative  to  the  same,   136 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Van  Ranselaer,  James  Abeel 
and  associates,  praying  a  grant  of  47,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  north  and  west  branches  of  Hudson's  river^  begin- 
ning at  the  junction  of  said  branches,  and  includmg  the 

islands  in  said  river  opposite  the  same,   137 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   137 

Indian  deed  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer  for  a  tract  of  land 
containing  36,000  acres  on  the  north  side  of  Sacondaga 
river,  including  the  islands  in  said  river  opposite  said 

tract,   138 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Colonel  John  Van  Renselaer  for  a  grant 
of  the  lands  comprised  within  his  confirmation  of  the 
Claverack  patent  on  the  terms  by  which  the  same  were 
granted  by  said  confirmation,  and  for  a  grant  of  other 

adjoining  lands,    138 

Deo.  23.  Petition  of  James  Creassy  and  associates,  for  letters 
patent  for  so  much  of  the  lands  purchased  by  Jellis  Fonda 
and  his  associates  from  the  Indians  as  lie  beyond  the  bounds 
of  the  tract  described  in  their  petition,  and  are  agreed  to 


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585 


Page. 

1-772.      be  relinquished  by  them,  and  that  in  case  of  doubt  a  day 

of  hearing  be  appointed  concerning  the  same,   139 

Feb.  9.  License  to  James  Creassy  to  purchase  certain  lands 
petitioned  for  by  him  lying  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  bounded  on  the  south  by  lands  already 
patented,  and  by  lands  already  prayed  for  by  George 
Birks  and  associates,   139 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  that  the  land  commissioners 
laid  out  for  Simon  Stevens  and  associates,  a  tract  of  land 
called  Reading  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river, 
beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  township  of 
Windsor,   140 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  land  commissioners, 
that  they  laid  out  for  Stephen  De  Lancey  John  De  Lancey, 
Danl.  Harris,  James  Babcock,  Win.  Haight,  James  Meade, 
Saml.  Gardiner,  Danl.  Harris,  junr.,  and  their  associates, 
certain  lands  petitioned  for  by  them,  iying  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  beginning  about  seven  miles 
north  of  lands  surveyed  for  Robert  McCullock  and  others,  141 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  land  commissioners, 
that  they  laid  out  for  Elkanah  Deane,  Elkana  Deane,  junr., 
Richd.  Deane,  junr.,  Nesbitt  Deane,  Wm.  Deane  and  their 
associates,  all  that  certain  island  in  Lake  Champlain  called 
Grand  Isle  or  Great  Island,  containing  16,500  acres  of  land,  142 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  that  the  land  commissioners 
laid  out  for  Garret  Van  Sante,  two  certain  tracts  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river ;  the  first  of  which 
tracts  is  bounded  on  the  north  and  east  by  a  tract  granted 
to  Hendk.  Snyder  and  others,  and  west  by  Hosack,  and 
the  second  of  said  tracts  is  bounded  east  and  northwest 
by  a  tract  granted  to  Corn's  Van  Ness,  called  Wallum- 
schaack,  and  south  by  the  above  mentioned  tract  granted 


to  Corn's  Van  Ness  and  others,   143 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  that  the  land  commissioners 
laid  out  for  Charles  Nicoll,  Joseph  Allicock,  Evert  Ban- 
ker and  Isaac  Heron,  a  tract  of  land  to  the  east  of  the 
waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain, 

and  to  the  west  of  Socialborough,   144 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  that  the  land  commissioners 
have  laid  for  Rev.  John  Beardsley  and  others,  inhabitants 
of  Poughkeepsie,  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  in  commu- 
nion with  the  Church  of  England,  a  certain  tract  or  parcel 

of  land  situate  at  said  place,  in  said  county,   145 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  that  the  land  commissioners 
have  laid  out  for  Benjamin  Spencer  and  his  associates,  a 

tract  of  land  lying  on  both  sides  of  Otter  creek,   145 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  that  the  land  commissioners 
have  laid  out  for  Henry  Thomas,  John  Delamater,  Robt. 
Harding  and  Wm.  Butler,  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  being  part  of  the  lands  formerly  granted  to 

Capt.  Jno.  Evans,   146 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  land  commissioners 
that  they  have  laid  out  for  Henry  Van  Vleck,  Abrm. 
74 


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Page 

1772.  Brasher,  Benjn.  Booth,  Abrra.  H.  Van  Vleck  and  Henry 
H.  Kip,  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  about 
twelve  miles  east  from  the  falls  on  Wood  creek,   14(3 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  land  commissioners, 
that  they  have  laid  out  for  Nathan  Stone,  Wm.  Swan, 
Waldron  Blaau,  John  Abeel  and  Wm.  Puntine,  the  town- 
ship of  Windsor,  on  the  west  bank  on  Connecticut  river,  141? 

Jan.  1.  Petition  of  John  Carpenter  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  24,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and  bounded  on  the 
east  by  Lake  Amphromagog,  and  that  the  same  may  be 
be  erected  into  a  township,   148 

Jan.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Walter  Graham,  John  Urhard 
and  Andrew  Hutton,  of  a  tract  of  133  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Charlotte,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Saml. 
Dick,  (Ferrisburgh,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   140 

Map  of  the  same,   149 

Jan.  9.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Wm.  Anstruther,  Archd.  Camp- 
bell, Finlay  Miller  and  thirty-seven  others,  of  a  tract  of 
40,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
bounded  on  the  south  by  the  township  of  Townshend, . .  150 

Jan.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Andrew  Eliot  and  associates,  of 
a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  adjoining  the  township  of  Deerfield,  (Essex 
and  Burlington  ?  Chittenden  Co.,  Vermont,)   151 

Map  of  the  same,   151 

Jan.  9.  Warrant  of  survey  for  Jelles  Fonda  and  his  asso- 
ciates, of  a  tract  of  120,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west 
side  of  the  mouth  of  Canada  creek  or  WTood  creek,   152 

Jan.  11.  Petition  of  Joseph  Phillips  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  beginning  on  the  south  side  of  the  river 
Lemoil,  at  about  fifteen  miles  distance,  in  an  eastern  course, 
from  the  mouth  of  the  said  river,   153 

Schedule  of  names  of  associates,   153 

Jan.  12.  Petition  of  Capt.  Lieut.  Alexander  McDonald,  late 
of  the  77th  regiment,  praying  that  the  lands  in  controversy 
between  Col.  John  Van  Renselaer  and  certain  reduced 
officers,  and  claimed  by  said  Van  Renselaer,  as  part  of 
Claverack,  may  not  be  granted  until  the  royal  directions 
for  that  purpose  shall  be  received,   154 

Jan.  13.  Petition  of  James  Creassy  and  associates,  praying 
that  the  lands  in  controversy  between  them  and  Jellis 
Fonda  and  his  associates,  may  not  be  granted  or  other- 
wise disposed  of  until  the  King's  pleasure  is  known,. .  . .  155 

Jan.  13.  Letter  from  James  Creassy  to  Governor  Tryon,  in 
relation  to  the  proceedings  in  the  controversy  between 
said  Creassy  and  associates,  and  Jellis  Fonda  and  his  asso- 
ciates,   156 

Jan.  13.  Report  of  the  attorney  general,  on  the  subject  of 
the  petition  of  John  Van  Renselaer,  for  a  grant  and  con- 
firmation of  part  of  the  lands  claimed  by  him  as  part  of 
Claverack,  and  on  the  proceedings  in  council  thereon,.  . .  157 


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VOLUME  XXXIII. 

1773,  1774r. 


Page 

1773.  [No.  date.]  Petition  of  James  Rodgers,  Isaac  Peacock,  David 
Reed,  Jeremiah  Chichester,  John  Young,  Luke  Murphy, 
David  Adlington,  Charles  McClaron  and  Mary  Fisher,  for 
a  warrant  to  survey  1,050  acres  of  land  in  a  tract  lately 
purchased  from  the  Indians  by  Edward  and  Ebenezer 
Jessup,  on  the  north  side  of  the  township  of  Hide  in  the 


county  of  Charlotte,   1 

Certificate  that  Daniel  Adlington,  Luke  Murphy  and  John 

Young  served  during  the  war,   1 

Jan.  15.  Petition  of  John  Van  Renselaer,  praying  that  the 
attorney  general  insert  the  surrender  of  a  certain  part  of 
the  manor  of  Claverack,  in  hwc  verba  in  the  letters  patent 
preparing  for  the  confirmation  of  part  of  said  manor, ...  2 
Copy  of  instructions  to  Gov.  Tryon  about  granting  lands, . .  2 
Jan.  15.  Petition  of  John  Burghart,  Coenradt  Burghart,  Ger- 
ret  Burghart,  Petries  Burghart,  Jacob  Borghart,  Isaac 
Van  Duesen  and  Peter  Scherp,  for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres 
of  land  lying  to  the  south  of  Kinderhook,  and  claimed  by 
Henry  Van  Renselaer,  as  part  of  the  patent  of  Claverack,  4 
Jan.  16.  4ffidavit  of  John  Borghart,  in  relation  to  the  lands 

prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition,   5 

Jan.  16.  Computation  of  the  contracts  of  lands  surrendered 

by  Col.  Van  Renselaer,   5 

Jan.  19.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  New  Canaan,  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  praying  letters  patent  confirming  unto 
the  said  inhabitants  the  lands  settled  on  by  them  at  the 

aforesaid  place,   6 

Jan  19.  Petiton  of  Dedirick  Miller,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twenty-three  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  24,000  acres 
land  lying  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase  on  the 
Sachendaga  river,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into 

a  township  by  the  name  of  Somersett,   7 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   7 

Jan.  19.  Petition  of  Peletiah  Bliss,  Josiah  Stow,  Josiah  Burn- 


588 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXXIII, 


Pa8»- 

1773.  ham,  Jacob  Gilraan,  Peter  Silvester  and  thirty-one  others, 
for  a  grant  of  36,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Char- 
lotte, on  the  river  Lemoil,   8 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   8 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  pre- 
ceding petition,   8 

Jan.  20.  Petition  of  Duncan  Campbell,  late  quarter  master 
to  the  42d  or  royal  highland  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  east  of 
the  township  of  Prattsburgh,   9 

Jan.  21.  Petition  of  Capt.  Lieut.  Alexr.  McDonald,  for  a 
grant  to  himself  and  his  associates,  of  lands  surrendered 
by  Col.  Jno.  Van  Renselaer  to  the  crown,   10 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Francis  Dominick,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  twenty-three  others,  for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of 
land  distinguished  as  lot  No.  25  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township 
by  the  name  of  Dominick,   11 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   11 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Jessup,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land  distin- 
guished as  lot  No.  17  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the 
name  of  Ebenton,   12 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   12 

Jan  26.  Petition  of  Peter  V.  B.  Livingston,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  twenty-three  others,  for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres 
of  land  distinguished  as  lot  No.  30  in  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a 
township  by  the  name  of  Petersborough,   13 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   13 

Jan.  27.  Petition  of  Walter  Rutherford,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  Major  Henry  Balfour,  for  letters  patent  for  10,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  tract  surrendered  by  Col.  Renselaer,  15 

Jan.  27.  Petition  of  Peter  V.  B.  Livingston,  Col.  Reid  and 
"Walter  Rutherford,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  William, 
Earl  of  Sterling  and  John  Stevens,  for  a  grant  of  part  of 
the  lands  surrendered  by  Col.  Renselaer,  lying  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  to  begin  at  the  confluence  of  Kinder- 
hook  kill  and  Major  Abram's  kill,  ,   15 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Brown  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land  distinguished  as  lot  No.  15 
in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  that  the  same 
may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Green- 
wich,   10 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   16 

1767.  April  24.  Additional  instructions  from  the  King  to  governor 
Moore,  giving  him  orders  to  direct  the  proper  law  officer 
to  commence  a  suit  against  Col.  John  Van^Renselaer,  in 
the  case  of  the  claim  made  by  him  to  certain  lands,  and 
that  no  grants  of  lands  be  made  to  any  person  whatever 
until  directions  for  that  purpose  are  received;  read  in 
council,  15th  Jan.,  1773,   18 


VOL.  XXXIII.] 


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589 


Page. 


1772.  Jan.  27.  Letter  to  the  governor  from  Alexr.  McDonald, 

giving  his  reasons  for  believing  the  authenticity  of  the 
preceding  instructions,   19 

1773.  Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Reid,  for  a  grant  of 

lots  No.  8,  10  and  11,  of  the  lands  surrendered  by  John 
Van  Renselaer,  ,   20 

Description  of  the  bounds  of  lots  prayed  for  in  the  preced- 
ing petition,   20 

Jan.  29.  Caveat  by  Alexr.  McDonald,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  against  granting  any  of  the  controverted 
lands  clahned  by  John  Van  Renselaer  to  any  persan  what- 
ever, until  the  King's  pleasure  is  known,   21 

Jan.  1.  Petition  of  Jacob  Watson,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twenty-three  others,  for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land 
distinguished  as  lot  No.  18,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  town- 
ship by  the  name  Mecklenberg,   22 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   22 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Theophilus  Anthony,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  twenty-three  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of 
24,000  acres  of  land,  distinguished  as  lot  No.  22,  in  Tot- 
ten and  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  that  the  same  may  be 
erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Beverton,   24 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   24 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  James  Abeel,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
twelve  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  13,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Scaroon  Lake,  in  Totten  and 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,   25 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   25 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  Alexr.  McDonald,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  twenty-three  others,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  24,000 
acres  of  land  distinguished  as  lot  No.  12,  in  Totten  and 
.  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected 
into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Ardnamwichan,   26 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   26 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Saml.  Tudor  and  twenty-three  others,  for 
a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land,  distinguished  as  lot  No. 
3,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  that  it  be 
erected  into  a  township,   27 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Robert  Hall  and  twenty-three  others,  for 
a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land,  distinguished  as  lot  No. 
20,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  that  the  same 
may  be  erected  into  a  township,   28 

Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Leonard  Lispenard  and  David  Johnston, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  owners  of  the 
Great  Nine  Partner's  patent  in  the  county  of  Dutchess, 
against  issuing  grants  to  James  Livingston  and  others, 
inhabitants  of  Poughkeepsie,   28 

Feb.  5.  Letter  to  the  governor  from  Alexr.  McDonald,  in 
relation  to  the  caveat  entered  by  him  against  granting  any 
of  the  controverted  lands  claimed  by  Col.  Van  Ranselaer, 
until  the  King's  pleasure  is  known.,   29 


590  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxm 

Page 

1773.  Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Edmund  Fanning  and  twenty-three  others, 
for  a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land,  distinguished  as  lot 
No.  11,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  that  the 
same  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Pittsyl- 
vania,   3C 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Asa  Douglass,  in  behalf  of  five  Indians, 
who  served  as  captains  and  subaltern  officers  in  the  war, 
for  a  grant  of  12,000  acres  of  two  tracts  of  land;  the 
one  lying  south  of  the  manor  of  Kenselaer,  to  the  north 
of  lands  granted  Corn's  Van  Schaack  and  others ;  the 
other  lying  to  the  west  of  New  Canaan,  to  the  south  of 
Manwigginnunck,   31 

Feb.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Edward  Jessup  and  Eben'r 
Jessup  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract  of  40,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of 
Charlotte,  (Thurman  and  Warrensburgh,  Warren  Co.,).  31 

Map  of  the  same,   31 

Feb.  10.  Report  of  the  attorney-general,  on  the  suit  of  the 
crown  against  J ohn  Van  Renselaer,  showing  why  a  writ 
of  error  was  not  entered  against  the  judgment  of  the 
court,    32 

Feb.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm,  Smith  and  his  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  20,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  partly  in  the  counties  of  Albany  and 
Tryon,  (Cobleskill  and  Carlisle,  Schoharie  Co.,  and  Root, 
Montgomery  Co.,)   33 

Map  of  the  same,   33 

Feb.  17.  Petition  of  James  Savage,  in  behalf  of  the  inhabit- 
ants of  New  Concord,  in  King's  district,  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  and  of  the  settlements  of  Spencertown  and  New 
Britton,  praying  that  a  former  petition  presented  by  them, 
representing  their  case  and  condition,  may  be  transmitted 
to  the  King,  and  also  on  behalf  of  certain  settlers  on  lands 
claimed  by  Col.  Ranselaer,  and  that  due  consideration  be 
given  to  the  several  matters  referred  to  therein,  &c., . ...  34 

Feb.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Leonard  Van  Kleck,  of  five 
lots  of  land ;  for  Richd.  Snedeker,  two  lots,  and  for  Lewis 
Dubois,  two  lots,  all  lying  at  Poughkeepsie,  in  the  county 
of  Dutchess,  containing  in  all  151  acres  and  3  roods,. ...  35 

Feb.  27.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  New  Britain,  pray- 
ing that  the  petition  presented  by  them  in  January,  1772, 
be  reconsidered,  and  that  each  of  them  be  granted  180 
acres  of  land,   36 

Feb.  27.  Petition  of  Peter  Garnsey,  praying  for  a  grant  of 
400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  being  part  of 
the  lands  surrendered  by  Col.  John  Van  Renselaer,   38 

Feb.  27.  Petition  of  John  Garnsey,  praying  a  grant  of  400 
acres  of  land  as  in  the  preceding  petition,   3£ 

March  1.  Leases  for  the  term  of  one  year  from  John  Wether- 
head  to  Thomas  Wormald,  Joseph  Fountain,  Thomas 
Wolrick  and  Hallon  Wolrick,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood 
creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  and  also  of  two  fifty-fifth 


VOL.  XXXIII.] 


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591 


Pago. 

1773.      parts  of  a  tract  of  50,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side 

of  the  Mohawk  river  near  the  German  Flatts,   40 

March  1.  Exemplification  of  the  preceding  lease,   40 

[No  date.]  A  list  of  officers  who  claimed  lands  in  Col.  Van 
Renselaer's  patent,   41 

March  1.  Return  of  the  names  of  officers  included  in  the 
preceding  list  who  had  lands  granted  to  them  not  within 
the  bounds  of  the  patent  of  Col.  Van  Renselaer,   41 

March  3.  Petition  of  Joseph  Totten,  Stephen  Crossfield  and 
their  associates,  respecting  lands  purchased  by  them  of  the 
Indians,  '   41 

March  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Leonard  McGlashan,  of  a 
tract  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters 
running  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  adjoin- 
ing a  tract  granted  to  Alexr.  Colden,  surveyor  general, 
(Castleton,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)  -   42 

Map  of  the  same,   42 

Extract  from  a  deed  of  partition  of  a  tract  of  7,000  acres  of 
land  granted  to  Jacobus  Kip,  John  Cruger,  Philip  Cort- 
landt,  David  Provost,  Oliver  Schuyler,  bearing  date  17th 
Oct.,  1720,    43 

Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  partition  of  a  certain  tract  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Albany  dated,  1773,   43 

March  24.  Instructions  relating  to  the  same,   43 

March  26.  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  partition  of  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  granted  to  Wm.  Cock- 
roft,  Beamsly  Glazier  and  twenty-four  others,   44,  45 

[No  date.]  A  list  of  the  proprietors  of  the  township  of 
Fairlie,  the  present  owners,  <fcc,   45 

March  31.  Order  of  the  King  in  council  dismissing  the  appeal 
of  Col.  John  Van  Renselaer,   46 

April  8.  Petition  of  Joseph  Phillips  and  his  associates,  for  a 
certain  tract  of  land  containing  35,000  acres,  and  that  the 
same  maybe  erected  into  a  township,   47 

April  16.  Warrant  to  survey  for  John  Jones,  deputy  barrack 
master  at  Fort  George,  1,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south- 
west side  of  Lake  George  adjoining  the  garrison  lands,. .  48 

April  16.  Petition  of  Capt.  Solomon,  in  behalf  of  several 
Indian  Serjeants  and  soldiers  who  served  during  the  war, 
for  a  grant  of  4,350  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  49 

April  16.  Petition  of  Capt.  Solomon  Uhhaurinauwaussmut, 
in  behalf  of  himself  and  other  Indian  officers  who  served 
during  the  war,  setting  forth  that  they  formerly  petitioned 
for  lands  to  which  they  were  entitled  pursuant  to  the 
royal  proclamation,  and  that  there  were  two  tracts  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany  belonging  to  the  Moheganuk  In- 
dians which  were  never  sold,  and  which  the  petitioners 
claimed  as  reduced  officers,  and  praying  that  their  case  be 
laid  before  the  King  with  the  other  petitions  for  the  said 
lands,  and  that  they  be  granted  relief  in  the  premises,   50 

April  20.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  Spencertown,  show- 
ing that  they  understood  that  the  line  in  Col.  Ranselaer's 
grant  from  the  end  of  24  miles,  was  intended  to  strike 


592 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXXIII. 


Pag«- 

J 773.  Kinderhook  in  the  place  called  by  him  its  southeast  cor- 
ner, and  that  it  was  so  laid  down  on  a  map  presented  to 
the  governor  in  council,  as  explanatory  of  his  petition ; 
that  it  appears  the  said  line  is  erroneously  laid  down  by 
which  means  the  petitioners  will  be  included  in  the  said 
grant  contrary  as  they  conceive  to  be  the  intention  of  the 
government,  and  therefore  praying  its  interposition  in 
their  behalf,  ,   51 

April  26.  Draft  of  a  certificate  of  the  partition  of  two  tracts 
of  land  containing  together  10,000  acres,  granted  by  let- 
ters patent,  bearing  date  12th  Nov.,  1737,  to  James  De 
Lancey,  John  Lindesay,  Paschal  Nelson,  Jacob  Glen  and 
William  Bowen,   52 

May  27.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Benoni  Danks  served 
as  captain  of  Rangers  during  the  war,   53 

May  29.  Copy  of  a  patent  from  Gov.  Dongan,  dated  the  1st 
of  Novr.,  1684,  to  Sander  Lendrs.  Glen,  John  Van  Epps 
Sweer  Teunesse,  trustees  of  the  town  of  Schenectady  of 
a  certain  tract  of  land  beginning  at  the  Maques  river  in 
said  town,  and  runs  west  on  both  sides  of  said  river  twelve 
miles  to  Canaquarioney,  and '  from  said  town  down  the 
river  four  miles  to  a  kill  or  creek  called  the  Ael  Place,  &c,  54 

June  19.  Petition  of  David  Douglass,  son  of  the  late  Capt. 
George  Douglass  of  the  51st  regiment  for  a  grant  of  land,  55 

June  21.  Petition  of  Dr.  Thomas  Sparham  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
six  miles  north  of  Crown  Point,   56 

June  22.  Certificate  of  Fredk.  Haldimand  that  Doctor  Thomas 
Sparham  served  as  surgeon's  mate  during  the  war,   56 

June  26.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  McMenomy,  widow,  setting 
forth  that  her  late  husband  Robert  McMenomy  purchased 
Wm.  Fisher's  right  to  fifty  acres  of  land,  and  died  before 
the  same  was  granted,  and  that  after  her  husband's  death 
the  petitioner  obtained  a  grant  of  five  islands  in  Batten 
kill,  but  on  applying  for  a  deed  of  the  same  was  refused 
until  she  would  produce  a  power  of  attorney  from  Crean 
Brush,  and  praying  redress  in  the  premises,    57 

July  12.  Petition  of  Eleazar  Wheelock,  president  of  Dart- 
mouth college  in  New  Hampshire,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  nineteen  others,  for  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  lying  between  a  tract  granted 
to  Saml.  Ashley  and  his  associates,  and  a  tract  granted  to 
Saml.  Holland  and  his  associates,    58 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   58 

Aug.  8.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Archd.  Campbell,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east  of  Wood  creek,  and  west 
of  Socialborough,   59 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for  in  the  pre- 
ceding petition,   59 

Aug.  8.  Letter  of  Archibald  Campbell  to  Governor  Tryon 
in  relation  to  a  petition  presented  by  him  in  October, 
1771,  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  and  request- 
ing that  the  prayer  of  the  preceding  petition  be  granted,  59 


70L.  XXXIII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


593 


Page. 


1773.  Aug.  9.  Petition  of  Marie  Lavoyne,  the  widow  of  Louis 
Demetral,  formerly  lieutenant  in  the  4th  battalion  or 
Royal  American  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of 


Aug.  27.  Receipt  from  Donald  McLean  for  Genl.  Gage's 
certificate  bearing  date  8th  June,  1771,  certifying  that 
Lieutenant  John  Thompson  served  in  the  95th  regiment,  61 
Aug.  30.  Petition  of  Major-General  John  Bradstreet,  for  a 
grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Pagka- 

tagkan  branch  of  Delaware  river,   62 

Sept.  11.  Petition  of  Capt.  Danl.  Mc Alpine  of  the  2d  battalion 

of  the  60th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  63 
Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Capt.  Saml.  Pintard  served 

in  America,  in  the  30th  regiment,  1st  March,  1770,   63 

Sept.  21.  Petition  of  Richard  Kelly  and  others,  non-commis- 
sioned officers  and  soldiers,  for  a  grant  of  1,300  acres  of 

land  on  the  southwest  side  of  Lake  George,   64 

A  list  of  non-commissioned  officers'  and  soldiers'  rights  of 

lands,  who  served  during  the  late  war  in  America,   65 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Norman  McLeod  that  John  Armstrong, 
Morris  Dodd,  Hector  McKenzie,  Richard  Kelley  served 


Sept.  21.  Petition  of  John  Cameron,  late  private  in  the  2d 
battalion  60th  regiment  for  a  grant  of  an  island  lying  in 
Lake  George  containing  about  30  acres  of  land,  and  bear- 
ing west  northwest  of  the  twelve  mile  island,   67 

Sept.  22.  Lease  from  John  Cruger,  Philip  Livingston,  Leonard 
Lispenard,  Henry  Holland  and  William  Bayard,  trustees 
of  the  real  and  personal  estate  of  Abrm.  De  Peyster,  to 
James  De  Peyster,  of  one  twenty-fifth  part  and  also  two 
sevenths  of  one  other  twenty-fifth  part  of  certain  lots  of 

ground  in  the  city  of  New  York,   68 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  John  Donaldson,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  including 
a  small  island  in  the  said  lake  bearing  southwest  of  twelve 

mile  island,   69 

Certificates  of  Major  T.  Moncrieffe  that  John  Donaldson 
served  as  Serjeant  in  the  55th  regiment  during  the  war, 

October  1st,  1773,   69 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Danl.  McAlpin  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  to  the  north  of  Killington  and  Stockbridge, 
and  to  the  west  and  south  of  the  townships  of  Royalton 
and  Middlesex  and  southeast  of  the  township  of  Fincastle, 
beginning  on  the  bank  of  a  large  brook  that  empties  into 

White  river,   70 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  John  Thompson,  late  lieutenant  in  the 
95th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  the 

north  of  Killington  and  Stockbridge,  (bis)  70 

Oct.  18.  Warrant  to  survey  5,000  acres  of  land  for  William 
Markham,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  to 
the  northwest  of  a  tract  granted  to  Wagoner  and  others,  71 
Nov.  5.  Petition  of  Francis  Pfister,  late  lieutenant  of  the 
60th  regiment  of  foot,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land 


land, 


60 


during  the  war, 


66 


75 


594 


LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxm, 


Page. 

1773.  on  the  east  side  of  Otter  creek,  bounded  north  on  the 
township  of  Durham,  east  on  Wallingford  and  west  on 
Tinraouth,   72 

Nov.  6.  Petition  of  John  Baptist  Van  Eps  of  Schenectady, 
praying  protection  against  certain  persons  in  his  rights  to 
a  ferry  established  by  him  at  the  aforesaid  place,   73 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Charles  Mair  and  Win.  Anderson,  for 
a  grant  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,. ...  74 

Nov.  11.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general  that  the  lands 
prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition  is  vacant,   74 

Nov.  16.  Draft  of  a  certificate  that  the  partition  deed  of  a 
tract  of  4,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
granted  to  Peter  Winne  and  James  Dillon,  was  made  of 
the  said  tract  between  the  aforesaid  patentees,  &c,   77 

Nov.  24.  Petition  of  Danl.  Lovejoy,  Martin  Beebe  and  Phillip 
Frisby,  in  behalf  of  the  inhabitants  of  New  Concord  in 
King's  district  in  the  county  of  Albany,  for  a  grant  of  a 
tract  of  land  bounded  by  New  Canaan  on  the  north, 
Spencer  town  on  the  south,  to  the  east  by  the  province 
line,  and  west  by  the  district  line,   78 

Nov.  26.  Petition  of  Danl.  Jaqueri,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  between  Wood  creek  and  South  Bay,   79 

Nov.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Markham,  of  5,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  on  the  north  side  of  the 
branch  of  the  Delaware  called  the  Cookquago,  (Walton 
and  Tompkins,  Delaware  Co.,)   8C 

Map  of  the  same,   8C 

Nov.  26.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  Ord,  for  a  grant  of 
5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  bounded  east- 
erly by  lands  laid  out  for  Wm.  Markham,  and  south  by 
a  branch  of  Delaware  river,   81 

Dec.  1.  Petition  of  Capt.  Lieut.  Alexr.  McDonald  and  asso- 
ciate officers,  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates,  for 
a  grant  of  three  tracts  of  land  containing  together  30,360 
acres,  and  lying  within  the  bounds  of  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,  ,   8! 

List  of  officers,  non-commmissioned  officers  and  privates,  with 
their  several  proportions  of  lands,   8 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  David  Abeel,  P.  V.  Livingston  and 
others,  proprietors  of  Westenhook,  praying  protection 
against  the  encroachments  of  certain  persons  on  their 
lands,   8 

Nov.  25.  Examination  of  Robert  Yates,  surveyor,  showing 
the  interruptions  he  met  with  from  certain  persons,  while 
he  was  engaged  in  surveying  the  Westenhook  patent,   8 

Nov.  25.  Examination  of  John  Hansen,  clerk,  showing  the 
interruptions  he  met  with  from  certain  persons  while  assist- 
ing in  the  survey  of  Westenhook  patent,   8 

Nov.  25.  Examination  of  Gysbert  G.  Marselis,  Thomas  Hun 
and  John  Ten  Broeck,  commissioners  for  the  partition  of 
Westenhook  patent,  showing  the  interruptions  they  met 
with  while  on  the  survey  of  said  patent,   8 

Dec.  1.  Petition  of  Thomas  Clark,  for  a  warrant  to  survey 


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595 


Page. 

773.  600  acres  of  land  adjoining  New  Perth  for  certain  reduced 
soldiers,  and  also  for  surveying  for  John  Fisher,  one  of 
the  said  soldiers,  the  islands  in  Batten  kill,  beginning  at 
the  southeast  corner  of  New  Perth  on  the  bank  of  said 
Batten  kill,  including  and  running  down  the  stream,  and 
all  the  vacant  islands  so  far  as  the  northwest  corner  of 


Cambridge  on  the  banks  of  said  stream,   86 

Dec.  10.  Petition  of  Dougal  McVicar,  for  a  grant  of  500 
acres  of  land,  bounded  on  the  south  by  Skeenesborough 
and  lying  between  South  bay  and  Wood  creek,   87 

Certificate  of  Major  T.  Montcrieffe,  that  Dougal  McVicar 
served  as  private  in  the  55th  regiment  during  the  war, 
dated  7th  Dec,  1773,   81 

Dec.  15.  Petition  of  Edmond  Newland  and  Nicholas  Ward, 
late  lieutenants  in  the  80th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  lands 
as  prayed  for  in  a  former  petition,  and  surveyed  on  the  east 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  between  the  patents  of  Hosack 
and  Pittstown,   88 

Dec.  15.  Petition  of  Wm.  Mcintosh,  Danl.  Mcintosh,  James 
Clark,  Danl.  McLeod,  Donald  Morrison  and  John  McCol- 
lum,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  300  acres  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  about  four  hundred  and  ninety 
chains  to  the  north  of  a  tract  patented  to  Ebenezer  J es- 

sup  and  others,   89 

.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Thomas  Sterling,  that  Donald  Morrison, 
William  Mcintosh,  Duncan  Mcintosh,  James  Clark,  Don- 
ald McLeod  and  John  Cullum  served  during  the  war, ...  89 
•Dec.  15.  Petition  of  Wm.  Rutledge,  for  a  grant  of  six  small 
islands  in  Hudson's  river,  lying  between  the  lands  patented 
to  Ebenezer  Jfessup  and  others,  and  the  lands  patented  to 
Hyman  Levy  and  others,  and  containing  about  600  acres 
of  land,   90 

1772.  April  22.  Assignment  by  William  Ruttledge  to  Joseph  Ran- 

dall, of  his  right  to  200  acres  of  land,   90 

1773.  Dec.  20.  Petition  of  John  Taylor  and  Sebastian  Needham, 

for  a  grant  to  each  of  them  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  near  Batavia,   91 

Certificates  that  John  Taylor  and  Sebastian  Needham  served 
as  non-commissioned  officers  during  the  war,   91 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  deed  in  partition  between  William 
Livingston,  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  Whitehead  Hicks,  Wm. 
Kelly  and  John  Smith,  conveying  in  fee  to  the  said  Wm. 
Livingston  several  lots  in  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   92 

[No  date.]  Brief  of  counsel's  argument  in  a  suit  respecting 
the  Rumbout  patent,   94 

Genealogy  of  Gulian  Verplank's  family,   94 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  that  the  land  commissioners 
laid  out  land  for  Walter  Rutherford,  in  pursuance  of  the 
order  of  the  King  in  council,   95 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  certificate  that  the  land  commissioners 
laid  out  land  on  the  west  bank  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 
county  of  Charlotte,  for  Edward  and  Ebenezer  Jessup 
69 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  X xxhi. 


Page. 

1773.  and  their  associates,  in  pursuance  to  the  order  of  the  King 

in  council,   95 

1774.  Jan.  18.  Petition  of  Alexander  Gray,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 

acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  north  branch  of  Hud- 
son's river,  and  to  the  north  of  lands  granted  to  Ebenezer 
Jessup  and  others,   9( 

Jan.  25.  Memorial  of  Gerrit  Van  Sante,  for  letters  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  bounded  north 
by  Snyder's  land,  and  south  by  the  mauor  of  Renslaer- 
wyck,  being  the  residue  of  the  3,000  acres  granted  in 
1706,  to  the  memorialist  by  the  King's  mandamus,  1,253 
acres  whereof  have  been  already  patented,   9' 

Jan.  27.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Capt.  David  Price  to  Secretary 
Pownall,  stating  that  he  obtained  a  grant  of  5,000  acres 
of  land  from  the  King,  and  that  he  is  entitled  to  5,000 
acres  more,  in  pursuance  of  the  royal  proclamation,  and 
that  he  will  resign  his  claim  to  the  same  on  condition  of 
his  obtaining  a  grant  of  about  2,000  acres  of  vacant  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  between  the  manor  of 


Livingston  and  Col.  Beekman's  patent  of  Rienbeck,   9( 

Feb.  3.  Petition  of  John  Russ.  and  twenty-one  others,  for  a 
grant  of  22,000  acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  the  north 

bounds  of  the  province  of  New  Jersey,   9! 

Feb.  5.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  the  Earl  of  Dartmouth  to 
Governor  Tryon,  recommending  that  David  Price  be 

granted  2,000  acres  of  land  which  he  prayed  for,   10< 

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Stephen  Mott  and  Saml.  Sidman,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  the  nortji 
bounds  of  New  Jersey,  adjoining  lands  petitioned  for  by 

John  Russ  and  his  associates,   10 

Feb.  8.  Petition  of  Danl.  Jaqueri,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  a  tract 

petitioned  for  by  Fredk.  Wm,  Hecht,  10 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  Wm.  Butler  and  Robt.  Ross,  for  a  grant 
of  2,020  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
beginning  at  the  Great  Falls  thereon,  and  running  north 
and  east  to  a  tract  granted  to  Ebenezer  Jessup  and  asso- 
ciates,   10 

Feb.  11.  Petition  of  Gregor  Drummond,  for  a  grant  of  200 

acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,   10 

Feb.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Danl.  McAlpine,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  southwest 
of  Middlesex,  south  of  Fincastle,  and  west  of  Stockbridge, 

(Randolph,  Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)   K 

Map  of  the  same,   1C 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Quartermaster  Donald  Campbell,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  southwest  side  of 

Lake  George,  adjoining  the  garrison  lands,   K 

Feb.  25.  Memorial  of  Capt.  Mark  Prevost,  praying  for  a 

grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land,   K 

Feb.  26.  Petition  of  Thomas  Stone  for  a  grant  of  200  acres 
of  land,   K 


roL.  xxxiii.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


597 


Page. 

[11  A.  Feb.  23.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  John  Montr esor,  that  Thomas 

Stone  served  as  non-commissioned  officer  during  the  war,  108 
March  1.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  Spencertown  and 
Nobletown  in  the  county  of  Albany,  setting  forth  that  in 
obedience  to  an  order  of  the  governor  in  council  of  21st 
April,  1773,  they  now  present  a  map,  made  from  actual 
survey  and  duly  proved  by  the  surveyor,  of  the  true 
boundaries  of  said  townships,  and  praying  relief  from  the 
encroachments  made  by  John  Van  Ranselaer,  and  that 

his  patent  may  be  vacated,   109 

March  1.  Petition  of  Susanna  Reilly,  late  widow  of  John 
Watts,  commissary  in  H.  M.'s  service,  for  3,000  acres  of 
land  granted  to  her  late  husband  lying  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  between  the  said  river  and  Lake  George,  110 
March  2.  Petition  of  Wm.  Barron,  David  Stone,  Noah  Porter 
and  Joshua  Lock,  for  a  grant  of  8,000  acres  of  land  in 
Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  beginning  near  the 
upper  end  of  Surroon  (sic)  lake,  and  adjoining  to  the 

north  bounds  of  Capt.  Alexr.  McDonald's  tract,   Ill 

March  9.  Statement  of  James  Abeel  for  himself  and  his  asso- 
ciates, that  they  have  disposed  of  their  right  in  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase  to  Elias  Bland,  and  have  no  objection 
that  the  lands  which  they  have  lately  petitioned  for  adjoin- 
ing Seroon  lake  being  granted  to  said  Bland,  also   Ill 

1775*  Nov.  15.  Affidavit  of  Joseph  Blanchard  that  in  the  year 
1774,  he  drew  an  instrument  in  writing  between  Elias 
Bland  and  Ebenezer  Jessup,  conveying  to  said  Bland 
13,000  acres  of  land  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase 
on  the  west  side  of  Saroon  lake,  and  that  8,000  acres  of 


said  land  was  granted  to  Wm.  Barron  and  others,   Ill 

1774.  March  2.  Petition  of  Corn's  Malone  for  a  grant  of  50  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood 
creek  into  Lake  Champlain,   112 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Francis  Hutcheson  that  Cornelius  Malone 
served  as  private  in  the  2d  battalion  60th  regiment  during 
the  war,  28th  Dec,  1773,   112 

March  8.  Certificate  of  Major  T.  Moncrieffe  thatWm.  Camp- 
bell served  as  corporal  in  the  55th  regiment  during  the  war,  113 

March  8.  Certificate  that  Richd.  Mease  served  as  private 
soldier  in  the  60th  regiment  during  the  war,   114 

March  9.  Petition  of  George  Drummond  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land,   115 

March  2.  Two  certificates  of  Capt.  T.  Monerielfe  that  Gregor 
Drummond  served  as  corporal  in  the  55th  regiment  during 
the  war,   115 

Feb.  17.  Certificate  of  Thomas  Clark  that  he  was  intrusted 
with  Gregor  Drummond's  certificate  of  discharge  and 
service,  and  also  with  that  of  one  Andrew  Allen,  and  was 
empowered  to  act  as  their  attorney  in  procuring  grants 
of  land,   115 

Jan.  17.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Francis  Hutchinson  that  Peter 
Quin  served  as  soldier  in  the  4th  battalion  60th  regiment 
during  the  war,   115 


598 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xxxiii 


1774.  March  9.  Petition  of  Andrew  Faneuil  Phillips  for  a  grant  of 

2,000  acres  of  land,   m 

March  10.  Petition  of  Hercules  Brown  setting  forth  that  he 
presented  a  petition  on  the  15th  Dec,  1773,  for  a  grant 
of  land  to  which  he  was  entitled  pursuant  to  the  royal 
proclamation,  and  rene  wing  his  prayer  for  a  grant  of  land 
in  a  vacant  tract  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  hounded  on  the 
northeast  by  a  tract  commonly  called  the  2,500  acre  tract, 

and  northwest  by  Noxon's  patent,   IV, 

Petition  presented  by  Hercules  Brown  15th  Dec,  1773,  IK 

Two  certificates  that  Hercules  Brown  served  as  private  in 

the  47th  regiment  during  the  war,   IK 

March  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Major  Wm.  Markham  of 
five  lots  of  land  containing  together  5,000  acres,  being 
part  of  township  number  twenty  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 

purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   Ill 

Map  of  the  same,   Hi: 

March  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Hobson  of  two  lots 
of  land  containing  together  2,000  acres  being  part  of  town- 
ship No.  20  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long 

Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   11* 

Map  of  the  same,   Ill 

March  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Campbell  of  two 
>  lots  of  land  containing  together  2,000  acres  in  township 

No.  20  of  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake, 

Hamilton  Co.,)   12( 

Map  of  the  same,  12< 

March  ]  6.  Petition  of  Mary  Airey,  setting  forth  that  her  late 
husband  served  as  lieutenant  in  the  New  York  Indepen- 

dants,  and  praying  a  grant  of  land,   12 

March  16.  Petition  of  John  Brandon,  in  behalf  of  several 
non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers  mentioned  in  an 
annexed  extract  of  a  warrant  of  survey,  setting  forth  that 
the  surveyor  general  refuses  a  return  of  survey  of  a  tract 
of  4,300  acres  of  land  surveyed  for  them,  twelve  miles  to 
the  north  of  Onion  river  on  Lake  Champlain,  being  dubi- 
ous as  to  whether  or  not  it  is  under  the  Canada  claim, 
and  praying  that  the  tract  granted  them  may  be  located 

in  some  other  place,   12 

Extract  of  the  warrant  of  survey  referred  to  in  the  preceding 

petition,  dated  8th  Dec,  1772,   12 

March  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Sir  Jeffrey  Amherst,  of  a 
tract  of  20,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township 
No.  3,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Lake  Pleas- 
ant and  Arietta,  Hamilton  Co.,)   12 

Map  of  the  same,   12 

March  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Mary  Airey,  widow  of  Jos. 
Airey,  deceased,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  being 
part  of  township  No.  3  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pur- 
chase, (Arietta,  Hamilton  Co.,)   12 

Map  of  the  same,   12 

March  22.  Petition  of  Peter  Deacon  and  sundry  other  non- 


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599 


Page. 

1774.      commissioned  officers  and  soldiers,  for  2,000  acres  of  land 

lying  in  Harpur's  purchase,   126 

March  22.  Petition  of  Peter  Wharton  Gregory,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land  in  Harpur's  purchase,   126 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Wm.  Johnston,  that  Peter  McGregory 
acted  as  conductor  of  artillery  at  the  reduction  of  Canada, 
14th  June,  1769,   126 

March  22.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Small,  of  5,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county 
of  Charlotte,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Benjn.  Porter, 
(Moriah,  Essex  Co.,)   127 

Map  of  the  same,   127 

March  22.  Petition  of  Col.  Thomas  Ord,  for  a  grant  of  5,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  within  the  bounds 
of  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   128 

March  23.  Petition  of  James  Jansen,  setting  forth '  that  he 
purchased  the  rights  of  George  Smart  and  Charles  Tate, 
non-commissioned  officers  to  200  acres  of  land  each,  and 
praying  a  grant  of  the  same,   129 

March  23.  Memorial  of  Lieut.-Col.  Saral.  Cleaveland  for  a 
grant  of  land,   130 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Archd.  Weir  and  seventeen  others 
named,  for  a  grant  of  3,150  acres  of  land  on  the  south- 
west side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  where  a  line  of  the 
Kayaderosseras  patent  crosses  the  said  river,  below  the 
mouth  of  the  Sackendaga  river,   131 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Capt.  Harry  Gordon,  on  behalf  of  his 
brother  Peter  Gordon,  deceased,  for  a  grant  of  5,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   132 

March  23.  Petition  of  Hugh  Morrison,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  bounded  on  the  west  by  Pittstown,  and 
on  the  east  by  Hosack  patent,   134 

March  23.  Certificate  of  Major  John  Small,  that  Hugh  Mor- 
rison served  as  private  and  non-commissioned  officer  dur- 
ing the  war,  in  the  highland  regiment,. . ,   134 

March  31.  Certificate  of  Col.  James  Johnson,  that  Samuel 
Willis  served  as  serjeant  in  the  15th  regiment  during  the 
war,  March  31st,  1774,   135 

April  4.  Petition  of  John  McArthur,  agent  and  attorney  for 
Donald  McPherson,  Donald  McKercher  and  David  Gun, 
for  a  grant  of  300  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
adjoining  the  east  bounds  of  the  patent  of  Pittstown,  and 
the  west  bounds  of  Hosack,   136 

Certificate  of  Major  John  Small,  that  Donald  McPherson, 
Donald  McKercher  and  David  Gun  served  during  the  war,  126 

April  6.  Petition  of  John  Brandon,  that  letters  patent  for 
800  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  be  granted  in 
the  names  of  Joseph  Saxon,  Samuel  Stevenson  and  Cas- 
per Underbill,   137 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed,    137 

April  11.  Petition  of  Daniel  Jaqueri,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 


600  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxiii. 

Page. 

1774.      acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  and 

twelve  miles  east  of  the  mouth  of  Otter  creek,   138 

April  13.  Certificate  of  Major  T.  Moncrieffe,  that  Richard 
Bradford  served  in  the  47th  regiment  during  the  war,. . .  140 


April  13.  Petition  of  Robt.  Leake,  for  a  grant  of  3,480  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  south  of  Crown  Point 


and  west  of  Middlesex  township,   HI 

April  14.  Petition  of  Elizth.  Henderson,  widow  of  James 
Henderson,  for  liberty  to  locate  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
some  part  of  the  province,  where  the  same  may  be  found 

vacant,     143 

April  16.  Petition  of  Wm.  Brown,  for  2,000  acres  of  land 

adjoining  the  west  bounds  of  Queensbury,   144 

April  16.  Petition  of  Hugh  McNab,  for  2,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Albany  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's 

river  and  north  of  Hosack  patent,   145 

April  26.  Petition  of  James  Neal,  for  3,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Gloucester,   146 


April  28.  Affidavit  of  Saml.  Wells,  that  the  certificate  of 
James  Neal's  service  as  captain,  signed  by  Genl.  Gage 
came  into  his,  deponent's,  hands  immediately  after  being 
signed,  and  has  remained  in  his  possession  ever  since,  and 


that  the  said  Neal  has  never  got  any  lands,   147 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  James  Neale  served  as  cap- 
tain during  the  war,  8th  April,  1772,   148 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for,.   148 


April  30.  Petition  of  David  Keech,  attorney  for  Donald 

Simpson,  for  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,.  149 
Map  of  sundry  lots  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  on  the 
west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  showing  the  tract  of  200 

acres  prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition,   149 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Reid,  that  Donald  Simpson 
served  as  serjeant  in  the  42d  or  royal  highland  regiment, 

during  the  war,  5th  May,  1768,   149 

April  30.  Certificate  of  Fredk.  Haldimand  that  Lieut.  John 
Hay  served  as  fort  major  of  the  garrison  at  Detroit,. . . .  149 

May  1.  Petition  of  Andrew  Acre,  for  a  grant  of  land,   150 

May  2.  Petition  of  Josiah  Willard  and  John  Wiggram,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  a  grant  of 
a  tract  of  land  about  fifteen  miles  to  the  east  of  Lake 
Champlain,  as  advised  to  be  granted  on  a  former  petition 
in  compensation  for  the  township  of  Clarendon,  formerly 
granted  them  by  New  Hampshire,  and  that  the  said  tract 
may  be  erected  into  a  township,  and  also  that  the  names 
of  David  Wells,  Wm.  Wilcox  and  Stephen  Lush  be  inserted 
in  the  letters  patent  in  the  place  of  others  deceased,. . .  151 
Map  of  lands  on  both  sides  of  Lake  Champlain,  showing  the 


New  Hampshire  grants,   151 

Map  showing  the  several  townships  lying  between  Connecti- 
cut river  and  Lake  Champlain,   152 

May  2.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Cleveland,  that  James 
Brown  served  as  serjeant  in  one  of  the  royal  regiments  of 
artillery,   153 


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Page. 


1774.  May  2.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Jehu  Jay,  for  liberty  to  locate 

3,000  acres  of  land  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation, . .  1 

May  2.  Petition  of  Patrick  McGregor,  for  a  grant  of  -  200 
acres  of  land,   2 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Danl.  Mc Alpine,  that  Patrick  McGregor 
served  as  corporal  in  the  78th  regiment,   2 

May  5.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Grant,  for  liberty  to  locate  5,000 
acres  of  land  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,   3 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Haldimand,  that  Lieut.  Alexr.  Grant 
served  as  commander  of  H.  M.'s  vessels  on  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  2d  May,  1774,   4 

May  5.  Petition  of  Manasses  Bradley,  Richd.  Dorrington  and 
Elijah  Weedy,  for  150  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  county 
of  Tryon,  being  the  residue  ungranted  of  a  tract  erected 
into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Riverhead,  and  granted 
to  Sir  Jeffrey  Amherst,   5 

May  5.  Petition  of  Patrick  McGregor,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  patent  formerly  granted  to  Robert 
Harpur  and  others,  in  the  county  of  Tryon,    6 

May  5.  Petition  of  John  Jones,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of 
land  aijoining  the  garrison  lands  at  the  south  end  of  Lake 
George,    7 

Certificate  of  James  Robertson,  that  John  Jones  served  as 
serjeant  in  the  44th  regiment  during  the  war,  10th  Aug., 
1768,   8 

May  14.  Petition  of  Saml.  Cleaveland,  for  a  grant  of  5,000 
acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  about 
eight  or  ten  miles  east  of  Wood  creek,   8 

May  16.  Statement  of  Humphry  Avery  and  Saml.  Avery  and 
their  associates'  claim  to  two  tracts  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Charlotte,   9 

1732.  Feb.  1.  Deed  from  certain  Mohawk  Indians  to  John  Henry 
Lydius,  of  two  certain  tracts  of  land  lying  near  Lake 

Champlain,  on  Otter  creek  and  Wood  creek,   10 

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Page. 

1762.  Dec.  30.  Deed  from  John  Henry  Lydius  to  Saml.  Avery,  of 


one  eighty-seventh  part  of  the  township  No.  20,  called 
Boxford,  lying  about  30  miles  east  of  Crown  Point,  and 
about  six  miles  east  of  Otter  creek,   (about  Hancock, 

Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   11 

1772.  June  6.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Humphry  Avery  and  his  asso- 
ciates, a  tract  of  about  28,000  acres  of  land,  between 
Connecticut  river  and  Lake  Champlain,  19  miles  from  the 
mouth  of  Otter  creek,   12 

June  6.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Saml.  Avery  and  his  asso- 
ciates, a  tract  of  about  24,000  acres  of  land  between  Lake 

Champlain  and  Connecticut  river,  near  Otter  creek,   13 

1744.  Aug.  81.  Grant  of  confirmation  from  Governor  Shirley  to 
J ohn  Henry  Lydius,  for  the  tracts  of  land  mentioned  in 

the  last  mentioned  Indian  deed,   14 

1774.  May  1G.  Petition  of  Luke  Knoulton  and  John  Taylor,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  compensation  for 
the  township  of  Somerset,  granted  them  by  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  that  said  tract  may  be  erected  into  a  township 
and  also  that  the  names  of  Danl.  Whipple,  David  Joy, 
Joseph  Charters  and  Ephraim  Ranny,  be  inserted  in  the 
letters  patent  for  the  same,  instead  of  others  deceased,. .  15 

June  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Manuel  Foster  and  Jonathan 
Ryles,  of  two  tracts  of  land  of  50  acres  each,  lying  on  the 
north  side  of  Batten  kill,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to 
Benjn.  Tennison  and  six  other  non-commissioned  officers 
and  eighteen  private  soldiers,  (Salem,  Washington  Co.,).  16 

Map  of  the  same,   16 

June  3.  Petition  of  Elias  Bland,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  other  proprietors  of  the  township  of  Hillsborough,  for 
an  explanatory  grant  of  said  township,   17 

Description  of  the  bounds  of  said  township,   17 

Map  of  the  same,  (about  Danville,  Caledonia  Co.,  Vt.,)   17 

June  3.  Petition  of  John  Ogilvie,  for  letters  patent  for  5,000 
acres  of  land,  to  the  east  of  Wood  creek,  and  west  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Lieut.  Trevor  Newland,   19 

June  10.  Petition  of  Humphry  Avery,  Samuel  Avery  and 
their  associates,  for  letters  patent  for  lands  purchased  by 
them  from  John  Henry  Lydius,  lying  on  Otter  creek,. . .  21 
June  14.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Wm.  Brown,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  described  in  a  petition  formerly  pre- 
sented by  him,   22 

June  14.  Petition  of  Griger  Drummond,  for  a  grant  of  200 
acres  of  land  between  the  patents  of  Hosick  and  Pitts- 
town,    23 

June  14.  Petition  of  Nathan  Stone  and  his  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  the  township  of  Rutland,   24 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   24 

Map  of  lands  on  Lake  Champlain  and  west  of  Connecticut 
river,  showing  the  old  French  grants  and  those  of  New 
York  and  NeAV  Hampshire,   24 

June  14.  Petition  of  Wm.  Rutledge,  in  behalf  of  himself 


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Page. 

1774.      and  six  privates,  for  six  small  islands  in  the  north  branch 

of  Hudson's  river,   25 

June  14.  Petition  of  Peter  Van  Ness  and  Lawrence  Fonda, 
for  a  grant  of  a  water  lot  near  Claverack  landing,   26 

June  23.  Petition  of  James  Jauncey  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  35,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river ;  bounded  easterly  by  Peacham,  and  that  the 
6ame  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 
Jaunceyburgh,   27 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   27 

June  24.  Petition  of  John  Felthausen  and  associates,  credi- 
tors of  Jacobus  De  La  Montanye,  deceased,  for  a  grant  of 
23,040  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river, 
between  Kingsborough  and  Peacham,  and  formerly  advised 
to  be  granted  to  said  J.  De  La  Montanye,   28 

Schedule  of  names,  •   28 

June  25.  Petition  of  John  Morris,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  tract  ceded  by  the  Indians  at  Fort  Stanwix,  in  1768,.  29 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  John  Morris  served 
during  the  war,  dated  22d  May,  1765,   29 

June  27.  Petition  of  Capt.  Harry  Gordon,  for  a  grant  of 
5,000  acres  of  land  about  twenty  miles  east  of  Lake 
Champlain,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Luke  Knoulton,  30 

June  29.  Petition  of  Sami.  Ashley,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  about  twenty- 
four  miles  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  compensation  for 
lands  formerly  granted  them  under  New'  Hampshire,  and 
that  the  names  of  George  Cruger,  Saml.  Roberts  and 
Wra.  Crosby  be  inserted  in  the  letters  patent  instead  of 
others  named  in  the  former  grant  and  since  removed  or 
deceased,   31 

June  29.  Petition  of  Josiah  Willard  and  his  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land,  about  twenty- 
three  miles  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  in  compensation  for 
the  township  of  Clarendon,  formerly  granted  them  by 
New  Hampshire,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into 
a  township  by  the  name  of  Meath,  also  that  the  names  of 
John  Stout,  William  Wilcox  and  Stephen  Lush  be  inserted 
instead  of  others  named  in  the  former  grant  and  since 
removed  or  deceased,    32 

June  29.  Petition  of  Luke  Knoulton  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  land  about  twenty-three  miles  east  of  Lake 
Champlain,  in  compensation  for  the  township  of  Somersett 
formerly  granted  them  by  New  Hampshire,  and  that  the 
same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,    33 

June  '29.  Petition  of  John  Wood,  Charles  Nicholl,  Evert 
Bancker,  Isaac  Heron  and  their  associates  for  a  grant  of 
30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
formerly  advised  to  be  granted,  and  that  the  same  may 
be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  St.  George,. .  34 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   34 

June  29.  Petition  of  Elizabeth  Henderson,  for  2,000  acres 


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Page. 

1774.  of  land  in  the  right  of  her  late  husband,  who  was  a  lieu- 
tenant in  the  army,   35 

June  29.  Petition  of  Danl.  Jaqueri,  setting  forth  that  lie 
served  in  the  war  as  clerk  of  ordnance  stores,  and  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Char- 
lotte,   36 

June  29.  Petition  of  Phineas  Lyman,  John  Hinesdale  and 
Saml.  Field,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates, 
for  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  advised  to  be  granted 
them  on  a  former  petition,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester, 

to  the  north  of  the  township  of  Tunbridge,    37 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   37 

June  29.  Petition  of  Archd.  Wire  and  eighteen  other  non- 
commission  officers  and  four  privates,  for  a  grant  of  4,000 

acres  of  land  near  Queensbury,   38 

June  30.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Nathan  Stone  and  twenty- 
two  others,  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east 

side  of  Lake  Champlain,   39 

July  4.  Petition  of  Lawrence  Kortright  and  John  Harper 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  letters 
patent  for  a  tract  of  19,000  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the 
township  of  Bedlington,  and  the  lands  granted  to  Alexr. 
Wallace  on  the  Delaware  river,  and  that  the  same  may 

be  erected  into  a  township,   40 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   40 

July  4.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Neal  of  two  tracts  of 
land  containing  together  3,000  acres,  in  the  county  of 
Gloucester,  the  first  of  which  is  bounded  on  the  west  by 
Middlesex,  and  the  second  is  bounded  by  Kingsborough, 

(Caledonia  Co.,  Vermont,)   41 

Map  of  the  same,   41 

July  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Saml.  Cleveland  of  a  tract  of 
5,000  acres  of  land,  about  eight  miles  east  of  the  waters 
flowing  from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  (Benson, 

Hubbarton  and  Castleton,  Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   42 

Map  of  the  same,   42 

July  5.  Petition  of  John  Thompson  for  letters  patent  for 
4,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte  about 
twelve  miles  northeast  of  the  township  of  Argyleshire  on 

Hudson's  river  a  little  above  Fort  Edward,   43 

1771.  June  8.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Lieut.  John  Thomp- 
son served  in  the  95th  regiment  during  the  war,   43 

1770.  June  6.  Mandamus  of  the  king  in  council  granting  2,000 

acres  of  land  to  Lieut.  Jno.  Thompson,   43 

1774.  July  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Saml.  Avery  and  associates,  of 
a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain  beginning  about  nineteen  miles  from  the  mouth 
of  Otter  creek,  (about  Hancock,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)  44 

Map  of  the  same,   44 

July  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Humphrey  Avery  of  a  tract  of 
28,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
beginning  about  nineteen  miles  from  the  mouth  of  Otter 
creek,  (about  Kingston,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   45 


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Page. 


1774.  Map  of  the  same,     45 

July  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Nathan  Stone  and  his  associates, 
of  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  adjoining  the  north  bounds  of  a  tract  granted 
to  Josiah  Willard  and  his  associates,  (about  Smithfield, 

Franklin  Co.,  Vermont,)   46 

Map  of  the  same,   46 

July  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Josiah  Willard  and  his  associ- 
ates, of  a  tract  of  25,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  west  of  a  tract  granted  to 
Luke  Knoulton  and  his  associates,  (Fairfield,  Franklin 

Co.,  Vermont,)   47 

Map  of  the  same,   47 

July  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Luke  Knoulton,  John  Taylor 
and  his  associates,  of  a  tract  of  20,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  beginning  on- the  north 
bank  of  the  river  Le  Moyle,  (about  Cambridge,  Franklin 

Co.,  Vermont,)   48 

Map  of  the  same,   48 

July  13.  Petition  of  Charles  Williams  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  laud  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river  in  the 

county  of  Gloucester,   . . . .  49 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Lieut.  Charles  Williams  served 

in  the  80th  regiment  during  the  war,  7th  Dec,  1771,. ...  49 
July  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Patrick  McGregor  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  being  part  of 
the  lands  formerly  granted  to  Robt.  Harpur  and  others, 

adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Robt.  Saunders,    50 

Map  of  the  same,   50 

July  14.  Petition  of  John  Gordon,  for  3,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county  of 
Gloucester,  bounded  southerly  by  land  prayed  for  by  Lieut. 
Charles  Williams,  and  easterly  by  a  tract  surveyed  for 

the  governors  of  King's  college,   51 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Capt.  John  Gordon  of  the 
late  independent  companies  served  during  the  war,  ]  8th 

Feb.,  1773,   51 

July  15.  Petition  of  Catharine  Lodge,  in  behalf  of  herself 
and  Catharine,  widow  of  Frederick  Morris,  deceased,  for 
a  grant  of  2,400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  as 
an  equivalent  for  the  lands  she  has  lost  in  Minisink  patent 

agreeable  to  advice  of  council,  1st  March,  1769,   52 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  prayed  for,   52 

July  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Tate  and  George 
Smart,  of  two  tracts  of  land  containing  200  acres  each, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the  county  of 
Albany,  and  adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  a  tract  grant- 
ed toDanl.  Crane,  Wm.  Whitefield  and  others,   52 

Map  of  the  same,   52 

July  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  McNab,  of  a  tract  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
George,  also  of  an  island  in  said  lake  containing  together 
200  acres  of  land,  (Queensbury,  Washington  Co.,)   53 


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Page. 

1774.  Map  of  the  same,   53 

July  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  Morrison,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  George,  (Queens-bury,  Washington  Co..) ...  54 

Map  of  the  same,   54 

July  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Fredk.  Win,  Hecht,  of  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain 
about  twelve  miles  east  of  the  mouth  of  Otter  creek, 

(Monkton,  Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)    55 

Map  of  the  same,   55 

July  18.  Petition  of  Benjn.  Evans  and  Joan,  his  wife,  only 
sister  and  heir-at-law  of  Lewis  P.  Williams,  deceased,  for 
a  grant  of  1,325  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Burger  Huyck  and  others,  56 
July  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Charles  Williams  of  a 
tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecti- 
cut river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  a  tract 
granted  to  Luke  Knoulton  and  others,  (Mansfield,  Frank- 
lin Co.,  Vermont,)   58 

Map  of  the  same,     58 

July  19.  Return  of  survey  for  the  governors  of  King's  col- 
lege in  the  city  of  New  York,'  of  a  tract  of  20,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river  in  the  county 
of  Gloucester,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut.  Chas. 

Williams,  (about  Eden,  Orleans  Co.,  Vermont,)   59 

Map  of  the  same,   59 

July  19.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Gordon,  of  a  tract  of 
3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river 
in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  the  above  lot  to 

King's  college,  (Vermont,)   60 

Map  of  the  same,   60 

July  20.  Petition  of  Daniel  Whipple  and  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  4,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 

Champlain,   61 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   61 

July  22.  Return  of  survey  for  John  WToods,  Charles  Nicoll, 
Evert  Banker,  Isaac  Heron  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract 
of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  both  sides  of  a  brook  that 
empties  into  Lake  LTmfree  Megogg,  in  the  county  of  Glou- 
cester, (Salem  and  Coventry,  Orleans  Co.,  Vermont,)   62 

Map  of  the  same,   62 

July  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  Harry  Gordon,  of  a 
tract  of  5,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  a  tract  granted 
to  Luke  Knoulton  and  his  associates,  (Fairfield,  Frank- 
lin Co.,  Vermont,)   63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

July  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  Harry  Gordon,  on  behalf 
of  his  brother  Peter  Gordon,  deceased,  of  a  tract  of  5,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  adjoin- 
ing a  tract  granted  to  Luke  Knoulton  and  his  associates, 

(Fairfield,  Franklin  Co.,  Vermont,)   64 

Map  of  the  same,    6* 


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607 


Pago. 

1774.  July  24.  Petition  of  John  Peters  and  his  associates,  for  24,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  adjoining  a  tract 
of  land  granted  to  Danl.  Whipple  and  others,  and  that 
the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 

Peterstown,   65 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   65 

July  28.  Petition  of  Saml.  Holland  and  his  associates,  pray- 
ing that  the  names  of  James  Abeel,  John  Abeel,  Robert 
Snell,  Jacob  Albright,  James  Cobham  and  Alexr.  Brad- 
burn,  may  be  inserted  instead  of  others  named  in  the  peti- 
tion, who  were  minors,  or  are  since  removed  or  deceased 
in  the  patent  for  29,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 

Connecticut  river,   66 

July  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Hector  McKenzie,  of  200 
acres  of  land ;  of  200  acres  for  John  Armstrong ;  and  of 
50  acres  for  Richard  Kelly,  all  lying  on  the  we'st  side  of 
Lake  George,  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  (Caldwell,  War- 
ren Co.,)  „ .  67 

Map  of  the  same,   67 

July  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  John  Thompson,  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  about  six- 
teen miles  east  of  Wood  creek,  adjoining  a  tract  of  land 
laid  out  for  Albert  M.  Lubkener,  (Pawlett,  Rutland  Co., 

Vermont,)   68 

Map  of  the  same,   68 

July  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  John  Thompson,  of  a 
tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte, 
about  fourteen  miles  to  the  east  of  Wood  creek,  and  north 
of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Lieut.  Josiah  Banks,  (Pawlett, 

Rutland  Co.,  Vermont,)   69 

Map  of  the  same,   69 

July  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Danl.  Jaqueri,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  beginning  about  twelve  miles 
east  of  the  mouth  of  Otter  creek,  and  adjoining  a  tract 
granted  to  Fredk.  Wm.  Hecht,  (Monkton,  Addison  Co., 

Vermont,)   70 

Map  of  the  same,   70 

July  30.  Petition  of  Edward  Thatcher  and  eleven  others,  for 
letters  patent  for  12,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  to  the  south  of  Split  Rock,  near  Bay 

De  Roches  Fendues,   71 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   71 

July  30.  Petition  of  Jacob  Walton,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  praying  that  the  names  given  in  an  annexed 
schedule  may  be  inserted  as  grantees  in  the  letters  patent 
formerly  ordered  to  be  issued  for  a  grant  of  22,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  west  bounds  of  Hillsborough,  and  that  the 
same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of 

Colden,  '   72 

Schedule  of  names,   ....  72 

Mav  1.  Petition  of  Capt.  Harry  Gordon,  Alexr.  Ellice  and 
Edward  Pollard,  setting  forth  that  James  McMillan  died 


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[vol.  XXXIV. 


Page. 

1774.      considerably  in  their  debt,  and  praying  letters  patent  for 

3,000  acres  of  land  formerly  ordered  to  be  granted  him, .  73 
Aug.  1.  Petition  of  Abel  Walker,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  praying  that  the  names  given  in  an  annexed 
schedule  may  be  inserted  as  grantees  in  the  letters  patent 
for  a  tract  of  land  advised  to  be  granted  on  the  east  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  south  of  Townshend,  and  that 

the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   74 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   74 

Aug.  1.  Petition  of  David  Abeel,  George  Muirson,  Daniel 
Coxe,  John  T.  Kempe,  Lord  Stirling,  P.  V.  B.  Livingston, 
John  Livingston,  William  Bayard,  Satnl.  Bayard,  Philip 
Livingston,  Jacobus  Bleecker  and  Robt.  R.  Livingston,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  others  interested  in  the  Westen- 
hook  patent,  for  letters  patent  granting  and  confirming 
unto  the  trustees  so  much  of  the  said  patent  as  was 
released  to  them  by  Col.  J.  Van  Renselaer,  to  the  west  of 
a  line  agreed  to  by  the  commissioners  for  running  the 
boundary  line  between  the  provinces  of  New  York  and 
Massachusetts  Bay,  on  the  same  conditions  as  the  original 
patent,  in  trust,  and  to  subdivide  the  same  and  convey 
one-ninth  part  in  fee  to  the  descendants  and  assigns  of  the 


nine  original  proprietors  of  Westenhook  patent,   75 

Map  of  Westenhook  patent  and  adjacent  lands,   75 

Aug.  1.  Petition  of  Robert  Kennedy,  late  assistant  surgeon, 

for  a  grant  of  lands  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation, .  70 
Aug.  2.  Petition  of  Capt.  James  Stevenson,  for  3,000  acres 

of  land  in  the  right  of  his  father,  deceased,   77 

Aug.  2.  Petition  of  James  Stevenson,  for  a  grant  of  3,000 

acres  of  land,   78 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  James  Stevenson  served  as 
commissary  of  stores  during  part  of  the  war,  29th  Nov., 

1766,   78 

Commission  from  the  Earl  of  Loudon  to  James  Stevenson, 
to  be  commissary  of  ordnance  and  regimental  stores  and 

provisions,  1st.  Sept.,  1756,   78 

Aug.  2.  Petition  of  James  Thomas  and  his  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  18,000  acres  of  land  adjacent  to  the  Green  moun- 
tains, to  the  south  of  lands  advised  to  be  granted  to  Law- 
rence Van  Buskerk  and  others,  and  to  the  west  of  lands 
advised  to  be  granted  to  Phineas  Lyman  and  his  associates,  79 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   79 

Aug.  2.  Petition  of  Edward  Foy,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
.   twenty-nine  others,  for  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  formerly  advised  to 
be  granted  to  Alexr.  McClure  and  his  associates, .......  80 

Aug.  2.  Petition  of  Johannis  Friend  and  associates,  setting 


forth  that  they  settled  and  improved  a  certain  tract  of 
iajid  lying  between  Kinderhook  and  the  manor  of  Rense- 
laerwyck,  and  praying  a  grant  of  the  same,  and  that  they 
will  reimburse  to  the  heirs  and  representatives  of  Lewis 
P.  Williams,  who  petitioned  for  the  same,  whatever  ex- 
penses he  was  at,  or  otherwise,  that  in  case  the  lands  be 


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Page. 

1774.      granted  to  the  said  Lewis  P.  Williams,  that  the  petitioner 

and  his  associates  be  compensated  for  their  improvements,  81 

Aug.  2.  Petition  of  William  Bayard,  John  Schuyler,  Arent 
Schuyler,  Swantie  Schuyler  and  others,  proprietors  of  the 
patent  of  Wawieghnunck,  which  is  comprehended  within 
the  tract  of  land  surrendered  by  Col.  John  Van  Renselaer, 
setting  forth  that  there  is  an  error  in  the  record  of  one 
course  in  their  patent,  (the  original  being  lost)  and  pray- 
ing to  have  the  same  rectified  by  a  new  grant  or  confirma- 
tion, to  include  also  the  residue  of  the  land  mentioned  in 
their  Indian  purchase,  which  his  majesty's  council  hereto- 
fore have  advised  to  be  granted  to  them,   82 

Aug.  6.  Petition  of  Wm.  Miller,  John  Murray,  Jos.  Write, 
John  Elkintorn,  Somerset  Thomas,  Edwd.  Lawrence  and 
Peter  Martin,  late  soldiers  in  the  28th  regiment,  George 
Friend  of  the  44th  regiment,  and  John  Wool  of  the  80th 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  450  acres  of  land  above  the  patent 
of  Kayaderosseras,  about  half  a  mile  above  the  fifth  fall 
on  Hudson's  river,  and  to  extend  up  along  the  said  river, 
and  west  into  the  woods,   83 

Aug.  7.  Certificate  of  Major  Thos.  Smelt,  that  John  Garri- 
son and  Nicholas  Harrison  served  in  the  47th  regiment 
during  the  war,  August  7th,  1774,   84 

Aug.  8.  Petition  of  Robert  Kennedy,  late  assistant  surgeon 
of  H.  M.'s  hospitals  at  Halifax  and  Louisbourgh,  pray- 
ing a  warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land  to  be 
bounded  easterly  by  Lake  George,  northerly  by  lands  laid 
out  for  Hector  McKenzie,   85 

Aug.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Saml.  Willis  and  Wm.  King 
Lovell,  of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Tryon,  being  part  of  lot  No.  3  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  (Arietta,  Hamilton  Co.,)    86 

Map  of  the  same,   86 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Daivies  that  Wm.  King  Lovell, 
Serjeant  in  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery,  served  at  the 
conquest  of  Cape  Breton  toward  the  reduction  of  Canada,  86 

Aug.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Manasses  Bradley,  Richard 
Dorrington  and  Elijah  Weedy,  of  150  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Tryon,  being  part  of  Lot  No.  3  in  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,  (Arietta,  Hamilton  Co.,)   87 

Map  of  the  same,   87 

Aug.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Felthausen  and  his  asso- 
ciates, of  a  tract  of  23,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Connecticut  river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoin- 
ing the  township  of  Penryn,  (Peachum,  Caledonia  Co., 
Vermont,)    88 

Map  of  the  same,   88 

Aug.  18.  Petition  of  Phineas  Atherton,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  tract  ceded  by  the  Indians  at  the 
treaty  of  Fort  Stanwix  in  1768,  between  the  north  bounds 
of  Pennsylvania  and  the  line  of  Cession,   89 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Phineas  Atherton  served 

during  the  war,  12th  April,  1767,   89 

77 


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Page. 

1774.  Aug.  16.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general  to  prepare  letters 
patent  for  Fredk.  Wm.  Hecht,  for  2,620  acres  of  land  on 
the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  in  the  county  of  Char- 
lotte,   90 

Aug.  12.  Draft  of  the  letters  patent  prepared  pursuant  to 

the  mandamus,   90 

April  11.  Petition  of  Fredk.  Wm.  Hecht,  for  letters  patent 
for  2,620  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 

twelve  miles  from  the  mouth  of  Otter  creek,   90 

Aug.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Jeremiah  Van  Ranselaer,  * 
James  Abeel  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract  of  18,036  acres 
of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Sachendaga  river,  (Had- 

ley,  Saratoga  Co.,  and  Stony  Creek,  Warren  Co.,)   91 

Map  of  the  same,   91 

Aug.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Jeremiah  Van  Ranselaer, 
James  Abeel  and  their  associates,  of  a  tract  of  28,964 
acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  Sachendaga  river, 

(Stony  Creek  and  Thurman,  Warren  Co.,)   92 

Map  of  the  same,   92 

Aug.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Jones,  of  200  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  (Caldwell,  Warren 

Co.,)   93 

Map  of  the  same,   93 

Aug.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Kennedy,  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  (Caldwell, 

Warren  Co.,)   94 

Map  of  the  same,   94 

Aug.  24.  Certificate  of  Capt.  Francis  Hutcheson  that  Adam 
Van  dill  served  as  soldier  in  the  3d  battalion  60th  regiment 

during  the  war,  24th  Aug.,  1774,   95 

Aug.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Phineas  Lyman,  John  Hins- 
dale, Saml.  Field  and  their  associates,  for  a  tract  of  36,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  the 
townships  of  Charlotte  and  Middlesex,  (Randolph,  Orange 

Co.,  Vermont,)   96 

Map  of  the  same,   96 

Aug.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Walton  and  his  associ- 
ates, of  22,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  the  west 
bounds  of  Hillsborough,  (Danville,  Caledonia  Co.,  Vt.,)  . .  97 

Map  of  the  same,   97 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  John  Zabriski,  jun.,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land 
granted  them,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  a 
tract  of  land  called  Bessborough,  and  adjoining  to  the 
north  and  part  of  the  west  bounds  of  Hillsborough,  and 
that  John  W.  Vredenbergh  may  be  inserted  as  a  grantee 
instead  of  Saml.  Stitt,  and  that  said  tract  may  be  erected 

into  a  township,   98 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   98 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  Robt.  Bowne  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  lying 
north  of  the  old  northwest  corner  of  the  county  of  Glou- 


ITOL.  XXXIV.] 


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611 


Pago. 

1 774.      cester,  and  upon  some  of  the  heads  of  the  branches  of 


Missisqui  river,   99 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  John  Blagge  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
Edward  Fanning  and  four  others  for  letters  patent  for 
6,000  acres  of  land  about  twelve  or  fourteen  miles  east 
of  Fort  Ann,  on  the  west  branch  of  Wood  creek,   100 


Sept.  1.  Petition  of  Stephen  Hogeboom,  Wm,  H.  Ludlow, 
Robert  Van  Renselaer  and  others,  on  behalf  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Claverack,  praying  that  the  petition  of  Peter 
Van  Ness  and  Lawrence  Fonda  for  a  water  lot  near 
Claverack  landing,  may  not  be  granted,   (fo's,)  100 

Caveat  by  Stephen  Hogeboom,  John  Van  Allen,  Wm.  H. 
Ludlow,  Thomas  Storm,  Robt.  Van  Renselaer  and  Henry 
Van  Renselaer  and  Henry  J.  Van  Renselaer  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  others,  proprietors  of  lands  at  and  about 
the  publick  landing  of  Claverack,  against  granting  to 
P.  Van  Ness,  L.  Fonda  or  any  other  persons  letters  patent 
for  any  water  lotts  contiguous  to  the  aforesaid  landing 
until  they  are  heard,  (^s->)  100 

Sept.  1.  Certificate  of  Lieut.  Thomas  Swords  that  Joseph 
Robinson  late  corporal  in  the  55th  regiment  served -in 
the  55th  regiment  during  the  war,  dated  31st  Dec,  1771, 
and  produced  in  council  1st  Sep.,  1774,  100 

Sept.  1.  Certificate  that  Joseph  Robinson  and  John  Michael 
served  in  the  late  war,  (fo's,)  100 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  Gilbert  Wier  a  reduced  corporal  of  the 
55th  regiment,  for  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Charlotte,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Saml.  Avery,  ....  101 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  Revd.  John  Ogilvie  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  the  heirs  of  Lancaster  Symes,  for  letters  patent  to 
himself  and  Elizabeth  Lupton  for  1,250  acres  of  land  in 


the  Minisink  angle  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   102 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  John  Michael  for  a  grant  of  50  acres  of 
land  within  the  bounds  of  a  certain  township  granted  to 
Sir  Jeffrey  Amherst,    103 


Sept.  2.  Petition  of  John  Bard,  Henry  Wisner  and  John 
Morin  Scott,  referring  to  their  former  petition  and  pro- 
ceedings thereon,  and  praying  a  new  grant  and  confirma- 
tion of  certain  lands  which  fell  to  the  right  of  Benjn.  Ask 
in  the  old  and  new  divisions  of  Minisink  patent,  and  pray- 
ing also  a  new  warrant  of  survey,  to  that  end  if  necessary,  104 
Sept.  2.  Petition  of  John  Montressure  for  2,000  acres  of  land 
about  fourteen  or  fifteen  miles  to  the  northeast  of  Argyle- 
shire,  adjoining  a  tract  returned  for  John  Thompson,  ...  105 
Sept.  2.  Petition  of  Josiah  Martin,  governor  of  North  Caro- 
lina, and  late  Lieut. -Col.  of  the  68th  regiment,  praying  a 


grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester, 

on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,   106 

Sept.  2.  Petition  of  Oliver  DeLancey  and  John  Morin  Scott, 
for  a  new  grant  and  confirmation  of  1,200  acres  of  land, 
referring  to  their  former  petition,  the  grant  thereof  and 

warrant  of  survey  thereon,   107 

Sept.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Danl.  Whipple  and  his  asso- 


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1114.  ciates,  of  a  tract  of  40,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  beginning  about  twenty  miles  east  of 
the  mouth  of  Otter  creek,  (Fayston  and  Duxbury,  Ver- 
mont.)     103 

Map  of  the  same,   108 

Sept.  27.  Certificate  of  Major  John  Smelt,  that  Richd.  Dee 
served  as  corporal  in  47th  regiment  during  the  war,   108 

Sept.  28.  Certificate  that  Richard  Gilburne  served  as  a  Ser- 
jeant at  Louisburg,  Quebec,  and  at  the  reduction  of  Mon- 
treal,   108 

Sept.  20.  Caveat  by  Alexr.  McDonald,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  against  granting  a  patent  deed  or  con- 
firmation to  any  of  the  Westenhook  claimants  or  to  any 
other  person,  for  land  within  the  bounds  of  the  tract  for- 
merly claimed  by  Col.  John  Van  Renselaer,  excepting 
himself  and  his  associates,    109 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Benjn.  Evans  and  Joan  his  wife,  which 
which  said  Joan  is  heir-at-law  to  Lewis  P.  Williams, 
deceased,  in  favor  of  their  claim  in  equity  to  a  grant  of 
certain  lands  lying  between  Kinderhook  and  the  manor 
of  Ranslaerwyck,  granted  by  letters  patent  to  said  Lewis 
P.Williams,   10S 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Henry  Remsen,  Peter  Vosburgh,  Robt. 
Van  Deusen  and  Johannis  Van  Der  Poel,  praying  a  grant 
of  their  Indian  purchase  at  Petanhook,  north  of  the  town- 
ship of  Kinderhook,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
and  that  the  prayer  of  the  claimants  of  Westenhook 
patent  may  not  be  granted,   IK 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  James  Downes,  Christ'r  Duyckinck 
and  Wm.  Kennedy,  praying  that  a  day  be  appointed  for 
hearing  James  Abeel  in  support  of  his  caveat,  and  that 
they  be  granted  the  four  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  prayed  for  in  the  former  petition,   11 

Sept.  29.  Letter  from  Genl.  Haldimand  to  Lieut.  Govr.  Col- 
den,  recommending  the  widow  of  Captain  John  Rudolph 
Fesch  to  the  royal  bounty  for  a  grant  of  land,   11 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Wm.  Smith,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
nineteen  others,  for  letters  patent  for  20,000  acres  of  land 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  for  leave  to 
alter  some  of  the  names  of  the  grantees,   11 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  James  Hogeboom,  Wm.  Van  Ness, 
Caspar  Huyck  and  others,  for  a  postponement  of  hearing 
in  the  case  of  the  petition  of  Stephen  Hogeboom,  Wm. 
H.  Ludlow  and  others,  against  granting  the  petition  of 
Peter  Van  Ness  and  Lawrence  Fonda,  for  a  water  lot  at 
the  Claveryck  landing,   11 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Peter  Van  Ness  and  Lawrence  Fonda, 
praying  that  a  longer  day  may  be  appointed  for  hearing 
the  petitioners'  former  petition  for  certain  water  lots,  and 
that  of  Stephen  Hogeboom,  John  Van  Allen  and  ethers, 
against  granting  the  same,   11 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  Win.  Smith,  D.  D.,  of  the  city  of  Phila- 
delphia, in  behalf  of  himself,  Danl.  Coxe  and  others,  for 


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Pago. 

1774.      29,812  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  beginning  at 
a  place  called  Owegg,  on  the  Susquehannah,  and  runs 

along  the  northern  boundary  of  Pennsylvania,   117 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  Joseph  Saxon,  John  Dunn,  Daniel  Tom- 
linson,  John  Hunter  and  Casper  Underweg,  disbanded 
non-commissioned  officers,  for  a  grant  of  two  tracts  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  containing  together  955 

acres,    118 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  Thomas  Clark,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  40,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  north 
of  Peters  Pond,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a 

township  by  the  name  of  Bamf,  ,  .  .  119 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   119 

Oct.  26.  Letter  from  Thomas  Clark  to  John  Watts,,  in  rela- 
tion to  the  writer's  petition  for  lands,  and  requesting  that 
John  Nesbitt,  of  New  Perth,  be  made  a  4th  judge  for  the 
county  of  Charlotte,  and  that  an  order  for  qualifying  him 

and  Alexr.  Webster,  as  justice,  be  issued,   119 

Oct.  6.  Petition  of  John  Cochran,  late  surgeon's  mate,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  adjoining  the  southeast  corner  of  a  tract 

granted  to  Wm.  Bayard  and  others,   120 

Oct.  10.  Petition  of  David  Abeel,  Saml.  Bayard  and  others, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  rest  of  the  persons  inte- 
rested in  the  patent  of  Westenhook,  praying  to  be  heard 
at  an  early  day  on  the  equity  of  their  petition,  and  against 
the  several  obstructions  interposed  by  their  opponents,. .  121 
Oct.  14.  Petition  of  Walter  Rutherford,  for  himself  and  as 
attorney  to  Henry  Balfour,  praying  a  grant  of  10,000 

acres  of  land  pursuant  to  the  King's  order,   122 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Danl.  Coxe,  Wm.  Coxe,  Rebecca  Coxe, 
John  Tabor  Kempe  and  Grace,  his  wife,  for  a  warrant  to 
survey  23,7  88  acres  of  land  west  of  the  Delaware  river, 
and  bounded  southerly  by  the  boundary  of  Pennsylvania, 
being  the  residue  of  100,000  to  which  they  are  entitled 

by  mandamus,   123 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  Claverack  landing,  by 
John  Jay,  praying  that  the  landing  place  and  the  water 
fronting  it  may  be  kept  open  for  the  purpose  of  watering 

their  cattle,   124 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Saml.  Jones,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
nineteen  others,  for  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land  adjoin- 
ing Gov.  Martin's  tract  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  and 
that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name 

of  Jones  town,   125 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   125 

Oct.  25.  Petition  of  Richard  Slack  and  his  associates,  for  a 
grant  of  35,000  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  west  bounds 
of  the  township  of  Middlesex,  and  that  the  same  may 

be  erected  into  a  township,   126 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   126 

Oct.  25.  Petition  of  John  Earle,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 


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Page. 

774.      twenty-seven  others,  for  a  grant  of  27,500  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  beginning  at  the  northwest 


corner  of  a  tract  patented  to  Phineas  Lyman  and  others, 

and  that  the  same  may  be  erected  into  a  township,   127 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   127 

Nov.  1.  Power  of  attorney  from  Allan  McLean  to  Donald 
McLean  of  New  York,  physician,  applying  for  a  manda- 
mus for  3,000  acres  of  land,   128 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Stephen  Payne  Adye,  for  2,000  acres 
of  land  lying  between  the  north  line  of  the  Kayadaros- 

seross  patent  and  Saekendauga  river,   129 

Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  James,  that  Capt. 
Stephen  Payne  Adye,  of  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery, 
served  during  the  war,  as  fire  master  to  said  corps,  and 

was  reduced,   129 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  John  A.  Van  Allan,  for  a  grant  of  cer- 
tain water  lots  in  the  district  of  Claverack  on  the  east 

side  of  Hudson's  river,   130 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  John  Cochrane,  late  surgeon's  mate,  for 
a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  adjoining  .  the  southeast  corner  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Wm,  Bayard,  and  that  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey issue  for  the  same,   131 


Nov.  8.  Petition  of  sundry  inhabitants  and  proprietors  of 
Claverack,  by  Wm.  H.  Ludlow,  for  a  grant  to  certain  trus- 
tees of  50  feet  of  the  soil  from  John  Van  Allan's  wharf, 
for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  public  dock  and  other  con- 


veniences,  • .  132 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  Thomas  Storm  and  Peter  Hogeboom,  for 
a  grant  of  the  soil  from  high  water  to  low  water  mark 

opposite  their  lands  at  Claverack  landing,   133 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  Thomas  Clark,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  an  early  grant  of  the  prayer  of  his  former 
petition,  and  that  the  quantity  of  lands  to  be  granted  him 

may  not  be  much  less  than  34,000,   V34 

Nov.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Saxon,  John  Dunn 
and  Danl.  Tomlinson,  of  600  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Ulster,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  John  Leake,  (Platte- 

kill,  Ulster  Co.,)   IZl 

Map  of  the  same,   13; 

Nov.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Hunter  and  Casper 
Under weg,  of  355  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Richard  Durham,  (New  Paltz, . 

Ulster  Co.,)   13( 

Map  of  the  same,   13( 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  John  Blagg  and  Edwd.  Fanning,  pray- 
ing that  a  certain  tract  of  land  advised  to  be  granted  to 
them  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  at  the  northwest 
corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Beamsley  Glazier,  Wm.  Cock- 
roft  and  others,  commonly  called  the  provincial  patent, 

may  be  erected  into  a  township,   13 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  John  Peters  and  his  associates,  praying 
a  grant  of  24,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte, 


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615 


Page. 

1774.      and  that  a  day  be  appointed  for  hearing  the  petition 

against  the  caveat  of  Crean  Brush,  &c,   138 

Nov.  12.  Petition  of  Thomas  Clark,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  40,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Gloucester,   139 

Certified  copy  of  the  indorsements  on  the  petition  of  Thomas 
Clark  and  his  associates,  received  17th  August,  1771,. . .  139 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   139 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Wm.  Rhinelander,  junr.,  and  associates, 
for  a  confirmation  of  the  grant  of  the  township  of  West- 
ford  on  Lake  Champlain,   140 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   140 

Nov.  14.  Petition  of  James  Marcus  Prevost,  Peter  Spence 
and  Jacob  Muller,  for  a  grant  of  12,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Orange,   141 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Peter  Spence,  late  surgeon's 
mate  in  the  60th  regiment  served  during  the  war,  1st 
Aug.,  1765,   141 

Certificate  that  Robert  Harris  surgeon's  mate  served  during 
the  war,   141 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Haldimand  that  Mark  Prevost  served  as 
major  during  the  war,  18th  Aug.,  1773,   141 

Nov.  15.  Petition  of  Joseph  Robertson  for  200  acres  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  the  south- 
east corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Ebenezur  Jessup  and 
others,   142 

Nov.  15.  Petition  of  Alexr.  McDonald,  Hugh  McLean  and 
sundry  other  non-commission  officers  and  private  soldiers, 
for  a  grant  of  800  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,^   143 

Certificates  that  Alexander  Campbell,  Alexander  Mcintosh, 
John  Ferguson,  Parlane  McFarlane,  Lewis  MacBean, 
Malcom  McDonald,  John  Grant,  Charles  Robertson, 
Alexander  McDonald,  Hugh  McLean,  Archibald  Ken- 
nedy, William  McLinnan,  Duncan  Mclntyre,  served  in 
the  42d  or  royal  Highland  regiment  during  the  war,  ....  143 

Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Fraser,  disbanded  corporal  of 
the  42d  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land,   144 

Certificate  that  said  Fraser  served  during  the  war,   144 

Nov.  22.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  James  that  John 
Suton  served  as  corporal  in  the  royal  regiment  of  artillery 
during  the  war,   145 

Nov.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Clark  and  thirty- 
nine  others,  of  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land  to  the  east 
of  Lake  Champlain,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  (Burke, 
Caledonia  Co.,  Vermont,)   146 

Map  of  the  same,   146 

Nov.  26.  Petition  of  Capt.  Lieut.  Alexr.  McDonald  that  no 
grant  pass  for  any  of  the  lands  formerly  claimed  by  Col. 
Van  Renselaer,  and  now  under  the  patent  of  Westenhook, 
until  the  king's  pleasure  is  known,    147 

Dec.  6.  Petition  of  Edwd.  Kiers  and  13  others  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  their  associates,  praying  that  the  names  of 


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Page. 

1774.  certain  persons  may  be  altered  and  others  inserted  in  the 
letters  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Charlotte,   148 

Dec.  7.  Petition  of  Stephen  De  Lancey,  John  De  Lancey 
and  James  De  Lancey,  junr.,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and 
others,  praying  an  alteration  *in  the  letters  patent  for  a 
tract  of  land  granted  them,   149 

Dec.  7.  Petition  of  John  Zabriski,  Isaac  Corsa,  John  Blagge 
and  Wm.  Wentworth  for  themselves  and  associates,  of 
Abel  Walker,  Alexr.  Stewart,  Charles  Nicoll,  Alexr. 
Stewart,  junr.,  and  James  A.  Stewart  for  themselves  and 
their  associates;  and  also  of  John  Taylor  for  Robert  Bowne 
and  their  associates,  praying  a  reconsideration  of  the  order 
in  council  reducing  the  townships  respectively  granted 
them  to  24,000  acres  each,  that  they  be  granted  the  entire 
of  the  land  originally  surveyed  for  them,   150 

Dec.  7.  Petition  of  Saml.  Jones  in  behalf  of  himself  and  his 
associates,  praying  that  the  proviso  contained  in  the  order 
of  council  granting  them  20,000  acres  of  land,  and  restrict- 
ing the  petitioners  to  their  first  location,  may  be  removed, 
and  the  order  confined  to  the  lands  actually  surveyed,. . .  151 

Dec.  7.  Memorial  of  Richd.  Harrison,  attorney  for  Crean 
Brush,  praying  a  postponement  of  the  hearing  on  the 
caveat  entered  on  behalf  of  said  Crean  Brush,  against 
granting  certain  lands  to  John  Peters  and  others,   152 

Dec.  13.  Petition  of  John  Weatherhead,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  his  wife  Rachel,  residuary  legatee  of  Catharine 
Lodge,  deceased,  for  a  small  tract  of  land  in  Ulster  county, 
as  an  equivalent,  agreeable  to  the  order  in  council  of  the 
1st  March,  1769,   153 

Dec.  20.  Petition  of  the  proprietors  of  Westenhook,  contain- 
ing sundry  reasons  in  favor  of  application  for  a  confirma- 
tion, among  other  things  drawn  from  the  similitude  of 
their  case  to  Col.  John  Van  Ranselaer's,  and  the  proceed- 
ings of  the  council  thereon,  in  addition  to  what  was  offered 
by  their  counsel,   154 

Dec.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Mekel,  of  55  acres  of 
land,  being  part  of  No.  3,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pur- 
chase, (Lake  Pleasant,  Hamilton  Co.,)   155 

Map  of  the  same,   155 

Dec.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Col.  Thomas  Ord,  of  5,000 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  lot  No.  27,  in  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,  (Newcomb,  Essex  Co.,)   156 

Map  of  the  same,   l5G 

Dec.  27.  Letter  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Lieut.  Govr.  Col- 
den,  stating  that  he  has  agreed,  on  behalf  of  Totten  and 
Crossfield  and  others  interested  in  their  Indian  purchase, 
with  Major  Rutherford  and  Major  Balfour,  to  convey  to 
them  10,000  acres  of  land  in  said  purchase,  and  requesting 
that  they  be  granted  letters  patent  for  the  same,   157 

Description  of  the  bounds  of  two  tracts  of  5,000  acres  each, 
in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  laid  out  for  Majors 
Rutherford  and  Balfour,  


vol.  xxxiv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  617 

Page. 

•1774.  Dec.  27.  Petition  of  Walter  Rutherford,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  Henry  Balfour,  for  a  grant  of  10,000  acres  of  land, 

pursuant  to  the  order  in  council,  6th  Sept.,  1765,   157 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Maximilian  Jacobs,  for  a  warrant  to 
survey  5,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  about  one  mile  from 


the  head  of  Kayaderosseras  creek,   158 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Lieut.  Wm.  Brown,  for  2,000  acres 

of  land,  to  the  east  of  Hudson's  river,  near  Queensbury,  159 
[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Trotter,  late  commissary,  for  a 
warrant  of  survey  for  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Try  on,  on  the  east  bank  of  Snake  creek,  160 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Andw.  Fanevil  Phillips,  for  2,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  bounded  on  the  west  by 
lands  applied  for  by  Robt.  Boyd,   161 


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Page. 


[No  date.]  Petition  of  Edward  Smith,  late  a  commissary,  for 
a  warrant  of  survey  for  3,000.  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Tryon,  adjoining  land  applied  for  by  John  Trotter,. . .  1 
1775.  Jan.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Walter  Rutherford  of  5,000 
acres  of  land  in  lot  No.  29  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  (Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,)   2 

Map  of  the  same,   2 

Jan.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Balfour  of  5,000  acres 
of  land  in  lot  No.  29  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
(Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,  and  Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,) ...  3 

Map  of  the  same,   3 

Jan.  3.  Petition  of  Robert  Boyd  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  within  the  bounds  of  the  tract  ceded  by  the  treaty 
of  Fort  Stanwix  in  1768,  to  be  bounded  west  by  lands 
granted  to  Danl.  Coxe  and  others,   4 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Robt.  Boyd,  mate  of  H.  M.'s 
hospital  served  during  the  war,   4 

Jan.  3.  Petition  of  Wm.  Butler  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  easterly  side  of  the  northeast  branch  of  the 
river  Susquehanna,  adjoining  land  granted  to  Danl.  Coxe,  5 

Jan.  3.  Petition  of  John  Read  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  easterly  side  of  the  northeast  branch  of  the 
river  Susquehanna,  adjoining  land  petitioned  for  by  Wm. 
Butler,   6 

Jan.  3.  Petition  of  Robert  Ross  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  easterly  side  of  the  northeast  branch  of  the 
river  Susquehanna,  adjoining  land  petitioned  for  by  John 
Read,   7 

Jan.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Robertson  of  200  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoining  the 
south  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  Ebenezur  Jessup  and 
others,  (Luzerne,  Warren  Co.,)    8 

Map  of  the  same,   8 


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619 


Page. 


1775.  Jan.  4.  "Return  of  survey  for  Danl.  Coxe,  Wra.  Coxe,  Rebecca 
Coxe,  John  Tabor  Kempe  and  Grace  Kempe  his  wife,  of 
29,812  acres  of  land  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Susquehanna 
river,  beginning  opposite  the  mouth  of  Owegy  creek, 
(Owego  and  Nichols,  Tioga  Co.,)   9 

Map  of  the  same,   9 

Description  of  the  bounds  of  the  above  tract,   9 

Jan.  5.  Petition  of  Martin  Beeby  and  Nathl.  Culver  in  behalf 
of  the  inhabitants  of  King's  district,  praying  a  postpone- 
ment of  the  hearing  on  the  Westenhook  petition,   10 

Jan.  7.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Robert  Boyd  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  bounded  on  the  west  by 
lands  granted  to  Danl.  Coxe  and  others,    11 

Jan.  10.  Warrant  to  survey  for  John  Trotter  and  Edward 
Smyth  3,000  acres  of  land  each  in  the  county  of  Tryon, 
on  Snake  creek,  '   12 

Jan.  10.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Andrew  Faneuil  Phillips 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon  adjoining  a 
tract  applied  for  by  Robt.  Boyd,   13 

Jan.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Butler  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  easterly  side  of  the  northeast  branch  of 
the  Susquehannah  river  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Danl. 
Coxe  and  others,  (Nichols,  Tioga  Co.,)    14 

Map  of  the  same,   14 

Jan.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Read  of  a  tract  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  northeast  branch 
of  the  Susquehannah  river,  (Nichols,  Tioga  Co.,)   15 

Map  of  the  same,   15 

Jan.  16.  Petition  of  Josiah  Willard  and  John  Stout  in  behalf 
of  themselves  and  their  associates,  praying  that  the  name 
of  Adam  Van  Denburgh,  deceased,  may  be  altered  in  the 
letters  patent  for  the  township  of  Durham  and  for  other 
purposes,   16 

Jan.  16.  Petition  of  Edmund  Fanning  and  Moses  Marden, 
praying  that  the  names  of  Saml.  Avery,  John  Peters, 
James  Cobham,  Wm.  Kennedy  and  Saml.  Avery  may  be 
inserted  in  the  letters  patent  for  20,000  acres  of  land 
granted,  instead  others  deceased  or  removed,   17 

Jan.  17.  Petition  of  Richd.  Robt.  Crow,  late  a  lieutenant  in 
the  48th  regiment,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  Susque- 
hanna river,  bounded  on  the  east  by  lands  surveyed  for 
John  Read,  and  to  include  the  islands  opposite  to  the  said 
tract,   18 

Council  minute  of  the  proceedings  on  a  petition  of  Richd. 
Robt.  Crowe,  dated  19th  April,  1769,   IS 

Jan.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Harris  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  adjoining  a  tract  laid  out 
for  James  Marcus  Prevost,  (Ramapo,  Rockland  Co.,)  ...  19 

Map  of  the  same,   19 

Jan.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Muller  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  adjoining  the  division  line  between  the 


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[vol.  XXXV. 


Pago. 


1*775.      provinces  of  New  York  and  New  J ersey,  (Ramapo,  Rock- 
land Co.,)   20 

Map  of  the  same,   20 

Jan.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Spence  of  1,820  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  beginning  in  the  division 
line  between  the  provinces  of  New  York  and  New  Jersey, 

(Ramapo,  Rockland  Co.,)   21 

Map  of  the  same,   21 

Jan.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Marcus  Prevost  of  5,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  beginning  in  the 
division  line  between  the  provinces  of  New  York  and 

New  Jersey,  (Ramapo,  Rockland  Co.,)    22 

Map  of  the  same,   22 

Jan.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Richd.  Robt.  Crow,  of  a  tract 
of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  northeast  branch  of 
the  Susquehannah  river  together  wjth  the  islands  opposite 
the  same,  containing  in  all  2,000  acres,  (Nichols,  Tioga 

Co.,)   23 

Map  of  the  same,   23 


Jan.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Phineas  Atherton,  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side,  of  the  northeast  branch  of 


the  Susquehannah  river,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  John 
Read,  and  including  the  islands  opposite  thereto,  (Nichols, 

Tioga  Co.,)   24 

Map  of  the  same,   24 

Jan.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Peters  and  his  associates, 
of  24,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted 
to  Danl.  Whipple  and  others,  (Orange  Co.,  Vermont,) ...  25 

Map  of  the  same,   25 

Jan.  24.  Petition  of  John  Sutton  and  Richd.  Dee,  late  cor- 
porals for  a  grant  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  to  the  west  of  a  tract  formerly  granted  to  Fredk. 
Morris  and  Saml.  Heath,   26 


Jan.  24.  Warrant  to  survey  for  John  Sutton  and  Richd.  Dee, 

the  400  acres  of  land  prayed  for  in  the  preceding  petition,  27 
Jan.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Josiah  Willard  and  John  Stout, 
and  their  associates,  of  25,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,  beginning  at  the  most  westerly 
corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Luke  Knoulton  and  nineteen 
others,  and  runs  along  the  west  bounds  of  said  tract,  and 
part  of  another  tract  granted  to  Major  Harry  Gordon, 

(Fairfield,  Franklin  Co.,  Vermont,)   28 

Map  of  the  same,   28 

Jan.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Saml.  Ashley  and  his  asso- 
ciates, of  25,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  adjoining  the  west  bounds  of  a  tract  granted 
to  Capt  Harry  Gordon,  aud  the  north  bounds  of  a  tract 
granted  to  Josiah  Willard  and  others,  (Smithfield,  Frank- 
lin Co.,  Vermont,)   29 

Map  of  the  same,   29 

Jan.  25.  Petition  of  Philip  Schuyler,  in  behalf  of  Agatha 
Cutler  and  Martha  Bradstreet,  children  and  devisees  of 


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Page 

1775.      Major  General  Bradstreet,  deceased,  for  letters  patent  for 


5,000  acres  of  land  formerly  granted  to  said  Major  Genl. 

Bradstreet,  deceased,   30 

Jan.  26.  Petition  of  Hugh  Morrison,  James  Stewart,  Mal- 
com  Stewart  and  eight  others,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for 
550  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  township  of  Bamf  in  the 

in  the  county  of  Gloucester,     3] 

Jan.  28.  Petition  of  Wm.  Orcher  Huddleston,  Robt.  Collins, 
Edmond  Robinson,  Patrick  Stewart,  Robt.  Foster,  Thos. 
Armstrong  and  Robt.  JelFery,  for  letters  patent  for  5,000 
acres  of  land  at  the  most  westerly  corner  of  a  tract  grant- 
ed to  Luke  Knoulton,  called  Kelly  brook,   32 

1774.  Aug.  31.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  James,  that  Capt. 

William  Orcher  Huddleston,  served  in  the  royal  regiment 

of  artillery,  during  the  war,   32 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  James,  that  Robert  Collins  served 
as  first  lieutenant  in  the  royal  regiment  of  artillerv,  1st 
Sept.,  1774,  .  i   32 

Certificates  that  Edmd.  Robinson,  Patrick  Stewart,  Robert 
Foster,  Thomas  Armstrong  and  Robert  Jeffery  served 
during  the  war,   32 

1775.  Jan.  30.  Letters  patent  to  John  Peters  and  twenty-three 

others,  for  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land  beginning  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Danl.  Whipple  and 

his  associates,    33 

Feb.  1.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general  to  prepare  letters 
patent  to  John  Peters  and  his  associates,  for  24,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  erecting  the  same  into 

a  township  by  the  name  of  Peters  town,   33 

Feb.  3.  Return  of  survey  of  two  tracts  of  land  containing 
together  5,000  acres  adjoining  Kellybrook,  the  first  of 
which  was  surveyed  for  William  Orcher  Huddleston  and 
Robert  Collins,  and  contains  4,000  acres,  and  the  second 
for  Edmond  Robinson,  Patrick  Stewart,  Robert  Foster, 
Thomas  Armstrong  and  Robert  Jefiery  contains  1,000 

acres,  (Fairfield,  Franklin  Co.,  Vermont,)   34 

Map  of  the  same,   34 

Feb.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Edmund  Fanning,  Moses  Mar- 
den  and  eighteen  others,  of  20,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county  of  Glouces- 
ter, (Canaan,  Essex  Co.,  Yt.,)   35 

Map  of  the  same,   35 

Feb.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Gregor  Drumrnond,  of  200 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Wood  creek  in  the  county 
of  Charlotte,  adjoining  the  west  bounds  of  a  tract  granted 

to  Adam  Gilchrist,  (Granville,  Washington  Co.,)   36 

Map  of  the  same,   36 

Feb.  18.  Petition  of  Christopher  Duyckinck,  James  Do  wnes, 
William  Butler  and  Wm.  Kennedy,  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  three  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  con- 
taining together  3,000  acres,   37 

Feb.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Archibald  Wier,  Thomas 
Bowden,  Robert  Anderson,  Gavin  Lowrie,  Peter  Foster, 


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Page. 

1775.  John  McOarrah,  Wra.  McGee,  John  McGarry,  Henry 
Grant,  William  Beven,  John  Dane,  Henry  Lason,  John 
Phillips,  Alexa.  Fraser  and  Wra.  Campbell,  of  a  tract  of 
3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  southwesterly  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  in  the  county  of  Albany ;  and  of  another  tract  for 
Thomas  Hammond,  Richd.  Kitchen  and  George  Stroles, 
containing  150  acres,  and  adjoining  the  aforesaid  tract, 


(Corinth  and  Hadley,  Saratoga  Co.,)   38 

Map  of  the  same,   38 

Feb.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  William  Brown,  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  on  the  northeasterly  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
in  the  county  of  Albany,  beginning  at  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  a  tract  granted  to  Joseph  Monfort,  (Luzerne,  War- 
ren Co.,)   39 

Map  of  the  same,   39 

1772.  May  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Ensign  John  Watkins,  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  adjoining 
to  the  north  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  Lieut.  Alexr. 
Grant,  (Granville,  Washington  Co.,)   40 

Map  of  the  same,   40 

1775.  Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Church,  (agent  for  the 
proprietors  thereof,)  of  the  township  of  Rygage,  on  the 
west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  containing  20,514  acres  of 
land,  (Ryegate,  Caledonia  Co.,  Vermont,)   41 

Map  of  the  same,   41 

March  3.  Petition  of  John  Elbling,  James  Creage,  Jabez 
Ashby  and  Thomas  Burns,  for  200  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  bounded  on  the  north  by  a  tract  granted 
to  John  Sprat  and  Andries  Marschalk,   42 

Certificates  that  John  Elbling,  Thomas  Burns,  James  Creag, 
Jabez  Ashby  served  as  soldiers  in  the  royal  American 
regiment,  during  the  war,   42 

March  8.  Petition  of  Doctor  Thomas  Sparham,  for  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  about  thirty  miles  north  of  Crown 
Point,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   43 

March  3.  Certificate  of  James  Robinson,  that  Thomas  Spar- 
ham,  served  as  surgeon's  mate,  during  the  war,   43 

March  18.  Petition  of  Joseph  Goldthwaite,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte, 
adjoining  the  north  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  Ebene- 
zer  Jessup  and  others,   44 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Joseph  Goldthwaite 
served  during  the  war,  4th  Oct.,  1765,   44 

March  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  Joseph  Goldthwaite, 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoining  to  the  north  bounds 
of  a  tract  granted  to  Ebenezer  Jessup  and  others,  (War- 
rensburgh,  Warren  Co.,)   45 

Map  of  the  same,   45 

March  24.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Craney,  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  a  tract 


vol.  xxxv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  623 

Page. 

1775.      granted  to  Danl.  Crane,  Wm.  Whitefield  and  three  others, 

(Durham,  Greene  Co.,)   46 

Map  of  the  same,   46 


March  24.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Black  and  John  Grigg, 
of  100  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Craney,  (Durham,  Greene  Co.,) ...  47 


Map  of  the  same,   47 

March  25.  Petition  of  Wm.  Maxwell,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  about  15  miles 

east  of  Hudson's  river,   4S 

March  16.  Certificate  of  James  Robinson,  that  William  Max- 
1    well  served  as  deputy  commissary  of  stores,  during  the 

war,   48 

March  28.  Petition  of  Henry  Cuyler  and  Robert  Adams 
and  their  associates,  that  the  lands  lately  advised  to  be 


granted  to  Lawrence  Kortright  and  others,  and  the  resi- 
due of  the  tract  in  which  these  lands  are  included,  may 
be  comprised  in  one  grant  to  all  the  persons  interested  in 
the  Indian  purchase  of  the  tract  lying  between  the  Dela- 
ware river  and  the  Susquehanna  river,  and  that  the  same 
may  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Edinburgh,  49 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   49 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  James  Rodgers,  Isaac  Peacock  and 
David  Reid,  non-commissioned  officers  ;  Jeremiah  Chick- 
chester,  John  Young,  Luke  Murphy,  Danl.  Adlington  and 
Charles  McClarron,  private  soldiers ;  for  a  grant  of  the 
vacant  land  lying  between  the  patent  of  Cornelius  Switz, 
Albert  Veeder  and  Simon  Danielse,  and  the  patents  of 


Schenectady  and  Canestigiunie,   51 

Certificates  that  James  Rogers,  Isaac  Peacock,  David  Reid, 
Jeremiah  Chichester,  Charles  McClaron  served  during  the 

war,   51 

March  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Russell  and  John 
Holmes,  of  two  certain  lots  of  land  containing  together 
400  acres,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  being 
part  of  a  larger  tract  surveyed  for  non-commissioned 
officers  and  soldiers,  and  distinguished  on  the  map  as  lots 

No.  1^0  and  171,  (about  Burlington,  Vermont,)   52 

Map  of  the  same,   52 

March  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  McDonald,  of  200 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the 
north  of  Otter  creek,  and  known  as  lot  No.  41,  (Charlotte, 

Chittenden  Co.,  Vermont,)   53 

Map  of  the  same,   53 


March  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Hugh  McLean,  Archd.  Ken- 
nedy, Duncan  Mclntyre,  John  Grant,  Charles  Robertson, 
Wm.  McLinnan,  Parlane  McFarlane,  Lewis  McBaine, 
Malcom  McDonald,  Alexr.  Campbell,  John  Ferguson  and 
Alexr.  Mcintosh,  of  600  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  to  the  north  of  Otter  creek,  and  known 
as  lots  No.  42,  43  and  44,  (Charlotte,  Chittenden  Co., 

Vermont,)   53 

80 


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[vol.  XXXV. 


Page. 

1115.  Map  of  the  same,   53 

April  3.  Petition  of  James  Ross,  late  storekeeper  of  H.  M.'s 
hospital,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Char- 
lotte, adjoining  the  north  line  of  a  tract  laid  out  for  Lieut. 
Joseph  Goldthwaite,   55 

April  6.  Petition  of  Maximilian  Jacobs,  for  a  warrant  to  sur- 
vey 5,000  acres  of  lands,  beginning  about  six  miles  from 
the  head  of  Kayaderosseras  creek,   56 

Certificate  of  Arehd. Kennedy,  that  Capt.  Maximilian  Jacobs 
served  during  the  war,  21st  Sept.,  1775,   56 

April  7.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Ross,  of  2,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  adjoining  the  north 
bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  Lieut.  Joseph  Goldthwaite, 
(Warrensburgh,  Warren  Co.,)   57 

Map  of  the  same,   57 

April  7.  Petition  of  Saml.  Avery,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  associates  of  Danl.  Whipple,  deceased,  praying  that 
the  name  of  the  said  Samuel  Avery  may  be  inserted  in  the 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  instead  of  the  name  of  the  aforesaid  Danl. 
Whipple,  deceased,  -.   58 

April  7.  Petition  of  Cornells  Timense  and  eighty-nine  other 
persons,  praying  a  dismission  of  certain  petitions  for  an 
exclusive  right  of  ferriage  across  the  Mohawk  river, 
within  the  bounds  of  the  Canistegione  patent,   59 

April  7.  Petition  of  William  Mitchell,  for  a  warrant  to  sur- 
vey seven  small  islands  in  the  north  branch  of  Hudson's 
river,  opposite  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  Edward  and 
Ebenezer  Jessup  and  their  associates,   60 

Certificate  of  Major  Will :  Forbes,  that  William  Mitchell 
served  as  soldier  in  the  35th  regiment,  5th  July,  1763,  . .  60 

April  1 9.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Mitchell,  of  seven  small 
islands  lying  in  the  northeast  branch  of  Hudson's  river, 
opposite  to  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  Edward  and  Ebe- 
nezer Jessup  and  others,  and  containing  24  acres  of  land,  61 

Map  of  the  same,   61 

April  24.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Elbling,  James  Creage, 
Jabez  Ashley  and  Thomas  Burns,  of  a  tract  of  187  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Lister,  adjoining  Bradly  and 
Jamison's  tract,  (Newburgh,  Orange  Co.,  or  Plattekill, 
Ulster  Co.,)   62 

Map  of  the  same,   ....  62 

May  17.  Petition  of  William  Maxwell  for  150  acres  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood  creek 
to  Ticonderoga,  being  the  residue  of  2,000  acres  granted,  64 

Letter  from  Agatha  Butler  and  Martha  Bradstreet,  of  Lon- 
don, to  Governor  Tryon,  praying  a  grant  of  land  agreea- 
ble to  the  king's  mandamus  to  Genl.  Bradstreet,  deceased,  65 

May  26.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Ward  and  Edmund  Newland, 
for  a  grant  of  2,400  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Wood 
creek,  being  the  deficiency  of  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  for- 
merly granted  to  them,   60 


>l.  xxxv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  625 

Pago. 

1775.  May  26.  Petition  of  William  Munro,  late  quartermaster,  for 
2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running 
from  Wood  creek  into  Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  the 
north  bounds  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  Donald  Clark  and 

sundry  other  soldiers,    67 

May  31.  Petition  of  John  Church  and  others,  whose  names 
are  given  in  an  annexed  list,  for  letters  patent  for  the 

township  of  Ryegate,   68 

May  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Pettit  and  his  associ- 
ates, of  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  a 
tract  returned  for  Frederick  Wm.  Hecht,  (Starksboro' 

and  Hindsburgh,  Vermont,)   69 

Map  of  the  same,   69 

June  3.  Petition  of  John  Rapalje  and  Garret  Rapalje,  for  a 
grant  of  30,000  acres  of  land  formerly  advised  to  be 
granted  them  and  their  associates,  between  the  rivers 
Susquehannah  and  Dalaware,  and  that  the  names  of  cer- 
tain persons,  given  in  annexed  list,  may  be  inserted  in  the 
letters  patent  for  the  same,  instead  of  others  formerly 

mentioned,  and  since  removed  or  deceased,  ., . .  70 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,    70 

June  3.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Maxwell  of  three  tracts 
of  land,  containing  together  2,000  acres :  the  first  of  which 
tracts  lies  to  the  north  of  Batten  kill,  contains  700  acres; 
the  second  of  said  tracts  contains  1,150  acres,  lies  to  the 
north  of  the  first,  and  adjoins  a  tract  granted  to  Alexr. 
Turner  ;  and  the  third  of  said  tracts  lies  on  the  east  side 
of  the  waters  running  from  Wood  creek  to  Ticonderoga, 

and  contains  150  acres,  (Salem,  Washington  Co.,)   71 

Map  of  the  same,   71 

June  6.  Petition  of  Donald  Munro,  late  commissary  of  stores 
and  provisions,  for  a  grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into 

Lake  Champlain,   72 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  Col.  Allan  McLean,  that  Donald  Munro 
served  as  commissary  of  stores  at  Fort  Edward  during 

the  war,  2d  June,  1775,   72 

June  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Roderick  McLeod,  late  a  cor- 
poral, of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  South  bay, 
in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for 

Donald  Stewart,  (Dresden,  VVashington  Co.,)   73 

Map  of  the  same,   73 

June  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Steward,  John  Harvie, 
John  McColl,  Alexr.  McFarlane,  James  Livingston,  Don- 
ald Robertson,  James  McDonald,  Malcom  Steward,  John 
Poison,  Wm.  Mcintosh,  Alexr.  Eraser,  John  McLean, 
Alexr.  Menzie,  Malcom  McDonald,  Malcom  Baton,  Adam 
Provoost  and  John  Murray,  of  800  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  South  bay,  (Dresden,  Washington  Co.,)  ...  74 

Map  of  the  same,   74 

June  13.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Rapalje  and  his  associ- 
ates, of  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land  between  the  Cook- 
79 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xxs.y, 


Pa^e. 

1775.      quago  branch  of  the  Delaware  river  and  the  Susquehan- 


nah  river,  (Sidney,  Masonville,  Tompkins  and  Walton, 
Delaware  Co.,)   75 

Map  of  the  same,   75 

July  3.  Petition  of  John  Ponset,  a  reduced  Serjeant,  and 
Gilber  Wier,  a  reduced  corporal,  for  a  grant  of  400  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  beginning  at  the  dis- 
tance of  four  miles  from  the  northwesterly  corner  of  Mid- 
dlesex,   76 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  Thos.  Swords,  that  Serjeant  John  Poun- 
sett  served  in  the  55th  regiment  during  the  war,  27th 
May,  1769,   77 

July  7.  Petition  of  James  Stevenson  for  a  grant  of  3,000 
acres  of  land,  about  four  miles  to  the  northwest  of  the 
landing  at  the  north  end  of  Lake  George,  adjoining  a 
tract  granted  to  Saml.  Deal,   78 

July  18.  Petition  of  Edward  Fanning  and  his  associates,  for 

a  confirmatory  grant  of  the  township  of  Stratton,   79 

1774.  Sept.  6.  Affidavit  of  Isaac  Searl,  that  he  purchased  for,  and 


sold  to,  Colonel  Edmund  Fanning,  all  the  New  Hamp- 
shire rights  in  the  towmship.of  Stratton,  except  the  pub- 
lic rights,  and  that  the  deponent  did  leave  with  the  said 
Edmund  Fanning,  or  his  clerk,  John  Grumly,  the  original 
New  Hampshire  charter  for  the  said  township  of  Stratton,  80 
March  12.  Affidavit  of  John  Grumly,  that  he  witnessed  the 
contract  and  bargnin  between  Edmund  Fanning  and  Isaac 
Searl,  for  the  township  of  Stratton,  and  delivered  the  title 
deeds  together  with  the  original  charter  of  the  said  town- 
ship by  New  Hampshire  to  the  said  Edmd.  Fanning,  <fcc,  81 
March  12.  Affidavit  of  Edmund  Fanning,  acknowledging 
that  he  had  received  the  papers  referred  to  in  the  pre- 
ceding affidavit  of  John  Grumly,  and  that  the  same  were 
burnt,  together  with  every  other  paper  which  he  possessed 
relative  to  his  purchase  of  the  New  Hampshire  titles  or 


claims  to  the  township  of  Stratton,   81 

March  14.  Certificate  of  Whitehead  Hicks,  mayor  of  the  city 
of  New  York,  that  the  foregoing  affidavits  were  duly 
attested  and  subscribed  to  by  the  person  taking  the  same,  81 
Feb.  23.  Exemplified  copy  of  the  charter  of  the  township  of 
Stratton  under  the  government  of  New  Hampshire,  30th 

July,  1761,   82 

Map  of  the  township  of  Stratton,  (Vermont,)   82 

1775.  Aug.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Edmund  Fanning  and  his  asso- 
ciates of  the  township  of  Stratton  on  the  west  side  of 
Connecticut  river,  adjoining  the  township  of  Windhall, 
and  containing  20,383  acres  of  land,  also  of  five  lots  within 
the  said  township  set  apart  for  public  uses,  (Stratton,  Ben- 
nington Co.,  Vermont,)   83 

Map  of  the  same,   83 

Aug.  11.  Petition  of  Christopher  Duyckinck,  Jas.  Downes, 
Wm.  Butler  and  Win.  Kennedy,  for  a  grant  of  three  lots 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  containing  together  about 
3,200  acres  of  land,   84 


7QL.  XXXV.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


Pago. 


1115.  Aug.  16.  Petition  of  William  Smith,  D.  D.,  agent  for  Josiah 
Martin,  governor  of  North  Carolina,  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  20,000  acres  of  land  granted  by  the  King's  man- 
damus to  be  laid  out  between  the  Susquehannah  and  the 
Mohock  branch  of  the  Delaware,  bounded  on  the  south 
by  the  north  line  of  the  province  of  Pennsylvania,   85 

Sept.  4.  Petition  of  William  Smith,  D.  D.,  acting  chaplain  to 
regiments  in  America,  for  a  warrant  to  survey  2,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  Mohock  branch  of  the 
Delaware,  opposite  a  place  called  the  Cook  house  in  Tryon 
county,     86 

Sept.  4.  Petition  of  Gertrude  Pinhorne,  widow  of  John  Pin- 
horne,  late  lieutenant  in  the  45th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  right  of  her  late  husband,  de- 
ceased, ,   87 

Sept.  15.  Petition  of  Amos  Babcock,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  associates,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Andover, 
containing  23,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Connec- 
ticut river  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,   83 

Sept.  15.  Petition  of  Major  John  Leland,  for  a  grant  of  5,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  the 
east  bounds  of  the  township  of  St.  George,   89 

Sept.  22.  Petition  of  Gilbert  Wier,  a  reduced  corporal  in  the 
55th  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  120  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,   90 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  lands  petitioned  for,  and  a 
description  of  the  bounds  thereof,   90 

1774.  Aug.  5.  Certificate  of  Capt.  T.  Moncrieffe,  that  Gilbert  Wier 

served  as  corporal  in  the  55th  regiment  during  the  war,  90 

1775.  Sept.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Elizth.  Mathews  and  Saml. 

Bayard,  of  three  tracts  of  land  containing  together  1,800 
acres  in  the  county  of  Ulster  in  the  Minisink  angle,  (Cal- 
houn, Orange  Co.,)   91 

Map  of  the  same,   91 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Francis  Panton,  late  staff  officer,  for  a 
grant  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte, 
on  the  north  side  of  the  township  of  Hide,   92 

Certificate  of  James  Robinson,  that  Francis  Panton  served 
as  storekeeper  during  the  war,  14th  April,  1775,   92 

Sept.  29.  Petition  of  Charles  Sherriff,  Wm.  Roth  well,  Richd. 
Hinton  and  Anthony  Harper,  for  a  grant  of  land  pursu- 
ant to  the  royal  proclamation,  in  the  county  of  Charlotte, 
adjoining  the  lands  granted  to  Edward  and  Ebenezer  Jes- 

sup  and  others,   98 

774.  Oct.  4.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Haldimand,  that  Lieut.  Charles 

Sherriff  served  in  the  45th  regiment  during  the  war,. ....  94 

Certificates  that  Wm.  Roth  well,  Anthony  Harper  and  Richard 

Hinton,  served  during  the  war,   94 

(75.  Sept.  29.  Petition  of  James  Rodgers,  Isaac  Peacock.  David 
Reed,  Mary  Fisher,  Jeremiah  Chichester,  John  Yonng, 
Luke  Murphy,  David  Adlington  and  Charles  McClaron, 
praying  leave  to  alter  the  location  of  the  lands  granted 
them  on  a  former  petition,  and  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for 


628 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXXV 


Page 

1775.      lands  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  adjoining  the  lands  grant- 
ed to  Edward  and  Ebenezer  Jessup  and  others,   01 

Oct.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Major  John  Leland,  of  5,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  the 
east  bounds  of  a  township  granted  to  John  Woods,  Chas. 
Nicoll  and  their  associates,  (Brownington  ?  Orleans  Co., 

Vermont,)    9( 

Map  of  the  same,   9( 

Oct.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Lieut.  John  Bruyer  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  the 
east  bounds  of  the  township  of  St.  George,  (Brownington, 

Orleans  Co.,  Verm't,)  : .  9' 

Map  of  the  same,   9' 

Oct.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Gilbert  Wyer  of  1 22  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  adjoining  the  south  bounds 
of  a  tract  granted  to  Jacobus  Kip  and  company,  (New- 
burgh,  Orange  Co.,)   9{ 

Map  of  the  same,   9i 

Oct.  1 8.  Affidavit  of  James  Downes,  that  he  was  present  at 
the  house  of  Foster  Lewis  of  the  city  of  New  York  on 
the  1st  Oct.,  1773,  when  he,  the  deponent,  James  Lead- 
better,  Wm.  Butler  and  Edwd.  Drury  for  James  Creassy 
and  Solomon  Simson  signed  an  instrument  annexed  to  a 
map,  purporting  to  be  a  subdivision  of  certain  lands  in 
the  county  of  Ulster  advised  to  be  granted  to  Charles 

Gyles,  James  Leadbetter  and  others,  &c,   10( 

Oct.  1 8.  Return  of  survey  for  Francis  Panton  of  2,000  acres, 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  beginning  in  the  north 
bounds  of  the  township  of  Hyde,  (Chester,  Warren  Co.,)  10 

Map  of  the  same,  10 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Sheriff  and  James 
Parkinson  of  4,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Char- 
lotte, adjoining  the  north  bounds  of  the  township  of  Hyde; 
for  James  Rodgers,  Isaac  Peacock  and  David  Reid  of  600 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  adjoining  the 
north  bounds  of  the  township  of  Hyde;  for  Jeremiah 
Chickchester,  John  Young,  Luke  Murphy,  Daniel  Adling- 
ton  and  Charles  McClarron  of  250  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Charlotte,  adjoining  the  north  bounds  of  the 

last  mentioned  tract,  (Chester,  Warren  Co.,)   10 

Map  of  the  same,   10 

Oct.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Murray  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  adjoining  the  south 
bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  Lieut.  John  Bruier,  (Brown- 
ington, Essex  Co.,  Verm't,)   10 

Map  of  the  same,   10 

Oct.  26.  Petition  of  John  Wetherhead  and  Rachel  his  wife, 
praying  that  John  Kelly's  name  may  be  added  as  their 
associate  in  the  letters  patent  for  the  small  tract  of  land 
advised  to  be  granted  to  them  in  the  county  of  Ulster,. .  K 
Certificate  of  Edmd.  Fanning  that  the  land  advised  to  be 
granted  to  John  Weatherhead  and  his  wife  in  Ulster  Co. 
is  unpatented,   1( 


roL.  xxxv.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


629 


Pago. 

1775.  Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Fredk.  Wm.  Hecht,  praying  a  grant  of    .  I 
2,620  acres  of  land,  to  make  up  the  3,000  acres  granted 

him  by  the  king's  mandamus,   105 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Henry  Franklin  and  his  associates  for  a 

confirmatory  grant  of  the  township  of  Milton,   106 

Nov.  13.  Petition  of  Frederick  Rhinelander,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  his  associates,  for  a  confirmatory  grant  of  the 
township  of  Underhill,  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain,  on 

the  River  Lemoil,  ,   107 

Nov.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Barron,  David  Stone, 
Noah  Porter  and  Joshua  Lock,  of  8,000  acres  of  land  in 
Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  adjoining  a  tract  sur- 
veyed for  Capt.  Alexander  McDonald  near  Saroon  lake, 

(Schroon,  Essex  Co.,)    108 

Map  of  the  same,    108 

Nov.  27.  Petition  of  Luke  Knoulton  and  John  Taylor  for  a 
grant  of  two  strips  of  land  containing  together  2,190 
acres  of  land  lying  within  the  bounds  of  the  township  of 

New  Fane,  ,   110 

Copy  of  the  field  book  of  the  survey  of  New  Fane,   110 

Letter  from  S.  Gale  to  Luke  Knoulton  containing  some 
remarks  on  the  boundaries  of  the  township  of  New  Fane, 
and  advising  him  to  petition  for  an  explanatory  grant  of 
said  township,  writh  a  sketch  or  draught  of  the  same, ....  110 

•  Map  of  the  township  of  New  Fane,   110 

Nov.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Franklin  and  associates 
of  the  towmship  of  Milton,  to  the  east  of  Lake  Champlain 
on  the  river  Lemoil,  (Milton,  Chittenden  Co.,  Verm't,)  . .  Ill 

Map  of  the  same,   Ill 

Nov.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Rhinelander  and  associ- 
ates of  the  township  of  Westford  to  the  east  of  Lake 
Champlain  on  one  of  the  branches  of  the  river  Le  Moil, 

(Westford,  Chittenden  Co.,  Verm't,)   112 

Map  of  the  same,   112 

Nov.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Fredk.  Rhinelander  and  asso- 
ciates of  the  township  of  Laiderhill  to  the  east  of  JLake 

Champlain,  (Underhill,  Chittenden  Co.,  Verm't,)   113 

Map  of  the  same,   113 

Dec.  4.  Petition  of  Alexr.  Grant  for  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of 
land  to  the  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  south  of  Crown 

Point  and  northwest  of  Ticonderoga,   114 

Dec.  4.  Petition  of  Saml.  Holland  and  associates  for  a  grant 

of  the  township  of  Topsham  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  115 
Dec.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Lawrence  Kortright  and  asso- 
ciates of  34,848  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon, 
beginning  at  the  southeasterly  corner  of  the  township  of 
Walton  on  the  north  bank  of  the  Cookquago  branch  of 

the  Delaware,  (Delaware  Co.,)   116 

Map  of  the  same,   116 

Dec.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Stephenson,  (in  right  of 
his  deceased  father,  James  Stephenson,  deceased,)  a  tract 
of  3,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  west  of  Lake  Champlain, 


680  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxt 

Prgc 

1775.  about  four  miles  to  the  northwest  of  the  landing,  at  the 
north  end  of  Lake  George,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,). . . 

Map  of  the  same,   117 

Dec.  6.  Warrant  to  survey  10,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Charlotte,  on  the  east  side  of  the  north  branch 
of  Hudson's  river,  for  Lieut.  Col.  Thomas  Howard,   H8 

Dec.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Saml.  Holland  and  associates, 
of  the  township  of  Topsham,  in  the  county  of  Gloucester, 
on  the  west- side  of  Connecticut  river,  (Topsham,  Orange 
Co.,  Vermont,)   119 

Map  of  the  same,   119 

Dec.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Christopher  Dnychinck,  Jas. 
Downes,  Wm.  Butler  and  William  Kennedy,  of  sundry 
lots,  containing  3,275  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  (Platte'kill  and  Marlborough,  Ulster  Co.,)   120 

Map  of  the  same,     120 

Dec.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Simpson,  for  200 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  beginning  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  a  tract,  granted  to  Thomas  Dougal 
and  others,  (Orange  Co.,)   121 

Map  of  the  same,   121 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Charles  Ward  Apthorp,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  others,  for  a  grant  of  the  township  of  Lunen- 
burg, on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut  river,  in  the  county 
of  Gloucester,  containing  23,000  acres  of  land,   122 

Dec.  23.  Petition  of  Wm.  Baylie,  late  staff  officer,  for  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  to  the 
north  of  the  township  of  Hide,   123 

April  14.  Certificate  of  James  Robinson,  that  Wm.  Bayley 
served  as  storekeeper  in  H.  M.  hospitals,  during  the  war,  123 

Dec.  26.  Petition  of  James  Downes,  Wm.  Butler,  William 
Kennedy  and  Frederick  Rhinelander,  praying  that  the 
name  of  Frederick  Rhinelander  may  be  inserted  in  the 
letters  patent  for  certain  lands  in  Ulster  county,  instead 
of  Christopher  Duyckinck,   124 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  James  Perkinson  and  Charles  Sher- 
riff,  for  a  grant  of  4,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Charlotte,  beginning  in  the  north  bounds  of  the  township 
of  Hide,   125 

Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  James  Parkinson  served  as 
cornet,  in  the  troop  of  light  horse,  raised  at  the  Havan- 
nah,  8th  Sept.,  1772,   125 

1776.  Jan.  8.  Petition  of  Edmund  Fanning  and  his  associates,  for 

a  grant  of  the  township  of  Tunbridge,   126 

Jan.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Luke  Knoulton  and  John  Tay- 
lor, of  two  tracts  of  land,  containing  together  2,189  acres, 
adjoining  to  the  township  of  New  Fane,  (Marlboro, 

Windham  Co.,  Vermont,)   127 

Map  of  the  same,   127 

Jan.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Ward  Apthorpe  and 
associates,  of  the  township  of  Lunenburgh,  in  the  county 
of  Gloucester,  on  the  west  bank  of  Connecticut  river, 
(Lunenburg,  Essex  Co.,  Vermont,)   128 


VOL.  XXXV.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


631 


Page. 


1776.  Map  of  the  same,   128 

Jan.  16.  Petition  of  James  Tute,  a  reduced  officer,  for  a 
grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson'^ 
river,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Lieut.  Wm.  Brown,. .  129 

Jan.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Grant,  of  5,000  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Charlotte,  west  of  Lake  Champlain, 
between  Crown  Point  and  Ticonderoga,  (Crown  Point, 
Essex  Co.,)   130 

Map  of  the  same,   130 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Mark  Noble,  Thomas  Read,  Henry 
Phillips  and  Wm.  Phillips,  for  a  grant  of  8,000  acres  of 
land,  bounding  on  the  Renselaerwick  line  to  the  north, 
and  Pownell  to  the  east,  &c,   131 

Certificates  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieuts.  Mark  Noble  and 
Thomas  Read  served  during  the  war,  16th  April,  1766,. .  131 

Certificate  of  Robert  Rogers,  that  Henry  Phillips  served 
during  the  war,  7th  Dec,  1775,   131 

Certificate  of  Robert  Rogers,  that  Ensign  Wm.  Phillips 
served  during  the  war,  7th  Dec,  1775,   131 


Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Robert  Rogers,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  25,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west 
side  of  Lake  George,  and  that  the  same  may  be  erected 

into  a  township,  by  the  name  of  Mount  Rogers,   132 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Robt.  Rogers  and  associates,  for  a  grant 
of  lot  No.  8,  in  the  Wosen  Hook  claim,  containing  about 
4,200  acres  of  land ;  and  also  for  another  tract,  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning  at  the  southeast 
corner  of  a  tract  belonging  to  Edwrd.  and  Ebenezur  Jes- 
sup,  which  lies  opposite  to  the  mouth  of  the  Sackendaga 
river,  both  tracts  containing  together  9,200  acres  of  land,  133 
Jan.  24.  Petition  of  Charles  Moore,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 


acres  of  land,  near  the  north  branch  of  Hudson's  river, 
adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Eb.  Jessup  and  others,   134 

1775.  March  27.  Certificate  of  General  Gage,  that  Charles  Moore 

served  as  clerk  to  the  hospital  during  the  war,   134 

1776.  Jan.  25.  Warrant  to  the  attorney  general,  to  prepare  letters 

patent,  to  Luke  Knoulton  and  John  Taylor,  for  two  tracts 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  containing  together 
2,189  acres,   135 

Draft  of  le  tters  patent,  prepared  in  pursuance  of  the  preced- 
ing warrant,   135 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  Robert  Rogers,  for  a  grant  of  three 
tracts  of  land,  containing  together  5,000  acres ;  the  first 
lying  to  the  north  of  the  manor  of  Renselaerwick,  adjoin- 
ing Pittstown ;  the  second  tract  adjoins  the  east  bounds 
of  Cambridge,  and  the  third  tract  lies  south  of  Cam- 
bridge and  north  of  Hosick  patent,   136 

Feb.  6.  Petition  of  Robert  Rogers  and  associates,  praying  a 
grant  of  the  township  of  Hubberton,  adjoining  Castleton 
in  the  county  of  Cumberland,  and  formerly  granted  by 
New  Hampshire,   137 

Feb.  6.  Petition  of  Robert  Rogers  and  associates,  for  23,040 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Gloucester,  beginning  on 


632  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxv. 

Page. 

1776.  the  east  bank  of  Lake  Memphramagog,  in  lieu  of  the  town- 
ship of  Dunbar,  formerly  granted  them,   138 

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Robert  Rogers  and  associates,  for  a  con- 
firmatory grant  of  the  township  of  Rogerstown,  lying 
south  of  Onion  river  and  cast  of  Lake  Champlain,   139 

Feb.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Edmund  Fanning  and  asso- 
ciates, of  the  township  of  Tunbridge,  containing  21,890 
acres  of  land  and  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Connecticut 
river,  (Tunbridge,  Orange  Co.,  Vermont,)   140 

Map  of  the  same,   140 

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Saml.  Wells  and  John  Kelly,  agents  to 
the  proprietors  of  Guilford,  for  a  grant  to  themselves  and 
their  associates,  of  their  respective  shares  in  the  township 
of  Guilford  as  formerly  granted  under  New  Hampshire,  141 

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  Howard,  Charles 
Howard,  junr.,  and  eight  others,  for  a  grant  of  10,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Crown  Point,  and  on  the  east 


side  of  a  branch  of  Hudson's  river,   142 

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  George  Brewerton,  for  a  grant  of  5,000 

acres  of  land,  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,   143 

March  20.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Robert  Rogers  and  his 
associates,  23,040  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Glouces- 
ter, on  the  east  bank  of  Memphra  Magog  Lake,   143 

March  20.  Warrant  to  survey  for  Robert  Rogers  and  associ- 
ates, 23,040  acres  of  land  on  the  east  banks  of  Memphra 
Magog  Lake,  in  compensation  for  the  township  of  Dunbar 
formerly  patented  under  New  Hampshire  to  said  Robert 

Rogers  and  his  associates,   145 

March  20.  Warrant  of  survey  to  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  Howard, 
Charles  Howard,  junr.,  and  their  associates,  for  10,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Charlotte  to  the  west  of 
Crown  Point,  and  east  of  a  branch  of  Hudson's  river,. . .  146 


VOLUME  XXXVI. 


1667-1698 
[DELAWARE.J 

Page. 


1667.  [No  date.]  Patent  to  Peter  Alricks,  of  an  island  in  Delaware 

river  called  Meckeckahonges  Island,   1 

1668.  Jan.  15.  Patent  toMathias  Nicolls,  of  3,000  acres  of  land  on 

Delaware  river,  called  Chiepiessinge,  on  the  west  side  of 
said  river  above  Peter  Alricks'  Island,   2 

Copy  of  the  preceding  patent  to  Mathias  Nicolls,   3 

June  18.  Copy  of  a  confirmatory  grant  unto  Israel  Helm, 
Hendk.  Jacobson,  Oele  Koeck  and  Jan  Minsterman,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  within 
the  mill  kill,  on  the  hook  commonly  called  the  Calcoon 
Hook,  reaching  from  said  mill  kill  to  another  called  by  the 
Indians  Mokornipate  kill,  also  a  parcel  of  meadow  land 
thereunto  belonging,   5 

[No  date.]  Return  of  survey  of  a  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land 
granted  unto  Francis  Whitwell,  called  Whitwell's  Chance, 
lying  on  the  Delaware  river,   6 

Map  of  the  same,  ,   6 

1669.  July  15.  Confirmatory  grant  to  Samuel  Edsall,  of  an  island 

called  Sanhikans,  lying  in  Delaware  river  near  the  falls,. .  7 
1671.  Oct.  18.  Map  of  land  formerly  patented  to  Andw.  Carr,  con- 
taining about  2,800  acres,   8 

[No  date.]  Survey  and  map  of  land  for  Saml.  M.  Cleft,  at 
Delaware  near  the  falls  on  the  west,  not  yet  purchased, . .  9 
1675.  July  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Tom,  of  a  tract  of  132 

acres  of  land  on  the  Delaware  river,   10 

July  7.'  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Moestady,  of  80  acres  of 
land  on  the  Delaware,   11 

July  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Herm  :  Woolbanck,  of  130  acres 
of  land  on  the  Delaware,   11 

[No  date.]  Memorandum  of  a  purchase  made  by  the  govenor 
of  two  tracts  of  land,  the  one  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware river  near  the  falls  ;  and  the  other  on  Muskitoe  Cove, 
at  the  north  side  of  Long  Island,   12 

July  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Jacobs,  Olie  Paulson 

80 


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[vol.  XXXVI. 


Pago. 

1675.  and  Arent  Johnson,  of  a  tract  of  248  acres  of  land  called 
Red  Clayes  Point,  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river, 
and  on  the  north  and  west  of  Bread  and  Cheese  Island,.  13 
July  30.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Johnson,  James  Justa- 
son  and  Peter  Hendrickson,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing 
550  acres,  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  between 
two  creeks,  the  one  called  Marityes  creek  and  the  other 


Harwick  creek,   14 

Aug.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Lawrentius  Carolus,  of  a  tract 
of  300  acres  of  land  called  Terquirassey,  lying  on  the 
west  side  of  the  Delaware  river,  being  the  land  where 

Ollie  Stille  formerly  dwelt,   15 

Map  of  the  same,   15 

Aug.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Davids,  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Rose  Berry,  containing  300  acres,  and  lying 

on  the  north  side  of  the  Great  creek,   16 

Map  of  the  same,   10 

1678.  April  27.  Certificate  that  Wm.  Davids  disposed  of  the  tract 
of  land  mentioned  in  the  preceding  survey,  to  Robt.  Trale, 
and  also  that  he,  the  said  Robt.  Trale  disposed  of  it  to 

Capt.  Martyn  Cregier,   16 

1075.  Sept.  23.  Indian  deed  of  a  tract- of  land  purchased  by  Gov- 
ernor Andros,  and  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware 
river,  beginning  at  a  certain  creek  next  to  the  Cold  Spring, 
somewhat  above  Matinicon  Island,  about  8  or  9  miles 
below  the  falls,  and  extending  as  far  above  the  falls  as 
below  them,  together  with  all  the  islands  opposite  thereto, 

excepting  Peter  Alrick's  Island,   17 

Oct.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Francis  Walker  and  Dunk 
Williams,  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Point  Pleasant,  on  the 
west  side  of  Delaware  river,  and  on  the  lower  side  of 

Nishambanack  creek,  containing  450  acres,   18 

Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Lawrence  Cock,"Erick  Cock, 
Michael  Nielson,  Otto  Ernest  Cock,  Goner  Rambo  and 
Peter  Nielson,  of  a  tract  of  1,600  acres  of  land  called 
Shakhamexunk,  situate  of  the  west  side  of  Delaware 

river,   19 

Nov.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Cock,  of  a  tract  of  650 
acres  of  land  called  Quessinawomink,  lying  on  the  west 

side  of  Delaware  river,   20 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Augustine 
Hermans  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Delaware,  opposite  the  lower  end  of  Reed  Island, 

called  St.  Augustine,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Alexr.  Mole- 
stady  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  upon  the 

Whore  kill,  and  containing  611  acres,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Danl.  Browne 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Tower  hill,  lying 
upon  Pagan's  creek,  near  the  Whore  kill,  and  containing 

400  acres,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Saml.  Barbary 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 


VOL.  XXXVI.] 


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635 


1675.      ware  Bay,  and  on  the  southwest  side  of  Baucom  Brigea 

creek,  containing  200  acres,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Wood- 
hus  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  "Would 
have  more,"  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and 
on  the  north  side  of  Duck  creek,  containing  400  acres  of 
land,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Morris  Lester 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Lester,  on  the  west 
side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  on  the  north  side  of  Duck 
creek,  containing  400  acres,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Percifell 
Woodersell,  John  Barker,  John  Street,  James  and  Ed- 
ward Williams,  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  on  the  north  side  of 
Blackbird  creek,  -   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Francis  Whit- 
well  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Whitehall, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  on  the  north 
east  side  of  a  branch  of  Duck  creek,  containing  400  acres,  21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Henry  Palmer 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Palmore,  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  on  the  south  of  Duck 
creek,  containing,  400  acres,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Bryan  Omella, 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Diason,  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  north  of  Drayers 
creek,  containing  200  acres,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  James  Wal- 
luni  letters  patent  of  a  tract  or  lot  of  land  below  the  fort 
at  Newcastle,  on  the  Delaware,  containing  60  foot  by  300 
foot,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Evan  Salis- 
bury letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Salsberry 
Plain,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  in  St. 
George's  Neck,  and  containing  300  acres  of  land,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Ashman 
and  Samuel  Jackson  a  tract  of  land  called  Jackson's  Neck, 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  south  of  Cedar 
creek,  containing  300  acres,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Wm.  Troth, 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware bay,  and  north  of  Bankum  Brigs  creek,  containing 
200  acres  of  land,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Edward  Swan- 
dan,  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Swandall,  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  and  northwest  of  Black- 
bird creek,  containing  200  acres,  :   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Ashman 
and  Saml.  Jackson,  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called 
Ashmore,  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  and  south  of 
Cedar  creek,  containing  400  acres,   21 


036 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXXVI. 


rage. 

1675.  [No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Robt.  Tallant, 
I  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Maulberry,  on  the 

west  side  of  Delaware  bay  and  southeast  of  Blackbird 

creek,  containing  200  acres,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Scott, 

letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Maideston,  on  the 
I  west  side  of  Delaware  river  and  the  first  dividing  of  St. 

George's  creek,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Wm.  Currer 

and  Wra.  Goldsmith,  a  tract  of  land  called  the  partner- 
;  ship,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  in  St. 

George's  neck,  on  the  north  side  of  Draggon,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Francis  Whitt- 

well,  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Brooksbay, 

lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  and  west  of  the 
i  south  branch  of  Duck  creek,   21 


[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Nicholas 
Barttlett,  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Betty 
Hance,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  north- 
east of  a  branch  of  Duck  creek,  and  containing  400  acres,  21 
[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  Avarrant  for  granting  to  John  Pitt,  of 
Maryland,  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  Delaware  river,  adjoining  to  Evan  Salisbury's 
land  in  St.  George's  neck,  and  containing  500  acres,  ....  21 
[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Edward 
Southeron,  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  St.  Mar- 
tin's, lying  on  Pagans  creek,  and  containing  400  acres,  . .  21 
[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  George  Younge, 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Young  Hope,  lying 

on  the  Whore  kill,  and  containing  300  acres,   21 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  granting  to  Henry  Pedding- 
ton,  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Locust  neck, 
lying  upon  Rehobah  creek,  and  containing  400  acres,  ...  21 
[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  "VYm.  Tom, 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  (on  Delaware  river)  for- 
merly belonging  to  Peter  Alricks,  containing  132  acres,  .  22 
[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Olie  Franson, 
Marcus  Lawrenson  and  Niels  Nielson,  letters  patent  of  a 
tract  of  land  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river, 
northeast  side  of  the  mouth  of  a  creek  called  Dog  creek, 
about  two  miles  above  Yerdricties  hook,  at  a  place  called 
The  Bought,  containing  700  acres  of  land,  besides  swamps 


and  sunken  grounds,    22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  a  certain  lott  of 
ground  to  Henry  Parker,  lying  below  New  Castle  fort  on 
Delaware  river,  and  containing  in  breadth  sixty  foot  and 

in  length  300  foot,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Kep- 
haven,  letters  pat  ent  for  a  tract  "of  land  lying  upon  the 

Whorekill,  and  containing  69  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Alexr.M^les- 
tady,  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  near  the  mouth 
of  the  Whore  kill,  and  containing  80  acres,   22 


VOL.  XXXVI.] 


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63} 


Fan, 

1675.  [No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Hermanus 
Woolbank,  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  upon 
the  Whore  kill,  and  containing  134  acres,    22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Stevan  Dur- 
dene,  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  bay  and  northeast  of  a  branch  of  Duck  creek, 
containing  400  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Henry  Bo  wen, 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware bay  and  south  of  Duck  creek,  containing  400  acres,  22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Oliver  Melin- 
ton,  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  bay  and  on  the  south  of  Duck  creek,  containing 
400  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Thomas  Coke 
a  tract  of  land  called  Poplar  neck,  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  bay  and  on  the  southeast  of  Blackbird  creek, 
containing  300  acres  of  land,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Woodairs 
a  tract  of  land  called  Woodars'  Choice,  on  the  Avest  side 
of  the  Delaware  river  and  on  the  southeast  of  Blackbird 
creek,  containing  200  acres,   . . . .  22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Bryan  Omella, 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  South  Side,  on  the 
west  side  of  Delaware  bay  and  on  the  south  of  Drayers 
creek,  containing  200  acres,   .•  22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Thomas  Brom- 
all  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Towerhill  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  on  the  southeast  of 
Blackbird  creek,  containing  300  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Charles  Jansen, 
Olle  Rawson,  Olle  Neilson,  Hans  Hopman,  John  Hen- 
drickson  and  Hans  Olleson,  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of 
land  called  Marieties  Hook  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware bay,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  Naamans  creek, 
and  containing  1,000  acres  of  land,.  <   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Peter  Alricks 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Groeningen,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  to  the  southeast  of 
St.  Augustine's  creek,  and  containing  500  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Abraham 
Enloes  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Abraham's 
Delight,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  to  the 
north  of  St.  Augustines  creek,  and  containing  120  acres,  22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Maurice 
Daniell  a  tract  of  land  called  Drummer's  neck  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  to  the  northeast  of  Apo- 
quemin  creek,  and  containing  190  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Casparus 
Hermanus  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  the 
Good  Neighbourhood,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware 
river  to  the  northeast  of  St.  Augustine's  creek,  and  con- 
taining 330  acres,   22 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xxxvj. 


T675.  [No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Barker 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Calton,  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  to  the  north  of  a  branch 
of  Blackbird  creek,  and  containing  200  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Michl.  Fred- 
erick letters  patent  of  two  tracts  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Delaware  river;  the  first  of  which  lying  between  the 
land  called  Pimepahka  and  the  land  called  Towocawo- 
winck,  and  containing  200  acres ;  the  second  of  said  tracts 
begins  at  the  mouth  of  Sissowokissink  and  contains  100 
acres,   22 

[  No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Francis  Walker 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Point  Pleasant  on 
the  west  side  of  the  Delaware  river,  and  on  the  lower 
side  of  Nishambanack  creek,  containing  450  acres  of  land,  22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Morris  Listen 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  on  Cedar  creek,  contain- 
ing 150  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Thomas  Spry 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Doctors  Commons, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  and  south  of  St. 
George's  creek,  containing  160  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for'granting  to  George  Moore 
letters  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Wandsor,  lying  on  the 
west  side  of  Delaware  river,  to  the  south  of  St.  George's 
creek  opposite  Jacob  Youngs'  plantation,  and  containing 
280  acres  of  land,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Lawrence 
Cock,  Erick  Cock,  Michael  Neilson,  Otto  Ernest  Cock, 
Goner  Ramlo  and  Pieter  Nielson,  letters  patent  for  a  tract 
of  land  called  Shakhamexunk,  lying  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  river,  and  containing  1,600  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Collison 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Collison's  Delight, 
lying  on  the  Delaware  river  on  Great  creek  and  con- 
taining 300  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Charles  Ber- 
nard letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Bernard  his 
Hope,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  on  the 
Great  creek,  and  containing  300  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Thomas  Gilley 
and  Robt.  Murday  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called 
Murday  his  Choice  and  Gilley  his  Lot,  lying  on  the  west 
side  of  Delaware  river  to  the  north  of  the  Great  creek, 
and  containing  hundred  and  fifty  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Thomas  Gadd 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Gadd's  Delight, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  upon  the  head 
Gads  creek  which  issues  out  of  Mispam  creek,  and  con- 
taining 300  acres,  \.  22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  granting  to  Alexr.  Draper 
and  Jacob  Cheltman  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land 
called  Little  Goulton,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware 


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Pago. 

1675.      bay  upon  the  south  of  Cedar  creek,  and  containing  996 

acres,    22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Peter  Bamom 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Hening,  lying  on 
the  south  side  of  Baucom  Brigs  creek,  and  containing 
600  acres  of  land,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Johnson 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  bay  to  the  south  west  of  St.  Jones  creek,  and 
containing  400  acres,  '.   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  James  Craw- 
ford letters  patent,  for  a  parcel  of  land,  on  the  west  side 
of  Delaware  river,  to  the  south  of  St.  George's  creek, 
containing  210  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Bernard 
Egbert  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side 
of  Delaware  river,  to  the  south  of  St.  George's  creek, 
containing  300  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Ogle 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  called  Hampton,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  to  the  south  of  St. 
George's  creek,  containing  300  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Wm.  Davids 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware river,  to  the  north  of  Great  creek,  called  Roaseberry, 
containing  300  acres,   22 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Robert  Hart 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  called  Hart's  Delight, 
lying  to  the  north  of  Cedar  creek,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Charles  Peter- 
son letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  river,  to  the  north  of  Verdities  Hook,  contain- 
ing 266  acres,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Hans  Peter- 
son letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  river,  on  a  creek  called  Scilpades  kill,  which 
runs  out  of  Christiaen  creek,  containing  157  1-2  acres,. , .  23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Jacob  Young 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware river,  to  the  north  of  St.  George's  creek,  containing 
1,280  acres  of  land,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Henry  Ward 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  called  Renden  Point, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  and  containing 
446  1-2  acres,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Edward  Man 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware bay,  to  the  south  of  Duck  creek,  containing  5  30 
acres,    23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Wm.  Roods, 
a  tract  of  land  called  Rehobak,  lying  upon  Rehobak  bay, 
and  containing  600  acres,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Wm.  Grant, 


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'  "  '  Page- 
1675.      a  tract  of  land,  called  Thuyk,  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware river,  and  south  of  the  main  branch  of  St.  George's 
creek,  containing  400  acres,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Wm.  Marriott 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  De- 
laware river,  and  south  of  St.  George's  creek,  containing 
100  acres,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Richard 
Seaggs  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side 
of  Delaware  river,  to  the  southeast  of  the  southwest 
branch  of  St.  George's  creek,  containing  300  acres,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Samuel  Land, 
a  certain  lot  of  ground,  in  the  town  of  Newcastle,  upon 
the  Delaware,  containing  in  length  300  feet,  and  in  breadth 
60  feet,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Peter  Peter- 
t            son  a  tract  of  land,  called  Pimeepahka,  on  the  west  side 
of  Delaware  creek,  on  the  lower  end  of  Pimeepahkas 
creek,  containing  500  acres,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Peter  Cock, 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  called  Questinowominck, 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware,  containing  650  acres,   23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Edmon- 
son, a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river, 
near  the  upper  end  of  Bread  and  Cheese  Island,  and  on 
the  northwest  side  of  White  Clayes  creek,  containing  570 
acres,    23 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Lawrentius 
Carolus  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west 
side  of  the  Delaware,  called  Teckquarasy,  being  the  land 
where  Olle  Still  formerly  dwelt,  containing  350  acres,. . .  24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Nomers 
a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  and 
on  both  sides  of  a  branch  of  Christiana  creek,  containing 
340  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Peter  Thomas 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware river,  and  on  a  branch  of  Christiana  creek,  called 
Whittelays  creek,  opposite  to  John  Nomer's  land,  con- 
taining 220  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Mrs.  Anne 
Wales,  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land,  called  Chelsey, 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  and  south  of  St. 
George's  creek,  containing  300  acres  of  land,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Peter  Datboe 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware river,  to  the  east  of  Schuyler's  kill,  containing  300 
.  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Erick  Mul- 
lock, Olle  Nielson  and  Christiana  Thomason,  letters 
patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Towocawonnink,  on  the 
west  side  of  Delaware  river,  between  two  creeks,  the  one 


vol.  xxxvi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  641 

Page. 

1675.      called  Quessianawomink  creek,  the  other  Visowokissink 

creek,  containing  950  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Henry  Strit- 
cher  letters  patent,  for  a  tract  of  land,  called  Martin's 
Vineyard,  lying  upon  the  Whore  kill,  containing  600 
acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Wm.  Simp- 
son, letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Simpson's 
choice  on  the  west  side  of  Little  creek,  containing  400 
acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Webb 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Banbury,  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  south  of  Little  creek,  con- 
taining 300  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  William  Wil- 
loughby  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  jChester, 


lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  to  the  north  of 

Little  creek,  and  containing  200  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Stevens 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  London,  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  to  the  north  of  Little 


creek,  containing  1,300  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Peter  Berry 
letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  called  Albergany,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  to  the  north  of  Little 

creek,  and  containing  200  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Robt.  Dicke 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Gloucester,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  to  the  north  of  a  branch 
in  a  marsh  above  Little  creek,  and  containing  200  acres,  24 
[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Wm.  Stevens 
a  tract  of  land  called  Yorke,  lying  on  the  west  side  of 

Delaware  bay,  and  containing  600  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Robt.  Frances, 
a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  on 
the  southwest  of  St.  Jones  creek,  containing  400  acres, . .  24 
[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Thos.  Phillips, 
a  tract  of  land  called  Kinson,  lying  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  bay  to  the  north  of  St.  Jones  creek,  and  con- 
taining 600  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant,  for  granting  to  Peter  Baucom, 
a  tract  of  land  called  Violett,  lying  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  bay,  to  the  south  of  St.  Jones  creek,  and  con- 
taining 200  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Herbert  Craft 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Craft,  lying  on  the 
west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  south  of  Duck  creek,  contain- 
ing 300  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Randall 
Revill,  a  tract  of  land  lying  upon  Slaughter's  creek  near 

the  Whorekill,  and  containing  900  acres,   24 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Henry  Smith 


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Page. 

1675.  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Prime  Hook,  lying 

on  Slaughter's  creek,  and  containing  3,000  acres,   24 

1676.  March  25.  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Hendk.  Cole- 

man and  Peter  Putein,  letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  and  northwest 
of  the  mill  creek,  containing  100  acres,   25 

March  25.  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Iurian  Harts- 
fielder,  a  tract  of  land  called  Hartsfield,  on  the  west  side 
of  Delaware  river,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  a  creek, 
called  Cooahquenaque,  and  containing  350  acres  of  land,  25 

March  25.  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Henry  Allison, 
a  tract  of  land  called  Tillmouth  Haven,  lying  on  the  west 
side  of  Delaware  river,  and  to  the  south  of  Fish  creek, 
and  containing  400  acres,   25 

Draft  of  a  warrant  granting  to  Edwd.  Southeran  letters 
patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  St.  Gileses,  on  the  west 
side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  west  of  the  Whorekill,  contain- 
ing 196  acres,  24th  June,  1676,   25 

Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  William  Arundell  letters 
patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Arundell's  Content,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  about  three  miles  southwest 
of  the  Whore  kill,  and  containing  304  acres  of  land,  24th 
June,  1676,   25 

Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Edward  Bedell  letters 
patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Edward's  Choice,  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  the  Delaware  river  to  the  southeast  of  a 
place  called  the  Green  Branch,  and  containing  300  acres, 
30th  June,  1676,   25 

March  25.  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Thos.  Williams 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Williams  his  Folley, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  to  the  northwest 
of  a  creek  called  Buckam  Briggs  creek,  and  containing 
200  acres,   25 

March  25.  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  Robt.  Tallent 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Poplar  Hill,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  to  the  north  of  Hang- 
man's creek,  and  containing  200  acres,.   25 

July  15.  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Moll  letters 
patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  the  Exchange,  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  between  the  said  river 
and  Dragon  swamp,  adjoining  Henry  Ward's  lands,  and 
containing  1,000  acres,   2£ 

March  25.  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  granting  to  John  Streit 
letters  patent  of  a  tract  of  land  called  the  Chopt,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  the  Delaware  river  on  the  head  of 
Hangman's  creek,  containing  200  acres,   2£ 

April  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Abraham  Enloes  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  Abraham's  Delight,  containing  170  acres, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  to  the  north  of 
St.  Augustine's  creek,  and  adjoining  to  Peter  Alricks 
land,   2t 

May  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Maurice  Daniel  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Drummond's  Neck,  containing  190  acres,  and 


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Page. 

1676.  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  to  the  north- 
west of  Apoquemink  creek,   27 

June  8.  Dutch  certificate  of  Peter  Alricks  about  two  islands 
belonging  to  Mr.  Tom's  plantation  on  the  Delaware,   28 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  James  Mills  for  license  to  purchase  a 
neck  of  land  near  the  Whorekill,   28 

Map  of  the  land  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,  lying 
on  Delaware  baye  near  the  Whorekill,   28 

June  15.  Return  of  survey  for  .  Edward  Bedell  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Edwards  Choys  containing  300  acres  of  land, 
and  lying  on  the  Whorekill,   29 

1677.  Jan.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Cornelius  Johnson  of  a  tract 

of  land  called  Johnson's  Delight,  containing  622  acres  of 
land,  and  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,   30 

Jan.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Harmon  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Harmons  Choijse,  containing  400  acres,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,    31 

Jan.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Richd.  Peaty  of  a  tract  of  land 
called  Maidenheads,  containing  421  acres  of  land,  and 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  to  the  south  of 
Great  creek,   32 

March  8.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Kipshauen  of  a  tract  of 
400  acres  of  land  called  Hopewell,  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  bay,  to  the  north  of  Murtherers  creek,   33 

Map  of  the  same,. .   33 

Duplicates  of  the  preceding  survey,   34 

March  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Corn's  Verhoofe  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  New  Sevenhoven,  containing  1,218  acres, 
and  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  to  the  north 
of  Mispam  creek,   35 

Duplicates  of  the  preceding  survey,   36,  37 

March  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Saml.  Stiles  and  Robt. 
Trale  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Anderson's  Delight,  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  to  the  north  of  Mispann 
creek,  containing  744  acres,   36,  37 

March  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Hart,  junr.,  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  Prittcherd's  Adventure,  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  bay  to  the  north  of  Mispam  creek,  containing 
600  acres,   37 

[No  date.]  Return  of  survey  for  Otto  Woolgast  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  the  Vineyard,  lying  upon  the  Black  Walnut 
creek,  near  Rehoba,  and  containing  740  acres,   37 

March  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Welburne,  John 
Welburne,  Wm.  Welburne,  Jonathan  Walterland  and 
Robert  Beverly,  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Welburne's 
Wilderness,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and 
containing  2,531  acres  of  land,   37 

March  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Planner  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  the  Orphan's  Lott,  lying  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  bay,  to  the  north  of  Mispam  creek,  containing 
600  acres,   37 

1678.  Feb.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Briggs  and  Mary  Phillips 


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Page. 

1678.  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Kingston  upon  Hull,  containing 
450  acres  of  land,  besides  about  40  acres  of  marsh,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  to  the  northeast  of  St. 
Jones's  creek,    38 

Map  of  the  preceding  tract,   38 

Feb.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Briggs  of  a  parcell  of 
land  called  Popler  Ridge  containing  260  acres  of  land, 
situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  about  two  miles 

above  St.  Jones's  creek,   39 

Map  of  the  same,   40 

Nov.  18.  List  of  surveys  returned  by  Capt.  Edmund  Cant- 
well,    42 

1679.  May  13.  List  of  surveys  allowed  by  the  Court  at  Whorekill,  43 
June  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Richd.  Noble  of  a  tract  of 

land  called  Arklo,  containing  210  acres,  lying  on  the 
western  shore  river,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Nishaminis 
creek,   44 

Map  of  the  same,   44 

July  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Barnard  Hodger  a  tract  of 
400  acres  of  land,  called  Hodger's  Desert,  and  afterwards 
James  his  Yalley,  and  was  also  formerly  called  Mulberry 
Swamp,  being  situated  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay, 
and  north  of  St.  Jones's  creek,   45 

Map  of  the  same,   45 

Aug.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Acremin  the  father,  and 
John  Acremin  the  son,  a  tract  of  105  acres  of  land,  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  opposite  the  island  lying 
at  the  falls  in  said  river,    46 

August  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Scoley,  a  tract  of 
206  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  southermost  marked 
hickory  tree,  by  the  river  side,  adjoining  Thos.  Scoley's 
tract ;  also  of  a  tract  of  145  acres  for  John  Lucas,  begin- 
ning at  the  double  hickory  in  the  south  bounds  of  Robt. 
Scoley's  tract,  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,   46 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  warrant  for  a  granting  to  the  widow  of 
the  late  Jonathan  Hopkins,  and  to  Edwd.  Winckles,  a  tract 
of  1,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware 
river,  on  the  northwest  of  Murderer's  creek,  1679,   47 

Nov.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Groenendyck,  of  a  par- 
cel of  land  called  New  Seav^nhouen,  containing  413  acres, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  and  north  of 
Murther  creek,   48 

Map  of  the  same,   48 

Nov.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Ackerman,  Senr.,  and 
John  Ackerman,  Junr.,  for  Thomas  Scoley,  for  Robert 
Scoley,  for  John  Lucas,  and  for  Gilbart  Wheeler,  of  sev- 
eral tracts  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river, 
near  the  falls,   49 

Nov.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Biles,  of  a  tract  of  273 
acres  of  land  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river, 
opposite  Auvictan's  island ;  for  Saml.  Field,  of  a  tract  of 
183  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware 
river,  and  running  parallel  with  Wm.  Biles'  land ;  and 


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Page. 

1679.  also  for  Richd.  Ridgeway,  a  tract  of  214  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  bank  of  Delaware  river,  opposite  Auvictan's 
island,   50 

1680.  Jan.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Benjamin  Gumley,  of  a  tract 

of  land  containing  280  acres,  on  the  (west  side  of  Dela- 
ware river,)  to  the  south  of  Blackbird's  creek,   51 

Jan.  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Snelling  of  a  tract  of 
460  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  (west  side  of  Delaware 

river,)  to  the  north  of  Blackbird's  creek,   52 

Feb.  1 8.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Garvess  of  a  tract  of 
300  acres  of  land,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay, 

to  the  north  of  St.  Jones'  creek,   53 

Map  of  the  same,   53 

Feb.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Clifford,  of  a  parcel 
of  land  called  Clifford's  purchase,  lying  on  the  west  side 

of  Delaware  bay,  to  the  north  of  St.  Jones'  creek,.   53 

Map  of  the  same,   53 

March  6.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Williams,  of  a  certain 
island  heretofore  belonging  to  Wm.  Tom,  and  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  about  seven  miles  below 
New  Castle,  containing  about  60  acres  of  land ;  and  also 
a  tract  of  land  to  the  back  of  said  island,  beginning  on 
the  edge  of  a  creek  called  Mr.  Tom's  creek,  which  divides 

it  from  Peter  Alrick's  land,  ,   54 

April  5.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Roades  of  a  tract  of  550 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  the  sea  near  Delaware 
bay,  beginning  at  a  certain  point  on  the  beach,  and  run- 
ning along  Rehoback  bay  to  a  point  dividing  this  from 

Capt.  John  Avery's  land,  &c,   55 

Map  of  the  same,   55 

April  9.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Orin  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Erderle  Point,  containing  150  acres,  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  and  on  the  east  side  of 

Scoole  kill,   56 

Map  of  the  same,   56 

April  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Andres  Homman  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  Stoneyhill,  containing  200  acres  of  land, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  and  on  the  west 

side  of  Scoole  kill,   57 

Map  of  the  same,   57 

April  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Anderes  Boon  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Boon's  fforrest,  containing  200  acres  of  land, 
lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  and  on  the  north- 
west of  Calcoonhook,   58 

Map  of  the  same,   58 

April  20.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Woodmansy  of  a 
tract  of  100  acres  of  land  called  Herald,  lying  on  the  west 
side  of  Delaware  river,  and  on  the  southwest  side  of 

Upland  creek,   59 

Map  of  the  same,   59 

April  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Willm.  Clayton  of  a  tract  of 
land  and  march  called  Ridgwick,  containing  together  206 


646  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxvi. 

Page. 

1680.      acres,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  and  on  the 

southeast  side  of  Scoole  kill,   60 

Map  of  the  same,   60 


May  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Nealson  of  a  tract  of  land 
called  Poore  island,  containing  200  acres  of  land,  situate 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river  and  north  of  a  small 
creek  called  by  the  Indians  Temanormamis,  near  the  east 


northeast  line  of  Shakamaxen,   61 

Map  of  the  same,   61 

May  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Cristean  Cleason  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Retingburg,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware river,  near  the  land  of  Michel  ffrederick,  below 
Pemapeka  creek,  and  containing  100  acres  of  land  and 

marsh,    62 

Map  of  the  same,   62 

May  26.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Sharret  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Sharrett's  Choijse,  containing  116  acres  of 
land,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay  and  on  the 

south  side  of  Dirck  creek,    63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

May  27.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Dawson,  of  a  tract  of  land 
called  Woodstock,  containing'  600  acres  of  land,  situate  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  on  the  north  side  of 
a  branch  dividing  this  and  the  land  of  George  Martine, .  63 

Map  of  the  same,   63 

June  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacobus  Fabritieus,  a  tract  of 
land  called  ffabretieus,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware river,  below  Dunek  Williams  land,  called  Williams 

lott,  and  containing  300  acres,   64 

Map  of  the  same,   64 

June  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Dunek  Williams,  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  Williams  lott,  containing  110  acres  of  land, 
situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  about  half  a 

mile  below  Nishamines  creek,   65 

Map  of  the  same,   65 

June  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Lasse :  Andries,  Olle :  Stille, 
Andres  Benekson  and  John  Mattson,  of  two  tracts  of 
marsh  land  called  Moyamensink  marsh,  containing  toge- 
ther 64  acres,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river; 
one  of  which  tracts  lies  between  the  Hollanders  creek  and 
the  Hay  creek,  and  the  other  lyes  between  the  Hay  creek 

and  Rossemans  creek,   66 

Map  of  the  same,   66 

July  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Jurian  Hartweld,  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  Alteno,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware river,  and  on  the  west  side  of  a  small  creek  called 
Cohoksink,  near  Shakmaxen,  and  containing  105  acres,. .  67 

Map  of  the  same,   67 

July  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Anthony  Neelson,  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  Neelson's  lott,  containing  100  acres,  situate 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  at  the  head  of  a  small 

run,  being  one  of  the  branches  of  Olle  Stiles  creek,   68 

Map  of  the  same,   68 


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Tage. 

1680.  July  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Hendreck,  of  a  lott  of 
land  called  Ston  Point,  containing  100  acres,  situate  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  and  on  the  N.  E.  side  of 


Crump  kill,   69 

Map  of  the  same,   69 

July  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Cock,  of  a  tract  of  land 
called  Timber  Hook,  containing  105  acres  of  land,  situate 
on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  and  on  the  southeast 

of  Scoole  kill,  ,   70 

Map  of  the  same,   70 

Aug.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Lares  Larsen,  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Pleasant  Hill,  situate  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  river,  containing  670  acres,  and  lying  between 

Pelle  Rambos,  junr's,  land  and  Peotquesink  creek,    71 

Map  of  the  same,   71 

Aug.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Pelle  Dolbo,  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Quisnaman,  situated  on  the  northeast  side  of 

Quisnamen  creek,  containing  200  acres,   72 

Map  of  the  same,   72 

Aug.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Monce  Cock,  Erick  Cock, 
Peter  Peterson,  Erick  Molek,  &c,  inhabitants  of  Toaco- 
nink,  of  a  tract  of  land  called  the  Mill  land,  containing 
206  acres  of  land,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware 

river,  and  on  the  southwest  side  of  Quisnam  creek,   73 

Map  of  the  same,   73 

•  Aug.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Niele  Jonassen,  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Mountain  Point,  situate  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  river,  and  on  the  south  side  of  Pemapeka  creek, 

containing  225  acres,   74 

Map  of  the  same,   74 

1681.  March  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Richard  Dawson,  of  a  parcel 
of  land  called  Dawson's  Lott,  containing  1,000  acres  of 
land,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  on 

the  south  side  of  the  Broad  or  Great  creek,   75 

Map  of  the  same,   75 

March  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Beyard  Rowles,  of  a  tract  of 
land  called  Swarm  Point,  containing  400  acres  of  land, 
situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  on  the 
north  side  of  a  creek  called  the  Broad  or  Great  creek, ...  75 

Map  of  ti  e  same,  ,   75 

March  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Helmanus  Wiltbank,  of  a  par- 
cel of  land  called  Hopewell,  situate  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  Bay,  and  north  of  the  Broad  or  Great  creek, 

containing  460  acres,   75 

Map  of  the  same,   75 

March  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Moulson,  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  Fortune,  containing  500  acres  of  land, 
situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  on  the 
south  side  of  a  branch  and  beaver  dam  which  separates  it 

from  Daniel  Haste's  neck  of  land,   75 

Map  of  the  same,   75 

March  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Helmanus  Wiltbank,  of  a  tract 
of  a  parcel  of  land  called  Luck,  containing  425  acres  of 


648  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxvi. 

Page. 

1681.      land,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  Bay,  and  on 

the  south  side  of  the  Broad  or  Great  creek,   76 

Map  of  the  same,   76 


March  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Otto  Woolgast,  of  a  parcel 
of  land  called  the  Orphant,  situate  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  Bay,  and  on  the  northwest  side  of  a  creek  pro- 
ceeding from  Broad  creek,  called  Mill  creek,  containing 


300  acres,   76 

Map  of  the  same,   76 

March  6.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Butler,  of  a  parcel 
of  land  called  the  Adventure,  containing  200  acres  of 
land,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  and  on 

the  northwest  side  of  Mill  creek,   77 

Map  of  the  same,   77 

March  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  Paul  Marsh,  of  a  parcel 
of  land,  the  Good  Hope,  situated  on  the  west  side  of  De- 
laware bay,  and  on  the  south  side  of  Marsh  e's  creek,  con- 
taining 600  acres,   77 

Map  of  the  same,   77 

March  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Michl.  Chambers,  of  a  parcel 
of  land  called  Orknay,  containing  500  acres,  situate  on  the 
west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  about  two  miles  westward 

from  Dealetown,     77 

Map  of  the  same,   77 

March  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Emott,  of  a  tract  of 
land,  Farmer's  Hall,  containing  400  acres,  situate  on  the 
west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  on  the  southwest  side  of 
a  creek  called  Middle  creek,  which  proceeds  out  of  Reho- 

bah  bay,   77 

Map  of  the  same,   77 

March  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  John  Avery,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  called  Goulden  Quarter,  containing  300 
acres,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  on 

the  southwest  side  of  Middle  creek,   77 

Map  of  the  same,   77 

March  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Richardson,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  called  Robert  his  Choijce,  containing  292 
acres,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  on 

the  north  of  Middle  creek,   77 

Map  of  the  same,   77 

March  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Breavy,  of  a  parcel 
of  land  called  Purchase  Lot,  containing  322  acres  of  land, 
situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  near  Rehobah,  78 

Map  of  the  same,     78 

April  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Richard  Showlster,  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  Showlster's  Inheritance,  situate  on  the  west 
side  of  Delaware  bay,  near  Rehobah,  containing  250 

acres,    ?8 

Map  of  the  same,   78 

June  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Steven  Whitman,  of  a  parcel 
of  land,  called  Whitman's  Choijse,  containing  500  acres  of 
land,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  on 
the  south  of  Deale  creek,   78 


vol.  xxxvi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  649 

Page. 

1681.  Map  of  the  same,   78 

June  9.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Futcher,  of  a  parcel 
of  land,  called  Futcher' s  Purchase,  containing  322  acres 
of  land,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  at 

Rehobah,  ,   78 

Map  of  the  same,   78 

Sept.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Caning,  junr.,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  called  ,  situate  on  the  west 

side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  on  the  north  of  South  river, 

formerly  called  Indian  river,   79 

Map  of  the  same,   79 

Sept.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Edward  Southerin,  of  a  tract 
of  land  called  the  Wilderness,  situate  on  the  west  side  of 
Delaware  bay,  and  on  the  north  of  South  river,  formerly 

called  Indian  river,  containing  400  acres,   79 

Map  of  the  same,   79 

June  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  Nathaniell  Walker,  of 
a  parcel  of  land  called  Walker's  Purchase,  situate  on  the 
west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  on  the  north  side  of 

Broad  or  Great  creek,  containing  1,100  acres,   79 

Map  of  the  same,   79 

June  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Capt.  Nathaniell  Walker,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  called  Walker's  Choyse,  containing  1,000 
acres  of  land,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay, 

and  on  the  south  side  of  Priume  Hooke,   79 

Map  of  the  same,   79 

Sept.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Richard  Stevens,  of  a  parcel 
of  land  called  Hopewell,  situate  on  the  west  side  of  Dela- 
ware bay,  and  on  the  north  of  South  river,  formerly  called 

the  Indian  river,  containing  550  acres  of  land,   80 

Map  of  the  same,   80 

Sept.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Young,  of  a  parcel  of 
land,  called  Luck  by  Chance,  containing  300  acres,  situate 
on  the  southwest  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  on  the  north- 
east of  Fisshing  creek,   80 

Map  of  the  same,   80 

Sept.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Galladge  and  John 
Galladge,  of  a  parcel  of  land,  containing  600  acres,  situ- 
ate on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  bay,  and  on  the  south- 
west of  Middle  creek,   80 

Map  of  the  same,   80 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Richard  Harvey,  for  a  grant  of  a 
certain  lot  of  land  and  meadow,  in  the  county  of  Rich- 
mond, on  a  place  called  the  Bailiwick,   81 

Draught  of  an  island,  containing  400  acres  of  land,  lying  on 
the  Delaware,  between  Burlington,  in  New  Jersey,  and 
Bristow,  in  Pennsylvania,  surveyed  for  Lewis  Morris,  agent 
to  the  West  Jersey  Society,  pursuant  to  a  warrant,  dated 

23d  Jan.,  1710,  "  ^   82 

1711.  Letter  from  Thos.  Gardiner,  surveyor  general,  in  relation  to 

the  same,  &c,  dated  23d  Aug.,  1711,   82 

Abstract  of  surveys  on  the  Delaware,  from  the  year  1675  to 

1681,   83 

82 


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1782-1785. 


Page. 

1782.  Jan.  25.  Exemplification  of  power  of  attorney  from  James 

Fanning  to  his  brother  William  Fanning,  to  dispose  of 
certain  lands  on  the  river  Pedee,  in  North  Carolina, 
devised  by  his  late  brother  Richd.  Fanning,  deceased, 
dated  22d  Jan.,  1782,   1 

May  — .  Caveat  by  the  consistory  of  the  Dutch  Church  at 
Schenectady,  against  granting  200  acres  of  land  about  five 
miles  to  the  southeast  of  the  township  of  Schenectady, 
bounded  on  the  east  by  a  patent  formerly  granted  to 
Corn's  Switz,   2 

July  23.  Caveat  by  Jacob  G.  Klock,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  against  granting  any  lands  within  the  bounds 
of  two  certain  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon;  the 
first  of  which  begins  at  a  mountain  called  Anthony's 
Nose,  and  runs  to  the  north  branch  of  the  Sacondga 
river,  &c;  the  second  begins  at  a  creek  called  Nawadago, 
at  Canajohary,  and.  runs  along  Phillip  Livingston's  patent, 
&c,   3 

Oct.  11.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Lincoln,  secretary  of  war,  that 
Capt.  Michl.  Dunning  served  in  Col.  Warner's  regiment, 
with  rank  from  12th  Oct.,  1780,   4 

1783.  June  11.  Quit  claim  deed  from  William  Harlowe  to  Timothy 

Doolittle,  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  Ulster  county, ...  5 
July  11.  Caveat  by  Joseph  Gidney,  against  granting  unto 
Thomas  Palmer  a  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land  lying  in 

Newburgh  Precinct,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   6 

Another  copy  of  the  preceding  caveat,   7 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  James  Davidson,  for  letters  patent 
for  lands  on  the  Susquehannah,  in  his  own  name  and  in 
the  names  of  Joseph  Elliot,  A.  Goodanough,  Danl.  Whit- 
ney, junr.,  Moses  Yeaw,  Deen  Chase  and  Ebenezer  Ro- 
berts,   8 

Nov.  24.  Certificate  that  Capt.  Joseph  Benedict  has  delivered 
and  lodged  in  the  surveyor  general's  office  certificates  and 
transfers  for  8,000  acres  of  land,  which  he  has  located, . .  8 


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651 


Page. 

1783.  May  31.  Assignment  from  Timothy  Benedict,  administrator 

to  Joseph  Benedict,  deceased,  transferring  to  Thomas 
Thomas  the  land  located  as  referred  to  in  the  preceding 

certificate,   8 

[No  date.]  Application  of  Wm.  Phillips  and  Nicoll  Floyd, 
for  warrants  of  survey  for  ten  townships,  in  behalf  of 
themselves  and  their  associates,   9 

1784.  Jan.  12.  Certificate  that  James  Dean  has  located  11,600  acres 

of  land,   10 

Feb.  17.  Proposals  by  Jonathan  Pitcher,  for  himself  and 
Gurden  Chamberlin  and  Wyatt  Chamberlin,  for  a  lease  of 
the  landing  at  Fort  George  on  Lake  George,  binding 
themselves  to  keep  a  tavern  and  a  ferry,   11 

Feb.  18.  Letter  from  Genl.  Gates  to  Govr.  Clinton,  recom- 
mending Capt.  Thomas  Farrell  for  a  grant  of  Back  land, 
pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,  as  he  has  served 
thoughout  the  late  trying  contest  "  as  a  steady,  faithful 
whigg,"  *   12 

March  22.  Caveat  by  Dirck  Lefferts,  James  J.  Beekman  and 
others,  against  granting  a  warrant  of  survey  or  letters 
patent  for  any  lands  within  the  bounds  of  a  certain  tract 
owned  by  them,  adjoining  the  Sackendaga  river,  contain- 
ing about  166,000  acres,   13 

April  7.  Caveat  by  Dirck  Lefferts  and  others,  against  grant- 
ing lands  within  the  bounds  of  a  certain  tract  of  24,000 
acres  on  the  west  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  beginning 
about  half  a  mile  above  the  big  island,  and  running  to  the 
northwest  corner  of  a  patent  granted  to  Cornelia  Schuy- 
ler, to  any  person  except  to  John  Bergen  and  his  asso- 
ciates in  the- Indian  deed  for  the  same,   14 

April  7.  Another  copy  of  the  preceding  caveat,   15 

April  20.  Petition  of  Rowland  Chambers  and  others,  inhabi- 
tants of  New  Jersey,  for  a  grant  of  two  townships  in  the 

Genesee  country,   16 

1783.  June  17.  Certificate  of  Tho's  Berry,  Wm.  Patterson  and 
other  inhabitants  of  New  Jersey,  that  Capt.  Jacob  Ten 
Eyck  conducted  himself  as  an  active  and  zealous  friend 
of  the  country  during  the  contest  between  Great  Britain 
and  the  United  States,   17 

May  10.  Petition  of  Christian  Petrie,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  near 
near  Tice's  manor,  and  sending  his  respects  to  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Livingston  and  family,   18 

May  13.  Caveat  by  Jacob  G.  Klock,  in  behalf  of  George 
Klock,  against  the  locating  or  patenting  of  any  lands 
within  the  bounds  of  a  certain  tract  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  on  the  east  side  of  Canada  or  Caioharon 
creek,   19 

May  14.  Caveat  by  Henry  Remsen  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  against  granting  any  lands  within  the 
bounds  of  two  certain  tracts  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  20 

Another  copy  of  the  preceding  caveat,     21 

May  16.  Letter  from  Daniel  Brodhead  of  Philadelphia  to 


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[vol.  XXXVII. 


Page. 

1784.      Governor  Clinton  recommending  Captain  Thomas  Farrel 

for  a  grant  of  land,   22 

May  21.  Petition  of  Nehemiah  Seelye  for  a  lease  of  the  lands 
adjoining  the  south  end  of  Lake  George  within  two  miles 
of  Fort  George,   23 

May  21.  Extracts  from  an  act  entitled  "An  Act  for  granting 
certain  lands  promised  to  be  given  as  bounty  lands,  by 
laws  of  this  state,  and  for  other  purposes  therein  men- 
tioned," passed  11th  May,  1784,   23 

May  24.  Petition  of  Nehemiah  Seelye  for  a  grant  of  300 
acres  of  land  at  the  south  end  of  Lake  George,   24 

May  25.  Petition  of  Wm.  Wickham  for  a  lease  of  lands  at 
Crown  Point,  bounded  on  the  west,  north  and  east  by 
Lake  Champlain,   25 

May  26.  Petition  of  Adiel  Sherwood,  Seth  Sherwood,  junr., 
A.  Baldwin  and  Benjn.  Chittenden  in  behalf  of  Wiat 
Chamberlin  and  his  associates  for  a  grant  of  the  privilege 
of  continuing  to  transport  passengers  from  Lake  George 
to  Canada,   26 

May  27.  Petition  of  Jacob  Ford  for  a  lease  of  land  at  Fort 
George,  in  behalf  of  Wiat  Chamberlin,  Jonathan  Pitcher, 
Gurden  Chamberlin  and  Isaac  Doty,   27 

May  27.  Caveat  by  John  Stevenson  against  granting  to  any 
other  person  any  part  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land  to 
the  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  and  about  four  miles  to  the 
northwest  of  Lake  George,   28 

May  31.  Letter  from  Isaac  Kellogg  to  Patrick  McDavitt 
relative  to  a  petition  for  a  lease  of  land  at  Ticonderoga,  29 

June  14.  Petition  of  Jacobus  Van  Schoonhoven  for  a  lease 
of  the  landing  at  Fort  George,  on  Lake  George,   30 

[No  date.]  Caveat  by  Wm.  Gilleland  against  granting  to 
any  other  person  lands  within  the  bounds  of  five  certain 
tracts  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain  containing 
together  8,850  acres,   31 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Fredk.  Wessenfelt  for  a  lease  of  the 
tract  of  land  called  Ticonderoga,  including  the  landing,  32 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Thomas  Lee,  Wm.  Culver  and  other 
'  inhabitants  of  Ticonderoga  and  parts  adjoining,  likewise 
of  Samuel  Brewer,  Joseph  Everist,  Isaac  Kellogg  and 
their  associates  about  Lake  George  landing,  praying  leave 
to  continue  in  their  possessions  at  the  abovesaid  places, 
and  for  a  grant  of  a  lease  of  twenty-one  years  for  the 
same,    33 

June  19.  Caveat  by  Robert  L.  Hooper,  junr.,  for  himself 
and  his  associates,  against  granting  any  of  the  lands  on 
the  east  branch  of  the  Susquehannah  river,  from  the 
mouth  of  Unadillah  creek  down  to  the  lands  laid  out  for 
Danl.  Coxe,   34 

Another  copy  of  the  preceding  caveat,   35 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Robt.  Cochrane  for  a  grant  or  lease 
of  lands  at  Crown  Point  settled  on  and  improved  by  him,  36 

[No  date.]  Letter  from  John  Stevens  to  the  Govr.  and  other 
commissioners  of  the  land  office  in  relation  to  lands  at 


vol.  xxxvii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  653 

Page. 

1783.  Crown  Point  improved  by  himself  and  others,  and  claimed 

by  Robt.  Cochrane,   37 

May  — .  Bond  from  Robt.  Cochrane,  Lieut.-Col.  2d  New  York 
regiment  to  Captain  John  Stephens  obliging  himself  to 
pay  for  improvements  on  lands  at  Crown  Point  and  to 

convey  100  acres  thereof  to  said  Stephens,   38 

Aug.  23.  Agreement  by  Robert  Cochrane  to  convey  to  John  . 
Stephens  one  quarter  of  Benzell's  patent,   38 

1784.  July  7.  Letter  from  Captain  John  Stevens  to  the  governor 

relating  to  the  disputed  lands  at  Crown  Point,  and  request- 


ing redress  and  protection  against  the  usurpations  of 


Robt.  Cochrane  in  claiming  the  sole  proprietorship  of  said 

lands,   39 

July  27.  Certified  copy  of  power  of  attorney  from  James 
De  Lancey  to  Thomas  Jones  and  James  Rivington,  to  sell 
all  or  any  property  belonging  to  him  in  the  State  of  New 

York,  dated  27th  June,  1780,   40 

Aug.  21.  Letter  from  Genl.  Moses  Hazen  to  Govr.  Clinton 
in  relation  to  lands  on  Lake  Champlain  intended  to  be 

granted  to  the  Canadian  and  Nova  Scotia  refugees,   41 

Aug.  23.  Memorial  of  Farent  Putnam  for  a  lease  of  the  gar- 
rison lands  at  the  south  end  of  Lake  George,   42 

Sept.  7.  Petition  of  Josh.  Shurtliff,  John  Elliot,  junr.,  and 
Wm.  Colbrath  for  a  lease  of  the  Carrying  Place  at 
Niagara,  and  as  much  of  the  land  adjacent  as  may  be 

thought  proper,    43 

Oct.  4.  Petition  of  Isaac  Doty  for  a  grant  of  the  garrison 

land  at  the  south  end  of  Lake  George,   44 

Oct.  4.  Certificate  signed  by  Lieut.-Col.  Corn's  Van  Veghten 
and  others  of  the  services  rendered  by  Lieut.  Isaac  Doty 

during  the  revolutionary  war,   44 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Josiah  Throop  and  Lyman  Hitchcock 
for  a  lease  of  twenty-one  years  of  the  garrison  lands  at 

Fort  George  Landing,  Lake  George,   45 

[No  date.]  Certificate  from  John  J.  Beekman,  Robt.  Mc- 
Clallen,  Peter  W.  Douw  and  Peter  W.  Yates,  recommend- 
ing Lyman  Hitchcock  as  a  friend  to  the  Independence  of 
America,  &©.,  for  a  grant  of  the  land  at  Fort  George 

Landing,  also,   45 

March  8.  Petition  from  Lieut.-Col.  Josiah  Throop  praying 
that  the  governor  grant  him  a  permit  to  beg  in  the  streets 
of  the  city  of  New  York  for  three  days  in  order  to  obtain 

means  for  the  relief  and  removal  of  his  family,   45 

Oct.  6.  Letter  from  Lieut.-Col.  Josiah  Throop  in  relation  to 
the  petition  presented  by  him  and  Major  Hitchcock,  for 

a  lease  of  lands  at  the  head  of  Lake  George,    45 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Wheeler  Douglass  and  John  Bachel- 

ler,  for  a  lease  of  lands  at  Ticonderoga,   46 

[No  date.]  Certificate  of  John  J.  Beeckman  and  others,  re- 
commending Wheeler  Douglass  and  John  Bacheller,  for  a 

grant  of  the  lands  petitioned  for  by  them,   46 

Oct.  19.  Petition  of  Zephaniah  Piatt,  for  letters  patent  for 
several  tracts  of  land,  to  which  he  is  entitled,   46 


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Page. 

1784.  Aug.  12.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general,  locat'n; g  Mr.  Piatt's 
claim;  the  first  adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  a  tract 
granted  to  William  Beekman  and  others,  and  containing 
2,900  acres  of  land ;  the  second  adjoining  the  aforesaid 
tract,  granted  to  William  Beekman  and  others,  and  con- 
taining 3 1,360  acres  of  land,  both  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Plattsburgh  and  Schuyler's  Falls,  Clinton  co!,)  46 

Oct.  20.  Caveat  by  Joshua  Mercereau  and  Wm.  Shepherd, 
against  granting  to  any  other  person  lands  between  the 
patents  of  Hosick  and  Pittstown,  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,   47 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Moses  Phillips,  for  a  warrant  of  survey, 
for  a  certain  township,  located  for  him  and  Henry  Winne 
and  others,  .   48 

Oct.  20.  Claim  of  John  James  Bleecker  and  others,  to  lands 

at  Hoosick,   49 

1767.  Sept.  2.  Indian  deed  to  Elijah  Russell,  for  lands  near  Hosick,  49 
1784.  Oct.  30.  Caveat  lodged  by  Aaron  Burr,  for  Charles  Mon- 
crief,  and  Elizabeth  his  wife,  executrix  of  Robert  Sinclair, 
Jacob  Watson  and  Robert  G.  Livingston,  for  themselves 
and  their  associates,  against  granting  any  lands  within  the 
bounds  of  Totten  and  Crosstfeld's  purchase,   50 

Nov.  8.  Letter  from  John  Lansing,  junr.,  to  Gov.  Clinton, 
requesting  a  lease  of  lands  at  Ticonderoga,  in  favor  of 
Erastus  Hill,  ,   51 

Nov.  10.  Caveat  by  Rebecca  Coxe,  John  D.  Coxe  and  Tench 
Coxe,  against  granting  any  certificates  of  location,  war- 
rants of  survey  or  letters  patent,  for  lands  lying  west  of 
Delaware  river,  bounded  southerly  by  the  boundary  line 
of  Pennsylvania,  until  the  claim  of  William  Smith,  Re- 
becca Coxe  and  William  Cox  or  his  assigns,  to  a  tract  of 
29,812  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Susquehan- 
nab  river,  is  fully  and  legally  recognized,   52 

Nov.  10.  Letter  from  P.  V.  B.  Livingston  to  Gov.  Clinton, 
relating  to  his  claim  to  the  township  of  Peterborough,  in 
Jessup's  purchase,  and  praying  that  the  same  may  not  be 
granted  to  any  person,  until  he  and  his  associates  are  first 
beard,    53 

Nov.  13.  Caveat  by  William  Harper,  as  agent  for  William 
Hall,  Isaac  Colyer,  Samuel  Weeks  and  Gideon  Marlat, 
against  granting  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Schohary  creek,  settled  on  by  them,   54 

Nov.  18.  Claim  of  Jellis  Fonda,  for  himself  and  his  asso- 
ciates, to  lands  described  in  an  annexed  Indian  deed,  ...  55 

Nov.  12.  Certified  copy  of  an  Indian  deed,  to  Jellis  Fonda 
and  his  associates,  dated  29th  July,  1772,  for  a  tract  of 
about  120,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  on  the  west  side 
of  the  mouth  of  Canada  creek,  and  running  northerly 
along  said  creek  thirteen  miles  ;  thence  east  thirteen 

miles,  &c,   55 

1772.  Sept.  19.  Receipt  from  certain  Oneida  chiefs,  for  six  hundred 
and  fifty  pounds,  paid  by  Jellis  Fonda,  for  a  tract  of 
120,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  west  of  Fort  Stanwix,   56 


vol.  xxxrn.]  LAND  PAPERS.  655 

1771.  Jan.  19.  Minutes  of  council,  respecting  Jellis  Fonda's  claim,  57 
Minutes  of  council  relating  to  Jellis  Fonda's  claim,  dated  21st 

Aug.,  1772,  and  23d  Dec,  1772,   58 

"Nov.  24.  Memorial  of  John  Leake,  setting  forth  his  claim  to 
lot  No.  11,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  pray- 
ing that  the  premises  be  duly  considered,   59 

Nov.  29.  Caveat  by  Gabriel  Christie,  against  granting  a 
tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  south 
of  the  river  Chazzie ;  and  also  against  granting  Isle  a  la 
Motte,  in  Lake  Champlain,  opposite  to  said  tract,  until 

he  is  first  heard,   60 

1769.  Jan.  11.  Copy  of  mandamus  of  the  King  in  council,  grant- 
ing to  Charles  de  Fredenberg  30,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
•west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  beginning  at  a  certain  point 
opposite  the  island  Valcour,   61 


1784.  Dec.  1.  Caveat  by  Jas.  Stevenson,  against  granting  a  tract 
of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, about  four  miles  to  the  northwest  of  the  landing, 
at  the  north  end  of  Lake  George,  until  he  shall  be  heard,  62 
Dec.  2.  Caveat  by  P.  V.  B.  Livingston,  Lawrence  Kortright 
and  their  associates,  against  granting  lands  formerly  in- 
tended to  be  granted  to  Marcus  Provost  and  his  asso- 
ciates ;  bounded  northerly  by  land  granted  to  Sir  Wm. 
Johnston ;  southerly  by  a  branch  of  the  Delaware  ;  west- 
erly by  land  belonging  to  Wm.  Walton,  and  easterly  by 
land  granted  to  L.  Z.  C.  Clark,  L.  B.  Babington  and 


others,    63 

Dec.  8.  Certified  copy  of  John  Glen  and  Christophel  Yates, 
Indian  deed  for  9,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  Sacondago 

river,  dated  29th  July,  1772,   64 

Dec.  7.  Claim  of  Jacobus  Mabee,  for  a  tract  of  land,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  adjoining  a  tract  granted 
to  Messrs.  Livingston  and  Lindsay,   65 


Dec.  10.  Claim  of  Charles  Moncreif  and  Elizabeth  his  wife, 
for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  Jessup's  purchase ;  of  Wm. 
Shepherd,  Joshua  Mercereau  and  their  associates,  for 
4,500  acres  of  land  between  the  patents  of  Hosick  and 
Pitts  Town ;  of  Robert  G.  Livingston,  for  lots  No.  2,  7, 
40  and  22  in  Jessup's  purchase  ;  and  Jacob  Watson  and 
his  associates  claim  the  residue  of  Jessup's  purchase,  ...  66 
Dec.  10.  Claim  of  Thomas  Jones,  in  behalf  of  the  heirs  and 


devisees  of  the  late  Philip  Livingston,  for  7,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,   67 

Dec.  20.  Claim  of  Thomas  Palmer,  Dirck  Lefferts,  John  G. 
Leake,  Simon  Remsen,  Abrm.  Brinckerhoff  and  Rem :  P. 
Remsen  for  lands  ;  also  of  Thos.  Jones  in  behalf  the  heirs 

and  devisees  of  Philip  Livingston,  deceased,   68 

1785.  Index  to  military  claims,  filed  in  1785,    69 

Petition  of  Thomas  Machin,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others, 
for  letters  patent  for  three  towns,  viz.:  No.  1,  2  and  3, 
lying  near  Seneca  lake,  and  containing  94,080  acres  of  land,  70 

Notice  of  Ezra  Reed,  that  he  will  make  application  for  a 


656 


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[vol.  xxxvn. 


1785.      grant  of  the  soil,  200  feet  into  Hudson's  river,  opposite 

the  city  of  Hudson,   71 

Jan.  4.  Affidavit  of  William  Popham,  that  the  above  notice 
was  published  in  one  of  the  newspapers,   71 

Jan.  5.  Petition  of  Henry  K.  V.  Ransselaer,  for  a  lease  of 
the  lands  called  Fort  George  at  Lake  George,  with  all  the 
public  lands  there,   72 

Jan.  11.  Petition  of  Gurden  Chamberlain,  Wyatt  Chamber- 
lain and  Jonathan  Pitcher,  for  a  lease  of  lands  at  Fort 
George,  on  Lake  George,   73 

Jan.  11.  Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office, 
extending  the  time  for  granting  leases  of  reserved  lands,  74 

Jan.  25.  Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,  noti- 
fying persons  claiming  bounty  lands  to  exhibit  their  claims,  75 

Jan.  25.  Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,  in 
relation  to  land  located  by  Zephaniah  Piatt,  and  claimed 
by  Wm.  Gilleland,   76 

Jan.  26.  Caveat  by  Genl.  Hazen  and  Coll.  Jas.  Livingston, 
against  granting  to  others  any  of  the  waste  lands  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  applied  for  in  behalf  of  the 
Canadian  refugees  by  the  said  Genl.  Hazen  and  Colonel 
Livingston,  '   77 

Feb.  2.  Petition  of  Isaac  Kellogg  and  Joseph  Everest,  pray- 
ing that  they  be  allowed  to  continue  in  the  possession  of 
the  lands  settled  by  them  at  the  north  end  of  Lake  George, 
and  that  they  be  granted  a  lease  for  the  same,   78 

Feb.  6.  Petition  of  William  Bell,  praying  security  in  the 
soldiers'  rights  to  lands  purchased  by  him,   79 

Feb.  6.  Return  of  sundry  rights  of  lands  purchased  by 
William  Bell,  the  original  property  of  soldiers  who  were 
inlisted  for  the  war,  in  the  quota  of  troops  raised  by  the 
State  of  New  York,   79 

Feb.  11.  Proposal  by  James  Caldwell,  for  a  lease  of  Fort 
George  landing,   80 

Feb.  12.  Proposal  by  Udny  Hay,  for  a  lease  of  Fort  George 
landing,   81 

Feb.  14.  Proposal  by  Jonathan  Pitcher,  in  behalf  of  Gurden 
Chamberlin  and  Wyatt  Chamberlin,  for  a  lease  of  the 
landing  at  Fort  George,  on  Lake  George,   82 

Feb.  18.  Certified  copy  of  a  warrant  of  survey  to  John 
Springer,  Elizabeth  Springer  and  Catharine  Parlin,  for 
3,000  acres  of  land  between  the  tracts  granted  to  Major 
Legg  and  Major  Small,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  dated  1  st  May,  1771,   83 

Feb.  22.  Caveat  by  John  Cochrane,  against  granting  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,   84 

Feb.  22.  Caveat  by  Thomas  Sparham,  against  granting  two 
tracts  of  land :  the  first  of  which  contains  2,000  acres  and 
lies  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  thirty-six  miles 
north  of  Crown  Point ;  the  second  contains  3,000  acres 
and  lies  between  lands  granted  to  Major  Legg  and  Major 
Small,   85 


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657 


Page. 

1785.  Feb.  23.  Directions  from  Philip  Schuyler,  late  surveyor  gen- 


eral, to  James  Savage  to  survey  11,600  acres  of  land  on 
Chazy  river,  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  for  James  Dean, . .  86 
Feb.  24.  Letter  from  John  Grigor  to  Govr.  Clinton,  in  rela- 
tion to  a  tract  of  Land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining 
lands  granted  to  Lieuts.  Bain  and  Gordon,  and  containing 
4,000  acres,  formerly  granted  by  the  lieut.  govr.  of  the 

province,   87 

March  4.  Claims  of  lands  granted  to  soldiers  by  a  law  of 
this  state,  passed  11th  May,  1784,  in  possession  of  George 

Bartholemew  and  John  Fisher,   88 

March  8.  Petition  of  Silas  Condiel  and  others,  inhabitants  of 
New  Jersey,  for  a  grant  of  a  township  adjoining  Seneca 

lake,   89 

March  18.  Claim  by  David  Crosby  for  twenty-four  rights  of 
land  belonging  to  soldiers  who  served  during  the  revolu- 
tionary war,   90 

March  19.  Claim  of  Saml.  Smith  for  600  acres  of  land,  as  the 
representative  of  Stanley  Thomson,  who  served  in  the  2d 

regiment  in  the  IT.  S.  service,   91 

March  19.  Claim  of  Joseph  Stringham  for  2,400  acres  of 
land,  being  the  rights  of  four  soldiers,  who  transferred 

their  claims  to  him,   92 

March  23.  Claim  of  Caleb  D.  Ferris  for  three  rights  of  land, 

of  200  acres  each,   93 

March  24.  Claim  of  James  Hamilton  for  4,200  acres  of  land,  94 
March  25.  Claim  of  John  McLean  for  1,800  acres  of  land,.  .  95 
March  26.  Claim  of  William  Cumming  for  1,200  acres  of 

land,   96 

March  29.  Claim  of  Wm.  Telford  for  land,  under  soldiers' 

rights,   97 

April  — .  Petition  of  John  Springer,  Elizth.  Springer  and 
Catherine  Parlin,  for  3,000  acres  of  land  already  ordered 
to  be  surveyed  for  them  between  the  lands  granted  to 

Major  Legg  and  Major  Small,   98 

April  1.  Claim  of  Lieut.  John  L.  Hardenbergh  for  1,200  acres 

of  land,    99 

April  1.  Claim  of  Capt.  Ph :  D.  Bevier  for  1,800  acres  of 

land,   100 

April  5.  Claim  of  Rev.  Dr.  Tho's  Clark  for  three  soldiers' 

rights'  of  lands,   101 

April  6.  Caveat  by  Peter  Allaire  in  behalf  of  Sir  John 
Young,  baronet,  against  granting  a  certain  tract  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain  called  the  Tongue,  102 

April  9.  Claim  by  John  Wood  for  600  acres  of  land,    103 

April  11.  Claim  of  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick,  Christr.  P. 
Yates  and  several  others  for  lands  to  be  granted  pursuant 

to  the  royal  proclamation  of  1763,   104 

April  11.  Claim  of  Captains  Wm.  Humfries,  Jacobus  Swart- 
wout,  Christr.  Yates  and  Lieut.  John  Cantine  for  5,000 

acres,    105 

April  12.  Claim  of  Zephania  Piatt  for  class  and  bounty 

rights  of  lands  amounting  in  all  to  43,000  acres,   1 06 

83 


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Page. 

1785.  April  12.  Claim  of  Ebenezr.  Clark  for  a  soldier's  right  of 


land,   107 

April  13.  Claim  of  John  Lawrence  to  nine  rights  of  land 

amounting  in  all  to  5,400  acres,   108 

April  14.  Claim  of  Stephen  Hogeboom  for  ten  soldiers'  rights 

of  land,  amounting  in  all  to  5,400  acres,  "...  109 

April  14.  Claim  of  James  Umphrey  for  a  soldier's  right  of 

land,  "   110 

April  16.  Claim  of  Saml.  Wood  for  600  acres  of  land,    111 

April  16.  Claim  of  Thomas  Ostrander  for  1,200  acres  of 

land,   112 

April  17.  Claim  of  John  Donaghy  for  2,400  acres  of  land,  113 
April  18.  Claim  of  Joseph  Gillaspie  for  one  right  of  land,. .  113 
April  18.  Claim  of  Israel  Rogers,  junr.,  for  five  rights  of 

land,   114 

April  19.  Claim  of  James  Clinton  for  14,450  acres  of  land,  115 
April  19.  Claim  of  Stacy  Hepburn  as  legal  representative  of 
Major  Richd.  Piatt,  Saml.  Ludlow  and  Abrm.  Van  Om- 

burgh,  for  lands,   116 

April  19.  Claim  of  John  Younglove  for  2,000  acres  of  land 
bounded  west  by  the  township  of  Cambridge,  south  by 
Aaront  Van  Corlaer's  patent,  east  by  land  laid  out  for 

Lieut.  James  Bain  and  Bohann's  tract,   117 

April  19.  Claim  of  John  Ganos  for  2,000  acres  of  land,   118 

April  20.  Caveat  by  Hercules  Brown  against  granting  a  tract 
of  50  acres  of  land  or  upwards  in  the  county  of  Ulster 
bounded  on  the  northeast  by  a  tract  called  the  2,500  acre 
tract,  on  the  northwrest  by  Noxon's  patent  &c,  until  he 

is  first  heard,   119 

April  20.  Claim  of  Mathew  Concklin  and  Joseph  Odle  for 

land,   120 

April  20.  Claim  of  John  L.  Moffat  for  a  right  of  land  pur- 
chased by  him  of  John  Braden,   121 

April  20.  Claim  of  Hercules  Brown  for  50  acres  of  land  in 

the  county  of  Ulster,   122 

Sundry  papers  relating  to  the  preceding  claim  of  Hercules 

Brown,   122 

April  20.  Petition  of  Robert  Morris  and  Gouverneur  Morris 
praying  that  a  tract  of  100,000  acres  of  land  beginning 
near  where  the  river  St.  Regis  enters  the  St.  Lawrence, 
may  be  purchased  in  their  names  and  in  the  names  of 
their  associates,  and  that  they  may  have  a  grant  of  the 

same,   123 

April  21.  Claim  of  Seth  Sherwood  for  sundry  rights  of  land 

amounting  together  to  9,300  acres,   124 

April  21.  Claim  of  John  Sayre  for  600  acres  of  land,  '.  124 

April  22.  Memorial  of  Lewis  Morris  and  Richd.  Morris, 
praying  a  grant  of  lands  on  the  Susquehannah  river 

formerly  laid  out  for  their  brother  Staats  L.  Morris,   125 

April  22.  Proposal  of  William  Gilleland  for  taking  lands  at 

Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point  upon  leases,   126 

April  22.  Claim  of  Christopher  Yates  for  himself  and  John 
Glen,  to  9,000  acres  of  land  on  the  Sacondago  river,   127 


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Page. 


1785.  April  22.  Claim  of  Jacob  Tremper  for  2,400  acres  of  land, 

being  the  rights  of  sundry  soldiers  purchased  by  him,  . .  128 

April  22.  Claim  of  Edwd.  Dunscomb  for  1,800  acres  of  land,  129 

April  22.  Claim  of  Moses  Yeomans  for  J, 200  acres  of  land,  129 

April  22.  Claim  of  Richd.  Skinner  for  3,600  acres  of  land, 
being  the  rights  of  six  soldiers  purchased  by  him,   130 

April  22.  Claim  of  George  Jackson  for  600  acres  of  land,. .  130 

April  22.  Claim  of  Nehemiah  Carpenter  for  a  lieutenant's 
right  of  land,   130 

April  22.  Claim  of  Charles  Nukerk  for  1,200  acres  of  land,  131 

April  22.  Claim  of  Teunis  Van  Wagenen  for  1,200  acres  of 
land,   132 

April  22.  Claim  of  T.  Taulman  for  a  captain's  right  of  land,  133 

April  22.  Claim  of  Jacob  Wright  for  1,800  acres  of  laud, 
being  a  captain's  right,   134 

April  22.  Claim  of  Jacob  Wright  for  1,800  acres  of  land, 
being  a  lieutenant's  and  one  soldier's  rights,   134 

April  22.  Claim  of  John  Cantine  for  600  acres  of  land, ....  134 

April  23.  Claims  by  the  heirs  of  Col.  Stephen  Nottingham 
and  others  for  lands,   135 

April  23.  Claim  of  Alexr.  Anderson  and  Jas.  Hanley  for 
land,   ...  137 

April  23.  Claim  by  Thomas  Clark  in  behalf  of  John  Brown 
for  600  acres  of  land,   138 

April  23.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Lewis  for  rights  of  land  purchased 
by  him,   139 

April  23.  Claim  of  Martin  Seaman  by  his  attorney  for  a  sol- 
dier's right  of  land,   139 

April  24.  Claim  of  Seth  Sherwood,  James  Reid  and  Gideon 
Castle  for  1,300  acres  of  land,  being  the  rights  of  three 
soldiers,   140 

April  24.  Claim  of  Wm.  W.  Morris  for  1,500  acres  of  land, 
being  the  rights  of  three  soldiers  purchased  by  him,   140 

April  25.  Claim  of  David  Hobby  for  five  soldiers'  rights  of 
land,   141 

April  25.  Claim  of  Wm.  W.  Morris  for  1,200  acres  of  land, 
as  lieutenant  of  artillery,   142 

April  25.  Claim  of  John  McFarlane  by  Tho's  Clark  for  600 
acres  of  land,   143 

April  25.  Claim  of  Lieut.  George  Denniston  for  1,200  acres 
of  land,    143 

April  25.  Claim  of  Jesse  Brock  way  for  soldiers'  and  class 
rights  of  land,   144 

April  25.  Claim  of  Jonathan  Owen  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land,   145 

April  25.  Claim  of  John  McKinstry  for  600  acres  of  land,. .  146 

April  25.  Claim  of  Henry  Savage  for  lands,   147 

April  26.  Petition  of  George  Klock  for  a  return  of  survey 
of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river 
on  the  east  side  of  Canada  creek  near  Canojohary,  adjoin- 
ing a  tract  granted  to  Wm.  Nelles  and  others,   148 

1761.  Sept.  28.  Indian  deed  from  the  Canojohary  Indians  to  George 


660  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxvii. 

Page. 

1761.       Klock  of  the  tract  of  land  referred  to  in  the  preceding 

petition,  dated,   148 

1760.  Nov.  5.  Copy  of  license  from  Lieut.-Govr.  Colden  to  George 
Klock,  for  purchasing  a  tract  of  land  above  Canojohary 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,   148 

Duplicate  of  copy  of  an  Indian  deed  from  the  Canojoharie 
Indians  to  George  Klock  of  a  tract  of  land  above  Canojo- 
hary, on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  dated  28th 

\  Sept.,  1761,   148 

1785.  April  26.  Claim  of  Wm.  Jackson  for  600  acres  of  land,   149 

April  26.  Claim  of  Ebenezur  Young  for  one  soldier's  right  of 
land,    149 

April  26.  Claim  of  Captains  John  Wm.  Van  Ness  and  Peter 
Van  Ness,  and  Nicholas  E.  Gaberal  for  land,   149 

April  26.  Claim  of  Israel  Weed  for  a  right  of  land,   150 

April  26.  Claim  of  Col.  John  Lamb  for  a  grant  of  land,   150 

April  26.  Claim  of  John  Burnet,  as  lieutenant,  for  1,200  acres 
of  land,   150 

April  26.  Claim  of  Robt.  Burnet,  as  2d  lieut.,  for  1,200  acres 
of  land,   150 

April  26.  Claim  of  Col.  Wm.  Malcom  for  a  grant  of  land,. .  151 

April  26.  Claim  of  Major  Sebastian  Bauman,  for  a  grant  of 
land,   151 

April  26.  Claim  of  Isaac  Belknap,  junr.,  for  thirteen  soldiers' 
rights  of  land  of  600  acres  each,   152 

April  26.  Claim  of  Jacob  Hasbrouck,  for  six  soldiers'  rights 
of  land  of  600  acres  each,   152 

April  26.  Claim  of  Isaac  Belknap,  for  ten  soldiers'  rights  of 
land  of  600  acres  each,   152 

April  27.  Claim  of  Marinus  Willett,  as  lieutenant,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land;  also  for  a  grant  to  him  as  lieut.-col.,   153 

April  27.  Claim  of  Joseph  Morgan  for  1,200  acres  of  land,  154 

April  27.  Claim  of  Hugh  McCannaly  for  600  acres  of  land,  155 

April  27.  Claim  of  Jesse  Brockway,  for  600  acres  of  land,  156 


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1785. 

Page. 

1785.  April  27.  Claim  of  Wm.  Barns  for  600  acres  of  land,   1 

April  27.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Neely  for  2,700  acres  of  land,. . .  2 

April  27.  Claim  of  William  Bull  for  2,100  acres  of  land,. . ;  3 

April  28.  Proposal  of  William  Gilliland  for  a  lease  of  twenty- 
one  years  of  Point  Aufere,   4 

April  28.  Claim  of  Christopher  Yates,  as  attorney  for  Jacob 
Meutis,  Cornelius  Wemple  and  the  heirs  of  Ephraim 
Wemple,  deceased,  for  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  near 
Fort  Hunter,  by  virtue  of  an  Indian  purchase,   5 

April  28.  Claim  of  John  Cunningham,  for  land,  having 
served  as  bombadier  in  the  New  York  artillery,   6 

April  28.  Claim  of  John  Nicholson  as  colonel  in  the  line  of 
the  State  of  New  York,  for  land,   7 

April  28.  Petition  of  Seth  Sherwood  and  his  associates, 
whose  names  are  signed  thereto,  praying  a  grant  of  lands 
pursuant  to  an  act  of  the  legislature  passed  11th  April, 
1785,  empowering  the  board  of  commissioners  to  grant 
500  acres  to  each  person  for  the  settlement  of  a  township.  8 

April  28  Claim  of  John  Folsom,  for  1,200  acres  of  land,. .  .  9 

April  29.  Claim  of  Alexr.  Clinton,  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  lieutenant  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of 
artillery,   10 

April  29.  Claim  of  Daniel  Niven  for  land,  having  served  as 
captain  in  the  regiment  commanded  by  Wm.  Malcolm  and 
afterwards  in  the  corps  of  engineers,   11 

April  29.  Claims  for  land  presented  by  Jeremiah  Van  Rense- 
laer,  in  behalf  of  sundry  soldiers  named,  who  served  in 
the  Revolution,   12 

April  30.  Claim  of  Thomas  Smith  for  2,200  acres  of  land  by 
virtue  of  bona  fide  purchases  made  by  him  from  persons 
holding  soldiers'  rights  for  services  during  the  French  war,  13 

April  30.  Claim  of  Thomas  Smith  and  Andrew  Bos  wick  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  8,400  acres 


662  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxviii. 

Page. 

1785.  of  land  to  t1  e  north  of  Kayaderosseras,  by  virtue  of  an 
Indian  purchase  made  by  Dirck  Lefferts,  Isaac  Low,  Peter 
Remsen,  Thomas  Palmer  and  their  associates,   14 


April  30.  Claim  of  Andrew  Bostwick,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  the  devizees  of  William  Smith,  deceased,  for  3,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  district  of  New  Canaan  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  adjoining  the  line  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay, 
and  heretofore  purchased  of  the  Indians,  made  pursuant 
to  an  act  of  the  legislature  "  for  the  settlement  of  unap- 


propriated lands,"   15 

April  30.  Claim  of  Andrew  Bostwick,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  the  other  devisees  of  Elizabeth  Smith,  deceased,  for 
4,500  acres  of  land,  by  virtue  of  purchases  from  persons 
having  rights  to  grants  for  services  during  the  French 

war,    16 

April  30.  Claim  of  Thomas  Garsen,  for  land,  as  matross  in 

the  2d  New  York  artillery  regiment,   17 

April  30.  Claim  of  John  Hasbrouck,  for  1,200  acres  of  land, 
to  which  Jacob  Rose  and  Peter  Rose  were  entitled,  for 
their  services  as  privates  in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,  18 
April  30.  Claim  of  Nicholas  Everet,  for  600  acres  of  land, 

by  virtue  of  a  military  right,   19 

April  30.  Claim  of  Samuel  Talmadge,  for  1,200  acres  of 
land,  as  Lieut,  in  the  2d  New  York  regiment ;  and  also 
for  1,200  acres,  by  virtue  of  rights  transferred  to  him  by 

Corns.  Van  Ness  and  Thomas  Marshall,   20 

April  30.  Claim  of  David  Gardiner,  for  five  soldiers'  rights, 

to  lands  purchased  by  him,   21 

April  30.  Claim  of  William  Radclift,  junr.,  for  one  soldier's 

right  of  land,   22 

April  30.  Claim  of  Dirck  Schuyler,  for  a  Lieut. 's  right  of 

land,  and  also  for  a  soldier's  right  purchased  by  him, ...  23 
April  30.  Claim  of  Robert  Boyd,  junr.,  for  a  soldier's  right 
of  land,  in  virtue  of  his  brother  who  served  as  soldier,  in 

Col.  Lewis  Du  Bois's  regiment,   24 

April  30.  Claim  of  C.  V.  Weissenfels,  for  a  Lieut.'s  right 

of  land,   25 

April  30.  Claim  of  Fredk.  Weissenfels,  for  lands,  as  Lieut. 

Col.  commandant,  ,   25 

April  30.  Claim  of  Frederick  Weissenfels,  for  two  soldiers' 

rights  of  land  purchased  by  him,   25 

[No  date.]  List  of  abstracts  delivered  to  the  surveyor  gene- 
ral,   26 

May  2.  Claim  of  Samuel  Logan,  for  2,800  acres  of  land,  as 

major  in  the  5th  New  York  regiment,   27 

May  1.  Opinion  of  Samuel  Jones,  concerning  the  construe* 
tion  of  the  "  Act  to  facilitate  the  settlement  of  the  waste 

and  unappropriated  lands  within  this  state,"   27 

May  2.  Claim  of  Gilbert  Verity,  for  a  right  of  land,  as  sol- 
dier in  Col.  Cortlandt's  regiment,   28 

May  2.  Claim  of  John  D.  Coxe,  for  himself  and  Rebecca 
Coxe  and  Tench  Coxe,  for  23,180  acres  of  land,  granted 
to  Danl.  Coxe  and  others,  by  a  warrant,  dated  17th  Oct., 


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Page. 

1785.      1774,  and  re-granted  by  a  new  warrant  of  23d  August, 

1785,  (?)   29 

1784.  Dec.  9.  Caveat  by  Rebecca  Coxe,  John  Coxe  and  Tench 

Coxe,  against  receiving  any  location,  or  granting  any  cei- 
titicates  of  location  or  letters  patent,  <fcc,  of  the  tract  or 
tracts  in  the  warrant  of  survey  therein  recited,  until  cer- 
tain conditions  contained  in  the  said  caveat  are  fulfilled,  30 

1785.  May  2.  Note  by  J.  D.  Coxe,  in  further  explanation  of  the 

true  meaning  of  the  preceding  caveat,   30 

May  2.  Claim  of  William  Smith,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
Josiah  Martin,  Lieut.  Col.  68th  regiment,  for  20,000  acres 
of  land,  on  a  mandamus  right  of  July,  1770,   31 

May  2.  Claim  of  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  a  grant  of  lot  No.  26,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,   32 

May  2.  Claim  of  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  associates,  for  5,000  acres  of  land,  near  Fort  Stanwix,  33 

May  2.  Claim  of  Aaron  Burr,  in  behalf  of  Bernard  Gratz, 
Michael  Gratz,  Thomas  Smallman,  William  Powell  and 
James  Innes,  executors  of  George  Crogan,  deceased,  Au- 
gustine Prevost  and  Susannah  his  wife,  sole  devisee  of 
said  George  Crogan,  deceased,  for  all  that  tract  of  land, 
beginning  at  the  mouth  of  the  Adiga  creek ;  thence  run- 
ning along  the  line  of  the  purchase  made  by  Thomas 
Wharton  and  others,  till  it  joins  the  corner  of  George 
Crogan's  purchase,  &c,   34 

May  3.  Claim  of  Jonas  Adams,  for  1,200  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  lieutenant  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of 
artillery,   35 

May  3.  Claim  of  Joseph  Rhodes,  private  in  2d  New  York 
regiment,  for  land,   35 

May  3.  Claim  of  Alexander  Thompson,  for  1,200  acres  of 
land,  on  the  west  side  of  the  waters  between  Ticonderoga 
and  Crown  Point,   36 

May  3.  Claim  of  Donald  Campbell,  for  2,000  acres  of  land, 
on  the  west  side  of  the  waters  between  Ticonderoga  and 
Crown  Point,   37 

Order  in  council,  on  the  petition  of  Donald  Campbell,  for 
2,000  acres  of  land,  2d  Feby.,  1767,   38 

Nov.  1.  Petition  of  Donald  Campbell,  for  a  confirmatory 
grant  of  the  tract  of  land,  surveyed  for  him  in  1764,  pur- 
suant to  the  royal  proclamation,   39 

May  3.  Claim  of  Robert  Lettice  Hooper,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  his  associates,  for  32,820  acres  of  land,  on  or 
near  the  Susquehannah  river,  adjoining  to  the  east  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Daniel  Coxe  and  others ;  and  also  for 
30,344  acres,  lying  on  the  said  Susquehannah  river,  be- 
tween the  mouth  of  Tiannaderrah,  and  the  northern 
boundary  of  Pennsylvania,   40 

Papers  produced  in  support  of  R.  L.  Hooper's  claim,  viz. :. .  41 
1774.  March  9.  Order  in  council,  for  granting  to  Andrew  Faneuil 

Phillips  2,000  acres  of  land,   42 

Oct.  8.  Bond  from  Thomas  Austin  and  Thomas  C.  Mann,  for 


664 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXXVIII. 


Page. 

1774.  £240,  to  procure  a  location  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  for 
James  Abeel,   43 

1775.  Jan.  — .  Assignment  of  the  same,  by  James  Abeel,  to  Robt. 

L.  Hooper,   43 

1774.  Nov.  1.  Petition  of  Archd.  Lamont,  late  Lieut.,  for  2,000 

acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  beginning  near  the 
boundary  line  of  Pennsylvania,  where  it  approaches  Onack- 
quagey,  on  the  Susquehannah  river,   44 

Dec.  24.  Petition  of  John  Trotter,  late  commissary,  for  a 
grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  be- 
ginning on  the  east  bank  of  Snake  creek,   45 

Petition  of  Thomas  Mann,  late  staff  officer,  for  2,000  acres 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  bounded  on  the  south 
by  Pennsylvania,  and  to  include  Snake  creek,   46 

1775.  Jan.  9.  Petition  of  Thomas  Austin,  for  2,000  acres  of  land 

[in  the  county  of  Tryon,]  bound  on  the  south  by  land 
applied  for  by  Thomas  Charles  Man,   47 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Haldimand,  that  Thomas  Austin  served 
as  staff  officer  of  Ordnance  during  the  war,  14th  Sept., 
1774,   47 

Jan.  27.  Petition  of  Andrew  Faneuil  Phillips,  praying  a  grant 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  bounded 
west  by  lands  applied  for  by  Robert  Boyd,  instead  of  the 
location  prayed  for  in  a  former  petition,   48 

1774.  Dec.  24.  Petition  of  Wm.  Shehan,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in 

the  county  of  Tryon,  to  the  west  of  lands  applied  for  by 
Andw.  F.  Phillips,  instead  of  the  location  formerly  prayed 

for,   49 

Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  Capt.  George  Turnbull,  that  William 
Sheehan,  deputy  commissary  of  stores  and  provisions, 
served  during  the  war,   49 

1775.  Jan.  27.  Petition  of  John  Morris,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in 

the  county  of  Tryon,  beginning  at  a  marked  tree  on  the 
easterly  side  of  the  Susquehannah  river,  about  five  miles 
below  Ononquago,  and  to  extend  northward,  instead  of 
the  location  formerly  prayed  for,   50 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  John  Morris  served  as  lieuten- 
ant during  the  war,  22d  May,  1765,   50 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Robt.  Boyd,  mate  of  H.  M.'s 
hospital,  hath  served  during  the  war,  29th  Feb.,  1764,. .  50 

1774.  Dec.  24.  Petition  of  Thomas  C.  Man,  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 

vey for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon, 
bounded  on  the  south  by  land  applied  for  by  Edward 

Smith,   51 

July  19.  Certificate  of  Fredk.  Haldimand,  that  Thos.  C.  Man 
served  as  a  staff  officer  during  the  war,   51 

1775.  Jan.  15.  Petition  of  John  Brandon,  for  a  warrant  of  survey 

for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  bounded 
north  by  the  line  of  cession  made  to  the  crown  in  1768, 

and  west  by  land  applied  for  by  James  Porteus,   52 

1774.  June  ]5.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Haldimand,  that  Christopher 
Swcedland  and  John  Brandon  were  upon  the  staff  during 
the  late  war,   52 


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Page. 

1774.  June  15.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Saml.  Cleaveland,  that 

Christopher  Sweedland  and  John  Brandon  was  upon  the 
staff  during  the  war,   52 

1775.  Jan.  19.  Petition  of  James  Porteus,  for  a  warrant  of  survey 

for  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  "beginning 
in  the  line  of  cession  made  to  the  crown  in  1768,  and  on 
the  easterly  bank  of  the  first  large  run  or  small  creek 
which  crosses  said  line  of  cession  westward  of  the  Che- 
nango branch  of  the  Susquehannah  river,   53 

Jan.  19.  Petition  of  Christopher  Sweedland,  for  a  warrant  of 
survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon, 
bounded  on  the  west  by  land  which  J ohn  Brandon  applies 
for,   54 

1774.  Dec.  30.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Thomas  James,  that  Chris- 

topher Sweedland  was  a  staff  officer  in  the  royal  artillery 
during  the  war,   54 

Dec.  30.  Certificate  of  Will :  Forman,  that  Christ'r  Sweed- 
land was  a  staff  officer  during  the  war,   54 

Dec.  24.  Petition  of  Edward  Smith,  late  commissary,  for  a 
warrant  of  survey  for  3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Tryon,  bounded  on  the  north  by  land  applied  for  by 
John  Trotter,   55 

1775.  Jan.  30.  Petition  of  Henry  Hess,  Nicholas  Harrison  and 

John  Scott,  three  non-commissioned  officers ;  and  John 
Lassly  and  William  Poole,  private  soldiers,  for  a  warrant 
of  survey  for  700  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon, 
bounded  on  the  west  by  land  applied  for  by  Christopher 
Sweedland,   ...  56 

Jan.  30.  Petition  of  William  Millbank  and  John  Grant,  two 
non-commissioned  officers,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for 
400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  on  the  north- 
easterly bank  of  the  Susquehannah  river,   57 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Francis  Hutcheson,  that  Wm.  Millbank, 
serjeant,  served  during  the  war,  23d  Aug.,  1774,   57 

Jan.  19.  Petition  of  Charles  Mair,  Wm.  Anderson,  Abraham 
Heathorn,  Andrew  Acre,  Alexr.  Gray  and  Kenney  Grigg, 
non-commissioned  officers,  for  200  acres  of  land  to  each, 
in  separate  tracts,  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  on  the  Choco- 
nut  creek,  bounded  to  the  north  by  land  applied  for  by 
Robt.  Boyd,  Andw.  F.  Phillips  or  Wm.  Sheehan,  58 

Order  in  council,  granting  the  prayer  of  the  preceding  peti- 
tion, 2d  May,  1772,   58 

Certificate  of  Capt.  A.  Cassell,  that  Kenny  Grigg  served  as 
drummer  in  the  28th  regiment  during  the  war,  23d  Nov., 
1766,   58 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Otho  Hamilton,  that  Abraham  Heath- 
man  served  as  corporal  during  the  war,  loth  April,  1772,  58 

Jan.  30.  Petition  of  Henry  Hess,  Nicholas  Harrison  and 
John  Scott,  non-commissioned  officers ;  and  John  Lassley 
and  Wm.  Poole,  privates,  for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  700 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  on  the  northeast 
branch  of  the  Susquehannah  river,   59 


84 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXXVIII. 


1763.  July  5.  Certificate  of  Major  Wm.  Forbes,  that  Wm,  Pool 

served  as  soldier  in  the  35th  regiment  during  the  war,  59 
Oct.  14.  Certificate  of  Col.  Wm.  Forster,  that  John  Lessley 
served  as  soldier  in  the  2d  battalion  of  the  1st  or  royal 
regiment,   59 

1774.  Aug.  13.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Haldimand,  that  John  Scott 

served  as  Serjeant  in  the  60th  regiment  during  the  war,  .  59 
Oct.  10.  Certificate  of  John  Bowles,  that  Nicholas  Harrison 
and  John  Garrison,  late  of  the  47th  regiment,  have  both 
applied  for  leave  to  locate  land  pursuant  to  the  royal 
proclamation,  which  was  granted  them,  viz.,  200  acres  to 

Nichs.  Harrison,  and  50  acres  to  John  Garrison,   59 

June  11.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Haldimand,  that  Henry  Hesse 
served  as  corporal  of  grenadiers  in  the  2d  battalion  of 
the  60th  regiment  during  the  war,   59 

1775.  Jan.  30.  Petition  of  John  Garrison,  Wm.  Goodwin,  Henry 

Cunningham,  James  Clark,  Daniel  Sinclair  and  John 
Grant,  for  300  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  on 
the  northeast  branch  of  the  Susquehannah,   GO 

Jan.  30.  Petition  of  Richard  Bodkin  and  Joseph  Kirby,  for 
a  warrant  of  survey  for  400  -acres  of  land  on  the  north- 
east branch  of  the  Susquehannah,   61 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Lieut.  John  Crawford,  that  John  Kirby 
served  as  corporal  during  the  war,  16th  May,  1772,    61 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  Wm.  Blaky,  that  Richd.  Bodkin  served 
as  corporal  during  the  war,  1st  May,  1772,   61 

1776.  March  5.  Petition  of  Thomas  Roskruge,  a  reduced  staff  offi- 

cer, for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Tryon,  on  the  northeasterly  branch  of  the  Sus- 
quehannah,   62 

Certificate  of  John  Bowles,  that  Nichs.  Harrison  and  John 
Garrison,  late  of  the  47th  regiment,  have  applied  to  the 
governor  for  land,  which  was  granted  them,  Ariz.,  200 
acres  to  Nichs.  Harrison,  and  50  acres  to  John  Garrison, 
10th  Octr.,  1774,   63 

Certificate  of  Quartermaster  Duncan  Campbell,  that  John 
Grant  served  as  soldier  in  the  42d  regiment  during  the 
Avar,  11th  July,  176 7,   63 

Certificate  of  Danl.  Fraser,  surgeon's  mate,  that  Danl.  Sin- 
clair, soldier  in  the  55th  regiment,  is  discharged,  7th  Dec, 
1764,    63 

Certificate  of  Brigr.  Genl.  James  Murray,  that  James  Clark 
served  in  the  60th  or  royal  American  regiment  during  the 
Avar,  13th  August,  1763,   63 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  Col.  John  Fulleken,  that  Henry  Cun- 
ningham served  as  soldier  in  the  45th  regiment  during  the 
Avar,  15th  Sept.,  1763,   63 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  Col.  Ralph  Burton,  that  William  Good- 
win served  as  soldier  in  the  48th  regiment,  15th  October, 
1760,     63 

[No  date.]  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Hesse,  Nichos. 
Garrison,  John  Scott,  John  Lesley,  of  a  tract  of  1,000 


vol.  xxxviii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  667 

Page. 

acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Binghamton, 

Broome  Co.,)   64 

Map  of  the  same,   64 

[No  date.]  Return  of  survey  for  Christopher  Sweedland, 
of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Bingham- 
ton, Broome  Co.,)   ,   65 

Map  of  the  same,   65 

Return  of  survey  for  William.  Milbank  and  John  Grant,  of 
4G0  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Vestal  and 

Union,  Broome  Co.,)   66 

Map  of  the  same,   66 

Return  of  survey  for  John  Garrison,  William  Goodwin, 
Henry  Cunningham,  James  Clark,  Danl.  Sinclair  and 
John  Grant,  of  300  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon, 

(Binghamton,  Broome  Co.,)   67 

Map  of  the  same,   67 

Return  of  survey  for  James  Portious,  of  3,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Vestal  and  Union,  Broome  Co.,)  68 

Map  of  the  same,   68 

Return  of  survey  for  Richard  Bodkin  and  Joseph  Kirbey,  of 
400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Vestal,  Broome 

Co.,)   69 

Map  of  the  same,   69 

Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Boskrudge,  of  2,000  acres  of 

land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Vestal,  Broome  Co.,)   70 

Map  of  the  same,   70 

Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  C.  Man,  of  2,000  acres  of  land 

in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Conklin,  Broonie  Co.,)   71 

Map  of  the  same,    71 

Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Austin,  of  2,000  acres  of  land 

in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Conklin,  Broome  Co.,)   72 

Map  of  the  same,   72 

Return  of  survey  for  Edwd.  Smith,  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in 

the  county  of  Tryon,  (Conklin,  Broome  Co.,)   73 

Map  of  the  same,   73 

Return  of  survey  for  John  Trotter,  of  3,000  acres  of  land  in 

the  county  of  Tryon,  (Conklin,  Broome  Co.,)   74 

Map  of  the  same,   74 

Return  v  f  survey  for  Wm.  Sheehan,  of  2,000  acres  of  land 

in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Vestal,  Broome  Co.,)   75 

Map  of  the  same,   75 

Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Mair,  William  Anderson,  Abrm. 
Heathman,  Andrew  Acre,  Alexr.  Gray  and  Henry  Grig, 
of  1,200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Vestal, 

Broome  Co.,)   76 

Map  of  the  same,   76 

Return  of  survey  for  Andw.  Faneuil  Phillips,  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Vestal  and  Union, 

Broome  Co.,)   77 

Map  of  the  same,   77 

Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Boyd,  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Tryon,  (Vestal  and  Union,  Broome  Co.,) . .  78 


668  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxviii. 

Page. 

Return  of  survey  for  John  Brandon,  of  2,000  acres  of  land 

in  the  county  of  Tryon,  (Binghamton,  Broome  Co.,)   80 

Map  of  the  same,   80 

1776.  March  7.  Deed  from  John  Antill  to  Robt.  L.  Hooper,  of  1,000 

acres  of  land,   81 

Assignment  from  Kenny  Grigg,  late  drummer,  of  his  claim 

for  land,  to  John  Higgins,  7th  July,  1767,   82 

Assignment  from  Alexr.  Gray,  late  corporal,  of  his  claim  for 

land,  to  John  Lawrence,  16th  March,  1772,   83 

1774.  June  13.  Release  of  the  preceding  assignment  by  John  Law- 
rence to  John  Antill,   83 

May  3.  Assignment  from  Andrew  Acre,  late  corporal,  of  200 

acres  of  land,  to  John  Antill,   83 

1772.  April  2.  Assignment  from  Wm.  Andrews  to  John  Lawrence, 

of  200  acres  of  land,   84 

1774.  June  13.  Release  of  the  preceding  assignment  by  John  Law- 
rence to  John  Antill,   84 

April  20.  Assignment  of  Casper  Underwig  to  John  Antill, 

of  200  acres  of  land,   85 

1772.  Jan.  28.  Assignment  from  Charles  Mair  to  John  Lawrence, 

of  200  acres  of  land,  -.   86 

1774.  June  13.  Release  of  the  preceding  assignment  by  Jno.  Law- 

rence to  John  Antill,   86 

Oct.  23.  Assignment  of  Edwd.  Smyth  to  Robt.  L.  Hooper, 

of  3,000  acres  of  land,   87 

March  12.  Assignment  of  Robt.  Ross  to  R.  L.  Hooper,  of 

3,000  acres  of  land,   88 

1775.  April  15.  Assignment  of  Charles  Doyle  to  Saml.  Harris,  of 

200  acres  of  land,   89 

Certificates  of  Major  George  Le  Hunte,  that  Charles  Doyle 
served  as  corporal  in  the  80th  regiment,  3d  Dec,  1764,. .  89 

1774.  Sept.  8.  Assignment  from  Thomas  Austin  to  Robt.  L.  Hooper, 

Jr.,  of  2,000  acres  of  land,   90 

Oct.  8.  Power  of  attorney  from  Thos.  Austin  and  Thos.  C. 
Man  to  James  Abeel,  conveying  to  him  their  right  to 

4,000  acres  of  land,   90 

Sept.  8.  Assignment  from  Thomas  C.  Man  to  Robt.  L.  Hoo- 
per, of  2,000  acres  of  land,   91 

Sept.  30.  Assignment  from  John  Trotter,  senr.,  to  Robert 
L.  Hooper,  of  3,000  acres  of  land,   92 

1775.  Feb.  3.  Release  from  Wm.  Butler  to  Robert  L.  Hooper,  of 

3,000  acres  of  land,   93 

Jan.  24.  Release  from  Richd.  R.  Crow,  of  2,000  acres  of 

land  to  Robert  L.  Hooper,   94 

Jan.  25.  Quit  claim  from  Richd.  R.  Crow,  of  2,000  acres  of 

land  to  Robert  L.  Hooper,   94 

1774.  Nov.  2.  Assignment  from  Wm.  Sheehan  to  Robt.  L.  Hooper, 

of  2,000  acres  of  land,   95 

March  28.  Assignment  from  Andw.  F.  Phillips  to  Robert  L. 

Hooper,  of  2,000  acres  of  land,    96 

June  25.  Assignment  from  John  Morris  to  John  Antill,  of 

2,000  acres  of  land,   97 


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669 


Page. 


1776.  March  7.  Release  of  the  preceding  assignment  of  2,000  acres 

of  land,  from  John  Antill  to  Robert  L.  Hooper,   97 

1785.  Report  on  the  claim  of  Robt.  L.  Hooper  and  his  associates, 
under  an  Indian  de'ed  obtained  by  Sir  Win.  Johnson  on 
the  4th  Aug.,  1751,  to  lands  on  a  branch  of  the  Susque- 
hannah  called  Adigatange,  and  extending  down  it  to 
Pennsylvania,  comprehending  a  mile  on  each  side  of  the 
said  river,  and  transferred  by  Sir  John  Johnson  to  the 

said  Robert  L.  Hooper,  on  the  21st  Nov.,  1774,   98 

1774.  Jan.  3.  Articles  of  agreement  between  Terence  Reily,  hus- 
band of  Susannah,  relict  of  John  Watts,  deceased,  and 
James  Abeel,  preparatory  to  the  purchase  of  3,000  acres 

of  land  by  said  Abeel  from  said  Reiley,   99 

1785.  May  4.  Claim  of  Susannah  Reilly  to  a  certain  tract  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Wash- 
ington, between  the  north  branch  of  said  river  and  Lake 
George,   99 

Nov.  11.  Exemplification  of  a  patent  to  Susannah  Reiley, 
for  3,000  acres  of  land,  between  Lake  George  and  the  Hud- 
son river,  dated  14th  Sept.,  1774,  (Luzerne,  Warren  Co.,)  99 

May  4.  Claim  of  Nath'l  Piatt,  for  seven  soldiers'  rights  of 
land,  purchased  by  him,   100 

May  4.  Claim  of  Holmes  Austin,  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land,  101 

May  4.  Claim  of  Timothy  Reynolds,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land,   102 

May  4.  Claim  of  Thomas  Jones,  Geo.  Robinson  and  Henry 
Harris,  soldiers,  for  three  rights  of  land,   103 

May  4.  Claim  of  John  Reed,  junr.,  for  land,  as  captain,  and 
for  ten  non-commissioned  officers'  rights,  by  virtue  of  a 
power  of  attorney,   104 

May  4.  Claim  of  Peter  de  Reimer  and  Henry  Shute,  for  a 
soldier's  right  of  land,  purchased  by  them,   105 

May  4.  Claim  of  Philip  Hart,  for  two  soldiers'  rights  of  land 
purchased  by  him,   106 

May  4.  Claim  of  Simon  R.  Reeves,  for  six  soldiers'  rights  of 
land  purchased  by  him,   107 

May  4.  Claim  of  Philip  Leek,  for  one  Serjeant's  and  one 
private's  right  of  land  purchased  by  him,   108 

May  4.  L<  tter  from  Wm.  Gilliland  to  Govr.  Clinton,  respect- 
ing the  proposals  made  by  him  for  leasing  the  garrison 
lands  at  Ticonderoga,   109 

May  4.  Letter  from  Wm.  Gilliland  to  Govr.  Clinton,  respect- 
ing the  proposals  made  by  him  for  leasing  the  garrison 
lands  at  Ticonderoga,   110 

May  5.  Claim  of  Saml.  Burrows,  for  600  acres  of  land,  for 
having  served  as  matross  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of  artil- 
lery during  the  war,   110 

May  5.  Claim  of  Deliverance  Martling,  for  a  Serjeant's  right 
of  land,   Ill 

May  5.  Claim  of  James  Black,  captain  in  Malcom's  regiment, 
for  land,   Ill 

May  5.  Claim  of  Dr.  Malachi  Treat,  for  3,600  acres  of  land,  112 


670 


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[vol.  xxxyiii. 


Page. 

1785.  May  5.  Petition  of  Richd.  Morris  and  Wm.  Wiekham,  for  a 
grant  of  lands  purchased  by  them  of  officers  and  soldiers 
who  served  in  the  French  war,   113 

May  5.  Claim  of  White  Matlack,  by  Aaron  Burr,  his  attor- 
ney, for  35,000  acres  of  land  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  by  virtue  of  a  warrant  of  survey  granted  in 
1769,   114 

May  6.  Petition  of  Thomas  Sparham,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  formerly  advised  to  be  granted  him,   115 

Copy  of  the  warrant  of  survey  for  2,000  acres  of  land 
granted  to  Thomas  Sparham,  on  the  8th  March,  1775,. . .  115 

May  6.  Claim  of  Govr.  Clinton,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  for 
his  services  as  lieutenant ;  and  also  for  land  voted  by  the 
State,  for  having  served  as  brigadier  general,   116 

May  6.  Claim  of  Hugh  Peacock  for  land,  for  having  served 
as  lieutenant,   116 

May  6.  Claim  of  Wm.  Strachan  for  1,200  acres  of  land,  as 
lieutenant,   117 

May  7.  Memorial  of  Ph:  Livingston,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  associates,  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  formerly  purchased  of  the  Indians,  and 
beginning  at  the  west  corner  of  Cosby's  manor,  upon  the 
banks  of  Sadaqueda  creek,   118 

May  7.  Claim  of  Jacob  Wood,  for  two  soldiers  rights'  of 
land;  and  in  behalf  of  Walter  Smith,  for  three  rights; 
and  for  one  right  in  behalf  of  Jacob  Jones,   119 

May  7.  Claim  of  Cap*.  Joseph  C.  Dellezenn,  for  1,000  acres 
of  land,  for  having  served  in  the  corps  of  engineers,.  . . .  120 

May  7.  Claim  of  John  Garnit  and  Phineas  Mapes,  for  land, 
having  served  as  soldiers,   121 

May  7.  Letter  from  Wm.  Gilliland  to  Govr.  Clinton,  respect- 
ing his  proposal  for  taking  on  lease  lands  at  Ticonderoga,  121 

May  7.  Memorandum  of  Mr.  Wiekham  for  Mr.  Scott,  respect- 
ing his  (Mr.  Wickham's)  application  for  a  lease  of  Crown 
Point,  previous  to  Colonel  Cockran's  applying  for  the 
same,   122 

May  7.  Claim  of  Jotham  Wright,  for  1,000  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  lieutenant,   123 

May  8.  Caveat  by  Frederick  Rhinelander  against  granting 
to  any  person  three  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
containing  together  3,275  acres,   124 

May  8.  Claim  of  Walter  Rutherford,  for  5,000  acres  of  land, 
as  major  of  grenadiers,  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,  125 

May  8.  Claim  of  Jasper  Steymets,  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  matross,   126 

May  9.  Claim  of  Gabriel  Christie,  of  the  city  of  Montreal, 
in  the  province  of  Canada,  to  a  tract  of  land  extending 
from  45th  degree  of  northern  latitude,  to  one  league 
south  of  the  great  river  Chazzy,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  by  three  leagues  in  depth,  together  with  the 
island  La  Motte,  opposite  to  the  said  tract,   127 

May  9.  Letter  from  Brig.  Gen.  Mozes  Hazen,  to  Governor 
Clinton,  respecting  the  preceding  claim,   128 


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Togo. 

1785.  May  9.  Claim  of  Ph :  Livingston,  Thomas  Jones,  J.  H. 

Livingston,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  the  devisees  of 
Philip  Livingston,  late  of  the  city  of  New  York,  deceased, 
for  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land,  part  of  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase ;  for  another  tract  of  24,000  acres, 
located  and  petitioned  for  by  John  Van  Dam  and  others, 
being  part  of  a  large  tract,  situate  on  the  branches  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  the  counties  of  Montgomery  and  Wash- 
ington, beginning  at  the  corner  of  a  tract  purchased  for 
John  Bergen  and  his  associates ;  for  another  tract  of 
24,000  acres  of  land,  surveyed  by  Israel  Thompson  and 
Ebenezer  Jessup  ;  for  another  tract  of  41,000  acres,  situ- 
ate in  Montgomery  county,  on  the  northwest  side  of  the 
southwest  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  purchased  in  July, 
1772,  from  the  Indians ;  for  all  that  tract  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  on  both  sides  of  the  southwest  branch  of 


Hudson's  river,  commonly  called  Bergen's  purchase ;  for 
another  tract  of  20,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohawk's  river,  bounded  easterly  by  lands  granted  to 

Johs.  Becker  and  others,   129 

May  9.  Claim  of  Henry  Remsen  and  his  associates,  to  two 
certain  tracts  of  land,  the  first  of  which  lies  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  beginning  at  Anthony's  Nose, 
the  other  lies  on  the  south  side  of  the  said  Mohawk 
river,  beginning  at  a  creek  called  Nowadago,  at  Canajo- 

harry,   130 

May  9.  Claim  of  Verdine  Elsworth,  for  3,000  acres  of  land, 

having  served  as  captain,   131 

May  9.  Claim  of  Solomon  Simson,  to  5  small  tracts  of  land, 
on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  surveyed  for  Charles  Giles,  James  Leadbetter  and 
their  associates,   132 


May  9.  Claim  of  William  Walton  and  Gerard  Walton,  for  a 
grant  of  30,000  acres,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  ad- 
joining land  granted  to  John  Rapalje  and  others,  and 
extending  from  Kanniscutte  creek,  on  the  Delaware  and 
Susquehannah  rivers,  so  as  to  comprehend  said  quantity,  133 
Abstracts  of  letters  patent,  granted  to  Wm.  Walton,  Thomas 
Walton ,  Gerard  Walton,  Anthony  Van  Dam  and  others, 
of  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river, 
between  the  Cockquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the 


Susquehannah,  15th  March,  1770,  (Delaware  Co.,)   133 

May  9.  Claim  of  Sampson  Fleming,  to  3,000  acres  of  land, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  to  the  north  and 
east  of  land  ordered  to  be  surveyed  for  John  Wrightson,  134 

Order  in  council,  for  granting  a  warrant  of  survey,  for  3,000 
acres  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  to 
Sampson  Fleming,  22d  March,  1769,   134 

May  9.  Claim  of  Mary  Danberry,  for  3,000  acres  of  land, 
advised  to  be  granted  her  for  services  rendered  by  her 
late  husband,  James  Calder,   135 

Mav  9.  Claim  of  John  Kelly,  to  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champhiin,  between  Crown  Point  and 


672  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxviii. 

Page 

1785.      Ticonderoga,  formerly  advised  to  be  granted  to  Alexr. 

Grant,  as  a  reduced  officer,  dated  9th  May,  1785,  filed 
10th  May,  1785,   135 


May  9.  Claim  of  John  Kelly,  for  himself,  John  Blagg  and 
William  Kennedy,  to  3,000  acres  of  land,  lying  about  16 
miles  to  the  east  of  Hudson's  river,  and  west  of  Prince- 
town  and  lands  granted  to  one  Boggs  and  others,  dated 


9th  May,  1785,  and  filed  10th  May,  1785,   13o 

May  9.  Claim  of  John  Close,  for  1,200  acres  of  land,  by 

virtue  of  soldiers'  rights  purchased  by  him,   136 

May  9.  Claim  of  Major  John  Doughty,  for  1,800  acres  of 

land,  for  his  services  as  captain  of  artillery,   137 

May  9.  Claim  of  Charles  Anderson,  for  1,200  acres  of  land, 

for  his  services  as  conductor  of  military  forces,   138 

May  9.  Claim  of  Charles  McNight,  for  land,  for  services  as 
physician  in  chief,  of  the  American  military  hospitals, 

during  the  war,   138 

May  9.  Claim  of  John  Young,  for  land,  for  services  as  sur- 
geon in  the  American  military  hospitals,  during  the  war,  139 
May  9.  Claim  of  David  Rudolph,  for  land,  having  served  as 

corporal  during  the  war,. . .-.    139 

May  9.  Claim  of  John  Shaw,  for  1,200  acres  of  land,  for 
services  as  Lieut,  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of  artillery, 

during  the  war,   139 

May  9.  Claim  of  John  Banks,  for  1,200  acres  of  land,  having 

served  as  conductor  of  military  stores  during  the  war,  . .  140 
May  9.  Claim  of  Henry  Cunningham,  for  1,200  acres  of 
land,  having  served  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of  artillery 

during  the  war,   141 

May  9.  Claim  of  Adam  Vandal,  for  600  acres  of  land,  having 

served  as  gunner,   142 

May  9.  Claim  of  George  Clark,  for  600  acres  of  land,  having 

served  as  matross,   142 

May  9.  Claim  of  John  Stake,  for  1,200  acres  of  land,  having 

served  as  Lieut,  of  cavalry,   143 

May  9.  Claim  of  Benjn.  Newkerk,  for  nine  rights  of  land, 
of  600  acres  each,  conveyed  by  soldiers  who  served  in 

the  line  of  the  state,   144 

May  9.  Claim  of  Gabriel  Furman,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land,  conveyed  to  him  by  Daniel  Shoemaker,  who  served 

in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,   14f 

May  9.  Claim  of  Jacob  Willsie  for  600  acres  of  land  for 
services  as  a  corporal  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of  artillery 

during  the  war,   14( 

May  9.  Claim  of  John  Quackenbos  for  several  rights  of  land 

assigned  to  him  by  persons  who  served  during  the  war,  14' 
May  9.  Claim  of  Oliver  Lozier  for  600  acres  of  land,  having 
served  as  bombadier  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of  artillery, 

during  the  war,   HI 

May  9.  Claim  of  George  Garland  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  matross  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of 

artillery  during  the  war,   14 

May  9.  Claim  of  John  McHugh  for  600  acres  of  land,  having 


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Page. 


1785.      served  as  matross  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of  artillery 

during  the  war,   148 

May  9.  Claim  of  Saml.  Lewis  for  1,200  acres  of  land,  having 
served  as  Lieut,  during  the  war,   149 

May  9.  Claim  of  Margaret  Wheeler  for  600  acres  of  land, 
for  William  Wheeler  who  served  as  matross  during  the 
war,   149 

May  9.  Claim  of  Robert  Hunter  for  lands,  having  served  as 
lieutenant,   150 

May  9.  Claim  of  James  Duane  to  6,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Albany  to  the  north  of  a  tract  granted  to  John 
Monroe;  formerly  granted  to  John  Monier  and  John  N. 
Bleeker,  and  conveyed  by  them  to  the  claimant,   150 

Mandamus  of  the  king  in  council  granting  3,000  acres  of  land 
to  John  Monier,  dated  17th  Feb.,  1766,   151 

Mandamus  of  the  king  in  council  granting  3,000  acres  of  land 
to  John  Nick's  Bleecker,  dated  17th  Feb.,  1766,   152 

Power  of  attorney  from  John  Monier  and  John  Nick's 
Bleecker  to  James  Duane,  appointing  him  to  procure 
letters  patent  for  his  own  use  for  6,000  acres  of  land 
granted  to  them,  3d  March,  1770,   153 

Certificate  of  John  Monier  and  John  N.  Bleecker  that  they 
withdraw  the  caveat  entered  by  them  against  granting 
lands  to  Philip  Dalton  and  others  to  the  west  of  Prince- 
town,  3d  March,  1770,   154 

Declaration  of  trust  by  John  Monier  and  John  N.  Bleecker 
conveying  to  James  Duane  their  right  and  interest  in  6,000 
acres  of  land  granted  them  by  mandamus  of  the  king  in 
council,  3d  March,  1770,   155 

Affidavit  of  Wm.  Cockburn  in  relation  to  the  dispute  between 
Philip  Dalton  and  others,  and  John  Monier  and  John  N. 
Bleecker,  about  the  locating  and  surveying  of  the  lands 
granted  to  them,  30th  Dec,  1768,   156 

May  10.  Claim  of  John  Sunderlin  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  matross  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  during 
the  war,   157 


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VOLUME  XXXIX. 

1785. 

Page. 

1785.  May  10.  Claim  of  Daniel  Smith  for  600  acres  of  land,  having 
served  as  matross  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of  artillery, 
during  the  war,   1 

May  10.  Claim  of  Richd.  Dykman  for  600  acres  of  land,  hav- 
ing served  as  gunner  during  the  war,   1 

May  10.  Claim  of  Thomas  Coshall  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  matross  daring  the  war,   1 

May  10.  Claim  of  Leonard  Fisher  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land,  purchased  by  him  of  Wm.  Mullen,  private  in  the 
2d  New  York  regiment  during  the  war,   1 

May  10.  Claim  of  Thomas  Winter  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  serjeant  during  the  war,   2 

May  10.  Claim  of  Garret  Peterson  for  five  rights  of  land, 
purchased  by  him,   2 

May  10.  Claim  of  Jacob  Morris  for  600  acres  of  land,  having 
served  as  bombadier  during  the  war,   2 

May  10.  Claim  of  Joshua  Ketchum  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  gunner  during  the  war,   2 

May  10.  Claim  of  Augustus  Haasbrouck  for  four  soldiers' 
rights  of  land,  purchased  by  him,   3 

May  lo.  Claim  of  Elisha  Milard  for  three  soldiers'  rights  of 
land,   4 

May  10.  Claim  of  Joseph  Bennet  for  600  acres  of  land,  hav- 
ing served  as  corporal  during  the  war,   5 

May  10.  Claim  of  Mary  De  Roche  for  600  acres  of  land,  her 
late  husband  having  served  as  soldier  during  the  war, ...  5 

May  10.  Claim  of  Chas.  Williams  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  soldier  during  the  war,   5 

May  10.  Claim  of  John  Brown  for  600  acres  of  land,  having 
served  as  steward  in  the  general  hospital  during  the  war,  5 

May  1 0.  Claim  of  Kennet  Campbell  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  private  during  the  war,   6 

May  10.  Claim  of  Leonard  Bleeker  for  1,800  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  captain  during  the  war,   6 


vol.  xxxix.]  LAND  PAPERS.  675 

Pago. 

1785.  May  10.  Claim  of  James  Akin  for  600  acres  of  land,  having 

served  as  matross  during  the  war,   6 

May  10.  Claim  of  John  Henry  Wissenbeck  for  a  soldier's 
right  of  land,  having  served  in  the  2d  New  York  regi- 
ment,   7 

May  10.  Claim  of  P.  Allair  for  20,000  acres  of  land  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  commonly  called  the 
Tongue,  and  granted  to  Sir  George  Yonge  and  others, . .  8 

Order  of  council,  granting  the  prayer  of  Sir  G.  Yonge's 
petition  for  20,000  acres  of  land  opposite  Long  island,  in 
Lake  Champlain,  20th  January,  1769,   8 

Warrant  of  survey  for  surveying  and  laying  out  20,000  acres 
of  land,  opposite  the  house  of  John  Thomas,  on  Long 
island,  in  Lake  Champlain,  for  Sir  George  Yonge  and 
others,  20th  January,  1769,   8 

Map  of  the  said  survey,  (Alburgh,  Vermont,)   8 

May  11.  Claim  of  Richard  Piatt  for  three  soldiers'  rights, . .  9 

May  11.  Claim  of  Lieut.  Col.  Ebenezer  Stevens  for  3,000 
acres  of  land,   10 

May  12.  Claim  of  John  Johnson  for  a  soldier's  right  of  600 
acres  of  land,  purchased  by  him,   11 

May  12.  Claim  of  James  Rosevelt  for  five  soldiers'  rights  of 
land,  assigned  to  him,   12 

May  12.  Claim  of  Peter  J.  Vosburgh  for  1,800  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  captain  during  the  war,   13 

May  13.  Claim  of  Hugh  Connor  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land, 
assigned  to  him,   14 

May  17.  Claim  of  Wm.  Smith  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land, 
purchased  by  him ;  also  as  administrator  to  John  Burn- 
side,  lieutenant,   15 

May  17.  Claim  of  Frederick  W.  Hassold  for  a  soldier's  right 
of  land,  purchased  by  him,   16 

May  18.  Claim  of  John  Smith  for  his  right  of  lands,  having 
served  as  serjeant  major,   17 

May  18.  Claim  of  John  Smith  for  his  deceased  son,  John 
Smith's  right  of  lands,  who  served  as  fifer,   17 

May  18.  Claim  of  John  Smith  for  a  right  of  land,  in  behalf 
of  his  son,  Duncan  Smith,  who  is  a  minor,   17 

May  18.  Claim  of  Ebenezer  Williams  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  purchased  a  soldier's  right,   17 

May  18.  Claim  of  Margaret  Decker  for  a  right  of  land,  in 
behalf  of  her  husband,  Adam  Decker,  who  served  as  pri- 
vate during  the  war,   18 

May  19.  Claim  of  Jacob  Tremper  for  a  class  right  of  200 
acres  of  land,   19 

May  20.  Claim  of  John  D.  Coe  for  three  soldiers'  rights  of 
land,  purchased  by  him,   20 

May  20.  Claim  of  Hugh  Sutherlin  for  50  acres  of  land,  pur- 
suant to  the  royal  proclamation  ;  also  for  400  acres,  pur- 
chased by  him  of  persons  holding  military  rights,   21 

May  20.  Claim  of  Benjn.  Coe  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land, 
purchased  by  him,   22 


676  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxix. 

Page. 

1785.  May  20.  Claim  of  Thomas  Rossell  for  a  soldier's  right  of 

land,  purchased  by  him,   23 


May  21.  Caveat  by  John  D.  Coxe,  Rebecca  Coxe  and  Tench 
Coxe,  against  granting  letters  patent  to  Robt.  L.  Hooper, 
or  any  other  person  or  persons,  for  lands  lying  near  She- 
nango,  on  the  Susquehannah,  and  between  the  same  and 
the  lands  granted  to  Danl.  Coxe  and  others  at  Owegy, 
west  and  below  the  said  Shenango,  and  between  the  north 
boundary  of  Pennsylvania  and  the  line  of  cession  or  Indian 
boundary  fixed  by  the  treaty  of  Fort  Stanwix,  until  they 


are  heard,    24 

May  21.  Claim  of  Corns.  Maxwell  for  land,  having  served  in 

the  army  of  the  United  States  during  the  war,   25 

May  21.  Claim  of  Patrick  Cronin  for  land,  having  served  in 

the  army  of  the  United  States  as  ensign  and  quartermaster,  25 
May  21.  Claim  of  Peletiah  Whitmore  for  a  Serjeant's  right 

of  land  assigned  to  him,   26 

May  21.  Claim  of  Joseph  Harvey  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land 

assigned  to  him,   27 

May  21.  Claim  of  Saml.  Ellis,  Junr.,  for  a  right  of  land 
assigned  to  him  by  David  Cornwall,  who  served  as 

matross  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of  artillery,   28 

May  21.  Claim  of  Saml.  Drake,  for  two  class  rights  of  land,  29 
May  23.  Claim  of  Benjn.  Bonnel  and  John  Bonnel,  for  a  non- 
commissioned officer's  right  of  land  conveyed  to  them, . .  30 
May  23.  Claim  of  Theo.  Fowler,  for  1,800  acres  of  land, 

having  served  as  captain  during  the  war,   31 

May  25.  Claim  of  Saml.  Wood,  for  a  private's  right  of  land 

having  served  during  the  war,   32 

May  25.  Claim  of  Wm.  Gillosby,  for  a  right  of  land,  having 

served  as  Serjeant  during  the  war,   33 

May  26.  Claim  of  Lewis  A.  Scott,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 

land  conveyed  to  him,   33 

Map  27.  Claim  of  Patrick  Shay,  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land 

purchased  by  him,   33 

May  28.  Claim  of  Stephen  McCrea,  for  land  as  senior  sur- 
geon of  the  American  hospital,   33 

May  30.  Claim  of  Wm.  Williams,  for  600  acres  of  land,  by 

virtue  of  a  Serjeant's  right  conveyed  to  him,   34 

June  3.  Claim  of  Solomon  Corn  well,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land  assigned  to  him,   35 


June  3.  Claim  of  Richd.  Williams,  for  a  soldiers'  right  of 

land  assigned  to  him,   36 

June  4.  Claim  of  James  Duncan,  for  a  right  of  land  assigned 

to  him,   37 

June  4.  Claim  of  John  Varian,  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land 

having  served  during  the  war,  ^  38 

June  10.  Claim  of  Ebenezer  Wood,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 

land,  having  served  during  the  war,   39 

June  12.  Claim  of  Benjamin  Coe,  for  a  private's  and  a  Ser- 
jeant's rights  of  land  purchased  by  him,   40 

June  13.  Claim  of  Nichs.  Dill,  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
served  as  gunner,   41 


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677 


Page. 

1785.  June  13.  Letter  from  George  Fisher  to  the  secretary  of 

state  in  relation  to  his  claim  for  lands,   42 

Return  of  rights  assigned  to  him  by  James  Bright,  Thomas 
Keating,  John  Lock,  James  Martimar,  Teunis  Kier  or 
Casey,  Jacob  Wandell,  Henry  Ash,  Christopher  Smith,  M. 
James  Ready,  William  Huntt,  John  Cox,  Peter  Slutt  of 
Col.  Lamb's  and  Cortlandt's  regiment,   42 

June  13.  Claim  of  James  Reed,  for  six  rights  of  land  pur- 
chased by  him,   42 

June  13.  Claim  of  David  Clarke,  for  600  acres  of  land,  having 
served  as  serjeant  in  2d  New  York  regiment,   43 

June  15.  Claim  of  Hugh  Sutherland,  for  450  acres  of  land 
near  Skenesborough  and  adjacent  to  Argyle,   44 

June  17.  Claim  of  James  Crawford,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land  assigned  to  him,   45 

June  17.  Claim  of  Thomas  Lawrence,  for  rights  of  land 
assigned  to  him  by  Richard  Collier,  Ferrol  Milliot,  Elijah 
Price,  John  Conner,  Jacob  Herring,  revolutionary  soldiers,  46 

June  27.  Claim  of  Catharine  Cod  wise,  widow  and  sole 
executrix  of  Christopher  Codwise,  deceased,  late  lieuten- 
ant, for  a  right  of  land  in  his  behalf,   47 

June  30.  Claim  of  John  Millspaugh,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land,  as  administrator  to  his  brother  Win.  Millspaugh 
late  private,   48 

June  30.  Claim  of  John  Millspaugh,  for  600  acres  of  land, 
having  served  as  private  during  the  war,   49 

July  1.  Claim  of  Morris  Graham,  for  three  rights  of  land 
assigned  to  him,   50 

July  2.  Letter  from  Jeremiah  Van  Renselaer  and  Henry 
Outhout  to  Gov.  Clinton,  requesting  that  the  hearing  of 
the  claims  of  Christopher  Yates  and  others,  and  Jacob 
Mentz  and  others,  may  be  postponed,   51 

July  4.  Claim  of  John  Dewitt,  for  a  grant  of  land,  having 
served  as  private  during  the  war,   52 

July  7.  Claim  of  Hugh  Sutherland,  for  400  acres  of  land  by 
virtue  of  a  power  of  attorney  from  William  Sutherland 
and  Robert  McAulley,  two  non-commissioned  officers  ;  also 

'    for  50  acres  to  which  himself  was  entitled  as  a  private,. .  53 

July  8.  Certificate  of  location  for  Mark  Greaves  and  24  others, 
of  11,600  acres  of  land  lying  on  Chazy  river,  west  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Champlain,  Clinton  Co.,)   54 

July  11.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Nelson,  for  four  soldiers'  rights 
of  land  purchased  by  him   56 

July  11.  Claim  of  Joseph  Stoughton,  for  3,000  acres  of  land, 
being  five  soldiers'  rights  purchased  by  him,   57 

July  12.  Draft  of  instructions  to  the  surveyor  general,  for  * 
marking  and  running  the  boundary  lines  of  the  lands  lately 
purchased  from  the  Oneida  andTuscarora  Indians,   58 

Jnly  14.  Claim  of  Robt.  Towt,  for  600  acres  of  land,  having 
purchased  a  soldier's  right,   59 

July  18.  Affidavit  of  Jellis  Fonda,  in  relation  to  an  Indian 
purchase  of  120,000  acres  including  a  tract  of  40,000  acres 
beginning  about  eight  miles  west  of  Fort  Stanwix,  on  the 


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Page. 

1785.      west  side  of  the  mouth  of  Wood  creek,  the  conditions  on 

which  the  same  was  purchased,   60 

Account  of  sundry  expenses  incurred  in  viewing  the  above 
lands  and  in  presents  to  the  Indians,  independent  of  the 
purchase  money  for  the  same,   60 

July  19.  Certificate  of  George  Clinton,  that  he  relinquishes 
to  the  state  his  claims  to  lands  as  lieutenant  in  the  pro- 
vincial service  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,   61 

July  19.  Petition  of  James  Clinton  and  Marinus  Willett,  for 
lands  they  were  entitled  to  as  officers,  agreeable  to  the 
King's  proclamation  of  Oct.  7th,  1763,   61 

July  1 9.  Statement  of  Pliny  Moore  to  the  commissioners  of 
land  office  as  agent  for  the  proprietors  of  a  location  made 
by  James  Dean  in  April,  1785,   62 

July  20.  Draft  of  a  letter  from  Gov.  Clinton  to  the  surveyor 
general  with  instructions  for  surveying  and  laying  out  a 
tract  of  40,000  acres  on  the  Mohawk  river  for  Jellis  Fonda,  62 

July  20.  Claim  of  James  Earvin,  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
served  in  the  first  New  York  regiment,   63 

July  23.  Letter  from  Brockholst  Livingston  to  Gov.  Clinton, 
requesting  that  the  hearing  on-Genl.  Christie's  caveat  may 
be  deferred  to  Sept.,   64 

July  27.  Claim  of  Mary  Miller  for  land,  her  late  husband 
Justus  Miller  having  served  as  private  in  Col.  Henry  B. 
Livingston's  regiment,   65 

August  2.  Letter  from  Simeon  De  Witt,  surveyor-general  to 
Govr.  Clinton  enclosing  a  map  of  interferences  in  the 
location  of  townships  in  the  lands  lately  purchased  from 
the  Indians,   66 

Map  or  sketch  showing  the  manner  in  which  locations  will 
probably  interfere  with  each  other,   66 

Aug.  5.  Letter  from  Govr.  Clinton  to  the  surveyor-general 
enclosing  a  warrant  of  survey  for  Robt.  L.  Hooper  and 
his  associates  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  branch  of 
Susquehannah  river,   67 

Aug.  8.  Withdrawal  of  the  claim  of  Bernard  Gratz  and 
'  others,  representatives  of  Geo.  Croghan  deceased,   68 

Aug.  9.  Claim  of  Stephen  Crane  for  land,  having  served  as 
a  private  in  Col's  Malcom  and  Spencer's  regiments,   69 

Aug.  15.  Draft  of  a  letter  to  the  surveyor-general  with  a 
warrant  of  survey  in  favor  of  Elizabeth  and  Margaret 
Lynot,     70 

Aug.  17.  Affidavit  of  Lawrence  Kortright  in  support  of  a 
claim  made  by  himself  and  John  Harpur,   71 

Aug.  15.  Exemplification  of  a  minute  of  council  dated  15th 
#        Jan.,  1775,  in  favor  of  a  grant  of  land  to  said  Kortright 
and  Harpur  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehannah 
rivers,    71 

Aug.  17.  Exemplification  of  a  minute  of  council  dated  7th 
April,  1775,  in  favor  of  granting  Henry  Cuyler,  Robert 
Adams  and  others  and  Lawrence  Kortright  and  John 
Harpur  certain  lands  petitioned  for  by  them,   71 


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679 


Page. 


1785.  Aug.  20.  Affidavit  of  John  Glen  in  support  of  his  and  Chris- 
topher Yates'  claim  for  9,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north 

side  of  the  Sacandaga  river,   72 

1773.  March  6.  Deed  of  trust*  from  John  Taylor  unto  Philip  Living- 
ston of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk 
river,  bound  on  the  east  by  land  granted  to  Johs.  Becker 

and  others,   73 

1785.  Aug.  25.  Affidavit  of  Henry  W.  Kip  certifying  to  the  above 

deed  of  trust,   73 

Aug.  25.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Jones  in  relation  to  a  grant 
of  7,000  acres  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river  to 
Philip  Livingston,   74 

March  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Dubois  and  his  asso- 
ciates of  20,000  acres  of  land  south  of  the  Mohawk  river, 
(Carlisle  and  Sharon,  Schoharie  Co.,  and  Root,  Mont- 
gomery Co.,)   75 

Names  of  patentees  in  three  tracts  of  land  granted  to  Philip 
Livingston  and  1 9  others  ;  to  Fredk.  Young  and  1 9  others ; 
and  to  Wm.  Smith,  junr.,  and  19  others,  and  lying  between 
Schoharie  and  Canojoharie,   76 

Abstract  showing  the  proportion  of  said  tracts  granted  respec- 
tively to  Philip  Livingston,  Peter  Dubois,  Oliver  De 
Lancey  and  others,   76 

Aug.  22.  Exemplification  of  the  minutes  of  council  of  the 
3d  Sept.,  1761,  27th  Feb.,  and  4th  of  Sept.  1765,  on  the 
petition  of  Philip  Livingston  and  others  for  lands,  <fcc.,. .  77 

Exem plication  of  the  minute  of  council  on  the  petition  of 
William  Smith  in  behalf  of  himself  and  his  associates 
recommending  the  issue  of  letters  patent  for  the  lands 
purchased  by  them  from  the  Indians,   78 

Aug.  26.  Claim  of  Wm.  Birdsall  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
his  brother  Danl.  Birdsall,  for  600  acres  of  land  assigned 
to  them  by  Martin  Van  Everen,  late  soldier  in  the  New 
York  1st  regiment,   79 

Aug.  27.  Petition  of  Conrad  Pickerd  and  John  Dillenbach, 
praying  that  thair  title  to  a  tract  of  1,100  acres  of  land 
lying  near  the  Canajoharie  castle  may  be  inquired  into, 
and  that  they  may  be  granted  a  confirmation  thereof,  ...  80 

Sept.  2.  Claim  of  John  Murphy  for  land,  having  served  as 
matross  during  the  war,    81 

Sept.  3.  Papers  produced  in  support  of  the  claim  of  Alexr. 
Smith  and  Zephaniah  Piatt  for  lands,  (viz. :)   82 

Sept.  3.  Certified  abstract  of  the  king's  proclamation  of  Oct. 
7th,  1763,  so  far  as  respects  military  grants  of  land,  ....  82 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  of  Robt.  Harpur,  deputy  secretary,  that 
he  finds  recorded  a  patent  of  two  tracts  of  land  to  major 
Philip  Skene  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain ;  one 
of  which  contains  2,400  and  the  other  600  acres  of  land 
and  dated  6th  July,  1771,   82 

Minute  of  council  of  Feb'y,  1765,  declaring  soldiers  not  enti- 
tled to  land  unless  disbanded  on  the  reduction  of  the 
regiment,   82 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXXIX. 


Pag©. 

1785.  Minutes  of  council  of  Nov.  1*770  and  June  1771  concerning 

grants  to  be  taken  out  in  three  months,   82 

Minute  of  council  of  12th  June,  1771,  relating  to  delinquent 
petitioners,  ordering  the  names  of  sundry  persons  to  be 
struck  out  of  the  list  of  grants  pursuant  to  an  order  of 
council  27th  Nov.,  1770,   82 

Minute  of  council  of  the  9th  of  June,  1773,  containing  the 
king's  instructions  relating  to  the  granting  of  lands,   82 

Sept.  — .  Papers  in  support  of  James  Stephenson's  claim 
laid  before  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office  of  the 
state  of  New  York,  (viz.  •)   83 

Sept.  — .  Memorial  and  petition  of  James  Stephenson  setting 
forth  that  on  the  1st  Dec,  1784,  he  filed  a  caveat  in  the 
secretary's  office  claiming  a  certain  tract  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain  about  four 
miles  to  the  northwest  of  the  landing  at  the  north  end  of 
Lake  George,  and  praying  that  an  early  day  be  appointed 
for  hearing  his  claim  and  that  letters  patent  issue  for  the 
same,   83 

Caveat  referred  to  in  the  preceding  memorial,   83 

Petition  of  Capt.  James  Stevenson  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  land  in  the  right  of  his  father,  deceased,  2d  August,  1774,  83 

Minute  of  council  of  the  2d  of  August,  1774,  ordering  that 
the  prayer  of  James  Stevenson's  petition  be  granted,   83 

Petition  of  James  Stevenson  for  letters  patent  for  3,000 
acres  of  land  formerly  granted  to  him,  7th  July,  1775,  . .  83 

Minute  of  council  of  the  11th  July,  1776,  ordering  letters 
patent  to  be  granted  to  James  Stevenson  for  3,000  acres 

of  land,   83 

1775.  July  12.  Warrant  and  return  of  survey  for  James  Stevenson 
of  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champ- 
lain,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,)   83 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   83 

1785.  Sept.  10.  Claim  of  Elezer  Baker  for  land,  having  purchased 
Edmund  Kelly's  right  who  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  2d 
New  York  regiment,   84 

Sept.  12.  Withdrawal  of  the  claim  of  John  Kelly,  for  3,000 
acres  of  land,  about  sixteen  or  eighteen  miles  to  the  east 
of  Hudson's  river,  and  to  the  west  of  Princetown ;  also 
to  another  tract  of  5,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  west  of 
Lake  Champlain,  between  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point,  84 

Sept.  13.  Petition  of  Henry  White,  junr.,  praying  a  grant  of 
his  father's  interest  in  lands  on  Lake  Champlain,  by  verbal 
promise,   85 

Sept.  14.  Claim  of  Patrick  Sinnot,  for  land,  having  served 
as  serjeant  major  during  the  war,   86 

Sept.  14.  Claim  of  Alexr.  Dunn,  for  land,  having  served  as 
quartermaster  serjeant  during  the  war,   87 

Sept.  14.  Claim  of  Ashbil  Deane,  for  land,  having  served  as 
matross  in  the  2d  New  York  artillery  regiment,   88 

Papers  in  support  of  the  claim  of  Theophilact  Bache, 
(viz. :)   8£ 


VOL.  XXXIX.] 


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'681 


Pago. 

1785.  Copy  of  petition  of  Thophilact  Bache  and  others,  for  lands  • 


on  the  west  side  of  the  waters  running  into  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  between  Tieonderoga  and  Crown  Point,   89 

Copy  of  a  warrant  qf  survey  for  Theophilact  Bache  and 

others,  dated  13th  July,  1768,   89 

Return  of  survey  for  Theophilact  Bache,  of  19,840  acres  of 
land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Tieonderoga 
and  Crown  Point,  Essex  Co.,  and  Hague,  Warren  Co.,) . .  89 
Map  of  the  same,    89 


May  9.  Claim  of  Theophilact.  Bache,  James  Barclay  and 
their  associates,  to  a  tract  of  18,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  waters  running  into  Lake  Champlain, . .  89 
Sept.  16.  Memorial  of  Win.  Allison,  setting  forth  his  claim 
to  two  pieces  of  land,  containing  together  3,800  acres ; 
one  of  which  places  lies  on  the  Susquehannah,  the  other 
on  the  Indian  path,  between  Coack  house  and  Annequage.  90 
Sept.  19.  Claim  of  Casparus  Walter  for  land,  having  pur- 
chased a  class  right  to  lands  from  Hugh  McClelan,   91 

Copy  of  minute  of  council,  on  the  petition  of  Matthew  Far- 

rell  for  lands,  13th  March,  1754,   92 

Copy  of  a  license  to  Matthew  Farrell,  to  purchase  lands  of 

the  Canojohary  Indians,  13th  March,  1754,    92 

[No  date.]  Draft  of  a  letter  from  the  land  office  to  the  sur-  - 
veyor  general,  about  the  laying  out  of  lands ;  the  claim  of 
Robert  Lettice  Hooper  and  associates,  under  an  Indian 
deed  to  Sir  William  Johnson  rejected,  and  their  claim  for 
2,000  acres  of  land,  under  the  military  right  of  John 


Morris  granted,   93 

Sept.  23.  Letter  from  Govr.  Clinton  to  Simeon  De  Witt, 
surveyor  general,  respecting  the  surveying  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  for  Robert  L.  Hooper,  James  Wilson  and  Wm. 
Bingham,  on  the   Susquehannah,  adjoining  the  north 

bounds  of  Pennsylvania,   94 

Sept.  27.  Affidavit  of  Gen.  Hazen,  about  the  claims  of  settlers 
on  lands,  on  the  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  between  the 

north  line  of  the  state  and  Beekman's  patent,   95 

Sept.  27.  Claim  of  Jonathan  Russell  for  lands,  having  served 

as  private  in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,   96 

Sept.  27.  Affidavit  of  Theodore  Charthier,  formerly  Lieut,  in 
the  service  of  the  United  States,  that  previous  to  the  war 
he  owned  6  acres  in  length  and  30  in  depth,  on  the  grand 
river  Chazzy,  and  that  his  brother,  Joseph  Charthier, 
owned  a  like  quantity,  and  that  he  (the  deponent)  is  going 
to  Canada  for  his  title  deeds  of  the  same,   96 


Sept,  27.  Claim  of  Bartholomew  Van  Valkenburgh  for  land, 
having  served  as  Lieut,  in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,. .  97 

Sept.  27.  Letter  from  Simeon  De  Witt,  surveyor  general,  to 
Govr.  Clinton,  stating  that  since  his  return  he  has  not  been  ■•■ 
able  to  make  a  map  or  return  of  survey  of  the  Indian  pur- 
chase, but  will  transmit  it  by  the  first  safe  opportunity, . .  98 

Sept.  27.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  to  Gov.  Clinton, 
about  the  granting  and  locating  of  lands,  and  also  about 


SO 


682 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  XXXIX. 


1785.      a  location  made  on  the  tract  of  land  between  the  line  of 


Pennsylvania  and  the  line  of  property  established  in  1768,  99 

Sept.  30.  Draft  of  a  letter,  in  answer  to  the  preceding,   100 

Oct.  1.  Location  by  John  Cochrane  of  2,000  acres  of  land, 

on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,   100 

Oct.  1.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  the  preced- 
ing location  is  not  made  on  any  lands  prohibited  to  be 
located,  and  that  the  said  location  is  made  in  the  man- 
ner and  form  prescribed  by  the  act  for  that  purpose,   100 

May  5.  Claim  of  John  Cochrane  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  on 

the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,   101 

Printed  notice  by  John  Cochrane,  calling  on  Thomas  Brown 
to  support  his  claim  to  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  south 

side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  located  by  him,   101 

1774.  Nov.  16.  Letter  from  Fred.  Wm.  Hecht  to  John  Cochrane, 

respecting  the  preceding  advertisement,   101 


Nov.  16.  Articles  of  agreement  made  between  John  Coch- 
rane and  Fred.  William  Hecht  and  John  Bowles,  for  con- 
veying unto  them  his  right  and  interest  in  2,000  acres  of 
land  to  be  granted  him,  pursuant  to  the  royal  proclama- 
tion, for  his  services  as  surgeon's  mate  in  H.  M.'s  hospi- 
tal,  101 

1785.  Aug.  22.  Exemplification  of  a  minute  of  council,  of  12th 
Nov.,  1774,  on  the  petition  of  John  Cochrane,  for  2,000 
acres  of  land,  ordering  that  his  application  be  advertised, 

and  that  Thomas  Brown  be  notified,   101 

Oct.  I.  Petition  of  David  Prym,  for  letters  patent  for  150 
acres  of  land  in  two  tracts,  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
the  first  begins  at  the  mouth  of  Salm  creek  and  runs  up 
Schoharie  creek,  containing  100  acres;  the  second  lies  on 
the  west  side  of  Schoharie  creek,  and  contains  50  acres, 


18th  Oct.,  1766,  certified  1st  Oct.,  1785,   102 

April  25.  Draft  of  a  claim  interposed  in  behalf  of  David 
Prym,  for  the  land  described  in  an  annexed  copy  of  an 

Indian  deed,   102 

March  3.  Certified  copy  of  an  Indian  deed  to  David  Prym, 
of  150  acres  of  land  on  both  sides  of  Schohary  creek, 

dated  3d  Oct.,  1766,   102 

Minute  of  council  dated  24th  Oct.,  1766,  recommending  the 
governor  to  grant  the  prayer  of  David  Prym's  petition 

for  lands  on  Schohary  creek,   102 

Oct.  8.  Affidavit  of  John  Harper,  in  relation  to  the  title 
and  ownership  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Edinburgh,  lying 
between  the  rivers  Delaware  and  Susquehannah,   103 


Oct.  8 .  Map  locating  Leake's,  Clark's  and  Babington's  tracts 
in  Kortright's  and  Livingston's  claim  on  the  Susquehan- 
nah and  Delaware  rivers,  (Franklin  &c,  Delaware  Co.,)  .  104 

1775.  Dec.  14.  Certificate  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  board, 
that  they  have  laid  out  a  tract  of  34,848  acres  of  land  on 
the  north  bank  of  the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware, 
for  Lawrence  Kortright,  John  Harper  and  their  associates, 
and  for  Henry  Cuyler,  Robt.  Adams  and  their  associates,  105 

1785.  Oct.  11.  Memorial  of  Adam  Putman  and  Gerret  C.  New- 


VOL.  XXXIX.] 


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683 


1785.  kerk,  setting  forth  that  they  have  made  a  location  on  the 
east  side  of  Schoharie  kill,  which  is  claimed  by  Jacob 
Meutis,  Cornelius  Wemple  and  the  heirs  of  Ephraim 
Wemple,  and  praying  that  a  day  be  appointed  for  hearing 
memorialists  against  said  claim,   106 

Sept.  30.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Phillips,  proving  the  possession 
of  Jacob  Newkerk,   106 

Sept.  30.  Certificate  of  Jacob  Newkerck,  of  his  having  sold 
his  right  to  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Schoharie 
creek,  to  Garret  C.  and  Benjn.  Newkerk,   106 

Sept.  30.  Affidavit  of  John  Newkerk,  Jacob  Hall  and  Jacob 
Newkerk,  proving  the  possession  of  Garret  C.  Newkerk 
of  an  island  in  Schoharie  creek,   106 

Sept.  30.  Affidavit  of  John  McGraw  and  Christ'r  McGraw, 
junr.,  respecting  the  possession  of  Jacob  Newkerk,   106 

Sept.  27.  Certificate  of  Nich's  Quackenboss  and  John  C. 
Van  Eps,  respecting  the  possession  of  Vincent  Scott 
Quackenboss  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
public  highway  leading  from  Schoharie  creek  westward, 

up  the  Mohawk,   106 

1789.  Sept.  28.  Return  of  survey  of  lands  claimed  by  Gerrit  C. 

Newkerk  and  Benjamin  Newkerk,  on  the  east  side  of 
Schoharie  creek,  containing  400  acres,   106 

Four  maps  of  the  same,   106 

1785.  Oct.  13.  Letter  from  the  commissioners  of  land  office  to  the 
surveyor  general,  respecting  a  survey  for  Thomas  Palmer 
and  his  associates,   107 

Oc$.  14.  Certificates  of  John  McKinley,  that  Mr.  Springer, 
late  husband  of  Catharine  Springer,  who  claims  lands 
near  Crown  Point,  served  in  the  United  States  service,. .  108 

Oct.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Christopher  Yates  and  John 
Glen,  of  a  tract  of  9,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  on  the 
north  bank  of  the  Sacondaga  river,  (Day,  Saratoga  Co.,)  109 

Map  of  the  same,   109 

Oct.  20.  Claim  of  Matthias  Compton  for  land,  having  served 
as  private  during  the  wrar,   Ill 

Oct.  20.  Application  of  John  Smith,  for  a  warrant  to  survey 
six  townships  located  by  him,  in  behalf  of  Wm.  Floyd  and 
his  associates,  Selah  Strong  and  his  associates,  Joseph 
Brewster  ard  his  associates,  John  Howell  and  his  asso- 
ciates, Wm.  Smith  and  his  associates,  and  Thomas  Hazard 
and  his  associates,  ,   112 

Oct.  21.  Affidavit  of  Joshua  Mersereau,  that  no  person 
(except  citizens  of  the  United  States)  to  his  knowledge, 
hath  any  right  or  share  in  the  tract  of  land  claimed  by 
Wm.  Shepherd,  Joshua  Mersereau  and  their  associates, 
and  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  between  the  patents  ~ 
of  Hosick  and  Pittstown,  and  that  said  persons  are  citizens 
of  Massachusetts,   113 

Certified  copies  of  two  Indian  deeds  to  Wm.  Shepherd,  for 
two  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  the  first  dated 
23d  Dec,  1770,  and  the  second  8th  Sept.,  1772,    113 

Sept.  30.  Abstract  of  Letters  patent  granted  to  Isaac  Saw- 


684  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xxxix. 

Page. 

1785.  yer,  John  R.  Bleecker,  Abrm.  J.  Lansingh  and  others,  for 
four  tracts  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the 
east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  and  containing  together  61,- 
000  acres,  33d  July,  1761,  (Lansingburgh,  Schaghticoke 
and  Pittstown,  Rensselaer  Co.,)  ¥   113 


ni. 


1784.  Jan.  17.  Certificate  of  David  Smith,  assessor,  that  W 

Shepherd  was  assessed  in  the  year  1780,  for  600  acres  of 
land,  lying  in  Hosack  district,  between  Pittstown  and 
Hosack  patents,   113 

1785.  July  23.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Shephard  in  relation  to  the  pur- 

chase, survey,  <fcc,  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Albany,   113 

July  20.  Affidavit  of  Saml.  Robinson,  that  he  was  appointed 
in  the  year  1773,  to  survey  and  lay  out  for  Wm.  Shepherd 
two  tracts  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  be- 
tween the  Hosick  patent  and  Pittstown,  that  he  surveyed 
the  same,  <fcc,   113 

July  23.  Affidavit  of  Nathan  Ball,  that  Wm.  Shephard  in 
the  year  1769  or  1770,  showed  the  deponent  a  license  to 
purchase  18,000  acres  of  land  in  the  province  of  New  York,  113 

Aug.  3.  Affidavit  of  Seth  Nye,  in  relation  to  a  strip  of  land 
sold  by  Wm.  Shephard  to  Francis  Nye  in  the  year  1779,  113 
I        Aug.  3.  Affidavit  of  Aaron  Benedict,  in  relation  to  purchases 
made  of  Wm.  Shephard,  and  settlements  formed  on  his 
land  between  Hosack  patent  and  Pittstown,   113 

Certificate  of  Benedict  Sweet  and  others,  settlers  on  a  strip 
of  land  lying  between  the  patent  of  Hosack  and  Pitts- 
town, acknowledging  Wm.  Shephard's  title  to  the  same,  113 

Oct.  21.  Application  of  Evins  Wharry,  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey for  a  location  of  land  made  by  him,   114 

Sept.  26.  Certified  copy  of  Evins  Wharry's  location  by  the 
surveyor  general,  west  of  the  Unadillah  river,  (Guilford, 
Chenango  Co.,)   114 

Oct.  21.  Application  of  Matthis  Adgate  and  John  Harper, 
for  a  warrant  of  survey  for  a  location  made  by  them,. . .  115 

Oct.  21.  Description  of  the  location  of  four  townships  on  the 
Susquehannah  river  by  Mat.  Adgate  and  John  Harpur, 
agents  for  said  townships,   115 

Oct.  22.  Letter  from  Melancton  Woolsey  to  Gov.  Clinton,  in 
relation  to  a  certificate  of  location  made  by  Judge  Piatt, 
of  the  lands  claimed  by  Thomas  Sparham  on  the  west 
side  of  Lake  Champlain,     116 

Oct.  22.  Claim  of  Abraham  Goodwin,  for  lands,  having  served 
as  fife  major  in  the  fifth  and  second  New  York  regiment,  117 

Oct.  22  Application  of  Josiah  Throop,  for  warrants  of  survey 
for  two  townships,  the  one  located  for  himself  and  his 
<        associates,  on  the  Unadilla,  the  other  for  George  Throop 

and  his  associates,  on  the  mouth  of  the  Chenango,   118 

Oct.  24.  Letter  from  surveyor  general  De  Witt  to  Gov.  Clin- 
ton, in  relation  to  the  tract  of  land  to  the  north  of  Mor- 
ris's claim,  which  appears  to  have  been  granted  in  1769  to 
John  Butler  and  others,   119 

Oct.  24.  Letter  from  surveyor  general  De  Witt  to  Gov.  Clin- 


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1785.      ton,  expressing  some  doubts  on  the  warrant  of  survey  in 

favor  of  Thomas  Palmer,   119 

Oct.  25.  Letter  from  surveyor  general  De  Witt  to  Gov.  Clin- 
ton, requesting  information  as  to  the  extent  of  the  Oneyda 
and  Tuscarora  claims  towards  the  Pennsylvania  line  pre- 
vious to  the  late  sale,   119 

Papers  produced  by  William  Gilliland  in  support  of  his 
claim  to  land,  (viz.:)   120 

May  7.  Claim  of  Wm.  Gilliland,  for  lands  on  the  west  side 
of  Lake  Clamplain,   121 

Memorial  of  William  Gilliland,  setting  forth  the  cause  of 
the  delay  in  the  trial  about  the  settlement  of  his  claim  to 
lands,  and  praying  that  an  early  day  may  be  appointed  for 
the  final  hearing  thereof,   122 

Aug.  6.  Certificate  of  Thomas  Palmer,  that  he  surveyed  for 
William  Gilliland  several  tracts  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  and  also  two  tracts  on  the  south  side  of 
Salmon  river,  containing  respectively  2,000  acres  and  800 
acres,   123 

Aug.  15.  Affidavit  of  Stephen  Taylor,  in  relation  to  settle- 
ments, <fcc,  on  William  Gilliland's  land,  on  the  west  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,   124 

Aug.  17.  Affidavit  of  Udny  Hay,  in  relation  to  Edward  Ray- 
mond's title  under  Wm.  Gilliland  to  lands  in  Bessbor- 
ough,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   125 


Oct.  15.  Letter  from  Wm.  Gilliland  to  Jerrard  Bancker, 
asking  information  to  aid  him  in  the  settlement  of  the 
controversy  ^bout  a  tract  of  land  purchased  by  him,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  between  Rattle 

Snake  Den  and  the  Bay  de  Roches  Fendue,   ....  126 

Oct.  15.  Letter  from  Wm.  Gilliland  to  secretary  Lewis  A. 
Scott  respecting  the  trial  about  the  title  to  certain  lands 
claimed  by  him,  the  trial  between  the  Canadian  refugees 
and  Col.  Willet's  corps,  location,  soldiers'  rights,  &c.,. . .  127 
Oct.  24.  Letter  from  Wm.  Gilliland  to  Secretary  Scott  about 


certain  papers,  being  extracts  from  the  minutes  of  council 
of  two  grants  of  the  same  tract  of  land,  which  tracts  lie 
between  Rattle  Snake  Den  and  the  Bay  de  Roche  Fendue, 

Extracts  from  the  minutes  of  council  relating  to  Wm.  Gilli- 
land's claim,  showing  also  the  proceedings  relating  to  peti- 
tions by  soldiers  for  rights  of  land,   128 

1764.  Aug.  15.  Petition  of  Daniel  Wriesberg,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 

acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlaim,   129 

Aug.  15.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  Daniel  Wries- 
berg served  during  the  war,   129 

Sept.  24.  Petition  of  John  Connolly,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain  between 

the  river  Boquet  and  Lake  Champlain,   130 

1764.  Sept.  20.  Petition  of  John  Hicks,  late  surgeon,  for  leave  to 
locate  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, between  the  Cloven  Rock  and  the  river  Boquet,. .  131 

Sept.  24.  Petition  of  John  Wharton,  late  Capt.,  for  a  grant 


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Page. 


1764.  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  between  the  river  Boquet  and 
Cloven  Rock,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   132 

Dec.  14.  Order  to  surveyor  general,  to  survey  the  above 
land  for  Wharton,   132 

July  6.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Capt.  John  Wharton 
served  during  the  war,   133 

Oct.  2.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Lieut.  William  Potts 
served  during  the  war,   134 

Oct.  12.  Petition  of  Isaac  Reamer,  late  corporal,  for  a  grant 
of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
between  Rattlesnake  Den  and  the  Bay  du  Roches  Fonda,  135 

Oct.  15.  Petition  of  Peter  Lutnie,  a  reduced  soldier,  for  a 
grant  of  50  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
Champlain,  between  Rattlesnake  Den  and  the  Bay  De 
Roches  Fendu,   13C 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Francis  Fay,  Edward  Blakeney,  Dennis 
Hall,  Thomas  Sedwell  and  Cornelius  Hays,  late  soldiers, 
for  a  grant  of  250  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,   137 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  John  Betkie,  late  Serjeant,  for  a  grant 
of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  138 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  John  Smith  and  John  McCarthy,  for  a 
grant  of  400  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,   138 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  John  Viand,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of 
land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,    139 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Thomas  Denhard,  late  corporal,  for  a 
grant  of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,   139 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Joseph  Handsforth  and  Philip  Simon, 
late  non-commissioned  officers,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  s 
land  to  each,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   140 

Oct.  24.  Petition  of  Wm.  Blaylock,  late  corporal,  for  a  grant 
of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  140 

Oct.  26.  Power  of  attorney  from  William  Gillilan,  Peter 
Sullivan  and  Michl,  Keogh,  to  Thomas  Carrol,  to  procure 
a  grant  for  them  of  150  acres  of  land,   141 

Oct.  26.  Petition  of  William  Gillylan,  Peter  Sullivan  and 
Michael  Keogh,  for  a  grant  of  150  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   142 

Oct.  29.  Petition  of  Conrad  Lefler,  a  disbanded  soldier,  for 
a  grant  of  50  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,   142 

Oct.  30.  Petition  of  William  Gilliland,  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, .....  143 

1765.  Jan.  5.  Petition  of  Geo.  Le  Hunte,  late  captain,  for  a  grant 

of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 

on  Batten  kill,   1 44 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  Gen.  Gage,  that  Capt.  George  Le 

Hunt  served  during  the  war,   144 

Jan.  29.  Petition  of  Peter  Stewart,  setting  forth  that  he 

served  as  mate  on  board  the  ships  of  war,  the  Shannon 


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Page. 

1765.      and  the  Shrewsbury,  and  praying  a  grant  of  2,000  acres 

of  land,   145 

Feb.  15.  Petition  of  John  Friswell,  late  Lieut,  in  the  navy, 
for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,   146 

1764.  Jan.  23.  Certificate  of  Phi:  Durell,  that  John  Friswell  was 

midshipman  on  board  the  ship  Princess  Amelia,  during 
the  sieges  of  Louisburg  and  Quebec,   140 

1765.  Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  John  James,  that  the  ship  Princess 

Amelia  was  at  the  reduction  of  Louisburg  and  Quebec,. .  146 

1764,  Jan.  10.  Letter  from  J.  Pownall,  in  relation  to  Captain  Fris- 

well's  claim  to  lands,   146 

1765.  April  27.  Petition  of  Daniel  Buxton,  Philip  Richards,  Don- 

ald Cuthbert,  Richard  Aspinwall,  George  Tingle,  Daniel 
Kells,  John  Smith  and  James  Smith,  disbanded  soldiers, 
Robert  Alexander  and  Christopher  Dugan,  reduced  non- 
commissioned officers,  for  a  grant  of  50  acres  to  each  dis- 
banded soldier,  and  200  acres  to  each  reduced  non-com- 
missioned officer,    147 

April  26.  Petition  of  Conrad  Boll,  Simon  Bemis,  Edmond 
Bowman,  John  Williamson,  Thomas  Stafford,  Henry 
Moore  and  Daniel  Morarty,  reduced  non-commissioned 
officers,  for  a  grant  of  200  acres  of  land  to  each,  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,    , . . . .  148 


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1785. 

[Papers  in  support  of  Wm.  Gtlliland's  claim,  continued.] 

f '  '     r  Page. 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Peter  Stewart,  for  a  grant  of  land 

pursuant  to  the  royal  proclamation,   1 

1761.  April  14.  Certificate  of  Hugh  Pallifer,  that  Peter  Stewart 
served  as  midshipman,  and  afterwards  as  master's  mate, 

on  board  H.  M.'s  ship  Shrewsbury,   1 

1758.  July  1.  Certificate  of  Charles  Midows,  that  Peter  Stewart 
served  as  masters'  mate  on  board  H.  M.'s  ship  the  Shan- 

?io?i,   1 

1765.  Jan.  19.  Certificate  of  John  James,  that  H.  M.'s  ship  Shan- 
non was  at  the  reduction  of  Louisburgh,  and  the  Shrews- 
hay  at  Quebec,   1 

List  of  non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers  who  have  peti- 
tioned for  land  between  Rattle  Snake  Den  and  the  Bay 
de  Roches  Fendu,    2 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  A.  Prevost,  that  Conrad  Bool  served 
as  soldier  and  corporal  in  the  3d  battalion  60th  regiment, 
20th  Feb.,  1764,   3 

Certificate  of  Deputy  Adjutant  General  Robt.  Prescott,  that 
Simon  Bennis  served  as  corporal  in  the  1st  or  royal  regi- 
ment, 4th  July,  1763,   4 

Certificate  of  Capt.  James  Grant,  that  Edmond  Bowman 
served  as  Serjeant  in  the  80th  regiment,  5th  Dec,  1764,. .  5 

Certificate  of  Major  Otho  Hamilton,  that  John  Williamson 
served  in  the  46th  regiment,  20th  July,  1763,   6 

Certificate  of  Genl.  Haldimand,  that  Thomas  Stafford  served 
as  corporal  in  the  4th  battalion  of  the  60th  or  royal  Ame- 
rican regiment,  24th  Aug.,  1763,   7 

Certificate  of  Capt.  James  Grant,  that  Henry  Moore  served 
as  serjeant,  5th  Dec,  1764,   8 

Certificate  of  Thomas  Farquahar,  that  Daniel  Morarty  served 
as  serjeant  in  the  44th  regiment,  29th  Dec,  1764,   9 

Certified  copy  of  Robert  Alexander's  discharge,  who  served 
as  corporal  in  the  royal  regiment,  commanded  by  Lieut.- 
Col.  Wm.  Forster,  dated  1st  May,  1764,   10 


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689 


Certificate  of  Major  John  Spital,  that  Christopher  Dugan 
6erved  as  corporal  in  the  47th  regiment,  6th  Sept.,  1763,.  10 

Certificate  of  Major  John  Spital,  that  Richard  Aspinwell 
served  as  soldier  in  the  47th  regiment,  3d  Sept.,  1763,. .  .  11 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Gavin  Cochrane,  that  John  Smith  served 
as  serjeant  in  the  1st  battalion  royal  American  regiment, 
14th  Feb.,  1764,   11 

Certificate  of  Major  George  Le  Hunte,  that  Danl.  Buxton 
served  as  soldier  in  the  80th  regiment,  7th  Nov.,  1764,. .  12 

Certificate  of  Col.  James  Murray,  that  Danl.  Kelly  served  as 
soldier  in  the  60th  or  royal  American  regiment,  24th  Aug., 
1763,   13 

Certificate  of  Capt. -Lieut.  Balneavis,  that  John  Smith  served 
as  soldier  in  the  42d  and  76th  regiments,  during  the  war, 
8th  Jan.,  1767,   13 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Robt.  Ross,  that  James  Smith  served 
as  soldier  in  the  48th  regiment,  2d  July,  1763,   14 

Certificate  of  Major  James  Abercrombe,  that  Donald  Cuth- 
bert  served  as  soldier  in  the  78th  regiment,  10th  Sept., 
1763,   15 

Memoranda  of  claims  for  lands,  passed  in  council,  on  the  20th 
Feb.,  1765,  and  of  petitions  for  land  near  Batten  kill,  prior 
to  Major  Le  Hunte's  application,  , .  16 

Certificate  of  Col.  Haldimand,  that  Wm.  Blaylock  served  as 
corporal  in  the  4th  battalion  60th  regiment,  24th  Aug., 
1763,   17 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  A.  Prevost,  that  John  Viand  served 
as  soldier  and  corporal  in  the  3d  battalion  60th  regiment, 
20th  Feb.,  1764,   18 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Baron,  that  Thomas  Denhart  served 
as  corporal  in  the  4th  battalion  60th  regiment,  Dec.  2d, 
1763,    19 

Certificate  of  Brig.-Genl.  James  Murray,  that  John  Bertkie 
served  as  serjeant  in  the  60th  regiment,  31st  May,  1763,.  20 

Certificate  of  Brig.-Genl.  James  Murray,  that  John  Smith 
served  as  drumbeater  in  the  60th  regiment,  13th  Aug., 
1763,    21 

Certificate  of  Capt.  James  Grant  that  John  McCarthy  served 
as  corporal  in  the  40th  regiment,  3d  July,  1763,   22 

Certificate  of  Brig.-Genl.  James  Murray,  that  Conrad  LefHer 
served  in  the  60th  or  royal  American  regiment,  24th  Aug., 
1763,    23 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Wm.  Eyre,  that  Michl.  Keogh 
served  as  private  in  the  44th  regiment,  29th  Oct.,  1759,. .  24 

Certificate  of  Major  John  Spital,  that  Peter  Sullivan  served 
as  soldier  in  the  47th  regiment,  6th  Sept.,  1763,   25 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Henry  Fletcher,  that  Wm.  Gillilan 
served  as  soldier  in  the  35th  regiment,  13th  April,  1758,  26 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Robt.  Ross,  that  Isaac  Reamer 
served  as  corporal  in  the  48th  regiment,  2d  July,  1763,. .  27 

Certificate  of  Capt.  James  Grant,  that  Cornelius  Hays  served 
in  the  40th  regiment,  3d  July,  1763,   28 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Goodwin,  that  Thomas  Sid- 
87 


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well  served  as  Matross  in  the  2d  battalion  Royal  regiment 

of  artillery,  dated  29th  Jan.,  1764,   29 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Campbell,  that  Dennis  Hall 
served  as  soldier  in  the  17th  regiment,  30th  Sept.,  1763,.  30 

Certificate  of  Major  John  Tulleken,  that  John  Welsh  served 
as  serjeant  in  the  Royal  American  regiment,  May  15th, 
1759,'    30 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  John  Campbell  that  Edwd.  Blakeney 
served  as  soldier  in  the  17th  regiment,  19th  May,  1764,  31 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Walter  Rutherford  that  Philip  Simon 
served  as  corporal  in  the  4th  battalion  Royal  Americans, 
25th  Oct.,  1764,   32 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Henry  Fletcher  that  Joseph  Hands- 
forth  served  as  serjeant  in  the  35th  regiment,  4th  June, 
1764,   33 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Le  Hunte  that  Patrick  McMullen  served 
during  the  war,  10th  July,  1764,   34 

List  of  petitions  granted,  and  of  persons  discharged  from 
military  service,   34 

Certificate  of  Major  Alexr.  Duncan  that  Patrick  McMullen 
served  as  soldier  in  the  55th' regiment  during  the  war,  7th 
Dec,  1764,  ,   34 

Certificate  of  Major  John  Wilkins  that  George  Unselt  served 
as  soldier  in  the  60th  or  Royal  American  regiment,  17th 
January,  1764,    3e 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Henry  Fletcher  that  James  Moore 
served  as  soldier  in  the  35th  regiment,  dated  24th  Sept., 
1761,   3: 

Certificate  of  Capt.  George  LeHunte  that  Robt.  Steel  served 
as  soldier  in  the  80th  regiment,  dated  5th  Dec,  1764,. . .  3} 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  A.  Prevost  that  Leonard  Williamy 
served  as  soldier  in  the  60th  regiment,  20th  Feb.,  1764,  3! 

Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  A.  Prevost  that  Adam  Pence  served 
as  soldier  and  corporal  in  the  60th  regiment,  20th  Feb., 
1764,    41 

Certificate  of  Col.  Henry  Bouquet  that  Thomas  Roberts 
served  as  soldier  in  the  1st  battalion  60th  regiment,  13th 
July,  1764,   4 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  John  Hamilton  that  John  McKarthy 
served  in  the  40th  regiment  during  the  war,  25th  Feb., 
1766,   4 

Certificate  of  Col.  H.  Bouquet  respecting  the  discharge  of 
Anthony  Gerrat  late  soldier  in  the  1st  battalion  60th  regi- 
ment, 6th  May,  1765,   4 

Certificate  of  Capt.  James  Grant  that  John  Jameson  served 
as  serjeant  in  the  40th  regiment,  3d  July,  1763,   4 

Certificate  of  Col.  H.  Bouquet  that  Wm.  Holdship  served  as 
corporal  in  the  1st  battalion  of  the  60th  or  Royal  American 
regiment,  22d  April,  1765,   4 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Walter  Rutherford  that  Wm.  Bedford 
served  as  corporal  in  the  4th  battalion  Royal  American 
regiment,  17th  Oct.,  1766,    4 


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Page. 

1765.  Certificate  that  John  Stanly  served  as  corporal  in  the  4th 

battalion  Royal  American  regiment,  Oct.  15th,  1765,. ...  46 

Certificate  of  Capt.  Otho  Hamilton  that  John  Sulivan  served 
as  Serjeant  in  the  40th  regiment,  25th  Jan.,  1764,   47 

Assignment  by  John  Sullivan  of  his  claim  to  lands  as  serjeant, 
to  Dr.  Benjn.  Lintler,  27th  July,  1765,   48 

Release  of  the  preceding  assignment  by  Dr.  Benjn.  Lintner 
to  John  Hogan,  5th  Dec,  1765,   48 

Certificate  of  Lieut.  John  Nordbery  that  John  Betkie  served 
as  serjeant,  and  Christian  Grouse  and  John  Winter  served 
as  private  soldiers  in  the  2d  battalion  of  the  60th  regi- 
ment, 27th  March,  1766,   4  9 

Certificate  of  discharge  to  John  Winter,  21st  May,  1763,. . .  50 

Certificate  of  discharge  to  Christian  Grouse,  31st  May,  1763,  51 

Certificate  of  Major  Charles  Craven  discharging  Nathl.  Ped- 
ley,  soldier,  as  unfit  for  service,  8th  Dec,  1756,   52 

Certificate  that  Nathl.  Pedley  who  served  as  private  centinel 
in  the  independent  company  of  foot  was  disbanded  on  the 
16th  Nov.,  1763,   52 

Certificate  of  Major  Jas.  Abercrombie  that  Alexr.  McKenzie 
served  as  soldier  in  the  78th  regiment,  14th  Sept.,  1763,  53 

Certificate  of  discharge  by  Major  James  Abercrombie  to 
Alexr.  McKenzie,  14th  Sept.,  1763,   53 

Certificate  of  Major  John  Small  that  Alexr.  McKenzie  served 
in  the  78th  regiment  during  the  war,  &c,  2d  March,  1766, 

(Torn,  out,)   54 

1764.  Oct.  24.  Power  of  attorney  from  Francis  Fay,  Edward 
Blakeney,  Dennis  Hall,  Cornelius  Hays,  Thomas  Sidwell 
and  Joseph  Simon,  soldiers,  and  Joseph  Hands  worth, 
serjeant,  to  Thomas  Carrol  to  obtain  a  grant  of  lands 

which  they  are  entitled  to,   55 

1771.  Jan.  8.  Memorial  of  Wm.  Gilliland  for  a  grant  of  7,350 
acres  of  land  near  Lake  Champlain,  together  with  part  of 

a  creek  on  which  he  has  erected  some  mills,   56 

1763.  May  16.  Petition  of  John  Bertkie,  John  Smith,  Isaac  Rem- 
mer,  Alexr.  McKenzie,  John  Winter,  Christian  Grouse, 
Peter  Sullivan,  and  Dennis  Hall,  by  their  attorney  Wm. 
Gilliland,  for  a  grant  of  850  acres  of  land  on  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  beginning  at  Dr.  Judd's  south  line,  about  2\  miles 
from  the  Split  Rock,  and  to  extend  south  towards  the 

lands  granted  to  Major  Skene,   57 

1773.  April  17.  Deed  of  conveyance  from  Thomas  Shadforth  to 

William  Gilliland  of  800  acres  of  land,   58 

May  12.  Petition  of  Wm.  Gilliland  in  behalf  of  Adam  Penie, 
John  McKarty  and  seven  others,  non-commissioned  offi- 
cers; and  Anthony  Garret  and  eight  other  private  soldiers, 
for  a  grant  of  2,250  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  bounded  by  the  south  line  of  Deane's 
and  Company's  land,  and  by  the  north  line  of  Beekman 
and  Company's  lands,   59 

June  20.  Memorandum  of  lands  purchased  by  Wm.  Gilliland 
from  non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers,  and  peti- 
tioned for  by  him,   60 


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Page. 

1764.  Oct.  24.  Power  of  attorney  from  Wm.  Blaylock,  Thomas 
Denhart,  John  Vyant,  John  Betki,  John  Smyth  and  John 
McCarty  to  Wm.  Gilliland  for  obtaining  a  grant  of  lands 
to  which  they  are  entitled,   61 

Oct.  15.  Power  of  attorney  from  Peter  Leekie  and  Conrad 
Leffler,  soldiers,  to  Robt.  Pillson  to  obtain  a  grant  of  1 00 
acres  of  land,  •   62 

Oct.  15.  Bond  from  Peter  Leekie  and  Conrad  Leffler  war- 
ranting the  sale  of  100  acres  of  land  to  Wm.  Gilliland,. .  63 

1764.  Oct.  24.  Bond  from  Wm.  Blaylock,  John  Vyant,  John  Bertkie, 

Thomas  Denhart,  John  Smith  and  John  McCarty,  war- 
ranting the  sale  of  1,200  acres  of  land  to  William  Gilli- 
land,   64 

Oct.  24.  Bond  from  Francis  Fay,  Edwd.  Blakeny,  Dennis 
Hall,  Corn's  Hays,  Thomas  Sidwell  and  Joseph  Hands- 
worth,  warranting  the  sale  of  450  acres  of  land  to  Wm. 
Gilliland,  ,   65 

Oct.  26.  Obligation  note  from  Thomas  Denhand  warranting 
the  sale  of  200  acres  of  land  to  William  Gilliland,   66 

Oct.  26.  Bond  from  Phillip  Simon,  Wm.  Gillilan,  Peter  Sul- 
livan and  Michl.  Keogh,  warranting  the  sale  of  350  acres 

of  land  to  William  Gilliland,   67 

1773.  Sept.  11.  Memorial  of  Wm.  Gilliland  setting  forth  that  he 
purchased  the  rights  of  several  disbanded  soldiers  and 
non-commissioned  officers  to  lands,  and  located  the  same 
on  Lake  Champlain,  and  praying  that  the  surveyor-general 
be  ordered  to  make  return  thereof,  and  that  letters  patent 
issue  for  the  same,   68 

1785.  Oct.  27.  Draft  of  a  letter  to  Simeon  De  Witt,  surveyor- 
general,  in  relation  to  the  bounds  of  Bergen's  purchase, 

laid  out  for  Thomas  Palmer  and  his  associates,   70 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  C.  Schuyler  as  heir-at-law  to 
Cortland  Schuyler,  for  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side 
of  the  waters  running  from  South  bay  to  Ticonderoga, . .  71 

1765.  Jan.  28.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Gage  that  Capt.  Cortland  Schuy- 

ler served  during  the  war,   71 

1785.  Oct.  20.  Affidavit  of  JohnC.  Schuyler  in  relation  to  his  claim 
for  3,000  acres  of  land,  as  heir-at-law  to  C.  Schuyler, 

deceased,   71 

July  28.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  to  Henry  Cuyler  of  3,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running  from 
South  bay  to  Ticonderoga,   72 

1765.  April  23.  Minute  of  council,  ordering  the  surveyor-general 
to  survey  a  map  of  lands  prayed  for  by  Cortlandt  Schuyler 
and  Henry  Cuyler,   73 

1767.  April  23.  Return  of  survey  of  3,000  acres  of  land  laid  out 
for  Cortland  Schuyler  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  run- 
ning from  South  bay  to  Ticonderoga,  (Orwell,  Vermont,)  73 
Map  of  lands  surveyed  for  Henry  Cuyler  and  Cortlandt 
Schuyler,   73 

1785.  Oct.  28.  Letter  from  William  Denninsr  to  the  commissioners 


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Page. 


1785.  of  the  land  office  requesting  that  the  decision  of  the  claim 
of  Thomas  Sparham,  John  Springer,  Elizth.  Springer  and 
Anna  Catharine  Parlin  be  postponed  until  such  time  as 

they  can  appear,   74 

Oct.  29.  Letter  from  Secretary  Scott  to  Melancton  Woolsey 
requesting  him  to  give  notice  to  Zephaniah  Piatt  that  the 
hearing  of  the  claim  of  Thomas  Sparham  as  agent  for 
John  Springer  is  adjourned,   75 

1784.  Nov.  3.  Certificate  of  Simeon  De  Witt,  surveyor-general, 

that  Zacheus  Scribner  deposited  two  rights  of  land  of  200 
acres  each  lying  on  the  west  bank  of  Hudson's  river,  and 
also  a  right  of  200  acres  for  Eliphalet  Kellog,   76 

1785.  Nov.  3.  Letter  from  Secretary  Scott  to  the  surveyor-general 

in  relation  to  the  title  or  ownership  of  the  lands  ceded  by 
the  Indians  at  the  treaty  of  Fort  Stanwix,   77 

Nov.  9.  Letter  from  Simeon  De  Witt  to  Govr.  Clinton  inclos- 
ing a  map  of  the  lands  adjacent  to  those  laid  out  for 
Staats  Long  Morris  between  the  Unadilla  and  Susque- 
hannah  rivers,   78 

Map  referred  to  in  the  above  letter,  .  . .  78 

Nov.  10.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  John  Lansing, 
junr.,  for  420  acres  of  land,  in  the  countv  of  Montgomery, 

(Springfield,  Otsego  Co.,)  "  ;   79 

.  Nov.  10.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Zephaniah  Piatt, 
of  3,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champ- 
lain,  nearly  opposite  Crown  Point,  (Moriah,  Essex  Co.,)  80 

Nov.  10.  Petition  of  Zephaniah  Piatt  praying  a  grant  of  the 
same,   80 

Nov.  1 1 .  Claim  of  Fredk.  Beele  for  lands,  having  served  as 
Serjeant  in  the  war,   81 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Cruger  in  behalf  of  Nathaniel 
Foy,  infant  son  of  Capt.  Edwd  Foy,  praying  a  grant  of 
the  land  formerly  granted  to  the  said  Capt.  Edwd.  Foy 
on  a  petition  presented  in  the  name  of  Edwd.  Thatcher 

and  his  associates,   82 

1785.  May  10.  Claim  of.  Edward  Thatcher  and  his  associates  for 
12,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain 
to  the  *outh  of  Split  Rock,   83 

Sept.  13.  Affidavit  of  John  De  Lancey  in  relation  to  the 
claim  of  Edward  Thatcher  and  his  associates,   84 

Sept.  20.  Affidavit  of  John  Kelly  in  relation  to  Edward 
Thatcher's  claim,  ;  85 

Council  minute  dated  7th  June,  1771,  ordering  that  the  peti- 
tion of  Edward  Thatcher  and  his  associates  be  granted,  86 

Sept.  13.  Copy  of  a  warrant  of  survey  dated  7th  June,  1771, 
to  Edward*  Thatcher  for  10,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west 

side  of  Lake  Champlain,   87 

1774.  Return  of  survey  for  Edwd.  Thatcher  of  12,600  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Westport, 
Essex  Co.,)   88 

Map  of  the  same,   88 

July  30.  Copy  of  a  petition  of  Edwd.  Thatcher,  praying  a 
grant  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   89 


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Copy  of  council  minute,  dated  2d  Aug.,  1*774,  advising  that 
the  prayer  of  the  preceding  petition  be  granted,   90 

Copy  of  council  minute  ordering  that  the  petition  of  Edward 
Thatcher  and  his  associates  for  lands  on  the  west  side  of 
Lake  Champlain  be  granted,  2d  Aug.,  1774,   91 

Account  of  Wm.  Cockburn  against  Edward  Thatcher  and 
his  associates,  for  exploring  and  surveying  lands  on  the 

wTest  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  1774,   92 

1785.  May  4.  Petition  of  John  Van  Driesen,  praying  that  an  early 
day  may  be  appointed  for  determining  his  claim  to  two 
certain  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, ....  93 

Nov.  23.  Affidavit  of  John  Van  Driesen,  in  support  of  his 
claim  to  a  tract  of  2,500  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  on  the  North  side  of  the  Mohawk  river, 
and  formerly  granted  to  his  late  grandfather  Petrus  Van 
Driesen,   94 

Indian  deed  to  Petrus  Van  Driesen,  of  a  tract  of  160  acres 
of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  25th 
Aug.,  1731,   95 

Indian  deed  to  Petrus  Van  Driesen,  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  the  west 
corner  of  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  Fr's  Harrison,  Lewis 
Morris,  John  Spratt  and  others,  1732,   9G 

Petition  of  Petrus  Van  Driesen,  Johannes  Ehil,  Charles  Wil- 
liams and  Fredk.  Morris,  for  letters  patent  for  the  tract 
of  land  described  in  the  preceding  Indian  deed,   97 

Copy  of  council  minute  advising  the  governor  to  grant  the 
preceding  petition,  15th  Sept.,  1732,   97 

Warrant  to  survey  and  lay  out  for  P.  Van  Driesen,  Johs. 
Ehil,  Charles  Williams  and  Fredk.  Morris,  a  tract  of  land 
on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  as  described  in 
the  foregoing  Indian  deed,  23d  Oct.,  1732,   97 

Petition  of  Petrus  Van  Driesen  and  Johs.  Ehl,  praying  that 
the  time  specified  for  their  making  an  Indian  purchase 
may  be  prolonged,   97 

Minute  of  council,  ordering  that  the  preceding  petition  be 
laid  on  the  table,  26th  July,  1732,   97 

Return  of  survey  for  Edward  Collins  and  Petrus  Van  Drie- 
sen, of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  riear  Canojohary,  containing  1,000  acres,  (Palatine, 
Montgomery  Co.,)    97 

Nov.  23.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Saml.  Stringer 
and  Stephen  Lush,  for  1,350  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,   98 

Nov.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Cochrane,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  (W infield,  Herkimer  Co.,) 

Map  of  the  same,   100 

Nov.  11.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Joseph  Mabies, 
of  a  tract  of  1,213^  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Danube, 
Herkimer  Co.,)   101 


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Page. 

1785.  Nov.  14.  Deed  from  Robert  Adems  to  Charles  McEvers,  of 
his  right  in  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  (   102 

Oct.  8.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  on  the  24th  May, 
IV  70,  to  John  Leake  and  associates,  of  a  tract  of  land  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  between  the  Cook- 
quago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the  Susquehannah 
river,  (Hamden,  Delaware  Co.,)   103 

Dec.  6.  Petition  of  Jannetie  Yates,  Jellis  Yates,  Jellis  Fonda, 
Cornelius  Van  Dyck,  Johannes  Peck  and  Gerrit  Veeder, 
executors  of  Christopher  Yates,  deceased,  praying  that 
the  lands  petitioned  for  by  said  Christopher  Yates  and 
John  Glen,  may  be  granted  to  said  John  Glen  and  to  the 
petitioners,  executors  as  aforesaid,  in  trust  for  the  devi- 
sees of  the  said  Christopher  Yates,  .   104 

Dee.  7.  Caveat  by  Simeon  Metcalf,  against  granting  until  he 
is  first  heard,  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Lake  Champlain,  formerly  petitioned  for  by  Wm.  Went- 
worth  and  thirty-five  others,   105 

May  9.  Claim  of  Wm.  Duer,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  his 
associates,  to  two  tracts  of  land  lying  to  the  east  of  Meck- 
ienbergh ;  the  one  containing  36,000  acres,  advised  to  be 
granted  to  Thomas  Pettet,  in  the  year  1775,  and  the  other 
on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  containing  36,000 
acres  of  land  granted  to  Wm.  Wentworth  and  others,. .  106 

Sept  30.  Affidavit  of  John  Kelly,  that  Wm.  Duer  and  others 
are  the  only  persons  interested  in  a  tract  of  land  granted 
on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain  to  Wm.  Wentworth 
and  associates,   107 

Sept.  20.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Duer,  respecting  an  agreement 
made  by  him  with  John  Kelly,  about  shares  in  certain 
lands  advised  to  be  granted  to  Wm.  Wentworth  and 
associates,   108 

Dec.  2.  Affidavit  of  Enos  Stevens,  relative  to  the  interest 
Saml.  Stevens  has  in  Wm.  Wentworth' s  location,   109 

Dec.  7.  Affidavit  of  Simon  Metcalf,  relative  to  his  claim  to 
lands  granted  to  Wm.  Wentworth,  lying  on  the  west  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,   110 

Dec.  3.  Certificate  of  John  Kelly,  that  Simon  Metcalf,  as 
one  of  associates  of  Wm.  Duer,  has  an  equitable  claim  to 
the  land  granted  to  Wm.  Wentworth,   110 

Sept.  13.  Exemplification  of  a  petition  of  Wm.  Wentworth 
and  35  others,  dated  July  7th,  1772,  praying  a  grant  of 
36,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Lake  Champlain, ....  Ill 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   Ill 

Order  in  council  advising  that  the  same  be  granted,  Nov. 
11th,  1772,   Ill 

Abstract  of  minutes  in  council,  granting  the  petition  of  Wm. 

Wentworth  and  his  associates,  11th  Nov.,  1772,   112 

1772.  Dec.  8.  Warrant  of  survey  to  Wm.  Wentworth,  for  36,000 

acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,   113 

Sept.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Wentworth  and  his 


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Page. 

1772.  associates,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  39,692  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Beekman, 
Altona  and  Mooers,  Clinton  Co.,)   114,  115 

Map  of  the  same,   114,  115 

1775.  June  12.  Account  and  receipt  of  John  Kelly,  of  expenses 
incurred  in  surveying  and  laying  out  Wm.  Duer's  propor- 
tion of  a  tract  of  30,000  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of 

Lake  Champlain,   116 

1 785.  Dec.  9.  Claim  of  Dina  Brown  for  a  grant  of  land,  having 
served  as  matron  in  the  continental  hospital,  during  the 
war,   117 

Dec.  10.  Representation  of  Zephaniah  Piatt,  respecting  his 
claim  to  lands  also  claimed  by  John  Springer,  Elizabeth 
Springer  and  Ann  Catharine  Parlin,  (see  vol.  xxxix,  page 
82,)   118 

Dec.  10.  Affidavit  of  Simon  Metcalfe,  in  relation  to  Zepha- 
niah Piatt's  claim,   118 

Dec.  10.  Declaration  of  Jolm  Kelly,  in  relation  to  Zephaniah 
Piatt's  claim,   118 

Dec.  13.  Claim  of  Catharine  Walker,  widow  of  John  Wal- 
ker, who  served  in  Col.  Malcom's  regiment,   119 

Dec.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  John  Evans  and 
others,  the  heirs  and  devisees  of  Col.  John  Bradstreet, 
deceased,  of  a  tract  of  1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of  a 
tract  of  land  granted  to  Wm.  Walton,  (Walton,  Sidney 
and  Masonville,  Delaware  Co.,)   120 

Dec.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Charles  Evans  and  others, 
heirs  and  devisees  of  Col.  John  Bradstreet,  deceased,  of 
a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  branch  of  Delaware  river,  con- 
taining 51,000  acres  of  land,  (Masonville,  Tompkins  and 
Sidney,  Delaware  Co.,)   121 

Dec.  1.  Withdrawal  by  Wm.  Walton  and  Gerard  Walton, 
of  their  claim  to  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, in  consequence  of  an  agreement  entered  into  by 
them  with  Charles  John  Evans,   121 

Dec.  19.  Claim  of  John  Forbus  for  two  rights  of  land,  hav- 
ing served  as  steward  to  the  continental  hospital,  in  the 
State  of  New  York,   122 

Dec.  26.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general,  relative  to  the 
intersection  of  the  lines  of  Bergen's  purchase  with  adjoin- 
ing tracts,   123 

Papers  relating  to  the  controversy  between  the  heirs  of  Gen- 
eral Bradstreet  and  the  proprietors  of  the  Hardenbergh 

patent,  viz.:     124 

1774.  Sept.  23.  Will  of  General  Bradstreet,   125 

1781.  May  15.  Will  of  Martha  Bradstreet,   125 

1785.  Dec.  2.  Affidavit  of  Charles  John  Evans,  son-in-law  of  Genl. 

Bradstreet,  respecting  the  will  of  Martha  Bradstreet,. . .  125 
1768.  Oct.  29.  Indian  deed  to  Col.  John  Bradstreet,  of  a  tract  of  land 

beginning  at  the  mouth  of  Canniskutty  creek,. .  125,  130,  140 


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Pago. 

1769.  Feb.  22.  Receipts  from  George  Croghan,  for  money  paid 
him  by  Col.  John  Bradstreet,*to  be  given  to  the  Indians 

for  a  tract  of  land  .purchased  of  them,   125 

1785.  Dec.  2.  Affidavits  of  Simon  Metcalfe,  respecting  General 

Bradstreet's  purchase  of  the  Indians,   125 

( The  preceding  papers  are  indorsed.  Liber  A.) 

June  30.  Exemplification  of  a  petition  of  Johannes  Harden- 
bergh,  praying  license  to  purchase  of  the  Lidians  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Leister,  (see  vol.  iv,  page  91,). .  126 

Order  in  council  granting  the  same,  doted  18th  July,  1706,.  126 
1707.  March  22.  Copy  of  Indian  deed  to  Johs.  Hardenberg,  of  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (see  vol.  iv,  pages 
92,  93,)   126 

March  17.  Copy  of  petition  of  Johs.  Hardenbergh,  praying 
that  a  day  be  appointed  for  the  hearing  of  the  caveat 
entered  against  granting  him  a  certain  tract  of  land  pur- 
chased by  him  in  Ulster  county,  pursuant  to  a  license 
obtained  for  that  purpose,  (see  vol.  iv,  page  88,)   126 

Description  of  the  tract  referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition, 
(Great  Hardenbergh  patent  in  Ulster,  Delaware  and  Sul- 
livan Cos.,)   126 

Copy  of  a  petition  of  Johs.  Hardenbergh  and  others,  dated 
4th  Feb.,  1 708,  praying  a  grant  of  a  certain  tract  of  vacant 
land  in  the  county  of  Ulster  ( ? )  beginning  at  the  Sand 
Bergh  or  Hills,  at  the  northeast  corner  of  the  land 
granted  to  Ebenezer  Willson,  Dirk  Vandeburgh,  &c,  at 
Minisink,  (see  vol.  iv,  page  112,)   126 

Order  in  council,  granting  letters  patent  to  Johs.  Harden- 
bergh and  company,  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  18th  March,  1707-8,   126 

Copy  of  a  petition  of  John  Hardenbrook,  dated  Oct.  23d, 
1721,  on  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  praying  a  warrant 
of  survey  for  running  and  marking  the  boundary  lines  of 
a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster  and  Albany, 
(see  vol.  vm,  page  71.)   126 

Warrant  for  surveying  and  laying  out  the  tract  of  land 
referred  to  in  the  preceding  petition,  dated  23d  Oct., 
1721,  (see  vol.  vm,  page  72,)   126 

Copy  of  a  petition  of  John  Hardenbergh  and  others,  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of 
LTlster,  purchased  by  them  of  the  Indians,  dated  19th 
June,  1707,   126 

Minutes  of  council,  respectng  a  petition  of  Corn's  Cool  and 
others,  inhabitants  of  Hurley,  8th  April,  1708,   126 

Minute  of  council,  granting  a  patent  to  Johs.  Hardenberg 
and  company,  15th  April,  1708,   126 

Estimates  by  Ebenezer  Wooster  and  Simon  Metcalfe,  of  the 
quantity  of  land  contained  in  the  Great  Hardenbergh 
patent,  taken  from  Wooster's  map  of  the  division,  in  1749,  126 

Copy  of  the  patent  to  Johs.  Hardenbergh  and  others,  of  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  counties  of  Ulster  and  Albany,  dated 
20th  April,  1708,   126 

Copy  of  the  surrender  by  the  patentees  of  the  Great  Har- 
88 


698 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[VOL.  XL. 


Tage. 


1707.      denbergh  patent,  of  one-eight  part  of  the  same  to  James 
Graham,  son  and  heir*  of  Augustine  Graham,  deceased, 

dated  6th  Sept.,  1729,   126 

Copy  of  an  Indian  deed  to  Johs.  Hardenbergh,  Robt.  Living- 
ston and  others,  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  counties  of 
Ulster  and  Albany,  beginning  at  the  Papaenconck  river, 

dated  6th  June,  1 746,   126 

Copy  of  an  Indian  deed  to  Johs.  Hardenbergh,  Robt.  Living- 
ston and  others,  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  counties  of 
Ulster  and  Orange,  and  beginning  at  a  place  in  Ulster 
county  called  the  Hunting  House  or  Yagh  House,  dated 

2d  Aug.,  1746,   126 

Certificate  of  Simon  Metcalfe,  that  the  foregoing  are  true 
copies  of  official  papers  laid  before  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,   120 


( The  preceding  papers  are  indorsed  Liber  B.) 
1769.  Dec.  20.  Minute  of  council:  Lord  Hillsborough's  instructions 
in  regard  to  grants  of  land  lately  purchased  from  the 
Indians,  and  decision  respecting  lands  purchased  before 


the  late  treaty,   127 

1770.  May  30.  Order  in  council,  on  a  petition  of  Colonel  John 

Bradstreet,  fixing  a  day  for  the  hearing  of  the  controversy 
between  the  petitioner  and  the  proprietors  of  the  Harden- 
bergh patent,  in  regard  to  lands  between  the  Delaware 
and  Susquehann ah  rivers,   127 

1771.  Feb.  8.  Minute  of  council:  hearing  of  the  above  case,   127 

March  11.  Further  hearing  of  the  above  case,   127 

March  12.  Order  in  council  for  a  patent  to  issue  to  Colonel 

Bradstreet,  for  20,000  acres  of  land,  between  the  Dela- 
ware and  Susquehannah  rivers,   127 

March  12.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  above  tract,   127 

March  13.  Order  in  council,  referring  a  further  petition  of 
Col.  Bradstreet  in  relation  to  lands  purchased  by  him  and 
his  associates  from  the  Indians,   127 

March  20.  Minute  of  council,  advising  the  governor  to  grant 
Colonel  Bradstreet  an  additional  tract  of  land  on  the  Dela- 
ware river,   127 

April  1.  Minute  of  council,  ordering  that  no  patent  issue  for 
lands  between  the  east  and  west  branches  of  the  Dela- 
Avare  river,  until  Col.  Bradstreet  is  first  heard,   127 


Aug.  14.  Minute  of  coimcil:  report  of  a  committee  to  whom 
was  referred  an  extract  of  a  letter  from  Lord  Hillsbo- 
rough, relative  to  the  proceedings  of  the  board  on  a  peti- 
tion of  Colonel  Bradstreet  and  associates,  for  a  grant  of 

lands,   127 

1773.  Sept.  4.  Warrant  of  survey  in  favor  of  Major-Genl.  Brad- 
street, for  5,000  acres  of  land  at  Papaconck,  on  the  west 

branch  of  Delaware  river,   127,  133 

June  9.  Minute  of  council,  directing  the  entering  of  order 
of  the  King  in  council,  dated  7th  April,  1773,  prohibiting 
until  further  order,  the  issuing  of  any  warrant  of  survey 
or  the  passing  of  any  patent  for  lands,  except  to  commis- 
sioned and  non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers,   127 


VOL.  XL.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


699 


Pago. 

1773.  Aug.  31.  Minute  of  council,  on  a  petition  of  Major-General 

Bradstreet,  ordering  that  the  5,000  acres  of  land  granted 
him  as  a  reduced  officer,  be  located  at  Papaconck,  on  the 
west  branch  of  the  Delaware,   127 

1774.  June  1.  Warrant  of  survey  for  the  preceding  tract,.  . .  127,  134 

1775.  Sept.  4.  Minute  of  council  on  a  petition  of  Agatha  Butler 

and  Martha  Bradstreet,  ordering  that  the  patent  for  the 
above  5,000  acres  of  land  be  issued  in  their  names  as 
daughters  of  the  late  Major-Genl.  Bradstreet,   127,  136 

1775.  Jan.  25.  Petition  of  Philip  Schuyler,  in  behalf  of  Agatha 
Butler  and  Martha  Bradstreet,  praying  a  patent  for  the 
above  5,000  acres  of  land,   127,  135 

1786.  March  17.  Certificate  of  Simon  Metcalfe,  that  the  preceding 

are  true  copies  of  the  originals,   127 

(The  preceding  papers  are  indorsed  Liber  C.) 

1785.  Sept.  15.  Affidavit  of  Johannes  Ousterhout  as  to  information 

received  from  Indians  regarding  the  east  and  west  branches 
of  the  Delaware  river,  the  former  being  called  Pawpacton 
Sepus,  and  the  latter  Cookhurse  Sepus,   128 

Sept.  15.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Helm,  regarding  the  sale  of  lands 
by  the  Indians  to  Johannes  Hardenbergh ;  their  respective 
claims,  of  the  Cushecton  and  Powpacton  Indians,   128 

Sept.  15.  Affidavit  of  Hendrick  Bush,  respecting  the  survey 
of  the  outlines  of  the  Hardenbergh  patent,   128 

Sept  18.  Affidavit  of  Hendrick  Bush,  that  the  branch  of  the 
Delaware  known  as  the  Tweed  has  been  so  called  for  forty 
years,   128 

Sept.  9.  Affidavit  of  Petrus  P.  Low,  an  Indian  interpreter, 
respecting  Worster's  survey  of  the  Great  Hardenbergh 
patent,     128 

Sept.  15.  Affidavit  of  George  Metcalfe,  respecting  Simon 
Metcalfe's  survey  of  the  Great  Hardenbergh  patent,   128 

Sept.  15.  Affidavit  of  James  Chambers,  respecting  the  above 
survey,  and  the  relative  volumes  of  water  discharged  by 
the  east  and  west  branches  of  the  Delaware,   128 

Dec.  31.  Affidavit  of  Jacobus  Chambers,  respecting  his  visit 
to  Papakunck,   128 

Dec.  24.  Affidavit  of  Richard  Jones,  as  to  the  sort  of  fish 
caught  at  the  forks  of  the  Delaware ;  that  bass  are  to  be 
found  in  the  east,  but  not  in  the  west  branch  of  that 
river,  and  that  the  east  is  the  larger  branch,   128 

1786.  Feb.  7.  Affidavit  of  Joshua  Pine,  junior;  no  shad  higher 

up  than  the  Cookhurse  in  the  Delaware  river;  1,300 
caught  in  1784,  in  the  east  branch  of  that  river,  at  one 
haul;  the  east  branch  the  larger,.   128 

1785.  Dec.  29.  Affidavit  of  Petrus  Dumond,  that  the  east  branch 
of  the  Delaware  was  the  Fishkill,  and  that  large  quanti- 
ties of  shad  were  caught  below  Papakunk,  as  also  above 
the  mouth  of  the  Beaver  kill  or  Whitenaughwemack, 
which  falls  into  the  east  branch  of  the  Delaware,   128 

1763.  April  7.  Deed  from  Robert  Livingston  to  Petrus  Dumon  for 
a  tract  of  land  at  Packatacken  containing  75  acres,  (Mid- 
dletown,  Delaware  Co.,)   128 


700 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[VOL.  XL. 


Page. 

(The  preceding  papers  are  indorsed  Liber  D.) 

1749.  Nov.  15.  Abstract  of  a  partition  deed  of  Hardenbergh's 

patent,   129 

1768.  Sept.  9.  Minute  of  council  respecting  the  petition  of  John 
Bradstreet,  Thomas  Carpenter  and  Wm.  Goddard,  pray- 
ing leave  to  purchase  two  tracts  of  land  of  the  Mohawk 
Indians,  lying  on^the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,. .  131 

1782.  May  1.  Abstract  from  the  Journals  of  Congress,  respecting 
certain  purchases  of  land  made  by  Colonel  Croghen  and 
the  Indiana  Company,   132 

1785.  April  12.  Claim  of  R.  R.  Livingston  and  others,  proprietors 

of  the  Hardenbergh  patent,   137 

1785.  May  21.  Letter  from  Charles  John  Evans  to  Govr.  Clinton, 

respecting  Genl.  Bradstreet's  Indian  purchase,   138 

April  13.  Memorial  of  Charles  John  Evans  and  Agatha  his 
wife,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  Peter  Livius  and  Eliza- 
beth his  wife,  and  Samuel  and  Martha  Bradstreet,  praying 
a  grant  of  lands  formerly  directed  to  be  granted  to  Major- 
Genl.  Bradstreet,  deceased,   139 

1784.  Oct.  — .  Claim  of  Charles  John  Evans,  in  behalf  of  his  wife, 

for  a  tract  of  land  at  Caniskutty  creek,  granted  by  the 
Indian  proprietors,  29  October,  1768,  to  Major-General 
Bradstreet,   140 

1785.  Minute  of  the  hearing  before  the  commissioners  of  the  land 

office  on  the  claims  of  the  heirs  of  Major-Genl.  Bradstreet 
and  the  proprietors  of  the  Hardenbergh  patent,  and  of 

the  evidence  submitted  on  both  sides,   141,  142 

Dec.  21.  Affidavit  of  Gerardus  Van  Inwegen,  proving  that 
the  Delaware  river  and  its  west  branch  were  called  the 
Fishkill  by  the  English,  Dutch  and  Indians,   143 

1771.  Jan.  21.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Kudebeck,  that  the  northwest 
branch  of  the  Delaware  was  always  called  by  the  Indians 
Lamesseapose,  which  is  Fishkill,  and  the  northeast  branch 
the  Papakonk,   144 

1771.  Jan.  21.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Westfall,  that  the  northeast 
branch  of  the  Delaware  river  was  called  Papakonk  river, 
and  the  northwest  branch,  Lamass  Sea  Poss  or  Fish  kill,  145 

1785.  Dec.  21.  Affidavit  of  Johs.  Westbrouck,  that  the  Indians 
called  the  west  branch  of  the  Delaware  Lamas  Sepos, 
which  means  Fish  kill,  "because  they  caught  the  shad 
there,"  and  the  east  branch  Papakunk  river,   146 

1771.  Feb.  13.  Affidavit  of  Phillip  Swartwout,  that  the  branch  of 
the  Delaware  which  comes  down  from  the  Cookhouse, 
was  called  the  Fish  kill  by  the  Indians,  and  that  the  east 

branch  was  called  Papakonk  river,   147 

Jan.  2.  Affidavit  of  Jacobus  Bruyn,  deputy  surveyor,  respect- 
ing the  bounds  of  the  Hardenbergh  patent,   148 

1785.  Nov.  9.  Affidavit  of  Philip  Heyn,  respecting  the  size,  depth 
and  course  of  the  east  and  west  branches  of  the  Dela- 
ware respectively,  called  Papaconk  kill  and  Cockhouse 
kill,  .  .:   149 

1771.  Jan.  22.  Declaration  of  two  Indians,  named  Benjn.  Shank 


vol.  xl.]  LAND  PAPERS.  701 

Page. 

1771.      and  Jacobus  Haken,  proving  that  the  west  branch  of  the 

Delaware  was  the  Lama  Sepoes  or  Fish  kill,   150 


1785.  Nov.  19.  Affidavit  of  Samuel  Gonsalus,  respecting  the  course 

of  the  Fish  kill  or  Lama  Sepas,  and  Papakeunk  Sepos,  . .  151 
Dec.  15.  Affidavit  of  Johs.  Decker,  proving  that  the  Fish 
kill  was  so  called  by  the  English  and  Dutch,  and  by  the 


Indians  Lamas  Sepos,   152 

Dec.  23.  Affidavit  of  Eliza  Middah,  that  the  west  branch  of 
Delaware  river  was  called  by  the  whites  and  Indians 

Lamas  Sepos  or  Fish  kill,   153 

Dec.  24.  Affidavit  of  Jacobus  Davis,  respecting  the  size  and 

course  of  Lamas  Sepos  and  Paghcataceans  kill,  ,  . .  154 

1786.  Jan.  5.  Certificate  of  Benjamin  Tasten,  that  he  accompanied 
Egbert  Dumond  to  Minisink,  for  the  purpose  of  taking 
sundry  affidavits  from  people  there,  but  that  there  were 
none  sworn,   155 


VOLUME  XLI. 

1785, 1786. 


[Papers  relating  to  the  Controversy  between  the  Proprietors  of  the  great 
Hardenbergh  Patent,  and  the  Heirs  and  Devisees  or  Gen.  Bradstreet, 
deceased,  continued.] 

Page. 


1785.  Dec.  23.  Affidavit  of  Capt.  Abraham  Shimer,  respecting  the 

size  and  course  of  the  east  and  west  branches  of  the 
Delaware,  and  that  the  latter  is  the  Fishkill,   1 

Dec.  23.  Affidavit  of  James  Sconeover,  a  revolutionary  scout, 
concerning  what  he  heard  relative  to  the  Fishkill,  in  1780,  2 

Dec.  24.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Cuykendal,  that  the  Delaware 
and  Fishkill  are  one  and  the  same,  &c,   3 

Dec.  24.  Affidavit  of  David  Van  Aken  and  Leah  his  wife, 
that  the  affidavit  of  Johs.  Westbrook,  sworn  before 
Abrm.  Van  Aken,  on  the  13th  Feb.,  1771,  was  subscribed 
by  the  latter,   4 

Dec.  24.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Rutsen  De  Witt,  that  Abraham 
Van  Aken,  subscribed  his  name  to  an  affidavit,  made 
before  him  by  Johs.  Westbrook,   4 

Dec.  26.  Affidavit  of  Johs.  Bevier,  junr.,  that  the  Delaware 
Indians  considered  the  west  branch  of  the  Delaware  the 
true  Fishkill,   5 

1786.  Jan.  12.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Messrs.  Charles  John  Evans 

and  others,  heirs  and  devisees  of  Col.  John  Bradstreet, 
deceased,  for  the  sum  of  £2,600,  the  consideration  money 
for  52,000  acres  of  land  granted  them,  ,  6 

Jan.  13.  Testimony  of  William  Harper,  respecting  the  course 
of  the  Delaware  and  its  principal  source,   7 

Jan.  — .  Testimony  of  William  Cockburn,  respecting  the 
east  and  west  branches  of  the  Delaware,  considered  the 
west  branch  the  Fishkill,   8 

March  7.  Letter  from  Brockholst  Livingston  to  Lewis  A. 
Scott,  enclosing  the  testimony  of  one  Brooks,   9 

March  10.  Memorial  of  Charles  John  Evans,  in  behalf  of  the 
heirs  and  devisees  of  Major  Gen.  Bradstreet,  for  a  patent 


vol.  xli.]  LAND  PAPERS.  703 

Pago. 

1786.      for  50,000  acres  of  land  granted  to  said  Major  Gen.  Brad- 
street,  beginning  at  the  S.E.  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to 

John  Rapalje  &  Co.,   10 

March  31.  Affidavit  of  Simon  Metcalf,  agent  on  the  part  of 


the  heir3  and  devisees  of  Maj.  Gen.  Bradstreet,  that  the 
several  certificates  subscribed  by  the  deponent  in  relation 
to  the  controversy  with  the  proprietors  of  the  Harden- 
bergh  patent,  were  descriptive  of  the  contents  as  therein 

expressed,    11 

[No  date.]  Note  of  arguments  urged  by  the  chancellor, 
(Livingston)  to  show  that  it  is  impossible  that  the  Mahea- 
kamac  or  Neversink  can  be  the  Fishkill,  and  that  the  west 

branch  of  the  Delaware  is  that  stream,   12 

[No  date.]  Argument  in  favor  of  the  proprietors  of  the  great 
Hardenbergh  patent  against  the  devisees  of  John  Brad- 
street,  deceased,   13,  14 

Jan.  2.  Petition  of  Isaac  Pabody  and  Danl.  Dean  in  behalf 
of  themselves  and  other  inhabitants  of  New  Canaan  in 
King's  district  in  the  county  of  Albany  praying  that  a 
day  be  appointed  for  hearing  them  against  the  application 
of  Andrew  Bostwick  and  the  other  devisees  of  Wm. 
Smith,  deceased,  for  a  grant  of  lands  in  the  possession  of 


the  petitioners,  J)   15 

Index  to  military  claims  filed  in  1786,   16 

Jan.  4.  Letter  from  the  surveyor-general  to  Govr.  Clinton 
concerning  locations  made  on  vacant  lands  in  the  vicinity 

of  Fort  Hunter,  &c,   17 

1785.  Sept.  27.  Certificate  of  Nich's  Quackenboss  and  John  C.  Van 
Eps  that  Wm.  Hall  has  had  possession  for  the  last  13 
years  of  certain  lands  on  the  west  side  of  Schoharie 
creek,   18 

Sept.  27.  Certificate  of  John  C.  Van  Eps  and  N.  Quackenboss 
that  Isaac  D.  Quackenbush  had  possession  of  the  lands 
situate  west  of  Schoharie  creek  from  the  year  1779  until 
the  5th  April,  1784  at  which  time  he  sold  them  unto 
Saml.  Weeks  who  has  since  then  remained  in  possession 
of  them,   19 

Sept.  28.  Affidavit  of  Vincent  Scott  Quackenbush  respecting 
Wm.  Vander  Werke's  possessions  on  the  west  side  of 
Schoharie  creek,   20 

Sept.  27.  Certificate  of  Nich's  Quackenboss  and  John  C. 
Van  Eps  that  Hermanus  Mabee  is  in  possession  of  his 
lands  on  the  west  side  of  Schoharie  creek  for  the  space 
of  twenty-three  years,   20 

Sept.  27.  Certificate  of  Nich's  Quackenboss  and  John  C. 
Van  Eps  that  Isaac  Collier  hath  possession  of  his  lands 
on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek,  from  the  year  1778 
until  the  27tu  Sept.,  1785,   21 

Sept.  28.  Certificate  of  Nich's  Quackenboss  and  John  C. 
Van  Eps  that  Nich's  A.  Van  Slyke  has  had  possession  of 
his  lands  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek  from  the 
year  1781,  until  the  28th  Sept.,  1785,   21 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xli. 


Page. 

1786.  Oct.  13.  Affidavit  of  John  Wirme  respecting  the  titles  to  the 
possessions  of  Wm.  Hall,  Saml.  Weeks,  Gideon  Garlatt 
and  Vincent  Scott  Quackenboss  in  Montgomery  county,  22 

Oct.  16.  Affidavit  of  Gerrit  C.  Newkerk  respecting  the  title 
to  the  property  of  Wm.  Hall,   23 

Oct.  13,  Affidavit  of  David  McMasters  respecting  the  afore- 
said Wm.  Hall's  property,   24 

Oct.  13.  Affidavit  of  David  McMasters  respecting  the  titles 
to  the  property  of  Isaac  Quackenbush  and  Saml.  Weeks, 
in  Montgomery  county,   25 

Oct.  14.  Affidavit  of  Gerrit  C.  Newkirk  respecting  the  pro- 
perty of  the  above  mentioned  Vincent  Scott  Quacken- 
bush,   26 

1785.  Sept.  28.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Seebar  and  Jacob  Putman  that 

Adam  Putman  hath  been  in  possession  of  his  lands  on  the 
east  side  of  Schohary  creek,  since  the  fall  of  1780,   27 

1786.  Oct.  16.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Harper  respecting  the  possessions 

of  Adam  Putman  on  the  east  side  of  Schoharie  creek, ...  28 

Copy  of  Morgan  Lewis's  location  of  1,200  acres  of  land  on 
Tiononderoga,  or  Schohary  creek,  filed  22d  April,  1782,.  29 

Copy  of  claims  and  location  filed  by  Leonard  Gansevoort  of 
several  parcels  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawk's  river  and  on  the  east  side  of  the  Schoharie  or 
Tiononderoga  river,  23  and  25th  April,  1782,   29 

Location  map  of  lands  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's 
river,  and  on  both  sides  of  Tiononderoge,  or  Schoharie 
river,  (Glen  and  Florida,  Montgomery  Co.,)   29 

Copy  of  Frederick  Cluet's  location  of  400  acres  of  land  lying 
about  one  mile  above  Fort  Hunter,  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  beginning  at  Ochrachquit  or  Ayres 
creek,  filed  7th  May,  1782,   29 

Copy  of  Gerret  C.  Newkerk's  location  of  200  acres  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  Schoharie  creek,  above  Fort  Hunter, 
filed  Dec.  21st,  1782,   29 

Copy  of  Adam  Potman's  location  of  200  acres  of  land  near 
the  Glebe,  filed  30th  July,  1783,   29 

Copy  of  Benjamin  Newkerk's  location  of  200  acres  of  land 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river  and  on  the  east 
of  Schoharie  creek,  filed  3d  July,  1783,   29 

Copy  of  Gerrit  C.  Newkerk's  location  of  200  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Montgomery  about  one  mile  south  of 
Fort  Hunter  at  a  place  called  Cadantic,  filed  7  th  Sept., 
1784,    29 

Copy  of  Wm.  Harper's  location  as  agent  for  Wm.  Hall, 
Isaac  Collier,  Saml.  Weeks,  Gideon  Marlat,  Nich's  Pam- 
slyck,  Vincent  Quaquenbush  and  Harmanus  Mabie  of 
1,300  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery  bounded 
east  by  Schoharie  creek,  filed  17th  Feb.,  1785,   29 

Copy  of  Adam  Putman's  location  of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  bounded  on  the  north 
by  the  road  leading  from  Fort  Hunter,  filed  5th  July,  1 785,  29 

-Map  of  lands  on  the  Mohawk  and  Schoharie  rivers  referred 
to  in  the  preceding  locations,   30 


VOL.  XLI.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


705 


Page. 

1786.  Map  of  lands  located  on  the  Mohawk's  river  near  Fort 

Hunter,   31 

Skeleton  map  of  lands'  located  on  the  Mohawk  and  Scho- 
harie rivers,  (as  above)    32 

Jan.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Jellis  Fonda  of  a  tract  of 
40,000  acres  of  land  near  Fort  Stanwix,  (Rome,  Lee, 
Western,  Steuben,  Floyd,  Oneida  Co.,)   33 

Map  of  the  same,   33 

Jan.  31.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Jellis  Fonda  for  £2,000, 
($5,000)  the  consideration  money  for  40,000  acres  of  land 
above  mentioned,   33 

Jan.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Goldsbrow  Banyar  of  a  tract 
of  5,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
beginning  in  the  north  boundary  of  a  tract  of  land  granted 
to  Jellis  Fonda,  (Lee  and  Western,  Oneida  Co.,)   34 

[No  date.]  Claim  of  Andrew  Billings  for  three  soldiers'  rights 
of  land  purchased  by  him,   35 

Jan.  7.  Letter  from  the  surveyor-general  to  Governor  Clinton 
respecting  the  western  boundary  of  Jellis  Fonda's  tract,  36 

Jan*  9.  Caveat  by  a  committee  of  the  proprietors  of  Chees- 
cocks  patent  against  granting  certain  lands  on  the  north 
side  of  the  division  line  between  New  Jersey  and  New 
York,  until  they  are  first  heard,   37 

Jan.  11.  Caveat  by  John  Ten  Broeck  and  Catharine  Wray 
against  granting  any  lands  within  the  bounds  of  a  certain 
tract  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  beginning 
on  the  north  side  of  Cobus  kill,   38 

Jan.  12.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Thomas  Mackin 
of  2,095  acres  of  land  north  of  Fonda's  purchase,  (West- 
ern, Oneida  Co.,)   39 

Jan.  12.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Thomas  Mackin 
of  2,400  acres  of  land  north  of  Fonda's  purchase,  (West- 
ern, Oneida  Co.,)    40 

Jan.  12.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Thomas  Mackin 
of  2,400  acres  of  land  north  of  Fonda's  purchase,  (West- 
ern, Oneida  Co.,)   41 

Jan.  12.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Thomas  Mackin 
of  2,400  acres  of  land  north  of  Fonda's  purchase,  (Steu- 
ben, Oneida  Co.,   42 

Jan.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Goldsbrow  Banyar  of  24,000 
acres  of  land  being  township  twenty-six  in  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,  (Minerva,  Essex  Co.,)   43 

March  22.  Receipt  of  State  Treasurer  for  £1,200  in  payment 
of  the  above  township,   43 

Jan.  14.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Bass  Chard,  Saml. 
Hatch,  Wm.  Lawrance,  Wm.  Richardson,  Pliny  Moore, 
Stephen  Reader,  David  Culver,  Saml.  Foster,  Shadrach 
Dotey  and  John  Cammell  for  Isle  la  Mottc  lying  in  Lake 
Champlain  and  containing  4,883  acres  of  land,  (Vermont,)  44 

Jan.  19.  Certified  copy  of  a  patent  to  Francis  Harrison, 
Oliver  Schuyler  and  Allane  Jarratt  for  5,000  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  dated  7th  July,  1720, 

(Montgomery,  Orange  Co.,)   45 

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1786.  Copy  of  John  Barbarie's  patent  for  2,000  acres  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  being  part  of  the  lands 
formerly  granted  to  Capt.  John  Evans,  dated  24th  March, 
1709,  (Marlborough,  Ulster  Co.,)   45 

Jan.  20.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Thomas  Palmer, 
James  McBride  and  Francis  Burns,  of  819  acres  of  land 
on  the  east  side  of  the  Shawangunk  mountains,  (Wallkill, 
Orange  Co.,  and  Mamakating,  Sullivan  Co.,)   46 

Jan.  24.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Isaac  Vrooman, 
of  4,000  acres  of  land  at  Canajohary,  (Stark  and  Danube, 
Herkimer  Co.,)   47 

Jan.  24.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Ezra  L.  Homme- 
dieu  and  Nathl.  Piatt,  for  4,000  acres  of  land  at  Canojo- 
hary,  (Stark,  Little  Falls  and  Danube,  Herkimer  Co.,) . .  48 

Jan.  24.  Caveat  by  John  Bay,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others, 
against  granting  letters  patent  to  any  other  person  for 
lands  under  water  opposite  a  tract  of  land  purchased  by 

them  on  Hudson's  river,  near  Keesway's  Hook,   49 

:  .  Jan.  25.  Examination  of  Mrs.  Eliz'th  Springer,  sister-in-law 
of  Lieut.  Benzel,  and  Mrs.  Ann  Catherine  Sharp,  late 
Parlin,  on  certain  interrogatories  respecting  lands  owned 
by  Adolphus  Benzel,   50 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  Zephaniah  Piatt, 
for  200  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
(Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   50 

Jan  26.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  John  Danl.  Gros, 
of  7,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk 
river,  beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted 
Johs.  Becker,  junr.,  and  others,  (Carlisle  and  Sharon, 
Schoharie  Co.,  and  Root,  Montgomery  Co.,)   52 

Feb.  13.  Certified  copy  of  a  minute  of  council  on  the  caveat 
of  Simon  Remsen,  dated  2d  Oct.,  1771,   53 

Feb.  21.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Palmer  and  Fred.  Rhinelander, 
respecting  the  claim  of  Solomon  Simpson  and  his  asso- 
ciates to  lands  in  New  Marlborough,  Ulster  Co.,   54 

Feb.  22.  Claim  of  Angus  McLean  for  land,  having  served  as 
a  soldier,   55 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Palmer,  of  a  tract  of 
1,9 10^  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
being  lot  No.  6,  of  Bergen's  purchase,  (Hope,  Hamilton 
Co.,)   56 

March  11.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Thomas  Palmer,  for  £95 
10s.  3d.,  consideration  money  for  the  land  surveyed  for 
him  in  Bergen's  purchase,   56 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  the  heirs  of  Peter  Remsen, 
deceased,  of  a  tract  of  1,530^  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  being  lot  No.  12,  of  Bergen's  purchase, 
(Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   57 

March  1 1 .  Treasurer's  receipt  to  the  heirs  of  Peter  Remsen, 
deceased,  for  £306  2s.  consideration  money  for  land  sur- 
veyed for  him  in  Bergen's  purchase,   57 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  the  heirs  of  Peter  Remsen, 
deceased,  of  a  tract  of  1,530^  acres  of  land  in  the  county 


vol.  xli.]  LAND  PAPERS.  707 


1786.      of  Montgomery,  being  lot  No.  9,  in  Bergen's  purchase, 

(Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   58 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  the  heirs  of  Peter  Remsen,  of 
a  tract  of  1,53  0|-  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgo- 
mery, being  lot  No.  1,  of  Bergen's  purchase,  (Wells, 
Hamilton  Co.,)   59 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for.  the  heirs  of  Peter  Remsen,  of 
a  tract  of  1,530-j-  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgo- 
mery, being  lot  No.  8  of  Bergen's  purchase,  (Hope,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   60 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Dirck  Lefferts,  of  a  tract  of 
1,5 30 J  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  being 
lot  No.  13,  of  Bergen's  purchase,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co., 
and  Northampton,  Fulton  Co.,)   61 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Dirck  Lefferts,  of  a  tract  of 
72  2£  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  being 
lot  No.  4  of  Bergen's  purchase,  (Hope  and  Wells,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)  ,  62 

March  11.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Dirck  Lefferts,  for  £112  13s. 
consideration  money,  for  2,253  acres  of  land  surveyed 
and  laid  out  for  him  in  Bergen's  purchase,   62 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  of  a  tract 
1,530^  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  being 
lot  No.  5  of  Bergen's  purchase,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,) . ,  63 

Feb.  21.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  for  £306 
6s.  consideration  money,  for  l,530j  acres  of  land  laid  out 
for  him  in  Bergen's  purchase,   63 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  of  a  tract 
of  1,530 J  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
lot  No.  11,  being  part  of  Bergen's  purchase,  (Hope,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   64 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  of  a  tract 
of  1,530^  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
being  lot  No.  10  of  Bergen's  purchase,  (Hope,  Hamilton 
Co.,)   65 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  of  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  containing  1,530^ 
acres,  being  lot  No.  7  of  Bergen's  purchase,  (Hope,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   66 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  the  devisees  of  Philip  Living- 
ston, deceased,  of  a  tract  of  1,469  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Montgomery,  being  lot  No.  2  of  Bergen's  pur- 
chase, (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   67 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  the  devisees  of  Henry  Cruger, 
deceased,  of  a  tract  of  1,267^  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
county  of  Montgomery,  being  lot  No.  3  of  Bergen's  pur- 
chase, (Wells  and  Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   63 

July  3.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Nich's  Cruger,  for  £63  7s.  3d., 
being  consideration  money  for  land  laid  out  for  him  and 
the  other  devisees  of  Hemy  Cruger,  deceased,  in  Bergen's 
purchase,  

[No  date.]  Roll  of  deserters  from  Col.  Marinus  Willet's 
New  York  State  Regiment,  of  two  and  three  years  tfrfgps, 


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Page. 

1786.      and  the  battalion  commanded  by  Major  Elias  Van  Buna- 

choten,   69,  71 

March  13.  Withdrawal  of  Zephaniah  Piatt's  claim  to  lands 
claimed  by  John  Springer,  Eliz'th  Springer  and  Ann 
Catharine  Parlin,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,. .  70 
March  14.  Copy  of  proceedings  and  resolutions  of  the  com- 
missioners of  the  land  office,  respecting  Wm.  Gilliland's 
claim  and  the  locating  of  certain  lands  for  the  Canadian 

and  Nova  Scotia  refugees,   71 

1783.  June  27.  Copy  of  minute  of  proceedings  of  the  council  of 
appointment,  appointing  officers  to  five  companies  of  New 

York  troops,   71 

1786.  March  21.  Claim  of  John  Falconer,  for  a  right  of  land  pur- 
chased by  him,  of  Thomas  Brooks,  a  soldier,   72 

March  27.  Certificate  of  location  for  Stephen  Lush,  of  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 

(Western,  Oneida  Co.,)   73 

Map  of  the  same,   73 

March  27.  Caveat  of  Cornelius  Glen,  Rutger  Bleecker  and 
Barent  Bleecker,  against  granting  a  patent  to  any  person 
for  a  certain  tract  of  100  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  dis- 
trict of  Kinderhook,  and  released  unto  them  by  David 

Van  Ness,  until  they  are  first  heard,   74 

March  28.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Lansing,  junr.,  of 
a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, (Western,  Oneida  Co.,)   75 

Map  of  the  same,   75 

March  29.  Certificate  of  location  for  Samuel  Stringer  and 
Richard  Lush,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 

county  of  Montgomery,  (Western,  Oneida  Co.,)   76 

Map  of  the  same,   76 

March  30.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Lansing,  junr.,  of 
a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, being  part  of  Fonda's  purchase,  (Western  and 

Steuben,  Oneida  Co.,)   77 

Map  of  the  same,   77 

March  30.  Claim  of  Samuel  Curry,  for  five  soldiers'  rights  of 

land  purchased  by  him,   78 

March  31.  Certificate  of  location  for  Peter  T.  Curtenius  and 
Jonathan  Pearsie,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Montgomery,  being  part  of  Fonda's  purchase, 

(Western,  Oneida  Co.,)   79 

Map  of  the  same,   79 

April  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Lansing,  junr.,  and 
Stephen  Lush,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Montgomerv,  being  part  of  Fonda's  purchase, 

(Western,  Oneida  Co.,')   80 

Map  of  the  same,   80 

April  3.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Lansing,  junr.,  John 
Quick  and  Abrm.  Theal,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land, 
in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  being  part  of  Fonda's  pur- 
chase, (Steuben  and  Western,  Oneida  Co.,)   81 

Map  of  the  same,   81 


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Page. 


1786.  April  4.  Certificate  of  location  for  Marinus  Willet,  of  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  being 
part  of  Fonda's  purchase,  (Steuben,  Oneida  Co.,)   82 

Map  of  the  same,   82 

April  5.  Certificate  of  location  for  Marinus  Willet  and  Elias 
Van  Bunschoten,  of  a  tract  of  1,500  acres  of  land,  in  the 
county  of  Montgomery,  being  part  of  Fonda's  purchase, 
(Boonville,  Oneida  Co.,)   83 

Map  of  the  same,   83 

April  15.  Caveat  by  Simeon  Metcalf,  concerning  his  and  asso- 
ciate's titles  to  two  tracts  of  land,  the  one  on  the  great 
river  Chazey,  and  the  other  on  the  south  side  of  the  river 
St.  Lawrence,   84 

April  15.  Claim  of  John  McLean,  for  600  acres  of  land,  hav- 
ing purchased  his  brother  Daniel  McLean's  right  as 
matross,   85 

April  20.  Claim  of  Hugh  Walsh,  for  600  acres  of  land,  hav- 
ing purchased  by  indenture  of  release  from  Messrs.  Mc- 
Aulay  and  Brown,  their  title  and  interest  in  the  same, 
granted  them  by  Isaac  Hubbel,  late  private,   86 

April  20.  Claim  of  John  McAulayfor  600  acres  of  laud,  pur- 
chased by  him  of  Serjt.  Thompson  Brown,   87 

April  20.  Claim  of  John  Addoms  for  10  rights  of  land  pur- 
chased by  him,  ,   88 

April  22.  Claim  of  Hercules  Heron  for  600  acres  of  land, 
purchased  by  him  of  John  Hart  wick,  late  drum  major, . .  89 

April  27.  Claim  of  Brinton  Paine  for  a  right  of  land,  pur- 
chased by  him  of  John  Smith,  late  corporal,   89 

April  27.  Claim  of  James  Talmadge  for  four  soldiers'  rights 
of  land,  purchased  by  him,   90 

April  27.  Claim  of  James  Beets  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
served  as  corporal,   91 

April  27.  Claim  of  Moses  Harris  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
purchased  Andw.  Campbell's  right,  who  served  as  corporal,  91 

April  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Hercules  Brown,  of  a  tract  of 
50  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  and  in  the  pre- 
cinct of  Montgomery,  (Crawford,  Orange  Co.,)   92 

Map  of  the  same,   92 

May  12.  Receipt  for  £2  10s.  to  Hercules  Brown,  being 
the  consideration  money  for  50  acres  of  land  ordered  to 
be  surveyed  for  him  in  Ulster  county,   92 

April  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Van  Brugh  Livingston, 
Lawrence  Kortright,  Goldsbrow  Banyar,  Henry  Cuyler, 
Robert  Adams  and  John  Harper,  of  a  tract  of  35,078 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  adjoining  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Leake,  (Walton,  Sidiiey,  Franklin 
and  Hampden,  Delaware  Co.,)   93 

Map  of  the  same,   93 

[No  date.]  Minute  of  proceedings  of  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  respecting  the  disposal  of  Robert  Adams' 
and  John  Harper's  respective  proportions  of  a  tract  of 
40,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,   93 

May  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Elizabeth  Springer  and  Anne 


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1786.  Catharine  Sharp,  of  a  tract  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  to  the  south  of  a  tract 
granted  to  John  Small,  (Moriah,  Essex  Co.,)   94 

Map  of  the  same,   94 

May  18.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Elizabeth  Springer  and  Ann 
Catharine  Sharp,  for  £150,  the  consideration  money  for 
the  tract  of  land  described  in  the  preceding  survey,   94 

May  11.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  John  Kelly  for  £37  6s.  8d., 
the  consideration  money  for  2,000  acres  of  land,  agreed  to 
be  paid  by  him  to  John  Harris  Cruger  for  said  land,  lying 
at  the  Bay  du  Roche  Fondu,  and  advised  to  be  granted 
Edwd.  Thatcher  and  others,   95 

May  11.  Letter  from  Baron  Steuben  to  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  signifying  his  choice  of  location  of  16,000 
acres  of  land,  advised  to  be  granted  to  him  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery  in  Fonda's  purchase,   96 

May  12.  Letter  from  James  Abeel  respecting  the  survey  to 
be  made  of  3,000  acres  of  land  granted  him,   97 

May  12.' Return  of  survey  for  John  Leake,  of  a  tract  of 
24,000  acres  of  land  in  the  Indian  purchase,  made  by 
Edwd.  and  Ebenezer  Jessup  and  their  associates,  being 
township  No.  11  in  said  purchase,  (Johnsburgh,  Warren 
Co.,)   98 

June  30.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  John  Leake  for  £1,200,  being 
the  consideration  money  for  the  land  described  in  the  pre- 
ceding survey,   98 

May  13.  Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Hyslop,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land  in  township  No.  27  in  Jessup's  pur- 
chase, (Newcomb,  Essex  Co.,)   99 

June  3.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Robt.  Hyslop  for  £100,  being 
the  consideration  money  for  the  land  described  in  the  pre- 
ceding survey,   99 

May  15.  Claim  of  Wm.  Nelson  for  two  rights  of  land,  hav- 
ing purchased  Mathew  Compton's  and  William  Gilbert's 
rights,   100 

May  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Campbell  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  the  waters  between 
Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point,  to  the  north  of  Nicholas 
Sutherland's  tract,  (Crown  Point,  Essex  Co.,)   101 

Map  of  the  same,   101 

June  28.  Receipt  to  Donald  Campbell  for  £100,  the  con- 
sideration money  for  the  land  described  in  the  preceding 
survey,   101 

May  22.  Claim  of  Mathew  Cozens  for  land,  having  served  as 
soldier  in  the  war,   102 

June  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Elizabeth  Lynot  and  Margaret 
Lynot,  only  children  of  Thomas  Lynot,  deceased,  of  a 
tract  of  4,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  between  the  Cook- 
quago  branch  of  the  Delaware  river  and  the  Susquehan- 
nah  river,  (Meredith  and  Davenport,  Delaware  Co.,) ....  102 

Map  of  the  same,   103 

June  27.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Elizth.  Lynot  and  Margt. 


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Page. 

1786.      Lynot  for  £200,  being  the  consideration  money  for  the 

land  referred  to  in  the  preceding  survey,   106 


June  3.  Return  of  survey  for  John  C.  Schuyler  of  a  tract  of 
3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  the  waters  running 
from  South  bay  to  Ticonderoga,  to  the  north  of  a  tract 


granted  to  Duncan  Forbes,  (Orwell,  Addison  Co.,  Ver- 
mont,)  104 

Map  of  the  same,   104 

June  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Lettis  Hooper,  James 
Wilson  and  Wm.  Bingham,  of  a  tract  of  30,620  acres  of 
land  on  the  east  branch  of  the  Susquehannah  river,  in  the 
county  of  Montgomery,  (Vestal,  Union,  Binghamton  and 

Conklin,  Broome  Co.,)   105 

Map  of  the  same,   105 

June  20.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Robt.  Lettis  Hooper,  James 
Wilson  and  Wm.  Bingham,  for  £1,531,  (13,827.50,)  the 
consideration  money  for  the  land  described  in  the  preced- 
ing survey,  «  .-.  105 

June  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Robt.  Lettis  Hooper,  James 
Wilson  and  William  Bingham,  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  Susquehannah  river,  in  the  county  of 

Montgomery,  (Windsor,  Broome  Co.,)   106 

Map  of  the  same,   106 

June  20.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Robt.  Lettis  Hooper,  James 
Wilson  and  Wm.  Bingham  for  £100,  the  consideration 
money  for  the  land  described  in  the  preceding  survey,  . .  106 
June  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Isaac  Levy  of  a  tract  of  4,333 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  east  side  of 
the  Schoharie  river,  to  the  west  of  the  manor  of  Rense- 
laerwyck,  (Middleburgh  and  Broome,  Schoharie  Co.,) ...  107 

Map  of  the  same,   107 

June  28.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Isaac  Levy  for  £216  13s.,  the 
consideration  money  for  the  land  described  in  the  preced- 
ing survey,   107 

June  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Samuel  Edmonds,  James 
Demott,  Isaac  Demott,  John  Roe,  William  Bloomer  and 
Eleazer  Lucy,  of  408  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  the  precinct  of  Newburgh  in  Ulster 

county,  (Newburgh,  Orange  Co.,)   108 

June  10.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  others,  commissioned  and  non-commissioned 
officers  and  soldiers,  for  a  grant  of  a  township  of  64,000 

acres,  under  military  rights,   109 

Schedule  of  names  of  said  officers  and  men,   109 

June  15.  Claim  of  Richard  Oliver  for  lands,  having  served 

as  lieutenant  in  the  service  of  the  United  States,   110 

June  15.  Claim  of  Adiel  Sherwood  for  lands,  having  served 

as  lieutenant  in  the  service  of  the  United  States,   110 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  the  Rev.  John  Mason  of 
a  tract  of  640  acres  of  land  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 

(Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   Ill 

June  15.  Receipt  to  the  Rev.  John  Mason  for  £108  18s.  8d., 


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Page. 

1786.  the  consideration  money  for  the  land  described  in  the  pre- 
ceding certificate,   Ill 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  the  Rev.  John  Mason,  of 
640  acres  of  land  in  lot  16  of  township  4,  in  the  Oneida 
and  Tuscarora  purchase,  county  of  Montgomery,  between 
the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers,  (Guilford,  Chenango 
Co.,)   112 

June  15.  Receipt  to  the  Rev.  John  Mason  for  £63  16s.  8d., 
the  consideration  money  for  the  land  described  in  the  pre- 
ceding certificate,   112 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  in  lot  11,  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and 
Tuscarora  purchase,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river, 
(Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   113 

June  15.  Receipt  to  Philip  Livingston  for  £50,  in  part  pay- 
ment for  the  lands  described  in  the  preceding  certificate, 
15th  June,  1786,   113 

Aug.  11.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Philip  Livingston  for  £140, 
the  full  balance  that  remained  due  of  the  consideration  for 
the  lands  laid  out  for  him  and  described  in  the  foregoing 
certificate,    113 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  in  lot  10,  township  4,  in  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river,  (Guilford, 
Chenango  Co.,)   114 

June  15.  Receipt  to  Philip  Livingston  for  £50,  part  payment 
of  the  consideration  money  for  the  land  described  in  the 
preceding  certificate,   114 

Aug.  11.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Philip  Livingston  for  £137 
9d.  4s.,  the  full  balance  of  the  consideration  money  for  the 
land  described  in  the  preceding  certificate,   114 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher  of  16,000 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  2,  in  the  Oneida 
and  Tuscarora  purchase,  county  of  Montgomery,  (Coven- 
try, Chenango  Co.,)   115 

Dec.  9.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Robt.  Harpur  by  George 
Fisher,   115 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher  of  640 
acres  of  land  in  lot  69,  township  4,  between  the  Unadilla 
and  Chenango  rivers,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   116 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher  of  640 
acres  of  land  in  lot  9,  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tus- 
carora purchase  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   117 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher  of  15,360 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  1,  of  the  Oneida 
and  Tuscarora  purchase  between  the  Unadilla  and  Che- 
nango rivers,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   118 

Dec.  29.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Isaac  Norton  by  George 
Fisher,   118 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Mathew  Clarkson  of 
16,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  3  of  the 


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Page. 

1786.  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase,  on  the  east  side  of  the 
Chenango  river,  (Port  Crane,  Broome  Co.,)   119 

1787.  Jan.  20.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  John  Jay  and  John 
Rutherford  by  Mathew  Clarkson,   119 

1786.  June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robert  Johnston  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  37,  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and 
Tuscarora  purchase  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
river,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   120 

1787.  Jan.  3.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Wm.  Barber  by  Robert 
Johnston,   120 

1786,  June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Walker,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  6,  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and 
Tuscarora  purchase  on  the  west  side  of  Unadilla  river, 
(Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   121 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Walker  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  12  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida 
and  Tuscarora  purchase,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla 

river,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)  122 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abijah  Hammond  of 
640  acres  of  land,  being  lot  1,  in  township  4,  in  the 
Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase,  on  the  west  side  of  the 
Unadilla  river,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   123 

1787.  Jan.  8.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Win.  Barker  by  A.  Ham- 

mond,   123 

1786.  June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abijah  Hammond  of  640 

acres  of  land,  being  lot  19  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida 
and  Tuscarora  purchase,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Che- 
nango rivers,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   124 

1787.  Jan.  8.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  William  Barber,   124 

1786.  June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abijah  Hammond  of  640 

acres  of  land,  being  lot  13,  township  4,  of  the  Oneida 
and  Tuscarora  purchase,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Che- 
nango rivers  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   125 

1787.  Jan.  8.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Wm.  Barber,   125 

1786.  June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Thomas  of  640 

acres  of  land,  being  lot  26,  township  2,  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase, 

(Afton.,  Chenango  Co.,)    126 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Guion  of  15,360 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  3,  on  the  east  side 
of  the  river  Chenango,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Coventry,  Chenango  Co.,)   127 

1787.  April  13.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Walter  Livingston,. .  127 

1786.  June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Guion  of  15,360 

acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  1,  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  and  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase, 
(Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   128 

1787.  April  13.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Walter  Livingston,..  128 
1786.  June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Ten  Brook  of  640 

acres  of  land,  being  lot  8,  in  township  4,  on  the  west 
side  of  the  Unadilla  river,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 

purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   129 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robert  Johnston  of  15,360 
90 


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Page. 


1786.  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  3,  on  the  east  side 
of  Chenango  river,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase, 
(Greene,  Chenango  Co.,)   130 

Sept.  25,  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Malachi  Treat  and  Wm. 
Morris,   130 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Mersereau  of  a 
tract  of  640  acres  of  land  in  lot  27,  of  township  4,  in 
the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase,  between  the  Unadilla 
and  Chenango  rivers,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   131 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Mersereau  of  640 
acres  of  land  in  lot  4,  of  township  4,  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Unadilla  river,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  pur- 
chase, (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   132 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Mersereau  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  7,  in  township  4,  on  the  west 
side  of  Unadilla  river  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  pur- 
chase, (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   133 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Melancton  Smith  of  a  tract 
of  640  acres  of  land,  being  lot  3,  township  4,  on  the 
west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tus- 
carora purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   134 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Melancton  Smith  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  27,  township  2,  in  the  Oneida  and 
Tuscarora  purchase,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
(Afton,  Chenango  Co.,)   135 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Melancton  Smith  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  28,  township  2,  in  the  Oneida 
and  Tuscarora  purchase,  county  of  Montgomery,  (Afton, 
Chenango  Co.,)   136 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Melancton  Smith  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  30,  township  2,  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  and  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase, 
(Afton,  Chenango  Co.,)   137 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Melancton  Smith  of  16,000 
acres  of  land,  part  of  township  3,  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  and  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase,  (Coven- 
try, Chenango  Co.,  and  Colesville,  Broome  Co.,)   138 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Morgan  Lewis  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  29,  of  township  2,  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  and  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase, 
(Afton,  Chenango  Co.,)   139 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Morgan  Lewis  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  34,  of  township  2,  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  and  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase, 
(Afton,  Chenango  Co.,)  _   140 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Morgan  Lewis  of  640 
acres  of  land  being  lot  33,  of  township  2,  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  and  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase, 
(Afton,  Chenango  Co.,)   141 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Cornelius  Ray  of  640 
acres  of  land  being  lot  32  of  township  2,  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  and  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase, 
(Afton,  Chenango  Co.,)   H2 


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Page. 


1786.  June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ebenezer  Young  of  640 
acres  of  land  being  lot  2,  of  township  4,  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  and  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase, 
(Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   143 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher  of  640 
acres  of  land  being  lot  53  of  township  4,  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  and  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase, 
(Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   144 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher  of  640 
acres  of  land  being  lot  61,  township  4,  of  the  Oneida 
and  Tuscarora  purchase  in  Montgomery  county,  (Oxford, 
Chenango  Co.,)   145 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Geo.  Fisher  of  640  acres 
of  land  being  lot  44  of  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and 
Tuscarora  purchase  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Guil- 
ford, Chenango  Co.,)   146 

Dec.  19.  Assignment  by  George  Fisher  to  Hugh  Walsh  of 
the  above  tract,   146 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robt.  Harpur  of  15,360 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  1  in  the  Oneida 
and  Tuscarora  purchase,  (Colesville,  Broome  Co.,)   146 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase  being 
lot  39,  township  4,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   147 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  40,  of  township  4,  between  the 
Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tusca- 
rora purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   148 

June  16.  Claim  of  Danl.  Wood  for  land,  having  served  as 
captain  in  Colonel  Wm.  Malcom's  regiment  in  the  service 
of  the  United  States,   149 


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1786.  June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  42  of  township  4,  between  the 
Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tusca- 
]*era  purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)  

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  54  in  township  4  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)  

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  58  in  township  4  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  60  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)  ,  

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers 
being  lot  63  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)  

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  18  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)  

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  81  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)  

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  97  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 


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Page. 


1786.      being  lot  95  in  township  4  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 

purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   9 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  38  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   10 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Gray,  of  640  acres 
of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers,  being 
lot  22,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   11 

Aug.  10.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  James  Smith,   11 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robert  Johnston,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  71,  of  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   12 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  the  Chenango  river, 
being  lot  100,  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   13 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  340 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  89,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 

purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)  * . .  14 

•  June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  86,  of  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   15 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  82,  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   16 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  76,  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   17 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Charles  Anderson,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  31,  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   18 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Charles  Anderson,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  36,  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   19 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Charles  Anderson,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  45,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   20 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Charles  Anderson,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  87,  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co^)   21 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Thomas,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 


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1786.  being  lot  TO,  m  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   22 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Thomas,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  62,  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   23 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jonathan  Lawrence,  of 
640  acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  lot  88,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and 
Tuscarora  purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   i  I 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Cornelius  Oakley,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  LTnadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  23,  of  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   25 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Cornelius  Oakley,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  32,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   26 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  W.  Morris,  for 
640  acres  of  land,  being  lot  90,  in  township  4,  of  the 
Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)  27 

1787.  April  12.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Jacob  Morris,   27 

April  13.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Lieut.  Colonel  Lewis 

Morris,  of  South  Carolina,   27 

1786.  June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Morris,  of  640 

acres  of  land,  being  lot  92,  in  the  township  4,  in  the 
Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)  28 

1787.  April  13.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Lieut.  Colonel  Lewis 

Morris,  junr.,  of  South  Carolina,   28 

May  10.  Refusal  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,  to 
transfer  the  same  to  Lieut.  Col.  Morris,   28 

1786.  June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abij ah  Hammond,  of  640 

acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  the  Chenango  river, 
being  lot  91,  of  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   29 

1787.  April  12.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Jacob  Morris,  10th 

May,  1787,   29 

April  13.  Assignment  to  Lieut.  Col.  Lewis  Morris,  and  re- 
fusal of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office  to  transfer 
the  same,   29 

1786.  June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Morris,  of  640 

acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  55,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   30 

1787.  April  13.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Lieut.  Colonel  Lewis 

Morris,  of  South  Carolina,  and  refusal  of  the  land  commis- 
sioners to  transfer  the  same,  >   30 

1786.  June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Morris,  of  640 

acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  46,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)  •  •  SI 

1787.  April  13.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Lewis  Morris,  junr., 

and  refusal  as  above,   51 


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1786.  June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Ten  Brook,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  34,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   32 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Ten  Brook,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  33,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   33 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Ten  Brook,  of 
640  acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  lot  25,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and 
Tuscarora  purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   35 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Ten  Brook,  of 
640  acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  lot  24,  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and 
Tuscarora  purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   36 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  94  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tusca- 
rora purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)    37 

1791.  June  24.  Receipt  from  the  State  treasurer,  for  £114  paid  by 
Robert  Harpur  for  the  aforesaid  lot,  the  same  having  been 

sold  by  public  auction,   37 

1786.  June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abijah  Hammond,  of 
640  acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  lot  77  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and 
Tuscarora  purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   38 

June  16.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Wm.  W.  Morris,   38 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  73  in  township  4  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   39 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  79  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   40 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Chenango  river,  being 
lot  93  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  pur- 
chase, (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   41 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  72  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   42 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  Chenango  river, 
being  lot  99  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   43 

Dec.  19.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Danl.  Niven,   43 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  68  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   44 


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1786.  Dec.  19.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Hugh  Walsh,   44 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Fisher,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  83  of  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   45 

Dec.  1 9.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  John  Watts,   45 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Quackenbos,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  65  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   4C 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Quackenbos,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  66  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   47 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ebenezer  Young,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  96  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   48 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ebenezer  Young,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  80  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   49 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ebenezer  Young,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  74  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   50 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ebenezer  Young,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  67  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co^)   51 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ebenezer  Young,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  59  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   52 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ebenezer  Young,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  41  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   53 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Norton,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  75  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   54 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Norton,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  64  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   55 

Sept.  21.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Mills  Phillips,   55 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Cornelius  Ray,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  85  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   5$ 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Gerrit  Van  Wagenen  of 
640  acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 


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1786.      rivers,  being  lot  14  in  township  4  of  the  Oneida  and  Tus- 

carora  purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   57 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Gerrit  Van  Wagenen  of 
640  acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  lot  30  in  township  4  of  the  Oneida  and  Tus- 
carora purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   58 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Gerrit  Van  Wagenen  of 
640  acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  lot  56  in  township  4  of  the  Oneida  and  Tus- 
carora  purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   59 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Gerrit  Van  Wagenen  of 
640  acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  lot  57  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tus- 
carora  purchase,  (Oxford  Chenango  Co.,)   60 

June  1 6.  Certificate  of  location  for  Gerrit  Van  Wagenen  of 
640  acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  lot  29  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tus- 
carora  purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   61 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Gerrit  Van  Wagenen  of 
640  acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  lot  20  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tus- 
carora  purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   62 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Melancton  Smith  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  21  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford  Chenango  Co.,)   63 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Melancton  Smith  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers^ 
being  lot  15  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   64 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Melancton  Smith  of  640 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river, 
being  lot  5  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   65 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Stephen  Teppet  of  640 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  31  in  township  2,  in  the  Oneida 
and  Tuscarora  purchase,  (Afton,  Chenango  Co.,)   66 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Danl.  Niven  of  640  acres 
of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers,  being 
lot  49  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  pur- 
chase, (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   67 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Danl.  Niven  of  640  acres 
of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers,  being 
lot  48  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  pur- 
chase, (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   68 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  Niven  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  47  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   69 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Danl.  Niven  of  640  acres 
of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers,  being 
lot  43  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  pur- 
chase, (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   70 


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1786.  June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joseph  Blackwell  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  52  in  township  4,  in  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   71 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abijah  Hammond  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  84  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   72 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Clark  of  640  acres 
of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers  being 
lot  1 7  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  pur- 
chase, (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   73 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Livingston  of  640 
acres  of  land  lying  on  the  east  side  of  the  Chenango  river, 
being  lot  98  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   75 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Melcher  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  28  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   76 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Melcher  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
being  lot  35  in  township  4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
carora  purchase,  (Guilford,  Chenango  Co.,)   1) 

June  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Melcher  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Unadilla  and  Chenango  rivers, 
in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  being  lot  26  in  township 
4,  of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  purchase,  (Guilford, 
Chenango  Co.,)   76 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Leake  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  8,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Lake  Pleasant,  Hamilton  Co.,)  11 


June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Mersereau  of 
5,980  acres  of  land  being  part  of  township  No.  31,  in 
Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,).  8( 
June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Mersereau  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  31  in  Jessup's 
(Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)  8) 
June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Mersereau  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  31  in  Jessup's 
(Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)  8' 
June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Leake  of  5,980  acres 
of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  8  in  Jessup's  (Totten 
and  Crossfield's)   purchase,  (Lake  Pleasant,  Hamilton 

Co,)   s; 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jonathan  Lawrence  of 
5,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  33  in 
Jessup's  (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Indian  Lake, 

Hamilton  Co,)    8- 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jonathan  Lawrence  of 
5,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  33  in 
Jessup's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)    8 


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1786.  June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jonathan  Laurence  of 
5,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  33  in 
Jessup's  (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Indian  Lake, 

Hamilton  Co.,)    86 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jonathan  Lawrence  of 
5,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  33  in 

Jessup's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)    87 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Mersereau  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  31  in  Jessup's 
(Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co., 

and  Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,)   88 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  32  in  Jessup's  (Tot- 
ten and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton 

Co.,)   89 

July  15.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Alexander  Macomb,  . .  89 
June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  17  in  Jessup's 
(Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamil- 
ton Co.,)   90 

July  15.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Alexander  Macomb,  . .  90 
June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abijah  Hammond  of 
5,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  8  in  Jes- 
sup's (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Lake  Pleasant, 

Hamilton  Co.,)   91 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Michael  McLachlan  of 
4,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  1  in  Jes- 
sup's purchase,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   92 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Gerrit  Van  Wagenen 
of  4,915  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  1  in 
Jessup's  (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Wells,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   93 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacobus  Van  Zandt  of 
5,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  8  in  Jes- 
sup's purchase,  (Lake  Pleasant,  Hamilton  Co.,)   94 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  17  in  Jessup's 

purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   95 

July  15.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Alexander  Macomb,  . .  95 
June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abijah  Hammond  of 
5,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  32  in 
Jessup's  (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Indian  Lake, 

Hamilton  Co.,)    96 

July  19.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Alexander  Macomb,  . .  96 
June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  17  in  Jessup's 
(Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamil- 
ton Co.,)   97 

July  15.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Alexander  Macomb,  . .  97 
June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  32  in  Jessup's 

purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   98 

July  15.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Alexander  Macomb,  . .  98 


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1786.  June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  32  in  Jessup's 
purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   99 

July  15.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Alexander  Macomb,  . .  99 

June  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Guion  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  1 7  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake, Hamilton  Co.,). .  100 

July  15.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Alexander  Macomb,  . .  100 

June  19.  Claim  of  John  Ammond  for  land,  having  served  as 
Serjeant  in  the  war,   101 

June  19.  Claim  of  Reace  Williams  for  land,  having  served 
as  Serjeant  in  the  war,   102 

June  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Thos.  Franklin  of  24,000  acres 
of  land,  being  township  No.  28  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,  and  Newcomb, 
Essex  Co.,)   103 

June  23.  Receipts  for  the  payment  of  four  tracts  of  land 
surveyed  for  the  devisees  of  Philip  Livingston,  deceased,  105 

June  2G.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Watson  of  24,000  acres 
of  land,  being  township  No.  18  in  Totten  and  Crossfield 
purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,  and  Newcomb, 
Essex  Co.,)   106 

June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Van  Brugh  Livingston 
of  24,000  acres  of  land,  being  township  No.  30  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (North  Hudson  and  Minerva, 
Essex  Co.,)   107 

June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Stephen  Crossfield  of  11,298 
acres  of  land,  being  the  north  half  of  township  No.  1  in 
Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Lake  Pleasant,  Hamil- 
ton Co.,)   108 

June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Watson  of  24,000  acres 
of  land,  being  township  No.  46  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  (Newcomb,  Essex  Co.,)   109 

June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Franklin  and  Fredk. 
Rynlander  of  24,000  acres  of  land,  being  township  No. 
16  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Minerva,  Essex 
Co.,)   IK 

June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Livingston,  Catherine 
Westerlo,  Margt.  Jones,  Sarah  Livingston  and  H.  A.  Liv- 
ingston, of  24,000  acres  of  land,  being  township  No.  21 
in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamil- 
ton Co.,)   HI 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   11- 

June  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Ph :  Livingston,  Cath- 
arine Westerlo,  Margaret  Jones,  Sarah  Livingston  and  H. 
A.  Livingston  of  a  tract  of  7,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
north  side  of  Cobus  kill,  (Carlisle,  Schoharie  Co.,)   11! 

Map  of  the  same,   H' 

June  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Franklin  of  24,000 
acres  of  land,  being  township  No.  44  in  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,  (North  Hudson,  Essex  Co.,)   H 

June  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Ph  :  Livingston,  Cath- 
erine Westerlo,  Margaret  Jones,  Sarah  Livingston  and 


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1786.  Henry  Alexr.  Livingston,  of  23,560  acres  of  land,  being 
part  of  townships  No.  10  and  No.  29  in  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,  and  Thurman, 
Warren  Co.,)   114 

Map  of  the  same,   114 

June  28.  Return  of  survey  for.  John  De  Lancey  and  John 
Kelly  of  7,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  near  Bay  de  Roche  Fendue,  (Lewis,  Essex  and 
Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   115 

Map  of  the  same,   115 

June  30.  Receipt  to  Charles  McEvers  for  £438  9s.  6d.,  being 
the  consideration  money  for  his  interest  in  a  tract  of  land 
surveyed  for  Ph  :  V.  B.  Livingston  and  others,   116 

July  3.  Location  by  Derick  Van  Ingen,  for  himself,  George 
Klock,  Jacob  G.  Klock  and  Henry  Remsen,  of  48,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  beginning  at 
the  northwest  corner  of  Jerseyfield,  (Wilmurt  and  Rus- 
sia, Herkimer  Co.,  and  Remsen,  Oneida  Co.,)  *  117 

July  3.  Receipt  of  Marinus  Willet  for  £150,  the  considera- 
tion money  for  3,000  acres  of  land,   118 

July3.  Receipt  to  John  Tayler  for  £150,  the  consideration 
money  for  3,000  acres  of  land,  being  his  interest  in  a  tract 
surveyed  for  Wm.  Duer  and  others,   118 

July  3.  Receipt  to  Robt.  Boyd  for  £150,  the  consideration 
money  for  3,000  acres  of  land,   119 

July  3.  Receipt  to  John  Kelly  for  £720,  the  consideration 
money  for  14,400  acres  of  land  surveyed  for  Theophilact 
Beach,  Goldsbrow  Banyer  William  Cockburn  and  the 
said  John  Kelly,   119 

July  3.  Receipt  to  Goldsbrow  Banyar  for  £87  13s.,  the 
consideration  money  for  1,753  acres  of  land,  in  the  tract 
surveyed  for  P.  V.  B.  Livingston,   119 

July  3.  Claim  of  John  Mason,  for  2,000  acres  of  land,   120 

July  5.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Prym,  of  a  tract  of  150 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek,  (Glen, 
Montgomery  Co.,)   121 

July  6.  Riturn  of  survey  for  John  Van  Driesen,  of  428  acres 
of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  on  the 
west  side  of  a  creek  called  by  the  Indians  Tegahuharough- 
whe,  and  by  the  Christians,  Canada  kill  or  creek,  (Man- 
heim,  Herkimer  Co.,)   122 

Map  of  the  same,   122 

July  5.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Machin,  of  1,600 
acres  of  land  in  Fonda's  purchase,  (Lee,  Oneida  Co.,) ....  123 

July  7.  Caveat  by  Theophilus  Beekman  against  granting  any 
part  of  lot  No.  3,  in  the  partition  of  the  Wawayanda 
patent,  until  he  is  first  heard,   124 

July  8.  Claim  of  Piatt  Rogers,  for  lands  in  behalf  of  Selah 
Brush  who  served  as  serjeant  in  the  2d  New  York  regi- 
ment during  the  war,   125 

July  S.  Claim  of  Jeremiah  Bennet  for  lands,  having  served 
as  soldier  in  Col.  Van  Cortland's  New  York  regiment,. .  12'5 

July  14.  Claim  of  Amiable  Moizan,  widow  of  Serjt.  Michael 


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Page. 

1786.      Moizan,  deceased,  and  formerly  of  Col.  Hazen's  regiment, 

for  lands  in  the  right  of  her  deceased  husband,   ]26 

July  14.  Petition  of  Thos.  Franklin  and  White  Matlack,  for 
letters  patent  to  themselves  and  their  associates,  for  town- 
ship Nos.  45,  46,  47,  48,  49,  18,  44,  28  and  five-sixths  of 
No.  16  and  part  of  No.  24  in  Jessup's  (Totten  and  Cross- 
field's)  purchase,   127 

July  26.  Petition  of  Geo.  Sytez,  Caleb  Sweet,  Thos.  Machem, 
Philip  Dubois,  James  Livingston,  John  Reed,  Jacobus 
Bruyn  and  John  Johnson,  late  commissioned  officers,  and 
Ja :  V.  Renselaer,  attorney  for  forty  others,  non-commis- 
sioned officers  and  privates,  together  with  several  others, 
praying  a  grant  of  a  township  containing  64,000  acres  of 
land,   128 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   128 

Jan.  1.  Return  of  the  names  of  the  grantees  in  the  township 
located  by  George  Sytez  and  others,  giving  the  names  of 
the  patentees  and  rank,  with  the  number  of  acres  to  each,  129 

July  23.  Claim  of  John  F.  Vascher  for  land,  having  served 
as  surgeon  in  the  4th  New  York  regiment,   130 

July  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Francis  Dominick,  of  12,000 
acres  of  land  in  township  No.  25,  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  (Minerva,  Essex  Co.,)   131 

Aug.  2.  Claim  of  Anthony  Maxwell  for  lands,  having  served 
in  the  United  States  service  in  the  regiment  commanded 
by  Col.  Malcolm,  and  afterwards  by  Col.  Spencer,   132 

Aug.  3.  Letter  of  Secretary  Scott  to  the  surveyor  general 
about  surveying  and  laying  out  of  Palmer's  purchase,   133 

Aug.  17.  Claim  of  Dirck  Amerman,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  other  children  of  Cornelius  Amerman,  for  a  grant  of 
such  land  as  their  said  father  was  entitled  to,  he  having 
served  as  soldier  in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,   134 

Aug.  18.  Petition  of  Louis  Cook  alias  Ataytaghronghta,  an 
Indian,  setting  forth  that  he  is  the  owner  of  a  tract  of 
land  lying  near  St.  Regis,  and  praying  a  patent  for  the 
same,   135 

Aug.  25.  Certificate  of  Daniel  McCormick  about  surveyor's 
fees  due  by  Goldsbrow  Banyar,   136 

Sept.  4.  Petition  of  Lewis  Shuert  and  Henry  Shuert  for  a 
grant  of  land  at  Ramapough  Clove  in  the  county  of 
Orange,   137 

Sept.  1.  Petition  of  John  Storm  of  Haverstraw,  for  a  grant 
of  land  at  Ramapough  Clough,  of  which  he  is  in  posses- 
sion by  right  of  his  wife  Elizabeth  Sidnam,   137 

Sept.  1 .  Affidavit  of  Stephen  Slote  in  favor  of  John  Storm's 
claim  as  aforesaid,   137 

March  27.  Return  of  survey  of  356  acres  of  land  at  Rama- 
pough Clove,  now  in  possession  of  John  Storm,  (Ramapo, 
Rockland  Co.,)   137 

Sept.  1 .  Affidavit  of  Stephen  Storm  in  the  matter  of  the  claim 

of  Harry  Shuert,   137 

1764.  April  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Joost  Shourt  of  125f  acres 

of  land  at  the  east  side  of  Ramepoch  river,  (Rockland  Co.,)  137 


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/  Page. 

1764.  Map  of  the  said  tract,    137 

1786.  Sept.  14.  Claim  of  Elisha  Wall,  for  a  right  of  land  trans- 
ferred to  him  by  Win.  Corn  well,  late  of  the  2d  regiment 
of  New  York  artillery,   138 

Sept.  23.  Claim  of  Khmer  Newcomb  for  a  right  of  land, 
having  served  in  Col.  Phillip  Courtlandt's  regiment  during 
the  war,   139 

Sept.  23.  Claim  of  Jabes  Pettet  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
served  as  private  in  Capt.  Lamb's  regiment  during  the  war,  139 

Oct.  2.  Claim  of  Elizth.  Piatt,  for  four  rights  of  land  conveyed 
to  her  by  Major  Richd.  Piatt,   140 

Oct.  2.  Claim  of  Joseph  Wright,  for  five  rights  of  land  pur- 
chased by  him,   141 

Oct.  3.  Claim  of  Henry  Depue,  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land 
purchased  by  him,  .   142 

Oct.  4.  Claim  of  James  Sackett,  for  a  right  of  land,  as  execu- 
tor of  the  late  Capt.  Samuel  Sackett,  deceased,   143 

Oct.  13.  Claim  of  Elisha  Camp,  for  a  right  of  land  conveyed  to 
her  by  John  Shevalier,  soldier  in  Col.  Cortland's  regiment,  144 

Oct.  l7.#Claim  of  James  Ridgway,  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
served  in  Col.  Armand's  regiment,  and  afterwards  in  Genl. 
Hazen's  regiment,   145 

Oct.  20.  Claim  of  Conradt  Wibale,  for  a  patent  of  a  farm 
purchased  by  him  from  Joshua  Martin,  lying  between  the 
old  and  New  Jersey  lines  commonly  called  the  Gore,. . . .  146 

Oct.  23.  Claim  of  Samuel  Cooley,  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
served  in  Col.  Sheldon's  regiment  during  the  war,   147 

Nov.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Lewis  Morris  and  Richd.  Mor- 
ris, of  a  tract  of  33,030  acres  of  land  lying  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  beginning  on  the  west  bounds  of  a  tract 
granted  to  Charles  Reed,  Thomas  Wharton,  Wm.  Trent 
and  others,  and  in  the  southeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted 
to  John  Butler  and  others,  (Morris,  Butternuts,  Unadilla 
and  Otego,  Otsego  Co.,)   148 

Map  of  the  same,   148 

'Nov.  6.  Petition  of  James  Dies,  for  a  grant  of  the  land  under 
water,  at  Cats  kill,  opposite  lot  No.  2,   149 

Nov.  6.  Claim  of  Edward  Beaver,  for  a  grant  of  land,  having 
served  as  matross  in  the  2d  or  New  York  artillery  regi- 
ment,  150 

Nov.  10.  Claim  of  Stephen  Lush  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
purchased  John  Helmer's  title,  who  served  in  Col.  Van 
Schaick's  regiment,  as  corporal,   151 

Nov.  10.  Claim  of  Saml.  Stringer  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
purchased  John  Palmiter's  title,  who  served  as  private  in 
Col.  Cortland's  regiment,   152 

Nov.  10.  Claim  of  Richard  Lush,  John  Lansing,  junr.,  and 
Stephen  Lush,  for  a  right  of  land  conveyed  to  them  by 
John  Black,  who  served  as  private  in  Col.  Van  Schaick's 
regiment,   153 

Nov.  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Oothoudt,  of  16,052 
acres  of  land,  in  Fonda's  purchase,  (Ava,  Lee  and  West- 
ern, Oneida  Co.,)   154 


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[vol.  xlii. 


Papre. 


1786.  Map  of  the  same,   154 

Nov.  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Oothoudt,  of  1,200 
acres  of  land,  in  Fonda's  purchase,  (Lee  and  Western, 

Oneida  Co.,)   155 

Map  of  the  same,   155 

Nov.  11.  Petition  of  Daniel  Martlings  for  a  grant  of  a  water 
lot  at  Tarrytown,  opposite  a  lot  of  land  owned  by  him  at 

«aid  place,   155 

Nov.  16.  Claim  of  Catalina  Goodwin,  in  the  right  of  her  late 
husband,  Capt.  Henry  Goodwin,   157 


Papers  relative  to  the  vacant  lands  in  the  Oblong,  in  Dutchess 
county. 

Nov.  16.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Bensen,  for  a  grant  of  about 

97  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  Oblong,  in  Dutchess  county,  158 
Oct.  17.  Petition  of  Ebenezer  Draker  and  a  number  of  others, 
for  a  tract  of  vacant  land,  in  the  Oblong  in  Pauling's  pre- 


cinct, which  they  claim  under  the  1 9th  section  of  the  land 
office  act,  of  the  5th  of  May,  1786,  in  consequence  of  their 
possession,  '   158 

Sept.  7.  Return  of  a  survey  of  3,420  acres  of  land,  adjoin-' 
ing  the  Oblong,  (Dover,  Dutchess  Co.,)   158 

Oct.  17.  Map  of  vacant  land  in  the  Oblong,  in  Pauling's 
precinct,   158 

Dec.  4.  Affidavit  of  Phineas  Lewis,  that  at  the  time  he  and 
Jedediah  Hubble  and  Nathan  Sale  were  engaged  in  run- 
ning the  lines  between  the  states  of  Connecticut  and  New 
York,  Margaret  Simson  came  with  an  order  and  warned 
the  deponent  and  his  associates  against  crossing  the  mea- 
dow, in  the  name  of  James  Mourhous,   158 

Nov.  17.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Oothoudt,  of  1,920 
acres  of  land,  being  lots  Nos.  25,  26  and  27,  in  Steuben 
township,  (Remsen,  Oneida  Co.,)   159 

Map  of  the  same,   159 

Nov.  17.  Petition  of  Elijah  Hunter,  for  lands  under  water, 
opposite  his  farm  at  Greenfield,  in  the  county  of  West- 
chester,   160 

1787.  Feb.  12.  Affidavit  of  John  Hunter,  that  he  saw  an  advertise- 
ment in  Mr.  Kollock's  newspaper,  respecting  the  above 

application,  ,   160 

1786.  Dec.  2.  Claim  of  John  Quackenbos  for  600  acres  of  land, 

having  purchased  John  Jeffer's  right,   161 


Dec.  4.  Affidavit  of  Ezekiel  and  Aaron  Payne,  respecting  the 
title  to  a  farm  at  the  Hove  out  land,  formerly  owned  by 
John  Pearce,  and  afterwards  occupied  by  Ambrose  Ben- 
son, whose  daughter  Keziah,  wife  of  John  Morehose, 

purchased  it  from  Benjn.  Benson,  ,   162 

Dec.  4.  Affidavit  of  Isaac  Culler,  that  he  was  warned  about 
six  years  before  by  Ambrose  Benson,  in  the  name  of 
James  Morehouse,  against  cutting  any  timber  on  the 
Hove  out  land,  owned  by  the  said  James  Morehouse,  ...  163 
Dec.  16.  Claim  of  Joseph  Wright,  for  a  right  of  land,   164 


vol.  mi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  729 

Page. 

1786.  Dec.  26.  Claim  of  Reuben  Warner,  junr.,  for  a  right  of  land, 

conveyed  to  him  by  Abijah  Reynolds,   165 

Dec.  26.  Claim  of  Reuben  Warner,  junr.,  for  a  right  of  land, 
conveyed  to  him  by  Samuel  Street,   166 

Dec.  28.  Claim  of  Joseph  Wright  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land,  conveyed  to  him  by  Jeremiah  Bennet,   167 

Dec.  29.  Petition  of  Ezra  Reed,  for  a  grant  of  the  soil  under 
water,  for  the  distance  of  200  feet  into  Hudson's  river, 
opposite  his  land  in  the  city  of  Hudson,   168 

Sept.  18.  Notice  by  Ezra  Reed,  signifying  his  intention  of 
making  the  application  contained  in  the  preceding  petition,  168 

Dec.  29.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  to  secretary 
Scott,  requesting  abstracts  of  the  boundaries  of  all  such 
patents  as  have  not  been  already  furnished,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  compiling  a  map  of  the  state,  pursuant  to  resolu- 
tions of  the  senate  and  assembly,   169 

Dec.  30.  Claim  of  Eliphalet  Richards,  for  four  soldiers* 
rights  of  land,  conveyed  to  him  by  William  Waddel, 
Jonathan  Pinkney,  Abraham  Dingman  and  Peter  Wood- 
cock, all  of  whom  were  soldiers  in  the  United  States 

service,   1 70 

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1786,  1787. 


Papers  in  support  of  the  clatm  of  Thomas  Palmer  and  his  associates,  also 

Bergen's  purchase. 


Page. 

1785.  Aug.  15.  Memorial  of  Gerald  Walton,  in  behalf  of  Henry- 
Walton,  Ann  Walton  and  Eliza  Walton,  infants  under 
age,  praying  for  a  grant  of  land  to  which  they  are  en- 


titled by  virtue  of  the  will  of  their  deceased  grandfather, 
Henry  Cruger,   1 

Aug.  15.  Memorial  of  Gerald  Walton,  in  behalf  of  Henry 
Cruger,  junr.,  and  Nich's  Cruger,  for  a  grant  of  one- 
fourth  part  to  each,  of  the  lands  held  by  their  father  Henry 
Cruger,  deceased,  in  the  Indian  purchase  made  by  John 
Bergen  and  Thomas  Palmer,   2 

Aug.  16.  Memorial  of  John  Kelly,  in  behalf  of  Peter  Van 
Schaack,  in  the  right  of  his  children,  praying  a  grant 
of  one-fourth  part  of  the  lands  held  by  their  grandfather 
Henry  Cruger,  deceased,  in  the  Indian  purchase  made  by 

John  Bergen  and  Thomas  Palmer,   3 

1780.  Feb.  17.  Copy  of  Henry  Cruger's  will,  dated  11th  June, 

1779,   4 

1785.  June  27.  Copy  of  John  Leake's  will,  dated  7th  Nov.,  1772,  5 
Oct.  10.  Petition  of  the  proprietors  of  Bergen's  purchase, 

praying  a  survey  of  the  same,   6 

Map  of  the  lots  in  Bergen's  purchase,  as  the  proprietors 
wish  to  have  them  surveyed,  (Wells  and  Hope,  Hamilton 
Co.,)   6 

[No  date.]  Memorial  of  Nich's  Cowenhoven,  for  a  grant  of 
5,000  acres  of  land  in  Palmer's  purchase,   7 

Dec.  30.  Approval  of  the  above  subdivision  of  Bergen's  pur- 
chase by  the  proprietors,   8 

[No  dat  e.]  Petition  of  the  proprietors  of  Palmer's  purchase, 
praying  that  warrants  of  survey  may  issue  for  the  same, 
according  to  the  agreement  and  map,   9 

1786.  Aug.  1.  Agreement  between  the  proprietors  of  Palmer's 

purchase,  as  to  the  division  of  the  same,   9 

Map  of  Palmer's  purchase  and  the  division  thereof,  as  agreed 
to  by  the  proprietors,  filed  with  the  board  of  commis- 


vol.  xliil]  LAND  PAPERS.  781 

Page. 

1786.      6ioners  of  the  land  office,  on  the  3d  of  Aug.,  1786,  (Wells 
and  Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,  and  Day  and  Hadley,  Saratoga 

Co.,)  :«  9 

Feb.  22.  Description  of  the  bounds  of  four  tracts  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster ;  the  first  two  containing  600  acres 
each  respectively,  surveyed  for  Fredk.  Rhynlander ;  the 
third  containing  3000  acres,  for  Thomas  Palmer ;  and  the 
fourth  containing  also  300  acres,  for  Solomon  Simson,. . .  10 


1785.  Oct.  7.  Minute  of  the  proceedings  of  the  commissioners  of 


the  land  office,  in  the  case  of  Thomas  Palmer  and  his 
associates'  claim  to  the  tract  of  land  called  Palmer's  pur- 
chase, on  the  west  side  of  the  Sacondaga  river,   11 

1786.  June  19.  Petition  of  the  proprietors  of  Palmer's  purchase, 
for  separate  patents  of  their  respective  shares  in  said 

purchase,   12 

Statement  of  the  proportions  which  the  several  proprietors 

claim  in  Palmer's  purchase,   13 

1785.  Aug.  12.  Affidavit  of  James  J.  Beekman,  respecting  the 
claim  of  the  heirs  of  John  Beekman,  deceased,  in  Pal- 
mer's purchase,  .-   14 

July  12.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Jones,  in  support  of  an  annexed 
statement  showing  the  interest  of  the  devisees  of  Philip 
Livingston,  deceased,  in  the  claim  exhibited  by  Thomas 
Palmer  and  others,     15 


Apportionment  of  the  cost  of  an  Indian  purchase  of  24,000 

acres  of  land  petitioned  for  by  John  Bergen  and  others.,.  16 
June  12.  Affidavit  of  Henry  Remsen,  that  the  several  sums 
contained  in  the  preceding  apportionment  were  duly  paid 


to  him,  as  executor  of  Peter  Remsen,  deceased,  by  the 
persons  therein  named,  and  that  he,  the  deponent,  was  the 
only  person  who  had  an  interest  in  said  Peter  Remsen's 
proportion  of  the  land  petitioned  for  in  the  name  of  John 
Bergen  and  others,   16 

June  12.  Affidavit  of  John  Kelly,  respecting  his  interest  in 
Goldsbrow  Banyar's  proportion  of  Bergen's  purchase,. .  16 

Proportions  of  the  several  claimants  of  Bergen's  and  Pal- 
mer's purchases,   17 

Aug.  5.  Affidavit  of  Dirck  Lefferts,  respecting  his  claim  to 
a  part  of  Palmer's  purchase,     ]  8 

Proportion  of  several  persons  interested  in  an  Indian  pur- 
chase containing  133,350  acres  of  land,  or  Bergen's  pur- 
chase,   19 

July  12.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Palmer,  in  support  of  the 
claims  of  the  several  persons  mentioned  in  the  preceding 
statement,   19 

July  15.  Certified  copy  of  proceedings  of  the  colonial  coun- 


cil, on  the  petition  of  John  Bergen  and  his  associates ;  of 
Robt.  Leake  and  his  associates ;  of  Peter  Remsen  and 
his  associates ;  of  Dirck  Lefferts  and  his  associates ;  of 
Isaac  Low  and  his  associates ;  of  Thomas  Palmer  and  his 
associates  for  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  southwest 
branch  of  Hudson's  river,  dated  respectively  31st  Oct., 
1770,  21st  Aug.  and  23d  Dec,  1772,  and  31st  March,  1774,  20 


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1785.  Certified  copy  of  an  Indian  deed  to  Thomas  Palmer,  Isaac 

Low,  Dirck  Lefferts,  Peter  Remsen,  Robert  Leake  and 
their  associates,  of  a  tract  of  157,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  the  west  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  except- 
ing out  of  the  bounds  of  said  tract  24,000  acres,  granted 
unto  John  Bergen,  dated  July,  1772,   21 

Certified  copy  of  an  Indian  deed  to  John  Bergen  and  his 
associates,  of  a  tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west 
side  of  the  Sacandaga  river,  dated  31st  July,  1772,   21 

Certified  copy  of  extract  from  minutes  of  council  respecting 
the  petition  of  Jellis  Fonda  and  his  associates,  for  a  tract 
of  120  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Canada  creek, 

dated  21st  Aug.,  1772,   21 

1772.  March  24.  Agreement  respecting  the  lands  to  be  purchased 
of  the  Indians  for  Isaac  Low,  Dirck  Lefferts,  Peter  Rem- 
sen, Robt.  Leake,  Thomas  Palmer  and  John  Bergen,   22 

1774.  April  11.  Agreement  of  Thomas  Palmer  to  refund  £35  paid 
him  by  Dirck  Lefferts  in  case  the  said  Thomas  Palmer 
don't  succeed  in  obtaining  for  20,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
northwest  side  of  the  southwest  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  23 

Extract  from  the  petition  of  Thomas  Palmer  and  his  asso- 
ciates, for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  northwesterly  side  of  the 
southwest  branch  of  Hudson's  river,   24 

Extract  from  the  petition  of  Robt.  Leake  and  his  associates 
for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  land  on  the  northwest  side  of  the 
southwest  branch  of  Hudson's  river,   25 

Extract  from  the  petition  of  Peter  Remsen  and  his  associates 
for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  south- 
west branch  of  Hudson's  river,   26 

Extract  from  the  petition  of  Isaac  Low  and  his  associates, 
for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  southwest 
branch  of  Hudson's  river,  ;   27 

Extract  from  the  petition  of  Dirck  Lefferts  and  his  associates, 
for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  south- 
west branch  of  Hudson's  river,   28 

1779.  Jan.  8.  Deed  from  Thomas  Palmer  to  Wm.  Smith  for  4,000 
acres  of  land  lying  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  southwest 
branch  of  Hudson's  river,   29 

Surveyor's  receipt  for  £3  paid  him  by  Wm.  Smith  on  Tho's 
Palmer's  order,   29 

1786.  July  1.  Receipt  from  Thomas  Palmer  to  Wm.  Smith  for  £200, 

being  the  consideration  money  for  4,000  acres  of  land  in 

Palmer's  purchase,   29 

1788.  Nov.  10.  Receipt  from  Thomas  Palmer  to  Melancton  Smith 
and  Henry  Wykoff"  for  £10,  being  their  proportion  of 
money  advanced  towards  the  survey  of  Palmer's  purchase,  29 

Note  from  Mr.  Hoffman  to  Robt.  Harpur,  secretary's  office, 
requesting  certain  information  specified  in  an  accomp.u ty- 
ing letter  respecting  the  lands  of  Messrs.  Clinton,  Morris 
and  Milcher,   29 

1787.  Index  to  military  claims,   30 

1786.  July  27.  Petition  of  Lieut.-Col.  Cornelius  Van  Dyck,  1st 


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1786.      New  York  regiment,  and  others,  officers  and  privates, 
praying  for  a  grant  of  a  township  of  64,000  acres  of 


land,  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a  township  laid 

out  for  Geo.  Sytez,   31 

7.  Jan.  1.  List  of  subscribers  to  the  preceding  petition  with  their 
rank  and  number  of  acres  to  which  they  are  entitled 

annexed,    31 

Jan.  1.  Claim  of  Ebenezer  Russell  in  behalf  of  a  number  of 
persons  who  served  in  the  1st  and  2d  New  York  regiments, 
for  a  grant  of  two  townships  of  64,000  acres  each ;  the 
one  to  begin  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Jessup's  purchase, 
and  the  other  to  begin  ten  miles  north  of  Jessup's  pur- 
chase,   32 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   32 

Jan.  5.  Claim  of  John  Hinton  for  two  rights  of  land  con- 
veyed to  him  by  William  Kidsall  and  Gerrit  Maffee, ....  33 
Jan.  6.  Survey  of  Ambrose  Benson's  land  at  the  Hove  out 
land  in  the  county  of  Dutchess,  near  the  boundary  line 

between  the  States  of  New  York  and  Connecticut,   34 

Skeleton  map  of  the  same,   34 

Jan.  6.  Affidavit  of  Laurence  Knickerbacker  respecting  the 

right  of  Ambrose  Benson  to  the  above  land,   34 

Affidavit  of  William  Payne  in  support  of  Ambrose  Benson's 

right  to  the  above  land,   34 

Jan.  8.  Affidavit  of  William  Coller  in  support  of  the  same,.  34 

Jan.  4.  Affidavit  of  John  Bull  in  support  of  the  same,   34 

Jan.  9.  Claim  of  John  Buchanan  in  behalf  of  Burdock  Camp- 
bell who  served  as  private  in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,  35 
Jan.  9.  Petition  of  William  MacClure  and  others  to  the 
number  of  478  persons  in  all,  of  the  counties  of  Dutchess, 
Westchester,  New  York,  Ulster,  Orange  and  Albany, 

relative  to  lands  formerly  located  by  them,   36 

Schedule  of  names  annexed,   86 

Jan.  10.  Petition  of  Simon  Fort  and  Nich's  Fort  for  a  grant 
of  lands  under  water  in  the  Mohawks  river,  opposite  their 
lands  at  Canastagauina,  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  a 

ferry  at  said  place,   37 

Jan.  11.  Claim  of  Reuben  Lockwood  for  a  right  of  land  pur- 
chased by  him  from  Solomon  Ginnings,   38 

Jan.  11.  Letter  from  Isaac  T.  Talman  to  Govr.  Clinton 
respecting  the  claims  of  certain  persons  to  the  Hove  oat 
land  in  the  Oblong,  and  recommending  that  Benjamin 

Benson's  claim  for  100  acres  therein  be  granted,   39 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Rogers  of  400  acres 
of  land,  being  lot  No.  3  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champ- 

laim,  (Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   40 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Rogers  of  800  acres 
of  land,  being  lot  No.  2  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champ- 
lain,  (Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   41 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Rogers  of  400  acres 
of  land,  being  lot  No.  1  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champ- 
lain,  (Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   42 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt  of  200 


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acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  15  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Au  Sable,  Clinton  Co.,  and  Chesterfield,  Essex 
Co.,)    43 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt  for  200 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  14  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Au  Sable,  Clinton  Co.,)   44 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt  for  200 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  13  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Au  Sable,  Clinton  Co.,)   45 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt  of  200 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  12  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Au  Sable,  Clinton  Co.,)   46 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt  of  200 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  11  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Au  Sable,  Clinton  Co.,)   47 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt  of  400 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  10  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Au  Sable,  Clinton  Co.,  and  Chesterfield, 
Essex  Co.,)   48 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt  of  6,000 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  9  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Au  Sable,  Clinton  Co.,)   49 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt  of  6,000 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  8  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Au  Sable,  Clinton  Co.,)   50 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt  of  600 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  7  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Peru,  Clinton  Co.,)   51 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  1,665 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  6,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Peru,  Clinton  Co.,)   52 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  1,320 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  5,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Schuyler's  Falls,  Clinton  Co.,)   53 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  1,320 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  4,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Schuyler's  Falls,  Clinton  Co.,)   54 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  1,320 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  3,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Schuyler's  Falls,  Clinton  Co.,)   55 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  1,320 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  2,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Plattsburgh  and  Schuyler's  Falls,  Clinton 
Co.,)   56 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  1,320 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  1,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Plattsburgh,  Clinton  Co.,)   57 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  17,983 
acres  of  land,  beginning  twenty  chains  south  of  Little 
Sandy  or  Sable  river,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Cham- 
plain, (Au  Sable  and  Peru,  Clinton  Co.,)   58 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  6,105 
acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a  tract 


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1787.      granted  to  Elkanah  Deane,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 

Champlain,  (Point  au  Roche  Patent,  Chazy,  Clinton  Co.,)  59 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  the 
Isle  of  St.  Michael  or  Crab  Island,  in  Lake  Champlain, 
containing  38  acres  of  land,  (Plattsburgh,  Clinton  Co.,). .  60 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  Schuy- 
ler's Island,  in  Lake  Champlain,  lying  between  the  Great 
Sandy  river  and  the  bay  of  Perou,  and  containing  190 
acres  of  land,  (Chesterfield,  Essex  Co.,)  . . ,   61 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  4,170 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 
ning at  the  southwest  corner  of  Plattsburgh,  (Peru, 
Clinton  Co.,)   62 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  Piatt 
Rogers,  Melancton  Smith,  Jonathan  Lawrence,  Zaccheus 
Newcomb,  Thomas  Tredwell,  Peter  Tappen,  Simon  R. 
Reeves,  Wm.  Thorne,  Charles  Piatt  and  John  Addonis, 
of  the  island  of  Valcour,  in  Lake  Champlain,  opposite 
Little  Salmon  river,  containing  790  acres  of  land,  (Peru, 
Clinton  Co.,)   63 

Jan.  29.  Petition  of  Charles  John  Evans,  Agatha  Evans  and 
Edward  Goold,  in  behalf  of  the  devisees  of  the  late  Maj. 
Gen.  John  Bradstreet,  setting  forth  that  a  gore  of  3,000 
acres  belonging  to  the  land  claimed  by  them,  has  not 
been  included  in  a  survey  of  said  land,  by  Simon  Metcalf, 
and  praying  relief  in  the  premises,   64 

Jan.  30.  Affidavit  of  Samuel  Light,  that  he  saw  Samuel 
Drake's  advertisement  of  his  intention  to  apply  for  a 
grant  of  a  water  lot,  at  old  Sing  Sing  landing,  posted  on 
the  Presbyterian  meeting  house  of  Bedford,  Westchester 
county,   65 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  McCormick,  of 
1,112  acres,  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
beginning  in  the  southwest  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to 
John  Delancey  and  John  Kelly,  ( Westport,  Essex  Co.,) . .  66 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  McCormick,  of  722 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 
ning at  the  southwest  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  John 
Delaacey  and  John  Kelly,  (Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   67 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  McCormick,  of  722 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Cnamplain,  begin- 
ning in  the  southwest  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  John 
Delancey  and  John  Kelly,  (Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   68 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  McCormick,  of  722 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 
ning in  the  southwest  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  John 
Delancey  and  John  Kelly,  (Lewis,  Essex  Co.,)   69 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  McCormick,  of  722 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 
ning at  the  most  westerly  corner  of  a  tract  of  7,000  acres 
of  land,  granted  to  John  Delancey  and  John  Kelly, 
(Lewis,  Essex  Co.,)   70 

Feb.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Gilbert  Livingston,  of 


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1787.      12,000  acres  of  land,  being  the  south  half  of  township  No. 

22,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake, 
Hamilton  Co.,)    71 

Feb.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Gilbert  Livingston,  of 
24,000  acres  of  land,  being  township  No.  7,  in  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,  (Lake  Pleasant,  Hamilton  Co.,)  ...  72 

Receipt  to  Robert  Gilbert  Livingston,  for  £4,200,  being  the 
consideration  money  for  townships  Nos.  2,  7,  40,  and  half 
of  No.  22,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  1st  July, 
1786,   72 

Feb.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Gilbert  Livingston,  of 
a  tract  of  22,590  acres  of  land,  being  township  No.  2,  in 
Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Lake  Pleasant,  Hamil- 
ton Co.,)   73 


Feb.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Gilbert  Livingston,  of 
24,000  acres  of  land,  being  township  No.  40,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)  . .  74 
Feb.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Theophilact  Bache,  Goldsbrow 
Banyar,  William  Cockburn  and  John  Kelly,  of  a  tract  of 


14,400  acres  of  land,  to  the  west  of  Ticonderoga,  (Crown 

Point  and  Ticonderoga,  Essex '  Co.,)   75 

Map  of  the  same,   75 

June  11.  Transfer  of  John  Kelly's  right  and  interest  in  the 

preceding  survey,  to  Daniel  McCormick,   75 

Feb.  2.  Claim  of  Leonard  Fisher,  for  a  right  of  land  con- 
veyed to  him  by  Peter  Nestle,  captain  in  the  2d  New 

York  regiment  of  artillery,   76 

Feb.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Shepherd,  Joshua 
Mercereau  and  their  associates,  of  2,495  acres  of  land, 
lying  between  the  patent  of  Hoseck  and  the  patent  of 
Pittstown,  (Hoosick  and  Pittstown,  Rensselaer  Co.,) ....  77 
Map  of  the  same,   77 


Feb.  10.  Claim  of  Brinton  Paine,  as  attorney  for  Robert 
Wilcox  and  Benjn.  Wearing,  late  non-commissioned  offi- 
cers in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,  and  Wm.  Mooney, 
late  a  private  in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,  for  land  to 
which  they  are  entitled,   78 

Feb.  14.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Garnsey,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susque- 
hannah  river,  being  lot  5  in  township  8,  in  the  tract 
purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians  by 
the  State,  (Windsor,  Broome  Co.,)   78 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andw.  Thompson,  junr., 
of  640  acres  of  land  between  the  Delaware  and  Susque- 
hannah  rivers,  being  lot  28  in  township  8,  of  the  tract 
purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  by 
the  State,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   79 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andw.  Thompson,  junr., 
of  640  acres  of  land,  between  the  Delaware  and  Susque- 
hanna rivers,  being  lot  21  in  township  8,  of  the  tract 
purchased  from  the  Onieda  and  Tuscarora  Indians  by 
the  State,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   80 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andw.  Thompson,  junr., 


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Page. 

1787.  of  640  acres  of  land  between  the  Delaware  and  Susque- 
hannah  rivers,  being  lot  20  in  township  8,  in  the  tract 
purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians  by 

the  State,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   81 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andw.  Thompson,  junr., 
of  640  acres  of  land  between  the  Delaware  and  Susque- 
hanna rivers,  being  lot  1 9  in  township  8,  in  the  tract 
purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians  by 

the  State,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   82 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Nicholas  Fish,  of  6,300 
acres  of  land  between  the  north  bounds  of  Pennsylvania 
and  the  Susquehanna  river,  being  part  of  township  7, 
in  the  tract  purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 

Indians  by  the  State,  (Vestal,  Broome,  Co.,)   83 

Dec.  10.  Assignment  to  Robt.  Morris,  of  the  same,   83 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Nich's  Fish,  of  7,040 
acres  of  land  between  the  north  bounds  of  Pennsylvania 
and  the  Susquehannah  river,  being  part  of  township 
7,  in  the  tract  purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 

Indians  by  the  State,  (Owego,  Tioga  Co.,)  » . . .  84 

Dec.  10.  Assignment  to  Robt.  Morris,  of  the  same,   84 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Nich's  Fish,  of  6,400 
acres  of  land,  between  the  north  bounds  of  Pennsylvania 
and  the  Susquehannah  river,  being  part  of  township  7, 
in  the  tract  purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
Indians  by  the  State,  (Nichols  and  Owego,  Tioga  Co.,)  85 

Dec.  10.  Assignment  to  Robt.  Morris,   85 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Nicholas  Fish,  of  10,880 
acres  of  land  between  the  Susquehanna  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  part  of  township  6  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians  by  the  State, 

(Binghamton,  Broome  Co.,)   86 

Dec.  10.  Assignment  to  Robt.  Morris  of  the  same,   86 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Nich's  Fish,  of  14,720 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Susquehannah  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  part  of  township  5,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  by  the  State, 
and  beginning  in  the  south  bounds  of  the  township  of 
Greene,  (Colesville,  Windsor  and  Kirkwood,  Broome  Co.,)  87 

Dec.  10.  Assignment  to  Robt.  Morris,  of  the  same,   87 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Broome,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  being  lot  24  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians  by  the  State, 

(Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   88 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Broome,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  being  lot  25,  in  township  8,  of  the  tract  purchased 
of  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians  by  the  State, 

(Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   89 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Broome,  of  640 
acres  of  land  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  being  lot  26  in  township  8,  of  the  tract  pur- 
93 


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1787.      chased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians  by  the 

State,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   90 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Vredenburgh  and 
Gerrit  H.  Van  Wagenen,  of  5,611  acres  of  land,  being 
part  of  township  No.  5  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pur- 
chase, (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   91 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Norton,  of  5,611 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  5  in  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,  (Morehouse  and  Arietta,  Hamilton 
Co.,)   92 

May  9.  Assignment  to  Nathaniel  Norton,  of  the  same,   92 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Norton,  of  5,611 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  4  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Arietta,  and  Lake  Pleasant, 
Hamilton  Co.,)   93 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Phillip  Rockefellow,  of 
5,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  19  in  Tot- 
ten and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton 
Co.,)   94 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Phillip  Rockefellow,  of 
5,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  19  in 
Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton 
Co.,)   95 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  McMaster,  of  5,611 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  4  in  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,  (Arietta,  Hamilton  Co.,)   96 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abijah  Hammond,  of 
10,880  acres  of  land  between  the  north  bounds  of  Penn- 
sylvania and  Susquehannah  rivers,  being  part  of  township 
6  in  the  tract  purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora 
Indians,  (Vestal,  Broome  Co.,)   97 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abijah  Hammond,  of  14,- 
720  acres  of  land  between  the  Susquehanna  and  Chenango 
rivers,  being  part  of  township  5,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Colesville 
and  Windsor,  Broome  Co.,)   98 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  640  acres 
of  land  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehannah 
river,  being  lot  13  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 
Broome  Co.,)   99 

April  12.  Assignment  to  Caleb  Smith  of  the  same,.   99 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  490  acres  of 
land  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehannah  river, 
being  lot  6  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased  from 
the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Conklin  and  Windsor, 
Broome  Co.,)   100 

April  12.  Assignment  to  Caleb  Smith  of  the  same,   100 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  640  acres 
of  land  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehanna 
river,  being  lot  3,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 
Broome  Co.,)   101 


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1787.  April  12.  Assignment  to  Caleb  Smith  of  the  same,   101 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  640  acres 
of  land  situate  in '  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehanna 
river,  being  lot  4,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 
Broome  Co.,)   102 

April  12.  Assignment  to  Ezra  L'Hommedieu  of  the  same,. .  102 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  640  acres 
of  land,  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehanna 
river,  being  lot  2,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians  by  the  state, 
(  Windsor,  Broome  Co.,)   103 

April  12.  Assignment  to  Ezra  L'Hommedieu,  of  the  same,. .  103 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  640  acres 
of  land  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehanna  river, 
being  lot  12,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 
Broome  Co.,)   104 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  640  acres 
of  land  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehanna  river, 
being  lot  8,  in  township  8,  the  tract  purchased  from 
the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor,  Broome 
Co.,)   105 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  640  acres 
of  land  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehanna 
river,  being  lot  7,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 
Broome  Co0)   106 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  428  acres 
of  land  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehanna 
river,  being  lot  1,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Kirkwood  and 
Windsor,  Broome  Co.,)      107 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  10,240 
acres  of  land  situate  between  the  Susquehanna  and  Dela- 
ware rivers,  being  part  of  township  5,  in  the  tract  pur- 
chased from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 
Broome  Co.,)   108 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  590  acres 
of  land  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehanna 
and  Delaware  river,  being  lot  11,  in  township  8,  in  the 
tract  purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians, 
(Windsor,  Broome  Co.,)   109 

April  12.  Assignment  to  Ezra  L'Hommedieu,  of  the  same,. .  109 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Nicoll  Floyd,  of  11,090 
acres  of  land  between  the  north  bounds  of  Pennsylvania 
and  Susquehanna  river,  being  part  of  township  6,  in  the 
tract  purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians, 
(Vestal,  Broome  Co.,)   110 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Nicoll  Floyd,  of  10,196 
acres  of  land  between  the  north  bounds  of  Pennsylvania 
and  the  Susquehanna  river,  being  the  4th  tract  in  town- 


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Page. 

178*7.      ship  6,  in  the  tract  purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tus- 

carora  Indians,  (Conklin,  Broome  Co.,(   Ill 


Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Thurman,  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  13,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,) ...  112 
Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Thurman,  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  13,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Wells,  Hamilton    Co.,  and 

Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,)   113 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Thurman,  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  19,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)  114 
Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Thurman,  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  19,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,) . .  115 
Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Thurman  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  13,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,).  . .  116 
Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Clinton  and  Isaac 
Melcher,  of  10,030  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Che- 
nango river,  being  the  first  tract  in  township  No.  5,  in  the 
tract  purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians, 
(Port  Crane,  Kirk  wood  and  Binghamton,  Broome  Co.,) . .  117 
Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Thurman,  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  13,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,  and 


Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   118 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  5,011 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  41,  in  Tot- 
ten and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Wilmurt,  Herkimer  Co., 
and  Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   119 


Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  5,611 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  41,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,).  . .  120 
Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  5,611 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  41,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)..  121 
Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexander  Macomb,  of 
5,980  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  34,  in 
Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton 


Co.,)   122 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexander  Macomb,  of 
6,930  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  7,  in  the 
tract  purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians, 

(Owego,  Tioga  Co.,  and  Vestal,  Broome  Co.,)   123 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  34,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,).  124 
Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  5,980 
of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  34,  in  Totten  and 

Crossfield's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   125 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 


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Page. 

1787.      acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  34  in  Totten 

and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,).  126 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  35  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Arietta  and  Lake  Pleasant, 
Hamilton  Co.,)     127 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  35  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,). .  128 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  35  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)  . .  129 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  35  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)  . .  130 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  36,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)  . .  131 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
cres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  36,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,) . .  132 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  36,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)  . .  133 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  36,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)  . .  134 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  38,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,  and 


Wilmurt,  Herkimer  Co.,)   135 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  38,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,  and 

Wilmurt,  Herkimer  Co.,)   136 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  38,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)  . .  137 


Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  38,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,). .  138 
Feb.  15.  Certificate*  of  location  for  Alexr.  Macomb  of  5,611 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  41,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)  . .  139 
Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Watson  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  14,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Chester  and  Johnsburgh,  War- 


ren Co.,)   140 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Watson  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  14,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Chester  and  Johnsburgh,  War- 
ren Co.,  and  Minerva,  Essex  Co.,)   141 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Watson  of  5,911 


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1787.  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  14,  in  Totton 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,  and 
Minerva,  Essex  Co.,)   142 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Clinton  and  Isaac 
Melcher  of  14,080  acres  of  land,  between  the  Delaware 
and  Susquehanna  rivers,  being  part  of  township  1,  in  the 
tract  purchased  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians, 
(Windsor  and  Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   143 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Watson  of  5,980 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  14,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co..) ...  144 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  Niven,  of  5,611 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  5,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Morehouse  and  Arietta,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   145 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  Niven,  of  5,611 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  4,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Morehouse  and  Arietta,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   146 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Hugh  Walsh,  of  5,611 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  4,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Arietta,  &c,  Hamilton  Co.,)  147 

1788.  May  20.  Assignment  to  Isaac  Norton,   147 

1787.  Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  640  acres 

of  land,  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehanna 
river,  being  lot  14,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  pur- 
chased from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 

Broome  Co.,)    149 

April  12.  Assignment  to  Thomas  Thomas  of  the  same,. ...  149 
Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  640  acres 
of  land,  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehannah 
river,  being  lot  10,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the   Oneida   and   Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 

Broome  Co.,)   150 

April  12.  Assignment  to  Thomas  Thomas  of  the  same,   150 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Floyd,  of  640  acres 
of  land,  situate  in  the  great  bend  of  the  Susquehannah 
river,  being  lot  9,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 
from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 

Broome  Co.,)   151 

April  12.  Assignment  to  Thomas  Thomas  of  the  same,   151 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Hugh  Walsh,  of  5,611 
acres  of  land,  being  part  of  township  No.  5,  in  Totten 

and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Arietta,  Hamilton  Co.,)   152 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andrew  Cragie,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  being  lot  27,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  pur- 
chased from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Sandford, 

Broome  Co.,)      153 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andrew  Cragie,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  being  lot  23,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  purchased 


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Page. 

1787.  from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor  and 
Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   154 

1788.  April  24.  Assignment 'to  Melancton  Smith  of  the  same,. . . .  154 

1787.  Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andrew  Cragie,  of  640 

acres  of  land,  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
riyers,  being  lot  22,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  pur- 
chased from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 

Broome  Co.,)   155 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andrew  Cragie,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehannah 
rivers,  being  lot  18,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  pur- 
chased from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Sandford. 
Broome  Co.,)   156 

1788.  April  24.  Assignment  to  Melancton  Smith  on  the  24th  April, 

1788,     156 

1787.  Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andrew  Cragie,  of  640 

acres  of  land,  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehannah 
rivers,  being  lot  17,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  pur- 
chased from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Sandford, 

Broome  Co.,)   157 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andrew  Cragie,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  being  lot  16,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  pur- 
chased from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 
and  Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   158 

1788.  April  24.  Assignment  to  Melancton  Smith  of  the  same,   158 

1787.  Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Andrew  Cragie,  of  640 

acres  of  land,  between  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  being  lot  15,  in  township  8,  in  the  tract  pur- 
chased from  the  Oneida  and  Tuscarora  Indians,  (Windsor, 
Broome  Co.,)    159 

Feb.  26.  Caveat  of  Henry  Remsen,  against  granting  to  John 
Bishop  a  water  lot,  at  Sing  Sing  landing,   160 

March  6.  Claim  of  Wm.  Smith  for  a  right  of  land,  conveyed 
to  him  by  Henry  Teel,  late  non-commissioned  officer  in 
Col.  Hazen's  regiment,   161 

March  13.  Caveat  of  Mary  Van  Wort,  against  granting  the 
applicction  of  Isaac  Requa  and  Gabriel  Requa,  for  2,000 
feet  of  land  under  water  at  Tarrytown  landing,  unless 
that  there  be  20  feet  reserved  to  her  from  the  south 
boundary  of  her  house,   162 

March  13.  Caveat  of  Gilbert  Drake,  against  granting  to 
Mary  Van  Wort  or  any  other  person,  2,000  feet  of  the 
land  under  water  from  high  water  mark,  opposite  Tarry- 
town  landing,   163 

March  22.  Petition  of  Lieut.  Jonas  Adams,  for  himself  and 
other  soldiers,  entitled  to  lands  under  laws  of  the  state, 

for  a  grant  of  a  quarter  of  a  township,   164 

♦  March  23.  Claim  of  Samuel  Smith  Mason  for  a  right  of 
land,  conveyed  to  him  by  John  Murray,  private  in  the 
2d  New  York  artillery  regiment,   165 

April  6.  Caveat  of  Gerard  G.  Beekman,  junr.,  against  grant- 
ing to  Thomas  Roach,  or  Thomas  Randall,  2,000  feet  of 


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1787.      the  land  under  water,  and  facing  the  cove  at  Tarry- 
town,    166 


April  19.  Claim  of  Nathan  Lockwood  for  a  right  of  land, 
purchased  by  him  of  Nehemiah  Sherwood,  private  in  the 

2d  New  York  regiment,   166 

April  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Lansing,  junr., 
of  500  acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Sacondaga 
river,  (Edinburgh,  Saratoga  Co.,  and  Northampton,  Ful- 


ton Co.,)   167 

Map  of  the  same,   167 

April  30.  Caveat  by  Thomas  Jenkins,  Stephen  Paddock, 
Seth  Jenkins,  Benjn.  Folger,  Wm.  Minturn,  John  Thurs- 
ton, Samuel  Mansfield  and  D.  Lawrence,  against  granting 
to  John  Bay  or  Hendrick  Van  Hoesen,  any  of  the  land 
under  the  water  of  Hudson's  river,  from  high  Water  mark 
to  the  channel  of  said  river,  extending  along  their  land  at 

South  bay,  adjoining  the  city  of  Hudson,   168 

April  30.  Letter  from  Thomas  Jenkins  to  Capt.  John  Hatha- 
way, requesting  him  to  present  the  preceding  caveat, 
stating  his  reasons  for  entering  the  same,  and  the  incon- 
veniences that  would  attend  the  granting  of  John  Bay's 

petition,   168 

April  30.  Claim  of  Cornelius  C.  Elmendorp  for  eleven  rights 
of  land,  conveyed  to  him  by  soldiers  of  the  1st  and  2d 
New  York  regiments,   169 


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Page. 

1787.  May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Van  Anglen,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  being  lot 
No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Morehouse,  Ham- 


ilton Co.,)   1 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Van  Anglen,  of  350 
acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  being  lot 
No.  7,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Morehouse,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,) .   2 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Van  Anglen,  of  350 
acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  being  lot 
No.  6,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Morehouse,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   3 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Sickles,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  being  lot 
No.  5,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Morehouse,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   4 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Sickles,  of  200 
acres  of  laud,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  being  lot 
No.  7,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Morehouse,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   5 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Sickles,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  being  lot 
No.  3,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Morehouse,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   (J 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Sickles,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  being  lot 
No.  2,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Morehouse,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   7 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Sickles,  of  lot  No. 
1,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  200  acres 

of  land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   8 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robert  McClallen,  of  lot 


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1787.  No.  14,  on  the  north,  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  200 
acres  of  land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   9 

1788.  Nov.  15.  Assignment  to  Robert  Henry  and  Robert  Henry, 

junr.,  of  the  same,   9 

1787.  May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robert  McClallen,  of  lot 

No.  13,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  200 
acres  of  land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   10 

1788.  Nov.  15.  Assignment  to  Robert  Henry  and  Robert  Henry, 

junr.,  of  the  same,   10 

1787.  May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robert  McClallen,  of  600 

acres  of  land,  being  lot  No.  12,  on  the  north  side  of 
J erseyfield,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   11 

1788.  Nov.  15.  Assignment  to  Robert  Henry  and  Robert  Henry, 

junr.,  of  the  same,   n 

1787.  May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robert  McClallen,  of  lot 

No.  6,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  200 
acres  of  land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   12 

1788.  Assignment  to  Robt.  Henry  and  Robt.  Henry,  junr.,  of  the 

same,   12 

1787.  May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robt.  McClallen,  of  lot 

No.  5,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  200 
acres  of  land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   13 

1 788.  Nov.  15.  Assignment  to  Robt.  Henry  and  Robt.  Henry,  junr., 

of  the  same,   13 

1787.  May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robt.  McClallen,  of  lot 

No.  4  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  600 

acres  of  land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   14 

Map  of  several  of  the  above  locations,   14 

1788.  Nov.  15.  Assignment  to  Robt.  Henry  and  Robt.  Henry,  junr., 

of  the  last  mentioned  tract,   14 

1787.  May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Caldwell,  of  lot 
No.  3,  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  200 
acres  of  land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   15 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Caldwell,  of  lot 
No.  2  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  200 
acres  of  land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   16 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Caldwell,  of  lot 
No.  1  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  600 
acres  of  land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   17 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Maley,  of  200  acres 
of  land,  being  lot  No.  1 1  on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield, 
(Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   18 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Maley,  of  lot  No.  10 
on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  600  acres  of 
land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   19 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Maley,  of  lot  No.  9 
on  the  north  side  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  200  acres  of 
land,  (Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   20 

May  1 .  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Maley,  of  lot  No.  8 
to  the  north  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  200  acres  of  land, 
(Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   21 

May  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Maley,  of  lot  No.  7 


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1787.      to  the  north  of  Jerseyfield,  containing  200  acres  of  land, 

(Morehouse,  Hamilton  Co.,)   22 

May  3.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Machin,  of  lots 
Nos.  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  13,  14,  15,  16,  IV, 
18,  19,  20,  21,  22,  23  and  24,  in  Steuben  township,  con- 
taining in  all  15,360  acres  of  land,  (Boonville,  Oneida  Co.,)  23 

May  7.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  3,880  acres  of  land  adjoining  Northampton,  on  the 
Sacondaga  river,  (Northampton,  Fulton  Co.,  Edinburgh, 
Saratoga  Co.,  and  Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   24 

May  25.  Letter  from  Secretary  Scott  to  the  surveyor  general, 
in  relation  to  instructions  from  the  commissioners  of  the 
land  office  about  the  sale  of  ten  townships  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  and  containing  directions  for 
making  certain  alterations  in  a  map  of  the  said  townships,  25 

May  25.  Claim  of  Ezekiel  Hays,  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
purchased  the  same  from  Jellis  Fonda,  who  purchased 
George  Stock's  right,  he  having  served  as  corporal  in  the 
1st  New  York  regiment,   26 

May  26.  Claim  of  Robt.  Holliday,  for  a  right  of  land,  as 
attorney  to  Wm.  Haburn,  who  served  as  serjeant  in  the 
1st  New  York  regiment,   27 

June  7.  Claim  of  Henry  House  and  J ohn  Bartholomew,  for 

lands,   28 

1783.  June  8.  Copy  of  certificate  of  Genl.  Washington,  that  John 
Bartholomew  served  the  United  States  as  private  in  the 
2d  New  York  regiment,  during  the  war,   28 

J une  9.  Copy  of  certificate  of  Genl.  Washington,  that  Henry 
House  served  the  United  States  as  soldier  in  the  2d  New 

York  regiment,  during  the  war,   28 

1787.  June  19.  Caveat  by  John  Bay,  against  granting  to  Thomas 
Jenkins  land  under  water  in  the  South  Bay,  south  of  the 
city  of  Hudson,   28 

June  19.  Petition  of  Reuben  Kirby,  for  a  grant  of  land,. . .  29 

June  19.  Memorial  of  Wm.  Guthrie,  praymg  liberty  to  locate 
a  lot  of  land,   29 

June  6.  Petition  of  Noah  Wadhams,  Reuben  Stone  and 
others,  praying  the  right  to  purchase  a  tract  of  land  set- 

i  tied  on  by  them,  lying  on  the  northeast  branch  of  the 
Susquehanna  river,  beginning  at  the  mouth  of  the  Una- 
dilla  liver,  and  containing  39,040  acres,   29 

June  21.  Claim  of  Alexr.  Robertson,  for  six  rights  of  land 
conveyed  to  him  by  Richard  Skinner,   30 

June  22.  Return  of  survey  for  White  Matlack  and  Enos 
Mead,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  23,000  acres,  being 
part  of  township  No.  24  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pur- 
chase, (Chester,  Warren  Co.,)   30 

Map  of  the  same,   30 

June  25.  Copy  of  a  patent  from  Govr.  Dongan  to  Peter 
Schuyler,  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  east  side  of 
Hudson's  river,  in  Dutchess  county,  opposite  Magdalen 
Island,  beginning  at  a  certain  creek  called  Matambesom, 
dated  the  28th  July,  1688,  (Red  Hook,  <fcc,  Dutchess  Co.,)  31 


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1787.  July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Remsen,  junr.,  of 
lot  No.  17  in  township  No.  8,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the 
river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  640  acres  of  land,  (Oswe- 
gatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   31 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Remsen,  junr.,  of 
lot  No.  16  in  township  No.  8,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the 
river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  640  acres  of  land,  (Oswe- 
gatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   32 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Remsen,  junr.,  of 
lot  No.  13  in  township  No.  8,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the 
river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  640  acres  of  land,  (Oswe- 
gatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   33 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Remsen,  junr.,  of 
lot  No.  10  in  township  No.  8,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the 
river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  640  acres  of  land,  (Oswe- 
gatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   34 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Michael  Connolly,  as 
agent  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  20  in  township  No. 
4,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  con- 
taining 640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,)   35 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Michl.  Connolly,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  18  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  St.  Lawrence  river,  containing  640 
acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   36 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Michl.  Connolly,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  17  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  St.  Lawrence  river,  containing  640 
acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   37 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Michl.  Connolly,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  16  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   38 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Michl.  Connolly,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  14,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  ot  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   39 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Michl.  Connolly,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  13,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   40 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Michl.  Connolly,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  11,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   41 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Meyers,  as  agent 
for  Alex.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  57,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   42 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Meyers,  as  agent  of 
Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  56,  in  township  No.  4,  on  the 
southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  640 
acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   43 


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1181.  June  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  McCormick,  as 
agent  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  49,  in  township  No. 
4,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  con- 
taining 640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) . .  44 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Danl.  McCormick,  as 
agent  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  48,  in  township  No. 
4,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   45 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Meyers,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  47,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   46 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Michael  Connolly,  as 
agent  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  21,  in  township  No. 
4,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  con- 
taining 640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  47 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Myers,  as  agent  for 
Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  18,  in  township  No.  8,  on  the 
southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  640 
acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co..)   48 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Meyers,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  19,  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,). ...  49 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  McFarren,  as 
agent  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  23,  township  8,  on  the 
southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  640 
acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   50 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  part  of  the  first  quarter  of  town- 
ship No.  1,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  12,248  acres  of  land,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,)   51 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  second  quarter  of  township 
No.  1,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  15,360  acres  of  land,  (Norfolk,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,)   52 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent, 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  third  quarter  of  township  No. 
1,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 15,360  acres  of  land,  (Norfolk,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,). .  53 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alex.  Macomb,  of  the  fourth  quarter  of  township  No. 

1,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 15,420  acres  of  land,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  54 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  of  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Malcomb,  of  the  first  quarter  of  township  No. 

2,  on  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
16,000  acres  of  land,  (Stockholm,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  55 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  second  quarter  of  township  No. 
2,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  con- 


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1787.      taining  15,360  acres  of  land,  (Stockholm,  St.  Lawrence 

Co.,)    56 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr,  Macomb,  of  the  third  quarter  of  township  No. 

2,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 15,360  acres  of  land,  (Stockholm,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  57 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  fourth  quarter  of  township 
No.  2,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  16,000  acres  of  land,  (Stockholm  and  Norfolk, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   58 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  first  quarter  of  township  No. 

3,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  con- 
taining 16,000  acres  of  land,  (Potsdam,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  59 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent  for 
Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  second  quarter  of  township  No. 
3,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 15,360  acres  of  land,  (Potsdam,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) . .  60 

July  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  third  quarter  of  township  No. 
3,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  con- 
taining 15,360  acres  of  land,  (Potsdam,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  61 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  fourth  quarter  of  township  No. 
3,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  con- 
taining 16,000  acres  of  land,  (Potsdam,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  62 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  first  quarter  of  township  No.  5 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
14,720  acres  of  land,  (Lisbon,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   63 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  second  quarter  of  township 
No.  5,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  15,360  acres  of  land,  (Lisbon,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,)   64 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  third  quarter  of  township 
No.  5,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  15,360  acres  of  land,  (Lisbon,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  65 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  fourth  quarter  of  township 
No.  5,  on  the  southeast  of  the  St.  Lawrence  river,  con- 
taining 16,000  acres  of  land,  (Lisbon,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  66 

July  1 0.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  first  quarter  of  township  No.  6, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 16,000  acres  of  land,  (Canton,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,). . .  67 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  second  quarter  of  township 
No.  6,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  15,360  acres  of  land,  (Canton,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,)   68 


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1787.  July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  third  quarter  of  township 
No.  6,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  15,360  acres  of  land,  (Canton,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,)  ,   69 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  fourth  quarter  of  township 
No.  6,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  16,000  acres  of  land,  (Canton,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,)   70 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  first  quarter  of  township  No.  7, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 16,000  acres  of  land,  (De  Kalb  and  De  Peyster,  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,)   70 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  second  quarter  of  township 
No.  7,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  15,360  acres  of  land,  (De  Kalb,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,)   71 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  third  quarter  of  township 
No.  7,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence 
containing  15,360  acres  of  land,  (De  Kalb,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,).....   72 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  fourth  quarter  of  township  No.  7, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 16,000  acres  of  land,  (De  Kalb  and  De  Peyster,  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,)   73 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  first  quarter  of  township  No.  9, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  St.  Lawrence  river,  con- 
taining 16,000  acres  of  land,  (Morristown,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,).....  .   74 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  second  quarter  of  township 
No.  9,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  15,360  acres  of  land,  (Macomb,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,).....   75 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  third  quarter  of  township  No.  9, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 15,360  acres  of  land,  (Macomb,  Hammond  and  Morris- 
town,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   76 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  fourth  quarter  of  township 
No.  9,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  16,000  acres  of  land,  (Hammond,  and  Morris- 
town,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   77 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  first  quarter  of  township  No.  1 0, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 


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1787.      ing  16,000  acres,  (Gouverneur  and  Macomb,  St.  Lawrence 

Co.,).....   78 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  second  quarter  of  township 
No.  10,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  15,360  acres,  (Gouverneur,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  79 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  third  quarter  of  township 
No.  10,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  15,360  acres,  (Gouverneur,  Macomb,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   80 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  the  fourth  quarter  of  township 
No.  10,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
containing  16,000  acres  of  land,  (Macomb  and  Gouverneur, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   81 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  7  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  ....  82 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  8  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  ....  83 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  9  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  ....  84 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  10  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
682  acres,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   85 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  12  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  86 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  15  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   87 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  19,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   88 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  22  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   89 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  23  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   90 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 


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1787.  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  24  in  township  No.  4  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  91 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  25  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  92 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancy,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  26,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  93 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  27  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  94 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  28  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   95 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  29  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   96 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  30  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co,,) ....  97 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  31  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  98 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  32  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   99 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  33  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  100 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Aiexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  34,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   101 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  35  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   102 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  36,  containing  640  acres 
of  land,  lying  in  township  No.  4,  on  the  southeast  side  of 
the  river  St.  Lawrence,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  103 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  37,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
95 


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1787.      the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 

640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  105 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  38  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  St.  Lawrence,  containing  640 
acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   106 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  39  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  107 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  40  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   108 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  41  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  640 
acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   109 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  42  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   110 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexander  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  43,  in  township  No. 
4,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  con- 
taining 640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  Ill 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexander  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  44,  in  township  No.  4, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  LawTence,  contain- 
ing 640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington,  Madrid,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   112 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexander  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  45,  in  township  No.  4, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 640  acres  of  land,  (Waddington  and  Madrid,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   113 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexander  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  46,  in  township  No.  4, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   114 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexander  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  52,  in  township  No.  4, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   115 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexander  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  53,  in  township  No.  4, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrince,  contain- 
ing 640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   116 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  54,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   117 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 


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1787.  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  55,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   118 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  58,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  St.  Lawrence  river,  containing  640 
acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   119 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  59,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  120 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  60,  in  township  No.  4,  con- 
taining 640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) . .  121 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  61,  in  township  No.  4, 
containing  640  acres,  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  122 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  62,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   123 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
to  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  63,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 


640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   124 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
to  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  64,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 

640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   125 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Delafield,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  65,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 

640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   126 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Marinus  Willet,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  66,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 

640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   127 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Marinus  Willet,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  a  lot  No.  67,  in  township  No.  4, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   128 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  JohnDe  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  68,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 

640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   129 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  69,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 

640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,).   130 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  70,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   131 


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1787.  July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  71,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   132 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  72,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   133 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  JohnDe  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  73,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,   134 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  Lot  No.  74,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   135 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  75,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   136 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  76,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   137 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  77,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   138 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  78,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   139 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  79,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   140 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  JohnDe  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  80,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   141 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  81,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   142 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  82,  in  township  No.  4',  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   143 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  83,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   144 


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1787.  July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alex.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  84,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,).   145 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  85,  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   146 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  86  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   147 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  87  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence,  Co.,)   148 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  JohnDe  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  88  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)    149 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  89  in  township  No.  .4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   150 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  90  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)    151 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  91  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)    152 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  92  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   153 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  93  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   154 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  94  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   155 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  95  in  township  No.  4,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   156 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  1  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   157 


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1787.  July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  DeLancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  2  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   158 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  DeLancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  3  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence,  Co.,)   159 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  4  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   160 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as 
agent  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  5  in  township  No.  8, 
on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,).  161 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  6  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St,  Lawrence  Co.,)   162 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  7  in  township  No.  8,  on  the 
southeast  side  of  the  river  St.'  Lawrence,  containing  640 
acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   163 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  8  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  ....  164 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  9  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  ....  165 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  20  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  contain- 
ing 640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  166 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  Le  Roy,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  21  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St,  Lawrence  Co.,)   167 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  Le  Roy,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  22,  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  ....  168 

July  1 0.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  24,  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St,  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  ....  169 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  lot  No.  25,  in  township  No.  8,  on 
the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing 
640  acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   170 


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1787.  July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  26,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   1 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  27,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   2 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alex.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  28,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   3 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  29,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   4 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  30,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   5 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  630  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  31,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   6 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  32,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   7 


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1787.  July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  33,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   8 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  34,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   9 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  35,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   10 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  36,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   11 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,' being  lot  No.  37,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   12 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  38,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   13 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  39,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   14 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  40,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   15 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  41,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   16 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  JohnDe  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  42,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   17 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 


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1787.  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  43,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   18 

July  1 0.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St'.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  44,  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  ;   19 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  45  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   20 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  46  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   21 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southea3t 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  47  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   22 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  JohnDe  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  48  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   23 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southwest 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  49  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   24 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  for  640  acres  of  land  on  the  south- 
east side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  50  in 
township  No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegat- 
chie, St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   25 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Mocomb,  for  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  51  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,   26 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  for  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  52  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   27 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  for  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  53  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 

St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   28 

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1787.  July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  for  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  54  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   29 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  57  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   30 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  58  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   31 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  No.  59  in  town- 
ship No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie, 
St.  Lawrence  Co.,)     32 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  60,  in  township 
No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie,  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,)   33 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  61,  in  township 
No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,)     35 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  62,  in  township 
No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,)   36 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  for  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  63,  in  township 
No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,)   37 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  64,  in  township 
No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,)   38 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  65,  in  township 
No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,)   39 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  66,  in  township 


VOL.  XLV.] 


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Page. 

1787.      No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St. 

Lawrence  Co.,)   40 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southwest 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  67,  in  township 
No.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St. 
Lawrence  Co.,)   41 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St..  Lawrence,  being  lot  68,  township  8, 
in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   42 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  69,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   43 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  7 0,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   44 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  71,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   45 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  72,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   46 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  JohnDe  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  73,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   47 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  74,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   48 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  75,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   49 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  JohnDe  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  76,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   50 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 


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Page. 

1787.  for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  77,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   51 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  78,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   52 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  79,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   53 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  80,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   54 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  81,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   55 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  82,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   56 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  83,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   57 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  84,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   58 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  85,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   59 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  86,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   60 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  87,  in  township 


vol.  xlv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  765 

Page. 

1787.  8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   61 

July  10.  Certificate  of'location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St*.  Lawrence,  being  lot  88,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   62 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  89,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   63 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  90,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   64 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  91,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   65 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  92,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   66 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  93,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   67 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  94,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   68 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  95,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   69 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  96,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)     70 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
tor  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  97,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Peyster,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   71 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 


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[vol.  XI. v. 


Page. 

1787.  for  Alex.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  98,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Kalb,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,).....   72 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  99,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Kalb,  St.  Lawrence 
Co.,).....   73 

July  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  De  Lancey,  as  agent 
for  Alexr.  Macomb,  of  640  acres  of  land,  on  the  southwest 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  being  lot  100,  in  township 
8,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (De  Kalb  and  Oswegat- 
chie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   74 

July  10.  Claim  of  Joh.  Daniel  Gros,  for  a  right  of  land  pur- 
chased by  him  for  Nicholas  Dill,  who  served  as  gunner 
during  the  war,   75 

July  1 4.  Claim  of  John  Fairchild  Lessey  for  three  rights  of 
land,  purchased  by  him  from  John  More,  Minna  Hyatt 
and  Alvin  Hyatt,   76 

July  17.  Claim  of  William  Robb  for  600  acres  of  land,  con- 
veyed to  him  by  Arthur  Hurley,   77 

July  25.  Claim  of  Joseph  Wright,  for  a  right  of  land,  con- 
veyed to  him  by  Ezra  Weed,   78 

July  31.  Memorial  of  Arthur  Noble,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
associates,  for  a  grant  of  two  townships  of  eight  miles 
square,  each  adjoining  Jerseyfield,   79 

Aug.  1 .  Claim  of  Martin  O'Reilly  for  three  rights  of  land, 
conveyed  to  him  by  Fredk.  Deaton,  Edward  Walsh  and 
Edward  Wiley,   80 

Nov.  14.  Claim  of  Joseph  Latham  for  a  right  of  land,  con- 
veyed to  him  by  Martin  O'Reilly,   80 

Aug.  3.  Claim  of  John  Kane  for  a  right  of  land,  having 
served  as  private  in  the  New  York  line  of  Continental 
troops,   81 

Aug.  17.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  De  Witt,  to  Gov. 
Clinton,  respecting  the  survey  of  Clinton  township,  ....  82 

Aug.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Arthur  Noble,  of  two  town- 
ships, containing  each  40,960  acres  of  land,  adjoining 
Jerseyfield,  the  one  called  Nobleborough,  and  the  other 
Arthurborough,  (Wilmurt,  Herkimer  Co.,  and  More- 
house, Hamilton  Co.,)   83 

Map  of  the  same,.   83 

Aug.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Gilleland,  of  2,300 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  be- 
tween a  place  called  Rattle  Snake  Den  and  the  Bay  de 
Rocher  Fendue,  (Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   84 

Map  of  the  same,   84 

Aug.  27.  Certificate  of  location  for  Matthew  Adgate,  of 
3,600  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
(Chesterfield,  Essex  Co.,)   85 

Map  of  the  same,   85 


vol.  xlv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  767 

Page. 

1787.  Aug.  21.  Claim  of  John  Hoof,  late  private  in  Col.  Yan 

Schaiek's  regiment,  for  a  right  of  land,   86 


Aug.  30.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  to  Secretary  Scott, 
respecting  the  authenticity  of  certificates  of  discharge, 
produced  by  deserters  claiming  grants  of  land,  <fcc,  with 
secretary's  memorandum  that  such  discharges  are  invalid,  87 
Aug.  30.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robert  Bell,  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  ad- 
joining a  tract  granted  to  Peter  Stewart,  (Peru,  Clinton 


Co.,)   90 

Map  of  the  same,   00 

Aug.  30.  Certificate  of  location  for  Asa  Douglass,  junr.,  of 
900  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
adjoining  a  tract  surveyed  for  Matthew  Adgate,  (Chester- 
field, Essex  Co.,)   91 

Map  of  the  same,   91 

Sept.  5.  Petition  of  James  Rice,  of  Lansingborough,  setting 
forth  his  claim  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land,  transferred  to 
him  by  William  Palmyter,  and  praying  a  grant  of  the 

same,   92 

Sept.  18.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Caldwell,  of  485 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  (Hague, 

"Warren  Co.,)   93 

Sept.  18.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Caldwell,  of  360 
acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  (Hague, 

Warren  Co.,)   94 

Map  of  the  same,   94 

Sept.  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Caldwell,  of  1,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  (Hague, 

Warren  Co.,)   95 

Sept.  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Caldwell,  of  155 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  (Hague, 

Warren  Co.,)   96 

Sept.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  Pliny  Moor,  of  11,067 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  waters  running  from 
Lake  George  into  Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  a  tract 
granted  to  Allen  Campbell,  (Crown  Point  and  Moriah, 

Essex  Co.,)    97 

Map  of  the  same,     97 

Oct.  6.  Certificate  of  location  for  Aldert  Roosa,  of  30  acres 
of  land  in  the  precinct  of  Montgomery,  in  the  county  of 

Ulster,  (Crawford,  Orange  Co.,)    98 

Oct.  9.  Claim  of  Messrs.  Munro  and  McGrath,  for  a  soldier's 

right  of  land  conveyed  to  them  by  George  Shafer,   99 

Oct.  16.  Claim  of  James  Sherwood  for  a  soldier's  right  of 

land,   100 

Nov.  1.  Claim  of  Andries  Christopher  for  a  right  of  land,. .  101 
Nov.  10.  Petition  of  sundry  inhabitants  of  Nistaguny  for 
lands  under  water,  in  the  Mohawk  river,  between  Stone 

creek  and  Mud  creek,   103 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500 
acres  of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Law- 


768 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xlv. 


Pago. 

1782.      rence,  being  lot  17,  in  the  township  of  Madrid,  in  the 

county  of  Montgomery,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  104 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500 
acres  of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Law- 
rence, being  lot  16,  in  the  township  of  Madrid,  in  the 
county  of  Montgomery,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  105 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  15,  in  the  township  of  Madrid,  in  the  county  of 


Montgomery,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   106 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  14,  in  the  township  of  Madrid,  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   107 


Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  13,  in  the  township  of  Madrid,  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  (Waddington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   108 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500 
acres  of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Law- 
rence, being  lot  8,  in  the  township  of  Louisville  in  the 
county  of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) . .  109 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  7,  in  the  township  of  Louisville  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   109 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  6,  in  the  township  of  Louisville,  in  the  county 


of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   110 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  5,  in  the  township  of  Louisville,  in  the  county 

of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   Ill 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  4,  in  the  township  of  Louisville,  in  the  county 

of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  112 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  3,  in  the  township  of  Louisville,  in  the  county 

of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   113 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  2,  in  the  township  of  Louisville,  in  the  county 

of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   114 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler  of  500  acres 
of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  1,  in  the  township  of  Louisville,  in  the  county 

of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   115 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  12,  in  the  townships  of  Madrid  and  Louisville, 


vol.  xlv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  769 

Page. 

1787.      in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Louisville  and  Wadding- 
ton,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   116 


Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  11,  in  the  townships  of  Madrid  and  Louisville, 
in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence 


Co.,)   117 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  10,  in  the  township  of  Louisville,  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   118 

Nov.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500  acres 
of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
being  lot  9,  in  the  township  of  Louisville,  in  the  county 
of  Montgomery,  (Louisville,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   119 

Nov.  19.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  issued  to  Lewis  Morris, 
Augustine  Graham,  Symon  Clarke,  Henry  Wileman,  Wm. 
Bond,  Henry  Rainer  and  Alexr.  Griggs,  on  the  10th 
February,  1714,  for  3,600  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  (Marlborough,  Ulster  Co.,)   120 

Dec.  1.  Claim  of  James  Lowry  for  seven  soldiers'  rights  of 
land,  purchased  by  him,   121 

Dec.  5.  Claim  of  Joseph  Caldwell  for  600  acres  of  land,  by 
virtue  of  a  soldier's  right  conveyed  to  him  by  Philip 
Caldwell,   122 

Dec.  12.  Claim  of  James  Shearer  for  a  grant  of  land,  having 
served  as  gunner,   123 

Dec.  18.  Claim  of  George  Goodwin  for  600  acres  of  land,. .  124 

1786.  June  29.  Deed  from  John  Van  Sice  to  Dirck  Van  Ingen, 

conveying  his  (John  Van  Sice)  right  and  title  to  48,000 
acres  of  land  located  for  him  and  others,   125 

1787.  Dec.  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Dirck  Van  Ingen,  George 

Klock,  Jacob  G.  Klock  and  Henry  Remsen,  representatives 
of  Hendrick  Remsen,  of  48,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  in  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, (Wilmurt,  Ohio  and  Russia,  Herkimer  Co., 
and  Remsen,  Oneida  Co.,)   125 

Map  of  the  same,  ..   125 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Simon  Fort  and  Nicholas  Fort  pray- 
ing a  continuance  of  the  right  of  Fort's  ferry,  established 
by  them  across  the  Mohawk's  river,   126 

Petition  of  Samuel  Clarke  and  a  number  of  other  inhabitants 
of  the  county  of  Albany,  that  the  prayer  of  the  preceding 
petition  may  be  granted,   126 

Dec.  29.  Map  of  the  north  shore  of  the  Mohawks  river,  from 
the  rapid  called  the  Wathoiax  to  Jacobus  Perses,   126 

1788.  Index  to  military  claims,  filed  in  1788,   127 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 

350  acres  of  land,  being  lot  1,  in  the  county  of  Washing- 
ton, adjoining  the  Artillery  patent,  (Fort  Ann,  Washing- 
ton Co.,)   128 

Map  of  the  above  and  of  the  seven  following  tracts,   128 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
97 


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1788.      lot  2,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  250  acres 

of  land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   129 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
lot  3,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  1,000  acres 
of  land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   130 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
lot  4,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  200  acres 
of  land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   131 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
lot  5,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  200  acres 
of  land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   132 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
lot  6,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  750  acres 
of  land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   133 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
lot  7,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  350  acres 
of  land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   134 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
lot  8,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  250  acres 
of  land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   135 

Jan.  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
lot  9,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  200  acres 
of  land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   136 

Jan.  17.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
lot  10,  in  the  comity  of  Washington,  containing  200  acres 
of  land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   137 

Jan.  18.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jonathan  Lee,  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  adjoining  the 
military  patent,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   138 

Jan.  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Harris,  of  lot  4, 
in  the  county  of  Washington,  between  Queensbury  and 
Lake  George,  containing  200  acres  of  land,  (Queensbury, 
Warren  Co.,)   139 

Jan.  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Harris,  of  lot  3, 
in  the  county  of  Washington,  between  Queensbury  and 
Lake  George,  containing  200  acres  of  land,  (Queensbury, 
Warren  Co.,)   140 

Jan.  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Harris,  of  lot  2, 
in  the  county  of  Washington,  between  Queensbury  and 
Lake  George,  containing  200  acres  of  land,  (Queensbury, 
Warren  Co.,)   141 

Jan.  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Harris,  of  lot  1, 
in  the  county  of  Washington,  between  Queensbury  and 
Lake  George,  containing  200  acres  of  land,  (Queensbury, 
Washington  Co.,)   142 

Map  of  the  preceding  four  tracts,   142 

Jan.  28.  Claim  of  Martin  O'Reilly,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land  purchased  by  him  from  James  Dean,   143 

Jan.  31.  Letters  of  administration  to  Timothy  Benedict,  on 
the  estate  of  Joseph  Benedict,  of  Lower  Salem,  West- 
chester Co.,   ;.  •  144 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Simon  Veeder  and  Vol- 
kert  Veeder,  of  529  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Mont- 


vol.  xlv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  771 

Page. 

1788.      gomery,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  (Root, 

Montgomery  Co.,)  .   145 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jelles  Fonda,  of  800  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river,  (Root,  Montgomery  Co.,)   146 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abraham  Oothout,  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  (Root,  Montgomery  Co.,). . .  147 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  1,500  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  (Carlisle,  Schoharie 


Co.,)   148 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Volkert  Veeder,  Abrm.  J. 
Veeder  and  Barnardus  F.  Schermerhorn,  of  750  acres  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  in  the 
county  of  Montgomery,  (Root,  Montgomery  Co.,)   149 


Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Machin,  for  1,500 
acres  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  in 
the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Carlisle,  Schoharie  Co.,) . . .  150 
Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Oothout,  of  919 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  (Carlisle,  Schoharie  Co.j)  ...  151 
Feb.  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Machin,  of  31,- 
360  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  (Remsen,  Oneida  Co., 

and  Wilmurt,  Herkimer  Co.,)   152 

March  1.  Copy  of  a  warrant  of  survey  for  William  Ogilvie, 
Caleb  Hyatt,  Richard  Wenman,  Monson  Ward,  Jacob 
Wilkins,  William  Lowry  and  William  Kennedy,  for  7,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  the  west 
line  of  a  tract  of  land  surveyed  for  John  Morin  Scott,. .  153 
March  14.  Claim  of  Jno.  J.  Al  Moodry,  for  two  soldiers' 


rights  of  land  purchased  by  him,   154 

March  17.  Claim  of  Henry  Wisner,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 

of  land  conveyed  to  him  by  Samuel  Benjamin,   155 

April  2.  Claim  of  Gerret  Marseles,  for  bounty  lands,  having 

served  in  the  war,   156 

April  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Travis,  of  a  water  lot 

containing  9£  acres  of  land  lying  at  Peekskill,  in  the 

count/  of  Westchester,  (Cortland,  Westchester  Co.,). . ,  157 

Map  of  the  same,   157 

April  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Daniel  Birdsall,  of  a  water  lot 

containing  3^  acres  of  land,  lying  at  Peekskill,  in  the 

county  of  Westchester,  (Cortland,  Westchester  Co.,) ...  158 
Map  of  the  same,   158 

1787.  March  13.  Map  and  survey  of  the  west  part  of  the  land  of 

Joseph  Travis  and  Daniel  Birdsall,  bounded  on  Hudson's 
river  at  or  near  Peekskill  Landing,     159 

1788.  April  5.  Map  of  two  lots  laid  out  by  Jer.  V.  Rensselaer,  at 

the  request  of  John  Jer.  Van  Rensselaer,  at   

on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river,  for  Jacob  and  Mathias 

Van  Allstine,   160 

April  11.  Claim  of  John  Wisner,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 


772 


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[vol.  xlv. 


Page. 

1787.      having  purchased  the  same  from  Mark  Carr,  who  served 

as  corporal  in  the  first  New  York  regiment,   161 

April  15.  Receipt  from  Gerard  Bancker  to  Slewman  Wattles 
for  £438  lis.  9d.,  on  account  of  his  interest  in  a  tract  of 
land  ordered  to  be  surveyed  for  Peter  V.  B.  Livingston 
and  others,   162 

April  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensse- 
laer, of  1,200  acres  of  land  on  the  northwest  side  of  the 
Sacondago  river,  being  part  of  Palmer's  purchase,  (Edin- 
burgh, Saratoga  Co.,)   163 

April  27.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  800  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  Sacondago 
branch  of  Hudson's  river,  being  part  of  Palmer's  pur- 
chase, (Edinburgh,  Saratoga  Co.,)   164 

April  28.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Zabriskie,  of  2,500 
acres  of  land  on  the  northwest  side  of  the  Sacondago 
branch  of  Hudson's  river,  being  part  of  Palmer's  pur- 
chase, (Edinburgh,  Saratoga  Co.,)   165 

April  29.  Claim  of  Joseph  Allison,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  by  virtue  of  a  power  of  attorney  given  him  by  John 
Garrison,  late  a  private  in  the  continental  line  of  the  state,  166 

May  5.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  lots  1,  2,  3,  4,  5  and  6  in  the  township  of  Madrid  in 
the  county  of  Montgomery,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the 
river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  3,840  acres  of  land,  (Wad- 
dington,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   167 

May  5.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  lots  19  and  11  in  the  township  of  Lisbon,  on  the  south- 
east side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  1,280  acres 
of  land,  (Lisbon,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   168 

May  5.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  lots  14 
and  15  in  the  township  of  Oswegatchie  on  the  southeast 
side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  1,171  acres  of 
land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   169 

May  5.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  lots  10 
and  12,  in  the  township  of  Oswegatchie,  on  the  south- 
east side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  containing  1,160 
acres  of  land,  (Oswegatchie,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   170 

May  6.  Receipt  to  John  Thurman,  for  £1,400  in  certificates, 
in  payment  for  township  12  in  Jessup's  purchase,   171 

July  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  the  minister,  elders  and 
deacons  of  the  Reformed  Protestant  Dutch  Church  of 
Schenectady,  of  157  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  (Princetown,  Schenectady  Co.,)   172 

July  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  the  minister,  elders  and 
deacons  of  the  Reformed  Protestant  Dutch  Church  of 
Schenectady,  of  263  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  (Niskayuna,  Schenectady  Co.,)   173 

Aug.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Frederick  Cluet,  of  611  acres 
of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river  near  Fort 
Hunter,  (Glen,  Montgomery  Co.,)   174 

Map  of  the  same,   1 H 

Aug.  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Archibald  Campbell,  of 


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Page. 


1 787.      200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  (Fort  Ann, 

Washington  Co.,)   175 

Aug.  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Archibald  Campbell,  of 
200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  (Fort  Ann, 
Washington  Co.,).-   176 

Aug.  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Archd.  Campbell,  of  lot 
4,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  200  acres  of 
land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   117 

Aug.  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Archd.  Campbell,  of  lot 
3,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  200  acres  of 
land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   178 

Aug.  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Archibald  Campbell,  of  lot 
2,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  200  acres  of 
land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   179 

Aug.  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Archibald  Campbell,  of  lot 
1,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  containing  200  acres  of 
land,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   180 

Map  of  the  preceding  four  lots,   180 

Sept.  17.  Claim  of  John  V.  Dusen,  Samuel  Fail  child,  Daniel 
Mills,  Philip  Lint  and  Elisha  Ily,  for  600  acres  of  land 
adjoining  the  southwest  corner  of  Queensbury  in  virtue 
of  possession,   181 

Oct.  1.  Letter  from  surveyor  general  De  Witt  to  Secretary 
Scott,  respecting  claims  of  location  and  possession  of  lands,  182 


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1788,  1789. 


1788.  Oct.  3.  Caveat  of  John  Van  Ness  against  granting  land  to 

Johannis  Friendt,  petitioned  for  by  him,   1 

Oct.  3.  Petition  of  Johannis  Friendt,  Dirck  Woodcock, 
John  Fry,  William  Stever,  Enoch  Stever,  Job  Champion, 
Joel  Champion,  George  White,  Isaac  Bishop  and  Johannis 
Friendt,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of  certain  lands  settled  by 
them,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  a  tract  granted  to  John 
Van  Ness,  and  bounded  northerly  by  the  manor  of  Rens- 
selaerwyck,  southerly  and  westerly  by  the  Patent  of 

Burger  Huyck  and  others,   2 

Oct.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Oothoudt  of  1,900 
acres  of  land  lying  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St. 
Lawrence,  about  three  miles  west  of  the  Indian  village 
called  St.  Regis,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Jeremiah 

Van  Rensselaer,  (Massena,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   3 

Map  of  the  same,   3 

Oct.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  500  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  southeast  side  of  the 
river  St.  Lawrence,  about  six  miles  and  an  half  to  the 
west  of  the  Indian  village  called  St.  Regis,  and  adjoining 
another  tract  located  for  the  said  Jeremiah  Van  Rens- 
selaer, (Massena,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   4 

Map  of  the  same,   4 

Oct.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  400  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river 
St.  Lawrence,  about  two  miles  and  an  half  south  of  said 
river,  and  about  a  mile  and  one-half  east  from  the  town- 
ship of  Louisville,  (Massena,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   5 

Map  of  the  same,   5 

Oct.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  3,500  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river 
St.  Lawrence,  and  about  seven  miles  southwesterly  from 
the  Indian  village  called  St.  Regis,  (Massena,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)   | 

Map  of  the  same,   6 


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Page. 

1788.  Oct.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 

of  1,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river 
St.  Lawrence,  and  about  six  miles  and  an  half  west  from 
the  Indian  village  called  St.  Regis,  (Massena,  St.  Law- 
rence Co.,)  :   7 

Map  of  the  same,   7 

Oct.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  1,200  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river 
St.  Lawrence^  and  about  five  miles  west  from  the  Indian 
village  of  St.  Regis,  (Massena,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   8 

Map  of  the  same,   8 

Oct.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  1,400  acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river 
St.  Lawrence,  and  about  five  miles  west  from  the  Indian 
village  of  St.  Regis,  (Massena,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   9 

Map  of  the  same,   9 

Oct.  18.  Letter  from  the  surveyor-general  to  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office,  requesting  information  with 
respect  to  his  duty  in  cases  of  locations,  possessions,  tfcc,  10 

Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Trumper,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  to  the  west  of  Kats  Kill,  adjoining  a  tract 
granted  to  Thomas  Millet,  Philip  Lambert  and  Robert 
Davidson,  (Cairo,  Greene  Co.,)   11 

Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  Cockburn,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  to  the  west  of  the  Cats  Kill,  adjoining  a 
tract  granted  to  Thomas  Millet  and  others,  (Cairo,  Greene 
Co.,)   12 

Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  location  for  Casper  Walter,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  to  the  west  of  Cats  Kill,  adjoining  a  tract 
granted  to.  Thomas  Mellit  and  others,  (Cairo,  Greene  Co.,)  13 

Map  of  the  three  preceding  lots,   13 

Oct.  31.  Letter  from  Secretary  Scott  to  the  surveyor-  gene- 
ral, in  answer  to  his  of  the  1st  and  18th  of  October,  rela- 
tive to  locations,  possessions,  &c,   14 

Nov.  6.  Claim  of  James  Miller  for  a  Serjeant's  right  of  land, 
conveyed  to  him  by  Daniel  Ludlum,   15 

Dec.  19.  Claim  of  James  Strachen  for  a  corporal's  right  of 
land,  having  served  in  Col.  Malcolm's  and  Spencer's  regi- 
ments,   16 

Dec.  24.  Claim  of  John  Williams  and  David  Hopkins,  in 
behalf  of  a  number  of  persons  who  settled  on  lands  in 
the  township  of  Granville,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  17 

Dec.  29.  Claim  of  Timothy  Wheeler,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  his  three  brothers,  Jacob  Wheeler,  Micah  Wheeler 
and  William  Wheeler,  for  a  grant  of  lands,  by  virtue  of 
possession,  lying  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  bounded  on  the 
west  by  the  patent  of  Wennecomick  and  Huntington,  &c,    1 8 

Index  to  military  claims  filed  in  the  year  1789,   19 

1789.  Jan.  2.  Claim  of  Reuben  Booth,  for  4,200  acres  of  land, 

having  purchased  the  rights  of  several  officers  and  sol- 
diers to  bounty  lands,   20 

Jan.  10.  Claim  of  Gerrit  H.  Van  Wagenen,  for  a  lieutenant's 
right  of  bounty  lands,   21 


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1789.  Jan.  14. -Certificate  of  location  for  Volkert  Veeder,  of  135 
acres  of  land,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river, 
beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to 
John  Groesbeck,  Peter  Wagenen  and  others,  (Root,  Mont- 
gomery Co.,)   22 

Jan.  15.  Petition  of  Johannes  Ruff,  Henry  Klock,  Johannes 
Leub,  John  Hess,  Johannes  Young,  Andreas  Young,  John 
Ten  Brook  and  others,  for  a  grant  of  lands,  in  lieu  of 
certain  lands  formerly  purchased  by  them  of  the  Indians,  23 

Jan.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Abraham  Wemple,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  adjoining 
the  south  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  James  Dean, 
(Westmoreland,  Oneida  Co.,)   24 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  400 
acres  of  land,  on  the  northeast  side  of  the  Tioga  river,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  (Elmira  and  Southport,  Chemung 
Co.,)   25 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  D.  Fonda,  Jacob 
Ford,  Peter  W.  Yates,  Josiah  Richardson  and  Thomas 
Klump,  of  8,000  acres  of  land  on  the  northwesterly  bank 
of  the  Susquehannah  river,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 
(Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   '   26 

Jan.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  beginning  on  the  northerly  side  of  the 
Tioga  river,  at  the  mouth  of  a  creek  called  Singsang,  and 
lving  near  the  town  of  Chemung,  (Big  Flats,  Chemung 
Co.,)   27 

Jan.  28.  Affidavit  of  Archibald  Campbell,  surveyor,  respect- 
ing the  survey  of  a  tract  of  land  lying  between  the  Mo- 
hawk river  and  Cobus  kill,  for  Philip  Livingston,  Peter 
Dubois,  Fredk.  Young,  George  Schremling,  Margaret 
Hiss,  Henry  Klock  and  their  associates,   28 

Jan.  28.  Claim  of  Anning  Owen,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands  purchased  by  him,   28 

Jan.  29.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Rogers,  of  5,200 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 
ning in  the  west  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  Danl.  Mc- 
Cormack,  (Lewis  and  Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   29 

Jan.  29.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Rogers,  of  8,150 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 
ning in  the  north  west  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  James 
Judd,  (Essex  and  Lewis,  Essex  Co.,)   30 

Jan.  29.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Rogers,  of  4,075 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 
ning at  the  most  westerly  corner  of  another  tract  granted 
to  him,  (Lewis,  Essex  Co.,)   31 

Jan.  29.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Rogers,  of  12f  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  adjoining  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Stoughton,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex 
Co.,)   32 

Jan.  29.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  4,200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  consisting  of 
lots  3,  51,  45,  46,  47,  26,  27,  28,  29  and  20,  of  township 


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1789.      24,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   (Chester,  and 

Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,)   33 

Jan.  29.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  2,520 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  consisting  of 
lots  8,  9,  57,  40  41  and  32,  of  township  24,  in  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,  (Chester,  Warren  Co.,)   34 

Jan.  29.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Rogers,  of  4,206 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 
ning at  the  southwest  corner  of  another  tract  located  for 
him,  (Lewis  and  Elizabeth,  Essex  Co.,)   35 

Jan  30.  Petition  of  Johannis  Mastin,  junr.,  and  Peter  Helm, 
for  a  grant  of  lands  occupied  by  them,  lying  at  Mama- 
kating,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   36 

Feb.  — .  Petition  of  George  Trimble,  praying  a  longer  day 
than  the  time  allowed  him,  for  making  a  return  of  survey 
of  an  island  in  Lake  Ontario,  called  Bucks  or  Carleton 
Island,   37 

Feb.  2.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  Thorn,  of  1,400 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 
ning about  160  chains  to  the  northwest  of  a  tract  of  land 
adjoining  the  Bay  of  Perou,  laid  out  for  Matthew  Adgate, 
(Chesterfield,  Essex  Co.,)    38 

Feb.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Watson,  of  24,000  acres 
of  land,  being  township  45,  in  Jessup's  purchase,  (New- 
comb,  North  Hudson  and  Keene,  Essex  Co.,)   39 

Feb.  3.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Rogers,  of  650  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  on  the  north 
side  of  N.  W.  Bay,  and  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a  tract 
granted  to  John  De  Lancey  and  John  Kelly,  (Westport, 
Essex  Co.,)   40 

Feb.  3.  Certificate  of  location  for  George  Freligh,  of  600 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Essex 
and  Willsboro,  Essex  Co.,)   41 

Feb.  3.  Certificate  of  location  for  Melancton  L.  Woolsey,  of 
600  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to 
Philip  Skene,  in  the  north  bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to 
William  Gilliland,  (Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   42 

Feb.  4.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wheeler  Douglass,  of  1,000 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 
ning at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Elka- 
nah  Deane,  (Chazy,  Clinton  Co.,)   43 

Feb.  9.  Petition  of  the  inhabitants  of  Cashieton  and  others 
of  the  western  parts  of  the  counties  of  Ulster  and  Orange, 
praying  that  a  public  road  be  constructed,  to  connect 
with  one  already  made  through  Pennsylvania  to  Cook- 
house and  Tioga  Point,  and  to  commence  at  Peenpack, 
Minisink,  and  run  by  way  of  Cashieton,   44 

Feb.  11.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  Gilleland  and 
Mathew  Watson,  of  500  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  beginning  73  chains  west  from  the 
mouth  of  the  little  river  Chazy,  (Chazy,  Clinton  Co.,)  . .  45 

Feb.  13.  Caveat  of  Thomas  Palmer,  junr.,  against  granting 
98 


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1*789.  to  any  person  a  tract  of  8,000  acres  of  land  in  the  town 
of  Chemung  and  county  of  Montgomery,  beginning  in 
the  southwest  corner  of  a  military  tract  granted  to 
Wheeler  Douglass,   46 

Feb.  17.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wheeler  Douglass,  of 
4,450  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Chemung  and  county 
of  Montgomery,  beginning  on  the  northwesterly  side  of 
the  Susquehannah  river,  in  the  Pennsylvania  line,  above 
Tioga  Point,  (Barton,  Tioga  Co.,)   47 

Feb.  17.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  2,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  and  county  of 
Montgomery,  beginning  ten  links  south  of  the  northeast 
corner  of  another  tract  granted  to  him  on  Singsang  creek 
and  the  Tioga  river,  (Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   48 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  Whitemash, 
Thomas  Brown,  Benjamin  Earl,  David  Martin,  Levi  Mil- 
ler and  Amos  Beard,  of  1,187  acres  of  land,  in  the  county 
of  Washington,  (Granville,  Washington  Co.,)   49 

Map  of  the  same,   49 

Feb.  21.  Affidavit  of  Daniel  Earl,  respecting  the  possession 
and  occupancy  of  the  land  located  in  the  preceding  survey,  49 

Feb.  23.  Proposal  of  Hendrick  Staring,  to  make  a  road  from 
the  Pennsylvania  line  of  property  to  Cayuga,   50 

Feb.  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Daniel  Earl,  of  1,570 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  beginning 
at  the  southeast  corner  of  Skenesborough,  in  the  west 
bounds  of  a  tract  granted  to  Robert  Bass,  (Granville, 
Washington  Co.,)   51 

Feb.  23.  Petition  of  Edward  Paine  and  Alexr.  Harper,  for 
liberty  to  lay  out  and  construct  a  road  from  the  Ollihout 
to  the  Cannadessagos,  and  praying  a  grant  of  land  as  a 
compensation  for  the  same,   52 

Feb.  25.  Claim  of  Noble  Kine  for  a  soldier's  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  by  him  from  Thomas  Smalley,   53 

Feb.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Palmer,  of  a 
tract  of  450  acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  in 
the  county  of  Montgomery,  on  the  north  bank  of  the 
Susquehanna,  (Tioga,  Tioga  county,)   54 

Feb.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  Allison,  of  3,400 
acres  of  land,  on  the  Susquehanna  river,  beginning  on  the 
east  bank  of  said  river,  at  the  mouth  of  a  small  brook 
about  three  miles  below  the  Ononquago  town  or  castle, 
(Windsor,  Broome  Co.,)   55 

Feb.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Palmer,  of  3,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Chemung  and  county  of 
Montgomery,  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Susquehanna  river, 
(Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   56 

Feb.  26T  Claim  of  Samuel  Stringer  for  600  acres  of  bounty 
lands,  having  purchased  Jeremiah  Randall's  right,  who 
served  as  matross,   57 

Feb.  26.  Proposal  of  Hugh  White  to  make  a  road  in  the 
western  part  of  the  state,   60 

Feb.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  John  L  Bleecker,  of  two 


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1789.  tracts  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  adjoining  a 
tract  granted  to  James  Dean ;  the  first  of  said  tracts  con- 
tains 640  acres,  (Vernon  and  Westmoreland,  Oneida 
Co.,)   61 

Feb.  28.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joseph  Benedict,  of  8,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of  a 
tract  laid  out  for  Wheeler  Douglass,  (Chemung,  Chemung 
Co.,  and  Barton,  Tioga  Co.,)   62 

Map  of  the  preceding  tract,   62 

March  3.  Application  of  Mathew  Adgate,  to  be  allowed  to 
assist  with  others  in  making  a  road  to  the  western  part 
of  the  state,  so  as  to  entitle  them  to  a  grant  of  land,  pur- 
suant to  an  act  passed  for  that  purpose,   63 

March  10.  Statement  of  Abraham  Ten  Eyck,  paymaster,  re- 
specting John  McGill's  term  of  service,   64 

March  11.  Application  of  Mathew  Adgate,  in  behalf  of 
himself  and  others,  to  be  allowed  to  make  a  road  into  the 
western  part  of  the  state,  so  as  to  entitle  them  to  a  grant 
of  land,  pursuant  to  an  act  passed  for  that  purpose,    65 

March  11.  Letter  from  Edward  Paine  to  Governor  Clinton, 
respecting  a  petition  for  a  grant  of  lands,  formerly  pre- 
sented in  behalf  of  persons  who  engaged  to  construct  a 
road  from  Tioga  point  to  the  head  of  Kyuga  lake,  and 
requesting  that  the  prayer  of  said  petition  be  granted,  as 
an  encouragement  to  others  who  propose  the  making  of 
another  road  from  the  Owliout  to  the  foot  of  "  Kyuga  " 
lake,   66 

March  12.  Petition  of  St.  Ledger  Cowley,  praying  a  decision 
in  the  case  -of  his  claim  and  location  of  land,  in  virtue  of 
John  McGill's  certificate  of  service,   67 

March  20.  Letter  from  John  Duncan  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office,  requesting  their  approval  and  consent 
to  locate  land  to  the  north  of  Oneida  lake,  for  Mr.  Penet,  68 

March  21.  Claim  of  Lewis  Kniffin  for  a  sergeant's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  having  purchased  the  same  from  Thompson 
Bacon,   69 

March  24.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  500 
acres  of  land,  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Law- 
rence, in  Oswegatchie  township,  beginning  at  the  east 
side  of  the  mouth  of  the  river  Oswegatchie,  (Ogdens- 
burgh,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   70 

March  25.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Sanders,  of  1,050 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Cayaderossera  patent  and  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  others,  (Corinth, 
Saratoga  Co.,)   71 

March  25.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Sanders,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Cayaderossera  patent  and  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  others,  (Corinth, 
Saratoga  Co.,)   72 

March  25.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Sanders,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Kayaderossera  patent  and  a 


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1789.      tract  granted  to  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  others,  (Corinth, 

Saratoga  Co.,)   73 

March  25.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Sanders,  of  300 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Cayaderossera  patent  and  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  others,  (Corinth, 
Saratoga  Co.,)   74 

March  25.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Sanders,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Cayaderossera  patent  and  a 
tract  of  land  granted  to  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  others, 
(Corinth,  Saratoga  Co.,)   75 

March  25.  Certificate  for  John  Sanders,  of  300  acres  of 
land,  between  the  Cayaderossera  patent  and  a  tract 
granted  to  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  others,  (Corinth,  Sara- 
toga Co.,)   7(5 

March  25.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Sanders,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Cayaderossera  patent  and  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  others,  (Greenfield, 
Saratoga  Co.,)   77 

March  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Simon  Degraff,  of  400 
acres  of  land,  between  the  Cayaderossera  patent  and  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  others,  (Corinth, 
Saratoga  Co.,)  '.   78 

March  26.  Claim  of  Robert  Dunlap  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land,  having  purchased  the  same  from  John  Wright, ....  79 

March  26.  Claim  of  Samuel  Townsend  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  captain  and  paymaster,   80 

March  31.  Affidavit  of  Cornelius  O'Briant,  respecting  the 
boundary  line  between  the  farms  of  John  Van  Ness  and 
John  Vrient,   81 

March  31.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Ben,  respecting  the  disputed 
boundary,  between  the  farms  of  John  Van  Ness  and  John 
Vrient,  <fcc,   82 

March  31.  Affidavit  of  Cornelius  Ostrander,  respecting  the 
boundary  line  between  the  farms  of  John  Van  Ness  and 
John  Vrient,  &c,   83 

March  31.  Affidavit  of  Thomas  York,  respecting  the  bound- 
ary line  between  the  farms  of  John  Van  Ness  and  John 
Vrient,   84 

March  31.  Affidavit  of  Oliver  York,  respecting  the  bound- 
ary line  between  the  farms  of  John  Van  Ness  and  Jno. 
Vrient,   84 

March  31.  Affidavit  of  Geysbert  Woodcock,  respecting  the 
boundary  line  between  the  farms  of  John  Van  Ness  and 
Jno.  Vrient,   85 

March  31.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Altheysen,  respecting  the 
boundary  line  between  the  farms  of  John  Van  Ness  and 
John  Vrient,   86 

March  31.  Affidavit  of  Edward  Painter,  respecting  the 
boundary  line  between  the  farms  of  John  Van  Ness  and 
John  Vrient,   87 

Mrrch  31.  Affidavit  of  Timothy  Rearden,  respecting  the 
boundary  line  between  the  farms  of  John  Van  Ness  and 
John  Vrient,   87 


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1789.  March  31.  Affidavit  of  Daniel  Treesdell,  respecting  the 
boundary  line  between  the  farms  of  John  Van  Ness  and 

John  Vrient,   88 

April  21.  Affidavit  of  Cornelius  Obrient,  respecting  the 

boundary  and  location  of  John  Van  Ness's  land,   89 

April  21.  Affidavit  of  Timothy  Rearden,  respecting  the 
boundary  line  of  the  farm  of  John  Van  Ness,   89 


April  1.  Caveat  by  Richard  Varick,  on  behalf  of  the  corpo- 
ration of  the  city  of  New  York,  against  granting  any 
land  under  the  water  of  the  East  river,  unto  Crawford 
Sands,  opposite  his  land  in  Brooklyn,  until  said  corpora- 


tion be  first  heard  by  their  counsel,   90 

April  3.  Certificate  of  location  for  Johan  Daniel  Gros,  of 
2,400  acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Sacondaga 
branch  of  Hudson's  river,  being  part  of  Palmer's  pur- 
chase, (Edinburgh,  Saratoga  Co.,  and  Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)  91 

April  3.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Robinson,  of  900 
acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Schoharie,  adjoining  a  tract 
granted  to  Goldsbrow  Banyar  and  others,  (Cobleskill, 
Schoharie  Co.,)   92 

April  3.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Watson,  of  100  acres 
of  land,  beginning  on  the  south  side  of  the  waters  running 
from  Lake  George  into  Lake  Champlain  at  the  northeast 
corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  John  Stoughton,)  Ticonde- 
roga,  Essex  Co.,)   93 

April  4.  Claim  of  Benjamin  Green,  for  two  rights  of  lands 
purchased  by  him  from  John  Russell,  serjeant,  and  George 
Mitchel,  private,   94 

April  4.  Two  claims  of  Abraham  Jones,  for  two  rights  of 
bounty  lands,  as  representative  of  Hugh  Fothergill  and 
Jacob  Jones,  deceased,   95 

April  4.  Claim  of  David  Hawkins,  for  a  Serjeant's  right  of 
bounty  lands,   96 

April  4.  Claim  of  Geo.  Clark,  as  administrator  to  Moses 
Dimond,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   96 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Isaiah  Wool,  late  captain  in  Col. 
Lamb's  regiment  of  artillery  of  the  United  States,  for  a 

grant  of  bounty  lands,   97 

1780.  Aug.  22.  Recommendation  of  Brigr.-Genl.  Knox,  that  Capt. 

Josiah  Wool  be  employed  as  chief  director  of  the  cannon 
and  military  stores  on  board  of  any  of  the  continental 

ships  of  war  and  privateers,   97 

1789.  April  6.  Certificate  of  Brigr.-Genl.  Knox,  that  Capt.  Josiah 
Wool  served  faithfully  as  an  officer  in  the  artillery  of  the 
U.  S.,  until  the  year  1 780,   98 

April  6.  Notice  to  the  occupants  of  land  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river  near  Fort  Hunter,  beginning  where 
Aries  kill  empties  into  said  river  at  the  northeast  corner  of 
land  granted  to  John  Scott,  and  containing  611  acres,  that 
unless  they  prove  their  title  to  said  land  within  four  weeks 
the  same  shall  be  granted  to  Fredk.  Cluet,   99 

Jan.  — .  Field  book  of  the  locations  made  by  William  Har- 
pur,  in  the  name  of  Wm.  Hull,  Samuel  Weeks,  Vincent  S. 


782 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xlvi. 


Page. 

1789.  Quackenbush,  Isaac  Collier,  Nicholas  Van  Slyke,  Gideon 
Marlatts,  Harmonis  Maibee  and  Adam  Putman,  near  Fort 

Hunter,  (Montgomery  Co.,)   100 

Jan.  31.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Quackenboss  in  favor  Wm.  Van 
Slyke,  respecting  his  title  to  lands  occupied  by  him,  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek,  and  on  the  south  of 

the  Mohawk  river,   101 

April  14.  Affidavit  of  Magdelin  Wood  in  favor  of  Wm.  Van 

Slyke's  title  to  land  occupied  by  him,   102 

Jan  31.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Gardiner  in  favor  of  Isaac  Col- 
lier's title  to  lands  occupied  by  him,  lying  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawk  river  and  on  the  west  of  Schohary 

creek,   103 

April  18.  Affidavit  of  Abrm.  D.  Quackenboss  in  favor  of 
Isaac  Collier's  title  to  lands  occupied  by  him,  lying  on  the 
west  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,   104 

1787.  Sept.  29.  Affidavit  of  John  Newkirk  and  Jacob  Hall  in  sup- 
port of  Gerrit  C.  Newkirk's  title  to  lands  in  his  posses- 
sion, lying  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  kill  and  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  and  also  to  an  island 
called  Lewin's  Island,   ]  05 

1789.  Oct.  9.  Affidavit  of  John  Newkirk  in  support  of  Gerrit  C. 

Newkirk's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on  the  east 
side  of  Schoharie  kill,   106 

1787.  Sept.  29.  Affidavit  of  John  McGrawand  Wm.  Philips  in  sup- 
port of  Gerrit  C.  Newkirk's  title  to  lands  on  the  east  side  of 
Schohary  kill,  and  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  107 

1789.  April  18.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Quackenbos  in  support  of  Vin- 
cent S.  Quackenbos's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  on  the 
west  side  of  Schohary  creek,  and  on  the  south  of  the 

Mohawks  river,   108 

Jan.  31.  Affidavit  of  Francis  Pryme  in  support  of  Vincent 
S.  Quackenbos's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on 
the  west  side  of  the  Schohary  creek,  and  on  the  south  side 

of  the  Mohawks  river,   109 

Jan.  31.  Affidavit  of  William  Colon  in  support  of  Samuel 
Week's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on  the  west 
side  of  Schohary  creek,  and  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,   110 

March  19.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Quackenbos  in  support  of 
Samuel  Week's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  on  the  west  side 

of  Schohary  creek,   Ill 

Jan.  31.  Affidavit  of  Gerrit  Putman,  in  support  of  William 
Hall's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on  the  west 
side  of  Schohary  creek,  and  ou  the  south  side  of  the 

Mohawks  river,   112 

March  1 9.  Affidavit  of  Abraham  Quackenbos  in  support  of 
William  Hall's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  on  the  west  side  of 

Schohaiy  creek,  ••••  H«* 

March  19.  Affidavit  of  John  Hall  in  support  of  Harmanus 
Mabee's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  on  the  south  side 


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783 


Pago. 

1789.      of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary 

creek,   114 

Jan.  31.  Affidavit  of  Abrm.  D.  Quackenbos  in  support  of 
Harmanus  Mabee's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  on  the 
west  side  of  Schoharie  creek,  and  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river,   115 

April  23.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Seeler  in  support  of  Adam  Put- 
man's  title  to  lands  now  occupied  by  him,   116 

April  23.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Colon  in  support  of  Adam  Put- 
man's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  on  the  west  side  of  Scho- 
hary creek,   116 

Sept.  23.  Affidavit  of  Conrad  Stone  in  support  of  Gerrit  C. 
Newkirk's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on  the 
east  side  of  Schohary  creek,  and  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,   117 

April  16.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Putman  in  support  of  Adam  Put- 
man's  title  to  lands,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  river,   118 

April  16.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Putman  in  support  of  Adam 
Putman's  title  to  lands,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawks  river,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek,  119 

Sept.  25.  Affidavit  of  John  Van  Aken,  junr.,  respecting 
Adam  Putman's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on 
the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek,  and  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,   120 

Jan.  31.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Colyer,  respecting  Gideon 
Marlatt's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on  the 
west  side  of  Schoharie  creek,  and  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,   121 

1784.  July  8.  Bond  from  William  Van  Dewarick  to  convey  to 

Gideon  Marlatt  a  tract  of  land,  in  the  Mohawk  district,.  122 
1789.  March  19.  Affidavit  of  Samuel  Weeks  that  he  was  a  witness 

to  the  execution  of  the  preceding  bond,   122 

March  19.  Affidavit  of  Victor  C.  Putman,  in  support  of 
Gideon  Marlatt's  title  to  lands  in  his  possession,  lying  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river,  and  on  the  west  of 
Schohary  creek,   123 

1785.  Feb.  27.  Acknowledgment  of  John  Winn,  of  the  sale  of 

his  he  use  and  lands  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawks river,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek  to 
Gideon  Marlatt,    124 

1786.  Oct.  16.  Affidavit  of  John  Winn  that  Gideon  Marlatt,  Wm. 

Hall,  Samuel  Weeks,  Vincent  S.  Quackenboss,  Nich's  S. 
Van  Slike,  junr.,  Harmanus  Mabee,  Gerrit  C.  Newkirk, 
Adam  Putnam,  Jacob  Newkirk  and  Benjamin  Newkirk 
were  friendly  and  loyal  to  the  American  cause  during  the 

revolution,   124 

1785.  Sept.  28.  Certificate  of  Justices  John  C.  VanEps  and  Nich's 
Quackinboss,  that  Gideon  Marlatt  possessed  a  house  and 
lands  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  highway  leading  from 
Schohary  creek  westward  up  the  Mohawk  river,  from  the 
year  1780  until  date,   125 


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[vol.  xlvi. 


Page. 

1789.  April  18.  Affidavit  of  Wra.  Colon  respecting  William  Har- 
pur's  title  to  lands  occupied  by  him,  and  lying  on  the 
east  side  of  Schohary  creek,  and  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  on  the  northeast  of  Barclay's  patent,  ....  127 
April  18.  Affidavit  of  Josiah  Throop,  respecting  William 
Harpur's  title  to  lands,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek, 


at  the  northeast  end  of  Barclay's  patent,   128 

1785.  Map  27.  Map  of  a  brushy  hill  or  parcel  of  land,  lying  on 
the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  and  on  the  east  side 
of  Schohary  creek,  for  William  Harpur,  (Fort  Hunter, 

Florida,  Montgomery  Co.,)   129 

1789.  Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Slum  an  Wattles  for  lot  90,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  Delaware  river  and  the  Susque- 
hanna river,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Walton, 
Delaware  Co.,)   130 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  72,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Franklin  and 
Walton,  Delaware  Co.,)   131 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  7,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the  Susque- 
hanna rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Franklin 
and  Walton,  Delaware  Co.,)   132 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  36,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the  Susque- 
hanna rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Franklin, 
Delaware  Co.,)   133 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  121,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  and  containing  260  acres  of  land,  (Walton,  Dela- 
ware Co.,)   134 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  93,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Walton,  Dela- 
ware Co.,)   135 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  103,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the  Susque- 
hanna rivers,  and  containing  223  acres  of  land,  (Walton, 
Delaware  Co.,)    136 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  91,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the  Susque- 
hanna rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Walton, 
Delaware  Co.,)   137 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  82,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the  Susque- 
hanna rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Franklin, 
Delaware  Co.,)   138 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  53,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the  Susque- 
hanna rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Franklin, 
Delaware  Co.,)   139 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  135,  lying  between 


VOL.  XLVI.] 


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785 


Pago. 

1 789.     the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the  Susquehanna 
river,  and  containing  236  acres  of  land/  (Sidney,  Dela- 


ware Co.,)   140 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  79,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  the  Susque- 
hanna rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Walton, 

Delaware  Co.,)   141 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  2,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Sidney,  Dela- 
ware Co.,)  ,   142 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  54,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Franklin,  Dela- 

*  ware  Co.,)   143 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  105,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  and  containing  233  acres  of  land,  (Walton,  Dela- 
ware Co.,)    144 

Aug.  19.  Patent  to  Sluman  Wattles  for  lot  30,  lying  between 
the  Cookquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and  Susquehanna 
rivers,  and  containing  243  acres  of  land,  (Walton,  Dela- 
ware Co.,)   145 


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VOLUME  XLVII. 


1789. 

Page. 

1789.  April  6.  Claim  of  Benjamin  Case  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 

in  behalf  of  John  Ludlum,  . . . :   1 

April  11.  Claim  of  Nathaniel  Piatt  and  Jonas  S.  Addoms, 
in  behalf  of  the  devisees  of  Richard  Smith,  and  in  behalf 
of  Joshua  Smith  for  land,  in  the  possession  of  Timothy 
Wheeler,  lying  in  the  county  of  Suffolk,  and  bounded 
westerly  by  Mowbray's  and  Commick's  patents,  northerly 
by  Smith  Town  patent,  and  easterly  by  NichoPs  patent, . .  2 

April  11.  Caveat  by  Nathl.  Piatt  and  Jonas  S.  Addoms,  in 
behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  against  granting  to  any 
persons  the  lands  referred  to  in  the  preceding  claim,   3 

Map  of  said  land,  (Smithtown,  Suffolk  Co.,)   3 

April  13.  Caveat  by  Henry  Starrett,  against  granting  to 
Henry  Wisner,  junr.,  or  to  any  other  person,  lands  lying 
between  two  creeks,  running  into  Tioga  river,  and  con- 
taining about  2,500  acres,   4 

April  14.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Sanders,  of  200  acres 
of  land,  lying  between  the  Cayaderossera  patent,  and  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Glen  junr.,  and  others,  (Corinth, 
Saratoga  Co.,)   5 

April  14.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Sanders,  of  350 
acres  of  land,  lying  between  the  patent  of  Cayaderossera 
and  a  tract  granted  to  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  others,  (Cor- 
inth, Saratoga  Co.,)   6 

April  14.  Claim  of  Gerret  H.  Van  Wagenen  for  several 
rights  of  bounty  land  conveyed  to  him,   7 

April  26.  Claim  of  James  Mapes,  junr.,  for  bounty  lands 
conveyed  to  him  by  Phanton  Horn  and  Thomas  Hide, ...  8 

April  29.  Claim  of  Robt.  Gilchrist,  as  assignee  to  the  estate 
of  Doctor  Nicholas  Schuyler,  for  1,500  acres  of  bounty 

lands,  ~     9 

1788.  June  9.  Power  of  attorney  from  Joshua  Simmons  to  Saml. 

J.  Curtice,   9 


VOL.  XLVII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


787 


Page. 


1789.  April  30.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Col.  John  Drake,   10 

May  4.  Claim  of  Alexander  Galloway  for  a  soldier's  right 
of  bounty  lands,  purchased  by  him  from  Seth  Jones,   11 

May  4.  Claim  of  James  Galloway,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  by  him  from  John  Pierson,   11 

May  4.  Claim  of  Elihu  Marvin  for  a  soldier's  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  by  him  from  David  Kelly,   12 

May  4.  Claim  of  James  Seely  for  a  soldier's  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  by  him  from  Joseph  Yariel,   12 

May  10.  Letter  from  Matthew  Vischer,  clerk  of  the  county 
of  Albany,  to  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,  in  be- 
half of  the  corporation  of  the  city  of  Albany,  relative  to 

lands  located  by  them  near  Fort  Hunter,   13 

1769.  March  18.  Affidavit  of  John  De  Peyster,  mayor  of  the  city 
of  Albany,  respecting  an  Indian  deed  for  1,000  acres  of  land 
at  Tieonderoga,  given  by  the  Mohawk  Indians  to  the  cor- 
poration of  said  city,  and  destroyed  by  one  of  the  said 

Indians  at  the  request  of  Gov.  Cosby,   14 

1732.  Sept.  27.  Perpetual  lease  from  the  corporation  of  the  city 
of  Albany  to  Abraham  Cuyler,  for  four  morgens  of  land 
at  Tieonderoga,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  15 
1783.  Sept.  24.  Lease  from  the  corporation  of  Albany  to  Jacob 
Leiber,  for  two  years,  of  fifty  acres  of  land  at  Tieonnon- 
deroga,  (Fort  Hunter,)   16 

1785.  Oct.  8.  Lease  from  the  corporation  of  Albany  to  John  Run- 

yans  and  Jacob  Seeber,  for  three  years,  of  fifty-four  acres 

of  land  at  Tieonnonderoga,  (Fort  Hunter,)   17 

Oct.  8.  Lease  from  the  corporation  of  the  city  of  Albany  to 
John  Van  Acken,  Jacob  Seber,  John  Wood  and  John 
Runnyans,  of  fifty  acres  of  land  at  Tieonnonderoga, 

(Fort  Hunter,)   18 

1783.  Sept.  25.  Map  of  the  Albany  corporation  lands  at  Tieon- 
nonderogue  or  Fort  Hunter,  (Florida  and  Glen,  Mont- 
gomery Co.,)   19 

1786.  Oct.  5.  Affidavit  of  Abrm.  Schuyler,  respecting  the  Albany 

corporation  lands  at  Fort  Hunter,  and  that  there  were  no 
Indians  settled  there  at  the  time  possession  was  taken  in 

1783,   20 

1789.  May  11.  Affidavit  of  John  Vischer,  respecting  Jacob  Seeber's 

location  at  Fort  Hunter,   21 

1776.  Oct.  4.  Affidavit  of  Abraham  Cuyler  that  William  Cuyler  is 
a  tenant  of  the  Cuyler  family,  on  the  land  conveyed  to 

them  by  the  corporation  of  the  city  of  Albany,   22 

1789.  May  12.  Claim  of  John  Suffern  for  six  soldiers'  rights  of 

bounty  lands,  purchased  by  him,   23 

May  14.  Claim  of  John  Maley  for  three  soldiers'  rights  of 

bounty  lands,  purchased  by  him,   23 

May  14.  Claim  of  John  Jewitt  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 

purchased  by  him  from  Josiah  Burtch,   23 

May  14.  Claim  of  Silas  Halsey  for  two  soldiers'  rights  of 

bounty  lands,  purchased  by  him,   23 

May  14.  Claim  of  Silas  Halsey  for  a  lieutenant's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  by  him,   24 


788  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xi/nr. 

Page. 

1789.  May  15.  Claim  of  Saml.  Smith  Mason  for  a  right  of  bounty 

lands,  purchased  by  him  from  Joseph  Vincent,   24 


May  16.  Draft  of  a  letter  to  the  surveyor  general,  transmit- 
ting a  resolution  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office, 
requesting  him  to  survey  and  explore  the  country  for  the 
purpose  of  determining  the  proper  place  for  a  road,  to 
commence  between  the  southwest  end  of  Lake  George 
and  the  road  opened  by  John  Thurman,  to  extend  to  the 
northern  line  of  the  state ;  and  also  that  20,000  acres  of 
land  be  laid  between  the  river  St.  Lawrence  and  Lake 
Champlain,  to  be  given  to  such  persons  as  shall  contract 


for  the  making  of  said  road,   25 

May  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Garnsey,  of  a  tract 
of  1,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  on  the  west  bank  of 
Susquehanna  river,  in  the  south  bounds  of  a  tract  laid  out 

for  William  Allison,  (Windsor,  Broome  Co.,)   26 

May  21.  Claim  of  James  Rice  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land, 

conveyed  to  him  by  Wm.  Palmiter,   27 

May  25.  Claim  of  William  McGill,  for  four  rights  of  lands 

conveyed  to  him,   27 

May  25.  Claim  of  Jacob  Carl,  for  a  soldier's  right  of  bounty 

lands  purchased  by  him,   28 

May  28.  Claim  of  Edmund  Curtiss,  for  three  soldiers'  rights 

of  bounty  lands,   28 

June  1.  Claim  of  Capt.  John  Doughty,  Lieut.  James  Brad- 
ford, Lieut.  Chilion  Ford,  Lieut.  John  Smyth,  Capt.  Jno. 
F.  Hamtramck,  Capt.  Henry  Vanderburgh,  Ensign  Derick 
Schuyler,  Abner  Prior  and  John  Elliott,  surgeon's  mates, 

for  bounty  lands,   29 

June  3.  Claim  of  Oliver  Beers,  as  administrator  to  the  estate 
of  Isaac  Hubbell,  deceased,  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands ;  one  of  which  was  conveyed  to  him  by  Peter 
Buchez,  a  soldier,  and  the  other  he  was  entitled  to  for 

services  as  capt.-lieut.,   30 

June  9.  Claim  of  Jeremiah  Osborne,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 

land  transferred  to  him  by  John  Kelly,   31 

June  11.  Claim  of  Peter  Van  Bergen,  for  1,200  acres  of  land 

conveyed  to  him  by  John  Blakeney,   31 

June  13.  Claim  of  Lieut.  Ebenezer  Mott,  for  1,200  acres  of 

bounty  lands,   31 

June  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Barent  I.  Staats,  of  a 
tract  of  400  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  west  side  of  the 

Oneida  Lake,  (Hastings,  Oswego  Co.,)   32 

Map  of  the  same,   32 


June  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  Gilleland  and 
Matthew  Watson,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  beginning  at  the  river 
Bouquet,  seven  chains  north  of  the  southwest  corner  of 
James  Judd's  patent,  (Essex  and  Westport,  Essex  Co.,) .  33 

June  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  Gilleland  and 
Matthew  Watson,  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  (Essex  and  Westport,  Essex  Co.,) . .  34 


TOL  XLV1I.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


789 


Page. 

1789.  June  23.  Claim  of  Samuel  Stringer,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 

bounty  lands  purchased  by  him  from  John  Ward,   35 

June  23.  Claim  of  Stephen  Lush,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands  purchased  by  him  from  Abrm.  Springsteen,  36 

June  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Archd.  Campbell,  of  a 
tract  of  2,991  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  together  with  two  islands,  con- 
taining in  all,  3,000  acres  of  land,  (Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,) ...  87 

June  23.  Claim  of  John  Hathorn,  for  a  grant  of  600  acres 
of  land,  having  purchased  Joshua  Phillips'  right  to  bounty 


lands,   38 

June  23.  Claim  of  John  Hathorn,  for  a  grant  of  600  acres 
of  land,  having  purchased  William  Morral's  right  to 

bounty  lands,   38 

June  23.  Claim  of  John  Hathorn,  for  a  grant  of  600  acres 
of  land,  having  purchased  David  Phillips'  right  to  bounty 

lands,   39 

June  25.  Claim  of  Jacobus  Wynkoop,  for  a  lieut.-colonel's 

proportion  of  bounty  lands,   40 

July  3.  Claim  of  Isaac  Bogert,  for  a  lieutenant's  proportion 

of  bounty  lands,   41 

July  6.  Claim  of  Nathan  Brewster,  as  administrator  to 
James  Gregg,  deceased,  for  a  captain's  right  of  bounty 

lands,   41 

July  6.  Claim  of  Nathan  Brewster,  for  a  corporal's  right 

of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Andrew  Campbell,. ...  41 
July  6.  Letter  from  John  Duncan  to  Govr.  Clinton,  respect- 
ing Peter  Penet's  land,   42 

July  7.  Claim  of  David  Willis,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
as  administrator  to  his  brother  Abraham  Willis,  deceased, 

who  served  as  mattross,   42 

July  8.  Claim  of  John  Howell,  for  a  soldier's  right  of  bounty 

lands,  purchased  from  Joshua  Davis,   42 

July  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Wm.  Douglass,  James  Mc- 
Bride  and  Ebenezer  Clark,  of  468  acres  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  in  the  town  of  Wallkill,  (Wallkill, 

Orange  Co.,)   43 

July  10.  Claim  of  Samuel  Stringer,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands  conveyed  to  him  by  Andrew  Sherwood,  late  mat- 
tross,   44 


1788.  Dec.  31.  Claim  of  Peter  Fort  and  Isaac  Fort,  for  a  grant  of 

400  acres  of  land  between  the  north  line  of  the  patent  of 
Hosick  and  the  south  line  of  the  town  of  Cambridge, ...  45 
Dec.  31.  Claim  of  Abraham  Wright,  Abraham  Briggs,  John 
Soule,  George  Searls,  John  McCool,  Archibald  McViccar, 
John  Perry,  James  Hunt,  John  Powers,  Benjn.  Tripp  and 
William  Sexton,  for  a  grant  of  2,100  acres  of  land, 
bounded  on  the  west  by  the  township  of  Cambridge, 
south  by  the  patent  granted  to  Arent  Van  Curler,  east  by 
land  surveyed  for  Lieut.  James  Bain  and  Bohannan's  tract, 
and  north  by  said  tract,   46 

1789.  July  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of  2,000 

acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  begin- 


790 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  xlvii. 


Page. 

1789.      nino:  at  the  southwest  end  of  a  tract  granted  to  Robert 

Belt,  (Peru,  Clinton  Co.,)   47 

July  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Schuyler,  of  two 
tracts  of  land  lying  in  the  county  of  Clinton,  the  first  of 
said  tracts  adjoins  a  tract  granted  to  John  Stoughton,  and 
contains  34£  acres;  the  second  tract  begins  at  the 
centre  of  the  landing  place  at  the  north  end  of  Lake 
George,  and  contains  lOf  acres,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex 
Co.,)   48 

July  16.  Claim  of  Margaret  Moody,  widow  of  Capt.  John 
Moody,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands  to  which  he  was 
entitled,    49 

July  17.  Claim  of  Joseph  Caldwell,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands  jmrchased  from  Philip  Caldwell,   50 

July  17.  Claim  of  James  Caldwell,  for  eight  soldiers'  rights 
and  one  lieutenant's  right  of  bounty  lands,  conveyed  to 
him,    51 

Affidavits  relative  to  Jacob  Seeber's  claim,   52 

July  20.  Claim  of  Jacob  Seeber,  for  lands  located  by  him, 
lying  near  Fort  Hunter,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk 
river,  and  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek,   52 

Sept.  4.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Gar-diner,  relating  to  Jacob 
Seeber's  location  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek,. . .  52 

Sept.  4.  Affidavit  of  William  Quackenboss,  relating  to  Jacob 
Seeber's  location  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek, ...  52 

April  24.  Affidavit  of  Isaac  Colyer,  relating  to  Jacob  Seeber's 
location  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek,   52 

April  24.  Affidavit  of  Abraham  Quackenboss,  relating  to 
Jacob  Seeber's  location  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary 
creek,   52 

July  23.  Certificate  of  location  forElnathan  Fitch,  of  a  tract 
of  400  acres  of  land  on  the  top  of  the  Katts  kill  moun- 
tains, on  both  sides  of  the  road  that  leads  from  Katts  kill 
landing  to  Batavia,  at  a  place  called  Chippy,  (Ashland, 
Greene  Co.,)   53 

July  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Elnathan  Fitch,  of  a  tract 
of  200  acres  of  land  near  the  foot  of  the  Cats  kills  moun- 
tains, on  the  head  waters  of  Shingle  kill,  and  southwest 
of  Airy  Point,  (Cairo,  Greene  Co.,)   54 

July  25.  Letter  from  John  Duncan  to  Peter  Curtenius,  audi- 
tor, relative  to  Peter  Penet's  petition  for  lands  near  the 
river  St.  Lawrence,   55 

July  25.  Petition  of  John  Duncan,  as  attorney  for  Peter 
Penet,  for  a  patent  for  a  tract  of  land  ten  miles  square 
on  the  river  St.  Lawrence  to  the  west  of  lands  laid  out 
for  Alexr.  Macomb  and  others,   55 

July  27.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robert  Lewis,  of  a  tract 
of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain, 
(Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   56 

Aug.  8.  Letter  from  Secretary  Scott  to  the  surveyor  general 
instructing  him  to  survey  and  lay  out  lands  granted  to 
Peter  Penet  and  John  Francis  Perache  in  a  tract  ceded  by 


vol.  xlvii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  791 

•                                            .  Pase- 
1789.      the  Oneida  Indians  to  the  state,  and  describing  the  boun- 
dary of  their  territory  as  claimed  by  them,   57 

Aug.  II.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  to  Secretary  Scott 
respecting  Sluman  Wattle's  patent,   58 

Schedule  of  the  surveyor  general's  fees,   58 

Aug.  24.  Caveat  of  Seth  Reed  against  granting  letters  patent 
to  Peter  Ryckman,  for  two  tracts  of  land,  one  16,000 
acres  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca  lake  and  another,  one 
mile  square  at  the  Cayuga  ferry,   59 

Aug.  24.  Certificate  of  chancellor  Livingston  relative  to  the 
act  vesting  Richard  Maitland's  lands  in  the  hands  of  trus- 
tees,  60 


Aug.  29.  Assignment  from  Josette  Smith  to  Wm.  J.  Vreden- 
burgh,  of  her  interest  in  a  right  of  land  to  which  her 
deceased  son,  Guilliaume  Sancoucie  Schmit  was  entitled 

for  his  services  during  the  war,   61 

Aug.  29.  Letters  of  administration  to  Wm.  J.  Vredenburgh, 

for  the  estate  of  Guilliaum  Sancouce  Chemit,   62 

Aug.  29.  Letters  of  administration  to  William  J.  Vreden- 

burgh,f  or  the  estate  of  Philippe  Chemit,   63 

Sept.  1.  Claim  of  James  Caldwell,  for  two  soldiers'  rights  of 

land  purchased  from  John  Suger  and  James  Hall,   64 

Sept.  12.  Claim  of  John  Cochran,  for  lands,  having  served  as 

director  general  of  hospitals  during  the  w^ar, . . . .  <   64 

Sept.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Sanders,  of  1,648 
acres  of  land  between  the  Cayaderossera  patent,  and  a 
tract  granted  to  John  Glen,  junr.,  and  others,  beginning 
at  the  head  of  the  Cayaderossera  creek,  (Cormth,  Saratoga 


Co.,)   65 

Sept.  15.  Claim  of  Nanning  Vanderheyden,  for  a  grant  of 

bounty  lands,  having  served  as  lieutenant  in  the  wTar,. ...  66 
Sept.  18.  Claim  of  Elijah  Hunter,  for  seven  soldiers'  rights 

of  bounty  lands  purchased  by  him,   67 

Sept.  19.  Claim  of  Francis  Carbine  and  Martinus  Zeilie,  for 

two  rights  of  land  purchased  by  them,   67 

Sept.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Harris,  of  412 

acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington  to  the  west  of 

the  Artillery  patent,  (Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,)   68 


Sept.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Harris,  of  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  near  the  head 
of  South  Bay,  beginning  at  the  southerly  corner  of  a  tract 
granted  to  Archd.  Campbell,  (Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,)  69 

Sept.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Smith,  of  500  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  to  the  west  of  the 
Artillery  patent,  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  (Fort  Ann,  Wash- 


ington Co.,)   70 

Sept."  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  Joshua  Harris,  of  784 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  beginning  at 
the  northeast  corner  of  Queensbury,  (Queensbury,  War- 
ren Co.,)   71 

Sept.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  Piatt  Smith,  of  200  acres 


of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  on  the  west  side  of 


792  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xlvii. 

PaSe- 

1789.  the  Artillery  patent,  beginning  in  the  northeast  corner  of 
a  tract  granted  to  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  (Fort  Ann,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   72 

Sept.  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ephraim  Griscel,  of  600 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  to  the  west  of 
the  Artillery  patent,  beginning  in  the  northeast  corner  of 
a  tract  granted  to  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  (Fort  Ann,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   73 

Sept.  23.  Claim  of  Peter  Van  Bergen,  for  a  soldier's  right 

of  bounty  lands  purchased  from  John  Burke,   74 

Sept.  24.  Claim  of  William  Peeke,  as  representative  of  his 

deceased  brother  John  Peeke,  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land,  74 
Sept.  26.  Caveat  of  Frederick  Cluet  against  granting  certain 
lands  in  his  possession,  lying  in  the  county  of  Montgomery 

adjoining  the  Albany  corporation  lands  there,   75 

Sept.  28.  Claim  of  Gabriel  Furman,  for  six  soldiers'  rights 

of  bounty  lands  purchased  by  him,   76 

Oct.  3.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Steward,  of  332  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  in  the  town  of  Wall  kill, 
beginning  at  the  north  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  John 

Nicoll,  (Wallkill,  Orange  Co.,)   77 

Oct.  8.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of  250 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  11  in  the  county  of  Washington, 
beginning  at  the  northeast  comer  of  a  tract  granted  to 
John  Laurence,  Henry  Boel  and  Stephen  Tuttle,  (Queens- 
bury,  Warren  Co.,)   7S 

Oct.  8.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of  250 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  12  in  the  county  of  Washington, 
(Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,  and  Fort  Ann,  Washington 

Co.,)   79 

Oct.  8.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of  200 
acres  of  land,  being  lot  13  in  the  county  of  Washington, 
(Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,  and  Queensbury,  Warren 

Co.,)   80 

Oct.  8.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
200  acres  of  land,  being  lot  14,  in  the  county  of  Washing- 
ton, (Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,)   81 

Oct.  8.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Harris,  junr.,  of 
200  acres  of  land,  being  lot  15,  in  the  county  of  Wash- 
ington, (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   82 

Oct.  8.  List  of  state  rights  of  land  belonging  to  Richard 

Piatt,   83 

Oct.  12.  Claim  of  Jacob  Carl  for  a  soldier's  right  of  county 

lands,  purchased  from  Saml.  Smith,   84 

Oct.  13.  Claim  of  Mary  Crosby  for  a  soldier's  right  of  county 

lands,  as  administratrix  to  William  Hains,   84 

Oct.  14.  Claim  of  William  Henderson  for  seven  rights  of 

bounty  lands,  purchased  by  him,   84 

Oct.  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Thomas  Machin  of  5,400 
acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk  river, 
beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract  grante  d  to 
Peter  Lewis  and  others,  on  the  Canada  creek,  (Russia, 
Herkimer  Co.,  and  Remseu,  Oneida  Co.,)   85 


VOL.  XLVII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


793 


Page. 


1789.  Oct.  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Peter  Yates,  of  297  acres 
of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  above  the 
Half  Moon,  near  Schachtekoke,  beginning  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  lands  granted  to  Robt.  Leake  and  others, 
(Schaghticoke,  Rensselaer  Co.,)   85 

Oct.  25.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  issued  to  Alexr.  McKee 
and  his  associates,  on  the  16th  January,  1770,  for  a  tract 
of  land  to  the  south  of  Cherry  valley,  and  east  of  the 
Susquehanna  river,  (Westford,  Worcester,  and  Maryland, 
Otsego  Co.,)   86 

Oct.  27.  Certified  copy  of  a  patent  to  Walter  Stewart,  for 
2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Albany,  on  the  west 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  (Durham,  Greene  Co.,) . ,   87 

Oct.  30.  Claim  of  Oliver  Bostwick  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Daniel  Or,   88 

Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
of  600  acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  the  MohawK 
river,  beginning  on  the  Canada  creek,  at  the  northeast 
corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Peter  Servis  and  others, 
(Remsen,  Oneida  Co.,)   89 

Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abraham  Bloodgood,  ot 
1,400  acres  of  land  near  the  south  end  of  Cayuga  lake, 
(Ithaca,  Tompkins  Co.,)   90 

Nov.  2.  Claim  of  Dirk  Van  Veghten  as  administrator  to 
Tobias  Van  Veghten,  late  lieutenant,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,   91 

Nov.  6.  Letter  from  Alexr.  Macomb,  Robt.  Boyd  and  M. 
Willet,  to  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,  requesting 
that  letters  patent  issue  to  them  as  proprietors  and  agents, 
for  the  township  of  Duerville,   92 

Nov.  7.  Claim  of  Thomas  Warner  for  a  lieutenant's  right  of 

bounty  lands,   92 

1785.  July  1.  Petition  of  Frederick  Cluet  for  a  patent  of  lands 
lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  near  Fort 
Hunter,  beginning  at  a  creek  called  Ochrachqua  or  Arijes 

creek,   93 

1789.  Oct.  26.  Certified  copy  of  an  Indian  deed  to  Peter  Brower 
for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's 
river,  beginning  at  Ochrachqua,  or  Arijes  creek,  dated 
7th  July,  1730,   94 

Lease  from  Peter  Brower  to  Arent  Potman  for  the  tract  of 
land  referred  to  in  the  preceding  Indian  deed,  dated  8th 
June,  1733,  (Glen,  Montgomery  Co.,)    95 

May  7.  Resolution  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office, 
appointing  a  day  to  hear  the  claims  of  Saml.  Weeks,  Isaac 
Collier,  Vincent  Scott  Quackenboss  and  Wm.  Hall,  to 
land  occupied  by  them,  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk 
river,  near  Fort  Hunter,  and  claimed  by  Fredk.  Cluet, ...  96 

June  26.  Affidavit  of  James  McDonald  and  William  Thrip, 
that  the  original  of  the  preceding  resolution  was  served 
on  Fredk.  Cluet  by  James  Weeks,   96 

Oct.  7.  Affidavit  of  John  Newkirk  in  favor  of  Fredk.  Chiefs 
title  to  lands  adjoining  Aries  creek  and  Scot's  patent,  and 
100 


794  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  xlvii. 

Page. 

1789.      respecting  the  claim  of  Samuel  Weeks,  Isaac  Colyer, 

Vincent  S.  Quackenboss  and  William  Hall,   96 


Oct.  3.  Affidavit  of  Philip  Schuyler  respecting  the  loss  of 


Fredk.  Cluet's  papers  concerning  his  title  to  lands  claimed 
by  him,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river, . .  96 
Oct.  19.  Affidavit  of  Myndert  W.  and  Sarah  Quackenboss, 

respecting  Frederick  Cluet's  claim,  »  •  •  •  97 

Oct.  19.  Affidavit  of  Nicolaes  Hansen  respecting  Frederick 

Cluet's  claim,   98 

Oct.  20.  Affidavit  of  John  Marshall  respecting  Frederick 

Cluet's  claim,   99 

Oct.  20.  Affidavit  of  Wm.  Quackenboss  respecting  Frederick 

Cluet's  claim,   99 

Oct.  20.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Potman  respecting  Frederick 

Cluet's  claim,   99 

Oct.  4.  Affidavit  of  Francis  Pruyn  respecting  Fredk.  Cluet's 

claim,   100 

Oct.  20.  Affidavit  of  Abrm.  D.  Quackenboss  respecting 

Frederick  Cluet's  claim,   101 

Oct.  20.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Colyer  respecting  Fredk.  Cluet's 

claim,   101 

Oct.  24.  Affidavit  of  Victor  C.  Putman  respecting  Fredk. 

Cluet's  claim,   102 

Oct.  24.  Affidavit  of  John  Glen  respecting  Fredk.  Cluet's 

claim,   103 

Oct.  21.  Affidavit  of  Hannah  Van  Alstine  respecting  Fredk. 

Cluet's  claim,   104 

Oct.  23.  Affidavit  of  Sarah  Quackenboss  respecting  Fredk. 

Cluet's  claim,  ,   104 

Oct.  23.  Affidavit  of  Catharine  Hansen  respecting  Fredk. 

Cluet's  claim, . . . . :   105 

Oct.  21.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Quackenboss  respecting  Fredk. 

Cluet's  claim,   105 

Oct.  23.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Gardinear  respecting  Frederick 

Cluet's  claim,   106 

Oct.  23.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Gardinear  respecting  the  improve- 
ments made  on  Fredk.  Cluet's  land,  by  Vincent  Scot 

Quackenboss,  Samuel  Weeks  and  Isaac  Colyer,   107 

Oct.  23.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  H.  Gardinear  respecting  the 
improvements  made  by  Vincent  Scot  Quackenbos,  Saml. 
Weeks  and  Isaac  Colyer,  on  Frederick  Cluet's  lands,  107 
Oct.  23.  Affidavit  of  Rachel  Newkirk,  respecting  William 
Hall's  settlement  on  Fredk.  Cluet's  land,   108 


Nov.  10.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  directing  the  secretary  to  make  out  letters 
patent  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Clinton,  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  for  Simon  Metcalfe,  Robert 
Boyd,  Marinus  Willet,  John  Taylor,  John  Portious,  John 
Kelly  and  John  McKesson,   109 

Nov.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  Penet,  of  a  tract  of 
land  ten  miles  square,  to  the  north  of  Oneida  lake,  begin- 
ning on  the  southeast  side  of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  at 


vol.  xlvil]  LAND  PAPERS.  795 

Pago. 

1789.      the  mouth  of  a  creek  called  by  the  Indians  Weteringhra 

Guentere,  (Orleans  and  Clayton,  Jefferson  Co.,)   110 

Nov.  18.  Claim  of  Pelatiah  Fitch  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land,  purchased  from  John  De  Witt,   Ill 

Nov.  21.  Claim  of  Joseph  Klein  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land, 
purchased  from  Hercules  Lent,   Ill 

Nov.  23.  Claim  of  David  Hawkins  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
land,  purchased  from  Nehemiah  Sniffen,   112 

Nov.  23.  Claim  of  Joel  Bowen  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land, 
purchased  from  Jacob  Lawrence,   112 

Nov.  23.  Affidavits  of  Robert  Milliken  and  Archibald  Mo- 
Bride,  proving  the  possession  and  occupancy  of  Robert 
Crawford  and  others,  on  and  prior  to  the  25th  July,  1782, 
of  different  lots  of  waste  and  unappropriated  lands,  in  the 
town  of  Mamacotting,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   113 

Nov.  23.  Affidavit  of  John  Newkirk,  proving  the  occupancy 
and  possession  of  lands  by  Solomon  Wheat,  Phineas  Ho- 
cornb,  Return  Hocomb,  Ebenezer  Hocomb,  John  Graef, 
Abel  Norton,  Daniel  Woodworth,  John  Rosa,  Robert 
CrawTford,  William  Ellis,  James  Graham,  Tompkins  Adle 
and  Stephen  Carney,  lying  in  the  town  of  Mamakating, 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  ;   114 

Nov.  23.  Affidavit  of  Jepthah  Fuller  and  Adam  Ripinbergh, 
respecting  the  title  of  Solomon  Wheat,  William  Spencer, 
Phineas  Hocom,  John  Graef,  Alvin  Owens,  Ebenezer  Ho- 
com,  Return  Hocom  and  Asa  Glassen,  to  lands  occupied 
by  them,   115 

Nov.  23.  Affidavit  of  William  Harlow,  proving  the  title  and 
possession  of  lands  occupied  by  Timothy  Doolittle,  Solo- 
Wheat,  Phineas  Hocum,  John  Goff,  Ebenezer  HocUm, 
Abel  Norten,  Daniel  Woodward,  junr.,  and  John  Rosa,  115 

Dec.  2.  Assignment  from  the  children  of  Joseph  Benedict 
to  Thomas  Thomas,  of  a  certificate  for  8,000  acres  of 
land,   116 

1788.  May  31.  Assignment  from  Timothy  Benedict,  as  administra- 

tor of  Joseph  Benedict,  to  Thomas  Thomas,  of  a  claim 
for  8,000  acres  of  land,   116 

1789.  Dec.  4.  Claim  of  Isaac  Gould  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land, . .  116 
Dec.  5.  Claim  of  William  Webb  for  a  grant  of  600  acres  of 

bounty  lands,   116 

Dec.  7.  Claim  of  Capt.  Jos :  Savage  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,   117 

Dec.  7.  Claim  of  Jacob  Snook,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  about 
80  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  lying  be- 
tween the  patents  of  Babington,  Wemp  and  Warrant,  by 
right  of  occupancy,   118 

Dec.  7.  Affidavit  of  Cornelius  Wemple,  in  support  of  Jacob 
Snooks's  claim,   118 

Dec.  7.  Affidavit  of  Mathias  Horner,  in  support  of  Jacob 
Snooks's  claim,   118 

Dec.  7.  Affidavit  of  John  J.  Wemple,  in  support  of  Jacob 
Snooks's  claim,   118 

Dec.  8.  Claim  of  Solomon  Ilodler  for  a  grant  of  bounty 


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1789.      lands,  having  served  in  Col.  Malcolm's  regiment  in  the  U. 

S.  army,   118 

Dec.  9.  Claim  of  William  Ely  for  a  soldier's  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Egbert  Vanzuylen,   118 

Dec.  11.  Claim  of  Woolvert  Ecker  for  three  soldiers'  rights 
of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  David  Pembrook,  An- 
drew Hoffman  and  John  McLean,   119 

Dec.  14.  Claim  of  Benjamin  Brown,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Joseph  Rhodes,   119 

Dec.  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Vrooman,  of  a  tract 
of  9,76*7  acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mohawk 
river,  beginning  on  the  Canada  creek,  at  the  northwest 
corner  of  J erseyfield,  (Wilmurt,  Herkimer  Co.,  and  More- 
house, Hamilton  Co.,   120 

Dec.  17.  Claim  of  Isaac  Colyer  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  John  Cahill,  matross,   121 

Dec.  20.  Claim  of  Puah  Davis  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
in  right  of  her  deceased  husband,  John  Davis,   121 

Dec.  20.  Claim  of  David  Hawkins  for  two  soldiers'  rights  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Archibald  Cunningham  and 
Samuel  Buchanan,   121 

Dec.  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Cornelius  C.  Schoon- 
maker,  of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,  and  in  the  town  of  Mamakating,  (Mamakating, 
Sullivan  Co.,)   122 

Dec.  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Cornelius  C.  Schoon- 
maker,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of 
Mamakating,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  (Mamakating,  Sul- 
livan Co.,)   123 

Dec.  23.  Claim  of  John  Lawrence  for  5,400  acres  of  bounty 
land,  purchased  from  Andrew  Rose,  John  Ross,  Jacob 
Albright,  William  Bumham  and  Simon  Cox,  soldiers  in 
the  2d  New  York  regiment,  James  Bosworth,  drum  major 
in  said  regiment,  and  James  Adams,  corporal,  William 
Wallace  and  Richard  Morrison,  privates  in  the  1st  New 
York  regiment ;  also  for  a  grant  in  the  right  of  his  wife, 
who  is  sister  to  the  deceased  Ranald  S.  McDougall,   124 

Dec.  28.  Claim  of  John  T.  Visscher  for  a  grant  of  a  parcel 
of  land,  containing  about  90  acres,  and  lying  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  near  Fort  Hunter,   124 

Dec.  28.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Van  Slyk,  in  support  of  John 
T.  Yisscher's  claim,     124 

Dec.  28.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Colyer  in  support  of  John  T. 
Visscher's  claim,   124 

Dec.  28.  Claim  of  John  T.  Visscher  for  a  grant  of  a  parcel  of 
land,  containing  about  40  acres,  and  lying  on  the  south  side 
of  the  Mohawks  river,  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek, 
beginning  at  the  north  corner  of  Henry  Barclay's  patent, 
and  adjoining  William  Harper's  land,   325 

Dec.  28.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Van  Slyke  in  support  of  John 
T.  Visscher's  claim,   125 

Dec.  28.  Affidavit  of  Isaac  Colyer  in  support  of  John  T. 
Visscher's  claim,   125 


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Page. 

1789.  Dec.  29.  Deed  from  Jacob  Enders  or  Entree  to  John  T.  Vis- 

scher,  for  a  tract  of  land  near  Fort  Hunter,  beginning  at 
the  west  side  of  William  Harpur's  lands,  (Montgomery 

Co.,)   125 

Dec.  30.  Claim  of  Jesse  Bostwick,  for  a  parcel  of  land  con- 
taining about  80  acres,  lying  between  the  patents  of 
Babington,  Wemple  and  Warrant,  with   125 

1790.  Jan.  1.  Affidavit  of  James  Kach  in  support  of  Jesse  Bost- 

wick's  claim,  125 

Jan.  I.  Affidavit  of  James  Billing  in  support  of  Jesse  Bost- 

wick's  claim,   125 

1789.  Dec.  30.  Claim  of  Ebenezer  Foot  and  Justin  Foot,  for  nine 
soldiers'  rights  assigned  to  them  by  Jno.  Peck,  Isaac 
Wiltsey,  Martin  Van  Every,  Hussey  Stratton,  John  Cronk. 
Eleazer  Luckee  (?)  George  Hallet,  Solomon  Hallet  and 

Abrm.  Quick,   125 

Dec.  30.  Caveat  of  John  Van  Aken  against  granting  a  cer- 
tain tract  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  on  the  east  of  Schohary  creek,  adjoining  the  patents 
of  John  T.  Visscher,  Gerrit  C.  Newkirk  and  Adam  Put- 
man,  and  containing  about  100  acres;  also  another  . tract 
beginning  in  the  north  bounds  of  Gerrit  C.  Newkirk's 
patent,  and  bounded  on  the  east  by  a  tract  granted  to  Chas. 
Williams  and  others,  called  Warrensbush,  on  the  west  by 
land  granted  to  John  Wempel,  and  containing  50  acres,  125 

Returns,  petitions,  <#c,  of  Canadian  and  Nova  Scotia 
Refugees. 

1784.  Sept.  21.  Letter  from  Col.  Josiah  Throop  to  the  commission- 

ers of  the  land  office  respecting  the  Nova  Scotia  refugees,  126 
Nov.  4.  Order  from  the  commissioners  of  land  office  respect- 
ing Col.  Josiah  Throop's  return  of  Nova  Scotia  refugees 

claiming  land,   126 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  Col.  Josiah  Throop  in  behalf  of  the  Nova 
Scotia  refugees,  praying  that  Bucks  Island  in  the  northwest 
part  of  Lake  Ontario  be  laid  out  for  them,  together  with 
as  much  land  on  the  south  side  of  Black  river  as  they  are 
entitled  to  by  an  act  of  the  state  of  New  York,  passed 

the  11th  May,  1784,   127 

Nov.  8.  Certificate  of  W.  B.  Whiting  and  Mat.  Adgate  that 
Josiah  Throop,  a  Nova  Scotia  refugee,  resides  in  the  state 

of  New  York,  since  before  the  1st  Nov.,  1780,   128 

Sept.  21.  Return  of  Nova  Scotia  refugees  agreeably  to  an 
act  of  the  legislature  passed  in  May,  1784,  by  Josiah 

Throop,   129 

Return  of  Nova  Scotia  refugees  who  came  off  for  the  cause 
of  their  country  in  1776  and  1777,  by  Jonathan  Eddy,. .  130 

1785.  Jan.  25.  Letter  from  Robt.  Harpur,  secretary  to  the  commis- 

sioners to  Mr.  Webster,  printer  at  Albany,  respecting  cer- 
tain notices  to  be  inserted  in  the  public  papers  there,. . .  130 
Jan.  26.  Return  of  Canadian  refugees  agreeable  to  an  act  of 
the  legislature  passed  11th  May,  1784,  by  Genl.  Hazen  and 
Col.  Livingston,   131,  132,  133 


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Page. 

1785.  Jan.  27.  Affidavit  of  Genl.  Hazen,  that  the  persons  named  in 
the  preceding  return  had  left  Canada  before  the  1st  of 


Nov.,  1782,  and  have  resided  within  the  state  of  New  York 

for  the  term  of  two  years  preceding  that  date,   133 

Return  of  Canadian  refugees,   134 

Jan.  27.  Affidavit  of  Col.  James  Livingston,  that  the  persons 
whose  names  are  given  in  the  preceding  return  had  left 
Canada  before  the  1st  Nov.,  1782,  and  have  resided  within 

the  state  of  New  York  for  the  term  of  two  years,   134 

Return  of  Canadian  refugees  entitled  to  lands  pursuant  to  an 

act  of  the  legislature  of  the  state  of  New  York,   135 

1786.  June  5.  Affidavit  of  Genl.  Moses  Hazen  that  the  persons 
whose  names  are  given  in  the  preceding  return  had  left 
Canada  previous  to  the  1st  of  Nov.,  1782,  and  have  resided 
for  two  years  preceding  that  date  within  the  state  of  New 
York,   135 


June  1 9.  Affidavit  of  Genl.  Hazen,  that  Lyman  Pallot  was  a 
refugee  from  Canada  and  entitled  to  a  grant  of  land,. ...  135 

List  of  Canadian  refugees  who  have  deserted  or  died,  and 
are  not  entitled  to  lands  granted  by  the  state  of  New  York,  136 
1785.  Jan.  28.  Order  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office  to  the 
surveyor  general  to  survey  and  lay  out  for  the  Canadian 
and  Nova  Scotia  refugees  lands  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  and  on  the  south  side  of  the  45th  degree  of 
north  latitude  in  townships  not  exceeding  six  miles  square, 
and  not  exceeding  1,000  acres  for  each  officer  and  500  for 
each  private,   .   137 

Oct.  12.  Letter  from  General  Hazen  to  the  commissioners 
appointed  to  hear  and  determine  equitable  claims  to  lands 
within  the  state  of  New  York,  requesting  a  longer  day 
than  the  time  appointed,  for  collecting  the  necessary 
evidence  for  the  Canadian  refugees,  against  sundry  loca- 
tions made  on  lands  to  the  north  of  Lake  Champlain,  ...  139 

Oct.  26.  Letter  from  Udny  Hay  to  Governor  Clinton  enclo- 
sing an  affidavit  and  letter  from  Genl.  Hazen,  and  an 
affidavit  from  Theodore  Chartier,  and  requesting  a  stay 


of  proceedings  in  the  trial  between  Capt.  More  and  the 
Canadian  refugees,   140 

Additional  list  of  Canadian  refugees  entitled  to  lands,  agree- 
able to  an  act  of  the  Legislature,  entitled  an  Act  to  encour- 
age the  settlement  of  the  waste  and  unappropriated  lands 

within  this  state,  passed  5th  May,  1776,   141 

1786.  June  15.  Affidavit  of  James  Livingston,  that  the  persons 
whose  names  are  given  in  the  preceding  list  had  left  Can- 
ada before  the  1st  November,  1782,  and  have  resided  for 
two  years  previous  to  that  time  within  the  state  of  New 
York,   141 

July  23.  Petition  of  Marie  Anne  Levitre,  widow  of  the 
deceased  Jeremias  Dugand,  colonel  of  one  of  the  conti- 
nental regiments,  for  a  compensation  in  lands  for  her  hus- 
band's half  pay,   142 

Aug.  28.  Rules  adopted  at  a  meeting  of  Canadian  refugees, 


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Page. 

1786.      to  be  observed  in  balloting  for  lots  of  land  laid  out  for,- 


and  granted  to  them,  pursuant  to  an  act  of  the  Legislature,  143 
Sept.  14.  Letter  from  Lewis  A.  Scott  to  Col.'s  Ed.  Anthill 
and  Josiah  Throop,  respecting  the  proceedings  of  a  meet- 
ing of  Canadian  refugees  at  Wayenborough,  . .  144 

Nov.  14.  Petition  of  Joseph  Traverse,  a  Canadian  refugeee, 
for  a  grant  of  land,  as  compensation  for  his  services  dur- 
ing the  war,   145 

Nov.  14.  Affidavit  of  Joseph  Traverse,  testifying  to  the  pre- 
ceding petition,   145 

1787.  June  1.  Memorial  of  Major  Hardoin  Merlet,  setting  forth  ' 

his  claim  for  land,  as  a  Canadian  refugee,   146 

June  15.  Letter  from  Udney  Hay,  to  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  requesting  a  grant  of  land  in  behalf  of 

four  Canadian  refugees,  ,   147 

1784.  April  24.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Duboys,  that  Capt.  Pierre 
Ayott  commanded  a  company  in  Canada,  in  the  years 

1775  and  1776,   148 

1786.  June  19.  Petition  of  Pierre  Ayott,  for  a  grant  of  land,   149 

1784.  June  1.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Edward  Antill,  that  Capt. 

Peter  Ayott  served  in  Genl.  Hazen's  regiment,   149 

April  27.  Certificate  of  Brig.-Genl.  James  Clinton,  that  Capt. 
Ayott  served  in  Canada  and  at  Point  Levy,  and  also  in 

Genl.  Hazen's  regiment,   149 

Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  Col.  Edward  Antill,  that  Capt.  Pierre 
Ayott  was  appointed  in  the  regiment  commanded  by  Col. 
Hazen,  and  raised  a  company,  and  was  employed  in  the 

blockade  of  Quebec,  &c,   149 

1776.  April  14.  Letter  from  Col.  Edward  Antill  to  Capt.  Pierre 
Ayott,  informing  him  that  he  (Antill)  is  unable  to  furnish 
certain  money  that  he  applies  for,   149 


1785.  Sept.  14.  Resolution  of  Congress  for  allowing  to  Pierre 
Ayott  pay  and  subsistance  for  his  services  as  captain,  in 
1776,  deducting  three  hundred  dollars  advanced  him  by 
resolution  of  the  24th  Feb.,  1785,  and  that  a  further  sum 
of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  be  allowed  him  for 
expenses  incurred  by  him  in  the  service,  and  that  rations 
be  allowed  to  the  1st  June,  1786,  and  that  the  same  quan- 
tity of  lands  be  assigned  to  him  as  to  the  heads  of  other 


Canadian  families,   150 

1784.  Dec.  2.  Certificate  of  P.  Regnier,  that  Pierre  Ayot  was  em- 
ployed as  captain  under  Genl.  Montgomery,  in  Canada,. .  150 

1786.  May  31.  Affidavit  of  Ebenezer  Markham,  that  he  was  con- 

fined in  prison  at  Montreal  and  Quebec,  for  manifesting 
his  attachment  to  the  cause  of  American  liberty,   151 

1787.  June  16.  Sworn  certificate  of  Udny  Hay,  that  the  preceding 

deposition  is  correct  in  every  particular,   151 

June  17.  Affidavit  of  Ephraim  Hopping,  that  he  was  eon- 
fined  and  imprisoned  in  Canada  for  having  manifested  his 

attachment  to  the  cause  of  American  liberty,   152 

June  17.  Certificate  of  Udny  Hay,  that  the  preceding  depo- 
sition is  correct  in  every  particular,   152 

April  25.  Affidavit  of  William  Bostwick,  that  he  was  con- 


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Page. 

1787.  fined  at  Quebec  for  three  years,  for  having  expressed  his 
sentiments  in  favor  of  American  Independence  and  refused 

to  take  up  arms  and  march  against  the  United  States,. . .  153 

May  2.  Certificate  of  Col.  James  Gordon,  that  the  preceding 
deposition  is  correct,   153 

July  1.  Claim  of  James  Casity,  for  a  grant  of  lands,  as  a 
Canadian  refugee,  '   154 

July  12.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Thompson,  setting  forth  that 
he  resided  at  Montreal  at  the  time  of  the  breaking  out  of 
the  war,  and  joined  the  American  cause,  and  praying  a 
grant  of  the  land  intended  for  Canadian  sufferers,  as  a 
compensation  for  his  losses,   155 

July  12.  Certificate  of  Genl.  Lamb,  that  Benjamin  Thomp- 
son was  friendly  to  the  American  cause  and  rendered  great 
assistance  to  the  army  under  Genl.  Montgomery,   155 

July  18.  Letter  from  Palmer  Cady  to  Robert  Harper,  enclos- 
ing a  claim  of  Canadian  refugees  who  served  under  Genl. 
Hazen  to  the  end  of  the  war,  and  requesting  that  the 
same  be  laid  before  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,  156 

July  18.  Return  by  Capt.  Cady,  of  the  officers  and  privates 
late  of  Genl.  Hazen's  regiment,   156 

July  24.  Letter  from  Henry  Hart  to  secretary  Scott,  request- 
ing that  his  (Hart's)  name  be  entered  for  grant  of  land, 
as  a  Canadian  refugee,   157 

July  28.  Claim  of  Joseph  Trudell,  for  a  grant  of  land,  as  a 
Canadian  refugee,   158 

July  28.  Claim  of  James  Blake,  for  a  grant  of  land,  as  a 
Canadian  refugee,   159 

July  30.  Claim  of  Francis  Ossey,  for  a  grant  of  land,  as  a 
Canadian  refugee,   160 

July  30.  Claim  of  John  White  Swift,  for  a  grant  of  land,  as  a 
Canadian  refugee,   161 

Aug.  13.  Power  of  attorney  from  certain  Canadian  refugees 
to  Col.  Josiah  Throop,  to  present  their  claim  and  obtain 
a  grant  of  land  in  their  behalf,   162 

Aug.  14.  Letter  from  Laurent  Oliver  to  Zephaniah  Piatt, 
returning  thanks  on  behalf  of  the  refugees,  for  the  inter- 
est he  took  in  their  condition,  and  soliciting  aid  in  pro- 
curing them  a  grant  of  land  to  settle  on,   163 

Aug.  23.  Memorial  of  certain  Canadian  and  Nova  Scotia 
refugees,  setting  forth  that  they  are  prevented  from  settling 
on  the  lands  laid  out  for  them,  and  praying  that  orders 
be  issued  to  the  surveyor-general  for  putting  those  persons 
entitled  to  lands  into  possession,   164 

Sept.  1.  Letter  from  Zephaniah  Piatt  to  Governor  Clinton, 
respecting  the  difficulties  and  obstacles  which  the  Cana- 
dian and  Nova  Scotia  refugees  have  met  with  to  prevent 
their  settling  on  the  lands  intended  for  them,  and  request- 
ing that  his  excellency  grant  relief  in  the  premises,   165 

1788.  March  22.  Claim  of  Joseph  Cone  a  Canadian  refugee,  for  a 

grant  of  bounty  lands,   166 

April  26.  Claim  of  John  Hairholt  a  Canadian  refugee,  for  a 
grant  of  bounty  lands,   166 


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Pago. 


1788.  Jan.  13.  Petition  of  John  Halsted  a  Canadian  refugee,  for  a 

grant  of  land,   167 

June  13.  Affidavit  of  Udney  Hay  in  favor  of  the  above 
claim,   167 

1789.  Nov.  24.  Claim  of  Gerrit  H.  Van  Wagenen  for  a  grant  of 

land,  Prudent  La  Jeunesse,  Canadian  refugee,  having 

conveyed  his  right  to  him,   168 

Locations  for  officers  and  soldiers  of  Col.  Willet's  corps, 

5th  May,  1785,   170 

Nov.  27.  Claim  of  Henry  Dills  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land, 

purchased  from  Nathan  Rumsey,   171 

Nov.  25.  Claim  of  Gerrit  H.  Van  Wagenen  for  five  rights 

of  bounty  lands  purchased  by  him,   172 


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Page. 

1790.  Indexes  to  military  claims  filed  in  the  year  1790,   1-7 

Jan.  1.  Caveat  by  P.  Allaire  against  granting  to  any  person, 
a  certain  tract  of  land  called  the  Tongue,  lying  in  Lake 
Champlain,  adjoining  the  Canada  line,  (Vermont,)   8 

[No  date.]  Letter  from  the  Mayor,  Aldermen  and  Common- 
alty of  the  city  of  Hudson  to  the  commissioners  of  the 
land  office,  recommending  Thomas  Jenkins,  John  Thurston 
and  David  Lawrence  as  proper  persons  to  be  contracted 
with  for  laying  out  and  opening  a  road  between  the  Sus- 
quehanna and  Hudson  rivers,   9 

Jan.  2.  Claim  of  David  Crosby,  junr.,  in  behalf  of  James 
Reaty,  for  soldier's  right  of  bounty  lands,   10 

Jan.  4.  Caveat  by  Jacob  Seeber  against  granting  to  Capt. 
John  Vischer  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Schoharie 
creek,  near  Fort  Hunter,   11 

1789.  Dec.  3.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor-general,  that  there  has 

been  no  caveat  entered  against  granting  the  lands  applied 
for  by,  and  ordered  to  be  surveyed  for,  George  Searles, 
John  Soule,  John  Powers,  Abraham  Briggs,  John  Mc- 
Coole,  Abraham  Wright,  John  Perry,  Archibald  McVickar, 
William  Saxton,  Benjamin  Trip  and  James  Hunt,   12 

1790.  Jan.  4.  Affidavit  of  Benjn.  Tiffeny  and  Benjamin  Smith  that 

the  persons  named  in  the  preceding  certificate  and  a 
number  of  others  were  friendly  to  the  American  cause 

during  the  war,   13 

Jan.  4.  Affidavit  of  Benjamin  Tiffany  and  Benjn.  Smith, 
respecting  the  settlements  made  by  George  Searls,  John 
Soule,  John  Powers,  Abraham  Briggs,  John  McCoole, 
Abrm.  Wright,  Archibald  McViccar,  Benjamin  Tripp, 
John  Perry,  James  Hunt  and  William  Saxton,  on  the 
east  side  of  Cambridge,  and  on  the  north  of  the  patent 

granted  to  Arent  Van  Corlaer  and  others,   H 

Map  of  the  above  settlements,   14 

Jan.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Samuel  Kirkland,  John  T. 


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1790.      Kirkland  and  George  W.  Kirkland,  of  three  tracts  of 


land  containing  all  together  4,760  acres  of  land,  and  lying 
on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river,  (Kirkland  and 

Westmoreland,  Oneida  Co.,)    15 

Jan.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Simon  Metcalfe,  Robt.  Boyd, 
John  Tayler,  Marinus  Willet,  John  Porteus,  John  Kelly 
and  John  McKesson,  of  36,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Clinton,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  (Beek- 

man,  Dannemora  and  Altona,  Clinton  Co.,)   16 

Map  of  the  same,  . . . .   16 

Jan.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Peleg  Ransom,  of  a  tract  of 
325  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  beginning  in 
the  east  bounds  of  the  third  tract  granted  to  George 
Harrison,  (Plattekill,  Ulster  Co.,)   17 


Jan.  11.  Certificate  of  location  for  Solomon  Simpson,  of  a 
tract  of  300  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  begin- 
ning at  the  southeast  corner  of  the  third  tract  of  land 

granted  to  George  Harrison,  (Plattekill,  Ulster  Co.,)   18 

Jan.  12.  Claim  of  Theodosius  Fowler,  for  a  grant  of  6,600 

acres  of  bounty  lands,   19 

Jan.  15.  Claim  of  Elisha  Wall  for  a  soldier's  right  of  bounty 

lands,  having  purchased  the  same  from  Wm.  Corn  well, . .  20 
Jan.  18.  Caveat  of  Thomas  Smith,  in  behalf  of  the  proprie- 
tors of  Cheesecocks,  against  granting  to  Hannah  Towns- 
hend,  widow  of  Peter  Townshend,  deceased,  Abel  Noble 
&  Co.,  and  William  Townsend,  lands  which  were  lo- 
cated by  them  in  the  county  of  Orange,  to  the  east  of  the 
patent  of  Waywyanda  in  the  Highlands,  and  adjoining  the 


Jersey  line,   21 

Jan.  18.  Claim  of  Abel  Belknap  for  two  soldiers'  rights  of 
land,  purchased  from  John  Relja  and  Ephraim  Darling,. .  22 

Jan.  20.  Claim  of  Christopher  McGraw  for  a  grant  of  60 
acres  of  bounty  lands,  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mo- 
hawk river,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek,  begin- 
ning at  the  southeast  corner  of  Henry  Barclay's  tract,  . .  23 

Jan.  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Robt.  Crawford,  Stephen 
Carney,  William  Ellis,  Tomkins  Odel,  James  Graham, 
John  Roosa,  Daniel  Woodworth,  Abel  Norton,  Timothy 
Doolittle,  Ebenezer  Hocomb  and  Return  Hocomb,  of 
severed  tracts  of  land,  containing  in  all  2,196  acres,  and 
lying  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  and  in  the  town  of  Mama- 
kating,  (Mamakating,  Sullivan  Co.,)   24 

Jan.  29.  Claim  of  Capt.  Charles  Parsons  for  1,800  acres  of 
bounty  lands,   25 

Jan.  30.  Claim  of  John  D.  Coe  for  six  soldiers'  rights,  and 
of  Samuel  Coe  for  one  right  of  bounty  lands,   25 

Feb.  1.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Cornelius  C.  Schoonmaker,  for 
certificates  for  eleven  lots  of  landy  in  the  town  of  Mama- 
kating, in  the  county  of  Ulster,   26 

Feb.  1.  Claim  of  Elias  Pierson  as  heir  to  John  Pierson,  for  a 
grant  of  bounty  lands,   27 

Feb.  1 .  Claim  of  Silas  Halsey  for  two  rights  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  George  Howel  and  George  Cook,   27 


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Page. 

1790.  Feb.  2.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  to  the  secretary 
Scott,  requesting  him  to  compare  certificates  of  the 
bounds  of  lands  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  with  the  origi- 
nal field  books,  and  correct  discrepancies,   28 

1789.  Oct.  13.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Searls,  John  Soule, 

John  Powers,  Abraham  Briggs,  John  McCoole,  Abraham 
Wright,  John  Perry,  Archibald.  McVicar,  Win.  Saxton, 
Benjamin  Trip  and  James  Hunt,  of  eleven  lots  of  land, 
containing  in  all  2,1 53 \  acres,  and  lying  on  the  east  side 
of  Cambridge,  to  the  north  of  Arent  Van  Corlaer's  patent, 
(White  Creek  and.  Jackson,  Washington  Co.,)   28 

1790.  Feb.  3.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  the  preced- 

ing survey  was  made  by  his  order,  pursuant  to  a  resolu- 
tion of  the  land  office  commissioners,   28 

1785.  May  23.  Claim  of  George  Kowlers  for  a  grant  of  600  acres 
of  bounty  lands,  having  served  as  Serjeant  during  the 
war,   29 

May  23.  Claim  of  Thomas  Cannon  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  serjeant  during  the  war,   29 

May  23.  Claim  of  Thomas  Cannon  for  a  right  of  600  acres 
of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  John  Haycock,   29 

1789.  Dec.  10.  Caveat  by  John  Gregor,  for  himself  and  as  repre- 

sentative of  his  son  Wm.  Gregor,  deceased,  against  grant- 
ing to  George  Searles,  John  Soule,  John  Powers,  Abrm. 
Briggs,  John  McCoole,  Abraham  Wright,  John  Perry, 
Archd.  McVicar,  Wm.  Saxton,  James  Hunt  or  any  other 
person,  any  part  of  two  tracts  of  land,  containing  2,000 
acres  each,  and  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
the  first  of  which  begins  at  the  southwest  corner  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Lieut.  James  Baine,  and  the  second  tract 
begins  at  the  easterly  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to  Lieut. 
Ann  Gordon,   29 

1790.  Feb.  3.  Withdrawal  of  the  above  caveats,  and  consent  that 

letters  patent  may  be  issued  to  the  claimants  therein 
named,   29 

Feb.  3.  Claim  of  Thomas  Lyon  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  lieutenant,   30 

Feb.  3.  Claim  of  Mary  Lee,  widow  of  John  Lee,  for  a  right 
of  bounty  lands,   31 

Feb.  3.  Claim  of  Levi  Stockwell,  for  a  lieutenant's  right  of 
bounty  lands,   32 

Feb.  5.  Claim  of  Ezekiel  Crane  for  four  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Jonathan  Penny,  Jacob  Morewise, 
John  Clarke,  and  including  Levi  Sterling's  right,  pur- 
chased from  said  John  Clark,   33 

Feb.  8.  Claim  of  Colonel  Donald  Campbell,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,   34 

Feb.  8.  Claim  of  Capt.  Abraham  Swartwout,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,   35 

Feb.  9.  Claim  of  James  Caldwell  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  conveyed  to  him  by  John  Cogdon,  who 
Joseph  Nesbet's  right,   36 

Feb.  10.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general,  relative  to  a  road 


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Page. 

1790.  to  be  laid  out,  commencing  where  the  present  road  crosses 
the  Scarroon  lake,  and  running  to  the  falls  on  the  great 
river  Chazy,   37 

Feb.  12.  Proposal  of  John  Thurman,  Zejmaniah  Piatt  and 
Piatt  Rogers,  to  make  a  road  through  the  northern  part 
of  the  state,  commencing  where  the  present  road  crosses 
the  Scroon  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  and  extending  to 
the  falls  of  the  great  river  Chazy,   38 

Feb.  12.  Caveat  by  Robert  R.  Livingston,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  others,  proprietors  of  the  Hardenbergh  patent, 
against  granting  any  lands  in  the  township  of  Mamakat- 
ing,  adjoining  the  Shawangunk  mountains,   39 

Feb.  12.  Claim  of  Zephaniah  Piatt  and  Piatt  Rogers,  for  a 
grant  of  several  rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from 
officers  and  soldiers,   40 

Feb.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  Seth  Reed,  of  a  tract  of 
2,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  on  the  west  bank  of  Seneca 
lake,  at  the  N.E.  corner  of  Peter  Ryckman's  tract,  (Sene- 
ca, Ontario  Co.,)   41 

Feb.  15.  Claim  of  Wm.  Sloo  for  a  soldier's  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Abraham  D.  Clark,    42 

Feb.  16.  Claim  of  Col.  James  Livingston,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  Lieut.  Col.  Richard  Livingston,  Captains  John 
D.  P.  Ten  Eyck,  Peter  V.  Rennselaer,  Peter  Vosburgh 
and  Abraham  Livingston,  and  Lieuts.  Anthony  Welph 
and  Wm.  Belknap,  officers  in  the  late  war,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,   43 

Feb.  17.  Claim  of  James  Hamilton  and  Isaac  Hamilton  for 
eight  soldiers'  rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  by 
them,   44 

Feb.  17.  Claim  of  James  Hamilton,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands  purchased  from  Moris  Mingus,   44 

Feb.  5.  Claim  of  F.  Weissenfel,  for  a  lieutenant's  right  of 
bounty  lands ;  and  also  for  four  rights  purchased  by  him,  45 

Feb.  18.  Claim  of  James  Hamilton,  for  two  soldiers'  rights 
of  land,  purchased  from  Abrm.  Garrison  and  John  Birch,  45 

Feb.  18.  Patent  to  James  of  Blake,  of  333£  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Clinton,  being  lot  1,  in  a  tract  set  apart 
for  the  Canadian  and  Nova  Scotia  refugees,  (Champlain, 
Clinton  Co.,)   45 

Feb.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Phineas  Hocomb,  of  146  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster  and  town  of  Mamakating, 
beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of  a  tract  laid  out  for 
Return  Hocomb  ;  for  John  Gaeff,  of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Ulster  and  town  of  Mamakating,  be- 
ginning at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  last  mentioned  tract 
surveyed  for  Phineas  Hocomb ;  for  William  Spencer,  of 
200  acres  of  land  in  said  county  and  town,  beginning  at 
the  west  corner  of  John  Gaelf's  tract;  for  Solomon 
Wheat,  of  200  acres  in  the  aforesaid  county  and  town, 
beginning  at  the  west  corner  of  the  tract  laid  out  for 
Wm.  Spencer,  (Mamakating,  Sullivan  Co.,)   46 


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1790.  Feb.  20.  Claim  of  John  Van  Dyk,  for  a  soldiers  right  of 

bounty  lands,  conveyed  to  him  by  Daniel  Johnson,    47 

Feb.  20.  Claim  of  Jacobus  Freer,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  conveyed  by  James  Johnston,   48 

Feb.  20.  Claim  of  Peter  Tappen  and  Mathew  Conklin,  for 
four  rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Davis  Love, 
serjeant,  and  Alexr.  McMaster,  Cornelius  Swartwout  and 
Isaac  Palmatier,  soldiers  during  the  war,   49 

Feb.  22.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Francis  Perache,  of  a 
tract  of  2,560  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
beginning  at  a  white  cedar  tree  standing  in  a  line  run 
from  the  head  of  the  Unadilla  river  to  the  mouth  of  Can- 
ada creek  on  Wood  creek,  (Rome  and  Westmoreland, 
Oneida  Co.,)   50 

Feb.  25.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  to  the  governor, 
respecting  locations  made  on  certain  islands  in  the  Che- 
nango river,  and  requesting  such  information  as  the  gover- 
nor is  in  possession  of,  as  will  enable  him  (the  surveyor 
general)  to  determine  whether  said  islands  are  within  the 

bounds  of  the  Oneida  Indians'  lands,   51 

•  Feb.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Glen,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land,  being  lot  1,  in  the  county  of  Washing- 
ton, beginning  in  the  west  bounds  of  the  tract  granted  to 
Daniel  Prindle  and  others,  called  Queensbury,  (Queens- 
bury,  Warren  Co.,)   52 

Feb.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Glen,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land,  being  lot  2,  in  the  county  of  Wash- 
ington, beginning  in  the  west  bounds  of  Queensbury, 
(Queensbury,  Warren  Co.,)   53 

Feb.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Glen,  of  a  tract  of 
300  acres  of  land,  being  lot  3,  in  the  comity  of  Washing- 
ton, beginning  in  the  east  bounds  of  Queensbury,  at  the 
northeast  of  another  tract  granted  to  him,  (Queensbury, 
Warren  Co.,)   54 

Feb.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Glen,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land,  being  lot  4,  in  the  county  of  Washing- 
ton, to  the  west  of  the  township  of  Queensbury,  begin- 
ning at  a  fall  in  a  brook  commonly  called  the  Mile  Square 
brook,  (Luzerne?  Warren  Co.,)   55 

Feb.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Glen,  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land,  being  lot  5,  in  the  county  of  Washing- 
ton, beginning  at  the  north  west  corner  of  lot  4,  (Luzerne, 
Warren  Co.,)   56 

Feb.  27.  Patent  to  Lieut.-Col.  Udny  Hay,  for  two  tracts  of 
land  containing  together  500  acres,  being  part  of  a  tract 
laid  out  for  Canadian  and  Nova  Scotia  refugees,  in  Clinton 
county,  and  distinguished  as  lots  56  and  174;  the  first  of 

,  which  begins  at  the  southwest  corner  of  a  tract  granted 
to  Elkanah  Dean,  and  contains  420  acres ;  the  second  of 
said  lots  begins  at  the  southwest  corner  of  lot  167,  and 
contains  80  acres,  (Chazy,  Clinton  Co.,)   56 

Feb.  27.  Patent  to  Lieut.-Col.  Edward  Antill,  for  two  tracts 
of  land  containing  together  500  acres,  being  part  of  a 


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1790.  tract  laid  out  for  Canadian  and  Nova  Scotia  refugees,  in 
the  county  of  Clinton,  and  distinguished  as  lots  191  and 
48 ;  the  first  of  which  contains  420  acres,  and  the  second 
80  acres,  (Chazy  and  Champlain,  Clinton  Co.,)   57 

Feb.  27.  Letter  from  surveyor  general  De  Witt  to  governor 
Clinton,  giving  a  description  of  the  bounds  of  the  patent 
granted  to  John  Evans,  in  1694;  of  the  Minisink  patent; 
of  Bridges  &  Co.'s  patent;  and  of  the  Great  Hardenburgh 
patent,  and  showing  how  the  tract  called  the  Minisink 
angle  came  to  be  formed,   57 

Feb.  27.  Patent  to  Lieut.-Col.  An  till,  of  two  tracts  of  land 
containing  together  500  acres,  being  part  of  a  tract  laid 
out  for  Canadian  and  Nova  Scotia  refugees,  in  the  county 
of  Clinton,  and  distinguished  as  lots  118  and  1 0 ;  the 
first  of  which  tracts  begins  at  the  southeast  corner  of  lot 
119,  containing  420  acres;  and  the  second  of  said  tracts 
begins  at  the  northeast  corner  of  lot  9,  and  contains  80 
acres,  (Mooers  and  Chazy,  Clinton  Co.,)   57 

March  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Gen-it  C.  Newkirk  and  Adam 
Putnam,  of  two  tracts  of  land  containing  200  acres  each, 
lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks  river  and  on  the 
east  side  of  Schohary  creek,  near  Fort  Hunter,  (Florida, 
Montgomery  Co.,)   58 

March  2.  Claim  of  John  Livingston,  for  three  soldiers'  rights 
of  land,  purchased  from  Danl.  Johnson,  William  Warr 
and  Joseph  Watson,   59 

1789.  Dec.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Fredk.  Cluet,  of  200  acres  of 

land ;  for  Vincent  Scott  Quackenbos,  William  Hall,  Saml. 
Weeks,  Isaac  Collier,  Nicholas  Van  Slyke,  Gideon  Mar- 
lett,  Gerrit  <3.  Newkerck  and  Harmanus  Mabie,  of  145 
acres  each,  all  lying  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawks 
river,  and  on  the  west  side  of  Schohary  creek,  (Glen, 

Montgomery  Co.,)   60 

Map  of  the  same,   60 

1790.  March  2.  Receipt  to  Fredk.  Cluet  and  others,  for  £68,  the 

consideration  money  received  for  the  land  referred  to  in 
the  preceding  survey,   60 

March  5.  Claim  of  Daniel  Hudson  and  David  Howell,  for  a 
right  of  land  conveyed  to  them  by  Gert.  Van  Hooser ; 
and  of  Catharine  Fuller,  for  a  right  to  which  Peter  Fuller 
was  entitled,   61 

March  5.  Claim  of  Daniel  Hudson  and  David  Howell  for  ten 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  John  Beedle, 
Aron  Howell,  Thomas  Denniston,  William  Jackson,  Win. 
Peck,  Isaiah  Smalley,  John  Burnet,  Joseph  Brown,  Henry 
Post  and  Elijah  Wilson,  all  privates  in  the  army  of  the 
United  States,   61 

March  5.  Claim  of  John  Andrew  for  three  soldiers'  rights  of 
bounty  lands,  conveyed  to  him  by  Hanton  Horn,  John 
Kyser  and  Henry  Easton,   62 

March  8.  Claim  of  Noadiah  Cranmer  for  two  soldiers'  rights 
of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Nathan  White  and  John 
Hogen,   63 


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1790.  March  9.  Claim  of  Henry  Scudder  Piatt,  for  four  soldiers' 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  conveyed  by  Abraham  Tompkins, 
Jacob  Wiltse,  John  Dubois,  Cornelius  Swartwout  and 
George  Robertson,   64 

March  10.  Claim  of  Michael  Myers  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Cornelius  House,   64 

March  10.  Claim  of  Simon  Veeder  and  Volkert  Veeder  for 
eight  soldiers'  rights  of  bounty  lands,  conveyed  by 
Anthony  Paris,  John  Rice,  John  McCharlesworth,  James 
Williamson,  John  Smith,  junr.,  Martin  Walter,  George 
Kirk  and  James  Stout,   65 

March  12.  Letter  from  Dr.  Joseph  Young  to  secretary  Scott, 
requesting  to  have  his  name  entered  as  hospital  physician, 
for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands ;  and  also  the  names  of  Wm. 
Pitt  Smith,  John  Young,  Jacob  Vischer  Egberts  and 
Samuel  Woodruff,  as  mates  in  the  general  hospital,   66 

March  15.  Claim  of  Wm.  Thompson  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  John  Kennedy,   67 

March  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Isaac  Fort  and  Peter  Fort, 
of  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Hud- 
son's river,  adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  the  township  of 
Cambridge,  (Cambridge,  Washington  Co.,)   68 

March  17.  Affidavit  of  Archd.  Campbell  and  Gerrit  Fort, 
junr.,  respecting  the  possession  and  occupancy  by  Isaac 
Fort  and  Peter  Fort,  of  the  tract  of  land  described  in  the 
preceding  return  of  survey,   69 

March  19.  Claim  of  William  McKown  for  two  soldiers' 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  conveyed  by  William  Lee  and 
David  Weaver,   70 

March  20.  Application  of  John  Livingston  for  a  water  lot, 
opposite  his  land  in  the  manor  of  Livingston,  (Columbia 
Co.,)   70 

April  5.  Map  showing  the  location  of  said  water  lot,   70 

March  30.  Claim  of  James  Wadsworth  for  six  soldiers' 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  by  him,   71 

March  31.  Claim  of  Philo  Camp  for  a  soldier's  right  of  land, 
purchased  from  Isaac  Williams,   72 

April  2.  Exemplification  of  return  of  survey  for  John  Tyson 
and  company,  of  600  acres  of  land  on  Hudson's  river,  to 
the  northward  of  Callicoone  Hooke,  in  Kingstowne,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  dated  1st  May,  1686,  (Kingston, 
Ulster  Co.,)   73 

Map  of  the  same,   73 

April  2.  Exemplification  of  a  return  of  survey  for  John 
Spragg,  of  400  acres  of  land  on  Hudson's  river,  to  the 
northward  of  John  Tyson's  tract,  in  the  township  of 
Kingstowne,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  dated  June  16,  1686, 

(Kingston,  Ulster  Co.,)   74 

*  Map  of  the  same,  

April  2.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Manning  Reed,  of 
a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land,  to  the  north  of  Seneca  lake, 
beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to 
Seth  Reed,  (Phelps,  Ontario  Co.,)   75 


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1790.  April  6.  Claim  of  Thomas  Brush  for  a  soldier's  right  of 

bounty  lands,  purchased  from  James  Sherwood,   76 

April  2.  Claim  of  Wright  Carpenter  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Lemuel  Bartlett,   76 

April  6.  Claim  of  Elisha  Harrison  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Russel  Brockway,   77 

April  7.  Claim  of  Wm.  Henderson  for  four  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Charles  Graham,  Thomas  Jones, 
Matthew  Freebush  and  John  Reid,   78 

April  9.  Claim  of  Isaac  Hasbrouck  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Thomas  Grady  and  Samuel  Person,  79 

April  10.  Claim  of  Samuel  Cooper  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Ferral  Summers, . .   80 

April  12.  Claim  of  John  Pulis  for  a  soldier's  right  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  private  in  the  second  New  York 
regiment,   80 

April  12.  Claim  of  Danl.  Rodman  for  three  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Oliver  Harding,  John  Nelson  and 
William  Scott,  ,   81 

April  14.  Claim  of  John  Warren  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Benjamin  Lawrence  and  William 
Whitehead,    81 

April  16.  Claim  of  Joseph  Rhodes  for  a  grant  of  600  acres 
of  bounty  lands,  as  administrator  to  Cornelius  Rhodes, 
who  was  killed  in  the  defence  of  Fort  Montgomery,.  ....  82 

April  21.  Claim  of  Henry  Elliot  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  as  heir  to  his  father  Henry  Elliot,  deceased,  who 
served  as  sapper  and  miner  in  the  service  of  the  United 
States,   83 

April  22.  Claim  of  Daniel  Bird  sail  and  William  Birdsall  for 
three  soldiers'  rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from 
Gerhom  Corvine,  Henry  Stringham  and  Samuel  Higby, 
privates  in  the  army  of  the  United  States,   84 

April  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Sanford  Williams  and 
Jerom  Loomis,  of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land,  to  the  north 
of  Seneca  lake,  beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a 
tract  laid  out  for  James  Manning  Reed,  (Phelps,  Ontario 
Co.,)   85 

April  23.  Claim  of  William  Douglass  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  matross,   86 

April  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Archd.  Campbell,  of  a 
tract  of  1,200  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  first  forks  of 
the  Cayuta  creek,  to  the  north  of  the  town  of  Chemung, 
(Van  Etten,  Chemung  Co.,)   87 

April  26.  Claim  of  Frederick  Shober  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  to  which  Alexr.  Dunn,  late  quartermaster  serjeant 
was  entitled,   88 

April  26.  Claim  of  John  Johnson  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
which  Thomas  Cochrane,  late  serjeant  in  the  2d  New 
York  artillery  regiment  was  entitled,   88 

April  26.  Claim  of  Assa  By  ram  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
to  which  Aaron  Hoffman  was  entitled,   89 

April  28.  Claim  of  Stephen  Lush  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
102 


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Page. 


1790.  to  which  the  following  officers  and  soldiers  were  entitled: 
Jacob  Wright,  captain;  Saml.  Talmadge,  lieutenant;  Jacob 
Snyder,  George  Noteware,  Abraham  Dinginan,  Peter 
Woodcock  and  John  Baker,  privates,   89 

April  28.  Claim  of  John  Warren  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
to  which  Samuel  Johnston  is  entitled,  as  a  private  in  the 
army  of  the  United  States,   90 

April  29.  Claim  of  Joseph  Benedict  for  a  grant  of  the  bounty 
lands,  to  which  Ambrose  Benedict  was  entitled,   90 

April  30.  Claim  of  Thomas  Crawford  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,   91 

May  1.  Claim  of  Samuel  Richards,  junr.,  as  assignee  of 
John  Vanhorn,  a  private,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,. . .  91 

May  2.  Claim  of  Francis  Carbine  for  a  grant  of  the  bounty 
lands,  to  which  John  Schreeder  and  Benjamin  Bevens 
became  entitled  for  their  services  in  the  1st  New  York 
regiment,   92 

May  2.  Claim  of  Jacob  Morrell  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
conveyed  to  him,  to  which  Archibald  Smith,  late  soldier 
in  the  2d  New  York  regiment  was  entitled,   93 

May  3.  Claim  of  Thomas  Ward  for  a  grant  of  the  bounty 
lands,  to  which  John  Gilbert,  a  private  in  Col.  Cortlandt's 
regiment  became  entitled,   94 

May  3.  Claim  of  Major  Nicholas  Fish  for  his  own  and  the 
following  persons'  rights  of  bounty  land;  Wm.  Serjeson, 
John  Campbell,  Wm.  Yarrington,  James  Rose,  Michael 
Havilish,  Ezra  Weed,  Calep  Cornell,  John  Ackler,  Joseph 
Travis  and  Samuel  Pribble,  non-commissioned  officers  and 
soldiers  in  the  1st  and  2d  regiments,  and  in  Col.  Lamb's 
regiment  of  artillery,   95 

May  4.  Claim  of  Mathew  Watson  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands  purchased  from  Michael  McGuigan,  late  Serjeant  in 
the  1st  New  York  regiment,   96 

May  4.  Claim  of  John  Patterson  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  private  in  the  artillery  regiment,  96 

May  5.  Claim  of  Elias  Brown  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  fife-major  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of 
artillery,   97 

May  5.  Claim  of  John  Peters  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  private  in  the  first  New  York  regiment,  97 

May  6.  Claim  of  Charles  Bull  for  a  Serjeant's  right  of  bounty 
lands,   98 

May  6.  Claim  of  Israel  Coleman  for  a  corporal's  right  of 
bounty  lands,   99 

May  6.  Claim  of  Samuel  Strong  in  behalf  of  Capt.  Nathan 
Strong,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   100 

May  6.  Claim  of  James  Bayles  and  Ichabod  Raynor  for  a 
grant  of  bounty  lands,  for  their  services  as  privates  in  the 
2d  and  4th  New  York  regiments,   100 

May  6.  Claim  of  Godfrey  Waggoner  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  his  services  as  soldier  in  General  Hazen's  regi- 
ment,  101 


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Page. 

1790.  May  7.  Claim  of  Joseph  Van  North  for  a  soldier's  right  of 

bounty  lands,  having  served  during  the  war,   101 

May  8.  Power  of  attorney  from  John  Joquish  to  James 
Gordon,  to  applv  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,  in  his 
(Joquish's)  behalf,   102 

May  10.  Claim  of  Capt.  Wm.  Bull  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,   103 


May  10.  Claim  of  Israel  Rogers  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
to  which  Samuel  Davis,  Peter  Davis  and  Patrick  Davis, 
of  the  2d  New  York  regiment,  and  Richard  Davis  and 
Henry  Davis  of  the  2d  New  York  regiment  of  artillery,  103 
May  10.  Claim  of  Charles  Bull  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,  104 
May  11.  Claim  of  Sarah  Van  Der  Warken  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,  in  the  right  of  her  deceased  brother,  Corne- 
lius Van  Tassel,  who  served  as  soldier  in  Col.  Cortlandt's 


regiment,   104 

May  11.  Claim  of  Piatt  Smith  for  a  grant  of  seven  soldiers' 
rights  of  bounty  lands  purchased  from  Abiel  Dart,  James 
Bois,  Israel  Reves,  Robert  Chase,  John  Croat,  John 
Murray  and  William  Dickens,   105 

May  14.  Claim  of  John  Tryon  for  a  soldier's  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  David  Smith,   105 

May  14.  Claim  of  Daniel  Morrison  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  in  the  right  of  his  deceased  father  Daniel  Morrison,  106 

May  15.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Hardenbergh  for  two  soldiers' 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Henry  Bass  and 
Kenneth  Campbell,    107 

May  15.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Hardenbergh  in  behalf  of  Lieut. 
Wm.  Scudder,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   107 

May  15.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Hardenbergh  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  his  services  as  lieutenant  in  the  1st  New  York 
regiment,   107 

May  15.  Claim  of  Amaziah  Rust  for  four  soldiers'  rights  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Lambert  Swayer,  Peter 
Vrooman,  John  Lochary  and  John  Dean,    108 

May  15.  Claim  of  William  Falconer  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  his  services  as  private  in  Col.  J  as.  Livingston's 
regiment,   108 

May  15.  Claim  of  Robt.  R.  Livingston  in  behalf  of  the  repre- 
sentatives of  Major-Genl.  Montgomery,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,  to  which  he  was  entitled,   109 

May  15.  Claim  of  Jeremiah  Osborn  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  his  services  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment,   110 

May  17.  Claim  of  Benjamin  Watdron  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  to  which  Joseph  White  and  John  Butler  were 
entitled,   110 

May  17.  Claim  of  Joseph  Hosford  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  services  in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,   Ill 

May  18.  Claim  of  Joseph  Van  Etta  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  services  as  corporal  in  the  1st  New  York  regi- 
ment,   112 

May  18.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Hardenbergh  for  two  rights  of 


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1790.      bounty  lands,  for  services  as  lieutenant  and  captain  in  the 

2d  New  York  regiment,   113 

May  20.  Claim  of  Richd.  Varick  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
for  services  as  lieutenant  colonel,   114 

May  20.  Claim  of  John  Archer  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
to  which  Nathl.  Tompkins  is  entitled,   115 

May  24.  Claim  of  Emanl.  Waggermon  for  a  grant  of  a  right 
of  bounty  lands  for  services  in  the  1st  New  York  regi- 
ment,  116 

May  24.  Claim  of  John  House,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
for  services  in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,   117 

May  26.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Nelson,  for  a  grant  of  six  soldiers' 
rights  of  bounty  lands  purchased  from  William  Gilbert, 
John  Holland,  Mathew  Cumpton,  Anthony  Bemer,  David 

Davis  and  Christian  Charles,   118 

May  26.  Claim  of  Thomas  Cochran,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands  for  services  as  private  in  the  artillery  of  the  state  of 
New  York,   118 

May  27.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Willson,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
purchased  from  the  representatives  of  lieutenant  Chris- 
topher Codwise,  deceased,   119 

May  28.  Claim  of  William  Bodle,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
assigned  to  him  by  Hugh  McConnelly,  a  fifer  in  the  1st 
New  York  regiment,   119 

1789.  March  18.  Conveyance  from  Edward  Painter  to  Jonathan 

Shepherd,  of  his  right  of  bounty  lands,   120 

1790.  May  28.  Affidavit  of  Casparus  Hewson,  proving  the  pre- 

ceding instrument  of  conveyance,   120 

May  31.  Claim  of  Abraham  Lewis,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands  in  behalf  of  John  Bennett,   121 

June  1.  Claim  of  James  Roe,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands  to 
which  Samuel  Merrile  and  William  Keate  are  entitled  for 
their  services  in  the  army  of  the  United  States,   122 

June  1 .  Claim  of  Henry  Van  Woert,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands  for  services  as  lieutenant  and  quarter-master  in  the 
1st  New  York  regiment,   123 

June  1.  Claim  of  Nicholas  Van  Rensselaer,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands  for  services  as  captain  in  the  1st  New  York 
regiment,   124 

June  1.  Claim  of  William  Elsworth,  as  administrator  to 
Peter  Elsworth,  late  captain  in  the  army  of  the  United 
States,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   125 

June  2.  Claim  of  Henry  Quilhot,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
purchased  from  William  Fegan,  a  private  in  colonel 
James  Livingston's  regiment,   126 

June  2.  Claim  of  John  J.  Gornee,  for  three  rights  of  bounty 
lands  conveyed  to  him  by  Jonathan  White,  Seth  Stacker 
and  Conrad  Cannite,   127 

June  2.  Claim  of  James  Ivery,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
for  services  in  the  U.  S.  army ;  also  for  a  right  as  adminis- 
trator to  his  brother  William  Ivery,   127 

June  3.  Claim  of  John  G.  Wright,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 


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1790.      lands  for  services  in  the  hospital  department  of  the  United 

States  during  the  war,   128 

June  5.  Claim  of  John  Wyatt,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
for  services  as  private  in  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick's  regi- 
ment,  128 

June  7.  Claim  of  Robert  L.  Hooper,  for  ten  rights  of  bounty 
lands  purchased  from  Jacob  Klyr,  Jacob  Slyter,  Wouter 
Bergen,  Martin  Clarewater,  Johannis  Cater,  Andrew  Sluy- 
ter,  Henry  Post,  junr.,  Joseph  Kyser,  Jacob  Cline  and 
John  Corrigell,   129 

June  7.  Claim  of  Jonathan  Lawrence,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands  for  services  as  lieutenant  in  colonel  Malcolm's 
regiment  in  the  U.  S.  service,   130 

June  7.  Claim  of  George  Painter,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands  purchased  from  John  Haughland,   131 

June  7.  Claim  of  Moses  Yeoman's,  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands  for  services  as  lieutenant  in  the  U.  S.  army,   132 

June  7.  Claim  of  Tjerck  Beekman,  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands  for  services  as  lieutenant  in  theU.  S.  army,   132 

June  7.  Claim  of  Philip  D.  Bevier,  for  a  grant  of  three  rights 
of  bounty  lands  for  services  as  captain  in  the  U.  S.  army 
during  the  war,   133 

June  7.  Claim  of  Joseph  Bennet,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands,  having  served  as  private  in  the  artillery  of 
the  state  of  New  York  in  the  service  of  the  United  States,  134 

June  8.  Claim  of  Richard  Oliver,  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands  for  services  as  lieutenant  in  the  U.  S.  army,   135 

June  8.  Claim  of  James  Oliver,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands 
for  services  rendered  by  John  Oliver  in  the  U.  S.  army,. .  136 

June  8.  Claim  of  Peter  Van  Gaasbeck,  for  three  rights  of 
bounty  lands  to  which  David  Rowe,  Henry  Barnes  and 
Peter  Osterhout  became  entitled  for  their  services  in  the 
U.  S.  army,   137 

June  8.  Claim  of  Peter  Taulman,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
for  services  as  captain  of  sappers  and  miners,   138 

June  9.  Claim  of  Charles  R.  and  George  Webster,  for  a  sol- 
dier's right  of  bounty  lands  conveyed  by  Jno.  Babet,   139 

June  9.  Claim  of  Volkert  Veeder,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
purchased  from  David  Weaver,  a  private  in  the  U.  S.  army,  140 

June  9.  Claim  of  Patrick  Hogan  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
for  his  services  during  the  war,   140 

June  9.  Claim  of  Edward  Cassidy,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands  for  services,  as  private  in  the  U.  S.  army 
during  the  war,   141 

June  9.  Claim  of  Jacob  Handle,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands 
for  services  as  serjeant  in  the  U.  S.  army,   141 


June  10.  Claim  of  William  Cockburn,  for  eighteen  soldiers' 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  as  attorney  for  the  following 
persons,  viz. :  William  Boyd,  John  Seger,  John  Ransier, 
Matthew  Colwell,  Hercules  Lent,  Gasper  Salisbury,  Wm. 
Gilmore,  Jacob  Wicks,  Dennis  McCarthy,  Moses  Lent, 
Zackeus  Kilborn,  Otheniel  Preston,  Wm.  Havey,  Walter 
Whalan,  George  Stoutenger  and  James  Riley,  privates  in 


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Page. 

1790.      the  1  st  New  York  regiment,  and  David  Weaver  and  Samuel  . 

Wheeler,  privates  in  the  2d  regiment,   142 

June  10.  Claim  of  William  Belknap,  for  a  grant  of  bounty- 
lands  for  services  as  lieutenant,   143 

June  10.  Power  of  attorney  from  the  Society  of  Friends  to 
James  Parker,   143 

June  10.  Claim  of  Thomas  Gould  Atwood  and  Thos.  Gould 
Atwood,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  land  for  services  as 
serjeant  and  gunner  respectively  in  the  2d  or  New  York 
regiment  of  artillery,   143 

June  10.  Claim  of  Thomas  Anderson,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  purchased  John  Corter's  right,   144 

June  11.  Claim  of  Charles  Weissenfels,  for  two  rights  of 
bounty  lands  purchased  from  George  Kerch  and  Christo- 
pher Felts  and  conveyed  to  him  by  John  Brigor,   145 

June  11.  Claim  of  David  Walsh,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
for  services  in  colonel  Seth  Warner's  regiment,   146 

June  11.  Claim  of  Simon  Vine,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
for  services  in  Col.  Seth  Warner's  regiment,   147 

June  11.  Claim  of  Mathew  Burroughs,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  services  in  colonel  Seth  Warner's  regiment,  . .  148 

June  11.  Claim  of  Elisha  Nolds,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
for  services  in  colonel  Seth  Warner's  regiment,   149 

June  11.  Claim  of  Ezekiel  Crocker,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  purchased  Hercules  Lent's  right  from  Joseph 
Klein,   150 

June  11.  Claim  of  William  McKown,  for  three  soldiers' 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  William  Lee, 
Timothy  Green  and  David  Weaver,   150 

June  12.  Claim  of  Michael  Myers,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Cornelius  House,   151 

June  14.  Claim  of  Peter  Anspach,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Thomas  Cochran,   152 

June  14.  Claim  of  Adam  Martin,  for  three  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Peter  Vredenburgh,  Christopher 
Queen  and  Samuel  Gilbert,   153 

June  14.  Claim  of  Edwd.  Savage,  for  four  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Theodore  Stevens,  Robert  Ryan, 
John  Kinnilly  and  Abraham  McKillip,   154 

June  14.  Claim  of  James  Tallmadge,  for  five  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Stephen  Wickham,  Mathias  Burr, 
Stephen  Nichols,  Frederick  Dalton  and  Joseph  Welsh,. .  155 

June  15.  Claim  of  Peter  Hughes,  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  assigned  to  him  in  the  name  of  Charles  McKinny 
and  Charles  McKinny,  junr.,    155 

June  15.  Contract  between  William  Cooper,  Hendrick  Foey 
and  James  Livingston,  and  the  land  office  commissioners, 
for  opening  and  laying  out  a  road  from  the  south  end  of 
Lake  Otsego  to  the  Mohawk  river,   156 

July  7.  Receipt  of  James  Livingston,  for  £200  on  account 
of  the  preceding  contract,   156 

June  15.  Claim  of  Andrew  Bedford,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  William  Waddle,   156 


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1790.  June  16.  Claim  of  Ebenezer  Russell,  for  four  rights  of  bounty 

lands,  purchased  from  James  Robinson,  Thomas  Platts,   ' : 
Stephen  Robinson  and  John  Bamas,   156 

June  16.  Claim  of  John  N.  Bleecker,  for  five  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  conveyed  to  him  by  Joel  Ackley,  John  Stone,  Jacob 
Waiskarbar,  Moses  Darling  and  Paul  McFall,   157 

June  16.  Claim  of  Gerrit  H.  Van  Wagenen,  for  a  right  of 
500  acres  of  bounty  lands,  conveyed  to  him  by  Francis 
Ossie,  a  Canadian  refugee,   157 

June  17.  Claim  of  John  Prince,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  John  McFarland,   158 

June  17.  Claim  of  John  Christian,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,   158 

June  17.  Claim  of  Messrs.  Veeder  and  Alexander,  for  seven 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  to  which  Aaron  Ousburn,  Jon. 
Lewey,  David  Wiser,  James  Parker,  Thomas  Burghes, 
William  Thilmore  and  Nathan  Whipple  were  entitled,. .  159 

June  17.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Dickerson,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,   159 

June  18.  Claim  of  Dirk  Van  Ingen,  for  three  rights  of  bounty 
lands  to  Thomas  Glaver,  Robert  Shannon  and  Wm.  Hart, 
are  entitled,   160 

June  18.  Claim  of  Daniel  Williams,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  his  services  as  captain,   161 

June  18.  Claim  of  Nathl.  Ogden,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  purchased  John  Windsor's  right,   162 

June  18.  Claim  of  Thomas  Willson,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 

lands,     163 

■  June  18.  Claim  of  Benjamin  Hicks,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 

lands,  having  served  as  captain  in  the  U.  S.  army,   164 

June  18.  Claim  of  John  Torwey,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  ensign  in  the  U.  S.  army,   164 

June  18.  Claim  of  Ebenezer  Hazard,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  the  other  representatives  of  major-general  Alexr.  Mc- 
Dougal,  for  a  grant  of  24,300  acres  of  land,  being  the 
rights  of  bounty  lands  to  which  the  said  major-general 
Alexr.  McDougal  was  entitled,  and  several  others,  pur- 
chased from  non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers,   165 

June  18  Claim  of  Leake  Hunt,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,  166 

June  18.  Claim  of  Robert  Dunlap,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  John  Dalton,  as  administrator  to 
Benjamin  Cole,   167 

June  18.  Claim  of  Benjn.  Walker,  for  a  grant  of  3,000  acres 
of  bounty  land's,  having  served  as  lieut.-colonel,   167 

June  19.  Claim  of  Elijah  Bill,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
in  his  behalf  to  Enoch  Leonard,   168 

June  19.  Claim  of  Anspach  J.  Rogers,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  purchased  lieutenant  Henry  Demler's  right 
from  his  executors,   168 

June  19.  Claim  of  Robert  Walker,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Richard  Williams,   169 

June  19.  Claim  of  Peter  Anspach,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  lieutenant,  . . .  109 


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1790.  June  20.  Claim  of  Barent  S.  Salisbury,  for  a  grant  of  bounty- 
lands,  having  served  as  lieutenant,   170 

June  20.  Claim  of  Henry  Van  Hoevenbergh,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,  in  behalf  of  Martin  Simmons  and  John 
Basharow,   170 

June  20.  Claim  of  James  Brown,  as  administrator  to  Jonas 
Brown,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   171 

June  20.  Claim  of  James  Grant,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
purchased  from  Nicholas  Van  De  Bogart,  corporal  in  the 
1st  New  York  regiment,   171 

June  20.  Claim  of  Peter  Duncan,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands 
purchased  from  James  Hurley,   172 

June  21.  Claim  of  Wheeler  Douglass  and  John  Bacheller, 
for  a  right  of  land  purchased  from  John  Todd,   172 

June  21.  Claim  of  John  Wool,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
as  administrator  to  Lewis  Reliva,   173 

June  21.  Claim  of  Joseph  McCracken,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  major,  and  also  for  Jacob  Spicer's 
right,   174 

June  21.  Claim  of  J.  H.  Wendell,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  captain,   175 

June  21.  Claim  of  William  Bacon,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,   175 

June  21.  Claim  of  Christopher  Hulton,  for  a  grant  of  1,200 
acres  of  bounty  lands,  having  served  as  lieutenant,  176 

June  21.  Claim  of  Donald  McDonald,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,   177 

June  21.  Claim  of  Josiah  Lockwood,  for  a  grant  of  two 
rights  of  bounty  lands  to  which  Samuel  Gardiner  and 
James  Douglass  were  entitled,   178 

June  21.  Claim  of  Michael  Frymier  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  as  representative  and  heir  of  John  Frymier,  drum- 
mer in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,   178 

June  21.  Claim  of  James  Caldwell  for  a  grant  of  several 
rights  of  bounty  lands  purchased  from  the  following  per- 
sons, viz. :  Lawrence  Artwick,  James  Shaw,  2d  lieutenant, 
John  Sallisbury,  Jared  Dingman,  James  Dunlap,  Joseph 
Nesbit,  Anthony  Derusia,  Gersham  Smith  and  James 
Callins,   179 

June  22.  Claim  of  Elizabeth  Mills,  widow  and  administratrix 
of  Michael  Wolf,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands,   180 

June  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Elnathan  Fitch,  of  a  tract 


of  950  acres  of  land  beginning  in  the  north  bounds  of 


the  great  Hardenbergh  patent,  on  the  west  bank  of  a 
branch  of  Schoharie  creek,  called  East  kill,  (Hunter, 

Greene  Co.,)   181 

June  22.  Claim  of  Jonathan  Titus  for  a  right  of  bounty 

lands,   182 

June  22.  Claim  of  Stephen  Comstock  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  John  Cotgreave,  who  purchased 

from  Vinson  Vany,   182 

June  22.  Claim  of  Edward  Dunscomb  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  captain,   183 


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Page. 

1790.  June  22.  Claim  of  Daniel  Deniston  for  a  grant  of  bounty 

lands,  having  served  as  lieutenant,   183 

June  22.  Claim  of  John  Thompson  for  a  grant  of  bounty 

lands,  having  purchased  captain  Michael  Dunning's  right,  184 
June  22.  Claim  of  John  Maley  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 

to  which  Wm.  Grite  and  Alexr.  Munroe  were  entitled,  . .  184 
June  22.  Claim  of  John  Thompson  for  a  grant  of  bounty 

lands,  to  which  John  Gilbert  was  entitled,   185 

June  22.  Claim  of  John  Thompson  for  a  grant  of  a  right  of 

bounty  lands,  to  which  Uriah  Williams  was  entitled,   185 

June  22.  Claim  of  Samuel  Joseph  Rowe  for  a  grant  of  a 

right  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Jonah  Bartow,. . .  186 
June  22.  Claim  of  Robert  "Walker  for  a  grant  of  bounty 

lands,  to  which  lieutenant  Elisha  Harvey  was  entitled,  . .  186 


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Page. 

1790.  June  22.  Claim  of  James  McCawley  for  a  right  of  bounty 

lands,   1 

June  22.  Claim  of  Christopher  Leech  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,   1 

June  22.  Claim  of  John  Smith  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  one  of  which  he  purchased  from  Tho's  Warner,  . .  2 

June  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Cornelius  C.  Schoon- 
maker,  of  a  tract  of  1,232  acres  of  land,  in  the  towns  of 
Wallkill  and  Mamakating,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  on 
both  sides  of  the  Shawangunk  kill,  (Mount  Hope,  Orange 
Co.,)   3 

June  23.  Claim  of  Palmer  Cade,  Capt.  Nicholas  Schuyler, 
surgeon,  and  Deliverance  Marling,  John  Parks,  John 
Kennelly,  Abraham  Storms,  William  Patterson,  John 
Casey,  Jonathan  Patterson,  William  Palmitier,  Egbert 
Van  Zile,  James  Hale,  John  Person,  James  Blake,  John 
Long,  John  Ross,  Joseph  Welch  and  John  Wright,  non- 
commissioned officers  and  soldiers,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,    4 

June  23.  Claim  of  James  Abeel  for  a  grant  of  two  rights  of 
bounty  lands,  conveyed  to  him  by  Henry  Sampson  and 
John  West,    5 

June  23.  Claim  of  Wolvert  Ecker  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Benjamin  Waring,   6 

June  23.  Claim  of  William  Thompson  for  a  grant  of  three 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Peter  Servier, 
Joseph  Brown  and  William  Scudder,    7 

June  23.  Claim  of  Isaiah  Thompson  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  his  services  as  captain  lieutenant  in  the  2d  or 
New  York  regiment  of  artillery  in  the  U.  S.  army,   8 

June  23.  Claim  of  Phillip  Conine  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  his  services  as  captain  lieutenant  in  the  TJ.  S. 
army,   9 


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1790.  June  23.  Claim  of  Robert  Dunlap  for  a  grant  of  bounty- 
lands,  having  purchased  Jacob  Heyer's  right  from  James 
Duncan,   9 

June  23.  Claim  of  Robert  Dunlap  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  purchased  William  Dougherty's  right,   10 

June  23.  Claim  of  Benjamin  Ell  wood  for  five  rights  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Martin  Van  Slyck,  Edward 
Walker,  Peter  Anthony,  Richard  Walsh  and  Peter 
Pionear,   10 

June  23.  Claim  of  Peter  Donaldson  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,   11 

June  23.  Claim  of  Jane  Riker,  heiress  to  Capt.  Abraham 
Riker,  deceased,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   11 

June  23.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Salisbury,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of  two 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  conveyed  to  him  by  Edward 
Morres  and  Caleb  Cornwall,   12 

June  23.  Claim  of  Elisha  Camp  for  two  rights  of  land,  con- 
veyed to  him  by  Abija  Reinnolds  and  Saml.  Street,   12 

June  24.  Claim  of  Elisha  Camp  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  John  Shavalier,   13 

June  24.  Claim  of  Robert  Simons  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,   13 

June  24.  Claim  of  William  Cline  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
conveyed  to  him  by  Ensign  Robert  Wilson  and  David 
Wever,  Nicholas  Brown,  Casper  Miller,  Martin  Nestel, 
John  Swailes  and  Christopher  Chalmer,  privates  in  the 
U.  S.  army,   14 

June  14.  Claim  of  Abel  Woodhull  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  conveyed  by  him  to  Caleb  Smith  and  John  Hisham,  15 

June  24.  Claim  of  John  W.  Schermerhorn  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Godlip  Boyer,   15 

June  24.  Claim  of  James  Roe  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
conveyed  by  Jacobus  Ramson,   16 

June  24.  Claim  of  James  Roe  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
conveyed  by  Volker  Dow,   16 

June  25.  Claim  of  John  Hunter  for  a  right  of  boimty  lands, 
conveyed  by  Cornelius  McDoomel,   17 

June  25.  Claim  of  Elkanah  Watson  for  a  grant  of  three 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  assigned  by  John  Smith,  William 
Hackney  and  James  Peterson,   17 

June  25.  Claim  of  Lucas  Elmendorf,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of  two 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  assigned  by  Jeremiah  Skehan  and 
William  Mowett,   18 

June  25.  Claim  of  Dirck  Hansen  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
for  his  services  as  captain,   19 

June  26.  Claim  of  Christopher  Midler,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,   19 

June  26.  Claim  of  Jacobus  S.  Bruyn  for  a  grant  of  five 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  for  services  of  lieutenant  colonel 
in  the  U.  S.  army,   20 

June  26.  Claim  of  Benjamin  Say  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  Martin  Flick,   20 


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1790.  June  26.  Claim  of  Stephen  Rudd,  in  behalf  of  Jonathan  Pat- 
terson, for  a  right  of  bounty  lands,   20 

June  26.  Claim  of  Thomas  Ostrander  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  lieutenant  in  the  3d  New  York 
regiment,   20 

June  26.  Claim  of  Ja.  Rosekrans  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  major  in  the  3d  New  York  regiment,. .  21 

June  26.  Claim  of  Gerrit  G.  Lansing  for  a  grant  of  three 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  by  him,   21 

June  26.  Claim  of  Lewis  Graham  for  aright  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  John  Yorus,   22 

June  26.  Claim  of  Timothy  Benedict  for  a  grant  of  a  right 
of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  John  Utter,   22 

June  26.  Claim  of  William  Grote  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,   23 

June  28.  Claim  of  Hezekiah  Howell  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  John  Stockbridge,  ". .  23 

June  28.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Hyatt  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  lieutenant  in  the  4th  New  York  regi- 
ment,   24 

June  28.  Claim  of  David  Howellr  for  four  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  to  which  Henry  Van  Clake,  Phineas  Mapes,  Alexr. 
McCoy  and  William  Putman  are  entitled,   24 

June  28.  Claim  of  Cornelius  Glen  and  Barent  Bleecker  for 
twelve  rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  John 
Smith,  James  Forbes,  Nicholas  Cook,  John  Rice,  Nichs. 
Brosom,  John  Allen,  George  Rider,  John  Marshall,  John 
Vanhorne,  John  C  asper  Miller,  Andrew  Miller  and  John 
Boyce,   25 

June  28.  Claim  of  Jacob  Jno.  Lansing,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  for  his  services  as  deputy  mustermaster,   26 

June  28.  Claim  of  Cornelius  Glenn,  for  a  grant  of  six  rights 
of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Conrad  Page,  Thomas 
Hynes,  Frederick  Ghinter,  Benjamin  Goodale,  James 
Hall  and  Isaac  Patterson,   26 

June  28.  Claim  of  John  Bay,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
conveyed  to  him  by  Matthew  Hall,  who  purchased  Fran- 
cis Jackson's  right,   27 

June  28.  Claim  of  Wm.  Radclift  for  two  rights  of  land,  to 
which  John  Lister  and  Daniel  Owens  became  entitled,. .  28 

June  28.  Claim  of  Rutger  Bleecker  for  six  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Simon  Broomley,  Moses  Darling, 
James  Rankin,  Jeremiah  Welden,  Andries  Hoffman  and 
Patrick  Mahan,   28 

June  28.  Claim  of  Theodosius  Fowler  for  a  grant  of  four 
rights  of  bounty  lands  to  which  Thomas  Cochran,  Benja- 
min Smith,  Henry  Van  Kleek  and  Abraham  Barnes 
became  entitled,   28 

June  29.  Claim  of  Charles  Bush  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands  to  which  Henry  Singer  and  John  Fairholt  are 
entitled,   29 

June  29.  Claim  of  Robert  Smith  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
for  his  services  as  serjeant  in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,  29 


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1790.  June  29.  Claim  of  Samuel  Conckling  for  a  right  of  bounty- 
lands,  to  which  Timothy  Bennet  is  entitled,   30 

June  29.  Claim  of  William  McGill  for  four  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  to  which  Henry  Wheeler,  Samuel  Barnum,  Danl. 
Ogden  and  James  Selkirk  are  entitled,   30 

June  29.  Claim  of  Theodosius  Fowler,  for  four  rights  of 
bounty  lands  to  which  Thomas  Cochran,  BenjaminSmith, 
Henry  Van  Kleek  and  Abrm.  Barnes  are  entitled,   31 

June  29.  Claim  of  Piatt  Smith,  for  a  grant  of  four  rights  of 
bounty  lands  to  which  Azor  Bagley,  Michl.  Fowler,  Wm. 
Mooney  and  James  Steel  are  entitled,   32 

June  29.  Claim  of  Silvanus  White,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands  purchased  from  Peter  White,  private  in  the  2d  New 
York  regiment,   32 

June  29.  Claim  of  William  McGill,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands  purchased  from  Edward  Wright,   33 

June  29.  Claim  of  Saml.  B.  Webb,  as  agent  to  the  executors 
of  Richd.  Sill,  for  two  rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased 
from  William  Reede,  of  the  1st  New  York  regiment,  and 
Joseph  Carly,  of  the  2d  New  York  regiment,     33 

June  29.  Claim  of  Solomon  Cowles,  as  administrator  to  the 
estate  of  James  Nevill,  who  served  as  matross  in  the  2d 
New  York  regiment  of  artillery,  with   34 

[No  date.]  Certificate  of  Captain  Lieutenant  Isaiah  Thomp- 
son, ( ? )  that  James  Nevill  served  as  soldier  in  the  2d 
New  York  regiment  of  artillery,   34 

June  29.  Claim  of  Anselem  Helme,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands  purchased  from  John  Limbacker,  private  in  the  1st 
New  York  regiment,   35 

June  29.  Claim  of  Cornelius  C.  Elmendorph,  for  a  grant  of 
eight  rights  to  which  Charles  McNeal,  Reynolds  McDon- 
all,  John  Grogan,  Michael  Dacker,  William  Risden,  Evert 
Sluyter,  William  Diamond  and  Timothy  Rowley,  are 
entitled,   35 

June  29.  Claim  of  Richard  Piatt,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
purchased  from  Lieutenant  Thomas  Warner,   36 

June  29.  Claim  of  William  Gumming,  for  a  grant  of  three 
rights  of  bounty  lands  purchased  from  John  Cunningham, 
William  Ockerman  and  John  De  Grote,  soldiers  in  the 
line  of  the  state  of  New  York,   37 

June  29.  Claim  of  Forman  Cheesman,  as  administrator  to 
Capt.  Jacob  Cheesman  of  the  New  York  line,   37 

June  29.  Claim  of  Joseph  Klein,  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands  purchased  from  Charles  and  Henry  Bennet,  soldiers 
in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,   38 

June  29.  Claim  of  John  De  La  Mater,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands  for  his  services  as  paymaster  to  the  military  hospi- 
tals in  the  U.  S.  service,   38 

June  29.  Claim  of  Conrad  Acker,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  soldier  in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,. .  39 

June  29.  Claim  of  James  Gilliland,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  captain  of  sappers  and  miners  in 
the  New  York  corps,   39 


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1790.  June  29.  Claim  of  Randall  Rice,  James  Shelden,  Isacher  Coz- 
zens  and  Henry  Spencer,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands  pur- 
chased from  Jacob  Wiscar,  a  soldier  in  the  first  New  York 
regiment,   40 

June  29.  Certificate  of  location  for  Abijah  Hammond,  of '5,4Q0 
acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river  in  the 
county  of  Albany,  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of 
a  tract  of  17,940  acres  granted  to  Martin  Garretson  and 
others,  (Prattsville  and  Ashland,  Greene  Co.,)   41 

June  30.  Claim  of  Brinton  Paine,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands 
purchased  from  John  Smith,  a  corporal  in  the  2d  or  New 
York  artillery,   42 

June  30.  Claim  of  Elisha  Crane,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands 
purchased  from  Emanuel  Adams,   42 

June  30.  Claim  of  John  Quackenbos,  for  a  grant  of  the 
bounty  lands  to  which  John  Jeffers  is  entitled,   42 

June  30.  Claim  of  Richard  Lush,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
for  his  services  as  deputy  muster  master,   43 

June  30.  Claim  of  David  Sutherland,  for  a  grant  of  the  bounty 
lands  to  which  Benjamin  Wearing,  a  corporal  in  the  New 
York  line  of  the  United  States  army,  is  entitled,   43 

June  30.  Claim  of  William  Carr,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands 
to  which  Henry  Allen  of  the  1st  New  York  regiment  is 
entitled,   44 

June  30.  Claim  of  John  O'Brien,  for  two  rights  of  land,  one 
of  which  he  purchased  from  Peter  Woodcock,  and  the 
other  he  claims  for  services  as  private  in  the  1st  New 
York  regiment,   .    44 

June  30.  Claim  of  Nathl.  Craft,  for  a  grant  of  a  right  of 
bounty  lands  for  his  services  in  the  2d  New  York  regi- 
ment,   45 

June  30.  Claim  of  Phineas  Knapp,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands  purchased  from  Allen  Raynolds,   45 

June  30.  Claim  of  Jeremiah  Devoe,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,   46 

June  30.  Claim  of  Samuel  Smith  Mason  by  Lawrence  Van 
Kleeck,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands  purchased  from  Saml. 
Graham,  Richard  Smith,  Joseph  Dyer,  James  Douglas, 
John  Tallerday,  Joseph  Vincent,  Isaac  Knapp,  Nathaniel 
Stephens,  Melatiah  Weeks  and  Myndert  Van  de  Bogert,  46 

June  30.  Claim  of  William  Eley,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands 
purchased  from  Robert  Simmons,   47 

June  30.  Claim  of  Hugh  Orr,  for  a  grant  of  a  right  of  bounty 
lands  purchased  from  Johan  Minter,   47 

June  30.  Claim  of  John  Bartholomew,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands  for  services  as  private  in  the  New  York  line  in  the 
U.S.  army,   48 

June  30.  Claim  of  John  Close,  for  two  rights  of  bounty  lands 
purchased  from  Christian  Castleman  and  James  Pembrook,  48 

June  30.  Claim  of  Henry  House,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  private  in  the  New  York  line  in  the  LT. 
S.army,   49 


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1790.  June  30.  Claim  of  Elizabeth  Piatt,  for  three  rights  of  bounty 
lands  purchased  from  Isaac  Doty,  Francis  Horner  and 
James  Van  Blarcum,   49 

June  30.  Claim  of  Ferriol  Millot,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  matross  in  Colonel  Lamb's  regiment  of 
artillery,   50 

June  30.  Claim  of  Gershom  Mott,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  captain  in  Colonel  Lamb's  regiment  of 
artillery,   50 

June  30.  Claim  of  Catharine  Shanklin,  as  administrator  to 
Archibald  Black,  late  a  soldier  in  the  1st  New  York  • 
regiment,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   51 

June  30.  Claim  of  John  Stagg,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  lieutenant  in  Colonel  Spencer's 
regiment  during  the  war,   52 

June  30.  Claim  of  John  Johnson,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  captain  in  the  New  York  line,   53 

June  30.  Claim  of  Elisha  Jackson,  for  a  grant  of  nine  rights 
of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Robert  Livingston,  Thos. 
Hill,  Balthus  Fowler,  Zaccheus  Kilhorn,  Anthony  Mericle, 
Elias  Strong,  John  Cunningham,  William  Mott  and  Jesse 
Hunt,   53 


June  30.  Claim  of  Capt.-Lieut.  Charles  Newkirk,  for  a  grant 
of  bounty  lands  in  behalf  of  himself  and  the  following  per- 
sons, viz. :  Cornelius  House,  matross  in  Col.  Lamb's  artil- 


lery, John  F.  Yengling,  John  Kellor,  Nicholas  Clement, 
Gotlieb  Kragh,  Adam  Price  and  Coenradt  Frans,  soldiers 
in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,  and  Thomas  H.  Fedderly, 
John  H.  Fedderly,  Peter  Casidy  and  John  Keator,  sol- 
diers in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,  dated  15th  June, 

1790,   54 

June  30.  Claim  of  George  Sytez,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  captain  in  the  1st  regiment  of  New  York 

troops,  dated  15th  June,  1790,   55 

June  30.  Claim  of  Philip  Rockfeller,  for  a  grant  of  three 
rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Zacharias  Hob- 
zapple,  Peter  Elkenbrack  and  Chrisphel  Lyer,  privates  in 

the  2d  New  York  regiment,   55 

June  30.  Claim  of  Philip  Rockefeller,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  assigned  to  him  by  Peter  Wiesner,  who  purchased 
from  Johannis  Carl  Benjamin  Van  Bunhagle,  dated  25th 

June,  1790,   56 

June  30.  Claim  of  Peter  Ph.  Rockefeller,  for  a  right  of 
bounty  lauds,  purchased  from  Adam  Ten  Broeck,  en- 
sign in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,  dated  25th  June, 

1790,   56 

June  30.  Claim  of  Philip  Rockfeller  and  Diell  Rockefeller, 
for  a  right  of  land  assigned  by  John  Williams,  private  in 

the  1st  New  York  regiment,  dated  25  th  June,  1790,   57 

June  30.  Claim  of  Phillip  Rockefeller,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Henry  Spugler,  private  in  the  1st 
New  York  regiment,  dated  25th  June,  1790,   57 


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1790.  June  30.  Claim  of  Stephen  Hogeboom,  for  a  grant  of  15 
soldiers'  rights  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Henry- 
Like,  Edward  Morrison,  Degory  Prouth,  Gilbert  Gardi- 
near,  Isaac  Wheeler,  Jeremiah  C.  Miller,  John  Spoor, 
John  Moore,  Saml.  Gardinear,  Jasper  Salisbury,  John 
Cornelius,  Elias  Laraby,  Andriss  Gardinear,  Henry  Like 


and  William  Castor,   58 

June  30.  Claim  of  Patrick  Sinnot,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  serjeant  in  the  2d  New  York 

regiment,   59 

June  30.  Claim  of  John  Story,  for  two  rights  of  land  to 
which  Philip  Cottille  and  Ferriol  Milliot,  matrosses  in  the 

New  York  regiment  of  artillery,  are  entitled,   60 

June  30.  Claim  of  Joseph  Klein,  for  a  grant  of  two  rights 
of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Henry  Bennet  and 
Charles  Bennet,  both  of  the  1st  New  York  regiment,. . .  61 
June  30.  Claim  of  Maria  S.  Morton,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  purchased  Capt.  Lieut.  Jacob  Kemper's 

right,   61 

June  30.  Claim  of  Barent  Van  Benthuysen,  for  a  right  of 
bounty  lands  to  which  Elias  Batles  is  entitled,   62 


Claim  of  Jacob  Newkerk,  for  a  grant  of  land  near  Fort 
Hunter,  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek,  and  on  the 
south  side  of  a  patent  granted  to  Harmanus  Vischer,  Jan. 

5th,  1790,  with  

July  1.  Caveat  by  Jacob  Newkerk,  against  granting  the  land 

described  in  the  preceding  claim  to  any  other  person, ...  63 
July  1 .  Claim  of  Nathan  Paddock,  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Isaac  Utter  and  Stephen  Plumb, 


soldiers  in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,   64 

July  1.  Claim  of  John  Smith,  for  four  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Ichabod  Ailing,  Saml.  Walker, 
Solomon  Barns  and  Silas  Bellamy,  soldiers  in  Colonel 
Lamb's  regiment,   64 

July  1.  Claim  of  Jonas  Prentice,  for  three  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Saml.  Lewis  Brooks,  Daniel  Malo- 
ney  and  David  Stone,  soldiers  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of 
artillery,   65 

July  1.  Claim  of  Peter  De  Wilt,  for  a  grant  of  three  rights 
of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Henry  Harris,  private, 
Thos.  Bills,  corporal,  and  James  Carey,  private,  in  Col. 
Lamb's  regiment,   65 

July  1.  Claim  of  Nancy  Smith,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  Tate  Todd,  a  soldier  in  the  artillery  regi- 
ment,   66 

July  1.  Claim  of  Jonas  Prentice,  as  agent  for  Lieut.  John 
R.  Throop,  Peter  Howard,  John  Pierpont,  Isaac  Foot, 
John  Miles,  Lieut.  Thaddeus  Thompson,  Obadiah  Hill, 
Joseph  Gorham,  Gotham  Fenton,  William  Alley,  Natiil. 
Bishop,  Isaac  Cooper  and  Edmund  Parker,   66 

July  1.  Claim  of  Conrad  Stane,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  Peter  Cassady,   67 


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Page. 

1790.  July  1.  Claim  of  Abner  Purdy,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 

purchased  from  Timothy  Canfield,  junr.,   67 

July  1.  Claim  of  Job  Sherwood,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
as  heir  to  Lieut.  Isaac  Sherwood,  of  the  2d  New  York 
regiment,   68 

July  1.  Claim  of  Richard  Fittock,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Thompson  Bacon,  a  soldier  in  Col. 
Van  Schaick's  regiment,   68 

July  1.  Claim  of  Ebenezer  Young,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  major  of  artificers,   69 

July  1.  Claim  of  Wheaten  Hicks,  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Isaac  Van  Geld  en,  private  in  the 
1st  New  York  regiment,  and  Michl.  Decker,  private  in 
the  2d  New  York  regiment,     69 

July  1.  Claim  of  John  Chandler,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
conveyed  by  Nathan  Rumsey,  Samuel  Potter  and  Lieut. 
Hiel  Peck,   70 

July  1.  Claim  of  Gabriel  Furman,  for  two  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  from  Samuel  Talmadge,  who  purchased 
from  Cornelius  Van  Ness,  a  private  in  the  2d  New  York 
regiment,  and  Christian  Shriver,   70 

July  1.  Claim  of  Gabriel  Furman,  for  four  rights  of  bounty 
lands,  purchased  by  Andrew  Billings  from  William  Pal- 
matier,  of  Col.  Hazen's  regiment,  John  Wills,  Samuel 
Crawford,  soldiers  in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,  and 
Isaac  Knapp,  soldier  in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,   71 

July  1.  Claim  of  Richd.  Edsall,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  Reuben  Keelum,  of  the  1st  New  York 
regiment,   71 

July  1.  Claim  of  David  Vanderhuyden,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands  to  which  Christian  Van  Voort  was  entitled  for  his 
services  as  private  in  Col.  Van  Schaaick's  regiment,   72 

July  1.  Claim  of  Gabriel  Furman,  for  Jacob  Backhorn's 
right  of  land,  purchased  from  Wm.  Boyd,  and  also  Isaac 
Halsey's  right,  purchased  from  the  said  Wm,  Boyd, ....  72 

July  2.  Clairnof  Henry  Quilhot,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  William  Fagan,  who  served  in  Col.  James 
Livingston's  regiment,   73 

July  2.  Claim  of  John  Walsh,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,   73 

July  6.  Claim  of  Elisha  Crane  for  two  rights  of  land,  pur- 
chased from  Benone  Gardner  and  Benjamin  Watkins,  of 
the  2d  New  York  artillery  regiment,   74 

July  6.  Claim  of  Elisha  Dorr  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
purchased  from  Joseph  Levy  of  the  1st  New  York  regi- 
ment,  74 

July  6.  Claim  of  John  Gee  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  soldier  in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,  .  75 

July  6.  Claim  of  Henry  Hewling  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  captain  in  the  New  York  line  of  the 
U.  S.  army,   75 

July  6.  Claim  of  Hendrick  Stevens  for  a  right  of  bounty 


104 


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Page. 

1790.      lands,  for  services  in  the  New  York  line  of  the  TJ.  S. 

army,  . .   70 

July  6.  Claim  of  James  Lighthall  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
for  services  in  the  New  York  line  of  the  U.  S.  army,   77 

July  6.  Claim  of  William  Lighthall  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  ensign  in  Col.  Warner's  regiment,  78 

July  6.  Claim  of  Lyman  Hitchcock  and  James  Rankin,  for  a 
right  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  James  Rankin,. . .  78 

July  6.  Claim  of  Elisha  Crane  and  Moses  Budinot  for  a 
right  of  bounty  lands,  purchased  from  Isaac  Hubbell,  ...  79 

July  6.  Claim  of  John  Buckhout  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands,  79 

July  7.  Patent  to  Elnathan  Fitch  for  a  tract  of  land,  begin- 
ning in  the  north  bounds  of  the  great  Hardenbergh  patent, 
on  the  west  bank  of  a  branch  of  Schoharie  creek,  called 
East  kill,  and  containing  950  acres,  (Hunter,  Greene  Co.,)  79 

July  8.  Claim  of  Samuel  Drake  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
to  which  his  son  Joshua  Drake  became  entitled  for  his 
services  in  the  New  York  line,   80 

July  12.  Claim  of  Abrm.  Oothoudt  for  two  rights  of  land  to 
which  Cornelius  Hendricksen  and  Casper  Miller,  were 
entitled  for  services  in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,   80 

July  12.  Letter  from  the  surveyor-general  to  the  secretary  of 
state,  relative  to  reservations  necessary  to  be  made  in 
military  lands  at  old  Oswego,  the  Cayuga  reservation,  on 
the  Scawyare  river,  and  at  the  Cayuga  salt  springs,  as 
described  in  an  accompanying  extract  from  a  letter  from 
Major  Hardenburgh  stating  an  interference  of  the  New 
England  townships  with  the  military  lands,   81 

July  29.  Claim  of  Isaac  Ledyard  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
having  served  as  assistant  and  purveyor  of  the  general 
hospital,   82 

July  29.  Claim  of  Thomas  McFarran  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  as  representative  and  administrator  of  Alexr.  Mc- 
Arthur  an  officer  in  Col.  Duboyse's  regiment,   83 

July  30.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  Cockburn  of  a 
tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  begin- 
ning at  the  most  southerly  corner  of  a  tract  called  Batavia, 
granted  to  Vincent  Mathews  and  others,  and  containing 
200  acres,  (Windham,  Greene  Co.,)   83 

July  30.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Shultz  of  a  tract 
of  400  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river, 
beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  a  tract  granted  to 
Phillip  Rockyfeller,  (Windham,  Greene  Co.,)   84 

July  30.  Caveat  by  Gilbert  Barnes  against  granting  certain 
water  lots  to  Messrs.  John  Ackerman,  Robert  Luckey 
and  Brush,  opposite  their  lands,   85 

July  30.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  Cockburn  of  a 
tract  of  200  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's 
river,  adjoining  a  tract  commonly  called  Batavia,  (Wind- 
ham, Greene  Co.,)    86 

July  30.  Certificate  of  location  for  Philip  Rockefeller  of  a 
tract  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  on  the 


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1790.      northerly  side  of  the  road  leading  from  Batavia  to  Katts- 


kill,  and  containing  200  acres,  (Windham,  Greene  Co.,)  .  87 

July  31.  Minutes  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office 
relative  to  certain .  lands  in  a  military  tract  granted  by 
mistake;  and  respecting  lots,  some  of  which  interfere 

with  the  townships  ceded  to  Massachusetts,    88 

1796.  Feb.  3.  Minute  respecting  the  refusal  of  Abrm.  Swartwout 
to  surrender  a  lot  granted  to  him,  and  relative  to  three 
lots  purchased  by  John  M.  Watson,   88 

Feb.  21.  Report  of  the  attorney-general  thereon,   88 

1790.  Clause  in  an  act  of  the  legislature  empowering  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office  to  sell  lands  to  William  Seely 
north  of  the  town  of  Chemung,    89 

Aug.  4.  Certificate  of  location  for  Isaac  Vrooman  and  Fredk. 
W.  Hassold  of  a  tract  of  433  acres  of  land,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  opposite  the  upper  Canajohary 
castle,  (Manheim,  Herkimer  Co.,)   90 

Aug.  9.  Letter  from  the  surveyor-general  containing  his 
opinion  as  to  which  of  the  twenty  townships  of  the 
unappropriated  lands  ought  to  be  sold  for  specie,   91 

Aug.  14.  Claim  of  John  Tappen  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands, 
conveyed  by  Michael  Fleming,  a  Serjeant  in  the  1st  New 
York  regiment,   92 


Aug.  1 7.  Petition  of  Jeptha  Fuller,  William  Paterson,  Isaac 
Mills,  Nathaniel  Minor,  Timothy  Minor,  William  Smith, 
Abial  Worden,  Justus  Baker,  Ephraim  Thomas,  David 
Smith,  junr.,  David  Godfry,  Andrew  Merrit,  Nathan  Cook, 
William  Bruster,  Absolom  Bruster,  John  Bruster,  Thomas 
Baker,  Henry  Elsworth,  Amos  Wheat,  Joseph  Morse, 
John  Gray,  junr.,  John  Harding,  John  Button,  Samuel 
King,  Abner  Skinner,  John  Seybolt,  James  Finch,  Elial 
Farnam,  Beniah  Skinner,  Andrew  Davis,  Jepthah  Skinner, 
Amasa  Mathews,  Casper  Writer,  William  Englis,  Asa 
Paterson,  Daniel  Skinner,  Ebenezer  Parke,  John  Moore, 
Elisha  Reeve,  David  Corwin,  Frederick  Seybolt,  James 
McCavers,  Samuel  Gunsales,  Elnathan  Marsh,  Joseph 
Brown,  John  McCavers,  Asa  Worden,  Danl.  Gunsales, 
Robert  Crawford  and  Daniel  Helme  for  a  grant,  by  right 


of  occupancy,  of  a  tract  of  about  7,000  acres  of  land  in 

the  town  of  Mamakating,  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   93 

Aug.  25.  Claim  of  Donald  Campbell  for  a  grant  of  bounty 

lands,  having  served  as  colonel  in  the  New  York  line, ...  94 
Aug.  30.  Letter  from  James  Barker  and  David  Lawrence 
respecting  the  exploring  and  laying  out  of  a  public  road 

from  the  Susquehanuah  to  the  Hudson  river,   95 

Map  of  the  road  from  Cattskill  on  Hudson's  river  to  the 

junction  of  Oleout  creek  with  the  Susquehanuah  river,  . .  96 
Aug.  30.  Account  of  James  Barker's  and  David  Lawrence's 
expenses  in  laying  out  a  road  from  the  Oleout  on  the 

Susquehannah  to  the  North  river,   97 

Sept.  4.  Power  of  attorney  from  Robert  Simonds,  late  matross 
in  the  2d  New  York  regiment  to  James  Bogardus,  to 
obtain  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   98 


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Page. 

1783.  June  9.  Certificate  of  general  Washington  that  Robert 
Simonds  served  as  matross  in  the  2d  New  York  artillery 

regiment,   99 

1790.  Sept.  13.  Patent  to  Robert  Starret  and  Daniel  Montgomery 
of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 
adjoining  the  Pennsylvania  line,  (Southport,  Chemung 
Co.,)   100 

Sept.  20.  Estimate  of  Sluman  Wattles  and  Wittin  Johnston 
as  to  the  expense  of  making  a  road  from  the  Susquehannah 
river  to  the  Schohary  Flatts,   101 

Sept.  22.  Caveat  of  Jacob  G.  Klock  and  George  G.  Klock 
against  granting  any  lands  at  or  adjoining  Canajohary 
castle,  or  within  the  bounds  of  Abraham  Van  Home's 
and  others  patent  in  the  township  of  Canajohary  castle, .  102 

Sept.  23.  Letter  from  Henry  Oothoudt  to  the  land  board,  con- 
cerning the  road  contracted  for  by  Messrs.  Wattles  and 
Hunt,  to  be  made  from  Olehoudt  to  Hudson's  river,   103 

Sept.  23.  Letter  from  John  Harper  to  governor  Clinton  con- 
cerning the  necessity  of  making  a  road  from  the  Oulehout 
to  Hudson's  river,  and  recommending  Nathaniel  Watells 
as  superintendent  for  the  same,   104 

[No  date.]  Report  of  John  Cantine,  Christopher  Tappen 
and  James  Clinton,  respecting  the  road  from  Luren  kill 
to  the  Delaware  river,   105 

Field  book  containing  notes  and  remarks  made  by  general 
Cantine  and  Mr.  Tappen  in  laying  out  the  road  from 
Luren  kill  to  Susquehanna  river,  taken  in  the  months  of 
June  and  July,  1790,   106 

Two  maps  showing  the  road  as  laid  out  from  Luren  kill  to 
Delaware  river,   107,  108 

Sept.  28.  Proposal  from  John  McKinstry  for  making  a  road 
from  Hudson's  river  to  the  Oulehoadt,   109 

[No  date.]  Account  of  expenses  incurred,  and  time  employed 
in  laying  out  the  road  from  Hudson's  river  to  Delaware 
river,   109 

Oct.  1.  Contract  between  Nathaniel  Wattles  and  Medad 
Hunt  of  the  one  part,  and  the  land  office  of  the  other, 
for  making  a  road  from  the  Oulehoudt  to  the  North  river,  110 

Oct.  5.  Petition  of  Henry  Van  Rensselaer  and  other  inhabi- 
tants of  the  town  of  Greenbush,  praying  leave  to  erect 
wharfs  or  docks  on  Hudson's  river,  and  that  James  Mc- 
Kown  obtain  a  grant  of  certain  water  lots  for  said  purpose,  111 

Oct.  5.  Notice  by  John  McKown,  that  he  intends  to  apply 
to  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office  for  a  grant  of  water 
lots  on  the  east  side  of  Hudson's  river  for  the  purpose  of 
erecting  wharfs  at  Greenbush,   Ill 

Oct.  6.  Caveat  by  David  Johnson  against  granting  to  Jeph- 
thah  Fuller,  William  Patterson,  Isaac  Mills  and  others, 
any  lands  in  the  town  of  Mamakating .  in  the  county  of 
Ulster,   112 

May  15.  Resolution  of  the  board  respecting  an  application 
for  land  made  by  John  T.  Visscher,  Jacob  Snook  and  Jesse 
Bostwick,   113 


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1790.  Oct.  6.  Affidavit  of  Saml.  D'Kiemer,  that  he  served  Christo- 
pher McGraw  with  a  copy  of  the  preceding  resolution,. .  113 
Oct.  6.  Affidavit  of  John  T.  Visscher,  that  he  served  Janis 
Van  Aken,  Aaron  Thompson  and  Jacob  Siber,  with  a  copy 


of  the  foregoing  resolution,   113 

Oct.  12.  Field  book  of  notes  and  remarks  made  by  Messrs. 
De  Witt,  whilst  laying  out  the  road  from  Lauren  kill  to 
Delaware  river,  commencing  on  the  24th  Sept.,  and  end- 
ing 12th  Oct.,  1790,   114 

Papers  relating  to  an  agreement  between  Seth  Reed  and  Peter  Pyck- 
man,  concerning  a  grant  of  land,  for  which  they  applied. 

Oct.  15.  Letter  from  Seth  Reed  to  Gov.  Clinton,  respecting 

the  testimony  given  by  Peter  Ryckman's  witnesses,   115 

1789.  Aug.  24.  Affidavit  of  Joel  Prescott,  that  Peter  Ryckman, 
agreed  with  Seth  Reed  to  divide  equally  whatever  land 
should  be  granted  them,   116 

Aug.  24.  Affidavit  of  Elias  Dickinson,  respecting  the  agree- 
ment between  Peter  Ryckman  and  Seth  Reed  concerning 
the  lands  to  be  granted  to  them,   117 

Aug.  25.  Affidavit  of  James  Manning  Reed,  that  Peter  Ryck- 
man said  that  Seth  Reed  should  have  one-half  of  the  land 
granted,  pursuant  to  an  agreement  between  them,   118 

Aug.  27.  Affidavit  of  Albert  Ryckman,  that  he  knew  of  the 
agreement  between  his  father  Peter  Ryckman  and  Seth 
Reed  respecting  the  lands  to  be  granted  to  them,   119 

Oct.  31.  Affidavit  of  David  Smith,  respecting  Seth  Reed's 
exertions  in  procuring  a  treaty  with  Cayuga  Indians  about 
the  lands  granted  to  Peter  Ryckman,  &c,   120 


Oct.  31,  Affidavit  of  Thomas  Sisson,  respecting  Seth  Reed's 

exertions  to  induce  the  Indians  to  a  treaty  with  the  state,  121 
Oct.  31.  Affidavit  of  Gilbert  R.  Berry,  that  Seth  Reed  and 
Peter  Ryckman  gave  a  considerable  quantity  of  provisions 
to  the  Indians  in  order  to  induce  them  to  go  to  Albany  to 
conclude  a  treaty,  and  that  said  Reed  and  Ryckman  were 
to  have  equal  shares  in  the  lands  obtained  from  said  Indi- 
ans, &c,   122 

Oct.  31.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Bortle,  respecting  the  dispute  be- 
tween Seth  Reed  and  Messrs.  Livington,  Benton  and  Allen, 
in  consequence  of  said  Reed  having  obtained  a  lease  for 
certain  lands,  claimed  by  them,  from  the  Indians,  and 
showing  the  respective  influence  of  Messrs.  Reed  and 
Ryckman,  and  their  endeavors  to  propitiate  the  Indians 

by  giving  them  cattle  and  provisions,   122 

Oct.  31.  Affidavit  of  John  Richardson,  that  in  the  summer  of 
1788,  he  was  one  of  the  agents  sent  by  the  government  to 
bring  down  the  Indians  to  make  a  treaty,  and  that  the 
lessees  rolled  out  several  barrels  of  flour  to  the  Indians  to 
prevent  their  coming  down  to  attend  the  treaty  and  that 
the  said  lessees  threw  out  many  reflections  against  Seth 
Reed  as  being  the  cause  of  considerable  expense  to  them, 
and  for  having  acted  with  the  government  against  them,  124 
Oct.  31.  Affidavit  of  Asa  Ransom,  that  in  the  fall  of  1787, 


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1789.  he  waa  conversant  with  the  lessee  company,  who  were 
making  purchases  from  the  Indians,  and  that  Peter  Ryck- 
man  was  reputed  to  be  the  most  formidable  opposer  to 
said  company  in  leading  the  Indians  to  make  a  treaty  with 
the  government,  and  that  Seth  Reed  was  most  able  in  such 
opposition  having  had  most  influence  with  the  government,  125 
Oct.  31.  Affidavit  of  Lark  Jennings,  that  he  was  informed  by 
the  Indians  that  at  any  time  they  went  to  Col.  Reed  they 
could  get  what  provisions  they  wanted  from  him,  and  that 
the  deponent  always  understood  the  provisions  so  given 
were  at  the  joint  expense  of  Col.  Reed  and  Peter  Ryck- 
man,  and  that  Doctor  Caleb  Benton,  one  of  the  lessees, 
said  that  Col.  Reed  induced  Peter  Ryckman   to  act 

against  them,   126 

Nov.  2.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Hobart,  that  Seth  Reed  and  Peter 
Ryckman,  had  a  number  of  cattle  killed  for  the  use  of  the 
Indians,  who  were  going  to  Albany  to  make  a  treaty  about 

certain  lands,  &c,   127 

Nov.  2.  Affidavit  of  Ephraim  Webster,  an  Indian  interpreter 
residing  at  Onondaga,  that  he  was  in  Albany  during  the 
treaty,  and  that  he  had  heard  some  of  the  Cayugas,  Onon- 
dagas  and  Oneidas  say  that  a  tract  of  land  would  be  re- 
served for  Peter  Ryckman  and  Seth  Reed,  and  that  George 
and  Steeltrap,  both  Cayuga  chiefs,  said  that  the  lands  re- 
served were  intended  to  be  equally  divided  between  Peter 

Ryckman  and  Seth  Reed,   127 

Nov.  2.  Affidavit  of  Thody  Cowl,  respecting  the  provisions 
supplied  by  Seth  Reed  and  Peter  Ryckman  to  the  Indians 
in  their  way  to  the  treaty,  and  that  said  Ryckman  offered 
a  lot  to  John  McKinstry,  and  that  the  lessees  considered 

Seth  Reed  their  greatest  enemy,   128 

Nov.  3.  Affidavit  of  Stephen  Wilkinson  respecting  the  agree- 
ment between  Seth  Reed  and  Peter  Ryckman  about  ex- 
penses incurred,  and  the  compensation  to  be  made  them, 
for  forwarding  the  Indians  to  the  treaty  at  Fort  Stanwix,  129 
Nov.  3.  Affidavit  of  Hugh  Maxwell,  in  support  of  Seth 

Reed's  claim  to  the  lands  granted  to  Peter  Ryckman,. . .  130 
Sept.  24.  Certificate  of  Thomas  Kirkland,  that  Peter  Ryck- 
man stated  in  his  (Ryckman's)  presence,  that  Seth  Reed 
was  to  have  one-half  of  the  land  obtained  from  the  Cay- 
uga Indians,  and  that  Steeltrap,  a  Cayuga  sachem,  said 
that  they  were  to  have  the  land  equally  divided  between 


them,   131 

1790.  Feb.  18.  Certificate  of  Samuel  Kirkland,  that  Peter  Ryck- 
man said  he  had  agreed  to  convey  to  Seth  Reed  one-half 
of  the  lands  to  be  granted  to  them,   131 

Oct.  15.  Affidavit  of  James  Manning  Reed,  that  his  father, 
Seth  Reed,  was  never  furnished  with  provisions  by  Peter 
Ryckman,   132 

Oct.  15.  Affidavit  of  John  Reed,  in  the  case  of  Seth  Reed 
against  Peter  Ryckman,   133 

Dec.  15.  Deposition  of  Joel  Prescott,  in  the  case  of  Seth 
Reed  against  Peter  Ryckman,   134 


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1790.  Oct  15.  Deposition  of  Rufus  S.  Reed,  in  the  case  of  Seth 

Reed  against  Peter  Ryckman,   135 

June  26.  Advertisement  of  Moses  Cantine  of  his  intention 
to  apply  for  the  land  under  water  in  Hudson's  river,  op- 
posite his  farm,  situate  in  the  town  of  Kingston,  in  the 

county  of  Ulster,   138,  139 

Oct.  23.  Affidavit  of  Samuel  Loudon,  that  the  preceding  ad- 
vertisement was  duly  published  in  his  newspaper,  printed 

at  New  York,   138 

Sept.  27.  Affidavit  of  Moses  Yeomans,  that  he  saw  a  copy 
of  the  preceding  advertisement,  posted  at  the  court  house 

in  Kingston,  for  the  space  of  six  weeks  and  longer,   139 

Oct.  20.  Petition  of  Moses  Cantine  for  a  grant  of  20  acres 
of  land  under  water,  opposite  his  farm,  in  Kingston,  in 

the  county  of  Ulster,   140 

Oct.  16.  Map  and  description  of  survey  of  the  lots  prayed  for 

in  the  preceding  petition,  (Kingston,  Ulster  Co.,)   140 

Oct.  25.  Claim  of  Foster  Shaw  and  Benjamin  Shaw  for  400 
acres,  between  Lake  George  and  Wood  creek,  located  by 

them,  and  occupied  prior  to  the  25th  July,  1782,   141 

Oct.  25.  Claim  of  Alexr.  Turner,  junr.,  James  Turner,  and 
James  McCrea  for  600  acres  of  land  lying  in  the  county 
of  Washington,  south  of  the  river  Poultney,  east  and 
south  of  Skeen's  little  patent,  and  west  of  land  belonging 


Nov.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Dirck  Woodcocks,  William 
Steves,  Joel  Champion,  Job  Champion  and  George  White, 
of  five  tracts  of  land  adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  the 
manor  of  Rensselaerwyck  containing  all  together  897£ 
acres  of  land,  (Kinderhook  and  Chatham,  Columbia  Co.,)  143 

Map  of  the  same,   143 

Nov.  8.  Petition  of  Cathylina  Van  Beuren  and  Jocghem 
James  Staats,  praying  that  a  day  be  appointed  for  them 
to  show  cause  against  granting  the  water  lots  applied  for 

by  James  McGown,   144 

Nov.  11.  Return  of  survey  for  John  T.  Yisscher,  Jacob 
Snoak  and  Jesse  Bostwick  of  four  tracts  of  land  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Mohawk's  river,  and  on  the  east  side  of 
Schoharie  creek  near  Fort  Hunter,  containing  all  together 

251  acres,  (Florida,  Montgomery  Co.,)   145 

Map  of  the  same,  ,   146 

Nov.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Roe  of  a  tract  of  200 
acres  of  land  lying  to  the  north  of  Seneca  Lake,  (Phelps, 

Ontario  Co.,)   147 

Nov.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Abrm.  Hardenbergh  and 
Moses  De  Witt,  of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land  to  the 

north  of  Seneca  lake,  (Phelps,  Ontario  Co.,)   143 

Nov.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Patrick  Burnet  of  a  tract  of 
200  acres  of  land,  to  the  north  of  Seneca  Lake,  (Phelps, 

Ontario  Co.,)   149 

Nov.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Humphrey  of  a  tract 
of  200  acres  of  land,  to  the  north  of  Seneca  lake,  (Phelps, 


to  Samuel  Waterhouse, 


142 


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1790.  Nov.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Abrm.  Hardenbergh  and 
Moses  De  Witt  of  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land  to  the 
north  of  Seneca  Lake,  (Phelps,  Ontario  Co.,)   151 

Nov.  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Abrm.  Hardenburgh  and 
Moses  De  Witt  of  a  tract  of  1,200  acres  of  land  to  the 
north  of  Seneca  lake,  (Phelps,  Ontario  Co.,)   152 

Nov.  1 7.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Palmer  of  a  tract  of 
6,600  acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  Seneca  lake,  (Lyons, 
Wayne  Co.,)   153 

Nov.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Israel  Piatt  of  a  tract  of  1,800 
acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  Seneca  lake,  (Phelps,  Ontario 
Co.,)   154 

Nov.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Oothoudt  of  a  tract  of 
1,800  acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  Seneca  lake,  (Lyons, 
Wayne  Co.,)   155 

Nov.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Stephen  Lush  of  a  tract  of 
2,353  acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  Seneca  lake,  (Lyons, 
Wayne  Co.,)   156 

Nov.  22.  Petition  of  Aldert  Rosa,  Abrm.  Rosa,  Benjn.  Blan- 
cher,  Jacob  Rosa,  Francis  German,  John  Van  Garden, 
Jacob  Rosa,  junr.,  Crist  Miller,  Nathan  Hall,  John  Sher- 
man, Joost  Hendrick,  Erist  Tys,  John  Williams,  John 
Stagg,  Allebartus  Holslander,  Ezechiel  Van  Wagenen  and 
Ezechiel  Masten,  for  a  grant  of  a  tract  of  about  3,000 
acres  of  unappropriated  land  in  the  town  of  Mamakating 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  by  right  of  occupancy  prior  to 
the  25th  July,  1782,   157 

Nov.  23.  Affidavit  of  William  Shaw  relating  to  the  preceding 
petition,   158 

Nov.  23.  Affidavits  of  Samuel  Sickney  and  James  Rogers 
relative  to  the  petition  of  the  inhabitants  occupying  a 
certain  tract  of  land  in  the  town  of  Mamakating  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,     159 

Nov.  23.  Affidavit  of  Abrm.  Griffin  relative  to  the  petition 
of  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Mamakating,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  occupying  a  certain  tract  of  unappro- 
priated land  in  said  town,    160 

Nov.  23.  Affidavit  of  Richard  Comfort  relative  to  the  peti- 
tion of  certain  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Mamakating, 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  occupying  a  tract  of  unappro- 
priated land  in  said  town,   161 

Nov.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer  of 
a  tract  of  9,350  acres  of  land  on  the  southeast  side  of 
the  river  St.  Lawrence,  (Massena,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,)  ...  162 

Nov.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Oothoudt  of  a  tract 
of  630  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  Lake  Ontario, 
between  the  lands  ceded  to  Massachusetts  and  the  lands 
set  apart  for  the  troops  of  the  State  of  New  York,  (Sodus, 
Wayne  Co.,)   163 

Nov.  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Oothoudt  of  a  tract  of 
629  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  Lake  Ontario, 
between  the  lands  ceded  to  Massachusetts,  and  the  lands 


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1790.      set  apart  for  the  troops  of  the  State  of  New  York,  (Sodus, 

Wayne  Co.,)   164 

Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Henry  Clark  for  lot  92  in 
township  19,  on  the*  west  side  of  Unadilla  river  containing 
250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,)   165 

Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Edmeston  for  the 
third  quarter  of  township  17,  on  the  west  side  of  Unadilla 
river,  containing  4,477  acres  of  land,  (Columbus,  Che- 
nango Co.,)    166 


Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Derick  Goes  for  lot  17,  in 
township  16,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river,  con- 
taining 250  acres  of  land,  (New  Berlin,  Chenango  Co.,)  .  167 
Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Elias  S.  Palmer,  for  lot  95, 
in  township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  Unadilla  river,  con- 
taining 250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,)   168 

Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Simon  Brown,  junr.,  of  lot 
81,  in  township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  Unadilla  river, 
containing  250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,).  169 
Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Eleazer  Brown,  for  lot  84, 
in  township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  Unadilla  river,  con- 
taining 250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,)  . .  .  170 
Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Elias  Button  for  lot  82,  in 
township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river,  con- 
taining 250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,) ....  171 
Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Paul  Maxson  for  lot  93,  in 
township  1 9,  on  the  west  side  of  Unadilla  river,  contain- 
ing 250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,)   172 

Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Clark  Maxson,  for  lot  85, 
in  township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river, 
containing  250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,)  173 
Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Thomas  Rogers,  for  lot  83, 
in  township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  Unadilla  river,  con- 
taining 250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,) ....  174 
Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Abijah  Babcock,  for  lot 
94,  in  township  19,  on  the  wTest  side  of  Unadilla  river, 
containing  250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,).  175 
Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Samuel  Babcock,  for  lot  79, 
in  township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  Unadilla  river,  con- 
taining 250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,) ....  176 
Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Samuel  Langworthy,  for 
lot  80,  in  township  1 9,  on  the  west  side  of  Unadilla  river, 
containing  250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,).  177 
Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Hezekiah  Babcock,  for  lot 
86,  in  township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river, 
containing  250  acres  of  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,)  178 
Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Stephen  Hoxsie,  for  lot  96, 
in  township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river, 
containing  350  acres  on  land,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,)  179 
Dec.  14.  Claim  of  Finch  Gilderslieve,  for  a  grant  of  1,200 
acres  of  bounty  lands,  having  served  as  lieutenant  in  the 

U.  S.  army,   180 

Dec.  17.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Cannon,  of  a  tract 
of  1,500  acres  of  land  lying  to  the  north  of  Seneca  Lake, 
105 


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1790.  and  beginning  at  the  northeast  corner  of  a  tract  granted 
to  Sanford  Williams  and  Jerom  Loomis,  (Phelps,  Ontario 
Co.,)   181 

Dec.  18.  Caveat  by  Robert  Troup,  in  behalf  of  the  children 
of  Peter  Goelet,  against  granting  any  lands  in  the  town 
of  Mamakating,  adjoining  the  Shawangunk  mountains, 
until  they  are  heard  before  the  land  office  commissioners,  182 

[No  date.]  Caveat  by  Aaron  Thomson,  against  granting  to 
any  person  a  tract  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk 
river,  and  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek,  with  a  par- 
cel of  low  land,  and  a  house  and  lot  of  ground  near  Fort 
Hunter,  the  whole  containing  about  150  acres,  also  a  cer- 
tain tract  lying  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek  adjoin- 
ing a  tract  granted  to  Adam  Putman,  and  another  tract 
lately  granted  to  Gerrit  C.  Newkirk,  estimated  at  1 50  acres,  1 83 

Dec.  27.  Certificate  of  location  for  Matthew  Adgate,  of  a 
tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Clinton,  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain  at  the  head  of  the  Bay  of 
Perou,  (Willsborough,  Essex  Co.,)   184 

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Page. 

1790.  Dec.  31.  Claim  of  Hannah  Townsend,  Abel  Noble  &  Co., 
and  William  Townsend,  for  a  grant  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Orange,  near  the  Jersey  line,  by  virtue  of  class  rights,  1 

Dec.  31.  Claim  of  Abel  Noble  in  behalf  of  Robert  Noble, 
for  a  grant  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  near  the  Jer- 
sey line,  by  right  of  occupancy,  ; . .  2 

Dec.  31.  Petition  of  William  Booth,  John  Penny,  David 
Sandford,  Jonathan  Silsbe,  Jabach  Chais,  Mathew  Thomp- 
son, Enos  Silsby,  Hezekiah  Mead,  Jonathan  Rockwell, 
Ezra  Sandford,  Daniel  Benedict,  James  McKann,  William 
Haws,  Amos  Phillips  and  Samuel  Drew,  for  a  grant  of 
3,000  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Warwick  in  the  county 
of  Orange,  bounded  southerly  by  the  New  Jersey  line,  and 
northerly  by  a  line  running  from  the  northwest  corner  of 


the  patent  of  Kakiat  to  the  thirty-one  mile  stone  in  the 
said  New  Jersey  line,  and  easterly  by  the  Long  Pond,  by 

right  of  occupancy,   4 

[No  date.]  Certificate  of  overseers  of  hghways  of  Cherry 
Valley  and  Otsego,  that  William  Cooper  and  Hendrick 
Frey  have  opened  and  completed  a  road  from  the  south 

end  of  Lake  Otsego  to  the  Mohawk  river,   6 

[No  date.]  Certificate  of  Wm.  Abbot,  David  Culley  and 
others,  freeholders,  justice  of  the  peace  and  commissioners 
of  highways,  that  William  Cooper,  Hendrick  Fry  and 
James  Livingston  made  a  road  from  the  south  end  of 
Lake  Otsego  to  the  Mohawk  river,   6 


1791.  Jan.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Van  Ness,  of  a  tract  of 
land  containing  427  acres,  lying  in  the  town  of  Kinder- 
hook  in  the  county  of  Columbia,  and  adjoining  the  north 
bounds  of  the  patent  granted  to  Burgher  Huyck  and 

others,  (Chatham,  Columbia  Co.,)   7 

Jan.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Van  Ness,  of  a  tract  of 
land  containing  200  acres,  lying  in  the  town  of  Kinderhook 


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1790.      in  the  county  of  Columbia,  and  adjoining  a  tract  laid  out 

for  Dirck  Woodcock,  (Chatham,  Columbia  Co.,)   8 

Jan.  12.  Proposal  of  William  Denning  to  pay  $7.50  per  100 
acres  for  continental  bounty  rights  of  lands  assigned  to 
the  state,   9 

Jan.  15.  Proposal  of  William  Denning  to  pay  $8.75  per  100 
acres  for  the  continental  bounty  rights  assigned  to  the  state,  10 

1790.  Dec.  13.  Power  of  attorney  from  Hugh  Sloan  to  Alexander 

Harper,  for  obtaining  a  grant  of  land  to  which  said  Sloan 
is  entitled,   11 

1791.  Jan.  17.  Order  from  Alexr.  Harper  as  attorney  to  Hugh 

Sloan  to  the  secretary  of  war  (sic)  to  deliver  to  Michael 
Connelly  a  warrant  of  survey,   11 


Jan.  18.  Affidavit  of  John  McClean  relative  to  a  right  of 
bounty  land  belonging  to  his  deceased  brother  John  Mc- 
Clean, a  gunner  in  Col.  Lamb's  regiment  of  artillery,. ...  11 
Jan.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  400  acres  to  the  north  of  the  town  of 
Chemung,  west  of  Shequaga  or  Catharines  town  creek, 
near  a  place  called  Catharines  town,  (Catharine,  Schuy- 


ler Co.,). .  '   12 

Jau.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  60  acres  to  the  north  of  the  town  of 
Chemung,  near  a  place  called  Catharines  town,  (Dix, 

Schuyler  Co.,)    13 

Jan.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  a  tract 


of  land  containing  200  acres  to  the  north  of  the  town  of 
Chemung  near  Catharines  town,  (Dix,  Schuyler  Co.,) ...  14 

Assignment  of  the  same  to  Phineas  Catlin,  23d  March,  1791,  14 

Jan.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  400  acres  to  the  north  of  the  town  of 
Chemung  near  Catharines  town,  (Catharine,  Schuyler  Co.,)  15 

Assignment  of  the  same  to  John  Carpenter,. 2 2d  March,  1791,  15 

Jan.  39.  Return  of  survey  for  Joseph  Poudre,  of  a  tract  of 
land  containing  320  acres  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca  Lake 
beginning  at  the  mouth  of  the  Caghshong  creek,  reserved 
by  a  treaty  with  the  Cayuga  Indians,  for  said  Joseph  Pou- 
drie,  who  married  a  daughter  of  a  Cayuga,  (Seneca,  On- 
tario Co.,  and  Benton,  Yates  Co.,)   16 

Jan.  31.  Letter  from  Nathaniel  Wattles  to  Gov.  Clinton 
respecting  the  difficulties  in  making  the  road  from  Oule- 
houdt  to  Hudson's  river,  and  asking  for  an  advance  of 
£100  to  aid  him  in  carrying  on  said  work,   17 

Jan.  31.  Return  of  survey  for  William  J.  Vredenburgh,  of 
a  tract  of  2,600  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca 
lake,  between  the  lands  ceded  to  Massachusetts  and  the 
lands  reserved  for  the  troops  of  the  state  of  New  York, 
(Torrey  and  Milo,  Yates  Co.,)   18 

Jan.  31.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Lansing,  junr.,  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  2,466|  acres  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca 
lake,  between  the  lands  ceded  to  Massachusetts,  and  the 
lands  set  apart  for  the  troops  of  the  state  of  New  York, 
(Torrey  and  Milo,  Yates  Co.,)   19 


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1791.  Jan  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Watson,  of  township  49, 
in  Jessup's  (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  containing 

24,000  acres,  (North  Hudson,  Essex  Co.,)   20 

1789.  Dec.  1.  Deed  from  Zacheus  Newcomb  to  White  Matlack  of 
the  aforesaid  township  49,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pur- 
chase,   21 

1787.  March  23.  Deed  from  Jacob  Watson  to  Zacheus  Newcomb, 

of  township  49,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, ....  22 
1791.  Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Quick,  of  a  tract  of 
land  containing  400  acres  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca  lake, 
between  the  lands  ceded  to  Massachusetts  and  the  lands 
set  apart  for  the  troops  of  this  state,  (Starkey,  Yates  Co.,)  23 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Walker,  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  1,500  acres  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca 
lake,  between  the  lands  ceded  to  Massachusetts,  and  the 
lands  set  apart  for  the  troops  of  the  state  of  New  York, 
(Milo,  Yates  Co.,)   24 

Feb.  2.  Contract  of  Samuel  Preston  to  construct  a  part  of 
the  road  from  the  Hudson  river  to  Delaware  river,   25 

Feb.  2.  Certificate  of  location  for  Moses  Phillips,  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  800  acres  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca 
lake,  between  the  lands  ceded  by  this  state  to  Massachu- 
setts, and  the  lands  reserved  for  the  troops  of  the  state  of 
New  York,  (Starkey,  Yates  Co.,)   26 

Jan.  8.  Petition  of  certain  Indian  captains  and  lieutenants, 
for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   27 

Feb.  8.  Copy  of  a  list  on  file  in  the  war  office  of  the  United 
States,  containing  the  names  of  Indians  commissioned  by 
Genl.  Schuyler,  on  the  1st  June,  1779,   28 

[No  date.]  List  of  persons  (whites  and  Indians)  not  compen- 
sated for  their  services, ....    29 

Feb.  16.  Assignment  by  Seth  Frink,  of  a  right  of  bounty 
land  to  his  brother  Andrew  Frink,   30 

Feb.  22.  Bond  from  Nathl.  Wattles  and  Medad  Hunt  for 
making  the  road  from  the  Oulehoudt  to  Hudson's  river, . .  31 

Feb.  28.  Patent  to  Abraham  Hardenburgh  and  Moses  De 
Witt,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  1,200  acres,  lying  to 
the  north  of  Seneca  lake,  between  the  lands  ceded  to  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  the  lands  set  apart  for  the  troops  of  the 
state  of  New  York,  (Phelps,  Ontario  Co.,)     32 

March  2.  Letters  of  administration  to  James  Livingston  for 
the  estate  of  his  deceased  brother,  Richard  Livingston,. .  32 

March  3.  Quit  claim  by  Nathan  Frink,  of  a  military  right  of 
bounty  land  to  his  brother  Andrew  Frink,     . .   33 

March  8.  Abstract  of  an  act  for  the  relief  of  Henry  G.  Liv- 
ingston and  others,  passed  the  21st  Feb.,  1791,   34 

March  8.  Abstracts  of  the  situation  and  boundaries  of  certain 
lots  of  land  contained  in  the  Kinderhook  patent,  as  will 
appear  by  a  field  book  of  the  survey  and  partition  thereof 
dated  the  5th  Sept.,  1763,  and  signed  by  Gerrit  C.  Van- 
denbergh,  Volkert  Douw  and  Ilarmanus  Wendell,  com- 
missioners, and  Isaac  Vrooman,  deputy  surveyor,  filed  in 
the  secretary's  office,   ,   35 


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1790.  Nov.  — .  Major  Moncrieffs's  schedule  of  lands  belonging  to 

the  estate  of  Robert  Livingston,  junr.,  and  Margaret,  his 
-wife,  in  the  patents  of  Kinderhook,  Saratoga  and  Wallom- 
sest,  &c.,   36 

1791.  March  9.  Petition  of  John  Jay  Ac  Moder,  for  a  grant  of 

bounty  laud,  having  served  as  soldier  in  the  U.  S.  artil- 
lery,  37 

March  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Gilliam  Bertholf,  of  a 
tract  of  land  containing  400  acres,  lying  in  the  town  of 
Chemung  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  (Horseheads,  Chemung 

Co.,)   36 

March  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  a  tract 
of  land,  containing  200  acres,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  in 
the  county  of  Tioga,  (Horseheads  (?)  Chemung  Co.,)  ...  39 
March  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  a  tract 
of  land,  containing  60  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 
and  adjoining  another  tract  of  60  acres  granted  to  him, 

(Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)   40 

March  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  a  tract 
of  land,  containing  140  acres  land,  lying  in  the  county  of 
Tioga,  and  beginning  in  the  east  bounds  of  another  tract 
of  140  acres  granted  to  him,  (Horseheads,  Chemung 

Co.,)  •   41 

y  March  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Henry  Wisner,  of  a  tract 
of  land,  containing  600  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 
on  the  south  side  of  Newtown  creek,  (Horseheads,  Che- 
mung Co.,)   42 

March  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ezra  L'Hommedieu,  of 
»:            a  tract  of  land,  containing  4,000  acres,  lying  in  the  county 
of  Tioga,  at  the  south  end  of  Seneca  lake,  (Dix  and  Ca- 
tharine, Schuyler  Co.,)   43 

March  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ezra  L'Hommedieu,  of 
a  tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  containing  1,440 
acres,  and  beginning  at  the  N.E.  corner  of  a  tract  laid 
out  for  Matthew  McConnell,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 

(Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)   44 

March  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Saml.  Latta,  of  a  tract 
of  2,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca  lake, 
between  the  lands  ceded  to  Massachusetts  and  the  lands 
set  apart  for  the  troops  of  the  state  of  New  York,  (Star- 
key,  Yates  Co.,)   45 

March  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Nathaniel  Owen,  of  a 
tract  of  land  containing  200  acres  on  the  west  side  of 
Seneca  lake,  between  the  lands  ceded  to  Massachusetts 
and  the  lands  set  apart  for  the  troops  of  the  state  of  New 

York,  (Starkey,  Yates  Co.,)   46 

March  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ezra  L'Hommedieu,  of 
a  tract  of  land  containing  2,560  acres  in  the  county  of 
Herkimer,  west  of  Oneida  lake,  on  the  north  side  of  On- 
ondaga river  at  the  southwest  corner  of  a  tract  granted 

to  Barent  J.  Staats,  (Hastings,  Oswego  Co.,)   47 

March  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ezra  L'Hommedieu,  of 


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Page. 

1791.  a  tract  of  laud  containing  2,200  acres  in  the  county  of 
Herkimer  to  the  west  of  Oneida  lake,  on  the  north  edge 
of  the  Onondaga  river,  at  the  southwest  corner  of  another 
tract  laid  out  for  him,  (Hastings,  Oswego  Co.,)   48 

March  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Peter  Himepough,  of  a 
tract  of  land  containing  800  acres  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 
and  beginning  in  the  south  bounds  of  the  tract  set  apart 
for  the  troops  of  the  state  of  New  York,  (Danby,  Tomp- 
kins Co.,)  ,   49 

March  16.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Watson  of  township 
48,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase  in  the  county  of 
Clinton,  containing  24,000  acres,  (Keene,  Essex  Co.,) ....  50 
1787.  March  23.  Deed  from  Jacob  Watson  to  Zephaniah  Piatt,  of 
townships  45,  48,  and  the  southwest  quarter  of  47,  in  Jes- 

sup's  (Totten  and  Crosstield's)  purchase,   51 

J 791.  March  22.  Proposal  of  James  Clinton  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land  in  the  townships  of  Warren  and  Chenango, 
and  also  for  certain  islands  in  the  Chenango  river  opposite 
a  tract  of  land  granted  to  him  and  Isaac  Melcher,   52 

March  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Preserved  Cooley,  of  a 
tract  of  land  called  the  sixth  tract  containing  22^  acres, 
and  lying  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  on  the  road  leading 
from  Newtown  on  the  Tioga  river,  to  the  Seneca  lake, 
(Catlin,  Chemung  Co.,)   53 

March  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Preserved  Cooley,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  called  the  fifth  tract,  containing  22|  acres, 
and  lying  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  on  the  road  leading 
from  Newtown  on  the  Tioga  river  to  the  Seneca  lake, 
(Dix,  Schuyler  Co.,)   54 

March  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Preserved  Cooley,  of  a 
tract  of  land  called  the  fourth  tract,  containing  22^  acres, 
and  lying  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  on  the  road  leading 
from  Newtown  on  the  Tioga  river  to  Seneca  lake,  (Catha- 
rines, Schuyler  Co.,) . . . . ,   55 

*  March  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Preserved  Cooley,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  called  the  seventh  tract,  containing  2  7^-  acres, 
and  lying  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  on  the  road  leading 
from  Newtown  on  the  Tioga  river  to  the  Seneca  Lake, 
(Catlin,  Chemung  Co.,)   56 

March  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Preserved  Cooley,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  called  the  first  tract,  containing  60  acres, 
and  situate  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  on  the  road  leading 
from  Newtown  on  the  Tioga  river  to  the  Seneca  lake. 
(Veteran,  Chemung  Co.,)   57 

March  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Preserved  Cooley,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  called  the  second  tract,  containing  22£  acres, 
and  situate  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  on  the  road  leading 
from  Newtown  on  the  Tioga  river  to  the  Seneca  lake, 
(Veteran,  Chemung  Co.,)   58 

March  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Preserved  Cooley,  of  a 
parcel  of  land  called  the  third  tract,  containing  22^  acres, 
and  situate  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  on  the  road  leading 


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1791.      from  Newtown  on  the  Tioga  river  to  the  Seneca  lake, 

(Veteran,  Chemung  Co.,)   59 


March  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Benjamin  Hoornbeek, 
Lawrence  Kortreght,  John  English,  David  Smith  and 
Thomas  Hardin,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  1,000  acres, 
in  the  county  of  Herkimer,  to  the  north  of  Seneca  lake, 
between  the  lands  ceded  to  Massachusetts  and  the  tract 
reserved  for  the  troops  of  the  State  of  New  York, 


(Phelps,  Ontario  Co.,)   60 

March  24.  Application  of  John  Williams,  Edward  Savage 

and  Alexr.  Webster,  to  purchase  township  No.  15,   61 

March  26.  Contract  between  the  commissioners  of  the  land 
office  and  John  Cantine  and  Abrm.  B.  Bancker,  in  behalf 
of  Charles  W.  Brodhead  and  Cornelius  E.  Wynkoop,  for 
making  a  part  of  a  road  from  the  Hudson  river  to  the 

Delaware  river,   62 

March  26.  Proposal  of  Isaac  Foot,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  lots 

59,  60  and  62,  in  township  10,   63 

March  28.  Proposal  of  John  Carpenter,  to  pay  5s.  an  acre 
for  1,000  acres  of  land  to  the  west  of  Fort  Montgomery, 

in  Orange  county,  ■   64 

March  28.  Proposal  of  William  Seely,  to  pay  9d.  an  acre 
for  40,000  acres  of  land,  south  of  the  military  tract  and 

north  of  the  town  of  Chemung,   65 

March  28.  Proposal  of  John  Carpenter,  to  pay  Is.  an  acre 
for  30,000  acres  of  land  lying  south  and  west  of  the  mili- 
tary tract  and  north  of  the  town  of  Chemung,   66 

March  10.  Schedule  of  warrants  for  bounty  lands  delivered  to 
William  Denning,   67 


List  of  warrants  from  the  office  of  the  secretary  of  war  of 
the  United  States,  for  bounty  lands  to  the  officers  and 
soldiers  of  the  line,  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  others 
entitled  to  bounty  lands  from  said  state,  which  have  been 
assigned  to  the  surveyor  general  for  the  use  of  the  afore- 
said state,  conformable  to  an  act  entitled,  An  act  to 
appropriate  lands  set  apart  to  the  use  of  the  troops  of  the 
line  of  this  state,  lately  serving  in  the  army  of  the  United 
states,  and  for  other  purposes  therein  mentioned,  and  pur- 
suant to  the  directions  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land 


office,  sold  and  conveyed  to  W'illiam  Denning,   68 

1793.  Dec.  18.  Receipt  from  the  treasurer  for  £661  10s.  to  Messrs. 

Smith  and  Denning,  for  land  warrants,   69 

1796.  Jan.  23.  Receipt  from  the  treasurer  to  Wm.  Denning,  for 

£274  15s.  for  land  warrants,   69 

1791.  March  10.  Receipt  from  the  treasurer  to  Wm.  Denning,  for 

£700  for  land  warrants,   70 

1792.  May  17.  Receipt  from  Chas.  W.  Goodrich,  for  ninety-two 

rights  of  continental  bounty  lands,   70 

1791.  Oct.  8.  Receipt  to  Wm.  Denning,  for  £1,575  2s.,  on  account 

of  land  warrants  purchased  by  him,   71 

1796.  Jan.  23.  Receipt  to  Melancton  Smith,  for  £59  10s.,  for  land 

warrants,   71 


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1791.  Sept.  17.  Receipt  to  Melancton  Smith,  for  £2,149  2s.  2d.,  for 

land  warrants,   72 

April  1.  Petition  of  Hannibal  William  Dobbyn,  for  a  grant 
of  100,000  acres  of.  land,   73 

April  1.  Contract  between  the  commissioners  of  the  land 
office  and  Benjamin  Hovey,  for  opening  a  road  from  the 
Chenango  river  to  the  east  boundary  of  the  township  of 
Cincinnatus,   74 

April  1.  Contract  between  the  commissioners  of  the  land 
office  and  Edward  Edwards,  for  making  a  road  from  where 
that  to  be  laid  out  by  Jacob  Delaineter,  Peter  Van  Gaas- 
beek  and  James  Miller  shall  terminate,  on  the  west  branch 
of  the  Delaware,  near  the  Cookhouse,  to  the  south  end  of 
Cayuga  lake,   75 


April  2.  Copy  of  a  patent  dated  2d  Jan.,  1734,  to  Joseph 
Worrell,  William  Cosby,  John  Line,  Thomas  ffreeman, 
Paul  Richards,  John  ffelton,  Charles  Williams,  Richard 
Shuckburgh,  Timothy  Bagley,  James  Lyne  and  Frederick 
Morris,  of  22,000  acres  of  land  on  both  sides  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  (Cosby's  manor  in  Frankfort  and  Schuy- 


ler, Herkimer  Co.,  and  Marcy  and  Deerfield,  Oneida 

Co.,)   76 

April  4.  Letter  from  Hannibal  W.  Dobbyn  to  Gov.  Clinton, 
requesting  an  answer  to  the  petition  presented  by  him 
for  lands,  in  order  to  bring  out  settlers  from  Ireland,  77 
April  12.  Receipt  of  Corns.  C.  Schoonmaker,  for  a  patent  of 

500  acres  granted  to  Wm.  Gillaspy,   78 

April  1 5.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  to  Gov.  Clinton, 
about  urgent  applications  made  by  New  England  people 
for  lands,  &c,   79 


April  — .  Proposal  of  Alexr.  Macomb,  to  pay  8d.  an  acre  for 
a  large  tract  of  land  lying  on  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
beginning  at  the  northwesterly  corner  of  the  town  of 
Hague,  and  running  thence  to  Oneida  lake,  and  thence 
to  lake  Ontario,  at  Oswego,  &c,  together  with  all  the 
islands  in  said  river  and  lakes,   80 

April  18.  Proposal  of  Peter  Van  Gausbeck,  David  Van  Ness 
and  Jacob  Delamater,  to  pay  Is.  an  acre  for  three  tracts 
of  land  containing  together  55,000  acres,  and  lying  in  the 
county  of  Herkimer,   81,  82 

April  18.  Petition  of  James  Parker,  in  behalf  of  some 
"  Friends  "  settled  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca  lake,  for  a 
grant  of  land  west  of  said  lake,  and  adjoining  the  south 
line  of  Ryckman's  reservation,  with  a  brief  account  of 


the  origin  of  their  settlement,   83 

April  28.  Letters  of  administration  to  William  Thompson, 

for  the  estate  of  Peter  Bushey,   84 

April  29.  Letter  from  Matthew  Adgate  to  Gov.  Clinton, 
respecting  a  proposal  for  to  purchase  25,000  acres  of  land, 
made  by  him  in  company  with  Philip  Frisbee,  Baron 

Kellogg,  Asa  Douglass  and  Patrick  Hamilton,   85 

April  29.  Proposal  of  Matthew  Adgate,  Philip  Frisbe  and 


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1791.      Aaron  Kellogg,  to  pay  £3,750  for  25,000  acres  of  land, 

in  townships  No.  4,  5,  8  and  9,  in  the  twenty  townships,  86 
April  29.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  to  the  secretary 

r;  of  state,  containing  a  return  of  lands  sold,  viz.:  the  3d 

quarter  of  township  17,  being  next  to  Unadilla  river,  and 
lots  79,  80,  81,  82,  83,  84,  8o,  86,  92,  93,  94,  95  and  96, 


in  township  19,  and  lot  17,  in  township  16,   87 

April  29.  Proposal  of  James  Parker  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  settlement  of  "Friends,"  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca 
lake,  to  purchase  three  tracts  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
said  lake,  containing  respectively  the  quantity  of  4,000 

acres,  8,000  acres  and  13,000  acres,   88 

April  30.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Sackett  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
lots  44,  43,  42,  45  and  38  in  township  9,  containing  all 
together  1,250  acres  of  land,  and  lying  on  the  Chenango 
river,   89 


May  1.  Proposal  of  Isaac  Foot  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  lots 

59,  60,  61  and  62,  in  township  10,  on  the  Chenango  river,  90 
May  2.  Proposal  of  Isaac  Ingraham  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
lot  36,  in  township  9,  on  the  Chenango  river,  containing 


250  acres  of  land,   90 

May  2.  Proposal  of  Timothy  Fowdler  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
lots  56  and  37,  in  township  9,  on  the  river  Chenango, 

containing  together  500  acres  of  land,   91 

May  2.  Letter  from  James  Parker  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
the  settlement  of  "  Friends,"  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca 
lake,  to  Govr.  Clinton,  respecting  their  application  for 

lands  on  said  lake,   91 

May  2.  Proposal  of  Alexr.  Macomb  withdrawing  a  former 
one,  and  offering  to  pay  8d.  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  land 


beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  township  of 
Hague,  and  running  along  the  said  township  of  Hague 
and  the  townships  of  Cambray,  DeKalb,  Canton,  Potsdam 
and  Stockholm  to  the  east  corner  of  the  latter,  thence 
northwesterly  along  the  said  township  of  Stockholm  and 
the  township  of  Louisville  to  the  river  St.  Lawrence, 
thence  along  the  said  river  to  the  45th  degree  of  latitude, 
thence  east  along  the  same  to  the  west  bounds  of  a  tract 
set  apart  for  the  troops  of  the  state  of  New  York,  thence 
south  along  the  same  to  the  north  of  bounds  of  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  thence  west  along  the  north 
bounds  of  the  tract  last  mentioned  to  the  west  corner 
thereof,  thence  southeast  along  the  southwest  bounds 
thereof  to  the  west  corner  of  township  5,  in  the  said 
tract,  thence  west  in  a  direct  line  to  the  northwest  corner 
of  the  tract  granted  to  Outhoudt,  thence  west  in  a  direct 
line  to  the  mouth  of  Salmon  river  where  it  empties  into 
Lake  Ontario,  thence  northeast  along  the  shore  of  the 
said  lake  and  the  said  river  St.  Lawrence  to  the  place  of 
beginning,  including  all  the  islands  belonging  to  the  state 
of  New  York,  fronting  the  said  tract  in  Lake  Ontario 

and  the  river  St.  Lawrence,   92 

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1791.      island  in  the  Lake  Ontario  and  the  Isle  au  Long  Saut  in  the  i 
river  St.  Lawrence ;  and  also  a  tract  of  six  miles  square 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  village  of  St.  Regis,  for  the  use  of 
the  Indians  of  said  village,    92 

May  3.  Proposal  of  Gad  Merrick  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  lots  77 
and  76,  in  township  9,  on  Chenango  river,   93 

May  3.  Proposal  of  Avery  Power  to  pay  £50  for  lot  59,  in 
township  15,  on  Chenango  river,  on  which  he  has  already 
settled,   94 

May  3.  Letter  from  Josiah  Throop  to  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  recommending  Avery  Power's  application 
for  a  grant  of  land,   95 

May  4.  Proposal  of  Zina  Hitchcock  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre 
for  1,500  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  lake  George, 
near  Northwest  bay,   96 

May  5.  Proposal  of  Wm.  Ransford  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  lot 
59,  in  township  10,   97 

May  5.  Proposal  of  John  Harris  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  lot  60, 
in  township  10,   98 

May  5.  Proposal  of  William  Cooper  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
lots  2,  3,  4,  and  5,  west  of  the  Unadilla  river,   99 

May  5.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Darby,  Soloman  Tice  and  Eph. 
Darby  for  a  tract  of  land  containing  603^  acres,  in  the 
town  of  Freehold  and  county  of  Albany,  at  the  foot  of 
the  Catts  Kill  mountains  on  both  sides  of  the  main  branch 
of  Spingle  Kill,  and  beginning  at  the  south  corner  of  a 
tract  granted  to  Elnathan  Fitch,   100 

Map  of  the  above  tract,  (Cairo,  Greene  Co.,)   100 

May  5.  Proposal  of  Seth  Harris  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  2,500 
acres  of  land,  in  township  15,   101 

May  5.  Proposal  of  Charles  Barret  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
50,000  acres  of  land  in  the  unappropriated  townships  on 

the  Unadilla  and  Susquehanna  rivers,   102 

1785.  Oct.  8.  Articles  of  agreement  between  Robert  Treat  Paine, 
Joseph  Barrell,  Nathl.  Appleton,  Nathl.  Barber  and 
Stephen  Cleverly,  all  of  Boston,  Massachusetts,  for  and  in 
behalf  of  certain  proprietors  of  lands  in  the  county  of 
Lincoln,  in  the  state  of  Massachusetts,  called  the  twenty 
associates  of  the  Lincolnshire  company  of  the  one  part  ; 
and  Charles  Barrett  of  New  Ipswich,  N.  H.,  of  the  other 
part,  for  the  settlement  of  a  township  adjoining  Cambden 

in  the  county  of  Lincoln,  in  Massachusetts,   103 

1791.  May  5.  Proposal  of  Pascal  Ransford  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
lot  19,  in  the  N.  W.  square  of  township  15,  on  the  Che- 
nango river,   1 04 

May  5.  Proposal  of  Silas  Johnson  for  lot  82,  in  township  10, 
on  the  Chenango  river,   104 

May  5.  Proposal  of  Stephen  Collins  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
lot  61,  in  township  15,  Chenango  townships,   104 

May  6.  Proposal  of  Peter  Howard  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  lot 
74,  in  the  northeast  corner  of  township  16,  Chenango 
townships,   105 

May  6.  Proposal  of  John  Waite  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  lot 


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1795.  15,  in  the  north  part  of  township  10,  also  lot  10,  in  the 
northeast  corner  of  township  14,  and  also  lot  91,  in  the 
southeast  corner  of  township  91,   106 

May  6.  Proposal  of  John  Burge  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  lot 
21,  in  the  northwest  square  of  township  15,   106 

May  6.  Proposal  of  Benjamin  Thompson  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an 
acre  for  lots,  56,  57,  58,  63,  64  and  65,  in  the  4th  quarter 
of  township  9,  and  for  lots  36,  37,  38,  39,  42,  43,  44  and 
45,  in  township  10,  and  in  the  southeast  corner  of  the  1st 
quarter  of  said  township  10,   107 

May  7.  Copy  of  an  agreement,  for  the  surveying,  purchasing 
and  obtaining  a  grant,  of  the  southwest  quarter  of  town- 
ship 10,  between  the  following  persons,  viz.:  Josiah 
Throop,  Nathl.  Gray,  Charles  White,  John  Mitchell, 
Isaac  Mitchell,  William  Mitchell,  Newcomb  Raymond, 
Abram  Silver,  James  Raymond,  Amos  Skeel,  Joel  Hatch, 
Samuel  Winch,  Abram  Raymond,  Timothy  Hatch,  Elijah 
Gray,  Elisha  Gray,  Wells  Hatch,  David  Raymond  and 
Eleazer  Lothrop,   107 

May  9.  Proposal  of  Elnathan  Fitch  for  a  square  of  land  in 
township  17,  on  the  Unadilla  river,   108 

May  9.  Proposal  of  Rudolphus  Edwards  to  pay  4s.  an  acre 
for  lot  66,  in  township  16,  of  the  Chenango  townships,. .  109 

May  9.  Proposal  of  David  Babcock  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
lot  71,  in  township  18,  of  the  Chenango  townships,   110 

May  9.  Proposal  of  Nathan  Carpenter  to  pay  4s.  or  Id.  more 
than  any  one  else,  an  acre,  for  lot  62,  in  township  16,  of 
the  Chenango  townships,   Ill 

May  9.  Proposal  of  James  Parker  respecting  a  former  appli- 
cation for  land,  on  behalf  oi  the  "Friends,"   Ill 

May  10.  Proposal  of  Noah  Hallet  to  pay  4  3.  an  acre  for  lot 
42,  in  township  10,  of  the  Chenango  townships,   112 

May  10.  Proposal  of  John  Frentop  for  lot  42,  in  township 
15,  of  the  Chenango  townships,   112 

May  11.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  issued  the  29th  day  of 
Oct.,  1708,  to  Peter  Schuyler,  Robert  Livingston,  Derick 
Wessells,  John  Johnson  Bleecker,  Johannis  Schuyler  and 
Cornelius  Van  Dyck,  for  a  tract  of  land  beginning  at  the 
south  side  of  the  mouth  of  a  certain  creek  on  the  west 
side  of  Hudson's  river,  called  by  the  Indians  Tionoonde- 
howe,  and  by  the  Christians,  Anthony's  kill,  (Stillwater 
and  Saratoga,  Saratoga  Co.,  and  Easton,  Washington  Co.,)  113 

May  12.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Hollenbeck  of  a 
tract  of  400  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  adjoin- 
ing the  south  boundary  of  the  military  tract,  set  apart 
for  the  troops  of  the  state  of  New  York,  (Danby,  Tomp- 
kins Co.,)   114 

May  12.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  McKown  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  400  acres  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  and 
adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  the  lands  set  apart  for  the 
troops  of  the  state  of  New  York,  (Danby,  Tompkins  Co.,)  115 

May  12.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jarnes  McKown  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  200  acres  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  and 


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1795.      adjoining  the  south  bounds  of  the  tract  set  apart  for  the 

troops  of  the  state  of  New  York,  (Danby,  Tompkins  Co.,)  110 

May  12.  Proposal  of  Nathl.  Gray,  Abrm.  Raymond  and 
Timothy  Hatch,  in  behalf  of  themselves  and  others,  to  pay 
4s.  an  acre  for  the  southwest  square  or  quarter  of  town- 
ship 9,  of  the  Chenango  townships,   117 

May  12.  Proposal  of  Danl.  Ludlow  and  John  R.  Livingston 
to  pay  Is.  6d.  specie  or  3s:  3d.  "differed  debt,"  an  acre 
for  lots  (townships)  7,  8,  9,  17,  10  and  11,  each  containing 
25,000  acres  of  land,  Chenango  townships,   118 

May  12.  Proposal  of  Brockholst  Livingston,  John  R.  Living- 
ston and  Wm.  W.  Morris  to  pay  Is.  6d.  specie,  or  3s.  3d. 
"deferred  debt,"  an  acre,  for  townships,  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6, 
20,  19  and  18,  each  containing  25,000  acres  of  land,  Che- 
nango townships ;  they  will  probably  give  more  should  a 
higher  offer  be  made  by  other  parties,    119 

May  13.  Proposal  of  John  Thurman  to  pay  Is.  an  acre  in 
deferred  debt  or  3  per  cents  for  30,000  acres  of  land, 
bounded  on  the  southwest  by  townships  24  and  25,  and 
on  the  northwest  by  townships  30,  44  and  49,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  on  the  east  by  Scaroon 
lake,   120 

May  14.  Proposal  of  Wm.  Moore,  a  revolutionary  officer,  in 
behalf  of  himself  and  two  others  to  pay  6s.  an  acre  for 
two  tracts  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tioga ;  the  first  boun- 
ded east  by  General  Clinton's  and  Melcher's  patent,  and 
west  by  the  Susquehanna  river ;  the  second  bounded  north 
and  east  by  General  Clinton's  and  Malcher's  patent,  on 
the  south  by  General  Clinton's  class  right  patent,  and 
west  by  the  Susquehanna  river;  together  about  300  acres 
of  land,   121 

May  14.  Proposal  of  Josiah  Stow  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
five  others,  to  pay  6s.  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  land  one  mile 
square,  in  Tioga  county,  lying  on  the  west  side  of  Susque- 
hanna river,   122 

May  15.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  Aaron  Burr  to  Charles  Barret, 
informing  him  that  his  proposal  for  land  has  been  rejected,  123 

May  15.  Proposal  of  Martin  Taylor  for  lot  39,  in  township 
10,  Chenango  townships,   123 

May  16.  Petition  of  John  Strasburgh  for  a  grant  of  between 
700  and  900  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Orange,  ....  124 

May  16.  Proposal  of  John  L.  Hardenbergh  to  pay  Is.  an  acre 
for  a  tract  of  land  containing  3,000  acres,  situate  in  the 
county  of  Herkimer,  bounded  on  the  west  by  the  military 
lands,  on  the  north  and  east  by  the  Cannosseraga  creek, 
and  on  the  south  by  the  Oneida  reservation,   125 

May  17.  Proposal  of  John  L.  Hardenbergh  to  pay  2s.  for 
the  lands  applied  for  in  the  preceding  letter,   126 

May  17.  Proposal  of  Danl.  Ludlow  and  John  R.  Livingston 
to  pay  4s.  Id.  an  acre  in  deferred  debt  for  lands,  pre- 
viously proposed  for,  (sse  fiaye  118)  and  applying  for  lots 
7,  8,  9,  10,  11,  12,  16  and  17^  containing  200,000  acres  of 
land,  of  Chenango  townships,   127 


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1791.  May  17.  Proposal  of  Brockholst  Livingston  and  John  R. 

Livingston  for  himself  and  seven  others  to  pay  4s.  Id.  an 
acre  in  deferred  debt,  for  lands  already  proposed  for, 
(Seepage  119,)  together  with  a  list  of  the  number  of 


townships  applied  for,  viz. :  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  18,  19,  20,  13, 

14  and  15,  in  Chenango  townships,   128 

May  17.  Letter  from  John  Carpenter  making  another  pro- 
posal for  lands  applied  for  in  a  former  application,  con- 
taining 30,000  acres,  and  lying  south  and  west  of  the 

military  tract,  and  north  of  Chemung,   129 

May  17.  Proposal  of  Hannibal  W.  Dobbyn  to  pay  £2,000 
for  townships  14,  15,  17  and  18,  as  a  settlement  for  Irish 

protestants,   130 

May  18.  Letter  from  Jacob  Morris  to  Col.  Burr,  recom- 
mending Avery  Powers  who  desires  to  purchase  a  grant 

of  land  on  the  Chenango  river,   131 

May  18.  Letter  from  Jacob  Morris  to  Gov.  Clinton,  recom- 
mending Avery  Powers  as  above,   131 

May  18.  Proposal  of  Jacob  Morris,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
the  three  lots  of  land  in  the  second  quarter  of  township 

16,  Chenango  township,  ;   131 

May  19.  Letter  from  Wm.  Moore  to  the  commissioners  of 
land  office,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  Josiah  Stow,  David 
Stow,  David  Hoskies,  Joseph  Beebe,  John  Springsteen, 
and  Jacob  Springsteen,  in  support  of  their  proposal  to 

purchase  940  acres  of  land,  already  applied  for,   132 

May  20.  Proposal  of  Charles  B.  Boulogne,  in  behalf  of  him- 
self and  his  associates  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre,  for  268,000 

acres  of  land,  west  of  the  township  of  Steuben,   133 

May  20.  Proposal  of  Bezaleel  Seely,  to  pay  4d.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land  in  the  southwest  corner  of  the  township 
of  Chemung,   134 


May  21.  Proposal  of  Nathl.  Wood,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
lots  71,  90,  91  and  101,  in  township  15,  in  the  governor's 
purchase,  (Norwich  township,)  containing  250  acres  each,  135 

May  22.  Memorial  of  Walter  Switz,  setting  forth  that  he 
served  as  lieutenant  in  Col.  Seth  Warner's  regiment  in 
the  U.  S.  army,  and  praying  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,  136 
1780.  Jan.  14.  Certificate  of  Col.  Seth  Warner,  that  Lieut.  Wal- 
ter Switz  served  in  his  regiment  since  the  1st  April,  1 777,  137 

1783.  May  10.  Certificate  of  Col.  Warner,  that  Lieut.  Walter 

Switz  served  in  his  regiment  from  the  1st  April,  1777,  to 
the  1st  Jan.,  1781,  #   138 

1784.  April  19.  Auditor's  certificate  that  Lieut.  Switz  received  the 

depreciation  of  his  pay,   139 

1777.  April  1.  Commission  of  Walter  Switz  to  be  second  lieuten- 
ant in  Col.  Warner's  regiment  in  the  U.  S.  army,  140 

1779.  Nov.  12.  Commission  to  Walter  Switz  to  be  lieutenant  in 

Col.  Warner's  regiment,  141 

1791.  May  29.  Power  of  attorney  from  Walter  Switz  to  Andrieas 

V.  Patten,  ..,   142 

1784.  June  10.  Certificate  of  Lieut.-Col.  Safford,  that  Lieut.  Wal- 
ter Switz  is  not  indebted  to  Col.  Warner's  regiment,   143 


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Walter  Switz  served  in  the  U.  S.  army  during  the  war,. .  144 

Nov.  3.  Affidavit  of  William  Lighthall,  that  Lieut.  William 
Switz  served  in  Col.  Warner's  regiment,   145 

May  23.  Memorial  of  William  Lighthall,  praying  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands  for  his  services  as  lieutenant  in  Col.  Warner's 
regiment,     146 

May  24.  Letter  from  William  Moore  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office,  re-urging  their  claims  to  certain  lands 
improved  and  occupied  by  himself  and  eight  others, ....  148 

May  24.  Proposal  of  Jer.  V.  Rensselaer  as  attorney  for  Jacob 
Quincey,  to  pay  £12  10s.  per  100  acres,  for  a  tract  of  land 
not  exceeding  1,500  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Mont- 
gomery, north  of  the  Sacondaga  purchase,  bounded  on 
the  east  side  by  Northampton  patent  and  Bergen's  pur- 
chase, and  west  by  a  patent  formerly  granted  to  Lieut. 
Roberts,   149 

May  25.  Proposal  of  H.  P.  Schuyler  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
lots  39  and  61,  in  township  15,  Chenango  townships,. .  . .  .  16Q 

May  26.  Proposal  of  Brinton  Paine  to  pay  4d.  an  acre  for  ' 
all  the  unappropriated  land  lying  south  of  the  military 
lands,  north  of  the  old  town  of  Chemung,  east  of  the 
Preemption  line,  and  west  of  Owego  creek,   151 

May  26.  Letter  of  Brinton  Paine  to  Gov.  Clinton  in  relation 
to  the  preceding  proposal  for  lands  lying  between  the 
military  lands  and  the  old  town  of  Chemung,   152 

May  26.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Quigly  in  behalf  of  Jonathan 
Fitch,  to  pay  4s.  Id.  an  acre  for  lot  6,  in  the  Chenango 
river,  opposite  the  northwest  corner  of  Fiatte  (Fayette) 
township,  containing  2,000  acres  of  land,   153 

Map  of  the  lot  applied  for  in  the  preceding  application, 
(Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   154 

May  26.  Patent  to  David  Dickerson  for  lot  34,  in  the  town- 
ship of  Virgil  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  containing 
600  acres  of  land,  (Virgil,  Cortland  Co.,)   155 

May  27.  Proposal  of  Philip  Smith  to  pay  Is.  in  specie,  for  a 
tract  of  land  containing  590  acres,  situate  in  the  town  of 
Westfield  in  the  county  of  Washington,   156,  157 


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1791. 


1791.  May  28.  Letter  from  Josiah  Throop  to  Gov.  Clinton,  recom- 
mending a  company  of  persons  who  have  applied  for  a 
grant  of  the  S.  W.  quarter  of  township  9,  on  the  Che- 
nango river,   1 

May  28.  Proposal  of  Joshua  Mersereau,  in  behalf  of  Josiah 
Burlinghame,  for  lots  77  and  64,  in  township  16  ;  in  behalf 
of  Philip  Comstock,  for  lots  70  and  76  in  said  township ; 
also  in  behalf  of  Danl.  Scribner,  for  lots  66  and  67,  in 
said  township ;  and  also  in  behalf  of  Ephraim  Little,  for 
lots  74  and  75,  in  said  township,  (Chenango  township,) . .  2 

May  28.  Letter  from  Joshua  Mersereau  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office,  accompanying  the  preceding  applica- 
tion,   3 

Map  of  lands  lying  between  the  east  and  west  forks  of  Che- 
nango river,  (Barker,  Triangle  and  Lisle,  Broome  Co., 
and  Marathon,  Cortland  Co.,)   4 

May  28.  Proposal  of  Joshua  Witney,  for  two  lots  on  the 
east  and  west  branches  of  the  Chenango  river  described 
in  the  above  map,   5 

May  28.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Quigly,  for  four  tracts  of  land 
on  the  forks  of  the  Chenango  river,  at  an  average  price  of 
3s.  4d.  per  acre,   6 

Map  showing  the  lots  of  land  applied  for,  (Greene,  Chenango 
Co.,  Barker  and  Triangle,  Broome  Co.,)   7 

May  30.  Withdrawal  by  James  Clinton,  of  a  former  proposal 
made  by  him,  for  lands  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  (Broome,)  8 

May  30.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Sacket,  Lewis  Hubbell,  Oliver 
Blusheley,  Abraham  Bishop,  Ely  Brooks,  Abijah  Barker, 

Timothy  Fowler,  John  Arnott,  Ingraham  and  John 

Seley,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  the  1st  quarter  of  township  9, 
(Sherburn,)  on  Chenango  river,  containing  6,250  acrea  of 
land,   0 

May  31.  Letter  from  Morgan  Lewis  to  Aaron  Bun-,  stating 
his  wish  to  be  contractor  or  agent  for  constructing  a  road 


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1791.      contemplated  to  be  made  from  Paghkataghan  to  Walton 

on  the  west  branch  of  the  Delaware  river,   10 

June  1.  Proposal  of  Phinehas  Ashmore,  to  pay  Is.  3d.  an 
acre  for  60,000  acres  of  land,  lying  between  the  two 
branches  of  the  Chenango  river,   11 

June  1.  Proposal  of  Edward  Edwards,  to  pay  2s.  3d.  an 
acre  for  townships  4,  9  and  15,  in  the  governors'  purchase 
on  the  Chenango  river,   12 

June  1.  Proposal  of  Ebenezer  Foote,  to  pay  £52  for  lot  62, 
in  the  township  10,  (North  Norwich,)  on  the  Chenango 
river,   .   13 

June  2.  Proposal  of  Nathan  Carpenter,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre 
for  lot  62,  in  township  16,  (New  Berlin,  Chenango  Co.,)  14 

June  2.  Proposal  of  Philip  Turner,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
lot  43,  in  township  16,  (New  Berlin,  Chenango  Co.,). . .  15 

June  3.  Proposal  of  Zadok  Wheeler,  to  pay  37-rr  cents  an 
acre,  in  specie,  for  a  tract  of  660  acres  of  land,  lying  on 
the  east  side  of  South  bay,  on  lake  Champlain,   16 

June  4.  Proposal  of  Isaac  Avery,  to  pay  £50  for  lot  90,  in 


township  19,  (Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,)  or  for  either  of 


the  lots  89,  88  or  87  in  said  township,  or  for  lot  98,  99  or 
97,  in  township  20,  (Sangerfield,  Oneida  Co.,)  also  in 
behalf  of  Richard  Starkweather,  for  lot  91,  in  township 

20,  all  in  Chenango  townships,   17 

June  6.  Petition  of  Eli  Lyon,  for  a  right  of  bounty  lands,  as 
representative  of  his  deceased  son,  Joseph  Lyon,  who 

served  as  soldier  in  Col.  Van  Schaaick's  regiment,   18 

May  26.  Letters  of  administration  to  Eli  Lyon,  for  Joseph 

Lyon's  estate,   19 

May  26.  Power  of  attorney  from  Eli  Lyon  to  John  Bay,. .  20 
May  26.  Affidavit  of  Eli  Lyon,  that  Joseph  Lyon,  deceased, 
was  his  son,  and  that  the  said  Joseph  Lyon  served  in  Col. 

Van  Schaaick's  regiment,  in  the  LT.  S.  army,  &c,   21 

June  6.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ezekiel  Crocker,  of  twenty- 
two  islands  in  the  Chenango  and  Tioughniaga  rivers,  in 
the  county  of  Tioga,  containing  all  together  128  acres 

of  land,  (Broome  Co.,)   22 

June  6.  Proposal  of  John  Bay,  to  pay  Is.  6d.,  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  land  containing  1,800  acres,  adjoining  the  north 
bounds  of  the  township  of  Chemung,  also  4s.  an  acre  for 

a  tract  of  600  acres  in  the  township  of  Cattskill,   23 

June  10.  Certificate  of  location  for  Lawrence  Schoolcraft, 
William  Zimmer,  junr.,  Adam  B.  Vrooman  and  David 
Sternbergh,  for  a  tract  of  land  containing  2,600  acres,  in 
the  county  of  Tioga,  to  the  north  of  Chemung  township, 

(Spencer,  Tioga  Co.,)   24 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  James  Gilmore,  for  lot  79,  in  town- 
ship 10,  (North  Norwich,)  Chenango  townships,   25 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  John  Harris,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
lot  22,  in  the  N.  W.  square  of  township  15,  (Norwich,) 

on  the  Chenango  river,   25 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  Matthew  Graves,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre 


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1791.      for  lot  40,  in  the  N.  W.  quarter  of  township  15,  on  the 


Canasowaker  river,  (Norwich  village,  Chenango  Co.,) . .  25 
[No  date.]  Proposal  of  Josiah  Brown,  for  lot  2,  in  the  N. 
W.  square  of  township  15,  and  for  lot  42,  in  township  10, 
and  also  for  lot  71,  in  township  14,  Chenango  townships,  26 
[No  date.]  Proposal  of  Joseph  Skinner,  for  lot  40,  in  town- 
ship 10,  Chenango  townships,   26 


[No  date.]  Proposal  of  Marinus  Willet  and  Melancton  Smith, 
to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  land  beginning  on  the 
Chenango  river,  where  the  south  line  of  township  No.  14 
intersects  said  river,  and  running  down  the  same  six  miles, 

and  one  mile  in  breadth,   27 

June  22.  Proposal  of  Melancton  Smith  and  Marinus  Willett, 
to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  land,  bounded  on  the  E. 
by  the  Chenango  river ;  N.  by  the  S.  line  of  township  14, 
and  W.  by  a  line  drawn  from  the  S.W.  corner  of  town- 
ship 14,  until  it  shall  intersect  the  Chenango  river,  (Ox- 
ford, Chenango  Co.,)   28,  37 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  Marinus  Willett  and  Melancton 
Smith,  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for  townships  4  and  9,  Che- 
nango townships,  '   29 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  Melancton  Smith  and  Marinus 
Willet,  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre  in  specie,  for  the  whole  of 

the  20  townships,  on  the  Unadilla  river,   30 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  Edward  Edwards,  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an 
acre  for  60,000  acres,  between  the  two  larger  branches  of 
the  Chenango  river,  and  bounded  north  by  the  governor's 

purchase,  (Chenango  triangle,)   31 

June  10.  Proposal  of  Robt.  R.  Livingston,  Gulian  Verplank, 
Charles  McEvers,  junr.,  James  Des.brosses,  Abraham  Kip 
and  Leonard  Kip,  proprietors  of  the  great  Hardenbergh 
patent,  offering  Id.  an  acre  for  all  the  unappropriated 
land  within  the  following  bounds :  beginning  at  the  S.W. 
corner  of  lot  2  in  said  patent,  on  the  Delaware  river; 
thence  running  down  the  said  river  to  the  N.W.  corner 
of  the  Minisink  patent ;  thence  along  the  boundaries 
thereof  S.E.  across  the  Shawangunk  mountains,  to  the 
foot  of  the  said  mountains  on  the  S.  side ;  thence  along 
the  foot  of  the  same  N.E.  till  with  a  N.W.  line  it  strikes 
the  Sandbergh ;  thence  along  the  S.W.  bounds  of  Roches- 
ter to  the  S.W.  corner  thereof,  and  thence  in  a  straight 


line  to  the  place  of  beginning,   32 

June  10.  Proposal  of  Walter  Livingston,  as  attorney  to 
Peter  Schuyler,  to  pay  15d.  an  acre  for  all  the  unappro- 
priated lands  of  the  tracts  purchased  from  the  Oneida 
Indians,  south  of  Oneida  lake  and  Three  rivers,  and  the 
unappropriated  lands  purchased  of  the  Onondagoes  and 

of  the  Cayugas,   33 

June  11.  Proposal  of  John  L.  Hardenbergh,  to  pay  2s.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  W.  side  of  Connosserage 
creek,  between  the  W.  bounds  of  the  Oneida  reservation 

and  the  E.  bounds  of  the  military  lands,   34 

June  13.  Proposal  of  Marinus  Willet,  to  pay  2s.  Id.  an  acre 


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1791.  for  about  150,000  acres,  bounded  N.  partly  by  the  Road 
township,  partly  by  townships  13  and  14,  and  partly  by 
the  township  of  Cincinnatus,  and  southwest  by  the  Tiock- 
naoga  branch  of  the  Chenango  river,  and  south  by  the 
aforesaid  Road  township;  also  for  1,  6,  7,  12,  and  13 
of  the  20  townships,   35 

June  17.  Certificate  of  Col.  James  Livingston,  that  Captain 
Robt.  "Wright  received  his  discharge,   35 

June  18.  Certificate  of  location  for  Dirck  Ten  Broeck,  of  a 
tract  of  land,  containing  600  acres,  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 
to  the  north  of  the  town  of  Chemung,  (Spencer,  Tioga 
Co.,)   36 

June  22.  Certificate  of  location  for  Alexander  Macomb,  of 
six  tracts  of  land  in  the  northern  part  of  the  state  of  New 
York,  containing  in  all  3,798,960  acres.  (Macomb's  pur- 
chase, in  Oswego,  Lewis,  Jefferson,  St.  Lawrence  and 

Franklin  Cos.,)   38 

1795.  Feb.  23.  Aifidavit  of  Daniel  McCormick,  that  he  was  one  of 

the  original  proprietors  of  Macomb's  purchase,   39 

Feb.  18.  Receipt  to  Daniel  McCormick  for  £20,450  4s.,  being 
the  amount  to  be  paid  for  the  fourth-sixth  part  of  Ma- 
comb's purchase,  distinguished  as  tract  No.  3,   40 

Feb.  23.  Aifidavit  of  Alexr.  Macomb,  that  he  was  one  of 
the  original  proprietors  of  Macomb's  purchase,   41 

Feb.  15.  Assignment  by  Alexr.  Macomb  to  Danl.  McCormick, 
of  tracts  1,  2  and  3,  in  Macomb's  purchase,  containing 
altogether  1,896,960  acres  of  land,  (Franklin  and  St.  Law- 
rence Cos.,)   42 

1791.  June  22.  Proposal  of  L.  M.  Cutting,  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre 

for  township  15,  (Norwich,)  Chenango  townships,   43 

June  23.  Application  of  William  Seeley,  renewing  former 
proposals  for  40,000  acres  of  land,   44 

June  23.  Proposal  of  William  J.  Vredenbergh  and  Asa  Dan- 
forth,  to  pay  2s.  9d.  for  a  tract  of  land,  containing  about 
2,500  or  3,000  acres,  on  the  Canasaraga  creek,  adjoining 
the  township  of  Manlius,   45 

June  23.  Application  of  Avery  Power  for  lot  59,   46 

June  23.  Application  of  Peter  Howard  renewing  his  former 
proposal  for  lot  74,  in  township  16,  Chenango  townships, 
(see  vol.  50,  page  105,)   47 

June  24.  Receipt  to  Marinus  Willett  and  Melancton  Smith, 
for  £200,  for  a  tract  of  land,  containing  6,000  acres,   48 

June  24.  Proposal  of  William  Seely,  to  pay  Is.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  land,  beginning  on  the  N.  line  of  the  old  Che- 
mung township,  at  the  N.E.  corner  of  Esqr.  L'Hommedieu's 
class  right,  and  runs  north  eleven  miles,  thence  east  eleven 
miles,  and  thence  south  on  the  Chemung  line,  to  the  place 
of  beginning,   49 

June  24.  Proposal  of  Leonard  M.  Cutting,  to  pay  3s.  0£d. 
an  acre  for  township  15,  Chenango  townships,   50 

[No  date.]  Return  of  survey  of  a  road  from  the  Delaware 
river  to  Shandacon,   51-62 

June  28.  Letter  of  W.  S.  Smith  to  the  commissioners  of  the 


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1791.  land  office,  enquiring  on  what  terms  they  would  dispose 
of  a  tract  of  land,  between  the  township  of  Cincinnatus, 
and  forks  of  the  Chenango  river,   G3 

June  28.  Proposal  of  James  Tallmadge  and  Ezra  Thompson, 
to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  township  10,  (Xorth  Norwich, 
Chenango  Co.,)   64 

June  28.  Proposal  of  Robt.  Gilchrist  to  pay  9d.  specie  an 
acre,  for  a  tract  of  land,  on  the  Scroon  lake,  in  behalf  of 
John  Thurman,   65 

June  28.  Letter  from  W.  S.  Smith  to  secretary  Scott,  con- 
cerning his  application  for  lands,  and  communicating 
his  desire  to  purchase  townships  2,  9  and  10,  of  Che- 
nango townships,   66 

June  29.  Proposal  of  Wm.  S.  Smith,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  land,  lying  between  the  river  Chenango  and  its 
western  branch,  and  also  for  townships  2,  3,  4,  5,  8  and 
9,  Chenango  townships,   67 

June  29.  Proposal  of  Wm.  S.  Smith,  to  pay  3s.  3d.  an  acre 
for  townships  2,  3,  4,  5,  8  and  9,  and  for  a  tract  of  land 
lying  between  the  Chenango  river  and  its  western  branch,  68 

June  30.  Letter  from  Wm.  S.  Smith  to  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  respecting  his  application  for  the  above 
land,  and  renewing  proposals  for  the  same,   69 

June  30.  Letter  of  Leonard  M.  Cutting,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  Marinus  Willett  and  Melancton  Smith,  renewing  pro- 
posals for  townships  4,  5,  8  and  9,  Chenango  townships,  70 

July  1.  Proposal  of  Joseph  Gilbert  and  Abraham  Pratt,  to 
pay  6s.  an  acre  for  a  narrow  gore  of  land  in  the  town  of 
Cambridge  and  county  of  Washington,  containing  about 
400  acres,   71 

July  1.  Letter  from  Philip  Smith,  Thomas  Dennis,  Gideon 
Bowdish,  John  Fish  and  Thomas  Smith  to  Gov.  Clinton, 
recommending  the  preceding  application  of  Josiah  Gil- 
bert and  Abraham  Pratt,   72 

July  1.  Certificate  of  Benjamin  Doud,  Elisha  Allen,  Shad- 
rach  Dennis  and  John  Weir,  of  the  occupancy  by  Josiah 
Gilbert  and  Abraham  Pratt,  of  the  tract  of  land  applied 
for  by  them,  and  recommending  their  application,   73 

July  1.  Proposal  of  Alexr.  Webster,  Edward  Savage  and 
John  Williams,  to  pay  3s.  3d.  an  acre  for  township  1, 
Chenango  townships,   74 

July  2.  Report  of  Jacob  Delamater,  Peter  Van  Gaasbeek 
and  James  Oliver,  commissioners  on  the  state  of  the  road 
from  Marbletown  to  Poughkataghkon,   75-78 

June  27.  Map  of  the  road  from  the  Delaware  river  to  Shan- 
dakan,  surveyed  and  laid  out  by  Peter  Van  Gaasbeek, 
James  Oliver  and  Jacob  Delamater,   79 

July  4.  Proposal  of  Robt.  C.  Livingston,  to  pay  Is.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  600,000  acres  of  land  to  the  south  of 
Macomb's  purchase,  and  between  Oneida  lake  and  Lake 
Ontario,   89 

July  9.  Proposal  of  John  Ireland,  to  pay  Is.  3d.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land,  beginning  at  the  S.W.  corner  of  a  tract 


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1791.  granted  to  Jellis  Fonda,  and  running  along  Wood  creek 
to  Oneida  lake ;  thence  along  said  lake  to  Onondaga  river ; 
thence  along  said  riyer  to  Lake  Ontario  ;  thence  to  Salmon 


river,  &c,   81 

July  9.  Proposal  of  Melancton  Smith  and  Marinus  Willett, 
to  pay  3s.  3d.  an  acre  for  township  9,  of  the  Chenango 

township,   82 

July  9.  Proposal  of  Leonard  M.  Cutting,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre 

for  townships  11  and  14,  of  the  Chenango  townships,. . .  83 
July  9.  Proposal  of  Nathl.  Wood,  to  pay  4s.  6d.  an  acre  for 
lots  14,  15,  16  and  17,  in  township  16  of  Chenango  town- 
ships,   84 


July  9.  Proposal  of  John  Carpenter,  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
four  tracts  of  land,  containing  in  all  4,400  acres,  on  the 
west  and  south  sides  of  Seneca  lake,  ,   85 

July  9.  Proposal  of  David  Van  Ness,  Jacob  Radclift,  Wm. 
Wheeler,  John  Van  Benthuysen,  Peter  Cantine,  junr., 
Cornelius  J.  Elmendorph,  Stephen  Hogeboom,  Timothy 
Edwards,  Peter  Van  Ness,  Wm.  Radclift,  Moses  Cantine 
and  Isaac  Stoutenbergh,  to  pay  2s.  7d.  in  specie  an  acre, 
for  the  six  most  westerly  of  the  twenty  townships  laid 
out  for  sale ;  and  3s.  0  Jd.  in  specie  an  acre  for  town- 


ships 14,  3,  4  and  9,  Chenango  townships,   86 

July  9.  Proposal  of  Michael  Myers,  Jedediah  Sanger  and 
John  J.  Morgan  and  associates,  to  pay  3s.  3d.  an  acre  for 
townships  18  and  20,  and  3s.  Id.  an  acre  for  the  unsold 
part  of  19,  Chenango  townships,   87 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  Michl.  Myers,  Jedediah  Sanger  and 
John  J.  Morgan,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  townships  18  and 
20,  Chenango  townships,   88 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  Michl.  Myers,  Jedediah  Sanger  and 
John  J.  Morgan,  to  pay  3s.  3d.  an  acre  for  townships  18 
and  20,  Chenango  townships,   89 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  Michl.  Myers,  Jedediah  Sanger  and 
John  J.  Morgan  and  associates,  to  pay  2s.  9d.  for  the  un- 
sold part  of  township  19,  Chenango  townships,   90 

July  10.  Proposal  of  John  Taylor,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  the 
unsold  parts  of  townships  16  and  17,  Chenango  town- 
ships,  91 

July  11.  Proposal  of  John  Ireland,  to  pay  Is.  8d.  an  acre 
for  the  tract  of  land  applied  for  by  him  on  the  9th  inst.,  91 

July  11.  Proposal  of  Hugh  McCalley,  a  revolutionary  sol- 
dier, to  pay  Is.  an  acre  for  200  acres  of  land  west  of  Lake 
George ;  contains  an  account  of  his  services,   92 

July  11.  Proposal  of  Melancton  Smith  and  Marinus  Willett 
and  associates,  to  pay  3s.  6d.  an  acre  for  township  4, 
Chenango  townships,     93 

July  11.  Proposal  of  Melancton  Smith  and  Marinus  Willet 
and  associates,  to  pay  3s.  9d.  an  acre  for  township  9,  Che- 
nango townships,   94 

July  11.  Proposal  of  John  Taylor  and  associates,  to  pay  3s. 
3d.  an  acre,  for  the  unsold  parts  of  townships  16  and  17,  95 


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1791.  July  12.  Proposal  of  Leonard  M.  Cutting,  to  pay  3s.  3d.  an 

acre  for  townships  11  and  14,  Chenango  townships,   96 

July  13.  Withdrawal  by  Melancton  Smith  of  his  proposals 
for  townships  4  and  9,  Chenango  townships,   97 

July  14.  Proposal  of  William  More,  John  Springsteen, 
Jacob  Springsteen,  Josiah  Stow,  David  Stow,  Danl.  Stow, 


David  Hotchkiss  and  Joseph  Beebe,  to  pay  6s.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land  containing  1,000  acres,  in  the  county  of 
Tioga,  partly  in  the  towns  of  Warren  and  Chenango,. . .  98 
July  14.  Proposal  of  John  McKesson  to  pay  3s.  6d.,  an  acre, 
for  about  4,800  acres  of  land,  situate  in  the  county  of 
Herkimer,  bounded  east  by  the  west  bounds  of  Coxburgh, 
and  by  lands  granted  to  John  J.  Bleecker,  north  by  lands 
granted  to  John  Francis  Perache,  west  by  the  east  line 
of  the  reservation  for  the  Oneida  Indians,  and  south  by 
the  land  granted  the  said  John  J.  Bleecker,  and  the  lands 


granted  to  James  Deane,   99 

July  15.  Proposal  of  Leonard  M.  Cutting  to  pay  3s.  3d.,  an 

acre  for  townships  13  and  12,  Chenango  township,   100 

July  15.  Proposal  of  James  Clinton  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
all  the  islands  in  the  Chenango  river,  opposite  the  tract 

granted  to  him  and  Isaac  Melcher,   101 

July  15.  Certificate  of  location  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
for  about  4,000  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  southeast  side 
of  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  adjoining  another  tract  granted 
to  him,  and  beginning  at  the  northeast  bounds  of  the 
township  of  Louisville,  (Massena,  St.  Lawrence  Co.,) ....  102 
July  15.  Proposal  of  Wm.  S.  Smith  to  pay  3s.  4d.,  an  acre 

for  townships  1,  6  and  7,  Chenango  township,   103 

July  16.  Letter  from  John  Thurman  to  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  respecting  his  offer  of  9d.  an  acre  for  land 
on  the  west  side  of  Scaroon  lake,   104 


July  16.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Ludlo'w  and  Josiah  Shippey 

to  pay  3s.  4d.,  an  acre  for  township  6,  Chenango  township,  105 
July  17.  Proposal  of  William  Cooper  to  pay  Is.  an  acre  for 
all  the  unsold  land  between  Arthurborough  and  Jersey- 
field,  and  Canada  creek  on  the  west,  and  a  line  drawn  from 
the  most  easterly  corner  of  Arthurborough  to  Jerseyfield,  106 
July  19.  Patent  to  Wm.  J.  Vredenbergh,  for  2,600  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca  lake,  between  the  lands 
ceded  to  Massachusetts  and  the  military  lands,  (Starkey 


and  Torrey,  Yates  Co.,)   106 

July  20.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Ludlow  to  pay  3s.  4d.  an  acre 

for  township  13,  Chenango' township,     107 

July  20.  Proposal  of  Philip  Smith  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre  in 
specie,  for  a  tract  of  land  containing  590  acres  lying  in 

Westfield,    108 

Map  of  the  said  tract,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)  ......  108 

July  20.  Proposal  of  William  Cooper  to  pay  Is.  an  acre  for 
all  the  lands  bounded  on  the  northwest  by  McComb's  pur- 
chase, and  on  the  southeast  by  Outhoudt,  Steuben,  Klock, 
Remsen  and  Nobleborough,  and  a  line  continued  from 
the  most  northerly  corner  thereof  to  Macomb's  purchase,  109 


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1791.  July  20.  Proposal  of  Christian  Petrie  and  John  Rightmeyer 
to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre,  for  a  tract  of  land  containing  525 
acres,  lying  on  the  east  side  of  the  Mohawk  creek,  joining 
to  the  west  of  the  land  lately  belonging  to  George  Right- 
meyer,    110 

July  21.  Proposal  of  L.  M.  Cutting,  renewing  proposals  for 
townships  13  and  14  of  Chenango  township,   Ill 

July  21.  Proposal  of  L.  M.  Cutting  to  pay  3s.  3jd.  an  acre, 
for  a  tract  of  land  bounded  on  the  north  by  the  division 
line  of  Chenango  townships  7  and  12,  continued  to  the 
military  lands,  south  by  the  land  contracted  for  by  Wm. 
S.  Smith,  east  by  townships  12  and  13,  and  west  by  the 
military  lands,   112 

July  22.  Certificate  of  Udny  Hay,  that  ensign  Hugh  Mc- 
Cauley  served  in  the  U.  S.  army,   113 

July  22.  Proposal  of  John  and  Nicholas  Rosevelt  to  pay  2s. 
3d.  an  acre,  for  a  tract  of  land  bounded  north  by  Macomb's 
purchase,  east  by  Oothoudt's  patent  and  Canada  creek, 
south  by  "Wood  creek,  Oneida  lake  and  the  Onondago 
river,  and  west  by  said  Onondago  river  and  Lake  Ontario, 
and  also  the  islands  belonging  to  the  state  in  the  front  of 
said  lands,   114 

July  22.  Proposal  of  Augustus  Sacket  and  John  Watkins  to 
pay  3s.  4£d.  an  acre,  for  township  6,  Chenango  townships,  115 

July  23.  Proposal  of  William  Cooper  to  pay  2s.  an  acre,  for 
a  tract  of  land  between  Arthurborough,  Jerseyfield  and 
Canada  creek  on  the  west,  and  a  line  drawn  from  the  east 
end  of  Arthurborough  to  Jerseyfield,   116 

July  23.  Proposal  of  Leonard  M.  Cutting  to  pay  3s.  5|d.  for 
Chenango  townships  12  and  13,  and  3s.  l^d.  an  acre,  for 
lands  to  the  west  of  said  townships,    117 

July  25.  Map  of  the  new  road  from  the  river  Delaware 
opposite  the  mouth  of  Techpollock  creek,  being  part  of  the 
road  to  be  opened,  from  thence  through  the  state  of  New 
York  to  Esopus,   118 

July  25.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Ludlow  and  Josiah  Shippey 
to  pay  3s.  5d.  an  acre,  for  Chenango  townships  6  and  13,  119 

July  25.  Proposal  of  Jacob  Hallett  to  pay  3s.  5d.  an  acre, 
for  Chenango  townships  12  and  13,   120 

July  26.  Caveat  of  Robert  R.  Livingston,  in  behalf  of  the 
proprietors  of  the  Hardenburgh  patent,  against  granting 
a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the  town  of  Mamakating  and 
county  of  Ulster,  to  William  Paterson  or  others,   121 

July  26.  Proposal  of  John  Lawrence  to  pay  2s.  3^d.  for  a 
tract  of  land  beginning  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Jellis 
Fonda's  tract,  and  running  along  Wood  creek  to  Oneida 
lake,  and  along  the  said  lake  to  Onondaga  river,  and 
along  said  river  to  Lake  Ontario,  thence  to  the  mouth  of 
Salmon  creek  or  the  southwest  bounds  of  Macomb's  pur- 
chase, and  thence  along  the  south  bounds  of  the  said  pur- 
chase to  the  northwest  corner  of  Outhoudt's  tract,  and 
thence  along  the  west  bounds  of  the  last  mentioned  tract, 


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1791.      and  the  aforesaid  tract  granted  to  Jellis  Fonda  to  the 

place  of  beginning,  (see  pages  81,  114,)   122 

July  26.  Proposal  of  John  and  Nichs.  Roosevelt  to  pay  2s. 
6d.  an  acre,  for  a  tract  of  land  north  of  Oneida  lake,  (see 
pages  114,  122,).   123 

July  28.  Proposal  of  William  Cooper,  to  pay  Is.  7d.  an  acre, 
for  the  lands  lying  between  Steuben,  Remson  and  Noble- 
borough  on  the  east,  and  McComb's  purchase  on  the  north, 
(seepages  109,  116,)   124 

July  28.  Proposal  of  John  W.  Watkins  and  Augustus  Sack- 
ett  to  pay  3s.  5|d.  an  acre,  for  a  tract  of  land  lying  in  the 
southerly  end  of  the  gore  between  twenty  townships  and 
the  military  land,  (German,  Chenango  Co.,)   125 

July  29.  Proposal  of  John  and  Nichs.  Roosevelt,  amending 
their  proposal  for  certain  lands,  (seepage  123,)   126 

July  29.  Caveat  of  David  Johnson  against  granting  certain 
lands  in  the  town  of  Mamakating,  described  in  an  adver- 
tisement annexed,   127,  132 

Aug.  1.  Proposal  of  Fredk.  Gettman  and  Conrad   , 

to  pay  3s.  8d.  an  acre,  for  a  tract  of  land  between  Onon- 
daga and  Kanasoraga,   128 

Aug.  — .  Proposal  of  Nicholas  and  John  Roosevelt  to  pay 
3s.  Id.  per  acre,  for  certain  unappropriated  lands  already 
proposed  for  by  them,  (see  p>age  114,)   129 

Aug.  1.  Proposal  of  Jabish  Brown  to  pay  50  cents  an  acre 
for  500  acres  of  land  in  Chenango  township  18,  on  the 
west  side  of  Unadilla  river,   130 

Aug.  1.  Proposal  of  Simeon  Brown,  junr.,  to  pay  50  cents 
an  acre  for  lots  60,  70  and  71,  of  township  19,  west  side 
of  Unadilla  river  in  Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,   131 

Aug.  2.  Claim  of  Andrew  Anderson  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  in  right  of  his  deceased  step-father,  Robert  Wright, 
who  served  as  captain  in  Col.  James  Livingston's  regi- 
ment,  133 

Aug.  2.  Proposal  of  John  Lawrence  to  pay  2s.  8d.  an  acre 
for  certain  lands  already  proposed  for,  (see  page  122,) . ,  134 

Aug.  2.  Proposal  of  Robt.  C.  Livingston  to  pay  2s.  0|d.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  land  containing  600,000  acres,  beginning 
on  Lake  Ontario  at  the  mouth  of  Salmon  creek,  and  run- 
ning east  along  said  creek  and  along  Macomb's  purchase 
till  it  comes  to  the  northwest  corner  of  Oothoudt's  patent, 
from  thence  south  to  Fish  creek,  then  along  Fish  creek  to 
Wood  creek,  then  along  WTood  creek  to  Oneida  lake, 
then  along  said  lake  and  Onondaga  river  to  Lake  Ontario, 
and  thence  to  the  place  of  beginning,  (see  pages  81, 114, 
122,  129,  134,)   135 

Aug.  2.  Proposal  of  William  Palmer  to  pay  50  cents  an 
acre  for  a  lot  of  land  in  Chenango  township  19,  on  the 
west  side  of  Unadilla  river,  containing  250  acres,   136 

Aug.  2.  Proposal  of  Robt.  C.  Livingston  to  pay  3  s.  6d.  an 
acre  for  Chenango  township  7,    137 

Aug.  2.  Proposal  of  Elias  Sanford  Palmer  to  pay  50  cents 
an  acre  for  a  lot  of  land  containing  250  acres,  and  lying 


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1791.      in  Chenango  township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Una- 

dilla  river,   13S 

Aug.  3.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Dey  to  pay  50  cents  an  acre 
for  a  lot  of  land  containing  250  acres,  lying  in  Chenango 
township  19,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river,   139 

Aug.  3.  Proposal  of  Edward  Thurston  to  pay  50  cents  an 
acre  for  a  lot  of  land  containing  250  acres,  lying  in  Che- 
nango township  1 9,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river,  139 

Aug.  3.  Deed  of  White  Matlack  and  Jacob  Hallett,  to  Wm. 
S.  Smith  for  Chenango  township  12,  (Pharsalia,  Che- 
nango Co.,)   140 

Aug.  — .  Proposal  of  Elias  Button  to  pay  50  cents  an  acre 
for  a  lot  of  land  containing  250  acres,  lying  in  Chenango 
township  18,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river,   141 

Aug.  4.  Proposal  of  John  W.  Watkins,  Royal  Flint  and  asso- 
ciates, to  pay  3s.  4d.  an  acre  for  all  the  ungranted  lands 
between  the  township  of  Chemung  on  the  south;  the 
military  townships  on  the  north ;  Owego  river  on  the  east 
and  the  pre-emption  line  on  the  west,  (commonly  known 
as  Watkin's  and  Flint's  purchase  in  Chemung  and  Tioga 
counties  together  with  the  lands  comprising  the  present 
towns  of  De  Ruyter,  Madison  Co.,  and  Linklaen  and 
Pitcher,  Chenango  Co.,   141 

Aug.  5.  Proposal  of  John  Lawrence  to  pay  3s.  Ojd.  an  acre 
for  certain  lands  already  proposed  for,  {see page  134,) . . .  142 

Aug.  5.  Proposal  of  White  Matlack  and  Jacob  Hallett  to 
pay  3s.  5d.  an  acre  for  all  the  vacant  land  between  the 
military  rights  and  the  twenty  (Chenango)  townships,. . .  143 

Aug.  6.  Proposal  of  Andrew  Craig  of  Kookhouse  to  pay  3s. 
an  acre  for  320  acres  of  land  at  the  end  of  the  line  of 
property,   144 

Aug.  9.  Proposal  of  William  Henderson  to  pay  9d.  an  acre 
for  all  the  vacant  and  unappropriated  townships  in  the 
northeastern  part  of  the  state,  formerly  set  apart  as  mili- 
tary bounty  lands,   145 

Aug.  9.  Proposal  of  White  Matlack  to  pay  3s.  6d.  an  acre 
for  all  the  vacant  land  between  the  military  rights  and 
the  twenty  (Chenango)  townships,  {seepage  143,)   146 

Aug.  9.  Proposal  of  Messrs.  Sebring  and  Van  Wyck  to  pay 
Is.  an  acre  for  20,000  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of 
Chemung,   147 

Aug.  10.  Letter  from  Robert  Gilchrist  enclosing  a  certificate 
of  Mr.  Cauley,    148 

Aug.  15.  Proposal  of  Jacob  Tremper  for  making  a  road  from 
Delaware  river,  near  Walton,  to  Shadbolt's  at  great  Shan- 
daken,   149 

Aug.  15.  Proposal  of  Danl.  Graham  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
2,400  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  New  Marlborough 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,   150 

Aug.  15.  Letter  from  William  Cooper  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office,  requesting  information  respecting  his 
proposals  made  by  him  for  two  tracts  of  land,   151 

Aug.  16.  Proposal  of  Jacobus  S.  Davis  to  make  a  road  from 
108 


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1791.      where  the  road  intersects  at  Frederick  Miller's  Ford 

across  the  Hellgate  mountain  to  Johannes  Akerley's,   152 

Aug.  16.  Proposal  of  Melancton  Smith  to  pay  3s.  7d.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  land  to  the  north  of  Parache's  tract, 
near  Canada  creek,   153 

Aug.  17.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Mouris  to  make  a  road  from 


the  old  road  at  the  Big  Indian  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Esopus  kill  to  the  old  road  back  of  Petrus  Crispell,  and 
from  Hoofs  to  Shad  Bolts  where  the  Bush  creek  intersects 


Esopus  kill,   154 

Aug.  17.  Proposal  of  Peter  Hager  to  make  a  road  from  the 
Button  Wood  Tree  on  the  west  branch  of  the  Delaware, 
to  Frederick  Miller's  where  the  road  intersects  the  old 

path,   155 

Aug.  17.  Proposal  of  William  Marius  Groen  to  make  the 
road  from  the  west  branch  of  the  Delaware  to  Shadbolts, 
excepting  the  part  on  Pine  hill  agreed  for  with  Hickock,  156 


Aug.  17.  Proposal  of  Wm.  Marius  Groen,  to  make  a  road 
from  the  east  bank  of  the  west  branch  of  the  Delaware, 
to  Paghutakton,  and  also  to  make  and  improve  the  road 
from  Paghutakton  to  Shandeacon,  except  the  part  on  the 
Pine  Hill,  contracted  for  with  Hicock,   157 

Aug.  17.  Letter  from  Peter  Van  Gaasbeeck  to  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office,  informing  them  of  an  agreement 
with  Thomas  Heacocks  for  making  a  road  over  Pine  hill,  158 

Aug.  18.  Proposal  of  Benjn.  Thompson  to  pay  3s.  6d.  an 
acre  for  100,000  acres  of  land  contiguous  to  the  twenty 


townships,   159 

Aug.  18.  Proposal  of  James  Watson  to  pay  3s.  7d.  an  acre 
for  land  to  the  south  of  Ryckman's  reservation,  (Yates 
Co.,)  and  also  for  a  tract  in  the  township  of  Chemung 

southwest  side  of  the  Tioga  river,   160 

Aug.  18.  Letter  from  John  W.  Watkins  and  Royal  Flint, 
modifying  the  terms  of  payment  for  the  vacant  land  be- 
tween the  military  lands,  the  Road  township  and  the 
twenty  townships ;  and  also  for  part  of  the  tract  between 
the  military  townships,  the  town  of  Chemung,  the  Owego 

creek  and  the  pre-emption  line,   161 

Aug.  19.  Proposal  of  John  Lawrence,  to  pay  3s.  3d.  an 
acre  for  land  between  Jerseyfield  and  Arthurborough, 
(see  page  142,)   162 


Aug.  20.  Proposal  of  Nicholas  Low,  to  pay  Is.  9d.  an  acre 
for  land  between  Macomb's  purchase  and  Nobleborough,  163 

Aug.  20.  Proposal  of  A.  Hammond,  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
all  the  vacant  land  between  the  Black  river  and  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,   164 

Aug.  22.  Contract  of  William  Marius  Groen,  to  make  a 
road  from  Paughtakin  to  Great  Shandakin,   165 

Aug.  23.  Proposal  of  Michl.  Connolly,  in  behalf  of  himself 
and  others,  to  pay  15|d.  an  acre  for  ten  miles  square  of 
land,  on  Newtown  creek,  to  the  north  of  Chemung,   166 

Aug.  25.  Petition  of  William  Fagan,  a  revolutionary  soldier, 
for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,  for  his  services  in  the  war,. .  167 


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Page. 

1791.  Aug.  25.  Proposal  of  John  W.  Watkins  and  Royal  Flint,  to 
pay  3s.  7d.  an  acre  for  land  between  the  military  town- 
ships and  the  Chenango  twenty  townships,   168 

Aug.  26.  Letter  of  Eliud  Tryon  to  the  commissioners  of  the 
land  office,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,  in  behalf  of  the 
heirs  of  Jonathan  Hallock,  who  served  as  soldier  in  Col. 
Dubois'  regiment,   169 

Aug.  22.  Certificate  of  John  Garnet,  that  Jonathan  Hallock, 
a  private  soldier,  died  whilst  a  prisoner  at  New  York, 
and  that  he  and  14  other  prisoners  had  been  buried  at 
Bunker's  hill,  near  that  city,   1 70 


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1791.  Aug.  26.  Proposal  of  Nicholas  Low,  to  pay  Is.  2d.  an  acre 
for  land  to  the  south  and  east  of  Macomb's  purchase,  (see 
vol.  51,  page  163,)   1 

Aug.  26.  Proposal  of  Robt.  Harpur,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land,  containing  320  acres,  lying  on  the  west 
side  of  the  Delaware  river,  near  the  Pennsylvania  line, . .  2 

Aug.  28.  Contract  with  Jacob  Tremper,  for  making  a  road 
from  the  dwelling  house  of  Thomas  Gregory,  at  Papa- 
kunck,  to  the  west  branch  of  Delaware  river,  in  Walton,  3 

Aug.  29.  Contract  with  Peter  Hager,  for  making  a  road 
from  the  dwelling  house  of  Thomas  Gregory,  at  Papach- 
cunk,  to  Panchcatachkin,   4 

Aug.  29.  Proposal  of  John  W.  Watkins  and  Royal  Flint,  to 
pay  3s.  8d.  an  acre  for  the  Gore,  between  the  Chenango 
20  townships  and  the  military  lands,  (see  vol.  51,  page 
168,)   5 

Aug.  31.  Petition  of  Thomas  Crawford  for  a  grant  of  lands, 
for  his  services  as  Serjeant,  in  the  U.  S.  army,  during  the 
war,  .   6 

Sept.  1.  Affidavit  of  John  T.  Visscher,  that  he  notified  Jacob 
Newkerk  to  appear  at  the  secretary's  office,  in  support  of 
his  caveat,  against  granting  land  near  Fort  Hunter,   7 

Sept.  1.  Letters  of  administration  to  Joseph  Dun,  for  the 
estate  of  Nathl.  Brock,  late  of  the  county  of  Ulster,  a 
private  in  Col.  James  Livingston's  regiment,   8 

Sept.  — .  Proposal  of  Robt.  Harper,  to  pay  50  cents  an  acre 
for  600  acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  township  of  Warren, 
on  the  Delaware  river,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   9 

Sept.  3.  Proposal  of  John  Moore,  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  four  and  one-half  miles  of  land,  on  the  CMe* 
nango  river,   10 

Sept.  6.  Withdrawal  by  A.  Hammond,  of  his  proposals  for 
certain  lands,  made  22d  of  August,   11 


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1791.  Sept.  7.  Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office, 
ordering  the  payment  of  £108,  being  one-half  of  the  con- 
sideration to  be  paid  Peter  Hager,  agreeable  to  his  con- 
tract for  making  a  road  from  the  dwelling  house  of  Thos. 
Gregory,  at  Papakunck,  to  Pauchkatakan,   12 

Nov.  30.  Certificate  of  Daniel  Wilson  and  Jacob  Brinck, 
junr.,  commissioners  of  highways,  that  Peter  Hager  com- 
pleted the  road  contracted  for  by  him,   12 

Sept.  7.  Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office, 
ordering  the  payment  of  £87  10s.,  being  one-half  of  the 
consideration  to  be  paid  Wm.  Marius  Groen,  agreeable  to 
his  contract  for  making  a  road  from  Pauchkatachcan  to 
Great  Shandakan,   13 

Nov.  30.  Certificate  of  Daniel  Wilson  and  Jacob  Brinck, 
junr.,  commissioners  of  highways,  that  Wm.  Marius 
Groen  completed  the  road  contracted  for  by  him,   13 

Sept.  7.  Proposal  of  Benjn.  Thompson,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
25,000  acres  of  land,  adjacent  to  the  Chenango  twenty 
townships,   14 

Sept.  7.  Proposal  of  John  Henry  Dysslin,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre 
for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  Palatine  district,  near  Canada 
creek,   15 

Sept.  9.  Assignment  from  John  Cockley  to  Dr.  Samuel  Strin- 
ger, of  his  right  to  600  acres  of  land,  for  his  services  as 
a  revolutionary  soldier,   16 

Aug.  26.  Certificate  of  Lieutenant-Colonel  Cors.  Van  Dyck, 
that  John  Cockley  served  as  private  in  Captain  Hick's 
company,  of  the  1st  N.  Y.  regiment  during  the  war, ....  17 

Sept.  10.  Certificate  of  Captain  Berijn.  Hicks,  that  John 
Cockley  served  as  private  during  the  war,  &c.,   17 

Sept.  10.  Proposal  of  Squire  Whittaker,  to  pay  $1.00  an  acre 
for  a  tract  of  land  settled  on  by  him,  lying  at  the  Little 
Cookhouse,  between  McCluer's  township  and  the  Penn- 
sylvania line,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   17 

Sept.  10.  Return  of  survey  of  200  acres  of  land  each,  for 
William  Patterson,  Asa  Patterson,  Isaac  Mills,  Nathl. 
Minard,  Timothy  Minard,  William  Smith,  Abiel  Worden, 
Justus  Baker,  Ephraim  Thomas,  Andrew  Merritt,  Samuel 
King,  John  Harding,  David  Godfrey,  Amos  Wheat,  Eli -ha 
Reeve,  John  Moore,  John  Gray,  junr.,  Jeptha  Skinner, 
Benaiah  Skinner,  Abner  Skinner,  John  Seybolt,  Fredk. 
Seybolt,  Eliab  Farnam,  Amasa  Matthews,  Caspar  Writer, 
Andrew  Davis,  James  Finch,  David  Corwin,  Peter  Helm, 
Johannis  Masten,  Evert  Terwilliger,  Ezekiel  Masten, 
Daniel  Helm,  William  Bruster,  Absolum  Bruster,  John 
Bruster,  Thomas  Baker,  Jephtha  Fuller,  John  Button, 
Robert  Crawford,  Joseph  Morse,  Samuel  Gunsales,  Daniel 
Gunsales,  Henry  Elsworth,  David  Smith,  Joseph  Brown, 
Asa  Worden,  Elnathan  Marsh,  John  McCavers,  James 
McCavers,  Ezekiel  Van  Wagenen,  Albertus  Holslander, 
John  Williams,  John  Stagg,  Joost  Hendrick,  Crist  Tys, 
John  Sherman,  Crist  Miller,  Nathan  Hall,  Jacob  Roosa, 
junr.,  John  Van  Garden,  Benjamin  Blancher,  Francis 


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1791.      German,  Jacob  Roosa,  Abrm.  Roosa,  and  Aldert  Roosa, 

in  the  town  of  Mamakating,  Ulster  Co.,   18-25 

Sept.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Caldwell,  of  a 
tract  of  land  containing  600  acres,  west  of  Lake  George, 
(Hague,  Warren  Co.,)   26 

Sept.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Caldwell,  of  a 
tract  of  land  containing  800  acres,  west  of  Lake  George, 
(Hague,  Warren  Co.,)   27 

Sept.  13.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Caldwell,  of  a 
tract  of  land  containing  200  acres,  on  Fish  creek,  west  of 
Lake  George,  (Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)   28 

Sept.  13.  Proposal  of  Ezekiel  Crocker,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre 
for  12  islands  in  the  Chenango  river,  containing  in  all  22 
acres,   29 

Sept.  16.  Proposal  of  Matthew  Adgate,  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an 
acre  for  45,000  acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  Oothoudt's 
patent  and  of  the  township  of  Steuben,  and  to  the  south 
of  Macomb's  purchase,   30 

Sept.  18.  Letter  from  Peter  Hager,  concerning  a  contract  for 
opening  a  road  from  Shandakin  to  the  west  branch  of 
Delaware  river,  •   31 

Sept.  29.  Letter  from  William  Marius  Groen,  proposing  to 
make  a  certain  road,  being  a  vacancy  of  six  miles  in  the 
road  contracted  for  by  him,  and  also  by  Capt.  Hager, ...  32 

Sept.  30.  Claim  of  Timothy  Tryon,  for  the  bounty  lands  to 
which  the  late  Jonathan  Hallick,  of  the  5th  New  York 
regiment,  was  entitled,   33 

Aug.  26.  Certificate  of  Michl.  Connolly,  that  Jonathan  Hal- 
lick  enlisted  for  the  war,   33 

Oct.  6.  Proposal  of  Timothy  Titus  and  Thomas  Thomas,  to 
pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for  all  the  vacant  land  in  Palmer's 
purchase,  supposed  to  amount  to  20,721  acres,   34 

Oct.  9.  Treasurer's  receipt  to  Charles  John  Evans,  in  behalf 
of  the  heirs  of  John  Bradstreet,  for  £187  12s.,  paid  for  a 
tract  of  3,752  acres  of  land,  directed  to  be  granted  to 
them  by  a  law  passed  on  the  28th  Feb.,  1791,   35 

Oct.  11.  Claim  of  William  Feagen,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  in  the  U.  S.  army  during  the  war, . .  36 

Oct.  13.  Proposal  of  Henry  Drinker,  to  pay  $1.00  an  acre 
for  400  or  500  acres  of  land  on  the  Delaware  river,  below 
the  mouth  of  the  Onoquaga  creek,   37 

Oct.  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Zina  Hitchcock  and  Philip 
Smith,  of  a  tract  of  land  containing  1,080  acres,  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  George,  near  Northwest  Bay,  (Bolton, 
Warren  Co.,)   38 

Oct.  22.  Sworn  list  of  soldiers  entitled  to  bounty  land,  viz. : 
John  Erwin,  David  Condon,  William  Hotchkys,  Edmund 
Burk  and  Henry  Lurnes,  with  the  date  of  their  enlist- 
ments and  deaths,   39 

Oct.  22.  Proposal  of  Walter  Wood  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
two  certain  pieces  of  land,   40 

Oct.  21.  Description  of  the  bounds  of  the  tracts  applied  for 
in  the  preceding  application,  situate  on  the  east  side  of 


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1791.  Hudson's  river,  in  the  county  of  Washington,  and  con- 
taining 178  acres,  (White  Creek,  Washington  Co.,)   41 

Oct.  26.  Petition  of  Edward  Johnson  of  Schenectady,  pray- 
ing for  a  grant  of  'bounty  lands,  in  consideration  of  his 
sendees  rendered  to  the  state  of  New  York,   42 

Oct.  28.  Proposal  of  James  Caldwell  and  associates,  to  pay 
Is.  8d.  per  acre,  for  townships  6  and  7,  each  ten  miles 
square,  adjoining  the  northern  boundary  of  the  state,  and 
lying  to  the  east  of  Macomb's  purchase,   43 

Oct.  28.  Proposal  of  Michael  Connolly  to  pay  Is.  9d.  an  acre, 
for  20,000  acres  of  land,  bounded  on  the  east  by  the  river 
Delaware,  on  the  south  by  Pennsylvania  line,  on  the  north 
by  township  8,  and  on  the  west  by  lands  granted  to  Robt. 
L.  Hooper  and  others,   44 

Oct.  31.  Petition  of  General  Donald  Campbell,  for  a  grant  of 
a  rocky  mountain,  containing  about  800  acres  of  land, 
lying  between  Ticonderoga  and  Crown  Point,  for  which 
he  offers  $40  in  specie,   45 

Oct.  31.  Letter  from  Jacob  Morris  to  Gov.  Clinton  respect- 
ing the  road  to  be  made  from  the  mouth  of  the  Unadilla 
river  to  Cayuga  lake ;  and  also  respecting  the  road  from 
Unadilla  to  Chenango,  &c,   46 

Map  of  the  road  from  Owlihout  creek  to  Unadilla  river,  and 
of  the  road  from  Unadilla  river  to  Chenango  river  con- 
tracted for  by  Benjamin  Hovey,   47 

Nov.  1.  Memorial  of  Jonathan  Lawrence,  junr.,  setting  forth 
that  he  had  served  as  lieutenant  in  Colonel  Malcolm's  late 
regiment,  and  praying  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   48 

Oct.  — .  Affidavit  of  Captain  John  Santford,  that  Jonathan 
Lawrence  served  in  the  U.  S.  army,   48 

Nov.  1.  Power  of  attorney  from  Thomas  Rumbelaw,  late 
private  in  Colonel  Lamb's  regiment,  to  John  Fellows,  for 
procuring  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   49 


[No  date.]  Power  of  attorney  to  Jesper  Hopper  from  John 
Tryon,  Robert  Towt,  John  Galloway,  Pair.  Cady,  Thos. 
McFaran,  Charles  Parsons,  late  captain  1st  N.  Y.  regt., 
Abner  Tremain,  James  Asfelt,  Alexander  Galloway,  Thom- 
as Gee,  Thomas  Scott,  Stephen  McCrea,  Ebezr.  Foote, 
Philij.  Pell,  executor  of  T.  Pell,  Robert  McFarlan  for  Michl, 
Frank,  Corns.  Glen,  executor  to  the  estate  of  Richard  Sill, 
Wm.  Bull,  Captain  Allan  Nelson,  Thomas  Ostrander,  Ho- 
sea  Hamilton,  agent  for  Benjn.  Watkins,  Stephen  Powell 
and  Charles  McKnight  to  obtain  their  warrants  from  the 
United  States  for  lands  to  which  they  are  severally  entitled, 
and  when  obtained  to  assign  the  same  to  the  surveyor 
general  for  the  use  of  the  people  of  the  state  of  New  York,  50 
Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  Michael  Connolly  respecting  James 
Lattis  who  enlisted  on  the  25th  March,  1777,  to  serve 


during  the  war,   51 

Nov.  1.  Proposal  of  Moses  Harris  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre,  for 
a  tract  of  100  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Westfield  in 
the  county  of  Washington,   51 


Nov.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Philip  Smith,  of  a  tract  of 


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1791.  land  containing  590f  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Wash- 
ington, beginning  in  the  west  bounds  of  the  Artillery 
patent,  at  the  northeast  comer  of  a  tract  granted  to  Moses 
Harris,  junr.,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)   52 

Nov.  3.  Power  of  attorney  from  Nicholas  Kagnasthon,  an 
Indian,  who  served  as  lieutenant  in  the  IT.  IS.  army,  to 
Corns.  A.  Van  Slyck,  to  receive  all  moneys,  <fcc,  due  him, 
by  the  United  States,   53 

Commission  to  Nicholas  Kaghnatshon  to  be  a  lieutenant  in  the 
United  States  army,  5th  June,  1779,   53 

1790.  Oct.  11.  Order  from  general  Knox,  secretary  of  war,  "to  the 

geographer  of  the  United  States  "  to  survey  for  Peter  Van 
Bergen,  assignee  of  lieutenant  John  Blakely,  of  colonel 
Livingston's  regiment,  200  acres  of  land,   54 

1791.  Nov.  2.  Certificate  of  Michael  Connolly,  that  John  Blakely 

was  commissioned  lieutenant  in  colonel  Livingston's  regi- 
ment, Nov.  21,  1776,   55 

Nov.  7.  Application  of  Peter  Van  Bergen,  attorney  for  John 
Blakely,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   55 

Nov.  7.  Letter  from  Reuben  Hopkins  to  Secretary  Scott, 
relative  to  the  late  David  Gardner's  location  near  the 
Little  Cookhouse  on  the  Delaware  river,   56 

Nov.  8.  Affidavit  of  Lewis  Bogardus,  that  Jeremiah  Beeck- 
horn,  enlisted  to  serve  during  the  war,   57 

Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  Michael  Connolly,  that  Jeremiah  Beeck- 
horn  enlisted  in  the  3d  New  York  regiment,   57 

Enlistment  roll  of  Jeremiah  Beeckhorn  and  others,  who  enlist- 
ed as  soldiers  in  Col.  Gansevoort's  regt.,  27th  Jan.,  1779,  58 

Nov.  10.  Affidavit  of  Margaret  Beeckhorn,  that  Jeremiah 
Beeckhorn  served  in  the  U.  S.  army,  and  that  he  died 
while  on  furlough,   58 

Nov.  8.  Proposal  of  Dyrck  Romeyn  to  pay  50  cents  an  acre 
for  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  Wood  creek, 
adjoining  the  Oneida  reservation,   59 

Nov.  8.  Report  of  M.  Yernooy  on  the  road  made  by  Coras. 
C.  Wynckoop  and  Charles  Broadhead,  also  of  that  made 
by  Saml.  Preston,  from  the  Delaware  river  to  Calcoon 
creek,  with  sketch  of  said  road,   60 

Nov.  10.  Proposal  of  Cornelius  Haring  to  pay  Is.  9d.  an  acre 
for  a  tract  of  land  containing  about  300  acres,  adjoining 
the  north  bounds  of  Robert's  patent,  the  southeast  bounds 
of  Bergen's  purchase,  and  the  patent  of  Northampton,. .  61 

Nov.  11.  Letter  from  John  Livingston  to  treasurer  Bancker, 
respecting  lands  under  water  at  Livingston  manor,  applied 
for  by  him,   62 

Nov.  26.  Proposal  of  John  Carpenter  to  pay  Is.  an  acre  for 
8,000  acres  of  land  at  Kattskill,   63 

Nov.  25.  Proposal  of  Ephraim  Darby  to  pay  2s.  an  acre 
for  600  acres  of  land  at  Kattskill,  adjoining  Elnathan 
Fitch's  patent,    64 

Nov.  25.  Proposal  of  colonel  MacGregor  to  pay  Is.  8d.  an 
acre,  for  township  8,  containing  64,000  acres  of  land, 
(Belmont,  Franklin  Co.,)   65 


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1791.  Nov.  28.  Proposal  of  Mat.  Adgate  to  pay  Is.  8d.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land  containing  about  1,000  acres  in  the  county 
of  Clinton,  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Asa  Douglass, 
and  also  for  a  small  tract  containing  about  100  acres, 
beginning  on  the  south  side  of  a  small  creek  on  the  west 

side  of  the  Peru  bay  in  Lake  Champlain,   66 

Nov.  29.  Proposal  of  John  Wheeler  to  pay  2s.  an  acre,  for 
a  tract  of  land  containing  1,500  acres  in  the  county  of 

Clinton,  and  adjoining  Asa  Douglass'  tract,  \  . .  67 

Nov.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  Abrm.  Pratt  and  Josiah  Gil- 
bert of  422  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Cambridge,  in 

the  county  of  Washington,   68 

Nov.  29.  Proposal  of  Mat.  Adgate  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  40,000  acres  of  land,  adjoining  Nobleborough 

and  Steuben,   69 

Nov.  30.  Proposal  of  Gerrit  H.  Van  Wagenan  and  Joshua 
Wells  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre  for  the  southeasterly  half  of 
township  10,  in  Jessup's  (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  70 
Dec.  1.  Affidavit  of  Lewis  Barton  respecting  the  service  and 
death  of  Nathan  Whipple,  a  soldier  in  the  continental 

army,   71 

Dec.  1.  Proposal  of  Walter  Livingston,  attorney  of  John 
Livingston,  to  pay  $1.00  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  land  one 
mile  wide,  and  from  forty  to  fifty  miles  long  on  the  east 
side  of  the  straight  between  lakes  Erie  and  Ontario, 
including  all  the  islands,  but  exclusive  of  the  Fort  at 

Niagara,  =   72 

Dec.  1.  Proposal  of  Mat.  Adgate  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  40,000  acres  of  land,  adjoining  Nobleborough, 
Steuben,  the  tract  granted  to  Klock,  Remsen  and  others, 

and  Macomb's  purchase,   73 

Dec.  2.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Thurman  of  550 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington  on  the  south 
side  of  the  northeast  branch  of  Hudson's  river,  (Warrens- 
burgh,  Warren  Co.,)   74 

Dec.  2.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Thurman  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  Washington  county,  opposite  the  forks  of  Hud- 
son's river,  (Warrensburgh,  Warren  Co.,). . ..   75 

Dec.  3.  Certificate  of  Solomon  Martin  and  other  inhabitants 
of  the  Oulehoudt  and  Unadilla,  that  the  road  laid  out  by 
Benjamin  Hovey,  Sluman  Wattles  and  John  Massereau, 
from  the  mouth  of  the  Oulehoudt  to  the  Unadilla  is  com- 
pleted agreeable  to  Lock's  map,  . .  76 

Dec.  6.  Caveat  of  Anthony  Rutgers  against  granting  to  any 
person  Wm.  Butler's  part  of  the  lands  formerly  surveyed 
for  James  Leudabetter,  Charles  Gyles,  F.  Rhinelander 
and  others  in  New  Marlborough  in  the  county  of  LTlster,  77 
Dec.  7.  Certificate  of  location  for  Stephen  Lush  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  350  acres,  lying  on  the  north  side  of 

the  Onondago  river,  (Schroeppel,  Oswego  Co.,)   ...  78 

Oct.  3.  Receipt  from  Moses  De  Witt  to  Stephen  Lush  for 
£2  14s.  fees  for  surveying  350  acres  of  land  on  the  Onon- 
dago river,     79 

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1791.  Dec.  7.  Proposal  of  Christian  Petrie  and  John  Reghtmeyer 


for  525  acres  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Schohary  creek, 
adjoining  the  west  bounds  of  Dice's  manor,  (see  vol.  li, 

page  110,)    80 

Dec.  9.  Proposal  of  Wm,  Henderson  to  pay  Is.  8d.  an  acre 
for  township  5,  Old  military  townships,  (see  vol.  li.,  page 

145,  fo's,)   81 

Dec.  12.  Proposal  of  John  Carpenter  to  pay  5s.  an  acre  for 
600  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany,  adjoining  Van 

Bergen's  patent,   81 

Dec.  12.  Letter  from  John  Livingston  to  Walter  Livingston 
expressing  his  surprise  that  he  should  have  offered  a  dollar 
an  acre  for  the  tract  along  the  Niagara  river  and  direct- 
ing that  the  proposal  be  changed  to  75  cents  an  acre, 

(seepage  72,)   82 

Dec.  12.  Copy  of  a  contract  entered  into  by  Charles  W. 
Brodhead  and  Cornelius  E.  Wynkoop  to  make  a  road 
from  the  road  between  Kingston  and  Peenpack  to  the 
Delaware  opposite  Toghpollack,  and  certificate  that  the 

work  has  been  done,   83 

Dec.  13.  Letter  from  John  and  Nicholas  Roosevelt  to  the 
commissioners  of  the  land  office,  requesting  a  survey  of  a 

certain  tract  of  land  lately  purchased  by  them,   8-4 

Dec.  14.  Proposal  of  John  Thurman  in  behalf  of  Hugh  Mc- 
Cauley  to  pay  Is.  in  specie  an  acre  for  certain  lands  for- 
merly applied  for,   85 

Dec.  15.  Proposal  of  Gerrit  H.  Yan  Wagenen,  John  Wells 
and  associates  to  pay  Is.  9d.  an  acre  for  the  southeasterly 
half  of  township  10,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase ; 
and  also  for  a  tract  beginning  at  township  2,  in  said 

purchase,   86 

Dec.  15.  Proposal  of  Walter  Livingston  in  behalf  of  John 
Livingston  to  pay  6s.  an  acre  for  all  the  unappropriated 
lands  lying  to  the  east  of  the  straight  between  Lakes  Erie 
and  Ontario,  together  with  all  the  Islands,  but  exclusive 

of  Fort  Niagara,  (seepages  72,  82,)   87 

Dec.  16.  Proposal  of  James  De  Haert  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
each  and  every  of  the  100  acre  lots  reserved  in  the  south- 
east corner  of  the  several  600  acre  tracts  granted  by  the 

state  to  the  soldiers  who  served  during  the  war,   83 

Dec.  16.  Patent  to  Israel  Piatt  for  1T800  acres  of  land  north 
of  Seneca  lake,  between  the  lands  ceded  to  Massachusetts 

and  the  military  lands,  (Phelps,  Ontario  Co.,)   89 

Dec.  17.  Letter  from  Josiah  Gilbert  and  Abrm.  Pratt  to  the 
commissioners  of  the  land  office  requesting  a  grant  of  a 

certain  gore  of  land  applied  for  by  them,   89 

Oct.  7.  Certificate  of  Sluman  Wattles  and  Alexr.  Harper 
that  Nathaniel  Wattles  and  Medad  Hunt  completed  thpir 
part  of  the  road  leading  from  Katts  kill  on  Hudson's 

river  to  the  Ouliout  on  the  Susquehannah  river,   90 

Dec.  20.  Certificate  of  Sluman  Wattles,  Samuel  Johns. 
Elijah  Goodrich,  John  Eell  and  Robert  Harper  that  Natlil. 
Wattles  and  Medad  Hunt  completed  the  road  from  the 


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1791.  Susquehannah  river  to  Hudson's  river  agreeably  to  con- 
tract,  91 

Dec.  21.  Letter  from  the  surveyor-general  to  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office  respecting  a  tract  of  vacant  land 
between  the  military  lands  and  tne  Cannaserago  creek, 
and  correcting  some  errors  in  regard  to  the  true  position 
of  said  creek,   92 

Map  of  the  above  vacant  land,  (Sullivan,  Madison  Co.,)   92 

Dec.  24.  Certificate  of  Solomon  Martin  and  others  that  Ben- 
jamin Hovey  completed  the  road  from  the  Unadilla  to 
the  Chenango  river,   93 

Dec.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler  of  a  tract  of 
land  containing  561  acres,  being  lot  28,  in  Steuben  town- 
ship, (Western,  Oneida  Co.,)   94 

Dec.  28.  Certificate  of  Witter  Johnston,  that  Benjamin  Hovey 
completed  the  road  from  the  Unadilla  to  the  Chenango 
river,   95 

Dec.  28.  Letter  from  John  Livingston  to  the  treasurer,  show- 
ing reasons  for  granting  a  water  lot  applied  for  by  him, 
and  stating  the  advantages  to  accrue  to  the  public  thereby,  96 

1792.  Schedule  of  proposals  for  lands,  from  23d  March,  1791,  to 

24th  May,  1791,   97-100 

Schedule  of  proposals  for  lands,  made  to  the  board  before 
their  report  to  the  Legislature,  in  1792,  which  were  not 
decided  on>  101-104 

Schedule  of  proposals  for  lands  north  and  west  of  Fort 
Schuyler,   105 

Schedule  of  proposals  for  lands  in  the  twenty  townships,. .  106 

Map  of  the  township  of  Hyde,  showing  the  lots  belonging 
to  the  late  John  Thurman,  (Thurman  and  Warrensburgh, 
Warren  Co.,)   107 

Jan.  3.  Proposal  of  Caleb  Beck,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  an 
island  in  West  Canada  creek,  adjoining  Jerseyfield,   108 

Jan.  7.  Certificate  of  Brinton  Pain  and  others,  that  William 
Morres  Groen  completed  the  road  from  Shandaken  to 
Paughkatochon,  agreeably  to  contract,   109 

Jan.  10.  Proposal  of  William  Cockburn,  to  pay  3s.  7d.  an 
acre  for  about  1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  township  of  Ran- 
dolph, on  the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  and  in  the 
southeast  corner  of  Warren,   110 

Jan.  10.  Proposal  of  Alexr.  Webster  and  Edwd.  Savage,  to 
pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre  for  3,000  acres  of  land,  on  the  east 
side  of  Lake  George,  adjoining  Wm.  Hutten's  tract,. ...  Ill 

Jan.  10.  Certificate  of  Elijah  Stevens,  Josiah  Gregory,  Wm. 
Furman  and  others,  that  Peter  Hagar  completed  his  part 
of  the  road  from  Papakunck  to  Paughkataken,  agreeably 
to  contract,   113 

Jan.  9.  Petition  of  Jeremiah  Devoe,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,   114 

Certificate  of  Johannis  Snyder  and  others,  that  Jeremiah 
Devoe  served  in  the  U.  S.  army,   114 

Jan.  12.  Proposal  of  John  Strosburgh,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  500  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,. .  .  115 


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Page. 

1792.  Jan.  13.  Petition  of  James  Knapp,  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  as  representative  of  his  deceased  father,  who  served 
as  soldier  during  the  war,   116 


Jan.  13.  Affidavit  of  James  Knap,  that  he  inlisted  in  1777, 
and  that  his  father  also  inlisted  the  same  year  in  Captain 
Godwin's  company,  of  the  5th  New  York  regiment,   117 

1791.  Dec.  24.  Affidavit  of  Colonel  Duboys,  that  Aron  Knapp  served 

as  Boldier  in  the  5th  New  York  regiment,  and  that  James 
Knapp  is  his  eldest  son,   118 

1792.  Jan.  13.  Certificate  of  Henry  Livingston,  (?)  that  James 

Knapp  is  a  man  of  character  and  integrity,   119 

Jan.  16.  Affidavit  of  Joseph  Morgan,  that  he  inlisted  in  the 
year  1777,  in  the  5th  New  York  regiment,  and  that  Aaron 


Knapp  inlisted  in  the  same  year,  in  the  said  regiment,. .  120 
Jan.  16.  Letter  from  Philip  Smith,  respecting  an  application 

in  behalf  of  Moses  Harris,  for  a  tract  of  land  in  Westfield,  121 
Jan.  16.  Letter  from  Philip  Smith,  respecting  an  application 

for  land  in  behalf  of  Walter  Wood,   122 

Jan.  16.  Proposal  of  Philip  Smith,  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre  for 
two  tracts  of  land  in  the  town  of  Westfield,  Washington 

county,   123 

Jan.  16.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Thomas  and  Timothy  Titus,  to 
pay  3s.  Id.  an  acre  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  already  pro- 
posed for,  (see  page  34,)   123 

Jan.  18.  Proposal  of  John  Thurman,  to  pay  Is.  an  acre  for 

land  at  Scaroon  lake,   124 

Jan.  18.  Proposal  of  John  Williams,  to  pay  7d.  specie,  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  land  adjoining  the  west  line  of  Skeens- 
borough  and  the  north  line  of  the  artillery  patent,  Wash- 


ington county,  or  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 


Lake  Champlain,  south  of  the  above,   125 

Jan.  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  Ezra  L'Hommedieu,  of  a 
tract  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Onondago  river, 
below  the  Three  Rivers  Point,  containing  1,200  acres, 

(Schroeppel,  Oswego  Co.,)   126 

Jan.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Charles  Nukerck,  of  a 
tract  of  land  containing  1,100  acres,  lying  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Onondago  river,  and  beginning  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  a  tract  laid  out  for  Wm.  Harper,  (Yolney, 

Oswego  Co.,)  ,   127 

Jan.  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tayler,  of  200  acres 
of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the  Onondago  river,  begin- 
ning at  the  northwest  corner  of  a  tract  laid  out  for  Fre- 
derick Cluet,  (Yolney,  Oswego  Co.,)   128 

Jan.  23.  Proposal  of  Danl.  Graham,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  2,400  acres  of  land  in  New  Marlborrow,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,   129 


Jan.  27.  Petition  of  Nathan  Dean,  Squire  Whitaker  and 
William  Cockburn,  praying  that  the  day  appointed  for 
hearing  the  caveat  of  Wm.  Cockburn,  Mathew  Watson 
and  Abijah  Hammond,  in  relation  to  lands  claimed  by 
them  on  the  west  side  of  the  Delaware  river,  be  postponed,  130 

Jan.  30.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  issued  to  Abrm.  Lott, 


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Pago. 

1792.  Nieh's  C.  Bogart,  Engelbert  Lott,  Johannes  Lott,  John 
Abeel,  James  Abeel,  John  Neilson,  Thomas  Crabb,  Abrm. 
P.  Lott,  Peter  T.  Curtenius,  Isaac  Roosevelt,  Jacobus 
Roosevelt,  junr.,  t)irck  BrinckerhofF,  junr.,  Theodorus 
Van  Wyck,  J ohn  Oothoudt,  Anthony  Ten  Eyck,  Coen- 
raad  A.  Ten  Eyck,  Wm.  Lupton,  Jacobus  Van  Zandt, 
Wynant  Van  Zandt,  Phineas  Mcintosh  and  Samuel  Boyer, 
on  the  30th  April,  1771,  for  23,000  acres  of  land  on  the 
east  side  of  the  waters  running  from  Wood  creek  into 
Lake  Champlain,  (Addison  Co.,  Vermont,)   131 

Jan.  30.  Certificate  of  Robt.  Harpur,  Charles  Anderson, 
Nathl.  Lock  and  Slunian  Wattles,  that  Benjamin  Hovey 
completed  the  road  from  the  mouth  of  Oulehout  creek,  to 
the  Chenango  river,  according  to  contract,   132 

Jan.  30.  Certificate  of  Nathl.  Lock  and  Slunian  Wattles,  that 
Benjn.  Hovey  completed  the  road  from  the  Unadiila  river 
to  the  Chenango  river,  according  to  contract,   133 

Jan  30.  Proposal  of  Abrm.  Hardenbergh,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre 
for  1,000  acres  of  land;  bounded  on  the  W.  and  S.W.  by 
the  military  lands ;  on  the  E.  and  N.  by  the  Connosserage 
creek,  and  on  the  S.  by  the  Oneida  reservation,. .......  13-i 

Jan.  30.  Contract  of  Samuel  Preston  for  completing  the 
road,  lying  between  the  16th  Mile  Tree,  about  half  a 
mile  east  of  the  Calcoon  creek,  and  the  road  made  by 
Messrs.  Wynkoop  and  Brodhead,   135 

1791.  Dec.  28.  Account  of  Samuel  Preston  with  the  state  of  New 

York,  for  opening  a  road  extending  eastward  from  the 
Delaware  river  to  Hudson's  river,   136 

1792.  Feb.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Valentine  Baker,  of  a  water 

lot  in  Hudson's  river,  in  the  town  of  New  Paltz,  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  containing  5  acres,  (New  Paltz,  Ulster 
Co.,)   137 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   137 

Feb.  6.  Proposal  of  John  Suffem,  to  pay  3s.  6d.  an  acre  for 
3,000  acres  of  land,  to  the  north  of  the  Deep  Spring, 
south  of  the  military  lands,  and  adjacent  to  Cannassarago 
creek,   137 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Walter  Livingston  for  water  lots  op- 
posite his  farm,  on  the  east  bank  of  Hudson's  river,  in  the 

town  of  Poughkeepsie,   ...  138 

1791.  July  20.  Notice  of  Richard  Davis,  Gilbert  Livingston,  Val- 
entine Baker,  Walter  Livingston,  Peter  Tappen  and  Noah 
Elting,  that  they  intend  to'apyly  for  water  lots,  in  Hud- 
son's river,  opposite  Poughkeepsie  and  New  Paltz,  139,  140 

Jan.  28.  Affidavit  of  Henry^Livihgston,  that  John  Living- 
ston is  the  owner  of  the  land,  in  the  county  of  Columbia, 
opposite  the  water  lots  in  Hudson's  river,  applied  for  by 
him,  and  that  the  granting  of  the  same  would  benefit  the 
commerce  of  said  county,   141 

Feb.  4.  Certified  copy  of  a  deed  from  Henry  Livingston  and 
Susanna  his  wife,  to  Henry  Livingston,  junr.,  for  several 
parcels  and  tracts  of  land  in  Poughkeepsie  precinct,  dated 
the  18th  Oct.,  1771,   142-145 


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Pago. 

1792.  Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Gilbert  Livingston  for  a  grant  of  water 
lots,  on  Hudson's  river,  opposite  his  land  in  Pough- 
keepsie,   146 

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Gilbert  Livingston  and  Peter  Tappen,  for 
a  grant  of  water  lots,  opposite  their  land  at  Poughkeepsie,  147 

Feb.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Walter  Livingston,  of  a  water 
lot  in  Hudson's  river,  at  Poughkeepsie,  containing  17 
acres,   148 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,   148 

Feb.  11.  Proposal  of  Andrew  Stockholm,  to  pay  Is.  3d.  an 
acre  for  lot  2  of  the  Old  military  townships,  to  the  west 
of  Lake  Champlain,   149 

Feb.  15.  Proposal  of  John  Wheeler,  to  pay  9d.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Clinton,  adjoining  Mathew 
Adgate's  patent,   150 

Feb.  16.  Proposal  of  Solomon  Simpson,  as  agent  for  Solomon 
Fowler,  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre,  for  400  acres  of  land,  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,   151 

Feb.  17.  Proposal  of  James  M.  Hughes,  to  pay  Is.  an  acre 
for  township  2,  in  the  Old  military  lands,  to  the  west  of 
Lake  Champlain,  :   152 

Feb.  18.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  McMaster,  Robert 
McMaster  and  William  Wood,  of  a  tract  of  land,  contain- 
ing 1,350  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  and  begin- 
ning at  the  N.E.  corner  of  a  tract  surveyed  for  John  Bay, 
(Dix,  Schuyler  Co.,)   153 

Feb.  25.  Certificate  of  Colonel  Livingston,  that  John  Rice 
served  as  serjeant  in  the  war,   154 

Dec.  25.  Certificate  of  Michl.  Connolly,  that  John  Rice  en- 
listed in  Colonel  Livingston's  regiment,  in  1777,  to  serve 
during  the  war,  and  was  omitted  in  the  muster  roll  for 
March,  1779,   154 

Feb.  29.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  to  the  secretary 
of  state,  respecting  locations  and  surveys  between  the 
south  bounds  of  the  military  townships  and  the  north  . 
bounds  of  the  township  of  Chemung,  with  an  annexed  list 
of  the  same,   155 

March  2.  Proposal  of  Robert  R.  Livingston,  to  pay  2s.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  land,  to  the  south  of  Macomb's  pur- 
chase, adjoining  Mathew  Adgate's  patent,   156 

March  3.  Petition  of  Captain  Wm.  Johnston,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,   157 

Commission  of  William  Johnston  to  be  Captain  Lieutenant 
in  Major  Stevens'  corps  of  artillery,  dated  9th  Nov., 
1776,  '   158 

Certificate  of  discharge  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  James  to 
William  Johnston,  who  served  as  matross  in  the  1st  bat- 
tallion  of  the  Royal  regiment  of  artillery,  31st  May,  1775,  159 

Appointment  of  Serjeant  Major  William  Johnston  to  be  se- 
cond lieutenant  in  the  artillery,  commanded  by  Captain 
Lamb,   160 

March  5.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Bay,  of  2,000  acres 


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Page. 

1792.      of  land,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 

to  the  westof  Catharines  town,  (Dix,  Schuyler  Co.,) . . . .  161 

March  5.  Certificate  of,  location  for  John  Bay,  of  a  tract  of 
land  containing  705  acres,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  in 
the  county  of  Tioga,  to  the  west  of  Catharines  town, 
(Dix,  Schuyler  Co.,)   102 

March  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Peter  Tappen  and  Gilbert 
Livingston,  of  a  water  lot,  containing  one  acre,  on  the 
east  shore  of  Hudson's  river,  at  the  landing  called  Union 
Store,  in  the  town  of  Poughkeepsie,  in  the  county  of 
Dutchess;  also  for  said  Gilbert  Livingston  another  water 
lot,  containing  three-quarters  of  an  acre,  lying  in  Hud- 
son's river,  adjacent  to  the  former  one,   163 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  aforesaid  water  lots,   163 

March  6.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Cantine,  of  a  tract 
of  land,  containing  1,200  acres,  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 
beginning  in  the  south  bounds  of  the  military  lands, 
(Caroline,  Tompkins  Co.,)   164 

March  6.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Cantine,  of  a  tract 
of  land,  containing  1,200  acres,  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 
beginning  in  the  south  bounds  of  the  military  lands, 
(Caroline,  Tompkins  Co.,)   165 

March  7.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Cantine,  of  a  tract 
of  land,  containing  800  acres,  situate  in  the  county  of 
Tioga,  on  the  road  leading  from  the  head  of  Cayuga  lake 
to  the  mouth  of  Owego  river,  (Candor,  Tioga  Co.,)   166 

March  7.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Cantine  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  1,200  acres  of  land,  situate  in  the 
county  of  Tioga  on  the  road  leading  from  the  mouth  of 
the  Owego  river  to  the  head  of  Cayuga  Lake,  (Candor, 
Tioga  Co.,)   1G7 

March  7.  Certificate  of  location  for  Nathan  Parshall  of  a 
tract  of  land  containing  200  acres,  situate  in  the  county 
of  Tioga  on  the  road  leading  from  the  mouth  of  the 
Owego  river  to  the  head  of  Cayuga  Lake,  (Candor,  Tioga 
Co.,)   168 

March  7.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Clinton  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  200  acres,  situate  in  the  county  of 
Tioga  on  the  road  leading  from  the  mouth  of  Owego 
river  to  the  head  of  Cayuga  lake,  and  adjoining  the  north 
bounds  of  the  town  of  Chemung,  (Candor,  Tioga  Co.,) . .  169 

March  8.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Akerly,  George  Sands  and 
Gilbert  Townsends  of  the  town  of  Middleton  in  the 
county  of  Ulster,  respecting  the  unfinished  state  of  tin- 
roads  explored  and  laid  out  by  Jacob  Delamater  and 
others,   170 

March  13.  Statement  respecting  the  claim  of  the  widow 
Gilchrist  as  administrator  of  her  deceased  husband,  John 
Gilchrist,  who  took  out  letters  of  administration  on  the 
estate  of  his  late  son,  John  Gilchrist,  junr.,  a  revolution- 
ary soldier  who  died  intestate,   170 

1791.  Dec.  29.  Power  of  attorney  from  Mary  Gilchrist  to  Ebenezer 
Clark  for  obtaining  all  pay  due  to  her  deceased  son,  John 


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Page. 


1791.  Gilchrist,  junr.,  also  all  the  bounty  lands  to  which  he  was 
entitled  for  his  services  in  the  U.  S.  army,   170 

1779.  Jan.  30.  Certificate  of  Major  Connolly  that  John  Gilchrist 
inlisted  on  the  28th  Dec,  1776,  and  died  on  the  30th 
Jan.,  1779,   170 

1792.  March  14.  Petition  of  Hendrick  Decker  as  representative  of 

his  deceased  son,  John  Decker,  late  private  in  Colonel 
Goose  Van  Schaick's  regiment,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,   171 

[No  date.]  Certificate  of  John  C.  Ten  Broeck  that  John 
Decker  inlisted  in  Colonel  Goose  Van  Schaick's  regiment 
to  serve  during  the  war,   172 

March  16.  Proposal  of  John  Williams  and  Alexr.  Webster 
to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  land  in  Cambridge,  in  the 
county  of  Washington,  lying  south  of  the  patent  granted 
to  Lieutenant  John  Grant  and  A.  Campbell,  and  north  of 
Lieutenant  James  Bain's  patent,   173 

March  16.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Moore,  John  Spring- 
steen, Jacob  Springsteen,  Josiah  Stow,  David  Stow,  Danl. 
Stow,  David  Hotchkiss  and  Joseph  Beebee,  of  a  tract  of 
land  containing  1,235  acres  of  land,  lying  in  the  county 
of  Tioga  on  both  sides  of  the  Susquehannah,  (Windsor, 
Broome  Co.,)   174 

March  8.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Ten  Broeck  that  he  posted  a 
notice  at  the  court  house  in  Claverack  by  order  of  John 
Livingston,  that  the  latter  intended  to  make  application 
for  certain  water  lots  opposite  to  his  land  in  the  manor  of 
Livingston,  dated  Jan.  26th,  1790,   175 

March  16.  Affidavit  of  Henry  Livingston  that  he  saw  the 
notice  referred  to  in  the  preceding  deposition  posted  at 
the  court  house  of  Columbia  county  about  the  time  of  the 
date  thereof,  and  also  saw  it  advertised  in  the  Hudson 
Weekly  Gazette,   175 

March  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Cantine  of  a  tract 
of  land  containing  800  acres,  lying  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 
and  beginning  in  the  south  bounds  of  the  military  lands, 
(Caroline,  Tompkins  Co.,)  ,   176 

March  23.  Letter  from  Jacob  Tremper  to  Peter  T.  Curtenius 
respecting  a  memorial  of  certain  persons  about  a  road, 
(see  page  170,)  ,   177 

April  2.  Memorial  of  Alexr.  Macomb  praying  that  letters 
patent  be  granted  Daniel  McCormick  for  one  moiety  of 
the  tract  of  land  in  the  northern  part  of  the  state  con- 
tracted for  by  the  memorialist,   ITS 

April  3.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general  that  the  lands  to 
which  John  Taylor,  Jesse  Gardiner,  Matthew  Bell,  Peter 
Barrett,  Arthur  Brayton  and  William  Palmer  were  enti- 
tled for  their  services  as  soldiers  in  Colonel  Willet's  regi- 
ment were  never  granted,   179 


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Page. 

792.  April  4.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Green  to  pay  6d  an  acre,  for  a 

certain  tract  of  mountain  land,   1 

Map  of  the  lands  proposed  for,   2 

Return  of  survey  of  the  above  tract  of  vacant  land  lying  in 
the  town  of  New  Cornwall  in  the  county- of  Orange,  con- 
taining 145  acres,  surveyed  in  the  year  1791,  (Monroe, 
Orange  Co.,)   3 

April  9.  List  of  claimants  for  lands  under  the  act  of  the  9th 
April,  1792,  which  the  claimants  allege  they  were  entitled 
to  locate  as  bounty  lands  by  former  laws,   4 

April  9.  Duplicate  of  the  preceding  list  with  the  surveyor 
general's  report  thereon,   6 

Claim  of  Andrew  Van  Patten  for  200  acres  of  bounty  lands 
for  having  furnished  John  Hunter,  a  nine  months  soldier,  6 

April  9.  Claim  of  Andrew  Van  Patten,  in  behalf  of  Wm. 
Watson  for  200  acres  of  bounty  lands,   7 

April  13.  Proposal  of  Piatt  Smith  to  pay  lOd.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land  commonly  called  the  Sugar  Loaf,  lying 
in  Westfield  near  Kingsbury,  Washington  county,  adjoin- 
ing a  tract  granted  to  Joshua  Harris,   8 

April  16.  Proposal  of  Ephraim  Grissel  to  pay  Is.  an  acre, 
for  300  acres  of  land  adjacent  to  the  patent  of  Westfield, 
Washington  county,   9 

April  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  Gerrit  H.  Van  Wagenen, 
of  a  tract  of  1,440  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Herki- 
mer, on  the  northeast  side  of  the  Onondago  or  Oswego 
river,  (Volney,  Oswego  Co.,)   10 

April  18.  Copv  of  a  certificate  of  lieutenant  colonel  Corns. 
Van  Dyck,  dated  14th  Feb.,  1792,  that  David  Van  Ness 
was  omitted  or  deranged  on  the  muster  of  the  1st  New 
York  regiment,  for  the  month  of  May,  1778,   11 

April  18.  Letter  from  Samuel  Miller  to  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office  with  the  following  draughts  of  certain  lands,    1 2 
110 


874 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  J.J II. 


1792.  Description  of  a  tract  of  land  surveyed  for  Walter  Wood, 
beginning  in  the  east  line  of  a  tract  granted  to  Isaac 
Sawyer  and  others,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  a  tract 
granted  to  Aaron  Van  Curler  and  others,  and  containing 

85  acres,  (White  Creek,  Washington  Co.,)   13 

Jan.  4.  Description  of  another  tract  surveyed  for  Walter 
Wood,  beginning  at  the  northwest  corner  of  a  tract 
granted  to  James  Bean,  and  containing  95  acres  of  land, 

(White  Creek,  Washington  Co.,)   13 

Map  of  the  above  tracts,   14 

April  20.  Proposal  of  Gerrit  H.  Van  Wagenen  to  pay  Is. 
lOd.  an  acre,  for  two  certain  tracts  of  land,  the  one  in 
Jessup's  (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  patent,  being  one-half 
of  township  10,  and  the  other  begins  at  the  west  corner 
of  township  2  in  said  patent,  &c,   15 


April  26.  Proposal  of  David  Quinton  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
1,200  acres  of  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  formerly 
purchased  by  him  from  one  Mr.  Waterhouse,  in  thejtown- 
ship  of  Hampton,  in  the  district  of  Skeensborough,  (Wash- 


ington Co.,)   1G 

April  27.  Affidavit  of  Annanias  Yollentine,  that  Jacob  Elliot 

is  the  son  of  Henry  Elliot,  deceased,   18 

Contract  of  Jacob  Tremper  for  making  a  road  from  Papakunk 

to  the  west  branch  of  Delaware  river  in  Walton,   19 

May  — .  Certificate  of  Peter  Hager  and  Joseph  Gee,  that 

Jacob  Tremper  completed  the  road  contracted  for  by  him,    1 9 
May  5.  Letter  from  Edward  Edwards,  in  relation  to  the 
resolution  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office  to  alter 
the  line  of  road  from  the  Cookhouse  to  the  south  end  of 

Cayuga  lake,   20 

May  9.  Petition  of  Nicholas  Kanatsogh,  an  Indian,  who 
served  as  lieutenant  in  the  U.  S.  seiwice  during  the  war, 

praying  for  a  gi'ant  of  bounty  lands,   21 

May  16.  Letter  from  Samuel  Preston  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office  respecting  the  exploration  and  cost  of  a 
road  to  connect  that  made  by  him  the  year  before,  and 

that  made  by  Broadhead,   22 

May  21.  Proposal  of  Abrm.  Oothout  to  pay  3s.  9d.  an  acre, 


for  a  tract  of  500  acres  of  land  lying  on  the  south  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  bounded  on  the  south  by  a  tract 
granted  to  John  McNeil,  on  the  east  by  a  tract  granted 
to  Cadwallader  Colden,  on  the  north  by  a  tract  granted 
to  John  Lindsay  and  Philip  Livingston,  and  on  the  west 
and  northwest  by  a  tract  granted  to  John  Vaughan, ....  23 
May  24.  Retuim  of  survey  for  Andries  Ten  Eyck,  of  a  tract 
of  4  aci'es  of  land  under  water  in  Hudson's  l'iver  at 
Coeymans,  beginning  at  the  southeast  corner  of  a  tract 

of  land  granted  to  David  McCarty,   24 

Map  of  the  same,   25 

May  29.  Letter  from  Alexr.  Webster  to  Gerard  Bancker, 
requesting  the  latter  to  send  him  a  compass,  and  asking 
for  information  respecting  an  application  with  Mr.  Savage, 
for  3,000  acres  of  land  between  Lake  George  and  Lake 


VOL.  LIIl.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


875 


Pago. 

1792.      Champlain  ;  and  also  of  another  application,  in  company 

with  General  John  Williams,  left  with  Secretary  Scott, . .  26 

June  13.  Application  of  Daniel  Earll,  junr.,  Cooley  Wilier 
and  Benjamin  Pierce,  for  a  tract  of  1,440  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  side  of  South  Bay,  with  survey  annexed, ....  27 

J une  20.  Power  of  attorney  from  John  Young,  late  mate  in 
the  general  hospital  of  the  United  States,  to  his  uncle 
Doctor  Joseph  Young,  to  obtain  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,  28 

June  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Watson,  of  township 
47,  in  Jessup's  (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  con- 
taining 24,000  acres  of  land,  (Newcomb,  Essex  Co.,)   29 

June  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Frederick  Rhinelander,  of 
township  9,  in  Jessup's  (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase, 
containing  24,000  acres,  (Lake  Pleasant  and  Wells,  Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   30 

June  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Watson,  of  township 
15,  in  Jessup  (Totten  and  Crossfield's)  purchase,  contain- 
ing 24,000  acres  of  land,  (Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,  and 
Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,)   31 

July  2.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  to  Coll.  William 
Smith,  on  the  9th  October,  1693,. of  several  necks'  and 
tracts  of  land,  and  meadow,  beach,  bay  and  islands,  situate 
lying  and  being  in  a  certain  bay  upon  the  south  side  of 
Long  Island,  (St.  George's  Manor,  Brookhaven,  Suffolk 
Co.,)   32 

July  9.  Certificate  of  location  for  Gerrit  Newkirk,  junr., 
of  a  tract  of  land  containing  200  acres  situate  in  the 
county  of  Herkimer,  on  the  north  side  of  Onondago  falls, 
(Yolney,  Oswego  Co.,)   33 

July  11.  Claim  of  Dr.  John  Cochran,  late  chief  physician 
and  surgeon  to  the  army  of  the  United  States,  for  a  grant 
of  bounty  lands,   34 

July  15.  Letter  from  Thomas  Witbeck  to  John  Schuyler, 
respecting  the  application  of  Stephen  Schuyler  for  certain 
water  lots,  and  recommending  a  grant  of  the  same,   35 

July  16.  Proposal  of  John  Frey  and  Fredk.  Gettman,  to  pay 
8s.  6d.  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Herki- 
mer, between  Canasaraga  creek  and  the  Military  lands, . .  37 

July  20.  Letter  from  Elijah  Hunter  to  the  land  officers, 
enclosing  James  Sherwood's  vouchers  in  support  of  his 
application  for  bounty  lands,  as  administrator  to  his 
deceased  brother,  Micajah  Sherwood,   38 

April  3.  Deposition  of  Edward  Willey,  that  Micajah  Sher- 
wood died  while  in  the  service  of  the  United  States,   39 

July  25.  Memorandum  of  James  Boyd,  that  depreciation  of 
pay  has  been  issued  to  James  Sherwood,  as  administrator 
to  Micajah  Sherwood,   40 

July  24.  Claim  of  Yolkert  Yeeder,  for  800  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Montgomery,  and  in  the  town  of  Coghna- 
waga,  beginning  at  the  west  corner  of  Roberts  patent, 
and  runs  easterly  along  the  Sacondaga  patent  until  it 
meets  the  Northampton  patent,   41 


876 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  liii. 


Page. 

1792.  July  24.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  Volkert 

Veeder  has  class  rights  entitling  him  to  800  acres  of  land,  42 

July  26.  Certified  copy  of  the  minutes  of  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office,  dated  1st  Nov.  and  2d  Dec,  1791, 
accepting  Mathew  Adgate's  offer  of  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for 
45,000  and  40,000  acres  of  land,  (Oneida  Co.,)   43 

Certified  copy  of  letters  patent,  dated  27th  Sept.,  1694, 
granted  to  Jarvis  Marshall  and  William  Welch,  of  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  called  Quaspeck,  on  De 
Maries  kill,  (Clarkstown,  Rockland  Co.,)   45 

Aug.  10.  Proposal  of  Robert  Harpur,  to  pay  5s.  lOd.  an 
acre  for  three  tracts  of  land  in  the  town  of  Jericho,  in  the 
county  of  Tioga,   46 

Aug.  10.  Claim  of  Mary  McKnight,  widow  of  Dr.  Charles 
McKnight,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands  in  right  of  her 
late  husband,  who  served  as  chief  physician  in  the  IT.  S. 
army,   47 

Aug.  11.  Claim  of  Dr.  Joseph  Young,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  hospital  physician,  and  in  behalf 
of  John  Young,  who  served  as  hospital  mate,   48 

Certificates  of  Joseph  Young  and'  William  P.  Smith,  that 
John  Young  served  as  hospital  mate,    48 

Aug.  11.  Proposal  of  Chris.  Hughes,  Henry  V.  Hovenbergh, 
and  Wm.  Radclift,  junr.,  to  pay  5s.  7d.  an  acre  for  a  tract 
of  10,000  acres  of  land  between  the  military  townships 
and  the  Oneida  reservation,   49 

Aug.  11.  Claim  of  William  P.  Smith,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  mate  in  the  general  hospital  dur- 
ing the  war,   50 

Aug.  14.  Memorial  of  John  Van  Dyk,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  having  served  as  captain  lieutenant  in  Colonel 
Lamb's  regiment,  during  the  war,   50 

Aug.  15.  Proposal  of  Ebenezer  Eaton,  to  pay  £100  for  a 
tract  of  250  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Otsego,   51 

Aug.  15.  Petition  of  Phebe  Jarvis,  widow  of  Nathl.  Jarvis, 
late  a  corporal  in  Colonel  Van  Cortlandt's  regiment,  for 
a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   52 

Aug.  12.  Certificate  of  Saml.  Boyd,  that  Phebe  Jarvis  is 
worthy  of  credit,   53 

Aug.  13.  Certificate  of  Erockholst  Livingston,  of  the  good 
character  of  Phebe  Jarvis,   53 

Aug.  15.  Memorandum  from  the  auditor's  books,  that  Na- 
thaniel Jarvis  died  on  the  12th  May,  1778,   53 

Aug.  12.  Certificate  of  William  Ogilvie,  clerk  of  the  pro- 
bate office,  that  letters  of  administration  were  granted  to 
Phebe  Jarvis,  on  the  estate  of  Nathl.  Jarvis,  deceased, . .  54 

Aug.  16.  Claim  of  John  McFarling,  for  a  soldier's  right  of 
bounty  lands,   55 

Aug.  17.  Proposal  of  Robert  Harpur,  to  pay  6s.  lOd.  an  acre 
for  a  tract  of  860  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the  mouth 
of  the  Aughquaga  brook,  where  it  empties  into  the  Dela- 
ware river,  and  running  down  the  latter  river,  250  chains, 
Ac,    56 


VOL.  Lin.] 


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877 


Pago. 


1792.  Aug.  18.  Letter  from  John  Stagg,  junr.,  chief  clerk  of  the 
war  department,  to  Major  John  Van  Dyk,  informing  him 
that  in  the  register  of  land  warrants  his  name  appears  for 

200  acres  of  bounty  lands,   57 

Aug.  20.  Proposal  of  Joshua  Whitney,  to  pay  3s.  4d.  an  acre 
for  a  tract  of  6,000  acres  of  land  between  the  military 
townships  and  the  land  granted  to  Samuel  Brown  and 

others,  . . .   58 

Aug.  20.  Proposal  of  Nathan  Dean,  in  behalf  of  himself  and 
Squire  Whitaker,  to  pay  5s.  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Delaware  river,  beginning  at  the  south- 
easterly corner  of  the  township  of  Warren,   59 

Aug.  21.  Proposal  of  Michl.  Connolly,  to  pay  2s.  Id.  an  acre 
for  a  tract  of  20,000  acres  of  land  bounded  on  the  east  by 
Delaware  river,  on  the  south  by  the  Pennsylvania  line, 
on  the  north  by  township  8  and  lands  granted  to  Robt. 

L.  Hooper  and  others,   60 

Aug.  23.  Proposal  of  Solomon  Simson,  in  behalf  of  Solomon 
Fowler,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  400  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Ulster,  to  the  west  of  a  patent  granted 

to  Hugh  Wentworth,  ;   61 

Aug.  26.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Palmer,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  or 
a  tract  of  900  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster, 
adjoining  John  Leake's  first  tract,   62 

1788.  April  1.  Receipt  from  Joseph  Thorp  to  Thomas  Palmer,  for 

certain  taxes  on  the  above  land,   63 

July  16.  Receipt  from  Stephen  to  Thomas  Palmer,  for  certain 
taxes,    63 

1792.  Aug.  27.  Proposal  of  Jacob  Hallett,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ulster,  adjoining  on  the 
N.  W.  line  of  Minisink,  and  lying  between  the  Shawn- 

gunck  kill  and  the  Wall  kill,   64 

Aug.  27.  Proposal  of  Solomon  Simson,  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  3,550  acres  of  land,  in  the  Highlands,  in  Orange 
county,  on  the  banks  of  Hudson  river,  at  the  N.  E.  corner 

of  a  tract  granted  to  Gabriel  and  Wm.  Ludlow,   65 

Aug.  28.  Letter  of  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  enclosing  trans- 
fers of  class  rights,  from  John  McKinstrey  and  John 
Kirk,   66 

1782.  March  23.  Transfer  of  class  rights  to  John  Kirk  by  William 
Anderson,  Peter  R.  Livingston,  Robert  T.  Livingston, 
John  Cooper,  Henry  Sherman,  Thomas  Steenbergh,  Henry 
Rosman  and  John  Schowerman,   67 

1786.  Jan.  27.  Affidavit  of  John  McKinstrey  in  support  of  his 

claim  to  two  class  rights,   68 

1782.  March  23.  Transfer  of  class  rights  to  John  McKinstry  by 
Handrick  Haegen,  Jacob  Van  Hoesen,  Gerrit  Van  Hoesen, 
John  Everts,  junr.,  John  Ten  Broeck,  John  Everts,  Saml. 
J.  Ten  Broeck  and  Jacob  Carter,   69 

1792.  Aug.  31.  Claim  of  Colonel  Marinus  Willett,  for  2,000  acres 

of  bounty  lands,   70 

Aug.  31.  Claim  of  Captain  Jellis  A.  Fonda,  for  1,500  acres 
of  bounty  lands,   71 


878  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  liii. 

Page. 

1792.  Aug.  31.  Claim  of  Lieutenant  Mathew  Trotter,  for  1,000 

acres  of  bounty  lands,   72 


Nov.  27.  Certificate  of  Abraham  Ten  Eyck,  that  Mathew 
Trotter  served  as  lieutenant  in  Colonel  Willet's  regiment,  73 
1784.  Jan.  6.  Discharge  to  Gershom  Vanderheyden,  who  served 
in  the  place  of  John  Kip,  in  the  New  York  state  bat- 


talion,   74 

1792.  Sept.  6.  Claim  of  Jershom  Vanderheyden,  for  500  acres  of 

bounty  lands,   75 

Sept.  8.  Claim  of  Lewis  Dubois  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
in  lieu  of  his  services  as  colonel  of  the  5th  New  York 
regiment,  and  as  lieutenant  colonel  of  the  New  York 
levies ;  and  also  for  two  soldiers'  rights,  purchased  from 
William  Russel  and  Nathl.  Dubois,   76 

Sept.  10.  Letter  from  John  C.  Saxbury  to  Michl.  Connolly, 
requesting  him  to  present  an  enclosed  petition  for  a  grant 
of  land,   77 

Sept.  10.  Petition  of  John  C.  Saxbury,  as  administrator  and 
heir  of  William  Saxbury,  deceased,  praying  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,   78 

May  21.  Letters  of  administration-  to  John  C.  Saxbury,  on 
the  estate  of  William  Saxbury,   79 

Sept.  15.  Proposal  of  James  Fairlie,  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
all  the  vacant  land  between  the  Military  tract  and  the 
townships  ceded  to  Massachusetts,  and  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for 
the  two  largest  islands  in  Oneida  lake,   80 

Sept.  17.  Claim  of  Peter  Van  Rensselaer  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,  in  lieu  of  his  services  as  captain  during  the 
war,      81 

Sept.  17.  Claim  of  John  Cogdon,  a  soldier  in  Colonel  Wil- 
let's late  regiment,  for  500  acres  of  bounty  lands,   82 

Sept.  17.  Affidavit  of  Samuel  Jones  and  Jershom  Vander- 
heyden, that  John  Cogdon  served  as  soldier  in  Colonel 
Willett's  regiment,   82 

Sept.  17.  Claim  of  Samuel  Jones  for  500  acres  of  bounty 
lands,   83 

Sept.  17.  Affidavit  of  John  Cogdon  and  Jershom  Vanderhey- 
den, that  Saml.  Jones  served  as  soldier  in  Colonel  Willet's 
regiment,   83 

Sept.  20.  Proposal  of  Messrs  Le  Roy  and  Bayard,  to  pay  6s. 
an  acre  for  10,000  acres  of  land,  at  Canasaraga  creek,. . .  84 

Sept.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Bleecker,  of  422 
acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Cambridge,  in  the  county  of 
Washington,  (White  Creek,  Washington  Co.,)   85 

Sept.  23.  Proposal  of  Charles  Anderson,  to  pay  $1  an  acre 
for  an  island  in  the  Chenango  river,  containing  about  10 
acres,  and  lying  opposite  lot  97,  in  the  township  of 

Fayette,  ...»  <   86 

1784.  Jan.  7.  Discharge  from  Captain  Tearse  to  John  Onderdonk, 

a  soldier  in  the  N.  Y.  battalion,   87 

1792.  Sept.  24.  Claim  of  Andries  Van  Patten,  as  attorney  for  John 

Onderdonk,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   83 

Sept.  24.  Claim  of  Jesse  Felbush  for  a  grant  of  bounty 


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879 


.    .  .  Pa&e- 

1792.      lands,  in  lieu  of  his  services  as  soldier  in  Colonel  Willet's 

regiment,   89 

Sept.  24.  Claim  of  J ohn  Wason  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands, 
in  lieu  of  his  services  as  soldier  in  Colonel  Willet's  regi- 
ment,   90,  91 

Sept.  25.  Proposal  of  Robt.  Cochran,  to  pay  Is.  8d.  an  acre 
for  two  tracts  of  land,  the  first  of  which  lies  on  the  west 
side  of  Lake  George,  contains  600  acres,  and  the  second 
on  the  east  and  west  side  of  the  road  at  the  Twenty  Mile 
Post,  above  Scarroon  lake,  and  contains  4,000  acres,-. ...  92 

[No  date.]  Letter  from  Michl.  Connolly  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office,  respecting  an  application  by  him  in  be- 
half of  Colonel  Robert  Cochran  and  Jeremiah  Van  Rens- 
selaer, for  18,000  or  20,000  acres  of  land,  between  the 
Delaware  and  Susquehanna  rivers,   93 

Sept.  25.  Proposal  of  Cornelius  Glen,  Abrm.  G.  Lansing  and 
Barent  Bleecker,  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for  160,000  acres  of 
land,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  adjoining  the  east 
bounds  of  Jerseyfield,   94 

Sept.  11.  Assignment  of  John  Brown,  John  J.  Vrooman, 
Jacob  S.  Vrooman,  Dirk  Van  Ingen,  executor  to  Myndert 
M.  Wemple,  Henry  Switz,  executor  of  Isaac  Switz,  John 
Fort,  John  J.  Peck,  John  Velthuysen  and  Johannis  Scher- 
merhorn,  Joseph  Dawson,  John  Stuard,  John  Stevens, 
Johannis  Vedder  and  Thos.  Musher  to  Andries  Van  Pat- 
ten, of  each  of  their  rights,  to  200  acres  of  bounty  lands,  95 

Sept.  25.  Claim  of  Andries  Van  Patten  for  200  acres  of 
bounty  lands,  in  consideration  of  having  furnished  a 
soldier  in  Colonel  Willet's  regiment,   95 

Sept.  26.  Claim  of  Moses  Lockwood  for  a  right  of  bounty 
lands,  as  a  soldier  in  Colonel  Wiesenfelt's  late  regiment,  96 

March  9.  Petition  of  Moses  Lockwood,  praying  pay  and  a 
grant  of  bounty  lands,  for  his  services  as  a  soldier  in  a 
regiment  of  levies,  commanded  by  Colonel  Weissenfels,  97 

March  9.  Affidavit  of  Abrm.  Todd,  that  he  hired  Moses 
Lockwood  to  serve  in  the  war,   98 

March  9.  Affidavit  of  Simeon  Brady,  that  Moses  Lockwood 
was  hired  to  serve  in  the  war,   98 

March  9.  Affidavit  of  John  C.  Miller,  that  Moses  Lockwood 
was  hired  to  serve  in  the  war,   99 

March  12.  Affidavit  of  Justus  Blanchard,  that  Moses  Lock- 
wood  served  in  Capt.  Thos.  Hunt's  company,  in  Colonel 
Wissenfelt's  regiment,   99 

March  14.  Certificate  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Fredk.  Weissen- 
fel's,  that  Moses  Lockwook  served  in  his  regiment,  in 
Captain  Hunt's  company,   100 

Sept.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Matthew  Adgate,  of  a  tract 
of  1,436  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Clinton,  on  the 
west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  near  the  great  river  Sable, 
and  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Asa  Douglass,  (Chester- 
field, Essex  Co.,)   101 

Sept.  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Matthew  Adgate,  of  a  tract 
of  80  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Clinton,  on  the  west 


880  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  liii. 

Pago. 

1792.      bank  of  the  Lake  (sic)  of  Perow,  (Chesterfield,  Essex 

Co.,)   102 


Sept.  27.  Claim  of  Samuel  Smith,  for  nine  500-acre  rights 
conveyed  to  him  by  Lawrence  Tompkins,  Mindard  Van- 
debogart,  Nathl.  Stephens,  James  Ryrddes,  Hendrick 
Schoutens,  Samuel  Carman  and  George  Robinson,  soldiers 

of  Lamb's,  Vanschaack's  and  other  regiments,   103 

Sept.  27.  Claim  of  Saml.  Smith,  for  rights  of  Captain  Silas 
Gray,  Captain  Holt  Donan,  Lieutenant  Abrm.  Funday, 
Lieutenant  Cook,  Lieutenant  Corns.  Miller,  John  Camp- 
bell, Benjamin  Holly,  Ebenz.  Green,  Hacker  Robinson 
and  William  Wood,  privates,  all  of  Colonel  Willet's  regi- 
ment; Captain  Colby  Chamberlain,  Captain  Thos.  Lee, 
Lieutenant  James  Bequa,  of  Dubois'  regiment;  Captain 
Wood  and  Lieutenant  Boyd,  of  Paulding's  regiment, .  . .  104 
Sept.  28.  Claim  of  Captain  Hen.  Du  Bois  and  Andw.  White 
and  Gilbert  Livingston,  subalterns,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 


lands,   105 

Sept.  28.  Claim  of  John  McKinstry,  for  a  grant  of  2,000 
acres  of  bounty  lands,  for  his  services  as  lieutenant  colo- 
nel of  Willet's  regiment,   106 


Sept.  29.  Claim  of  Peter  B.  Ten  Broeck,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands  to  the  following  persons,  viz. :  Thomas 
Becroft,  Wm.  Caster,  Peter  Hendrickson,  Samuel  Hatch, 
Neal  McArther,  Jacob  Lusk,  Jacob  Lusk,  junr.,  John 
Lusk,  Peter  Mower,  John  Vatter,  Jack  Younglove, 
Reuben  Killogg  and  Amos  Strong,  who  served  in  Willet's 
regiment,   107 

Oct.  1.  Proposal  of  Henry  Oothoudt,  to  pay  £3  for  a  small 
flat,  at  the  south  end  of  Vastrix  Island,  in  Hudson's  river,  108 

Oct.  1.  Proposal  of  Henry  Oothoudt,  to  pay  £5  Is.  for  a 
small  island  called  Bompies  Hook,  containing  about  half 


an  acre  and  lying  opposite  the  north  point  of  the  mouth 
of  Cattskill  creek,   109 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Peter  B.  Tearce,  for  a  grant  of  1,500 
acres  of  bounty  lands,  in  lieu  of  his  services  as  captain 
in  Colonel  Willet's  regiment,   110 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Edward  Conner,  late  captain  in  Colo- 
nel Willet's  regiment,  praying  for  a  grant  of  1,500  acres 
of  bounty  lands,   110 

Oct.  2.  Proposal  of  Walter  Wood,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  two 
pieces  of  land  containing  together  200  acres,  and  lying  in 
Cambridge,  Washington  Co.,   Ill 

Oct.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Parker  and  his  associates, 
of  two  tracts,  containing  14,040  acres  of  land,  being  a 
settlement  of  "  Friends,"  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca  lake, 
in  the  county  of  Ontario,  (Torrey,  Milo  and  Starkey, 
Yates  Co.,)   112 

[No  date.]  Letter  from  James  Parker  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office,  communicating  the  names  of  his  asso- 
ciates in  a  grant  of  land  west  of  Seneca  lake,   113 

Sept.  10.  Certificate  of  Arnd.  Potter,  justice  of  the  peace, 
that  James  Parker  appeared  before  him  and  affirmed  that 


VOL.  LIU.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


881 


Page. 

1792.  the  persons  whose  names  are  given  in  the  preceding 
letter,  were  the  only  sufferers  with  him  in  the  Lessee  com- 
pany, and  his  only  associates  in  the  above  land,   113 

1791.  Oct.  10.  Votes  and  resolutions  passed  at  a  meeting  of  the 

community  of  "  Friends,"  residing  at  Jerusalem,  in  the 
county  of  Ontario,  for  appointing  a  committee  to  receive 
of  James  Parker,  all  writings  and  papers  relative  to  a 
contract  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of 
Seneca  lake,  and  carrying  out  the  conditions  of  said  con- 
tract, <fec,   114 

May  9.  Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,  order- 
ing two  tracts  of  land  to  be  surveyed  for  the  society  of 
Friends,  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca  lake,  in  the  county 
of  Ontario,   115 

1792.  Oct.  6.  Memorial  of  Dirk  Van  Ingen,  setting  forth  that  he 

served  as  junior,  and  afterwards  as  senior  surgeon,  in  the 
general  hospital  of  the  United  States,  in  the  northern 
department,  and  praying  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,. . .  116 

Oct.  5.  Certificate  of  Drs.  Malachi  Treat,  Wm.  P.  Smith  and 
Joseph  Young,  that  the  representations  set  forth  in  Di\ 
Dirk  Van  Ingen's  memorial  are  correct,   116 

Aug.  22.  Power  of  attorney  from  Dirk  Van  Ingen  to  Jellis 
A.  Fonda,  to  apply  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   117 

Aug.  31.  Claim  of  Jellis  A.  Fonda,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands  in  behalf  of  Dirk  Van  Ingen,  late  surgeon  and 
physician  in  the  general  hospital,   118 

Oct.  5.  Letter  from  Wm.  Chace,  to  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  claiming  a  pre-emption  right  to  a  tract  of 
land  containing  12,000  acres,  lying  to  the  north  of  the 
Mohawk  river,  from  the  west  line  of  Northampton,  to  the 
west  end  of  Mayfield,   119 

Oct.  8.  Proposal  of  Michael  Connolly,  for  Jeremiah  Van 
Renselaer  to  pay  Is.  8d.  an  acre  for  30,000  acres  of  land 
in  the  county  of  Clinton  to  the  north  of  Scaroone  lake,. .  120 

Oct.  10.  Proposal  of  Francis  Upton,  to  pay  $1.00  an  acre 
for  the  islands  in  the  Unadilla  river,  between  Upton 
patent,  (Otsego  county,)  and  township  16,  New  Berlin, 
Chenango  county,   121 

Oct.  10.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Miller  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre  for 
1,440  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  ...  122 

Oct.  12.  Proposal  of  Fredk.  Fisher  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
2,000  acres  of  land  25  miles  northeast  of  Stonerabia 
church,  on  the  north  of  the  Caroga  lakes  and  about 
twenty-eight  miles  from  the  Mohawk  river,   123 

Oct.  29.  Letter  from  Samuel  Preston  requesting  that  the 
road  which  he  contracted  for  be  inspected,  and  reporting 
the  condition  of  the  road  to  the  east  of  his  section,.  ...  124 

Oct.  29.  Proposal  of  Joost  Hess  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Herkimer  between  the 
patents  of  Henderson  and  Young  on  the  east,  Schuyler's 
on  the  south,  and  Steely's  on  the  west  and  north,  and 
claiming  a  pre-emption  right  to  the  same,   125 

Nov.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Leonard  M.  Cutting  of  town- 
Ill 


882  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  iM 

1792.      ship  15,  on  the  west  side  of  Unadilla  river,  (Norwich, 

New  Berlin,  Chenango  Co.,)   126 


Nov.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Melancthon  Smith  and  Marinus 
Willet  of  a  tract  of  7,000  acres  of  land,  beginning  at  the 
southwest  corner  of  township  14,  and  running  south  to 
the  Chenango  river,  then  up  along  the  same  to  the  south 
bounds  of  14,  and  then  west  to  the  place  of  beginning, 


(Oxford,  Chemung  Co.,)   127 

Map  of  the  same,   127 

Nov.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Ezra  L'Hommedieu  of  a  tract 
of  1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Herkimer,  north 
of  the  Onondago  river  and  near  Three  Rivers  Point, 

(Schroeppel,  Oswego  Co.,)   128 

Map  of  the  same,   128 

Nov.  5.  Proposal  of  William  Chace  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for  a  N 

large  tract  of  land  east  of  Jerseyfield,   129 

Nov.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Jonas  Seely  of  500  acres  of 
land  in  the  county  of  Tioga  at  the  head  waters  of  the 
Cayuta  creek,  being  the  outlet  of  Cayuta  lake,  (Catha- 
rines, Schuyler  Co.,)   130 

Map  of  the  same,   130 

Nov.  8.  Abstract  of  a  deed  of  release  from  Alexr.  Macomb  to 
William  Constable  of  1,920,000  acres  of  land  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  state  of  New  York,  (Jefferson,  Lewis, 

Oswego  and  Herkimer  Cos.,)   131 

Abstract  of  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Albany,  issued  to  Robert  Saunders  25th 
January,  1773,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,  see  vol.xxix, 
page  19,)   132 


Abstract  of  letters  patent  for  a  tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Charlotte  adjoining  a  tract  granted  to  Robt. 
Saunders,  issued  to  Patrick  McGregor  the  18th  July, 
1774,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,  see  vol.  xxxrv,  page  50,)  132 

Nov.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Wm.  Harper  of  a  parcel  of 
land  containing  32|  acres  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  Mohawk  river,  and  on  the  east 
of  Schohary  creek  near  Fort  Hunter,  (Florida,  Mont- 


gomery Co.,)   133 

Map  of  the  same,   133 

Nov.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Leonard  M.  Cutting  of  town- 
ship 14,  containing  26,030  acres  of  land,  and  lying  on  the 
west  side  of  the  Unadilla  river,  (Preston  and  Norwich, 

Chenango  Co.,)   134 

Nov.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexr.  Webster,  Edward  Savage 
and  John  Williams  of  township  1,  containing  27,187 
acres  of  land,  and  lying  on  the  west  side  of  the  Unadilla 

river,  (Nelson,  Madison  Co.,)   135 

Nov.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Leonard  M.  Cutting  of  town- 
ship 11,  containing  26,200  acres  of  land,  and  lying  on  the 
west  side  of  Unadilla  river,  (Plymouth,  Chenango  Co.,).  136 
Nov.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Nicholson  of  700  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Tioga  on  the  road  leading  from 


vol.  mi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  883 

Pago. 

1792.      the  head  of  Seneca  lake  to  New  Town  Point,  (Veteran    I  I 

and  Catlin,  Chemung  Co.,)   137 

Map  of  the  same,   137 

Nov.  15.  Return  of  survey  for  Matthew  Carpenter  of  a 
tract  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tioga  on  the 


road  leading  from  New  Town  Point  to  Catharine's  town 
at  the  head  of  Seneca  lake,  (Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)  138 
Nov.  21.  Proposal  of  Benjamin  Cliase  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre 

for  a  tract  of  land  lying  to  the  west  of  Bergen's  purchase,  139 
Nov.  23.  Return  of  survey  of  four  tracts  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Washington ;  the  first  of  which  was  laid  out 
for  Benjamin  Barber  and  contains  200  acres ;  the  second 
for  Lemuel  Barber  contains  200  acres ;  the  third  for 
Charles  Haden  also  contains  200  acres ;  and  the  fourth 
for  Isaac  McQuivey  contains  19  acres,  (Granville,  Wash- 


ington Co.,)   140 

Map  of  the  same,   140 

Oct.  11.  Affidavit  of  Daniel  Curtice  and  Jonathan  Wright 
relative  to  the  title  and  occupancy  of  lands  in  Granville 
in  the  county  of  Washington  surveyed  for  Benjamin  Bar- 
ber, Lemuel  Barber,  Charles  Haden  and  Isaac  McWethy, 
11th  Oct.,  1792,   141 

Oct.  11.  Affidavit  of  Sebe  Thompson  and  Salmon  Mathews 
in  support  of  Benjamin  Barber's  and  Lemuel  Barber's 
title  to  lands  occupied  by  them,  lying  in  Granville  in  the 

county  of  Washington,   142 

1793.  Feb.  4.  Certificate  that  the  surveyor-general  caused  the  lands 
which  were  surveyed  for  Benjamin  Barber,  Lemuel  Bar- 
ber to  be  advertised  pursuant  to  an  act  passed  for  that 
purpose;  and  further  that  no  caveat  has  been  entered 

against  granting  the  same,   143 

1792.  Nov.  25.  Petition  of  Nathl.  Wattles  and  Medad  Hunt  for 
compensation  for  monies  expended  by  them  over  and 
above  the  amount  of  their  contract  for  making  a  road 
from  the  Oleoit  creek,  on  the  Susquehanna  river  to  the 
Cattskill  on  Hudson's  river,   144 

Jan.  27.  Affidavit  of  John  More  that  the  account  furnished 
by  Nathl.  Wattles  and  Medad  Hunt  of  their  expenses  in 
making  the  road  from  the  Owleouct  to  the  Cattskill  is 
correct,   145 

Jan.  28.  Affidavit  of  Solomon  Dodge  that  the  account  fur- 
nished by  Nathl.  Wattles  and  Medad  Hunt  of  their 
expences  in  making  the  road  from  the  Ouliout  to  the 
Cattskill  is  correct,   145 

Jan.  27.  Affidavit  of  Asa  Turner  that  the  account  furnished 
by  Nathl.  Wattles  and  Medad  Hunt  of  their  expences  in 
making  the  road  from  the  Owleouet  to  the  Cattskill  is 
correct,   146 

Jan.  27.  Affidavit  of  Hugh  Thompson,  that  the  account  fur- 
nished by  Nathl.  Wattles  and  Medad  Hunt,  of  their 
expences  in  making  the  road  from  Owleout  to  the  Catts- 
kill is  correct,   146 

Jan.  28.  Affidavit  of  Jonas  Lawara,  that  the  account  furnished 


884  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  liii. 

Page. 

1792.      by  Nathl.  Wattles  and  Medad  Hunt,  of  their  expences 
in  making  the  road  from  the  Ouliout  to  the  Cattskill  is 

correct,   1 46 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Harper,  Sluman  Wattles,  Alexr. 


Harper,  Danl.  Mack,  Robt.  Montgomery,  William  Bell, 
Ezra  Paine,  Nathl.  Skinner,  Stephen  Judd,  Isaac  Patchin, 
junr.,  Martinus  Larvvay,  John  Van  Loon,  John  Laraway 
and  St.  Ledger  Cowley,  praying  that  Nathaniel  Wattles 
and  Medad  Hunt  receive  pay  for  the  expences  they  were 
at  in  laying  out  and  making  the  road  from  the  Ouliout 


creek  to  Cattskill,   147 

Report  of  the  committee  to  whom  the  preceding  petition  was 

referred  recommending  that  the  same  be  granted,   148 

Oct.  — .  Certificate  of  Gideon  Brockway,  Benjamin  Hovey, 
Robert  Harpur  and  others,  that  the  road  from  Cattskill 
to  the  Oulehout  was  made  by  Nathl.  Wattles  and  Medad 

Hunt  agreeably  to  their  contract,   149 

Jan.  26.  Account  of  expences  incurred  by  Nathl.  Wattles 
and  Medad  Hunt  in  making  the  road  from  the  Oulihout 

to  the  Cattskill,   150 

Nov.  27.  Proposal  of  John  Patterson  and  Jonathan  Fitch  for 
lot  92  in  the  25th  township  of  the  Military  tract,   151 


Nov.  27.  Proposal  of  Jonathan  Akins  to  pay  6d.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land  called  the  Scaticook  mountain  or  the  Hove 
out  land  lying  in  the  town  of  Paulings  in  Dutchess  Co.,  152 

Dec.  1.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general  that  David  Gard- 
ner filed  three  locations  of  200  acres  each  lying  opposite 
the  Cookhouse ;  that  Peter  Hynpack  filed  a  location  of 
three  tracts  of  200  acres  each,  one  about  a  mile  below  the 
Cookhouse,  one  on  the  mouth  of  a  small  brook  nearly 
opposite  the  upper  end  of  the  Cookhouse  flatt,  and  the 
other  to  include  a  small  flatt  of  low  land  about  a  mile 
above  the  Cookhouse ;  and  a  location  of  800  acres  of  land 
between  the  military  lands  and  Chemung,  with  an  addition 
of  one  class  right ;  that  William  Cockburn  filed  a  trans- 
fer to  him  of  Peter  Hynpack's  right  to  his  location  on  the 
Delaware ;  that  Mathew  Watson  filed  a  location  for  500 
acres  of  land  at  or  near  the  little  Cookhouse  on  the  west 


side  of  the  Delaware,   153 

Dec.  3.  Proposal  of  John  Wheeler  to  pay  Is.  9d.  an  acre,  for 
a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Clinton,  adjoining  the 
east  bounds  of  Judge  Adgate's  tract,.   154 

Dec.  11.  Certificate  of  Michl.  Connolly,  that  Perius  Dimmick 
inlisted  to  serve  during  the  wrar,  and  died  as  per  muster  roll 
May,  1778,   155 

Dec.  12.  Petition  of  Benjamin  Pelton  as  administrator  to 
Perius  Dimmick,  for  a  grant  of  bounty  lands,   156 

Dec.  18.  Notification  to  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office 
respecting  the  settlement  of  a  controversy  between  Will. 
Cockburn,  Abijah  Hammond,  Matthew  Watson,  Nathan 
Dean  and  Squire  Whittaker,  relative  to  lands  near  the 
Cookhouse  on  the  west  side  of  the  Delaware  river,   157 

Dec.  18.  An  act  to  cede  the  jurisdiction  of  certain  lands  at 


vol.  Lin.]  LAND  PAPERS.  885 

Page. 

1792.      Monlack  point  to  the  United  States  for  the  purpose  of 

erecting  a  lighthouse  there,   158 

Dec.  22.  Petition  of  John  M.  Van  Beuren,  for  a  grant  of  land 
under  water  at  Schodack  in  the  county  of  Rensselaer, 
adjacent  to  Hudson's  river,   159t 

Oct.  1.  Notice  of  John  Van  Beuren,  that  he  intends  to  make 
application  for  a  water  lot  at  Schodeck,   159 


Dec.  22.  Affidavit  of  John  Van  Beuren,  that  he  posted  a  copy 

of  the  preceding  notice  in  Troy  on  the  5th  Oct.,  1792,. .  160 
Dec.  22.  Proposal  of  Joshua  Sutton  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre, 
for  a  tract  of  vacant  land  adjoining  the  patent  of  New 


Marlborough  in  the  county  of  Ulster,   161 

Dec.  25.  Proposal  of  Joshua  Whitney  and  Matthew  Adgate, 
in  behalf  of  themselves  and  their  associates  to  pay  3s.  4d. 
an  acre,  for  a  vacant  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 
between  the  military  townships  and  the  tract  ceded  to 

Massachusetts,   162 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Stephen  Soddore,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands  for  his  services  as  soldier  in  General  Hazen's 

brigade,   163 

Dec.  20.  Affidavit  of  Isaac  Van  Woert  and  Albert  Awser, 
that  Stephen  Sodore  is  a  citizen  and  resident  of  the  state 

of  New  York,   165 

Dec.  26.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Sodore,  that  Stephen  Sodore  is 

a  citizen  and  resident  of  the  state  of  New  York,   166 

Dec.  26.  Affidavit  of  Coenrad  Sadore,  that  Stephen  Sodore 
is  a  citizen  of  the  state  of  New  York,  and  that  he  served 

in  Col.  Hazen's  regiment,   167 

Dec.  26.  Affidavit  of  David  See,  that  Stephen  Sodore  is  a 

citizen  of  the  state  of  New  York,   167 

Dec.  26.  Proposal  of  John  Wheeler  to  pay  2s.  an  acre,  for 
a  tract  of  land  containing  230  acres  in  the  county  of 
Clinton,  beginning  at  Point  Rampellue  and  running  along 

the  lake  shore   168 

Dec.  29.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Chase,  of  12,000 
acres  of  land  to  the  north  of  Mayfield,  (Bleecker,  May- 
field,  Fulton  Co.,)   169 


VOLUME  LIV. 


1788. 


CHEMUNG  PAPERS. 


1788.  Nov.  4.  Certificate  of  survey  for  William  Wynkoop,  of  lot 
1,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  on  the  north  side  of  the  Tioga 
river,  containing  515  acres  of  land,  (Chemung,  Chemung 

Co.,)....  .   1 

,  Nov.  4.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Isaac  McBride,  of  lot  2,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  286  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   2 

Oct.  20.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Elijah  Buck,  of  lot  3,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  187  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   3 

Nov.  3.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Daniel  McDowal,  of  lots 
4  and  5  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  320  acres  of 
land,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   4 

Nov.  3.  Order  to  deliver  the  patent  for  the  above  land  to 

Moses  De  Witt,   4 

£7$1.  Jan.  18.  Power  of  attorney  from  William  Baldwin  to  Elijah 
Drake  to  take  up  a  patent  for  lot  6,  in  the  town  of  Che- 
mung,   5 

Feb.  9.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general  that  William 
Baldwin,  is  entitled  to  lot  6,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  in 
the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,). .  6 
1788.  Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  Welling,  junr.,  of 
lot  7,  in  the  township  of  Chemung,  containing  660  acres 
of  land,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   7 

Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Elijah  Buck  and  Solomon 
Bennit,  of  lot  8,  in  the  township  of  Chemung,  containing 

660  acres  of  land,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   8 

Nov.  5.  Order  to  return  the  patent  for  the  above  land  to 
Moses  De  Witt,   8 

Nov.  3.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Charles  Ennis,  of  lot  9,  in  the 
*        town  of  Chemung,  containing  370  acres  of  land,  (Che- 
mung, Chemung  Co.,)   9 


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17881  Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Israel  Pearshall,  of  lot  10, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  209  acres,  (Chemung, 
Chemung  Co.,)  »   10 

Map  of  the  above  lots,. :   10 

Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Israel  Bates  of  lot  11,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  183  acres  of  land, 

(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   11 

I .      Map  of  the  above  lot,   11 

Oct.  22.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Hugh  Frazer,  of  lot  12,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  167  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   12 

Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Solmon  Bennet  of  lot  13, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  168  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   13 

Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Christian  Christ,  of  lot  14, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  162  acres  of  land 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)  ,   14 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   14 

Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Elijah  Grissell,  of  lot  15, 
fcr  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  320  acres  of  land, 

(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   15 

Oct.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Gideon  Grissel,  of  lot  16, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  315  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   16 

Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Ephraim  Bennet,  of  a  tract 
of  land  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  288  acres, 

(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   17 

1791.  March  23.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general  that  Ephraim 

Bennet  was  entitled  to  lot  17,  in  town  of  Chemung,   18 

Feb.  22.  Deed  from  Ephraim  Bennet,  senr.,  and  Ephraim 
Bennet,  junr.,  to  Roger  Conat,  of  lot  17,  in  the  town  of 
Chemung,   19 

1788.  Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Roger  Conat,  of  lot  18,  in 

the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  410  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   20 

Nov.  3.  Certificate  of  survey  for  John  Spalding,  of  lot  19, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  172  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   21 

Nov.  3.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Simon  Spalding,  of  lot  20, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  166  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   22 

1789.  April  20.  Deed  of  the  same  to  Thomas  Baldwin,   22 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  William  Wynkoop,  of  lot 

21,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  159  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   23 

Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  Balding,  of  lot  22, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  159  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   24 

Oct.  29.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Uriah  and  John  Stephens, 
of  lot  23,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  260  of 
land,  (Elmira,  Chenango  Co.,)   25 

1789.  Nov.  10.  Deed  from  Uriah  and  John  Stephens  to  Joel 


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1789.      Thomas  and  Thomas  Baldwin,  for  lot  23,  in  the  town  of 


Chemung,   26 

1*788.  Oct.  31.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Joel  Thomas,  of  lot  24,  in 
the  township  of  Chemung,  containing  200  acres  of  land, 

(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   27 

Oct.  31.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Anthony  Romefield,  for  lot 

25,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  together  with  an 
island  about  150  acres  of  land,  (Elmira.  Chemung  Co.,) . .  28 

Nov.  27.  Deed  from  Anthony  Rommerfield  to  Nathan  Van 
Auken,  for  lot  25,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  together 
with  an  island  called  Rommersfield  Island,   29 

Nov.  3.  Certificate  of  survey  for  George  Williamson,  of  lot 

26,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  325  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   30 

1791.  Oct.  "16.  Deed  of  the  same  to  William  Buck,   30 

1790.  April  26.  Power  of  attorney  from  James  Garlinghouse  to 
Stephen  Garlinghouse,  to  apply  for  and  take  up  a  patent 
for  lot  111,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   31 


Aug.  30.  Receipt  to  John  Suffren,  for  £25  14s.  6d.  considera- 
tion money  for  3,423  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  32 
Aug.  30.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general  that  the  following 
persons  are  entitled  to  lots  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  viz. : 
Samuel  Westbrook  to  lot  27,  containing  370  acres  oi 
land;  John  Squires  to  lot  31,  containing  350  acres; 
Stephen  Kent  and  John  Suffern  to  lot  46,  containing  234 
acres  ;  Jabez  Culver  to  lots  54  and  56,  containing  together 
251  acres;  Jacob  Stull  to  lot  65,  containing  162  acres; 
David  McCormick  to  lot  63,  containing  162  acres  ;  Phebe 
Pettybone  to  lot  95,  containing  320  acres ;  James  Fan- 
ning to  lot  96,  containing  400  acres  ;  John  Waer  to  lot 
102,  containing  414  acres;  James  Garlinghouse  to  lot 
111,  containing  620  acres  ;  Jabez  Culver  and  John  Culver 
to  lot  124,  containing  300  acres  ;  David  Perry  to  lot  123, 
containing  720  acres  ;  Jacob  Stoll  to  lot  55,  containing  150 
acres,  (Chemung,  Elmira  and  Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)  33,  34 


1788.  Oct.  31.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Elizabeth  and  Isaac  Ter- 
williger,  of  lot  28,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing 
220  acres  of  land,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   36 

Oct.  23.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Josiah  Green,  of  lot  29,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  400  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   37 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   ....  37 

1792.  Jan.  18.  Deed  from  Josiah  Green  to  Guy  Maxwell,  for  lot 

29,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   38 

1788.  Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Abijah  B.  Patterson,  of 
lot  30,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  285  acres  of 
land,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   39 

Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Ebenezer  Green,  of  lot  32, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  250  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   40 

Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Benjamin  Burt,  of  lot  33, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  230  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   41 


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1788.  Oct.  31.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Justus  Bennet,  of  lot  34, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  220  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   42 

Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  David  Burt,  of  lot  35,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  228  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   43 

Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Peter  Roberts,  of  lot  36, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  518  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   44 

Nov.  5.  Assignment  of  the  above  certificate  to  Rosel  GrofF,  44 

Oct.  21.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Joseph  Spalding,  of  lot  37, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  300  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   45 

Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Asal  Burnham,  for  lot  38, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  288  acres  of  land, 

(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   46 

1790.  Aug.  23.  Deed  from  David  Holbrook  to  Jaspar  Parrish,  of 
lot  39,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  (Southport,  Chemung 

Co.,)   47 

1788.  Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  Baldwin,  of  lot  39 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  252  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   48 

1790.  Jan.  7.  Deed  from  Thomas  Baldwin  to  David  Holbrook,  of 

the  above  lot,   48 

1788.  Oct.  23.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Green  Bentlev,  of  lot  40, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  195  acres  of  land, 

(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   49 

Oct.  31.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Abner  Wells,  of  lot  41,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  420  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   50 

1791.  March  23.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  Abner 

Wells  is  entitled  to  lot  41,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   51 

1788.  Oct.  23.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Isaac  Baldwin,  of  lot  42, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  260  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   52 

Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Abn^r  Kelsey,  of  lot  43, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  277  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   53 

Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Elijah  Brown,  of  lot  44,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  160  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)    54 

1789.  April  8.  Deed  from  Elisha  Brown  to  Joel  Thomas,  of  lot  44, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,   55 

1790.  March  18.  Deed  from  Joel  Thomas  to  Abner  Kelsey,  of  lot 

44,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,     55 

1788.  Oct.  29.  Certificate  of  survey  for  William  Weber,  of  lot  45, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  205  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   56 

1791.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  Stephen  Gardner  is 

entitled  to  lot  47,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing 

1 94  acres,  (Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   57 

1788.  Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Solomon  Lane,  of  lot  48, 


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1788.      in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  327  acres  of  land, 

(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   58 

Oct.  21.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Lebbeus  Hammond,  of  lot 
49,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  225  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   59 

Oct.  21.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Abraham  Miller,  of  lot  50, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  212  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   60 

Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Samuel  Tubbs,  of  lot  51, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  258  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   61 

Oct.  28.  Assignment  of  said  certificate  to  Abraham  Miller,.  61 

1790.  May  8.  Assignment  from  Samuel  Tubbs  to  Abrm.  Miller,  of 

the  certificate  for  the  aforesaid  258  acres  of  land  in  the 

town  of  Chemung,   62 

1788.  Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Benjamin  Clark,  of  lot  52, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  152  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   63 

Oct.  21.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Lebbeus  Tubbs,  of  lot  53, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  200  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)  ,   64 

Oct.  29.  Certificate  of  survey  for  George  Hall,  of  lot  57,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  109  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   65 

Nov.  5.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Solomon  Beaver,   65 

Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Win.  Jenkins,  of  lot  58,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  104  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   66 

Oct.  22.  Certificate  of  survey  for  John  Durham  and  Peter 
Vande venter,  of  lot  59,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  contain- 
ing 104  acres  of  land,  (Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   67 

Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Elijah  Grissell,  junr.,  of 
lot  60,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  104  acres  of 

land,  (Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   68 

$  Oct.  29.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Daniel  Purdy,  of  lot  61, 
in  the  town  of  £hemung,  containing  104  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   69 

Nov.  4.  Certificate  of  survey  for  David  Grissel,  of  lot  62, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  104  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   70 

1791.  Jan.  29.  Assignment  from  Uriah  Stephens  to  Samuel  Tubbs, 

of  a  certificate  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  town  of  Che- 
mung,   71 

Feb.  9.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  Uriah 
Stevens  is  entitled  to  lot  64,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 

containing  164  acres,  (Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   72 

1788.  Oct.  22.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Cornelius  Roberts,  of  lot 
66  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  142  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)    73 

Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Titus  Ives,  of  lot  67,  in  the 
fi)          town  of  Chemung,  containing  100  acres  of  land,  (South- 
port,  Chemung  Co.,)   74 

Oct.  20.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Lebeus  Tubbs  and  Jacob 


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1*88.     Stall,  of  lot  65.  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  100 

acres  of  land.  iS:<  ithport.  Cheraunz  C<"-..  i   ....  To 

1791.  Deo.  21.  Assignment  Jbj  Lebevs  Tubbs  to  Ephraim  Tyler,  of 

his  interest  in  the  above  certificate   75 

1755.  Oct.  31.  Certificate  ot'  survey  tor  Le  be  us  Tubbs  and  Jaeob 
Stall,  of  lot  €9,  m  the  town  or"  Chenmnz.  containing  104 
acres  ot  land.  (Sotithr-c  re.  Chemung  Co.7>    76 

1 7 ,:  1 .  Dec.  :  I .  Assignment  by  Lebecs  Tfcbbs  to  Ephraini  Tyler,  of 

his  interest  in  the  above  certificate   76 

1735.  Oct.  24.  Certificate  ot  survey  for  John  Jameson,  of  lot  70, 
in  the  town  of  Chernti:  _\  :  atainag  123  acres  of  land, 

(Sonthport.  Chemung  Co-)  7   77 

Oct-  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Abrm.  Stall,  of  lot  71.  in 
tie  town  of  Chemung.    .  -Mining-  105  acres  of  land, 
^.-nthport.  Chemung  Co-)   7  5 

175}.  Oct.  I-.}.  Assignment  of  the  above  certificate  to  J  :  h n  Colver,  73 
Assignment  by  John  Colrer  to  David  Cooley.  of  the  above 
certificate,   78 

1755.  Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Ambrose  Iwm,  of  lot  72.  in  [ 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  105  acres  of  land, 

(Southport.  Chemung  Co..  i   79 

Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  survey    r  J  ace  ':>  Bo-yes.  ::  lot  7-5.  In 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  123  acres  of  Ian  a. 

i  South port.  Chemung  Co..)   50 

Assignment  of  the  above  certinr-ate  to  David  M  .C:~v:_k. .  5-> 

1790.  At  ria  25.  Deed  from  Jacob  Boyes  to  David  MeCormiek.  :: 

lot  73.  in  the  town  of  Chemung   51 

1731.  Jan.  2c.  Power  of  attorney  from  Jacob  3-: yes  to  David  Me- 
Cormiek, to  take  up  a  patent  for  the  abo":-  lot  :>f  land,  in 
the  to n' of  Chemung   5  2 

175-5.  Xov.  1.  Certificate  ;■:  survey  for  Samuel  Middagh  and  Corne- 
lius WestialL  of  lot  74.  in  the  town  of  ChemoBg',  contain- 
ing 2 '52  acres  of  land.   Eloaira.  Chemung  Co..>   S3 

1792.  Feb/l3.  Deed  from  John  Jay  Ac  M:eder  to  John  Bav.  of 

lot  75.  in  the  town  of  Chemung.  (Elmira.  Chemung  CoA  84 
Feb.  2  >.  Receipt  of  Robert  Alexin:  It r.  hi  £25  10s-  being^ 
the  consideration  money  tor  lot  7  5.  in  the  township  of 
Chemung   3^ 

1  7  5  5.  Xov.  1.  Certificate  of  survey  tor  Robert  Alexander,  of  lot 
75.  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  o4."  acre?  of 
land,  (Elmira.  Chemung  Co..)   85 

1792.  Jan.  10.  Assignment  of  the  above  certificate  to  John  J. 

AcMoeder7  ' 

Xov.  4.  Certizcate  of  j-.rvey  for  Abraham  A.  Cuddebaek.  of 
lot  7?.  in  the  town  of  Chemung-,  omtaammg  273  acres  of 

land,  (Elmira.  Chemung  Co..)   86 

Oct.  i  1.  Cenirlcate   t'  scirvey  :  r  Vv  alter  Walters,  of  lot  77,  ; 
in  the  town  of  Chemuag.  containing  320  acres  of  land, 
(Eimira.  Chemung  Co-,)   87 

1759.  March  3.  Deed  from  John  J.  Ac  Mode  r  to  James  Clinton,  of 
lot  7S.  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  154  acres  ;f 
land,  (Elmara.  Chcmang  Co..)   5S 


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1791.  March  10.  Receipt  to  John  Bay,  for  £28  16s.,  being  the  con- 
sideration money  for  lot  78,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,. . .  89 
March  — .  Deed  from  James  Clinton  to  John  Bay,  for  lot  78, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,   90 

1788.  Oct.  23.  Certificate  of  survey  for  James  Cameron,  of  lot  79, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  300  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   91 

Oct.  27.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Jonas  Bellows,  of  lot  80, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  420  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   92 

Nov.  28.  Deed  from  Jonas  Bellows  to  James  Cameron,  for 
lot  80,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   93 

Oct.  22.  Certificate  of  survey  for  William  Jackway,  for  lot 
81,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  300  acres  of 

land,  (Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   94 

1791.  Jan.  22.  Power  of  attorney  from  Wm.  Jackway  to  Cornelius 
Roberts,  to  apply  for  and  take  out  in  his  own  name,  a 
patent  for  lot  81,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   95 

1789.  Sept.  26.  Deed  from  Wm.  Jackway  to  Cornelius  Roberts,  of 

the  above  lot  81,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   9G 

1788.  Nov.  4.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Richard  Wesner,  of  lots 
82  and  83,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  594  acres 
of  land,  (Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   97 

Nov.  4.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Jeffery  Wesner,  for  lot  84, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  297  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   98 

Oct.  27.  Certificate  of  survey  for  John  Konkle,  of  lot  85,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  297  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,) ,   99 

Oct.  27.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Adam  Konkle,  of  lot  86, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  297  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)  ,   100 

1790.  March  27.  Deed  from  Adam  Konkle  to  David  McCormick, 

for  lot  86,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   101 

1788.  Nov.  3.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Cornelius  Roberts,  of  lot 
87,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  297  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   102 


1793.  April  20.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general,  that  James  Latta, 
Moses  Latta,  Samuel  Latta  and  William  Latta  are  entitled 
to  a  lot  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Newtown,  in  the  county 
of  Tioga,  containing  3,130  acres  of  land,  (Horseheads 

and  Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   103,  104 

1792.  May  21.  Deed  from  James  Latta,  Moses  Latta,  Samuel  Latta 
and  William  Latta  to  Stephen  Lush  and  John  Robison, 
for  the  above  tract  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  con- 
taining 3,130  acres,   105,  106 

1788.  Oct.  21.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Joshua  Carpenter,  of  lot 
89,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  320  acres  of 

land,  (Elmira  and  Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)  <  107 

1790.  May  3.  Boundaries  of  lot  90,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  con- 
taining 320  acres,  (Elmira  and  Horseheads,  Chemung 

Co.,)   108 

1788.  Oct.  22.  Certificate  of  survey  for  James  Lounsberry,  of  lot 


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Page. 

1788.      90,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  320  acres  of  land, 

(Elrnira  and  Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)   109 

1790.  Sept.  20.  Order  of  James  Lounsberry,  requesting  that  the 
patent  for  lot  90,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  be  sent  him 
by  Captain  Miller,   109 

1788.  Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Gilliam  Bartholf  of  lot  91, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  288  acres  of  land, 
(Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)   110 

1790.  Aug.  25.  Deed  from  Benajah  Brown  to  Samuel  Iliils  Pain 

and  George  Clinton  Paine  of  lot  92,  in  the  town  of  Che- 
mung, (Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)    Ill 

Sept.  11.  Certificate  of  surveyor-general  that  Benajah  Brown 
is  entitled  to  lot  92,  aforesaid,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 
containing  288  acres  of  land,   112 

1788.  Oct.  23.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Richard  Edsall  3d,  of  lot 

93,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  285  acres  of  land, 

(Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)   113 

Map  of  the  same,   113 

1789.  April  16.  Assignment  of  the  above  certificate  to  William 

Finn,   113 

1788.  Oct.  21.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  Whitney  of  lot  94, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  320  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   114 

1789.  Feb.  13.  Assignment  of  the  above  to  Martha  Whitney   114 

1788.  Nov.  4.  Certificate  of  survey  for  James  Fanning  of  lot  96, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  400  acres  of  land, 
(Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)   115 

1789.  Nov.  13.  Assignment  of  the  above  to  John  Sirffern,   115 

1788.  Oct.  29.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Matthew  McConneU  of  lot 

97,  in  the  towm  of  Chemung,  containing  693  acres  of 
laud,  (Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)   116 

Oct.  23.  Assignment  from  Joseph  Spalding  to  Abiel  Fry.  of 
lot  37,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  (see  supra,  page  45,)  ...  117 

Oct.  21.  Certificate  of  survey  for  John  Miller  of  lot  98,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  450  acres  of  land,  (Big 
Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   118 

1791.  Nov.  7.  Assignment  of  the  above  to  Thomas  Nicholson, 

junr.,   118 

Map  of  the  above  lot  and  the  lots  adjoining  thereto,   118 

1788.  Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Benjamin  Tuttle  of  lot  99, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  374  acres  of  land, 

(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   119 

Dec.  15.  Assignment  of  the  above  to  Samuel  Ransom,   119 

Nov.  3.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Nathaniel  Seley,  junr., 
James  Seley,  Abner  Hetfield,  Samuel  Edsall  and  Adam 
Seley  of  lot  100,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing 

2,553  acres  of  land,  (Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   120 

Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Nathl.  Landon  of  lot  101, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  266  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   121 

1789.  April  28.  Assignment  of  the  above  to  John  Wair,   121 

1792.  Feb.  23.  Receipt  to  Thomas  King  for  £72  15s.  lid.,  con- 

sideration money  for  the  following  lot  of  land,   122 


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Page. 

1788.  Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  King  of  lot  103, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  950  acres,  (South- 
port,  Chemung  Co.,)   123 


1792.  Feb.  4.  Assignment  of  the  above  to  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  123 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Nehemiah  Carpenter  and 

Peter  Gale  of  lot  104,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  con- 
taining 1,170  acres  of  land,  (Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)  .  124 

1789.  March  10.  Deed  from  Nehemiah  Carpenter  and  Peter  Gale 

to  Israel  Wells  of  lot  104,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   125 

1788.  Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Daniel  De  Witt  of  lot  105, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  188  acres  of  land, 


(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   126 

1790.  Nov.  24.  Assignment  of  the  above  to  George  Bloom,   126 

1791.  Jan.  24.  Power  of  attorney  from  Daniel  De  Witt  to  George 

Bloom  to  take  up  a  patent  of  a  certain  lot  of  land  in  the 
town  of  Chemung,   127 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Silas  Jackson  of  lot  106,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  800  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   128 

1790.  March  3.  Deed  from  Silas  Jackson  to  Israel  Wells  of  lot  106, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,   129 

1835.  Jan.  3.  Memorandum  of  Archibald  Campbell,  deputy-sec- 
retary that  107  and  108  were  balloted  to  Albert  Foster, 
but  not  patented,   130 

1788.  Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  survey  for  John  Hagerty  of  lot  109, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  300  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   130 

1789.  Jan.  3.  Assignment  of  the  same  by  John  Hagerty  to  Levy 

Man,    130 

1790.  Feb.  25.  Assignment  of  the  same  by  Levy  Man  to  James 

Conover,   130 

1788.  Oct.  25.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Michael  Shoff  of  lot  110, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  356  acres  of  land, 
(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   131 

1789.  Oct.  6.  Assignment  of  the  same  by  Michl.  Shoff  to  Isaac 

Man,     131 

1790.  Feb.  25.  Assignment  of  the  same  by  Isaac  Man  to  James 

Conover,   131 

1793.  May  9.  Receipts  to  James  Conover  for  the  purchase  money 

of  lots  109  and  110,   132 

1790.  July  2.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general  that  John  Haggerty 
is  entitled  to  lot  109,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  and  that 
Michl.  Shuff  is  entitled  to  lot  1 10,  in  said  township,  (South- 
port,  Chemung  Co.,)  , .  133 

1792.  Feb.  25.  Receipt  to  James  Rockwell  for  the  purchase  money 

of  lot  112  in  the  town  of  Chemung,    134 

1788.  Oct.  24.  Certificate  of  survey  for  James  Rockwell  of  lot  112, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  397  acres  of  land, 

(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)    135 

Oct.  27.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Abraham  Miller  and  Leb- 
beus  Hammond  of  lot  113,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 
containing  1,000  acres  of  land,  (Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)  136 


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Page. 

1791.  Sept.  26.  Assignment  from  Abrm.  Miller  and  Lebeus  Ham-  .  : 

mond  to  John  Suffern  of  lot  113,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  137 

1792.  Jan.  27.  Assignment  by  John  SinTern  to  James  R.  Smith  of 


lot  113,  in  the  township  of  Chemung,   137 

1791.  March  23.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general  that  John  Handy 

is  entitled  to  lot  114,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing 

800  acres  of  land,  (Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   137 

March  23.   Certificate  of  surveyor  general  that  Thomas  t 

Handy  is  entitled  to  lot  115,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 

containing  309  acres  of  land,  (Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)  137 
March  12.  Receipts  to  John  Handy  and  Thomas  Handy  for 

the  purchase  money  of  lots  114  and  115,   139 

1835.  Jan.  3.  Memorandum  of  Archibald  Campbell  that  lot  116, 

was  balloted  to  John  Dolson;  not  patented,   139 

1791.  March  12.  Receipt  to  Christian  Mynier  for  the  purchase 

money  of  lot  117,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   140 

March  23.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general  that  Christian 
Myniers  is  entitled  to  lot  117,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 

(Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   141 

1788.  Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Teunis  Dolson  of  lot  118, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  390  acres  of  land, 

(Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)  ,   142 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   142 

Nov.  3.  Certificate  of  survey  for  John  Harris  of  lot  119,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  420  acres  of  land,  (Big 

Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   143 

Oct.  28.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  Handy,  of  lot  120, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  182  acres  of  land, 
(Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   144 

1792.  Feb.  29.  Receipt  to  James,  Ralph,  William  and  John  Sterrit, 

for  the  purchase  money  of  lot  121,  in  the  town  of  Che- 
mung,  145 

1791.  May  26.  Assignment  by  John  Jay  AcModer,  of  the  above 

lot,  to  John  Bay  and  Mark  Watner,   146 

1788.  Oct.  27.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Henry,  William,  Ralph 
and  John  Starret,  of  lot  121,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 
containing  2,917  acres  of  land,  (Big  Flats,  Chemung 
Co.,)   H7 

1791.  Jan.  12.  Assignment  of  the  above  lot  to  John  J.  AcModer,  147 
1788.  Nov.  4.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Abij ah  Whitney,  of  lot  123, 

(endorsed  122,)  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  608 
acres  of  land,  (Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   148 

1792.  Jan.  10.  Power  of  attorney  from  Bezaleel  Seely  and  Selah 

Slatterly  to  Hezakiah  Howell,  to  apply  for  and  take  out 
in  his  name  and  that  of  Bezaleel  Seely,  a  patent  for  lot 

123,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   149 

1788.  Nov.  4.  Certificate  of  survey  for  David  Perry,  of  a  lot  of 
land  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  720  acres,  and 
endorsed  123,  (Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   150 

Oct.  29.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Jabis  Collver  and  John 
Collver,  of  lot  124,  in  the  lown  of  Chemung,  containing 
300  acres  of  land,  (Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   151 

Assignment  of  the  above  lot  to  David  Cooley,   151 


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1788.  Oct.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  for  James  Thornton,  of  lot  125, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  366  acres  of  land, 
(Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   152 

i  Oct.  27.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Henry  Starret,  of  lot  126, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  880  acres  of  land, 
(Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   153 

1791.  Oct.  21.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Thomas  Thomas,   153 

1788.  Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Isaac  Baldwin,  of  lot  127, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  255  acres  of  land, 

(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   154 

Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Bazaliel  Seely  and  Selah 
Saterly,  of  lot  128,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing 
840  acres  of  land,  (Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   155 

1789.  July  20.  Assignment  by  Bezaliel  Seely,  of  his  interest  in  the 

same  to  Selah  Saterly,   155 

1792.  Dec.  29.  Power  of  attorney  from  David  Holbrook  to  Beza- 

leel  Seely,  to  apply  for  and  take  up  a  patent  of  lot  129,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  the  same  being  sold  to  Nathaniel 
Landon,   156 

1788.  Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  survey  for  David  Holbrook,  of  lot  129, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  200  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)  . . .  '.   157 

1789.  Aug.  6.  Assignment  of  the  above  certificate  to  Nathaniel 

Landon,   157 

Nov.  20.  Assignment  of  the  same  by  N.  Landon  to  Bezaliel 
Seely,     157 

1792.  Feb.  29.  Receipt  to  Jacob  Morton  for  £15  6s.  6d.,  being 
the  consideration  money  of  lot  130,  in  the  town  of 
Chemung,   158 

1835.  Jan.  2.  Memorandum  of  Archibald  Campbell,  that  lot  131 

was  allotted  to  Jonathan  Avery;  not  patented,   159 

1788.  Oct.  30.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Abraham  Brewer,  of  lot 
132,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  300  acres  of 
land,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   159 

1792.  March  5.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  Daniel 
Cruger  is  entitled  to  lot  133,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 

(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   160 

Jan.  10.  Assignment  from  Danl.  Cruger  to  John  J.  AcModer, 

of  lot  133,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   161 

Feb.  13.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  John  Bay,   161 

1788.  Nov.  1.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Aron  Culver,  of  lot  134,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  616  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   162 

1790.  Sept.  28.  Assignment  of  the  same  from  Aron  Culver  to  John 

J.  AcModer,   162 

1791.  May  26.  Assignment  of  the  same  by  John  J.  AcModer  to 

John  Bay,   162 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  Stoddard,  of  lot 
135,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  400  acres  of 
land,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)     163 

1792.  Feb.  29.  Receipt  to  Aaron  McCulver,  for  £47  4s.,  being  the 

consideration  money  for  lot  134,  in  the  township  of 
Chemung,   164 


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Page. 

1788.  Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Henry  Vose,  of  lot  136,  in 

the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  700  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   165 

1789.  June  24.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general,  that  James  BartofF 

and  John  Frederick  are  entitled  to  lot  137,  in  the  town  of 
Chemung,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   166 

1788.  Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Nathan  Denniston,  James 
McBride,  Jonathan  Woodworth,  Win.  Bennet,  Daniel  Up- 
son, Phineas  Stephens,  Isaac  Stoddard,  Elias  Stephens, 
Joshua  Kenny  and  William  Wynkoop,  of  lot  138,  in  the 
town  of  Chemung,  containing  6,400  acres  of  land,  (Bald- 
win, Chemung  Co.,)   167 

[No  date.]  Assignment  by  Nathan  Denniston  to  Daniel 
Delevan,  of  his  interest  in  the  lot  138,  in  the  town  of 
Chemung,   167 

1792.  Feb.  23.  Receipt  to  Nathan  Denniston,  for  £490  8s.,  in  pay- 
ment of  the  above  lot,   167 

1791.  Oct.  14.  Assignment  by  James  McBride,  Jonathan  Wood- 

worth  and  William  Bennit  to  Danl.  Delevan,  of  their 
rights  in  lot  138,  in  the  township  of  Chemung,   168 

Oct.  11.  Assignment  by  Danl.  Upson  and  Isaac  Stoddard  to 
Danl.  Delevan,  of  their  rights  in  lot  138,  in  the  town  of 
Chemung,     169 

Oct.  14.  Assignment  by  Elias  Stephens  to  Danl.  Delevan,  of 
his  right  in  lot  138,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   170 

1792.  Feb.  22.  Certificate  of  James  Clinton,  that  lot  138  was  laid 

out  for  Nathan  Denniston,  James  McBride,  Jonathan 
Woodworth,  William  Bennet,  Daniel  Upson,  Phineas 
Stevens,  Isaac  Stoddard,  Elias  Stevens,  Joshua  Henry  and 

Win.  Wynkoop,   171 

1788.  Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Jacob  Snell,  Lock  wood 
Smith,  Timothy  Farring,  Thomas  Bennet,  Tobias  Wyn- 
koop, Thomas  Foster,  Saml.  Gore  and  Aaron  Dean,  of 
lot  139,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  7,680  acres 

of  land,  (Baldwin,  Chemung  Co.,)   172 

1792.  Feb.  8.  Assignment  of  Timothy  Titus  to  William  Dewer,  of 

his  interest  in  the  above  lot,    172 

Feb.  8.  Assignment  by  Daniel  Delavan  to  Timothy  Titus,  of 
his  interest  in  lot  139,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   173 

Jan.  26.  Assignment  by  Thomas  Thomas  to  Danl.  Delavan,  of 
his  interest  in  lot  139,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   174 

Jan.  28.  Assignment  by  Thomas  Thomas  to  Timothy  Titus, 
of  his  interest  in  lot  139,  in  the  town  of  Chemung   175 

Jan.  27.  Assignment  by  John  Suffern  to  Timothy  Titus,  of 

his  interest  in  lot  139,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   177 

1791.  Dec.  2.  Assignment  by  Thomas  Foster  and  Timothy  Far- 
ring,  to  John  Suffern,  of  their  interest  in  lot  139,  in  the 
town  of  Chemung,  •  178 

Dec.  1.  Assignment  by  Aaron  Dean  to  John  Suffern,  of  his 

interest  in  lot  139,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   179 

1788.  June  28.  Assignment  by  Tobias  Wynkoop  and  Thomas  Ben- 
net to  Thomas  Thomas,  of  their  interest  in  lot  139,  in  the 

town  of  Chemung,   180 

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Page. 

1792.  Feb.  7.  Assignment  by  John  Nicholson  and  Rebecca  Nichol- 
son, administrator  and  administratrix  of  the  estate  of 


Thos.  Nicholson,  junr.,  to  Timothy  Titus,  of  his  interest 

in  lot  139,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   181 

Feb.  8.  Affidavit  of  Daniel  Delavan,  respecting  the  death, 
&c,  of  Jacob  Snell,   182 

1791.  Oct.  10.  Deed  from  Jacob  Snell  to  Thomas  Nicholson,  for  a 

right  of  land  in  lot  139,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   183 

1792.  Feb.  13.  Opinion  of  Richd.  Harison,  respecting  the  estate 

of  Thomas  Nicholson,  junr.,  deceased,  and  that  as  he  died 

without  issue,  his  father  is  his  heir-at-law,   184 

1788.  Nov.  4.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Henry  Wells,  Abiel  Fry 
and  Solomon  Tracy,  of  lot  135,  (sic,  but  query,  140,)  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  2,807  acres  of  land, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)  (see  supra,  page  163,)   185 

1793.  May  9.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general,  that  David  Holbrook 

Henry  Wells,  Abiel  Fry  and  Solomon  Tracy,  are  entitled 
to  lot  140,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  (Baldwin,  Chemung 

Co.,)     185 

1788.  Dec.  1.  Assignment  from  Solomon  Tracy,  Abiel  Fry  and 
Henry  Wells,  to  David  Holbrook,  of  the  above  lot  in  the 

town  of  Chemung,   185 

Assignment  from  David  Holbrook  to  John  Goodwin,   185 

Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  White,  of  lot  141, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  640  acres  of  land, 

(Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)   186 

Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Obadiah  Gore,  Mathias 
Holleback,  William  Buck  and  Avery  Gore,  of  lot  142,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  3,850  acres  of  land, 
(Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)   187 


Oct.  31.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Antony  Romefield  and 
Joseph  Edsall,  of  lot  143,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  con- 
taining 1,426  acres  of  land,  (Southport,  Chemung  Co.,). .  188 
Oct.  31.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Robert  Starratt  and  Danl. 
Montgomery,  of  lot  144,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  con- 
taining 2,000  acres  of  land,  (Southport,  Chemung  Co.,)  189 
Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Egbert  J.  De  Witt  and 
Jacob  Rutzen  De  Witt,  junr.,  of  lot  145,  in  the  town  of 


Chemung,  containing  1,400  acres  of  land,  (Big  Flats, 
Chemung  Co.,)   190 

Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Joseph  McConnel,  William 
Scofield,  James  Love  and  John  Redford,  of  lot  146,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  2,075  acres  of  land, 
(Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   191 

Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  Nicholson,  junr., 
Hezekiah  White,  John  Chandler  and  Thomas  Cooper,  of 
lot  147,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  3,772  acres 
of  land,  (Horseheads,  Chemung  Co.,)   192 


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CHEMUNG-  PAPERS,  Continued. 

Pago. 

1792.  March  5.  Certificate  of  location  for  Nathaniel  Cooper,  John 
Marsh,  Yeron  Hardy,  Aaron  Vandecker,  John  Jay  Ac- 
Moder  and  James  Kinney,  for  lot  148,  in  the  town  of 
Chemung,  containing  3,724  acres,  (Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)  1 

Jan.  10.  Assignment  from  Nathaniel  Cooper,  Yeron  Hardy, 
James  Keny,  John  Marsh,  Nicholas  Hardy  and  John  J. 
AcModer  to  John  Bay,  of  all  their  right  and  interest  in 
the  above  land,   2 

Feb.  29.  Receipt  to  Nathaniel  Cooper  and  others,  for  £285 
7s.  Id.  in  full,  for  the  above  lot,   3 

1788.  Nov.  5.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Nicholas  ,  of  lot 

142,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   3 

Nov.  19.  Assignment  by  Nicholas  Cooper  and  others,  of  all 
their  right  and  title  in  the  above  lands  to  John  Jay  Ac- 
Modey,   3 

1790.  Jan.  5.  Assignment  by  John  Jay  AcModey,  of  all  his  right 

in  the  above  lands  to  John  Bay,   3 

1791.  April  14.  Acknowledgment  of  John  Jay  AcModey,  that  ho 

sealed  and  delivered  the  above  instruments,   3 

1789.  June  24.  Certificate  of  location  for  James  Clerk,  John  Gold- 

trap  and  John  Yeoman,  for  lot  149  in  the  town  of  Che- 
mung, containing  2,322  acres,  (Erin,  Chemung  Co.,)   4 

1791.  Feb.  26.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  to  James  Clarke  &  Co., 

for  £174  3s.,  payment  for  the  above  land,   4 

Feb.  15.  Power  of  attorney  from  James  Clarke  and  others 
to  George  Suffern  to  take  out  in  his  own  name  the  patent 
for  the  above  lot,   5 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Nathan  and  Nathaniel  Van 
Auken  of  lot  150,  town  of  Chemung,  containing  1,500 
acres,  (Erin,  Chemung  Co.,)   6 

'  791.  May  27.  Certificate  of  location  for  said  lot,   6 


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Page. 


1792.  Jan.  1.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  to  Messrs.  Van  Auken 

for  £114  18s.  9d.  in  payment  for  said  land,   6 

1791.  Nov.  1.  Deed  from  Nathan  Van  Auken  to  Thomas  Thomas 

for  1,000  acres  in  lot  150,  aforesaid,   7 

1792.  Feb.  — .  Deed  from  Nathaniel  Van  Auken  to  Moses  De 

Witt  of  all  his  right  and  title  in  lot  150,  in  the  town  of 

Chemung,   8 

Feb.  22.  Assignment  by  Moses  De  Witt  to  Thomas  Thomas 

of  the  above  deed,   8 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  Moffet  Hezekia 
Howel  and  others  for  lot  151,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 
containing  2,650  acres,  (Erin,  Chemung  Co.,)   9 

1791.  Feb.  22.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  to  Thomas  Moffat  for 

£198  15s.  in  payment  of  above  lot,   9 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Benoni  Bradner,  Henry 
Brewster  and  Joseph  Barber  for  lot  152,  in  the  town 
of  Chemung,  containing  2,250  acres,  (Erin,  Chemung 
Co.,)   10 

1792.  Feb.  13.  Receipt  to  Benoni  Brainer  and  others  for  £172  6s. 

2d.  in  payment  of  the  above  lot,   10 

1791.  March  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  Rose  and  John 

Wallis  for  lot  153,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing 
1,600  acres,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   11 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  William  Rose  and  John 

Wallis  for  lot  153,  in  town  of  Chemung,   12 

1792.  Feb.  22.  Receipt  to  Messrs.  Rose  and  Wallis  for  £122  12s. 

in  payment  of  the  above  land,   12 

Feb.  23.  Deed  from  Moses  De  Witt  to  Michael  Connolly  of 
lots  174,  and  153  in  the  towns  of  Owego  and  Chemung,  13 

1789.  May  9.  Deed  from  John  Wood  to  David  Holbrook  of  lot 

154,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   14 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  to  John  Wood  for  lot  154,  in 

the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  341  acres,  (Barton, 

Tioga  Co.,)   15 

1792.  Feb.  22.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  to  John  Wood  for  £26 

2s.  7d.  in  payment  of  above  land,   15 

1789.  June  24.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Suffren  for  lot  155, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  322  acres,  (Barton, 
Tioga  Co.,)    16 

1790.  Aug.  30.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  to  John  Suffern  for  £24 

3s.  in  payment  of  above  land,   16 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Israel  Wells  for  lot  156,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  332  acres,  (Barton, 
Tioga  Co.,)   17 

1791.  Nov.  18.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  to  Israel  Wells  for  £25 

5s.  in  payment  of  above  land,   17 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  to  John  Hathorn  for  lot  157, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  332  acres,  (Barton, 
Tioga  Co.,)    18 

1790.  Feb.  25.  Assignment  by  Mr.  Hathorn  of  the  above  land  to 

Eleazer  Lindsley,   18 

1791.  Nov.  30.  Assignment  by  Colonel  Lindsly  of  the  above  land 

to  Guy  Maxwell,   I8 


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901 


Page. 


1792.  Feb.  29.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  to  Mr.  Hathorn  for  £25 

8s.  lOd.  in  payment  of  the  above  lot,   18 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Louis  Brodhead  for  lot  158, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  1,000  acres,  (Barton, 
Tioga  Co.,)   19 

1791.  Jan.  7.  Deed  from  Lewis  Brodhead  to  John  Cantine,  for  the 

above  lot,   19 

1792.  Feb.  22.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  to  Lewis  Brodhead  for 

£76  12s.  6d.  in  payment  of  the  above  land,   19 

1788.  Nov.  12.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Jonah  Pier  and  Benjamin 

Cole,  for  lot  159,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing 
540  acres,  (Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   20 

1789.  Feb.  May,  — .  Assignment  by  Jonah  Poyer  and  Benjn.  Cole 

of  their  interest  in  the  above  land  to  Jesse  Smith  with 

treasurer's  receipt  for  payment  of  the  land,   20 

1788.  Nov.  12.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Amos  Draper  and  Jonas 
Williams  for  lot  160  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing 
330  acres,  (Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)    21 

1790.  Nov.  11.  Assignment  by  Amos  Draper  of  his  right  in  the 

above  land  to  Jonas  Williams,   21 

1788.  Nov.  12.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Jesse  Miller,  Thomas  Thomas 
and  Enos  Canfield  for  lot  161,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 

containing  2,765  acres,  (Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   22 

Nov.  12.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Samuel  Rensam,  for  lot 
162,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  410  acres,  with 

treasurer's  receipt  for  payment,  (Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   23 

Nov.  12.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Nathaniel  Godsfeed,  for 
lot  163  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  430  acres, 

(Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   21 

Nov.  12.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Silas  Taylor,  for  lot  164, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  230  acres,  (Tioga, 

Tioga  Co.,)   25 

Nov.  12.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Samuel  Rensam,  Ebenezer 
Taylor,  junr.,  Prince  Olden,  jnnr.,  Andrew  Olden,  Christo- 
pher Schoonoven  and  Benjamin  Bidlock,  for  lot  165,  in  the 
town  of  Chemung,  containing  1,980  acres,  (Tio^a,  Tioga 

Co.,)   2G 

1790.  Oct.  — .  Assignment  by  Christopher  Schoonoven  and  others, 

of  all  their  rights  in  the  above  hinds  to  Samuel  Ransom,  26 
1788.  Nov.  13.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Ebenezer  Taylor,  William 
Ransom,  Abisha  Marks,  Samuel  Vangardon,  Benoni  Tay- 
lor and  John  Kortright,  for  lot  166,  in  the  town  of  Che- 
mung, containing  2,400  acres,  (Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   27 

1790.  April  15.  Assignment  by  William  Ransom  to  Ezekiel  Brown 

of  his  interest  in  the  above  land,   27 

Dec.  23.  Assignment  by  Ebenezer  Taylor  to  Ezekiel  Brown 
of  his  interest  in  the  above  land,   27 

1791.  Oct.  11.  Assignment  by  John  Cartright  ami  Samuel  Van 

Gorden  to  -  ,  of  their  interest  in  the  above  lands,  27 

Oct.  12.  Assignment  by  Ezekiel  Brown  to  Isaac  Smith  of 

his  interest  in  the  above  land,   27 

Oct.  14.  Assignment  by  Abisha  Marks  to  Isaac  Smith  of  his 

interest  in  the  above  land,   27 


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[vol.  lv. 


Pago. 

1791.  Oct.  18.  Assignment  by  William  Ransom  and  Ebenezer  Tay- 

lor to  Isaac  Smith  of  their  interest  in  the  above  lands,. .  27 
Oct.  18.  Assignment  of  Benoni  Taylor  to  Isaac  Smith  of  his 

interest  in  the  above  land,   28 

Nov.  20.  Assignment  by  Isaac  Smith  to  Thomas  Thomas 
of  his  interest  in  lot  160,  in  the  town  of  Chemung  afore- 
said,  30 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  to  James  Clinton,  George 

Denniston,  Alexander  Denniston  and  others,  for  lot  1 67,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  3,000  acres,  with  all  the 
islands  in  Owego  river  opposite  the  said  lot ;  and  to  Jas. 
Clinton,  James  Umphrey,  William  Scot  and  James  Denni- 
ston, for  lot  168,  in  said  town,  containing  4,000  acres, 

(Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   31 

Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Brinton  Paine,  for  lot  169 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  800  acres,  (Tioga, 
Tioga  Co.,)   32 

1792.  Feb.  14.  Assignment  by  Brinton  Paine  to  John  Durham  of 

his  interest  in  the  above  lot,   32 

1791.  March  4.  Certificate  of  location  for  William  and  Egbert 

De  Witt  for  a  lot  of  land  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  con- 
taining 1,600,  (Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   33 

•1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Solomon  Bevier,  for  lot 
171,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  1,000  acres, 
(Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   34 

1789.  April  20.  Assignment  of  Peter  A.  Cuddeback  and  Elisha 

Barber  to  Moses  De  Witt  of  one-half  of  lot  172,  in  the 
town  of  Chemung,   35 

1792.  Feb.  23.  Deed  from  Moses  De  Witt  to  John  Cantine  of  the 

above  undivided  half  of  lot  172,  (Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   3G 

Feb.  22.  Receipt  to  Peter  Cuddeback  and  others,  for  £306 
10s.  payment  for  the  following  lot  of  land,    37 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Peter  A.  Cuddeback,  Peter 
Cantine,  Peter  Jansen  and  Elisha  Barber,  lot  172,  in  the 
town  of  Chemung,  containing  4,000  acres,  (Tioga,  Tioga 
Co.,)   37 

1791.  Sept.  5.  Assignment  by  Peter  Cantine  and  Peter  Jansen  to 
John  Cantine,  of  all  their  interest  in  the  aforesaid  lots, 
(seepages  35,  36,  supra,)   37 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Thomas  Burt,  Richard 
Welling  and  Thomas  Welling,  lot  1 73,  in  the  town  of 
Chemung,  containing  2,300  acres,  (Barton,  Tioga  Co.,) . .  38 

1791.  Nov.  16.  Assignment  by  Thomas  Burt,  Richard  and  Thomas 

Welling  to  John  Hathorn  of  their  interest  in  the  above 
lot,    38 

1792.  Feb.  2.  Assignment  by  John  Hathorn  to  James  R.  Smith  of 

his  interest  in  the  above  lot,   38 

Feb.  27.  Receipt  to  Messrs.  Burt  and  Welling  for  £173  0s. 

9d.  payment  for  said  lot,   38 

1791.  March  23.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  R.  De  Witt  and 

Philip  Cuddeback,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of 

Chemung,   39 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Jacob  Rutsen  De  Witt  and 


vol.  lv.]  LAND  PAPERS.  90S 

Pago. 

1788.  Philip  Cuddeback  for  lot  174,  in  the  town  of  Chemung 
(Barton,  Tioga  Co.,)   40 

1789.  April  21.  Power  of  attorney  from  Messrs.  De  Witt  &  Cud- 

deback to  Moses  De  Witt  to  take  out  in  his  own  name 

the  patent  for  the  above  lot,   41 

1788.  Nov.  8.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Dirck  Romcvn,  Daniel 
Jansen  and  William  Peck  for  lot  175  in  the  town  of  Che- 
mung, containing  2,850  acres,  (Barton,  Tioga  Co.,)   42 

Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Evert  Bancker  for  lot  17<>, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  1,000  acres,  (Barton, 

Tioga  Co.,)   43 

1791.  March  14.  Assignment  by  Evert  Bancker  to  Abraham  B. 

Bancker,  of  the  aforesaid  lot,   43 


1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  to  John  Jackson,  Benjamin 
Jackson,  John  Denton,  Joseph  Elliot,  Reuben  Hopkins, 
James  White,  Daniel  Jackson,  Phineas  Case,  Timothy 
Dunnan,  William  Elmer,  William  Thompson  and  Anthony 
Dobbins,  for  lots  177,  171,  182,  183,  184,  185,  186,  187  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  9,360  acres,  (Barton, 


Tioga  Co.,)    44 

1791.  Certificate  of  location  and  treasurer's  receipt  for  £711  17s. 

9d.,  for  the  above  lots,   44 

Nov.  21.  Deed  from  Israel  Wells  to  Gen-it  H.  Van  Wagenen 
of  the  above  9,360  acres  and  332  acres  of  land,  with 
receipts  for  payment,   45 

1790.  Feb.  19.  Deed  from  John  Jackson  and  others  to  Israel  Wells 

of  lots  177,  181,  182,  183,  184,  185,186,  187,  in  the  town 

of  Chemung,  (see  supra,  page  44,)   46 

1788.  Nov.  8.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Daniel  Jansen,  of  lot  178 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  1,000  acres,  (Barton, 
Tioga  Co.,)   47 

1791.  Aug.  15.  Assignment  by  Daniel  Jansen  to  Michael  Connolly 

of  the  above  lot,   47 

Sept.  13.  Assignment  by  Michael  Connolly  to  John  Law- 
rence of  the  above  lot,   47 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Charles  W.  Brodhead,  of 
lot  179  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  1,000  acres, 
(Barton,  Tioga  Co.,)   48 

1791.  Sept  8.  Assignment  by  Charles  W.  Brodhead  to  John  Can- 

tine  of  the  above  land,   48 

Sept.  16.  Assignment  by  John  Cantine  to  Daniel  Delavan  of 
the  above  land,   48 

1792.  Feb.  8.  Assignment  by  Daniel  Delavan  to  William  Dewer, 

of  his  interest  in  the  above  land,   49 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Cornelius  E.  Wynkoop  of 

lot  180,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  1,000  acres, 

(Barton,  Tioga  Co.,)   50 

1791.  Aug.  14.  Assignment  of  Cornelius  E.  Wynkoop  to  John 

Cantine  of  the  above  lot,   50 

Au<r.  15.  Assignment  by  John  Cantine  to  Michael  Conollv 

of  the  above  lot,   50 

Sept.  13.  Assignment  by  Michael  Connolly  to  John  Lawrence 

of  the  above  lot,   50 


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Page. 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Abraham  B.  Bancker,  for  lot 
188,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  1,000  acres, 
(Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   51 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Nathan  Smith  for  lot  189, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  1,000  acres,  (Tioga, 
Tioga  Co.,)    52 

1792.  Feb.  28.  Assignment  by  Nathan  Smith  to  John  Remsen,  of 

the  above  lot,   52 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  to  James  Denton  for  lot  190, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  330  acres,  (South- 
port,  Chemung  Co.,)   53 

1790.  March  3.  Assignment  by  James  Denton  to  Israel  Wells  of 

the  above  lot,     54 

1789.  Jan.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Jeffry  Wisner  for  lot  191, 

in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  271  acres,  (Elmira, 
Chemung  Co.,)   55 

1788.  Nov.  12.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Charles  Clinton,  junr.,  for 

lots  192  and  197,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  and  two  small 
islands  in  the  Tioga  river  near  the  last  mentioned  lot, 
containing  906  acres,  (Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   66 

1789.  Jan.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Charles  Cantine  for  lot  193,  in 

the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  271  acres,  (Elmira,  Che- 
mung Co.,)   57 

1791.  Sept.  11.  Assignment  by  Charles  Cantine  to  John  Cantine 

of  the  above  lot,   57 

1789.  Jan.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Beldin  Burt  for  lots  194  and 
198,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  625  and  271 

acres,  (Elmira  and  Big  Flats,  Tioga  Co.,)   58 

Jan.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Moses  De  Witt  for  lot  195, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  700  acres,  (Elmira, 

Chemung  Co.,)   59 

[  N.  B.  The  village  of  Elmira  is  on  this  lot.] 

Jan.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Henry  Wisner  for  lot  196, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  700  acres,  (Elmira, 
Chemung  Co.,)   60 

Jan.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  to  John  Miller  for  lot  199,  in 
the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  400  acres,  (Big  Flats, 
Chemung  Co  ,)   61 

Jan.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  to  Jacobus  Newkark,  for  lot 
200,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  743  acres,  (South- 
port,  Chemung  Co.,)   62 

1791.  Jan.  6.  Assignment  by  Jacobus  Newkirk  to  John  Cantine 

of  the  above  lot,  ~    . . .  62 

Aug.  24.  Assignment  by  John  De  Witt  to  John  Cantine  of 
his  interest  in  lot  201,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   63 

1792.  Feb.  11.  Assignment  by  John  Cantine  to  Thomas  Ten  Eyck 

of  his  interest  in  lot  201,   63 

Feb.  10.  Assignment  by  Michael  Connolly  to  Thomas  Ten 
Eyck  of  his  interest  in  lot  201,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  64,  68 
1791.  Aug.  20.  Assignment  by  Ebenezer  Clarke  to  Michael  Con- 
nolly of  his  interest  in  lot  201,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  65 
Jan.  28.  Assignment  by  Edward  Savage  to  John  Cantine  of 
his  interest  in  lot  201,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,   66 


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Page. 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Cornelius  C.  Sehoonmaker, 
Ebenezer  Clark,  John  Dewitt  and  Edward  Savage  of  lot 
201,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  4,000  acres, 
(Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   C9 

1791.  Sept.  1.  Assignment  by  Cornelius  C.  Schoonmaker  to  Michael 

Connolly  of  his  interest  in  the  above  lot,   69 

1788.  Nov.  8.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Edward  Lounsbery  and 
John  Cantine  of  lot  202,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  con- 
taining 2,000  acres,  (Baldwin,  Chemung  Co.,)   70 

1791.  Sept.  2.  Assignment  by  John  Cantine  and  Edward  Louns- 

bery to  Michael  Connolly  of  their  interest  in  the  above 

lot,  ,    70 

Sept.  13.  Assignment  by  Michael  Connolly  to  John  Law- 
rence of  his  interest  in  the  above  lot,   70 

1788.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Christopher  Tappen  and 

Joseph  Gasherie  of  lot  203,  in  the  town  of  Chemung, 

containing  2,000  acres,  (Chemung,  Chemung  Co.,)   71 

Copy  of  the  above,    72 

1792.  Feb.  8.  Assignment  by  Daniel  Delavan  to  William  Dewer, 

of  all  his  interest  in  the  above  lot,   71 

1791.  Sept.  5.  Assignment  by  Christopher  Tappen  and  Joseph 
Gasherie  to  Daniel  Delavan,  of  all  their  interests  in  the 
above  lot,   73 

1789.  Jan.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  for  James  Burnett  and  Robt. 

R.  Burnett,  of  lot  204,  in  the  town  of  Chemung,  contain- 
ing 1,360  acres,  (Tioga,  Tioga  Co.,)   74 

Jan.  15.  Certificate  of  survey  for  Benijah  Brown,  of  lot  205, 
in  the  town  of  Chemung,  containing  116  acres,  (South- 
port,  Tioga  Co.,)    74 

1716.  Sept.  1.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  issued  to  Harm  an  Van 
Slyck,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Maquaes  river,  (Palatine,  Montgomery  Co.,)   75 

1725.  May  6.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  issued  to  James  Alexander 
and  others,  for  8,000  acres  of  land  on  the  north  side  of 
the  Mohawks  river,  about  five  miles  above  Fort  Hunter, 
(Mohawk,  Montgomery  Co.,)   75 

1793.  Jan.  2.  Deed  from  Ezekiel  Scott  to  Abraham  Hardenbergh, 

for  2,000  acres  of  unappropriated  land  in  the  state  of 
New  York,   76 

Jan.  3.  Letter  of  Abraham  Hardenbergh  to  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office,  notifying  them  that  he  had 
located  the  above  land  on  Connosserage  creek,  (Sullivan, 
Madison  Co.,)   ^ 

Jan.  2.  Petition  of  Henry  Brewster,  Thomas  North  and 
others,  of  Orange  county,  praying  for  a  grant  of  1,000 
acres  of  unappropriated  lands  in  the  Haveretraw  moun- 
tains, valuable  only  for  furnishing  fuel  for  their  iron 
works,   ?8 

Jan.  3.  Return  of  survey  of  township  10,  for  James  Tal- 
madge  and  Ezra  Thompson,  (North  Norwich,  Chenango 
Co.,)   ™ 


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1793.  Jan.  4.  Receipt  for  £385  13s.  4d.,  balance  of  £3,644  6s.  paid 

for  said  township,   79 

Jan.  10.  Assignment  by  Ezra  Thompson  to  James  Tallmadge, 
of  all  his  interest  in  the  above  township,   79 

Jan.  3.  Letter  of  surveyor  general  De  Witt  to  Governor 
Clinton,  advising  him  that  the  tract  between  the  Che- 
nango and  Oswego  rivers,  ceded  to  Massachusetts,  is 
suspected  to  contain  15,000  acres  above  the  stipulated 
quantity,  and  recommending  a  survey  by  the  state,   80 

1792.  April  19.  Deed  from  Ezekiel  Scott  to  James  R.  Smith,  for 

one  moiety  of  2,000  acres  of  unappropriated  land,  to  which 
he  is  entitled,  ,   81 

1793.  Jan.  1.  Deed  and  release  from  James  R.  Smith  to  Ezekiel 

Scott,  for  said  land,  (see  supra,  pages  76,  77,)   81 

Jan.  8.  Proposal  of  Jacob  Thiell,  to  give  nine  pence  an  acre 
for  2,000  acres  of  vacant  mountain  land  in  Orange  Co.,  82 

Jan.  8.  Letter  of  Coenradt  Bevier  to  Chancellor  Livingston, 
requesting  protection  against  a  claim  made  by  one  Schoon- 
maker  to  his  land  at  Mamaketting,   83 

[No  date.]  Note  of  the  chancellor  to  the  governor,  inclosing 
the  above  letter,  and  requesting  a  decision  in  the  case, . .  84 

Jan.  — .  Letter  of  Chancellor  Livingston  and  others,  offering 
to  purchase  certain  disputed  lands  in  the  Hardenbergh 
patent,   85 

Jan.  10.  Proposal  of  Jonathan  Atkins,  to  pay  one  shilling 
an  acre  for  1,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  the  town  of 
Southeast,  Dutchess  county,  known  as  the  "  Hove-out 
land,"  (Putnam  Co.,)   86 

Jan.  12.  Return  of  survey  of  township  7,  for  Robert  C. 
Livingston,  (Otselic,  Chenango  Co.,)   87 

Jan.  16.  Receipt  for  £4,232  lis.,  being  payment  for  the 
above  township,   87 

Jan.  12.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general,  that  a  certain  tract 
of  land  in  Ulster  Co.,  containing  2,241  acres,  is  vacant,. .  88 

Jan.  12.  Proposal  of  John  Smith,  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  land  extending  12  miles  S.  W.  of  lot  1,  of  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,   ,   88 

Jan.  14.  Letter  of  Daniel  Graham  to  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  explanatory  of  his  proposal  to  purchase 
2,000  acres  of  vacant  land  in  Ulster  county,    89 

Jan.  15.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Jansen,  junr.,  to  purchase  21 
acres  of  unappropriated  land,  adjoining  his  farm  in  the 
town  of  Shawangunck,  Ulster  county,   90 

Map  of  the  above  land,   91 

Jan.  16.  Proposal  of  Nathan  Dean,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  526 
acres  of  vacant  land  at  the  angle  formed  by  the  Pennsyl- 
vania line  and  W.  branch  of  the  Delaware  river,  (Broome 
Co.,)   92 

Map  of  the  above  land,   93 

Letter  from  Alexander  Webster  and  Edward  Savage,  with- 
drawing their  application  for  vacant  lands  between  Lakes 
Champlain  and  George,   94 


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1793.  Jan.  19.  Letter  of  John  Williams  withdrawing  his  applica- 
tion for  lands,   95 

Jan.  19.  Proposal  of  Cornelius  Glen,  Barent  Bleeeker  and 
Abraham  G.  Lansing,  for  a  tract  of  land  in  Montgomery 
county,   9G 

Jan.  21.  Account  of  Samuel  Preston  against  the  state  of 
New  York,   97 

Jan.  22.  Proposal  of  James  Turner,  to  pay  3s.  ail  acre  for 
2,000  acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Hampton,  Washington 
county,   98 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   99 

Jan.  23.  Return  of  survey  of  township  18,  for  Michael  Myers 
and  others,  (S.  half  of  Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,)   100 

Jan.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  the  unsold  part  of  township  19, 
(N.  part  of  Brookfield,  Madison  Co.,)   101 

Feb.  6.  Assignment  by  Jedediah  Sanger  to  John  L  Morgan, 
of  his  interest  in  townships  19  and  20,  (Brookfield,  Madi- 
son Co.,  and  Sangerfield,  Oneida  Co.,)   102 

1792.  Dec.  22.  Assignment  by  Michael  Myers  to  John  L  Morgan, 

'of  his  interest  in  townships  18  and  20,   102 

1793.  Jan.  23.  Return  of  survey  of  township  20,  (Sangerfield, 

Oneida  Co.,)   103 

Jan.  23.  Proposal  of  Philip  Van  Cortland  and  Stephen  Hoge- 

boom,  to  purchase  all  the  lands  between  the  military 

townships  and  the  ten  townships  ceded  to  Massachusetts,  104 
Jan  23.  Return  of  survey  of  400  acres  of  land,  (Marlborough, 

Ulster  Co.,)   105 

Jan.  26.  Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office, 

agreeing. to  the  proposal  of  Joshua  Whitney  and  Matthew 

Adgate,  for  the  purchase  of  the  surplus  tract,  lying  south 

of  the  line  of  the  military  tract  laid  out  for  the  U.  S. 

troops,   106 

Jan.  28.  Proposal  of  David  Thomas  and  others,  for  a  tract 

of  land  in  Washington  county,  south  of  a  place  called  the 

Narrows,   107 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  William  Chase,  to  purchase  a  tract 

of  land  adjoining  his  farm,   108 

Jan.  29.  Proposal  of  Alexander  Turner,  George  Webster 

and  James  Turner,  to  purchase  3,000  acres  of  land  near 

Mount  Defiance,  between  Lakes  Champlain  and  George,  109 
Jan.  29.  Proposal  of  James  Turner  and  others,  to  purchase 

a  tract  of  land  south  of  Ticonderoga,   110 

Jan  29.  Return  of  survey  of  1,896  acres  of  land,  for  Melane- 

ton  Smith,  (Rome,  Oneida  Co.,)   Ill 

Map  of  the  same,   Ill 

Jan.  29.  Return  of  survey  of  4,088  acres  of  land,  for  John 

McKesson,  (Westmoreland,  Oneida  Co.,)   112 

Map  of  the  same,   112 

Jan.  26.  Return  of  survey  of  1,841  acres  of  land,  for  Daniel 

Graham,  (Marlborough,  Ulster  Co.,)   113 

Map  of  the  same,   113 

Jan.  30.  Proposal  of  Matthew  Adgate,  to  purchase  1,500 

acres  of  land  in  Clinton  county,   114 


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1793.  Feb.  1.  Return  of  survey  of  35,560  acres  of  land,  for  Jona- 
than Lawrence,  (Lake  Pleasant,  Hamilton  Co.,)   115 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   115 

Feb.  1.  Proposal  of  Alexander  Grant,  to  purchase  5  or  6 
acres  of  vacant  land  adjoining  his  farm,  (Stamford,  Dela- 
ware Co..)   116 

Feb.  2.  Return  of  survey  of  No.  16,  of  the  twenty  townships, 
(except  one  lot,)  for  John  Tayler,  (New  Berlin,  Chenango 
Co.,)   117 

Feb.  2.  Return  of  survey  of  No.  1 7,  of  the  Chenango  town- 
ships, for  John  Tayler,  (Columbus,  Chenango  Co.,)   118 

Feb.  2.  Proposal  of  Kenneth  Chrisolm,  to  purchase  a  small 
piece  of  vacant  land,  on  the  west  branch  of  the  Delaware 
river,  (Kortright,  Delaware  Co.,)   119 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   120 

Feb.  4.  Proposal  of  John  Livingston,  to  pay  8s.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land,  on  the  east  side  of  Niagara  river,  reserved 
by  the  state  in  its  cession  to  Massachusetts,  being  one 
mile  wide  and  from  forty  to  fifty  miles  long,  including  all 
the  islands,  and  exclusive  of  the  fort  at  Niagara,  (from 
Buffalo  to  Fort  Niagara,)  ,.  ,   121 

Feb.  6.  Return  of  survey  of  township  6,  Chenango  town- 
ships, for  Thomas  Ludlow  and  Josiah  Shipley,  (George- 
town, Madison  Co.,)   122 

Feb.  6.  Return  of  survey  of  township  13,  Chenango  town- 
ships, for  the  same  persons,  (McDonough,  Chenango  Co.,)  123 

Feb.  7.  Letter  of  William  Feller  ahd  others,  to  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office,  withdrawing  a  caveat  against 
granting  a  water  lot  to  John  Van  Benthuysen,  of  Rhine- 
beck,   124 

1791.  Aug.  10.  Notice  by  John  Van  Benthuysen,  that  he  is  about 

to  apply  for  a  grant  of  the  land  under  water,  opposite  his 
land  at  Rhinebeck,  Dutchess  county,   125 

Dec.  1.  Return  of  survey  of  the  water  lot,  applied  for  by 
John  Van  Benthuysen,   126 

Map  of  the  same,   126 

1792.  Aug.  10.  Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,  fix- 

ing a  day  for  the  hearing  of  the  parties  in  the  case  of  the 
application  of  John  Van  Benthuysen  aforesaid,   127 

1791.  Aug.  10.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Power,  proprietor  of  the 

.Poughkeepsie  Journal,  that  he  inserted  six  weeks  in  his 
paper  a  notice  of  John  Van  Benthuysen's  proposed  appli- 
cation, :   128 

1792.  Oct.  3.  Letter  of  Adam  Zufelt  and  others,  withdrawing  a 

caveat  entered  by  them  against  the  grant  to  John  Van 

Benthuysen,  aforesaid,   129 

Oct.  27.  Letter  of  Martin  Sitsar  and  others  to  the  same 
effect,   130 

1793.  Feb.  — .  Proposal  of  Michael  Connolly,  to  pay  Is.  lOd.  an 

acre  for  22,500  acres  of  land,  on  Lake  George,  between 

Green  Island  and  Caldwell's  land,   131 

Feb.  13.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Broome,  to  pay  5s.  3d.  an  acre 
for  all  the  vacant  land  in  the  S.W.  corner  of  Palmer's 


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1793.  purchase,  all  the  vacant  land  in  Bergen's  purchase  and  in 
the  Northampton  patent,   132 

Feb.  13.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Broome  to  pay  4s.  3d  for  cer- 
tain tracts  of  land  in  Palmer's  purchase,  ,   133 

Feb.  16.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Broome  to  pay  2s.  4d.  per  acre, 
for  townships  3  and  4  of  Chenango  townships,   134 

[No  date.]  Proposal  of  William  Chase  to  pay  2s.  an  acre,  for 
250,000  acres  of  land,  west  of  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
and  Bergen's  purchase,   135 

Feb.  20.  Proposal  of  Benjamin  Chase  to  pay  4s.  Id.  an  acre, 
for  a  tract  of  land  adjoining  Bergen's  purchase,   136 

Feb.  22.  Letter  of  Abraham  Hardenburgh  locating  certain 
land  on  Connoserage  creek,  (see^  supra,  page  77,)   137 

Feb.  22.  Assignment  by  Jellis  A.  Fonda  to  Abraham  Har- 
denburgh, of  his  interest  to  1,500  acres  of  lands  to  which 
he  is  entitled  as  captain  in  the  late  New  York  regiment 
commanded  by  Colonel  Marinus  Wiliett,   138 

Feb.  26.  Proposal  of  William  Cockbuvn  and  John  Cantine 
to  pay  Is.  an  acre  for  5,000  or  6,000  acres  of  land,  (Mary- 
land, Otsego  Co.,)   139 

Aug.  15.  Proposal  of  Benjamin  Bowers  to  pay  4s.  an  acre, 
for  a  certain  island  in  West  Canada  creek,  12  miles  from 
German  flatts,   140 

Feb.  28.  Proposal  of  Nathan  Pimbleton  to  pay  £10  for  150 
acres  of  land  on  a  mountain  called  Skunnamonk,  in  Corn- 
wall, Orange  Co.,   141 

Feb.  28.  Proposal  of  James  Turner  and  others,  to  pay  2s.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  land  containing  about  1,500  acres  south 
of  Fort  Ticonderoga,  (Essex  Co.,)   142 

Feb.  28.  Proposal  of  David  Thomas  and  others,  to  pay  2s. 
2d.  per  acre  for  3,000  acres  of  land  in  Washington  county 
south  of  a  place  called  the  Narrows,   143 

Feb.  28.  Proposal  of  Alexander  Turner  and  others,  to  pay 
2s.  4d.  an  acre,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  between  J^akes 
Champlain  and  George,   144 

Feb.  28.  Proposal  of  EUsha  Howard  and  James  Hill  to  pay 
2s.  an  acre  for  600  acres  of  land  in  Clinton  Co.,   145 

May  2.  Report  of  surveyor  general  relative  to  the  locations 
on  land  contracted  for  by  Dean  and  Whitaker,  at  or  near 
the  Cookhouse,  on  the  west  side  of  the  Delaware  river, . .  146 

March  2.  Copies  of  locations  filed  in  the  surveyor  general's 
office  on  lands  at  and  in  the  neighborhood  of  Cookhouse 
on  the  west  side  of  the  Delaware  river,  north  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania line,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   147 

Map  of  lands  located  at  Cookhouse,   148 

1794.  March  3.  Proposal  of  William  Harper  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 

about  13,000  acres  of  land  between  Cherry  Valley  and 

Chcneveses  creek,  (Otsego  Co.,)   149 

1793.  March  4.  Letter  of  J.Livingston  vonKleeckto  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office  transmitting  papers,  relating  to  a 
transfer  of  the  lands  due  to  Michael  Basil,  a  soldier  of 
the  late  American  army,   150 


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1792.  Dec.  12.  Memorial  of  Michael  Bazil,  setting  forth  his  ser- 

vices in  the  revolutionary  war,   151 

Nov.  13.  Certificate  of  Captain  Michael  Connolly  as  to  the 
services  of  the  said  Michael  Bazil,   151 

1793.  Nov.  12.  Note  of  Andrew  Billings  to  Secretary  Scott, 

requesting  him  to  deliver  the  deed  for  Michael  Bason,  to 

Colonel  Delavan,   152 

1783.  June  it.  Certificate  of  Go.  Washington  that  Michael  Bason 
is  honorably  discharged  from  the  American  army,  with 
Colonel  Nicola's  certificate  that  he  has  been  honored  with 

the  "badge  of  merit,"   153 

1793.  March  9.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general  that  Coonrad  Stone 
is  entitled  to  200  acres  of  land  below  the  falls  on  Oswego 
river,  (Volney,  Oswego  Co.,)    154 

Map  of  the  above  land,   154 

March  11.  Proposal  of  William  Green  to  pay  8s.  an  acre 
for  about  20,000  acres  of  land  on  the  south  side  of  Niagara 
river,  between  Lakes  Erie  and  Ontario,   155 

March  11.  Proposal  of  Jonathan  Fitch  and  others,  to  pay 
4s.  6d.  an  acre  for  5,000  acres  of  land  joining  Adiqua- 
tangie  creek,  (Maryland,  Otsego  Co.,)   156 

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general  that  the  above  land 
is  vacant,   157 

March  12.  Proposal  of  Thomas  North  and  Henry  Brewster, 
junr.,  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre  for  1,000  acres  of  vacant  land,  158 

Map  of  the  above  tract,  (Monroe  and  Haverstraw,  Orange 
Co.,)   159 

March  13.  Articles  of  agreement  between  Joshua  Whitney, 
Matthew  Adgate,  Melancton  Smith,  Thomas  Thomas  and 
Wm.  J.  Vredenburgh,  setting  forth  that  they  are  equally 
interested  in  the  purchase  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  adjoin- 
ing u  the  ten  townships "  ceded  to  Massachusetts,  and 
binding  themselves  to  pay  their  respective  portions  of  the 
cost  and  expences  of  said  land,  &c,  (see,  post,  vol.  lxi,  p. 
178,)   160 

March  14.  Proposal  of  John  Livingston  to  pay  9s.  an  acre 
for  a  tract  one  mile  wide  and  between  40  and  50  miles  long 
on  the  east  side  of  Niagara  river,  (see,  svpra,  page  121,)  161 

March  16.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  D.  Dickinson  for 
3,450  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Ontario,  (Phelps, 
Ontario  Co.,)   162 

Map  of  the  above  land,   162 

March  18.  Letter  of  Royal  Flint  and  James  Watson  to  the 
commissioners  of  the  land  office,  requesting  to  be  inform- 
ed whether  transfers  of  shares  from  one  to  the  other  of 
their  associates,  before  the  issuing  of  the  patents,  will  be 
admitted  to  ensure  the  issue  of  patents  to  the  transferree,  163 

March  19.  Proposal  of  William  Cockburn  to  pay  Is.  an  acre, 
for  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  Blue  mountains,  adjoining 

his  property,  and  near  Catterskill,   164 

1792.  Sept.  15.  Power  of  attorney  from  William  Copelind,  late  a 
soldier  in  the  1st  New  York  regiment  to  William  Scudder 
to  take  up  a  patent  for  land  to  which  he  is  entitled,  with 


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1792.  a  letter  from  Scudder  requesting  that  the  patent  may  be 
delivered  to  Michael  Connolly,   165 

Sept.  14.  Certificate  of  Major  John  Graham,  that  William 
Copling  was  a  soldier  in  his  regiment,  and  was  taken 
prisoner  at  Fort  Stanwix,  on  the  4th  June,  1779,   165 

1793.  Jan.  23.  Certificate  of  Joseph  Howell,  accountant,  war 

department,  Washington,  as  to  the  services  of  the  said 

William  Copeland,   166 

Jan  15.  Affidavit  of  William  Scudder,  late  lieutenant  in  the 
1st  New  York  regiment,  relative  to  the  said  Copeland 
having  been  a  prisoner  with  him  in  Quebec,  and  made  his 

escape  in  June,  1783,    167 

Feb.  15.  Affidavit  of  Ebenezer  H.  Wood,  that  John  Van 
Housen  served  in  Major  Henry  Lee's  light  horse  and  died 

at  the  high  hills  of  Santee  river,  South  Carolina,   168 

Feb.  15.  Affidavit  of  Samuel  Wood,  to  the  same  effect,. . .  .  168 
March  11.  Certificate  of  John  Having,  that  a  certificate  lias 

been  issued  for  the  pay  of  said  Van  Heuson,,   168 

March  20.  Affidavit  of  Harmanus  Van  Heuson,  that  his  father 
John  Van  Heuson,  was,  at  the  time  of  his  enlistment,  an 
inhabitant  of  Orange  county,  in  the  state  of  New  York,  168 
March  21.  Proposal  of  Cornelius  Glen,  Barent  Bleecker  and 
Abraham  G.  Lansing,  to  pay  3s.  7£d.  an  acre,  for  115,000 

acres  of  vacant  land,  (Fulton  Co.,)   169 

Statement  showing  the  difference  between  the  offer  of  Glen, 
Bleecker  and  Lansing,  and  that  of  Ben  Case,  for  the 

above  tract,   170 

March  23.  Proposal  of  Paschal  N.  Smith,  William  Chase 
and  Samuel  and  John  Broome,  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for 
250,000  acres  of  land,  west  of  1,  2,  3,  4  and  5,  of  Totten 

and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Herkimer  Co.,)   171 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   172 

March  26.  Return  of  survey  for  Edmond  Baker,  of  a  lot 
under  water,  at  Great  Nutten  Hook,  Columbia  Co., 

(Stuyvesant,  Columbia  Co.,)   173 

Map  of  the  above  lot,  •   173 

March  26.  Return  of  survey  for  the  representatives  of  An- 
thony Hoffman,  for  25,000  acres,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  (Chester,  Warren  Co.,  and  Schroon,  Essex  Co.,)  174 
1795.  May  16.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer,  for  £1,379  13s.  4d.  in 

payment  of  the  above  tract,   175 

1793.  March  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Morgan  Lewis,  for  200 
acres  of  land  in  Montgomery  county,  (Hope,  Hamilton 

Co.,)   176 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   176 

March  27.  Certificate  of  location  for  Morgan  Lewis,  for  750 
acres  of  land  in  Montgomery  county,  (Northampton, 

Fulton  Co.,)   177 

Map  of  the  above  lot,  •  ■  •  ■   177 

March  27.  Certificate  of  location  for  Morgan  Lewis,  for  450 
acres  of  land  in  Montgomery  county,  (Northampton, 

Fulton  Co.,)   178 

March  27.  Letter  of  John  W.  Watkins  to  Gerard  Bancker, 


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Page. 

1793.  state  treasurer,  requesting  to  be  furnished  with  the  loca- 
tions of  a  tract  of  land  purchased  by  him  and  others, 
between  the  military  lands  and  the  town  of  Chemung,  . .  178 

March  28.  Letter  of  Jonathan  Lawrence  to  Gerard  Bancker, 
state  treasurer,  promising  to  make  a  remittance  for  a  tract 
of  land  purchased  by  him  near  the  Canada  creek,  and 
complaining  that  it  does  not  contain  the  quantity  sold  to 
him,    179 

March  30.  Proposal  of  Robert  Bowne,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre 
for  a  large  tract  of  land  east  of  Jerseyfield,  (see,  supra^ 
page  169,)   180 


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1793. 


Page. 

1793.  March  30.  Return  of  survey  for  John  W.  Watkins  and  Royal 
Flint,  of  48,074  acres  of  land  in  Herkimer  and  Tioga 
counties,  (Pitcher,  Linklaen,  Chenango  Co.,  and  De  Ruy- 


ter,  Madison  Co.,)   1 

Map  of  the  same,    1 

March  30.  Return  of  survey  for  John  W.  Watkins  and 
Augustine  Sacket,  of  16,600  acres  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 

(German,  Chenango  Co.,) ...   ,   2 

Map  of  the  same,   2 

April  1.  Letter  of  Win.  Chase,  Paschal  N.  Smith  and  Saml, 
Broome,  withdrawing  their  proposal  of  the  23d  March, 

(supra,  vol.  in,  page  171,)   3 

April  1.  Letter  of  George  Scriba  to  Gerard  Bancker,  explain- 
ing the  delay  in  the  payment  for  certain  lands  purchased 

of  the  state,   4 

April  2.  Proposal  of  George  Trimble,  to  pay  2s.  4d.  an  acre 
for  1,180  acres  of  land,  south  of  Trout  brook,  and  west 
of  Rogers  rock,  and  the  north  landing  of  Lake  George,  5 
April  2.  Memorial  of  Tho :  Jackson,  lieutenant  2d  regiment 

light  dragoons,  continental  army,  for  a  grant  of  land,.  . .  6 
April  2.  Proposal  of  Benjamin  Chase,  to  pay  3s.  lOd.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  land  adjoining  Bergen's  purchase,  (see 

vol.  lv,  pages  136,  170,)   7 

April  2.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Avery,  to  pay  9d.  an  acre  for 
20,000  acres  of  land  between  Lake  George  and  Wood 
creek ;  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for  5,000  acres,  west  of  the  Dela- 
ware river,  and  joining  the  Pennsylvania  line,  and  Is.  6d. 
an  acre  for  a  township  ten  miles  square,  north  of  the 

Mohawk  river,   8 

April  4.  Proposal  of  Michael  Connolly,  to  pay  2s.  3d.  an  acre 
for  22,000  acres  of  land,  at  the  south  end  of  Lake  George, 

(Caldwell,  Warren  Co.,)   9 

April  6.  Proposal  of  Robert  Bowne  and  William  T.  Robin- 
115 


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Page. 

1793.      son,  to  pay  3s.  per  acre  for  all  the  vacant  land  between 

Macomb's  purchase  and  Mayfield,  Montgomery  county, . .  10 

April  6.  Abstract  of  lands  sold  by  the  commissioners  of  the 
land  office,  exhibiting  the  sums  due,   11 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  to  William  S.  Smith,  of  91,800 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  Chenango  Triangle, 
(Smithville  and  Greene,  Chenango  Co. ;  Barker  and  Tri- 
angle, Broome  Co.,)   12 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  to  William  S.  Smith,  for  township 
8,  Herkimer  county,  containing  25,780  acres,  (Smyrna, 
Chenango  Co.,,);    13 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  for  William  S.  Smith,  for  town- 
ship 9,  Herkimer  county,  containing  24,205  acres,  (Sher- 
burn,  Chenango  Co.,)   14 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  for  William  S.  Smith,  for  town- 
ship 5,  Herkimer  county,  containing  26,200  acres,  (Leba- 
non, Madison  Co.,)   15 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  for  William  S.  Smith,  for  town- 
ship 4,  Herkimer  county,  containing  24,400  acres,  (Ham- 
ilton, Madison  Co.,)   16 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  to  William  S.  Smith,  for  town- 
ship 3,  Herkimer  county,  containing  24,624  acres,  (Madi- 
son, Madison  Co.,)   17 

\  April  6.  Return  of  survey  to  William  S.  Smith,  for  town- 
ship 2,  Herkimer  county,  containing  28,243  acres,  (Eaton, 
Madison  Co.,)   18 

April  6.  Return  of  survey  to  White  Matlock  and  Jacob 
Hallet,  for  township  12,  Tioga  county,  containing  24,185 
acres,  (Pharsalia,  Chenango  Co.,)   19 

April  6.  Letter  of  (treasurer  Bancker,)  by  order  of  the  com- 
missioners of  the  land  office,  to  Simeon  De  Witt,  surveyor 
general,  informing  him  that  certain  purchasers  of  waste 
lands  delay  payment  therefor,  on  the  ground  that  they 
cannot  obtain  their  surveys,  and  requesting  dispatch,  as 
!•  "  the  treasury  is  empty,"    20 

April  7.  Proposal  of  William  Chase  and  Timothy  Olcott,  to 
pay  Is.  an  acre  for  township  9,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  (Franklin  and  Belmont,  Franklin  Co.,)   21 

April  8.  Proposal  of  Walter  Dowdall,  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
sundry  tracts  of  land,  in  all  about  13,000  acres,  between 
Roger's  rock  on  Lake  George  and  Schroon  lake,  and  also 
west  of  Bulwagga  bay,  on  Lake  Champlain,   22 

April  9.  Letter  of  James  Watson  to  treasurer  Bancker,  stat- 
ing his  willingness  to  pay  for  the  lands  he  has  purchased, 
as  soon  as  he  is  informed  of  the  probable  number  of  acres 
he  will  ultimately  be  put  in  possession  of,   23 

April  10.  Proposal  of  William  Embree,  to  pay  2s.  4d.  an 
acre  for  township  3,  of  the  military  tract,  (Blackbrook, 
Clinton  Co.,)  ■. .  . .  24 

April  10.  Proposal  of  Zephaniah  Piatt,  to  pay  2s.  4d.  an  acre 
for  certain  tracts  of  land  in  Clinton  county,  adjoining  his 
former  purchases,   25 

April  10.  Proposal  of  Piatt  Rogers  to  pay  2s.  4d.  an  acne 


vol.  lvi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  915 

Pago. 

1793.      for  sundry  tracts  of  land  in  Clinton  county  adjoining  Lake 

Champlain,   26* 

April  10.  Proposal  of  Franklin  Robinson  and  Co.  to  pay 
3s.  3d.  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  land,  (Hamilton  and  Fulton 
Cos.,)   27 

April  11.  Proposal  of  Effingham  Embtree  &  Co.  to  pay  2s.  7d. 
an  acre  for  township  3,  military  tract,  (Blackbrook,  Clinton 
Co.,  see,  supra,  page  24,).   28 

April  12.  Proposal  of  Zephaniah  Piatt  and  Piatt  Rogers  to 
pay  2s.  4d.  for  about  40,000  acres  of  land  in  Clinton 
county,   29 

April  14.  Letter  of  Simeon  De  Witt,  surveyor-general  to 
Gerard  Bancker  concerning  surveys  of  sold  lands  and  in 
answer  to  Bancker's  letter  of  the  6th  April,   30 

April  15.  Proposal  of  John  Kelly  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for  two 
tracts  of  land,  one  in  Otsego  county  and  the  other  west 
of  Split  Rock  or  Northwest  bay,  on  Lake  Champlain, 
(Otsego  and  Essex  Cos.,)    31 

Map  of  the  above  tract  in  Essex  county,   31 

Proposal  of  Carlell  Pollock  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for  three 
tracts  of  land;  one  on  Putnam's  creek,  Crown  Point, 
Essex  county ;  another  between  Roger's  Rock  on  Lake 
George  and  Schroon  lake,  and  the  third  on  Sable  river, 
Clinton  county,  .  32 

April  16.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Avery  to  pay  Is.  6d.  an  acre 
for  20,000  acres  of  land  between  Lake  George  and  Wood 
creek;  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for  5,000  acres  west  of  Delaware 
river  on  the  Pennsylvania  line,  and  2s.  an  acre  for  a  town- 
ship north  of  the  Mohawk  river,  (see,  supra,  page  8,)  ...  33 

March  14.  Affidavit  of  William  Sherburne  and  Whitfield 
Hatch  that  they  saw  Edmond  Baker  affix  to  the  door  of 
the  Columbia  county  court  house  a  notice  that  he  intended 
to  apply  for  a  grant  of  land  under  water  adjoining  his 
farm  on  Hudson  river,   34 

April  16.  Notice  that  Edmond  Baker  intends  to  apply  for  a 
grant  of  land  under  water  at  a  place  called  Great  Nutton 
Hook ;  with  affidavit  of  Robert  Sharp  and  Seely  Blatchly 
that  they  saw  said  notice  published  in  the  newspaper 
printed  in  Hudson  by  Asbol  Stodder,   35 

Certificate  of  Walter  Tyler  and  others  in  favor  of  Baker's 
application,   36 

April  18.  Proposal  of  John  Taylor  to  pay  2s.  lid.  an  aero 
for  8,000  acres  of  land  on  the  Pennsylvania  line,  not 
included  in  the  townships  of  Randolph  and  Warren, 
(Broome  Co.,)   37 

April  18.  Letter  of  James  Wratson  to  Gerard  Bancker  return- 
ing Mr.  De  Witt's  letter,  and  promising  a  remittance,  ...  38 

April  19.  Proposal  of  John  Cantine  to  pay  is.  7d.  an  aero 
for  1  2,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Otsego   .  39 

April  20.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Avery  to  pay  2s.  and  3s.  an 
acre  for  sundry  tracts  of  land  for  which  he  already  made 
proposals  on  the  2d  and  16th  April,  (see  pages  8,  33,)  . .  40 

April  22.  Proposal  of  John  Taylor  to  pay  6s.  an  acre  for 


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Page. 

2793.      two  tracts  of  land  adjoining  and  east  of  Skeenesborough, 

Washington  county,  (Hampton,  Washington  Co.,)   41 

Map  of  the  above  tract,  :   41 

Aug.  24.  Return  of  survey  of  the  Road  township,  containing 
25,000  acres,  15,000  acres  of  which  were  granted  to 
Edward  Edwards  and  5,000  to  Benjamin  Hovey,  (Catze- 
novia,  Madison  Co.,)   42 

Map  of  the  Road  township,    42 

Description  of  the  survey  of  the  several  tracts  in  the  Road 
township  aforesaid,   43 

April  26.  Petition  of  Richard  D.  Cantillon  for  a  grant  of 
lands  under  water  on  the  Hudson  river  at  Clinton,  Dutch- 
ess county  and  New  Paltz,  Ulster  county,  (Hyde  Park, 
Dutchess  Co.,  and  New  Paltz,  Ulster  Co.,)   24 

June  7.  Affidavit  of  James  J.  Graham  that  he  had  affixed 
a  printed  notification  of  Richd.  D.  Cantillon  to  the 
door  of  the  court  house  at  Kingston,   .45 

Oct.  12.  Notice  of  Richard  D.  Cantillon  that  he  intends  to 
apply  for  a  grant  of  the  above  water  lots,   45 

April  27.  Proposal  of  David  Quinton  to  pay  5s.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land  formerly  granted  to  Lieutenant  Stair 
Campbell  Carr,  (Hampton,  Washington  Co.,)   46 

April  29.  Proposal  of  Francis  Bayard  Winthrop  to  pay  2s. 
an  acre  for  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
Champlain,  formerly  granted  to  James  Stevenson,  (Ticon- 
deroga,  Essex  Co.,)    47 

April  30.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Broome  to  pay  4s.  3d.  an  acre 
for  the  state  lot  in  Palmer's  purchase,  (Warren  Co.,) ....  48 

April  30.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Broome  to  pay  5s.  3d.  an  acre 
for  a  tract  of  land  in  Saratoga  county  adjoining  lot  13  of 
Bergen's  purchase,   49 

April  30.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Broome  to  pay  2s.  4d.  an  acre 
for  township  3,  military  lands,   50 

April  30.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Broome  to  pay  5s.  3d.  an  acre 
for  all  the  unappropriated  lands  in  the  Northampton 
patent  at  the  great  bend  of  the  Sacandaga  river,  (Mont- 
gomery and  Saratoga  Cos.,)   51 

May  1.  Letter  of  Jared  Coffin  and  Joseph  Hamilton  of  Hud- 
son, to  u  citizen  "  Robert  Troop  requesting  him  to  inform 
the  land  office  in  the  name  of  Benjamin  Birdsall  &  Co., 
that  they  locate  their  grant  of  10  miles  square  in  town- 
ship 3,  military  lands,  (Blackbrook,  Clinton  Co.,)   52 

May  16.  Application  of  Robert  Troop  for  a  warrant  of  sur- 
vey of  the  above  land  for  Birdsall  &  Co.,   52 

May  1.  Proposal  of  William  Cockburn  to  pay  Is.  3d.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  2,000  acres  of  land  near  the  Caters 
kill,  (Greene  Co.,)  (see  vol.  lv,  page  164,)   53 

May  G.  Note  of  Samuel  Franklin  to  L.  A.  Scott,  secretary  of 
state,  withdrawing  his  proposal  for  the  purchase  of  vacant 
lands,   54 

May  9.  Memorial  of  John  J.  Morgan  praying  a  return  of 
monies  which  he  claims  to  have  overpaid  to  the  state  for 
townships  18,  19  and  20,  of  the  20  townships,   55 


vol.  lvi.]  LAND  PAPERS.  91 7 

Pago- 

1793.  May  6.  Proposal  of  James  Turner  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for 
700  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Hampton,  Washington 
county,   56 

May  6.  Letter  of  James  Turner  requesting  some  alteration 
in  the  minutes  of  the  agreement  of  his"  purchase,  with  a 
map  of  certain  lands  in  Washington  county,   57 

May  9.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Robinson  and  William  T.  Robin- 
son to  pay  Is.  an  acre  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  west  side 
of  Lake  Champlain,  valuable  only  for  its  timber  and  iron 
ore,  and  containing  about  46,000  acres,  (Westport,  Essex 
Co.,)   58 

May  10.  Proposal  of  Philip  Smith  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  about 
400  acres  of  land  in  Westfield,  (Fort  Ann,  Washington  Co.,)  59 

May  10.  Return  of  survey  to  William  Barber  of  a  lot  under 
water  in  the  Hudson  river,  (Hyde  Park,  Dutchess  Co.,) . .  60 

Map  of  William  Barber's  estate  in  Clinton,  Dutchess 
county,    60 

May  10.  Proposal  of  Roger  Noble  to  pay  2s.  4ci.  an  acre  for 
two  townships  west  of  Lake  Champlain,  being  9  and  10 
of  the  Old  military  tract,  (Franklin  and  Belmont,  Franklin 
Co.,)   CI 

May  10.  Return  of  survey  to  Richard  D.  Cantillon  of  a  tract 
of  land  under  water  on  the  Hudson  river,  (New  Paltz, 
Ulster  Co.,)   62 

Dec.  6.  Minute  by  Secretary  Scott  of  alterations  made  in  the 
above  survey  by  order  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land 
office,    62 

April  19.  Map  of  the  flats  covered  by  the  water  of  the 
Hudson's  river  adjacent  to  the  land  of  Richard  D.  Can- 
tillon in  the  town  of  New  Paltz,  Ulster  county,   62 

May  10.  Return  of  survey  of  a  water  lot  at  Crom  Elbow 
in  the  county  of  Dutchess  for  Richard  D.  Cantillon,  (Hyde 
Park,  Dutchess  Co.,)   63 

April  1 9.  Map  of  the  flats  opposite  the  estate  of  Richard  D. 
Cantillon  in  Clinton,  Dutchess  county,   63 

Sept.  — .  Certificate  of  Isaac  Bloom  and  others  that  the 
landing  of  Richard  D.  Cantillon  has  for  seven  years  been 
noted  for  shipping  a  large  quantity  of  lumber  and  pro- 
duce to  the  city  of  New  York,  and  in  favor  of  the  above 
grant,   64 

July  31.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Power,  proprietor  of  the 
Pouglikeepsie  Journal,  that  a  notice  of  Richard  D.  Can- 
tillon's  intention  to  apply  for  the  above  grant  has  been 

published  in  that  paper   65 

1791.  Aug.  20.  Notice  of  Richard  D.  Cantillon's  intention  to  apply 

as  aforesaid,  •  •  66 

1780.  June  10.  Furlough  to  James  Barrows,  a  soldier  in  Captain 
Dunscomb's  company,  4th  New  York  regiment,  to  remain 
one  month  at  Spencertown,  signed  Fred.  Weissenfels, 

lieutenant  colonel  commanding,   67 

1789.  April  3.  Letters  of  administration  to  Ebenezer  Barrows  for 

the  estate  of  James  Barrows,  deceased,   68 


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Page. 

1792.  Oct.  24.  Affidavit  of  James  Hatch  as  to  the  death  of  James 

Barrows  aforesaid  in  1780,   69,  72 

Oct.  24.  Affidavit  of  Ebenezer  Barrows  respecting  the  death 
of  his  late  son  James  Barrows  on  the  5th  Sept.,  1780,. . .  70 
•  Dec.  13.  Certificate  of  Michael  Connolly  respecting  the 
*,.  enlistment  of  James  Barrows  aforesaid,   70 

1793.  May  11.  Affidavit  of  Joseph  Hacket  respecting  the  sickness 

and  death  of  the  aforesaid  James  Barrows,   71 

May  13.  Proposal  of  Gerrit  Van  Wagenen  to  pay  3s.  an 
acre  lor  4,000  acres  of  land  in  Tioga  county,  (Windsor, 

:.  Broome  Co.,)   73 

May  24.  Certificate  of  Marte  Beeckman  and  others,  frce- 
1   ,  holders  of  the  county  of  Renselaer,  in  favor  of  the  granting 

John  M.  Van  Beuren  a  lot  of  land  under  water  in  the 

;  Hudson  river,   74 

April  4.  Extract  from  the  minutes  of  the  land  office  on  the 
\  application  of  John  Van  Beuren  for  a  grant  of  land  under 

water  at  Schodack,  Renselaer  county,   75 

1770.  Sept.  5.  Copy  of  a  partition  deed  between  Mayaka  Witbeck 
widow  of  Andries  Witbeck,  Peter  Ten  Eyck,  John  Jonas 
Bronck,  John  Barclay  and  Thomas  Hoghteling,  Coeymans,  76 
1793.  Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  David  McCarthy,  of  Coeymans,  as  to 
certain  proposed  improvements  at  the  landing  at  that 

place,  belonging  to  Andries  Ten  Eyck,   77 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  John  Curry,  sloop  captain,  as  to  the 
advantage  to  be  derived  to  the  trade  of  Coeymans  from 
V  the  erection  of  docks  &c,  at  that  place,  on  the  property 

of  Andries  Ten  Eyck,   78 

Feb.  15.  Certificate  of  John  T.  Van  Dalfson  of  Coeymans 

to  the  same  effect,   79 

Feb.  16.  Certificate  of  Coenradt  Ten  Eyck,  of  Coeymans,  to 

the  same  effect,   80 

Feb.  21.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  S.  Glen  that  he  had  affixed  to 
the  door  of  the  court  house  at  Albany  a  notice  of  Andries 
'  Ten  Eyck's  intention  to  apply  to  the  commissioners  of 

the  land  office  for  a  grant  of  the  land  under  wTater  at 

Coeymans,   81,  82 

May  25.  Affidavit  of  Charles  R.  Webster,  that  he  hath  pub- 
lished the  above  notice  in  the  Albany  Gazette,   83 

May  25.  Affidavit  of  Abraham  Ten  Eyck,  that  the  improve- 
ments contemplated  by  Andries  Ten  Eyck  at  Coeymans, 

will  essentially  promote  the  commerce  of  the  state,   84 

May  30.  Proposal  of  John  Cantine,  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for 

12,000  acres  of  land,  in  Otsego  county,  -   85 

Map  showing  the  vacant  and  granted  lands,  in  Essex  and 

•  Clinton  counties,   86 

June  — .  Proposal  of  Walter  Dowdall,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre 
for  about  5,000  acres  of  land,  between  J^ake  George  and 
Schroon  lake,  and  2s.  lOd.  for  9,000  acres  in  Essex  county, 

(see,  sapra,  page  22,)   86 

June  1.  Proposal  of  John  Sanders,  to  pay  3s.  8d.  for  about 
'  f           600  acres  of  land,  being  the  gore  near  the  bounds  of  Al- 
bany and  Otsego  counties,  (Schoharie  Co.,)   87 


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919 


1793.  Proposal  of  Gerrit  H.  Van  Wagenen,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
about  3,800  acres  of  land,  (Windsor,  Broome  Co.,)  (see 

page  73,)   88 

1775.  Dec.  7.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  to  James  Stephen- 
sop^  in  right  of  his  deceased  father,  James  Stephenson, 
late  a  commissary  of  stores,  (Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,) . .  89 
1793. — .  Proposal  of  Francis  Bayard  Winthrop  for  t  lie  above  land, 
for  which  he  offers  4s.  an  acre ;  also  3s.  an  acre  for  1,000 
acres  at  Westport,  Essex  county,  (see,  supra,  page  47,). .  89 

June  1.  Proposal  of  Robert  Bowne,  to  pay  2s.  3d.  an  ac  re 
for  a  large  tract  of  land  in  Fulton  county,  (see  vol.  lv, 
page  180,)   90 

June  23.  Proposal  of  John  Kelly,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  two 
tracts  of  land,  one  of  about  5,000  acres  in  Otsego  county, 
and  the  other  about  3,000  acres  on  the  west  <i<le  of  Lake 
Champlain,  Essex  county,  (see,  supra,  ptige  31,)   91 

June  3.  Proposal  of  Henry  Quackenboss  &  Co.,  to  pay  2s. 
Cd.  an  acre  for  3,000  acres  of  land,  (Fort  Ann,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   92 

June  3.  Proposal  of  Carlile  Pollock,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
4,000  acres  of  land,  east  of  Lake  George,  near  the  moun- 
tain called  Anthony's  Nose,  (Putnam,  Washington  Co.,)  93 

June  3.  Proposal  of  Carlile  Pollock,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
1,400  acres  of  land,  lying  between  the  Northampton  and 
McCloud's  tracts,  (Northampton,  Fulton  Co.,)   94 

June  3.  Proposal  of  Carlile  Pollock  &  Co.,  to  pay  3s.  an 
acre  for  8,320  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  side  of  Lake 
George,  (see,  supra,  page  32,)   95 

Proposal  of  Franklin  Robinson  &  Co.,  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
46,000  acres  of  land,  and  Is.  lOd,  for  30,000  acres,  both 
in  Clinton  county,  and  2s.  lid.  for  6,000  acres  in  Otsego 
county,  (see,  supra,  page  58,)   96 

June  5.  Proposal  of  Philip  Smith  and  others,  to  pay  2s.  2<L 
an  acre,  in  "specie,"  for  1,359  acres  of  land,  in  the  town 
of  Whitehall,  Washington  county,  east  bank  of  Lake 
George,   97 

June  6.  Proposal  of  David  Thomas,  Alexr.  J.  Turner  and 
James  Turner,  to  pay  2s.  2d.  "in  specie an  acre,  for 
2,600  acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Whitehall,  Washington 
county,  north  of  the  Sugar  Loaf  tract,   99 

June  6.  Proposal  of  James'Turner,  to  pay  4-.  2d.  an  acre  for 
659  acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Hampton,  Washington 
county,   IAft 

June  7.  Return  of  survey  to  James  Turner,  for  1,300  acres 
of  land,  in  the  town  of  Hampton,  Washington  county,  .  .  101 

Map  of  the  preceding  tract,   1Q1 

June  7.  Return  of  survey  to  David  Thomas,  Alexander  J. 
Turner  and  James  Turner,  for  736  acres  of  land  on  Wood 
creek,  (Whitehall,  Washington  Co.,)   102 

Map  of  the  same,   102 

June  7.  Return  of  survey  for  David  Thomas,  Alexander  J. 
Turner  and  James  Turner,  for  2,170  acres  of  land,  in  the 
town  of  Whitehall,  Washington  county,   103 


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[vol.  lvi. 


1793.  Map  of  the  above  land,   103 

June  7.  Letter  of  Simeon  De  Witt,  surveyor  general,  to  Lewis 
A.  Scott,  secretary  of  state,  enclosing  a  location  of  Bass 
Chard,  Samuel  Hatch  and  others,  interfering  with  lands 
sold  to  Turner  and  others,  in  Washington  county,   104 

1792.  Nov.  13.  Letter  of  Pliny  Moore  to  Simeon  De  Witt,  notify- 

ing him  that  he  locates  near  Whitehall,  Washington 
county,  certain  tracts  of  land  for  Bass  Chard  and  others, 
former  proprietors  of  Isle  la  Motte,   105 

1793.  June  8.  Petition  of  Dr.  Samuel  Woodruff,  hospital  mate  in 

the  general  hospital  of  the  LTnited  States,  Albany,  &c, 
praying  his  land  bounty,   106 

1792.  April  9.  List  of  physicians  and  surgeons  entitled  to  land,  by 

an  act  of  the  state  of  New  York,  with  the  rank  of  each, 

as  established  by  Congress,  Sept.  30,  1780,   107 

1793.  June  8.  Letter  from  Simeon  De  Writt  to  Lewis  A.  Scott,  sec- 

retary of  state,  (enclosing,)   108 

June  8.  Account  of  the  locations  within  the  tract  of  land 
purchased  by  Watkins  and  Flint,  between  Chemung  and 
the  military  lands,   109 

June  8.  Affidavit  of  Charles  R.  and  George  Webster,  pro- 
prietors of  the  Albany  Gazette,  that  they  had  duly  pub- 
lished an  advertizement  of  John  M.  Van  Bueren's  intention 
to  apply  for  a  grant  of  land  under  water,   110 

April  4.  Minute  of  the  proceedings  of  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  on  the  application  on  John  Van  Beuren, 
aforesaid,  with  affidavit  of  Martin  Van  Beuren,  that  he 
had  served  copy  of  said  resolution  of  James  Van  Ness,. .  Ill 

June  10.  Proposal  of  WTilliam  Cockburn,  to  pay  Is.  7d.  for 
about  2,000  acres  of  land  on  the  Blue  mountains,  near 
Caters  kill,  (Greene  Co.,)   112 

June  12.  Certificate  of  Dr.  Joseph  Young,  late  hospital  phy- 
sician, and  William  Pitt  Smith,  that  Samuel  Woodruff 
served  as  hospital  mate  until  the  termination  of  the  war,  113 

June  12.  Return  of  survey  to  John  Van  Beuren,  for  a  lot 
under  water  at  Schodack,  (Rensselaer  Co.5)   114 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,   114 

June  12.  Certificate  of  location  for  Peter  Yates  for  two 
islands  in  Hudson  river  near  Schachticoke  landing,  (Rens- 
|  selaer  Co.,)   115 

Map  of  the  above  islands,   115 

Statement  of  the  case  of  Lieutenant  Thomas  Lyons  of  Colo- 
nel Seth  Warner's  regiment,   116 

1792.  March  22.  Certificate  of  Michael  Connolly  of  the  residence, 

&c,  of  Lieutenant  Thomas  Lyons,  aforesaid,   117 

Oct.  1.  Power  of  attorney  from  Lieutenant  Thomas  Lyons, 
aforesaid,  to  John  Williams  to  receive  from  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office  the  bounty  lands  belonging  to 
him,   118 

Memorandum  for  Secretary  Scott  to  make  out  patent  for 
above  land  to  James  Harvey  of  New  York,  with  certifi- 
cate of  treasurer  Bancker  that  Lieutenant  Lyons  has 
received  certificates  for  depreciation  of  pay,   119 


VOL.  LVI.j 


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921 


Page. 

1793.  June  14.  Claim  of  Daniel  Eavll  to  a  silver  and  lead  mine 
discovered  by  him  at  the  east  side  of  South  bay,  (White- 
hall, Washington  Co.,)   120 

June  14.  Proposal  of  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer  to  pay  2s.  6d. 
for  45,000  acres  of  land  near  Pittsburgh,  Clinton  county,  121 

June  15.  Certificate  of  location  for  Elnathan  Fitch,  for  950 
acres  of  land  in  Otsego  county,  (Maryland,  Otsego  Co.,)  122 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   122 

June  15.  Proposal  of  George  Trimble  to  pay  3s.  8d.  an  acre, 
for  a  tract  of  land  west  of  Lake  George  and  northwest  of 
McDonald's  bay,  (Hague,  Warren  Co.,)   123 

June  20.  Proposal  of  John  Thurman  to  pay  Is.  8d.  for  a 
tract  of  land  west  of  Scaron  river,   124 

June  24.  Proposal  of  Stephen  Thorn  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
certain  reserved  lots  in  the  townships  of  Ovid,  Romulus, 
and  Pompey,   125 

June  26.  Proposal  of  Robert  McClallen,  James  Caldwell  and 
R.  Cockran  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for  40,000  acres  of  land 
west  of  Lake  George,  (Essex  and  Warren  Cos.,)   120 

Papers  in  support  of  the  claim  of  the  representatives  of  Isaac 
Levey,  deceased,  laid  before  the  commissioners  of  the 
land  office  of  the  state  of  New  York,   127 

Sept.  18.  Petition  of  Stephen  N.  Bayard  for  a  grant  of  land 
to  the  representatives  of  Isaac  Levey  at  Breekenbeen, 
Schohary  county,   127 

1785.  May  2.  Claim  of  the  representatives  of  Isaac  Levey,  per 

Aaron  Burr,  for  13,000  acres  of  land,  (Schohary  Co.,)   128 

1786.  June  28.  Acknowledgment  of  Gerard  Bancker,  state  trea- 

surer, that  Stephen  N.  Bayard  tendered  payment  for 

the  above  land,  ,   129 

1793.  June  28.  Proposal  of  Harman  Le  Roy  and  William  Bayard 
to  pay  $1  an  acre,  for  320  acres  of  land  in  the  Road  town- 
ship, (Cazenovia,  Madison  Co.,)   130 

July  2.  Letter  of  Abraham  Hardenbergh  to  the  commission- 
ers of  the  land  office,  locating  1,000  acres  of  land  for 
Aldert  Roosa  in  the  county  of  Herkimer,  (Sullivan,  Madi- 
son Co.,)   131 

July  2.  Proposal  of  Abraham  Hardenbergh  to  pay  8s.  9d. 
an  acre  for  about  5,000  acres  of  land  at  Cannosserage 
creek,  (Madison  Co.,)   132 

July  9.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Broome  to  pay  2s.  4d.  an  acre 
for  township  4,  in  the  Old  Military  tract,  (Saranac,  Clin- 
ton Co.,)   133 

July  10.  Proposal  of  Jeremiah  and  John  Van  Rensselaer, 
John  Tibbits  and  others,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  all  the 
islands  in  the  river  St.  Lawrence  opposite  the  Ten  town- 
ships, (St.  Lawrence  Co.,)   134 

July  12.  Proposal  of  Carlile  Pollock  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
1,400  acres  of  land  bet  ween  Northampton  and  McCloud's 
patents,  (see,  supra,  page  94,)   135 

July  13.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Broome  to  pay  '2s.  Bd.  an  acre, 
for  township  4,  Old  Military  tract  (Saranac,  Clinton  Co., 

see,  supra,  page  133,)   130 

116 


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Page. 

1793.  July  12.  Proposal  of  John  Kelly  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  cer- 
tain lands  in  Otsego  county,  ■   137 


July  18.  Proposal  of  Cailile  Pollock  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
three  tracts  of  land,  one  on  Putnam's  rock,  west  of  Lake 
Champlain,  another  west  of  Rogers'  rock  on  Lake  George 
and  between  it  and  Scroone  lake,  and  the  3d  on  the  river 

Sable,  Clinton  county,  (see,  supra,  pages  32  and  95,)   138 

July  19.  Proposal  of  Carhle  Pollick  to  pay  3s.  Cd.  an  acre, 

for  8,320  acres  of  lard  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  139 
July  25.  Proposal  of  Gerrit  Van  Wagcnen  to  pay  3s.  Cd.  an 
acre  for  about  20,000  acres  of  land  in  the  counties  of  Her- 


kimer and  Montgomery,   140 

July  5.  Proposal  of  John  Thurman  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 

lands  on  Scroon  lake,  (see,  svpra,  page  124,)   141 

Aug.  1.  Proposal  of  John  Livingston  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre 
for  all  the  vacant  land  between  the  Susquehanna  and  Dela- 
ware rivers,     142 

Aug.  1.  Proposal  of  John  Sanders  and  others,  to  pay  3s.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery, 
lying  west  of  the  Sacondago  branch  of  the  Hudson  river, 

(Hamilton  Co.,)  •   143 

Aug.  2.  Petition  of  the  physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  late 
general  hospital  of  the  United  States,  who  were  citizens 

of  the  state  of  New  York,  for  grants  of  land,   144 

Aug.  2.  Proposal  of  John  Bay  and  Matthew  Scott,  to  pay 
2s.  8d.  an  acre  for  township  4,  Old  Military  tract,  (Sara- 
nac,  Clinton  Co.,)   145 


Aug.  3.  Proposal  of  Roger  Noble,  to  pay  2s.  6d.  an  acre  for 
64,000  acres  of  land,  being  townships  9  and  10,  in  the 
Old  Military  tract,  (Belmont  and  Franklin,  Franklin  Co.,)  14G 
Aug.  8.  Certificates  of  location  for  John  Gazley,  for  three 
lots,  each  of  200  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 
and  in  the  town  of  New  Town,  (Veteran,  Chemung 

Co.,)   14V,  151,  152 

Aug.  8.  Certificates  of  location  for  Caleb  Bentley,  for  three 
lots,  each  of  200  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  New  Town, 

Tioga  county,  (Elmira,  Chemung  Co.,)   148,  149,  150 

Aug.  10.  Proposal  of  William  Cockburne,  to  pay  Is.  lOd. 
an  acre  for  about  2,000  acres  of  land,  near  the  Caters  kill, 

(Greene  Co.,  see,  sujyra,  pages  53  and  112,)   153 

Aug.  14.  Proposal  of  George  Trimble,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre 
for  300  acres  of  land  northeast  of  Fort  George,  (War- 


ren Co.,)   154 

Aug.  16.  Proposal  of  William  Hill,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
14,400  acres  of  land  in  Tioga  county,  (Sandford  and  Wind- 
sor, Broome  Co.,)   155 

'  Aug.  1  9.  Proposal  of  John  Sanders  and  others,  to  pay  3s. 


8<L  an  acre,  for  a  tract  of  land  situate  in  the  county  of 
Montgomery,  west  of  the  Sacondaga  branch  of  the  Hud- 
son river,  (Hamilton  Co.,  see,  supra,  page  143,)   156 

Aug.  20.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Broome,  to  pay  2s.  9d.  an  acre 
for  township  4,  Old  Military  tract,  (Saranac,  Clinton  Co., 
see,  supyra,  page  136,)   157 


vol.  Lvi.j  LAND  PAPERS.  923 

Pago. 

1793.  Aug.  22.  Proposal  of  Ebenczer  Fuller,  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for 
a  tract  of  land  in  the  town  of  Westiield,  Washington 
county,     158 


Aug.  22.  Letter  of  Simeon  De  Witt,  surveyor  general,  to 
Lewis  A.  Scott,  secretary  of  state,  requesting  instructions 
respecting  issuing  a  certificate  of  survey  to  William  Cock- 


burn,  for  lands  at  the  Cookhouse,  on  the  Delaware  river, 
which  interfere  with  a  prior  location  of  one  David  Gard- 
ner,  150 

Aug.  23.  Proposal  of  Cornelius  I.  Bogart,  to  pay  2s.  9d.  an 

acre  for  a  tract  of  land,  (Hamilton  Co.,)   160 

Aug.  26.  Certificate  of  location  tor  Frederick  Cluet,  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Herkimer,  on  the  east  Bide 
of  the  Oswego  or  Onondaga  river,  containing  440  acres, 

(Volney,  Oswego  Co.,)   161 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   161 

Aug.  27.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  certain  lands 
agreed  to  be  sold  to  Samuel  Broome,  are  not  vacant,  (see, 

supra,  p>ages  48,  49,)   162 

Aug.  27.  Letter  of  Simeon  De  Witt  to  Samuel  Broome, 

transmitting  the  above  certificate,    162 

Aug.  28.  Proposal  of  Anduew  Stockholm,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre 
for  all  the  100  acre  lots  in  the  townships  of  Ovid,  Romu- 
lus, Sempronius,  Pompey,  Aurelius,  Marcellus,  Scipio, 

Milton,  Camillus  and  Junius,    163 

Aug.  30.  Proposal  of  William  Chase,  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
250,000  acres  of  land,  south  of  Macomb's  purchase, 

(Arietta,  Hamilton  Co.,)   164 

Map  of  the  afoove  tract,  and  of  the  adjoining  grants  north 

of  the  German  Flatts  and  Johnstown,   165 

Sept.  6.  Proposal  of  JohnTibbits,  Jer.  and  John  Van  Rense- 
laer  and  others,  to  pay  4s.  6d.  per  acre  for  all  the  islands 
in  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  opposite  the  Ten  townships, 
that  is,  such  as  belong  to  the  state  of  New  York,  esti- 
mated at  about  1,500  acres,  (St.  Lawrence  Co.,  see,  sujpra, 

page  134,)     166 

Sept,  16.  Proposal  of  Cornelius  I.  Bogart,  to  pay  3s.  4d.  an 
acre  for  a  certain  tract  of  land  in  the  present  county  of 

Hamilton,  (see,  supra,  page  160,)   167 

Sept.  17.  Proposal  of  William  Coit,  to  pay  82  an  acre  for  a 
small  island  near  the  northeast  corner  of  Lake  Caniader- 
ago,  (now  Schuyler  lake,)  in  Otsego  county,  for  Lewis 
Forman,  late  a  merchant  at  Aux  Caves  in  St.  Domingo, 

(Richfield,  Otsego  Co.,)   168 

Sept.  13.  Power  of  attorney  from  James  Francis  to  Joshua 

Briggs,  to  take  up  certain  patents  in  his  name,   169 

Sept.  24.  Proposal  of  John  Campbell,  to  pay  4s.  an  ac  re  for 
22,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Ham- 
ilton Co.,)   170 

Jan.  17.  Partition  of  lands  among  John  Crooke  and  others, 
under  authority  of  the  court  of  common  pleas,  of  the 

county  of  Dutchess,  by  virtue  of  the  act  of  1785,   171 

Jan.  15.  Map  of  the  lands  of  the  heirs  of  Charles  Crook, 


924 


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Page. 

1793.      deceased,  as  divided  between  them,  (Hyde  Park,  Dutchess 

Co.,)   171 

June  1.  Petition  of  William  Barber,  praying  a  grant  of  land 
under  water  in  the  town  of  Clinton,  Dutchess  county,. . .  172 

Jan.  30.  Certificates  of  James  Kent,  Newell  Furman  and 
others,  in  favor  of  granting  the  above  petition,   173 

Sept.  27.  Affidavit  of  Robert  Williams,  that  notice  of  Mr. 
Barber's  intention  to  apply  for  the  above  grant  has  been 
affixed  to  the  court  house  at  Poughkeepsie,   174 

Sept.  27.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Power,  that  the  above  men- 
tioned notice  has  been  published  in  the  Poughkeepsie 
Journal,   174 


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1793,  1794. 


Page. 


1793.  Oct.  1.  Proposal  of  Barent  Bleecker  &  Co.,  to  pay  3s.  7£d. 

an  acre,  for  an  additional  tract  of  land  adjoining  their 
former  purchase,  (see  vol.  lv,  page  169,)   1 

Oct.  2.  Proposal  of  Peter  Elting  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  west  of  the 
Sacondago  branch  of  the  Hudson  river,  (Hamilton  Co.,)  2 

Oct.  3.  Proposal  of  Andrew  Stockholm  &  Co.,  to  pay  4s. 
an  acre,  for  all  the  land  not  included  in  the  Oneida  reser- 
vation, and  lying  between  Canaserage  creek  and  the  Mili- 
tary townships,  Cicero,  Manlius  and  Pompey,   3 

Oct.  3.  Proposal  of  William  Cockburn  to  pay  2s.  Id.  for 
about  2,000  acres  of  land  adjoining  the  Caterskill,  Greene 
Co.,  (see  vol.  lvi,  page  153,)   4 

Oct.  11.  Proposal  of  Piatt  and  Isaac  Smith  to  pay  2s.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  land,  (Warren  Co.,)   5 

Oct.  18.  Brief  of  William  Inman's  title  to  a  tract  of  land  in 
the  state  of  New  York,  containing  50,000  acres  and  up- 
wards, (Greig,  Lewis  Co.,)   6 

Oct.  22.  Letter  of  William  Barber  to  Secretary  Scott  en- 
closing vouchers  respecting  his  application  for  a  grant  of 
land  under  water,   V 

Oct.  24.  Proposal  of  Gerrit  Van  Wagenen  to  pay  4s.  an 
acre  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  being  part 
of  the  townships  of  Chenango  and  Randolph,  (Broome 
Co,)   8 

Oct.  28.  Letter  from  John  Williams  to  Secretary  Scott  rela- 
tive to  lands  in  Washington  county  applied  for  by  him 
and  Alexander  Webster,   9 

Oct.  28.  Proposal  of  James  Turner,  David  Thomas  and 
Alexander  J.  Turner  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  in  specie  for  1,359 


acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Whitehall,  Washington  Co,  10 
Oct.  28.  Proposal  of  David  Thomas,  James  Turner  and  Alexr. 


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1793.  J.  Turner,  for  2,600  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  White- 
hall, Washington  county,   11 

Oct.  28.  Proposal  of  Daniel  Earl,  junr.,  to  pay  2s.  Cd  an  acre, 
for  106  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Westfield,  Wash- 
ington county,   12 

Oct.  8.  Petition  of  Matthew  Van  Benschooten  &  Co.,  for  a 
grant  of  land  under  water  in  the  town  of  Poughkeepsie, 
1)  utchess  county,   13 

June  5.  Notice  of  Matthew  Van  Benschooten  &  Co.'s  inten- 
tion to  apply  for  the  above  grant,   14 

June  5.  Affidavit  of  the  publication  of  said  notice,   15 

Nov.  8.  Certificate  of  Baltus  Frear  and  others,  that  the  grant 
of  a  certain  lot  of  land  under  water  in  the  Hudson  river 
to  Henry  Livingston,  junr.,  of  Poughkeepsie,  would  pro- 
mote the  commerce  of  the  state,   16 

Nov.  8.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Power,  that  the  above  notice 
has  been  published  in  the  Poughkeepsie  Journal,   16 

1791.  April  5.  Notice  of  Henry  Livingston,  junr.,  that  he  intends 

to  apply  for  a  grant  of  land  under  water  at  Poughkeepsie,  17 

1792.  Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Henry  Livingston,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of 

the  above  water  lot,   18 

Return  of  survey  of  a  water  lot  at  Poughkeepsie,  in  Dutchess 

county,  for  Henry  Livingston,  junr.,   19 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,   19 

1793.  Dec.  6.  Alterations  in  the  courses  of  the  above  water  lot, 

authorized  by  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,   19 

Nov.  18.  Proposal  of  Samuel  Beman  to  pay  3s.  6d.  an  acre 
for  sundry  tracts  of  land  in  Essex  and  Clinton  counties,  20 

2Jov.  20.  Proposal  of  Seth  Marvin  to  pay  6d.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  land  in  Haverstraw  mountain  in  the  town  of  New 
Cornwall,  Orange  county,   21 

Map  of  the  above  tract,  (Monroe,  Orange  Co.,)   21 

Nov.  23.  Proposal  of  Elbert  Roosevelt  to  pay  4s.  an  acre 
for  5,000  acres  of  land  east  of  Bergen's  purchase,   22 

Nov.  28.  Proposal  of  Daniel  Graham  to  pay  6s.  an  acre  for 
400  acres  of  land  in  Ulster  county  granted  to  James 
Downs  and  others  9th  Feb.,  1776,  and  consequently  void 
by  the  constitution,  (Orange  Co.,)   23 

Nov.  23.  Proposal  of  John  Wheeler  to  pay  2s.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  land  on  the  Lake  shore,  in  Clinton  county,  at  a 
place  known  as  "  Point  Rampeloe,"  (Point  Trembleau,)  24 

Dec.  3.  Exemplification  of  a  patent  of  lands  granted  to 
Sampson  Broughton  &  Co.,  3  0th  April,  1706,  (Little  Nine 
Partners ;  northern  towns  of  Dutchess  Co.,)   25 

Dec.  3.  Exemplification  of  a  patent  granted  to  Caleb  Heath- 
cote  &  Co.,  27th  May,  1697,  (Great  Nine  Partners  ;  eastern 
half  of  Dutchess  Co.,  see,  post,  vol.  lxi,  155,)   26 

Aug.  19.  Abstract  of  an  indenture  or  deed  from  Samuel 
Ward  and  wife  to  William  Inman  for  a  tract  of  land  on 
the  Black  river  containing  50,000  acres,  (Greig,  Lewis 
Co.,  see,  supra,  jo.  6,)   27 

Dec.  3.  Proposal  of  Asher  Adgate  to  pay  4s.  an  acre  for 
4,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Clinton,   28 


vol.  lvii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  927 

Pago. 

1793.  Dec.  3.  Proposal  of  Thomas  Gilbert  and  Asa  Adgate  to  pay 
4s.  an  acre  for  1,200  acres  of  land  in  Clinton  county, 
(Essex  Co.,)   20 

Dec.  3.  Proposal  of  Benjamin  A.  Lord  and  Asa  Adgatc  to 
pay  4s.  an  acre  for  650  acres  of  land  on  the  shore  of 
Lake  Charaplain,  town  of  Peru,  Clinton  county,   30 

Dec.  7.  Proposal  of  William  Chase  &  Co.,  to  pay  4s.  3d.  for 
40,000  acres  of  land  near.Jerseyfield,   31 

Dec.  9.  Proposal  of  Seth  Marvin  to  pay  9d.  an  acre  for  a 
tract  of  Haverstraw  mountain  land,  (see,  supra,  2Xi9e  21  >)  32 

Dec.  14.  Petition  of  Mary  the  widow,  and  Thomas  the 
brother,  of  James  Newell  late  a  soldier  in  the  New  York 
line  in  the  revolutionary  war,  praying  a  grant  of  land  to 
which  he  was  entitled,   33 

Dec.  10.  Letter  of  Cornelius  Haring  in  relation  to  an  excess 
of  land  in  the  tract  sold  to  him  and  offering  to  pay  therefor,  34 

Dec.  24.  Proposal  of  Andrew  Mitchell  to  pay  3s.  an  acre  for 
50,000  acres  of  land  in  Clinton  county,  west  of  Pitts- 
burgh,   35 

1791.  April  1.  Contract  of  Edward  Edwards  to  cut  and  complete 

a  road  from  the  south  end  of  Cayuga  lake  to  the  vicinity 
of  the  Cookhouse  on  the  west  branch  of  the  Delaware 
river,  for  which  work  he  is  to  receive  15,000  acres  of 

land  on  Oneida  lake,   36 

1793.  Jan.  10.  Certificate  of  Nathaniel  Lock  that  the  said  road  is 

completed,   36 

1792.  Dec.  24.    Certificates  of  Solomon   Martin  and  Amariah 

Phillips  that  they  traveled  over  the  road  from  Chemung 

to  Kyuga  lake  and  that  the  same  was  finished,   37 

Dec.  24.  Certificates  of  William  Hanna  and  Nathaniel  Wat- 
tles that  the  said  road  is  completed,   37 

1793.  Dec.  31.  Proposal  of  John  Tayler  to  pay  3s.  4d.  an  acre  for 

several  tracts  of  land  between  Schroon  lake  and  Lake 
George,    33 

1794.  Jan.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Matthew,  Peter  and  Jacob 

Van  Benschoten  of  a  water  lot  at  Poughkeepsie,  Dutchess 

county,   39 

Map  of  said  water  lot,   39 

1793.  Dec.  1C  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Power,  printer  of  the  Powfn- 

Jceepsie  Journal,  that  notice  (annexed)  of  Messrs.  Ben- 
schoten's  intention  to  apply  for  the  above  lot,  had  been 
duly  published,  

1794.  Jan.  16.  Return  of  survey  to  Cornelius  Haring  for  5,386  40 

acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Northampton, 

Fulton  Co.,)   41 

Map  of  the  preceding  tract,   41 

Jan.  17.  Certificate  of  location  to  Abraham  G.  Lansing  and 
Moses  De  Witt  for  600  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of 
Ontario,  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca  lake,  (Starkey,  Yates 

Co.,)   42 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   42 

Jan.  22.  Return  of  survey  to  Wheeler  Douglas  for  2  tracts 


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Page. 

1794.      of  land  in  Washington  county  containing  3,000  acres, 

(Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)   43 

Jan.  23.  Certificate  of  location  in  favor  of  John  Ford  for 
350  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tioga  on  the  road 
leading  from  the  mouth  of  the  Owego  river  to  the  head 

of  Cayuga  lake,  (Candor,  Tioga  Co.,)   44 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   44 

Jan.  24.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Carpenter  and  Henry 
Wisner,  for  460  acres  of  land  in  Tioga  county,  near 

Catharines  Town,  (Catharines,  Schuyler  Co.,)   45 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   45 

Jan.  28.  Certificate  of  location  to  Henry  Wisner  and  John 
Carpenter,  for  200  acres  of  land  in  Tioga  county,  near  the 
Big  Swamp,  on  the  road  leading  from  Newtown  point  to 

Catharines  Town,  (Veteran,  Chenango  Co.,)   46 

Map  of  the  above  land,     46 

Jan.  28.  Certificate  of  location  to  Henry  Wisner,  for  lot  1, 
in  the  county  of  Tioga,  containing  50  acres,  (Horseheads, 

Chemung  Co.,)   47 

Map  of  the  above  and  the  three  following  lots,   47 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  to  Henry  Wisner,  for  lot  3,  in 
the  county  of  Tioga,  containing  50  acres,  (Horseheads, 

Chemung  Co.,)   48 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  to  Henry  Wisner,  for  lot  2, 
in  Tioga  county,  containing  50  acres,  (Horseheads,  Che- 
mung Co.,)   49 

Feb.  4.  Certificate  of  location  to  Henry  Wisner,  for  lot  4,  in 
the  county  of  Tioga,  containing  50  acres,  (Horseheads, 

Chemung  Co.,)   50 

Feb.  6.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Hathorn  and  John 
SufFern,  for  200  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  north 
of  the  township  of  Chemung,  (Big  Flats,  Chemung  Co.,)  51 

Map  of  said  tract,.   51 

Feb.  6.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Hathorne  and  John 
Suffern,  for  200  acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Tioga, 
north  of  the  township  of  Chemung,  (Big  Flats,  Chemung 

Co.,)  .   52 

Map  of  said  tract,   52 

Feb.  11.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Watson,  for  200 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Tiosra,  (Spencer,  Tioga 

Co.,)   53 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   53 

Feb.  26.  Power  of  attorney  from  Christian  House,  late  pri- 
vate in  Colonel  Goose  Van  Schaack's  regiment,  to  Michl. 

Connolly,  to  take  up  his  patent  for  land,   54 

Feb.  20.  Power  of  attorney  from  Jacob  House  to  Michael 

Connolly,to  take  up  his  land  patent,   54 

Feb.  24.  Power  of  attorney  from  Gerrit  Marselis,late  private 
in  Colonel  Van  Schaack's  regiment,  to  Michael  Connolly, 

to  take  up  his  patent,   56 

May  2.  Voucher  of  Michael  Connolly  in  regard  to  the  services 
of  the  above  three  men,  in  the  1st  N.  Y.  regiment,   57 


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1794.  July  5.  Certificate  of  the  services  of  the  above  men  and  of 


their  right  to  land,   58 

March  3.  Return  of  survey  to  Volkert  Veeder,  for  800  acres 
of  land,  in  the  county  of  Montgomery,  (Northampton, 

Fulton  Co.,)   59 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   59 


March  5.  Return  of  survey  of  three  tracts  or  two-thirds  of 
the  lands  laid  out  for  the  persons  (Zephaniah  Piatt  and 
Piatt  Rogers,)  who  contracted  to  make  roads  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  state,  containing  16,666  acres, 
(Schroon,  North  Hudson,  Elizabeth  and  Jay,  Essex  Co.,)  60,  61 

Map  of  the  same,   61 

March  10.  Abstract  of  a  deed  from  Solomon  Bennett  to  John 
B.  Murray  and  John  P.  Mumford,  for  3,225  acres  of  land, 
in  the  township  3,  range  5,  known  as  lots  4,  7,  8,  10,  in 
3d  division,  and  lots  3,  4  and  5  in  4th  division  of  said 
township,  (Canisteo,  Steuben  Co.,  see  vol.  lxii,  p.  44,) ...  62 
1795.  Aug.  25.  Abstract  of  a  deed  from  Solomon  Bennett  to  Ben- 
jamin Crosby,  of  a  tract  of  land,  being  lot  8,  in  township 
4,  range  6,  known  as  Upper  Canistier,  (Hornellsville, 


Steuben  Co.,)   62 

Dec.  10.  Abstract  of  a  deed  from  Solomon  Bennett  to  John 
C.  Fox,  for  23,040  acres  of  land,  in  township  3,  range  5, 
and  township  4,  range  6,  (Canisteo  and  Hartsville,  Steu- 
ben Co.,)   62 

1794.  March  14.  Certificate  of  location  to  Jesse  Woodhull,  for 
1,500  acres  of  land  in  Orange  county,  west  of  Fort  Mont- 
gomery, (Monroe,  Orange  Co.,)   63 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   63 

March  14.  Certificate  of  location  to  Jesse  Woodhull,  for  200 
acres  of  land  in  Orange  county,  west  of  Fort  Montgomery, 

(Monroe,  Orange  Co.,)   64 

April  3.  Return  of  survey  to  Colonel  McGregor,  for  town- 
ship 8,  of  the  lands  formerly  set  apart  in  Clinton  county 
for  the  military,  containing  64,000  acres,  (Belmont,  Frank- 
lin Co.,)   65 

April  3.  Return  of  survey  to  Samuel  Broome,  for  township 
4,  originally  set  apart  for  the  military,  containing  64,000 

acres,  (Saranac,  Clinton  Co.,)   66 

April  3.  Return  of  survey  to  William  Henderson,  for  64,000 
acres  of  land,  being  township  5  of  the  Old  Military  tract, 
in  Clinton  county,  (Ellenburgh  and  Dannemora,  Clinton 

Co.,)   67 

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  Michl.  Connolly,  that  Ensign  Matthew 

Potan  served  in  the  revolutionary  war,   68 

April  7.  Certificate  of  James  Boyd,  clerk  in  the  treasurer's 
office,  New  York,  that  a  certificate  for  depreciation  of 
pay  had  been  issued  in  the  name  of  Matthew  Potan,  late 
Ensign  in  the  3d  N.  Y.  regiment,  with  a  list  of  officers* 
names,  omitted  in  the  muster  roll  of  that  regiment,  of 

May,  1778,   68 

April  7.  Return  of  survey  to  John  W.  Watkins  and  Royal 
Flint,  for  336,880  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Hoga, 
117 


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1794.  (Watkin's  and  Flint's  purchase,  Tompkins,  Schuyler,  Che- 
mung and  Tioga  Cos.,)   67 

April  12.  Return  of  survey  to  Charles  Anderson,  for  an 
island  in  the  Chenango  river,  containing  1 9f  acres,  oppo- 
site lots  96  and  97,  in  the  township  of  Fayette,  Tioga 
county,  (Oxford,  Chenango  Co.,)   70 

Map  of  the  above  island,   70 

April  13.  Petition  of  Richard  Berwick,  for  land  in  right  of 
his  deceased  brother,  John  Berwick,  who  served  in  Colo- 
nel John  Lamb's  regiment  of  artillery,  and  afterwards  in 
the  invalid  corps,   71 

July  21.  Certificate  of  Michael  Connolly,  that  John  Berwick 
served  in  the  invalid  corps  during  the  revolutionary  war,  72 

April  12.  Affidavit  of  John  Hartwick,  blockmaker,  of  the 
city  of  New  York,  formerly  of  the  New  York  artillery, 
that  John  Berwick  served  as  drummer  in  said  regiment, 
until  18th  March,  1783,   72 

April  12.  Certificate  of  William  Strachan,  late  lieutenant  in 
Colonel  Lamb's  artillery,  that  John  Berwick  served  in 
said  regiment,  as  above,   73 

April  21.  Affidavit  of  Captain  Joshua  Barnum,  that  Peter 
Blossom  served  in  his  company,  in  1777,  and  was  taken 
prisoner  with  him  in  Westchester  county,  and  afterwards 
died  in  the  sugar  house,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  in 
September  of  the  same  year,   74 

April  15.  Certificate  of  Michael  Connolly,  that  Peter  Blos- 
som, fifer,  inlisted  in  2d  New  York  regiment,  27th  Feb., 
1777,  and  was  taken  prisoner,  as  above,   74 

April  9.  Affidavit  of  Captain  Joshua  Barnum,  that  Peter 
Blossom  served  as  aforesaid,  and  died  a  prisoner  in  New 
York,   75 

1793.  Oct.  14.  Affidavit  of  Serjeant  John  Wilcox,  that  John  Olm- 

stead  inlisted  in  the  2d  New  York  regiment,  and  was  left 
sick  at  Peekskill,  when  the  regiment  marched  against 
Burgoyne ;  that  he  afterwards  joined  the  regiment  at 
Morristown,  where  he  subsequently  died,   76 

1794.  April  16.  Affidavit  of  James  Knapp,  of  the  2d  New  York 

regiment,  to  the  same  purpose  as  the  preceding,   77 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  of  Colonel  Philip  Van  Cortland,  as  to 
the  good  character  of  James  Knapp,  aforesaid,   77 

Dec.  6.  Affidavit  of  Captain  Benjamin  Pelton,  late  of  the 
2d  New  York  regiment,  that  he  enlisted  the  said  John 
Olmstead,    77 

April  21.  Certificate  of  Malachi  Treat,  late  physician  general 
of  the  northern  department,  that  Doctor  John  Coventry 
served  with  ability  in  the  general  hospital  in  Pennsylvania 
during  the  American  revolution,   78 

Memorial  of  Doctor  John  Coventry  for  land,   79 

1793.  April  15.  Deed  from  Evert  Byvanck  and  Garrit  Abeel,  exe- 
cutors of  Evert  Byvanck,  deceased,  to  Cornelius  I.  Bogert 
and  William  Rhinelander,  for  sundry  tracts  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Otsego,  being  lots  4,  5,  6,  21,  23,  47,  50,  52, 
56  and  59,  containing  243  acres  each,  being  part  of  a 


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]  793.      tract  between  the  Coquago  branch  of  the  Delaware  and 
the  Susquehannah  rivers,  surveyed  for  Peter  Van  Brush 
Livingston,  (Sidney,  Walton  and  Franklin,  Delaware  Co.,)  80 
1794.  May  16.  Return  of  survey  to  James  Watson,  for  24,914  acres 
of  land  in  Onondaga  county,  on  the  west  side  of  Seneca 

lake,  (Starkey,  Yates  Co.,)  ,   81 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   81 

May  24.  Return  of  survey  to  Jonathan  and  Elnathan  Fitch 
and  associates,  for  7,112  acres  of  land  in  Otsego  county, 
(Maryland,  Otsego  Co.,  and  Davenport,  Delaware  Co.,)  82 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   82 

May  24.  Certificate  of  location  to  Jonathan  Fitch,  for  800 
acres  of  land,  on  the  north  side  of  Adiquitange  creek, 

Otsego  county,  (Maryland,  Otsego  Co.,)   83 

1725.  May  6.  Patent  to  James  Alexander  and  others,  for  8,000 
acres  of  land  in  the  Mohawks  country,  known  as  Gou- 
verneur's  Patent,  with  certificate  annexed  that  it  is  a 
correct  copy,  dated  June  4,  1794,  (Mohawk  and  Palatine, 

Montgomery  Co.,)   84 

1794.  June  26.  Assignment  by  Jonathan  Pearsee,  late  captain  in 
Colonel  Willett's  N.  Y.  regiment,  to  Abraham  Harden- 
bergh,  of  his  right  and  claim  to  1,500  acres  of  bounty 

land,   85 

June  28.  Location  by  Abraham  Hardenbergh  of  the  above 

land,  on  Conosserage  creek,   86 

Dec.  4.  Power  of  attorney  from  Lemuel  Smith  to  Daniel  De 
Lavan,  to  take  out  a  patent  for  land  due  his  brother,  Tha- 
deus  Smith,  deceased,  late  a  soldier  in  the  4th  N.  Y.  regi- 
ment, Colonel  Henry  B.  Livingston  commanding,   ST 

1792.  April  11.  Certificate  of  Jonathan  Titus,  of  Suffolk  county, 
late  captain  in  Colonel  Livingston's  regiment,  that  he 
enlisted  Thadeus  Smith  21st  Nov.,  1776,  and  that  said 

Smith  died  20th  June,  1777,   88 

1794.  July  16.  Affidavit  of  Captain  Jonathan  Titus  aforesaid,  that 
he  enlisted  Thaddeus  Smith  of  Huntington,  L.  L,  and 
that  said  Smith  died  of  the  small  pox  at  Fishkill,  as  above 

dated,   89 

[No  date.]  Certificate  of  Gerard  Bancker,  state  treasurer, 
that  certificates  of  depreciation  had  been  issued  to  John 
Winn,  as  corporal  in  the  2d  regiment  of  light  dragoons,  90 
1794.  Aug.  13.  Certificate  of  Michael  Connolly,  that  the  2d  regi- 
ment of  light  dragoons  was  commanded  by  Colonel 

Sheldon,   90 

July  18.  Affidavit  of  Joseph  Thomas  of  Massachusetts,  late 
captain  in  Colonel  Lamb's  artillery,  of  the  enlistment  and 

death  of  James  Newell,  a  matross  in  his  company,   90 

Aug.  — .  Certificate  of  Colonel  Lamb  and  Lieutenant  Colo- 
nel Stevens  of  said  regiment  of  artillery,  as  to  the  good 

standing  of  Captain  Thomas,   90 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Stephen  N.  Bayard,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  96,  in  the  township  of  Lysander,  Onondaga 

county,   91 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  250  acres  of  land,  in 


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Pa^e. 


1794.      lot  44,  in  the  tpwnship  of  Hannibal,  Onondaga  county, 

(Granby,  Oswego  Co.,)   91 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  51,  township  of  Hannibal,  Onondaga  county,  (Hanni- 
bal, Oswego  Co.,)   92 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  96,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Sennett, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   92 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  85,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Mentz, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   93 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  99,  township  of  Cato,  Onondago  county,  (Cato,  Cayuga 
Co.,)   93 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  37,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondago  county,  (Van 
Buren,  Onondaga  Co.,)   94 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  47,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Elbridge, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   94 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  54,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Brutus, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   95 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
lot  33,  township  of  Lysander,  Onondaga  county,  (Granby, 
Oswego  Co.,)   95 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Isaac  Truax,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  100,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Sennett, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   96 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  21,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Van 
Buren,  Onondaga  Co.,)   96 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Isaac  Truax,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  83,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Elbridge, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   97 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Isaac  Truax,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  52,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Camillus, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   97 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Teunis  Van  Vechten,  for  50  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  8,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Van  Buren,  Onondaga  Co.,)   98 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Isaac  Truax,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  96,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Elbridge, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   98 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Richard  Harrison,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  55,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Camillus,  Onondaga  Co.,)   99 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  97,  township  of  Lysander,  Onondaga 
county,  (Lysander,  Onondaga  Co.,)   99 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Josiah  Buck,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  81,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Elbridge, 
Onondaga  Co.,   100 


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1794.  Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Cyrus  Keeny,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  65,  in  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fay- 

etteville,  Manlius,  Onondaga  Co.,)  *.  100 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  250  acres  of  land  in 
lot  66,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Brutus, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   101 

Sept,  2.  Certificate  to  Amos  Bennet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  99,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Sennett, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   101 

Sept,  2.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  93,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Mentz, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   102 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  77,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Brutus, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   102 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  54,  township  of  Hannibal,  Onondaga  county,  (Granby, 

Oswego  Co.,)  *   103 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  250  acres  of  land  in 
lot  88,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Brutus, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   103 

Sept,  2.  Certificate  to  James  Fairlie,  for  200  acres  of  land 
in  lot  61,  township  of  Lysander,  Onondaga  county,  (Lysan- 

der,  Onondaga  Co.,)   104 

Sept,  2.  Certificate  to  James  Fairlie,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  43,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Van 

Buren,  Onondaga  Co.,)   104 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  John  Fisher,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  46,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Elbridge, 

Onondaga  Co.,)   105 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Josiah  O.  Hoffman,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  63,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county, 

(Camillus,  Onondaga  Co.,)   105 

Sept.  — .  Certificate  to  James  Dubois,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  42,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Cato, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   106 

Sept,  2.  Certificate  to  Benjamin  Pelton,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  53,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county,  (Brutus, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   106 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  of  James  Duboise,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  51,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Camil- 
lus, Onondaga  Co.,)   107 

Sept,  2.  Certificate  to  William  J.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  9,  township  of  Hannibal,  Onondaga  county, 

(Oswego,  Oswego  Co.,)   107 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  77,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county, 

(Camillus,  Onondaga  Co.,)   108 

Sept,  2.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  75,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga 

county,  (Elbridge,  Onondaga  Co.,)   108 

Sept,  2.  'Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 


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1794.      acres  of  land  in  lot  70,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga 

county,  (Elbridge,  Onondaga  Co.,)   109 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  61,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Elbridge,  Onondaga  Co.,)   109 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  for  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  57,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Elbridge,  Onondaga  Co.,)   110 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  13,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Van  Buren,  Onondaga  Co.,)   110 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  35,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Elbridge,  Onondaga  Co.,)   Ill 

Sept,  2.  Certificate  to'Peter  W.  Yates,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  87,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Camil- 
lus, Onondaga  Co.,)   Ill 

Sept,  2.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  31,  in  the  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county. 
(De  Witt,  Onondaga  Co.,)   . .  112 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  200  acres  of  land  in 
lot  18,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Sennett, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   112 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  50  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  67,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Ledyard, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   113 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  94,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Romu- 
lus, Seneca  Co.,)   113 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  of  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  35,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (Manlius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   114 

Sept,  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  46,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county,  (Cicero, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   114 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  72,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county,  (Cicero, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   115 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  47,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Varick, 
Seneca  Co.,)   115 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  43,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county,  (Cicero, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   116 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  87,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county,  (Cicero, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   116 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  45,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county,  (Cicero, 
Onondaga  Co.,)  •   117 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  17,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (Salina, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   117 


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1794.  Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  60,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county,  (Cicero, 
Onondaga  Co.,)  ,   1 18 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  30,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De  Witt, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   113 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  50  acres  of  land  in 
lot  88,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county,  (Clay, 
Onondaga  Co.,)  119 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  67,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (Manlius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   110 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  5,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De  Witt, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   120 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  6,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Sennett, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   120 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  55,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (Manlius, 

Onondaga  Co.,)  ,   121 

.  Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  90,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fleming, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   121 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  57,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (Manlius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)  *   122 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  23,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county,  (Mar- 
cellus,  Onondaga  Co.,)   122 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  55,  township  of  Aurelius^  Onondaga  county,  (Aurelius, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   123 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  55,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county,  (Mar- 
cellus, Onondaga  Co.,)   123 

Sept,  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  91,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fleming, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   124 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  92,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county,  (Otisco, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   124 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  100,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county,  (Otism, 
Onondaga  Co.)    125 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  7,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Seneca 
Falls,  Seneca  Co.,)  ••••  125 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  63,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Varick, 
Seneca  Co.,)   126 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup  for  100  acres  of  land  in 


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1794;      lot  2,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county,  (Clay,  Onon- 
daga Co.,)   126 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Isaac  Truax  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  5,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Mentz, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   127 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  200  acres  of  land  in 
lot  51,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county,  (Pompey, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   127 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Isaac  Truax  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  13,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Mentz, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   128 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Elkanah  Watson  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  100,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county,  (Cicero, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   128 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  20,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Fay- 
ette, Seneca  Co.,)   129 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  53,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Varick,  Seneca  Co.,)   129 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  35,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,)   130 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  76,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Spafford,  Onondaga  Co.,)   130 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Richard  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  9,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De  Witt, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   131 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  58,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lafayette,  Onondaga  Co.,)   131 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Richard  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  80,  township  of  Manlius,  (De  Witt,  Onondaga  Co.,)  132 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  43,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Marcellus,  Onondaga  Co.,)   132 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  21,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cicero,  Onondaga  Co.,)  .<   133 

Sept  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  23,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county, 
(Clay,  Onondaga  Co.,)   133 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Cornelius  C.  Elmendorph,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  95,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Romulus,  Seneca  Co.,)   134 

Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land  in  lot  22, 
township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De  Witt,  Onon- 
daga Co.,)   134 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  39,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (Man- 
lius, Onondaga  Co.,)   135 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land, 


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Onondaga  Co.,)   135 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Tennis  T.  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  95,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga 

county,  (Otisco,  Onondaga  Co.,)   136 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Peter  Bainbridge,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  65,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Romu- 
lus, Seneca  Co.,)   136 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Grover,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  73,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Flem- 
ing, Cayuga  Co.,)   137 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Edward  Dunn,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  26,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Aure- 
lius, Onondaga  Co.,)   137 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Edward  Ward,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  97,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (Man- 

lius,  Onondaga  Co.,)   138 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Theodoras  V.  W.  Graham,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  72,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 

(Lafayette,  Onondaga  Co.,)   138 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Richard  Dunn,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  41,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De 

Witt,  Onondaga  Co.,)   139 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Samuel  Grover,  for  100  acres,  in  lot 
88,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fleming, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   139 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Joseph  Atwell,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  44,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county,  (Pom- 
pey, Onondaga  Co.,)   139 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Thorn,  for  50  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  21,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county,  (Pom- 
pey, Onondaga  Co.,)   139 

Sept,  3.  Certificate  to  Sybrant  Bleecker,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  83,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county, 

(Otisco,  Onondaga  Co.,)   141 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Richard  Dunn,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  50,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De 

Witt,  Onondaga  Co.,)   141 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Sybrant  Bleecker,  for  100  acres,  in  lot 
90,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county,  (Lafayette, 

Onondaga  Co.,)   142 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Richard  Dunn,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  63,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De 

Witt,  Onondaga  Co.,)   142 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  42,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De 

Witt,  Onondaga  Co.,)   143 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  88,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county, 

(Manlius,  Onondaga  Co.,)   143 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  51,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De 

Witt,  Onondaga  Co.,)   144 

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1794.  Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Sybrant  Bieecker,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  8,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county, 
(Clay,  Onondaga  Co.,)   144 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Edward  Wheeler,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  79,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Fleming,  Cayuga  Co.,)   145 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  John  N.  Bieecker,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  81,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Otisco,  Onondaga  Co.,)   145 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  80,  towTnship  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Romulus,  Seneca  Co.,)   146 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  46,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Auburn,  Cayuga  Co.,)   146 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  30,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,)   147 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  45,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Clarksville,  Aurelius,  Cayuga  Co.,)   147 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  74,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Spafford,  Onondaga  Co.,)   148 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  2,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,)   148 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres, 
in  lot  31,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county,  (Mar- 
cellus, Onondaga  Co.,)   149 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  G6,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Skaneateles,  Onondaga  Co.,)   149 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  27,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Skaneateles,  Onondaga  Co.,)   150 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  21,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Skaneateles,  Onondaga  Co.,)   150 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jonas  Morgan,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  40,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county,  (Pom- 
pey,  Onondaga  Co.,)   151 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  92,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Romulus,  Seneca  Co.,)   151 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  06,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 
(Pompey,  Onondaga  Co.,)   152 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  78,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county. 
(Romulus,  Seneca  Co.,)   152 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 


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1794.      of  land,  in  lot  80,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county, 

(Fleming,  Cayuga  Co.,)   153 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  87,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lafayette,  Onondaga  Co.,)   153 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  99,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Owasco,  Cayuga  Co.,)   154 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  25,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Aurelius,  Cayuga  Co.,)   154 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Josiah  O.  Hoffman,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  21,  township  of  Mar  cellos,  Onondaga  county, 
(Skaneateles,  Onondaga  Co.,)   155 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Stephen  N.  Bayard,  for  100  acres,  in 
lot  3,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Fayette, 
Seneca  Co.,)   155 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Josiah  O.  Hoffman,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  8,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 
(Pompey,  Onondaga  Co.,)   156 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  John  Fisher,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  51,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Sennctt, 
Cayuga  Co..,)   156 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  John  Fisher,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  62,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De  Witt, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   157 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  John  Fisher,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  43,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De  Witt, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   15  7 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Benjamin  Pelton,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  28,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Skaneateles,  Onondaga  Co.,)  •  •  158 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  John  Fisher,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  33,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county,  (Pompey, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   158 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Andries  Bevier,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  94,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Owas- 
co, Cayuga  Co.,)   !59 

Sept,  2  Certificate  to  Andries  Bevier,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  93,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  comity,  (Owas- 
co, Cayuga  Co.,)   159 

Sept.  13.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vrendenburgh,  lor  100 
acres  of  land,  in  lot  7,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga 
county,  (Clay,  Onondaga  Co.,)   1G0 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  69,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Spafford,  Onondaga  Co.,)   160 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  lor  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  86,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Skaneateles,  Onondaga  Co.,)   161 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  7,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Marcellus,  Onondaga  Co.,)   101 


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1794  Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  L  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  5,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,)   162 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  49,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 
(Pompey,  Onondaga  Co.,)   162 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  31,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,)   163 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  18,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,)   163 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  20,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county,  (Pom- 
pey, Onondaga  Co.,)   164 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  91,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Romulus,  Seneca  Co.,)   164 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  of  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  12,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Sennett,  Cayuga  Co.,)  ..    165 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  of  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  25,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county, 
(Clay,  Onondaga  Co.,)   165 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  80,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Lan- 
sing, Tompkins  Co.,)   166 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  9,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 

(Genoa,  Cayuga  Co.,)   166 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  15,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Genoa, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   167 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  79,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Sempronius,  Cayuga  Co.,)  =   167 

Sept.  26.  Account  of  eight  100  acre  lots  sold  Robert  Mc- 
Clallen, with  treasurer's  receipt  for  $1,208.56  in  full  pay- 
ment for  the  same,   168 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  of  Elkanah  Watson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  79,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Romu- 
lus, Seneca  Co.,)   169 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  of  Robert  Lewis,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  95,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county,  (Cicero, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   169 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Elkanah  Watson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  10,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county, 

(Cincinnatus,  Cortland  Co.,)   170 

1796.  Dec.  28.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  to  Elkanah  Watson,  for 

$509.50,  balance  due  by  him  on  above  lots,   171 

1794.  Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  50  acres 
of  land  in  lot  68,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Spafford,  Onondaga  Co.,)   172 


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1794.  Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  60,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Skaneateles,  Onondaga  Co.,)   172 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  87,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Fleming,  Cayuga  Co.,)   173 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  24,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga, 
county,  (Aurelius,  Cayuga  Co.,)   173 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  75,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Manlius,  Onondaga  Co.,)   174 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  87,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Manlius,  Onondaga  Co.,)   174 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  15,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Manlius,  Onondaga  Co.,)   175 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  of  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  75,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county, 
(Clay,  Onondaga  Co.,)   175 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  72,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county, 
(Bridgeport,  Cicero,  Onondaga  Co.,)   176 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  of  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  30,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cicero,  Onondaga  Co.,)   176 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  71,  township  of  Cicero,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cicero,  Onondaga  Co.,)   177 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  94,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Elbridge,  Onondaga  Co.,)   177 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  33,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,)   178 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer  for  250  acres 
of  land  in  lot  90,  township  of  Camillus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Camillus,  Onondaga  Co.,)   178 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  16,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Fay- 
g-f--j\p  Seneca  Co.,)   •   178 

Sept!  3.  Certificate'to'  Peter  W.  Yates  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  43,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county,  (Mar- 
cellus, Onondaga  Co.,)   •  1,0 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Peleg  Gifford  for  50  acres  of  land  in 
lot  92,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Owasco, 

Cayuga  Co.,)  V;-'\,#.'  180 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Peleg  Gifford  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  85,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Owasco, 

Cayuga  Co.,)  ;  •  •  •  •  180 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Cornelius  Roosa  for  100  acres  of  land 


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1794.  in  lot  28,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Fay- 
ette, Seneca  Co.,)    181 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh  for  125  acres 
of  land  in  lot  15,  township  of  Hannibal,  Onondaga  county, 
(Oswego,  Oswego  Co.,)   182 

Sept.  4.  Location  by  Abraham  Hardenbergh  of  1,500  acres 
of  land  assigned  to  him  by  Peter  B.  Tearse,  late  captain 
in  Colonel  Willet's  New  York  regiment,  on  Connoghserage 
creek,   183 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  93,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county,  (Mo- 
ravia, Cayuga  Co.,)   184 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  30,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Tully, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   184 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  43,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Spafford, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   185 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  70,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county,  (Sem- 
pronius, Cayuga  Co.,)   185 


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1794.  Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  48,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Tully, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   1 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  44,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Span°ord, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   1 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  200  acres  of  land  in 
lot  84,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Scott, 
Cortland  Co.,)   2 

Sept.  4,  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  12,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   2 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  iu 
lot  79,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Cuyler, 
Cortland  Co.,)   3 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  65,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Cuyler, 
Cortland  Co.,)   3 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  16,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Ovid,  Seneca 
Co.,)   4 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  92,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Truxton, 
Cortland  Co.,)   4 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  41,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Ovid,  Seneca 
Co.,)   5 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  47,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Lodi,  Seneca 
Co.,)   5 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in  lot 
56,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Lodi,  Seneca  Co.,)  6 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 


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1794.       lot  40,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Ovid,  Seneca 

Co.,)   6 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  iu 
lot  48,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Lodi,  Seneca 

Co.,)   1 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in  lot 
43,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Lodi,  Seneca 
Co,)   7 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  35,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   8 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  200  acres  of  land  in 
lot  19,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co,)   8 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  25,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co,)   9 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  20,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   9 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,- for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  61,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Truxton, 
Cortland  Co.,)-.  .   10 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  46,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co,)   10 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  1 00  acres  of  land  in 
lot  77,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county,  (Sem- 
pronius,  Cayuga  Co,)   11 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  64,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Moravia,  Cayuga  Co,)   11 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  36,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Tully, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   12 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  2,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Spafford 
and  Otisco,  Onondaga  Co.,)   12 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  52,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Scott, 
Cortland  Co,)   13 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  21,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Spafford, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   13 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  97,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Preble, 
Cortland  Co,)   14 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  96,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Preble, 
Cortland  Co,)   14 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  8,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co,)   15 


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1794.  Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  6,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   15 

Sept.  14.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  50  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  33,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   10 

Sept.  14.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  15,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   10 

Sept.  14.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  56,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Preble, 
Cortland  Co.,)  *   17 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  48,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   17 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  82,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Scott, 
Cortland  Co.,)  ,   18 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  80,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Preble, 
Cortland  Co.,)    18 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  24,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Ovid, 
Seneca  Co.,)   19 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  85,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Scott, 
Cortland  Co.,)  *   19 

Sept.  4,  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  95,  fcowTnship  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Covert, 
Seneca  Co.,)   20 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  91,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Lodi, 
Seneca  Co.,)   20 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Benjamin  Dey,  for  100  acres  of  laud,  in 
lot  43,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  caunty,  (Varick, 
Seneca  Co.,)   21 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  laud, 
in  lot  98,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Covert, 
Seneca  Co.,)   21 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robt.  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  24,  township  of  Seinpronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Niles,  Cayuga  Co.,)   22 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Benjamin  Dey,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  . lot  51,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Covert, 
Seneca  Co.,)  •  •  22 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslec,  for  50  acres  of  land,  in 
lot,  39  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Fayette, 
Seneca  Co.,)   23 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  22,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Niles,  Cayuga  Co.,)   23 

Sept.  4,  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  50  acres  of  land, 


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1794.      in  lot  72,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Groton, 

Tompkins  Co.,)   24 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Richard  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  98,  township  of  Sernpronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Sempronius,  Cayuga  Co.,)   24 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  34,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county,  (Mai  - 
cellus,  Onondaga  Co.,)   25 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  11,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (De 
Witt,  Onondaga  Co.,)   25 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  50  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  43,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county,  (Pom- 
pey,  Onondaga  Co.,)  . .  26 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  89,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county,  (Spaf- 
ford,  Onondaga  Co.,)   26 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  26,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Fay- 
ette, Seneca  Co.,)   27 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  21,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Fay- 
ette, Seneca  Co.,)   27 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  46,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
( Varick,  Seneca  Co.,)   28 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  42,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Fay- 
ette, Seneca  Co.,)   28 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  88,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county,  (Romu- 
lus, Seneca  Co.,)   29 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  50  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  57,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Varick,  Seneca  Co.,)   29 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  35,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Niles,  Cayuga  Co.,)   30 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  24,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Scipio, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   30 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  67,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Sempronius,  Cayuga  Co.,)   31 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  57,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Sempronius,  Cayuga  Co.,)   31 

Sept,  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  74,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Moravia,  Cayuga  Co.,)   32 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  ]  00  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  68,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Sempronius,  Cayuga  Co.,)   32 


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Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  76,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Sempronius,  Cayuga  Co.,)  .  33 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  75,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Moravia,  Cayuga  Co.,)   33 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  17,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (Salina, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   34 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  10,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Ovid, 
Seneca  Co.,)   34 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  34,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Aure- 
lius,  Cayuga  Co.,)   35 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  of  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  12,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Skaneateles,  Onondaga  Co.,)  ,   35 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  32,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Scn- 
nett,  Cayuga  Co.,)   36 

Sept.  1.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  76,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Owasco, 
Cayuga  Co.,)    36 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  12,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county,  (Do 
Witt,  Onondaga  Co.,)   37 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  22,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county,  (Sen- 
nett,  Cayuga  Co.,)   37 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  93,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Truxton,  Cortland  Co.,)  33 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  88,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lodi,  Seneca  Co.,)    38 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Philip  Smith  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  51,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Scott,  Cort- 
land Co.,)   39 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Philip  Smith,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  9,  township  of  Tullv,  Onondaga  county,  (Tully,  Onon- 
daga Co.,)  .   39 

Sept.  ^4.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  93,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Lodi, 
Seneca  Co.,)   40 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Piatt  Smith,  for  100  acres  in  lot  40, 
township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Tully,  Onondaga 
Co.,)   40 

Sept,  4.  Certificate  of  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten,  lor  50  acres 
of  land  in  lot  6,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga 
county,  (Niles,  Cayuga  Co.,)   41 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Edward  Pain,  for  100  acres  of  land 


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1794.      in  lot  44,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Ledyard, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   41 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Richard  Harrison,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  86,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Cuyier, 
Cortland  Co.,)   42 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  14,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 
Fabius,  Onondaga  Co.,)   42 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Theodorus  V.  W.  Graham,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  79,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county, 
(Preble,  Cortland  Co.,)   43 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Theodorus  V.  W.  Graham,  for  50  acres 
of  land  in  lot  9  7,  township  of  Tully,  (Preble,  Cortland  Co.,)  43 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  60,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county, 
(Venice,  Cayuga  Co.,)   44 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  99,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county 
(Cuyier,  Cortland  Co.,)   44 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  for  50  acres 
of  land  in  lot  42,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Sennett,  Cayuga  Co.,)  '.   45 

Sept.  3.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  58,  township  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Manlius,  Onondaga  Co.,)   45 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  Clark,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  95,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Venice, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   46 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Josiah  Smith,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  57,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Ledyard, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   46 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  89,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Cuyier, 
Cortland  Co.,)   47 

Sept.  1.  Certificate  of  Joshua  Sears,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  83,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Venice, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   47 

Sept.  4.  "Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  47,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co.;)   48 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  74,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Truxton, 
Cortland  Co.,)   48 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  18,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   49 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  42,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   49 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  94,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Scott, 
Cortland  Co.,)   50 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 


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1794.      in  lot  26,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county,  (Fabius, 

Onondaga  Co.,)   50 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in  lot 
72,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Scott,  Cort- 
land Co.,)  ;   51 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  250  acres  of  land  in  lot 
89,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Preble,  Cort- 
land Co.,)  * . . .  •     51 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  65,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Preble, 

Cortland  Co.,)   52 

Sept.  14.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  88,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 

(Sempronius,  Cayuga  Co.,)  *.  52 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  39,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county, 

(Cato,  Cayuga  Co.,)   63 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  81,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county, 

(Mentz,  Cayuga  Co.,)   53 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Philip  Yan  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  54,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 

(Truxton,  Cortland  Co.,)  , .  54 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Philip  Yan  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  64,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 

(Truxton,  Cortland  Co.,)   54 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  19,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  comity, 

(Niles,  Cayuga  Co.,)   55 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  20,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 

(Niles,  Cayuga  Co.,)   55 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  4,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga,  county, 

(Scipio,  Cayuga  Co.,)   56 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  of  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  94,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 

(Truxton,  Cortland  Co.,)   56 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Justice  Banks  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  92,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county,  (Lafayette. 

Onondaga  Co.,)   57 

Sept,  4.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  76,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondnga  county, 

(Venice,  Cayuga  Co.,)   57 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jonas  Morgan,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  14,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Scipio, 

Cayuga  Co.,)  •  •  68 

Sept,  4.  Certificate  to  Justus  Banks,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  97,  township  of  Cam.llus,  Onondaga  county,  (Camillas, 

Onondaga  Co.,)   58 

Sept,  4.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
in  lot  36,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Sher- 
wood Corners,  Scipio,  Cayuga  Co.,)   69 


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Page. 

1794.  Sept  4.  Certificate  to  Robert  Dill,  for  100  acres  of  land  in  lot 
22,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Scipio,  Cayuga 
Co.,)   59 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  8,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Tally, 

Onondaga  Co.,)   60 

•  Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  91,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county, 
(Ledyard,  Cayuga  Co.,)   60 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  98,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county, 
(Preble,  Cortland  Co.,)   61 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  28,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county, 
(Tully,  Onondaga  Co.,)   61 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Josiah  O.  Hoifman,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  19,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Fabius,  Onondaga  Co.,)  ^  .  62 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  James  Fairlie,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  9,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Scipio, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   62 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Peter  Edmund  Elmenclorf,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  59,  township  of  Aurelius,  Onondaga 
county,  (Owasco,  Cayuga  Co.,)   63 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Peter  Edmund  Elmendorf,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  63,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga 
county,  (Pompey,  Onondaga  Co.,)   63 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Peter  Edmund  Elmendorf,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  94,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga 
county,  (Pompey,  Onondaga  Co.,)   64 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Peter  Edmund  Elmendorf,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  80,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga 
county,  (Pompey,  Onondaga  Co.,)   64 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Fisher,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  43,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Ledyard, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   65 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Peter  Edmund  Elmendorf,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  78,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga 
county,  (Pompey,  Oncndaga  Co.,)   65 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Benjamin  Pelton,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  87,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county, 
(Covert,  Seneca  Co.,)   66 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Fisher,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  78,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Preble, 
Cortland  Co.,)  ;   66 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Benjamin  Pelton,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  92,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Scott, 
Cortland  Co.,)   67 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Benjamin  Pelton,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  71,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Truxton,  Cortland  Co.,)   67 

Sept.  4.   Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100 


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1794.      acres  of  land  in  lot  29,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga 

county,  (Scipio,  Cayuga  Co.,)   08 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  James  Dubois,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  42,  township  of  Tally,  Onondaga  county,  (SpafFord, 
Onondaga  Co.,)     68 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  29,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county, 
(Ovid,  Seneca  Co.,)   09 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  38,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga 
county,  (Mies,  Cayuga  Co.,)   09 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  54,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lodi,  Seneca  Co.,)   70 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  20,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county, 
(Ovid,  Seneca  Co.,)   70 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  76,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lodi,  Seneca  Co.,)   71 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  63,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lodi,  Seneca  Co.,)   71 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  66,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lodi,  Seneca  Co.,)   72 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  83,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 
(Pompey,  .Onondaga  Co.,)   72 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  71,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 
(Otisco,  Onondaga  Co.,)  . .   73 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  79,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 
(Pompey,  Onondaga  Co.,)   73 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  1 00  acres 
of  land  in  lot  98,  township  ofMarcellus,  Onondaga  count  y, 
(Otisco,  Onoudago  Co.,)   74 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  5,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 
(Pompey,  Onondaga  Co.,)   74 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  James  Caldwell,  for  100  acres  of  hind 
in  lot  75,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Lodi, 
Seneca  Co.,)   75 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  James  Caldwell,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  77,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Lodi, 
Seneca  Co.,)   ?5 

Sept,  4.  Certificate  to  William  Hagerty,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  80,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county, 
(Preble,  Cortland  Co.,)   76 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  Hagerty,  for  L00  acres  of 
land  in  lot  5,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county, 
(Sciipio,  Cayuga  Co.,)   76 


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17&4.  Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  William  Hagerty,  for  50  acres  of  land 
in  lot  18,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county,  (Tully, 
Onondaga  Co.,)   77 

Sept  4.  Certificate  to  John  Boardman,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  5,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  Co.,  (Niles, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   78 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Boardman,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  18,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Niles,  Cayuga  Co.,)  ." .  78 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  16,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county, 
(Otisco,  Onondaga  Co.,)   79 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  50  acres 
of  land  in  lot  34,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga 
county,  (Niles,  Cayuga  Co.,)   79 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  71,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga 
county,  (Moravia,  Cayuga  Co.,)   80 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  57,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county, 
(Preble,  Cortland  Co.,)  ,  .\  80 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  59,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county, 
(Preble,  Cortland  Co.,)   81 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  34,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county, 
(Scott,  Cortland  Co.,)  .\  81 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  66,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cuyler,  Cortland  Co.,)   82 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  58,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county, 
(Preble,  Cortland  Co.,)   82 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  1,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Fabius,  Onondaga  Co.,)   83 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  86,  township  of  Tully,  Onondaga  county, 
(Preble,  Cortland  Co.,)   .".  83 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  69,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cuyler,  Cortland  Co.,)  .*.  84 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  78,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cuyler,  Cortland  Co.,)   84 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  79,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county, 
(Ledyard,  Cayuga  Co.,)   85 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  75,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cuyler,  Cortland  Co.,)   85 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Wright,  for  100  acres  of  land 


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Cayuga  Co.,)   86 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallett,  for  125  acres  of  land  in 
lot  49,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (VirgiJ, 
Cortland  Co.,)  ,   87 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  8,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Summer 
Hill,  Cayuga  Co.,)    88 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  12,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Locke, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   88 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  16,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Summer 
Hill,  Cayuga  Co.,)  ,   89 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  25,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Locke, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   89 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  43,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Locke, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   90 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  41,  township,  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Locke, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   90 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  50,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Summer 
Hill,  Cayuga  Co.,)   91 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  53,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Groton, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   91 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  9,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Cuyler, 
Cortland  Co.,)   92 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  17,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Cuyler, 
Cortland  Co.,) .   92 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  62,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon, 
Cortland  Co.,)   93 

Sept.  S .  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  42,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon, 
Cortland  Co.,)   03 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  82,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon, 
Cortland  Co.,)   94 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  85,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon, 
Cortland  Co.,)   94 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  6,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dryden, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   05 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  10,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dryden, 

Tompkins  Co.,)   95 

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1794.  Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  1 00  acres  of  land  in 
lot  10,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dryden, 

Tompkins  Go.,)   96 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  13,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dryden, 

Tompkins  Co.,)   96 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  20,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dryden, 

Tompkins  Co,,)   97 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  53,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Lansing, 

Tompkins  Co.,)   97 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  30,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dryden, 

Onondaga  Co.,)  "   98 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  7,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Summer 

Hill,  Cayuga  Co.,)   98 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  38,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Genoa, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   99 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  59,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Covert, 

Seneca  Co.,)     99 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  30,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Genoa, 

Cayuga  Co.,)   100 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  44,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Lansing, 

Tompkins  Co.,)   100 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  75,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Lansing, 

Tompkins  Co.,)   101 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  21,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Locke, 

Cayuga  Co.,)     101 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  14,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Homer, 

Cortland  Co.,)   102 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  1 9,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Homer, 

Cortland  Co.,)   102 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  78,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Cortland- 

ville,  Cortland  Co.,)     103 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  7,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Cuyler, 

Cortland  Co.,)   103 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  19,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Cuyler, 


Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 


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1794.      lot  44,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon, 

Cortland  Co.,)  t  '  jq4 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  l:md, 
in  lot  94,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon, 
Cortland  Co.,)  ,   105 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  41,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county,  (Ithaca, 
Tompkins  Co.,)  

Sept,  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  77,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county,  (Enfield, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   10G 

Sept,  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  35,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county,  (Enfield, 
Tompkins  Co.,)  ,   10G 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  84,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county,  (Ithaca, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   107 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  93,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county,  (Ithaca, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   107 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  31,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dry- 
den,  Tompkins  Co.,)   108 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  34,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dry- 
den, Tompkins  Co.,)   108 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  35,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dry- 
den, Tompkins  Co.,)   109 

Sept,  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  32,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dry- 
den, Tompkins  Co.,)  "   109 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  38,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 
Cortland  Co.,)   110 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  57,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county,  (Wil- 
let,  Cortland  Co.,)   HO 

Sept,  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  62,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dry- 
den, Tompkins  Co.,)   1 1 1 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  70,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dry- 
den, Tompkins  Co.,)   HI 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Elkanah  Watson,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  82,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Groton, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   US 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  42,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)   112 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  51,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)   113 


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1794.  Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  88,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)   113 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  87,  township  of  Hector,  Onondaga  county, 
(Hector,  Schuyler  Co.,)   114 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  34,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Genoa,  Cayuga  Co.,)   114 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Robert  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  21,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Genoa,  Cayuga  Co.,)   115 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Richard  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  84,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon, 
Cortland  Co.,)   115 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Richard  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  15,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county,  (Ulysses, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   116 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  92,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Lodi, 
Seneca  Co.,)   116 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  33,  township  of  Milton,  Cayuga  county,  (Genoa, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   117 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  49,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Lan- 
sing, Tompkins  Co.,)   117 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  72,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Lan- 
sing, Tompkins  Co.,)   118 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  61,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Groton, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   118 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  71,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Groton, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   119 

Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  John  Beardslee,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  63,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Groton, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   119 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  67,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Lan- 
sing, Tompkins  Co.,)   120 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  76,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 
(Taylor,  Cortland  Co.,)   120 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  26,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county, 
(Summer  Hill,  Cayuga  Co.,)  .".  121 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Van  Vechten  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  63,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cortlandville,  Cortland  Co.,)   121 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land, 


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1794.      in  lot  16,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Homer, 

Cortland  Co.,)   121 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acrea 
of  land,  in  lot  69,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cortland ville,  Cortland  Co.,)   122 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  35,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 
(Truxton,  Cortland  Co.,)   123 

Sepl.  5.  Certificate  to  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  74,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 
(Solon,  Cortland  Co.,)   123 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  Thompson,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  91,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Moravia,  Cayuga  Co.,)   124 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  King,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  12,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Genoa, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   124 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Richard  Harrison,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  45,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county, 
(Enfield,  Tompkins  Co.,)   125 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  Thompson,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  2,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Niles,  Cayuga  Co.,)   125 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  of  Richard  Harrison,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  72,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county, 
(Enfield,  Tompkins  Co.,)   126 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  Thompson,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  23,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,)   126 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Richard  Harrison,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  92,  township  of  Brutus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Mentz,  Cayuga  Co.,)   127 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Richard  Harrison,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  56,  Camillus,  Onondaga  county,  (Camillus, 
Onondaga  Co.,).  ..  127 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  King,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  92,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county,  (Ithaca, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   128 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Thorn,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  5,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Homer, 
Cortland  Co.,)   128 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  88,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 
(Taylor,  Cortland  Co.,)   129 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  38,  township  of  Hector,  Onondaga  county, 
(Hector,  Schuyler  Co.,)   129 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  17,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county, 
(Homer,  Cortland  Co.,)   130 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  46,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 
(Taylor,  Cortland  Co.,)    130 


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1794.  Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Durell,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  -37,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county,  (Enfield, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   131 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Durell,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  16,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Genoa, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   131 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  . land 
in  lot  12,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (H*omer, 
Cortland  Co.,)   132 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  Huggins,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  20,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Genoa, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   132 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  53,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon, 
Cortland  Co.,)   133 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  05,  towmship  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon, 
Cortland  Co.,)   133 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  89,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Cortland- 
ville,  Cortland  Co.,)   134 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  95,  towmship  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Cort- 
landville,  Cortland  Co.,)   134 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  84,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Cortland- 
ville,  Cortland  Co.,)   135 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  88,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Cort- 
landville,  Cortland  Co.,)   135 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  50  acres  of  land  in 
lot  65,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Cortland- 
ville,  Cortland  Co.,)   136 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
.  lot  79,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Cortland- 
ville,  Cortland  Co.,)   136 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  57,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Cortland- 
ville,  Cortland  Co.,)   137 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  68,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Cort- 
landville,  Cortland  Co.,)  ..  137 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  22,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Homer, 
Cortland  Co.,)   138 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  of  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  30,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Homer, 
Cortland  Co.,)   138 

Sept,  5.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  22,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Locke, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   139 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  of  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land 


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1794.      in  lot  21,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Homer, 

Cortland  Co.,)  '   139 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  15,  township  of  Hector,  Onondaga  county, 
(Hector,  Schuyler  Co.,)  , .  ho 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  McClelland,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  19,  township  of  Hector,  Onondaga  county, 
(Hector,  Schuyler  Co.,)..  140 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  90,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 
(Taylor,  Cortland  Co.,)   141 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  of  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  93,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 
(Solon,  Cortland  Co.,)  ,   141 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  66,  township  of  Solon,  Onondrga  county, 
(Taylor,  Cortland  Co.,)   142 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  69,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Tay- 
lor, Cortland  Co.,)  "*   142 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  53,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cortlandville,  Cortland  Co.,)     143 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortlandt,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  83,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cortlandville,  Cortland  Co.,)     143 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  13,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county, 

(Homer,  Cortland  Co.,)     144 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortland,  for  50  acres  of 
land  in  lot  41,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)..   144 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Justus  Banks,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  69,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county,  (Sem- 
pronius,  Cayuga  Co.,)   145 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  66,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)    145 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acrea 
of  land  in  lot  7,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county, 
(Ulysses,  Tompkins  Co.,)   140 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Justus  Banks,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  2,  township  of  Scipio,  Onondaga  county,  (Scipip, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   146 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  lor  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  42,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county, 
(Dryden,  Tompkins  Co.,)   147 

Sept.  5*.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  96,  township  of  Hector,  Onondaga  county, 
(Hector,  Schuyler  Co.,)   147 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  James  Fairlie,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  89,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Lodi,  Seneca 
Co.,)   H3 


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1794.  Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Margaret  Yates,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  69,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Groton, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   148 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  James  Fairlie,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  34,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Truxton, 
Cortland  Co.,)   149 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  James  Fairlie,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  49,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dry den, 
Tompkins  Co.,)    149 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  James  Fairlie,  for  100  acres  of  land  in  lot 
73,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon,  Cort- 
land Co.,)   150 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  James  Fairlie,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  45,  township  of  Hector,  Onondaga  county,  (Hec- 
tor, Schuyler  Co.,)   150 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Josiah  O.  Hoffman,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  66,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county, 
(Groton,  Tompkins  Co.,)   151 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Josiah  O.  Hoffman,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  37,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 
(Cuyler,  Cortland  Co.,)  •   151 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Benjamin  Pelton,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  97,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dry- 
den, Tompkins  Co.,)   152 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Fisher,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  2,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county,  (Dryden, 
Onondnga  Co.,)   152 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  George  D.  Wickham,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  14,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga  county,' 
(SpafFord,  Onondaga  Co.,)   153 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Benjamin  Pelton,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  11,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county,  (Ulysses, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   153 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  83,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)   154 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  George  D.  Wickham,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  40,  township  of  Hector,  Onondaga  county, 
(Hector,  Schuyler  Co.,)   154 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  90,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)   155 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  86,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)   155 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  94,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)   153 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  1.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  94,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)   150 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  ncres 


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1794.      of  land  in  lot  92,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county, 

(Groton,  Tompkins  Co.,)   157 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  88,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county, 
(Groton,  Tompkins  Co.,)  .*.  157 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  78,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county, 
(Groton,  Tompkins  Co.,)   158 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  28,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county, 
(Summer  Hill,  Cayuga  Co.,)   158 

Sept.  — .  Certificate  to  Amos  Potter,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  45,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county,  (Skan- 
eateles,  Onondaga  Co.,)   159 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  William  I.  Vredenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  91,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county, 
(Groton,  Tompkins  Co.,)   159 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  18,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Cuyler, 
Cortland  Co.,)   160 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Ballard,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  45,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  with  trans- 
fer of  his  right  to  Hooker  Ballard,  (Homer,  Cortland  Co.,)  161 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Ballard,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  56,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Cortland- 

ville,  Cortland  Co.,)   161 

1797.  May  31.  Forfeiture  of  the  right  of  John  Ballard,  to  lot  64, 
in  Homer  for  non-payment  of  the  balance  of  the  purchase 

money,   161 

1794.  Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Ballard,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  40,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Summer 
Hill,  Cayuga  Co.,)   162 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  John  Ballard,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  44,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga  county,  (Homer, 
Cortland  Co.,)   162 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  65,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county,  (Groton, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   16J 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  61,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county,  (Lansing, 
Tompkins  Co.,)   163 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  63,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Solon, 
Cortland  Co.,)   164 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  14,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Trnxton, 
Cortland  Co.,)  

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates,  for  250  acres  »»t  land 
in  lot  97,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Taylor, 
Cortland  Co.,)   165 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates,  for  100  acres  oi  land 
in  lot  86,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Taylor, 

Cortland  Co.,)   1C* 

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1794.  Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  79,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Taylor, 
Cortland  Co.,)   166 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  23,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Truxton, 
Cortland  Co.,)   166 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Peter  W.  Yates,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  26,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 

Cortland  Co.,)   167 

1796.  Dec.  29.  Receipt  to  Peter  W.  Yates,  for  balance  due  on  lots 

purchased  by  him,   168 

1794.  Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  100,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county, 
(Ithaca,  Tompkins  Co.,)    169 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Abel  Kidder,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  33,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Ovid,  Seneca 
Co.,)   169 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  83,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga 
county,  (Ithaca,  Tompkins  Co.,)    170 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  96,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga 
county,  (Ithaca,  Tompkins  Co.,)    170 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  70,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga 
county,  (Enfield,  Tompkins  Co.,)   171 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  72,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga 
county,  (Enfield,  Tompkins  Co.,)   171 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  38,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga 
county,  (Enfield,  Tompkins  Co.,)   172 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  73,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga 
county,  (Enfield,  Tompkins  Co.,)   172 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  57,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga 
county,  (Taylor,  Cortland  Co.,)   173 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  32,  township  of  Hector,  Onondaga 
county,  (Hector,  Schuyler  Co.,)   173 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  6,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga 
county,  (Cuyler,  Cortland  Co.,)   174 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  51,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga 
county,  (Solon,  Cortland  Co.,)   174 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  91,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga 
county,  (Cortlandville,  Cortland  Co.,)   175 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  5,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga 
county,  (Truxton,  Cortland  Co.,)   175 


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1794.  Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  40,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga 
county,  (Homer,  Cortland  Co.,)   176 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  90,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga 
county,  (Cortlandville,  Cortland  Co.,)   176 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  23,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga 
county,  (Homer,  Cortland  Co.,)   177 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  24,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga 
county,  (Homer,  Cortland  Co.,)    177 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  7,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga 
county,  (Homer,  Cortland  Co.,)   178 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  8,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga 
county,  (Homer,  Cortland  Co.,)   178 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  35,  township  of  Homer,  Onondaga 
county,  (Homer,  Cortland  Co.,)   179 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100 
acres  of  land  in  lot  13,  township  of  Locke,  Onondau;a 
county,  (Locke,  Cayuga  Co.,)   179 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  13,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county, 
(Locke,  Cayuga  Co.,)   180 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  50  acres 
of  land  in  lot  2,  township  of  Locke,  Onondaga  county, 
(Locke,  Cayuga  Co.,)   180 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  36,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Genoa,  Cayuga  Co.,)   181 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  65,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)   181 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  49,  township  of  Sempronius,  Onondaga 
county,  (Sempronius,  Cayuga  Co.,)   182 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  100,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county, 
(Covert,  Seneca  Co.,)  .*.  182 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  58,  township  of  Milton,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lansing,  Tompkins  Co.,)   183 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  250  acr<  - 
of  land  in  lot  67,  township  of  Hannibal,  Onondaga  county, 
(Hannibal,  Oswego  Co.,)   183 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  34,  township  of  Hector,  Onondaga  county, 
(Hector,  Schuyler  Co.,)   184 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 


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[vol.  i.yiii. 


Page. 


1794.      of  land  in  lot  27,  township  of  Ulysses,  Onondaga  county, 

(Ulysses,  Tompkins  Co.,)   184 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  77,  township  of  Romulus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Romulus,  Seneca  Co.,)   185 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  7,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county, 
(Ovid,  Seneca  Co.,)   185 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  4,  township  of  Lysander,  Onondaga  county, 
(Granby,  Oswego  Co.,)   186 

Sept.  5.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  1,  township  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  county, 

(Lafayette,  Onondaga  Co.,)   186 

1796.  Dec.  28.  Account  and  receipt  for  payment  of  the  several  lots 
purchased  in  the  military  townships,  by  Jeremiah  Van 
Rensselaer,   187 


VOLUME  LIX. 


1785-1795. 


Papers  produced  by  Claimants  in  Jessup's  [Totten  and  Crossfield's]  Purchase. 

Page. 

1785.  May  9.  Copy  of  petition  of  Joseph  Totten  and  Stephen 
Crossfield,  for  license  to  purchase  from  the  Indians  a 
tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Hudson's  river,  dated 
April  10,  1771,   2 

1771.  April  11.  Agreement  of  Lord  Dunmore,  governor  of  New 

York,  with  Jas.  Leadbetter,  Ebenezer  Jessup  and  others, 
to  make  a  deduction  from  his  fees  on  the  patent  for  their 
purchase,  with  a  note  that  Governor  Tryon  accedes 
thereto,    3 

June  7.  Minute  of  council  granting  a  license  to  Joseph 
Totten  and  Stephen  Crossfield,  to  purchase  a  certain 
tract  of  land  from  the  Indians,   4 

Oct.  7.  Bond  of  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  James  Leadbetter. 
brewer,  Christopher  Duyckinck,  sail  maker,  John  W.  Vre- 
denburgh,  hatter,  all  of  New  York,  to  convey  to  them 
three-sevenths  of  his  purchase,  on  condition  that  they 
defray  expenses  of  survey,  &c.,   5 

Oct.  7.  Bond  of  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Theophilus  Anthony  of 
New  York,  blacksmith,  to  take  one-half  of  24,000  acres 
of  land,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield' s  purchase,   6 

1772.  March  27.  Agreement  between  the  intended  proprietors  of 

the  lands  now  about  to  be  purchased  by  Ebenezer  Jessup, 

to  consist  of  twenty  townships,  of  24,000  acres  each,   7 

1785.  Nov.  7.  Certified  copy  of  the  preceding  agreement,   8 

May  9.  Copy  of  Indian  deed  to  Totten  and  Crossfield,  for 
800,000  acres  of  land,  on  Sagomdago,  or  west  branch  of 
Hudson's  river,  dated     day  of          ,1772,   9 

1773.  Jan  14.  Agreement  between  the  proprietors  of  the  lands 
purchased  by  Ebenezer  Jessup,  in  behalf  of  Totten  and 
Coossfield  and  their  associates,  and  the  ballot  of  24  of  the 

townships  in  the  said  purchase,   10,  14 

1785.  Aug.  16.  Affidavit  of  Stephen  Crossfield,  of  New  York,  ship 
carpenter,  showing  the  interest  Totten  and  Crossfield  had 
in  the  purchase  made  of  the  Indians  in  their  names,   10 


966 


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[vol.  lix. 


Page. 

1777.  Jan.  14.  Memorandum  of  the  lots  drawn  to  the  several  pro- 
prietors (named)  of  24  of  the  townships,  in  the  purchase 
made  for  Totten  and  Crossfield,   10,  88 

1773.  April  14.  Account  with  Ebenezer  Jessup,  respecting  Philip 
Livingston's  two  townships,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,   11 

1772.  Dec.  3.  Receipt  of  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Philip  Livingston,  for 

£206  8s.,  purchase  money  for  two  townships,   11,  12 

1773.  Jan.  30.  Draft  of  Ebenezer  Jessup  on  Philip  Livingston,  in 

favor  of  Archibald  Campbell,  for  £115  lis.  7^d.,   13 

March  2.  Bond  of  Enos  Mead  to  White  Matlock,  for  the  de- 
livery of  a  deed  of  certain  lands,  . . . :   15 

March  24.  Memorandum  of  an  agreement  between  Theophi- 
lus  Anthony  and  Ebenezer  Jessup,  for  lands  in  Totten 

and  Crossfield's  purchase,   16 

April  14.  Receipt  from  Eben  Jessup  to  Philip  Livingston, 

for  £110  9s.  4£d.,   17 

Jan.  26.  Petition  of  Peter  V.  B.  Livingston  and  associates, 
for  a  patent  for  24,000  acres  of  land,  being  lot  30  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  praying  that  it  may  be 
erected  into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Petersborough, . .  18 

Names  of  associates  in  said  township,   18 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  Van  Dam  and  associates,  for  a 
tract  of  24,000  acres  of  land,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  being  parts  of  lots  10  and  29,  of  which  they  are 
proprietors,  and  that  it  be  erected  into  a  township  by  the 

name  of  Margretta,   19 

Names  of  associates,   19 

May  20.  Petition  of  Richard  Livingston  and  associates,  for 
a  patent  for  24,000  acres  of  land,  being  lot  21  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  that  the  same  be  erected 

into  a  township  by  the  name  of  Harriton,  (bis)  19 

Names  of  associates,  (bis)  19 

May  20.  Deed  of  trust  from  Benjamin  Underbill,  Margaret 
Ph.  Livingston  and  22  others,  to  Philip  Livingston,  of  lot 

21,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   ...  20 

May  20.  Deed  of  trust  from  Anthony  Van  Dam,  John  Fish 
and  22  others,  to  Philip  Livingston,  for  24,000  acres  of 
land,  being  parts  of  lots  10  and  29  in  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,   21 

Aug.  28.  Draft  of  Ebenezer  Jessup  on  Theophilus  Anthony, 
for  £24,  in  favor  of  James  Vernon,   22 

1774.  May  12.  Bond  of  Enos  Mead  and  others,  of  Gravesend, 

Conn.,  to  White  Mat-lack,  to  execute  a  deed  in  his  favor 
for  750  acres  of  land,  between  lots  24  and  25,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,   23 

Feb.  15.  Deed  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Jacob  Watson,  for 
lots  45,  48,  49,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (New- 
comb,  North  Hudson  and  Keene,  Essex  Co.,)   24 

Feb.  16.  Bond  of  Joseph  Jessup,  junr.,  to  Blackleach  Jessup, 
for  a  part  of  lot  24,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  25 

March  19.  Deed  from  Nichs.  Brouwer  to  Jacob  Watson,  for 


VOL.  LIX.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


907 


1774.  lot  15,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Indian  Lake, 
Hamilton  (Jo.,  and  Johnsburgh,  warren  Co..)   2G 

April  29.  Deed  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Jacob  Watson,  for 
lot  46,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Newcomb, 
Essex  Co.,)   27 

May  9.  Deed  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Thomas  Franklin,  for 
lot  28,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Newcomb, 
Essex  Co.,  and  Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   28 

Feb.  18.  Deed  of  release  from  Wm.  Hawxhurst  to  Ebenezer 
Jessup,  for  lot  7,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pnroha  ie, .  .  .  29 

Feb.  18.  Deed  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Samuel  Hake,  for 
lots  2,  7,  40,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Lake 
Pleasant,  Arietta  and  Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   30 

Feb.  18.  Release  from  Joseph  Totten  and  Stephen  Crossfield, 
of  their  interest  in  said  lots,   30 

Feb.  21.  Deed  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Samuel  Hake,  for 
north  half  of  lot  22,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
(Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   31 

May  28.  Agreement  of  Edward  Jessup  to  convey  to  Pela- 
tiah  Haws,  certain  lands  in  lot  24,  of  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,  ,  32 

April  19.  Deed  from  Christopher  Duyckinck  to  Thomas 
Franklin,  for  one-half  of  lot  16,  in  Totten  and  Cr088fieldTfl 
purchase,  (Minerva,  Essex  Co.,)   33 

Nov.  26.  Deed  from  Samuel  Hake  to  Robert  Gilbert  Living- 
ston, for  lots  2,  7  and  40,  and  for  the  north  half  of  lot  22, 
in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (see  pages  30,  31, 
supra,)   34 

Dec.  17.  Bond  of  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Edmund  Fanning,  for 
£500,   35 

1775.  Jan.  31.  Assignment  of  said  bond  by  Edmund  Fanning,  to 

his  brother  Thomas  Fanning,   35 

Oct.  30.  Assignment  of  said  bond  by  Thomas  Fanning,  to 

his  brother  Edmund  aforesaid,   35 

Dec.  2.  Assignment  of  said  bond  by  Edmund  Fanning,  to 

John  Leake,     35 

1774.  Dec.  23.  Deed  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  John  Buxton,  for 
200  acres  of  land  in  lot  27,  of  Totten  and  Crossfield*a  pur- 
chase, (Newcomb,  Essex  Co.,)   37 

1776.  Jan.  20.  Deed  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Jacob  Watson,  for 

lot  47,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Newcomb* 
Essex  Co.,)   38 

Jan.  31.  Deed  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Thomas  Franklin, 
for  lot  44,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purcliase,  (North 
Hudson,  Essex  Co.,)   39 

[No  date.]  Boundaries  of  Totten  and  Crossfield's  original 
purchase,   40 

Map  of  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  with  the  names  of 
some  of  the  grantees  on  their  lots,   41 

Field  book  of  township  1,  in  Totten  and  Crossfielcfr  pur- 
chase, surveyed  for  Stephen  Crossiield  by  A.  Campbell,  42 

Map  of  township  1,  of  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
(Lake  Pleasant  and  Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   43 


968  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  lix. 

Page. 

1787.  Sept.  18.  Map  of  one-fourth  part  of  township  5,  in  Totten 

and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Hamilton  Co.,)   44 

1774.  Dec.  19.  Deed  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Edmund  Fanning, 

of  lot  11,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Johns- 
burgh,  Warren  Co.,)   45 

Field  book  of  township  11,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pur- 
chase,   45 

1775.  Feb.  8.  Assignment  of  the  above  deed  to  Thomas  Fanning,  46 
Oct.  3.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  Edmund  Fanning,  ....  40 
Dec.  2.  Assignment  of  the  same  to  John  Leake,   46 

1772.  Map  of  township  11,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  46,  47 
Field  book  of  township  10,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pur- 
chase, (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   48 

Map  of  township  10,  called  Margarieta,  in  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,   49 

1772,  1774.  Map  and  field  book  of  tract  of  24,000  acres,  part  of 

townships  10  and  29,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
(Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,  Johnsburgh  and  Thurman,  Warren 
Co.,)   50 

Map  of  township  15,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (see, 
supra,  page  26,)   51 

Field  book  of  township  16,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
(Minerva,  Essex  Co.,)   52 

Field  book  of  township  18,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
(Neweomb,  Essex  Co.,  and  Indian  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)  53 

Field  book  of  township  21,  or  Harriton,  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,  (Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   54 

Map  of  township  21,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   55 

Field  book  of  township  22,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
(Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,)   56 

Map  of  township  22,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   57 

1773.  Field  book  of  township  24,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 

(Chester  and  Johnsburgh,  Warren  Co.,)   58 

Map  of  township  24,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  with 

names  of  the  proprietors  of  the  several  allotments,   59 

1772.  Field  book  of  township  25,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 

(Chester,  Warren  Co.,  and  Minerva,  Essex  Co.,)   60 

1772,  1774.  Two  receipts  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Francis  Domi- 
nick,  for  £128,  in  part  payment  of  his  lot  in  Totten  and 

Crossfield's  purchase,   61 

1785.  Nov.  IS.  Affidavit  of  Francis  Dominick  and  Stephen  Cross- 
field,  that  Ebenezer  Jessup  had  full  power  to  dispose  of 

any  lands  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   62 

Aug.  15.  Affidavits  of  Stephen  Crossfield  and  Francis  Domi- 
nick, respecting  their  claim  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 

purchase,   63 

Map  of  township  25,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (see 

page  60,  supra,)  -   64 

1772.  Field  book  of  township  26,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 

(Minerva,  Essex  Co.,)    66 

Map  of  township  26,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,. ...  67 
Field  book  of  township  27,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
(Newcomb,  Essex  Co.,)   68 


VOL.  LIX.] 


LAttD  PAPERS. 


969 


1772.  Map  of  township  27,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, . . . .  69 

1773.  Field  book  of  township  28,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
(Newoomfe,  Essex  Co.,  and  Long  Lake,  Hamilton  Co.,) .  .  70 

1772.  Field  book  of  township  30,  or  Peterborough,  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,  (Minerva  and  North  Hudson,  Essei 

co.,)  :  n 

Map  ot  township  30,  or  Peterborough,  in  Totten  and  Crosft- 
field's  purchase,   72 

1773.  Field  book  of  township  46,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
(Newcomb,  Essex  Co.,)   73 

Map  of  township  46,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase   74 

1784.  Dec.  17.  Claim  of  Robert  Hyslop,  for  2,000  acres  of  Land,  in 
Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   75 

1785.  May  7.  Claim  of  Pelatiah  Haws,  to  certain  lands  in  town- 
ship 24,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   76 

1774.  May  2 8.^  Articles  of  agreement  between  Ed ward  Jessup  and 
Pelatiah  Haws,   76 

1785.  May  9.  Claims  of  Stephen  Crossfield,  Francis  Dominici  and 
John  W.  Vredenburgh,  to  certain  townships  in  Totten 

and  Crossfield's  purchase,   77 

May  9.  Claim  of  Theophiius  Anthony,  to  certain  lands  in 

Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   78 

May  9.  Claim  of  Jacob  Watson,  to  lots  15,  45,  48  and  49,  of 

Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   78 

May  9.  Claim  of  Frederick  Ry lander,  to  lot  9,  in  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,   79 

1772.  Nov.  6.  Receipt  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Theophiius  An- 
thony, for  part  payment  of  expenses  of  survey,   79,  80 

April  8.  Receipt  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Christopher 
Duyckinck,  for  £103,  in  full  for  24,000  acres  of  land  in 

Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   80 

1785.  Aug.  10.  Affidavit  of  John  Leake,  proving  the  date  of 
Edmund  Fanning's  deed  to  him  of  24,000  acres  of  land, 
in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (see,  supra,  pages  45, 

46,)   81 

Aug.  10.  Affidavit  of  John  Kelly,  proving  Edmund  Fan- 
ning's signature  to  John  Leake's  deed,   82 

Aug.  11.  Affirmation  of  Jacob  Watson,  proving  the  signa- 
ture of  Ebenezer  Jessup,   83 

Aug.  11.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Van  Brugh  Livingston)  proving 
the  qualification  of  Thomas  Leggot  and  others,  to  hold 

lands  in  this  state,   

Aug.  11.  Affidavit  of  Elias  Boudinot,  proving  that  William 
Peartree  Smith  and  others  named,  are  associates  with  the 
deponent  and  P.  V.  B.  Livingston,  in  township  80,  Totten 

and  Crossfield's  purchase,   85 

Aug.  15.  Affidavit  of  Dr.  Thomas  Jones,  proving  the  interest 
possessed  by  Philip  Livingston,  deceased,  in  Totten  and 

Crossfield's  purchase,   86 

Aug.  15.  Affidavit  of  John  W.  Vredenburgh,  respecting  his 
claims  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   87 

1773.  Jan.  14.  Minute  of  a  meeting  of  the  proprietors  of  Totten 


122 


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Page. 

1785.      and  Crossfield's  purchase,  and  their  agreement  concerning 

the  making  of  a  road  therein,   88 

Aug.  15.  Affidavit  of  John  Kelly,  proving  the  interest  pos- 
sessed by  Goldsbrow  Banyar  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,   88 

Aug.  16.  Affidavit  of  Stephen  Crossfield,  proving  the  inte- 
rest of  himself  and  others,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pur- 
chase,  88 

Aug.  15.  Affidavit  of  Christopher  Duyckinck,  proving  the 
interest  possessed  by  John  W.  Vredenburgh,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,   89 

Aug.  16.  Affidavit  of  Christopher  Duyckinck,  that  he  con- 
veyed to  Frederick  Rhinelander,  one-half  of  township  16, 

in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   90 

1776.  May  18.  Deed  from  James  Leadbetter  to  Frederick  Rhine- 
lander,  for  township  9,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pur- 
chase, with  receipt  for  payment  therefor,  (Wells  and  Lake 

Pleasant,  Hamilton  Co.,)   91 

1785.  Aug.  28.  Affidavit  of  Stephen  Crossfield,  proving  Ebenezer 

Jessup's  signature  to  a  deed  to  John  Buxton,   92 

Aug.  29.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Van  Brugh  Livingston,  respect- 
ing money  paid  by  him  to  Crean  Brush,  on  account  of 
3,000  acres  of  land  to  be  patented  to  deponent,   93 

Aug.  28.  Affidavit  of  Stephen  Crossfield  and  John  Buxton, 
proving  the  signature  of  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  a  certain 
deed  to  Thomas  Franklin  and  Jacob  Watson  for  lands  in 
Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   94 

Sept.  5.  Affirmation  of  Jacob  Watson  respecting  his  associates 
in  townships  18,  16,  47,  46,  45,  48  and  49,  of  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,   95 

Sept.  22.  Affirmation  of  Samuel  Franklin,  proving  Thomas 
Franklin's  title  to  township  28,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,   96 

Sept.  22.  Affidavit  of  Frederick  Rhinelander,  respecting  his 
claim  to  townships  9  and  15,  and  to  three  sevenths  of 
the  undivided  lands  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  97 

Sept.  22.  Affirmation  of  White  Matlack,  respecting  the  inte- 
rest of  himself  and  associates,  in  townships  44,  24,  and  the 
vacancy  between  24  and  25  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,   98 

Sept.  22.  Affidavit  of  Stephen  Crossfield,  as  to  the  extent  of 
his  interest,  and  Ebenezer  Jessup's  agency  in  purchasing 
and  selling  the  lands  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  99 

Sept.  23.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Van  Brugh  Livingston  and 
Goldsbrow  Banyar,  respecting  Ebenezer  Jessup's  agency 
in  purchasing  and  selling  lands  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,   100,  102,  108 

Sept.  30.  Affidavit  of  Christopher  Duyckinck,  that  he  paid 
a  valuable  consideration  to  Ebenezer  Jessup  for  an  interest 
in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   101 

Oct.  10.  Affirmation  of  Thomas  Franklin  of  Philadelphia  in 
support  of  his  claim  to  township  28,  in  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,   103 


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Bun. 

.1785.  Oct.  10.  Account  of  cash  paid  by  Thomas  Franklin,  for  t  own- 
ship 28,  in  Tottenand  Crossfield's  purchase,  104 

Oct.  10.  Affirmation  of  Thomas  Franklin,  in  support  of  'hi* 
claim  to  one-third  part  of  township  18,  in  Tottcn  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,   105 

Oct.  10.  Account  of  money  paid  by  Thomas  Franklin,  on 
township  18,  in  Tottcn  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   106 

Oct.  14.  Affidavit  of  Robert  G.  Livingston,  proving  his  pur- 
chase from  Samuel  Hake,  of  townships  2,  7  and  40  in 
Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   107 

'Nov.  1 7.  Affirmation  of  Jacob  Watson,  that  he  was  an 
original  proprietor  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  pun&aee, 
and  respecting Ebenezer  Jessup's  power  to  sell  land  therein,  109 

Nov.  28.  Affidavit  of  Christopher  Duyckinck,  as  to  his  inte- 
rest in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  Lord  Dunmore's 
promise  to  give  up  part  of  his  fees,  and  the  conditions  on 
which  Ebenezer  Jessup  was  authorized  to  dispose  of  lands 
therein,   110 

July  11.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Van  Burgh  Livingston  and  Elias 
Boudinot,  that  names  of  the  associates  in  the  application 
for  a  patent  for  township  30,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's 
purchase,  were  made  use  of  only  for  the  purpose  of  com- 
plying with  the  royal  instructions  in  force  at  the  time,  and 
that  none  of  them  had  any  interest  in  said  grant  except  the 

deponents,   Ill 

1786.  Aug.  11.  Memorial  of  Fredk.  Rhinelander,  praying  a  grant 
for  townships  9  and  15,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
confirmed  to  him,   112 

Aug.  11.  Memorial  of  Jacob  Watson,  praying  a  grant  of 
townships  45,  47,  49,  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase, 
confirmed  to  him,   113 

Aug.  11.  Application  of  Lewis  and  Richard  Morris,  praying 
a  patent  for  certain  lands  ordered  to  be  surveyed  to  them,  114 

1788.  Nov.  5.  Affidavit  of  Anthony  Hoffman,  in  support  of  the 

claim  of  himself  and  associates  to  township  24,  in  Totten 

and  Crossfield's  purchase,   115 

1772.  July  8.  Bond  of  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Martin  Vosburgh,  An- 
thony Hoffman  and  others,  that  they  shall  be  admitted 
associates  in  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,   116 

Nov.  7.  Memorandum  by  Ebenezer  Jessup,  of  the  expense 
of  purchasing  and  patenting  12,000  acres  of  land   117 

July  8.  Receipt  from  Ebenezer  Jessup  to  Thomas  Lewis,  for 
£51,  in.  payment  of  3,000  acres  of  land,  in  Totten  and 
Crossfield's  purchase,   118 

1789.  Dec,  30.  Letter  of  Zephor  Piatt  to  Governor  Clinton,  re- 

questing that  the  time  be  extended  for  making  surveys  of 
certain  townships  which  he  purchased  from  J.  Watson,. ,  119 
1791.  Jan  15.  Petition  of  White  Matlack,  praying  that  the  sur- 
veyor general  be  directed  to  return  township  49,  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase  in  a  square  or  nearly  so,   120 

1790.  Dec.  11.  Letter  of  Simeon  De  Witt,  surveyor  general  to 

White  Matlack,  stating  that  he  cannot  make  the  required 


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1790.      alteration  in  the  survey  of  township  49  aforesaid,  without 

authority,   121 

1795.  March  13.  Petition  of  Garret  Van  Benthuysen,  setting  forth 
that  he  is  the  heir  of  Jacob  Van  Benthuysen,  and  praying 
a  grant  of  the  lands  he  is  entitled  to  in  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,   122 

1790.  Feb.  24.  Will  of  Anthony  Hoffman,  of  Dutchess  county,  with 

probate  dated  18th  May,  1790,   123 

Opinion  of  on  the  claims  of  Duyckinck  and  Lead- 
better,  to  lands  claimed  by  them  in  Totten  and  Cross- 
field's  purchase,   124 

List  of  the  residuary  devisees  of  Philip  Livingston,  deceased, 

and  those  entitled  under  them,   125 

Opinion  as  to  Frederick  Rhinelander's  title  to  land  in  Totten 
and  Crossfield's  purchase,   126 


VOLUME  LX. 

1794-1796. 


1794.  Sept  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  90,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Waterloo,  Seneca  Co.,)  i 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  89,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Waterloo,  Seneca  Co.,)   1 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  63,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county,  (Tyre,  Sene- 
ca Co.,)..  >   2 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  2,  township  of  Galen,  Onondaga  county, 
(Galen,  Wayne  Co.,)  ,  2 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  70,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county,  (Waterloo, 
Seneca  Co.,)   3 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  67,  township  of  Galen,  Onondaga  county, 
(Savannah,  Wayne  Co.,)   3 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  92,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county,  (Waterloo, 
Seneca  Co.,)   4 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  83,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county,  (Seneca 
Falls,  Seneca  Co.,)   4 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  iu 
lot  65,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Harford, 
Cortland  Co.,)   5 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  32,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 
Cortland  Co.,)  "   5 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  73,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county,  (Seneca 
Falls,  Seneca  Co.,)   6 


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1794.  Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  50  acres  of  land  in 
lot  68,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county,  (Willet, 
Cortland  Co.,)   6 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  88,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county,  (Waterloo, 
Seneca  Co.,)   7 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  10,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county,  (Tyre, 
Seneca  Co.,)   . .   7 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  50  acres  of  land  in 
lot  73,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Harford, 
Cortland  Co.,)   8 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  60,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Lapeer, 
Cortland  Co.,)   8 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jacob  Hallet,  for  50  acres  of  land  in 
lot  44,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county,  (Free- 
town, Cortland  Co.,)    9 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Robert  Troup,  for  200  acres  of  land 
in  lot  23,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 
Cortland  Co.,) . . .  v  -  \   10 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Elkanah  Watson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
j  in  lot  58,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county,  (Tyre, 

Seneca  Co.,)   11 

Sept.  0.  Certificate  to  Elkanah  Watson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  48,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county,  (Tyre, 
Seneca  Co.,)   11 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Elkanah  Watson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  21,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Freetown,  Cortland  Co.,)  <   12 

Sept.  0.  Certificate  to  Elkanah  Watson,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  29,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Junius,  Seneca  Co.,)    12 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Elkanah  Watson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  80,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Lapeer, 
Cortland  Co.,)   13 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Elkanah  Watson,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  58,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Lapeer,  ' 
Cortland  Co.,)   13 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Richard  Lush,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  9,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county,  (Cincin- 
natus, Cortland  Co.,)   14 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to. Elkanah  Watson,  for  50  acres  of  land 
in  lot  2,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 
Portland  Co.,)   14 

Sept.  6.  ^Certificate  to  John  C.  Stockholm,  for  100  acres  of 
•   land  in  lot  92,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 
(Solon,  Cortland  Co.,)  •   15 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  John  C.  Stockholm,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  1,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county, 
(Dryden,  Tompkins  Co.,)  •   15 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  John  C.  Stockholm,  for  100  acres  of 


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1 794.      land  in  lot  8G,  township  of  Cato,  Onondaga  county,  (Cuto****' 
Cayuga  Co.,)   JO 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  John  C.  Stockholm,  for  100  acres  of 
land  inlot  9,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  count  yr  (Vergil, 
Cortland  Co.,)  i  ,  -   10 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  John  C.  Stockholm,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  VI,  township  of  Caraillus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Elbridge,  Onondaga  Co.,)   - »,  17 

Sept.  2.  Certificate  to  John  C.  Stockholm,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  94,  township  of  Lysander,  Onondaga  county, 

(Lysander,  Onondaga  Co.,)   17 

1796.  Dec.  31.  Receipt  to  John  C.  Stockholm,  for  payment  of  the 

above  lots,   18 

1794.  Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Stephen  Lush  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  31,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county,  (Free- 
town, Cortland  Co.,)   19 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Peter  Ten  Broeck,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  13,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 
(Truxton,  Cortland  Co.,)   19 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Peter  Ten  Broeck,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  63,  township  of  Fabius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Truxton,  Cortland  Co.,)  '   20 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Peter  Ten  Broeck,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  64,  township  of  Ovid,  Onondaga  county,  (Loui, 
Seneca  Co.,)    20 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Peter  Ten  Broeck,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  59,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county, 
(Dryden,  Tompkins  Co.,)   21 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Peter  Ten  Broeck,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  13,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Skaneateles,  Onondaga  Co.,)   21 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Abraham  Hardenburgh,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  34,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Tyre,  Seneca  Co.,)   22 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  75,  township  of  Junius,  (Seneca  falls,  Seneca 
Co.,)   22 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  125  acres  of  land  in 
lot  79,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  (Willet,  Cortland  Co.,)  23 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  John  McClallen,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  50,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 
Cortland  Co.,)   23 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  30,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county.  (t'in- 
cinatus,  Cortland  Co.,)   24 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  75,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county,  (.Mara- 
thon, Cortland  Co.,)   24 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  20,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county,  (Cin- 
cinnatus, Cortland  Co.,)   25 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acre,  of  land  in 


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1794.      lot  29,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county,  (Cin- 

cinnatus,  Cortland  Co.,)   25 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  55,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Harford, 
Cortland  Co.,)   26 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  15,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county,  (Free- 
town, Cortland  Co.,)   26 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  66,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Lapeer, 
Cortland  Co.,)   27 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  31,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 
Cortland  Co.,)  *   27 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson,  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  3,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 
Cortland  Co.,)   23 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Seth  Johnson  for  100  acres  of  land  in 
lot  30,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 
Cortland  Co.,)   28 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortland,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  76,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Willet,  Cortland  Co.,)   29 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortland,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  28,  township  of  Sempronius,  (Niles,  Cayuga 
Co.,)   29 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  94,  township  of  Galen,  Onondaga  county, 
(Galen,  Wayne  Co.,)   30 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Philip  Van  Cortland,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  65,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Marathon,  Cortland  Co  ,)   30 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  39,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Junius,  Seneca  Co.,)   31 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land  in  lot  96,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Waterloo,  Seneca  Co.,)  31 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Justus  Bank,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  24,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Truxton, 
Cortland  Co.,)   32 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Gerrit  W.  Van  Schaick,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  17,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Junius,  Seneca  Co.,)   32 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  90,  towrnship  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Willet,  Cortland  Co?)   33 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  66,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Waterloo,  Seneca  Co.,)   33 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  33,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county, 
(Virgil,  Cortland  Co.,)    *   34 


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Page. 

1794.  Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  250  acres 
acres  of  land,  in  lot  59,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga 
county,  (Lapeer,  Cortland  Co  ,)     :;  i 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  i  unr.,  for  50  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  37,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county, 
(Dryden,  Tompkins  Co.,)  :;,-> 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  50  acre* 
of  land,  in  lot  39,  township  of  Dryden,  Onondaga  county, 
(Dryden,  Tompkins  Co.,)  .".  35 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  13,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Tyre,  Seneca  Co.,)  36 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  William  Gilleland,  junr.,  for  100  Acres 
of  land,  in  lot  100,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Willet,  Cortland  Co.,)   36 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Henry  Guest,  junr.,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  6,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Junius,  Seneca  Co.,)   37 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Stephen  N.  Bayard,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  54,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Junius,  Seneca  Co.,)   37 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  John  Fisher,  for  100  acres  of  land,  in 
lot  35,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 
Cortland  Co.,)   38 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Peter  Elmendorf,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  36,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county,  (Truxton, 
Cortland  Co.,)    38 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  John  W.  Watson,  for  100  acres  of 
land,  in  lot  23,  township  of  Galen,  Onondaga  county, 
(Savannah,  Wayne  Co.,)   39 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Benjamin  Pel  ton,  for  100  acres  of  hind, 
in  lot  34,  township  of  Galen,  Onondaga  county,  (Galen, 
Wayne  Co.,)   39 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  John  M.  Watson,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  10,  township  of  Galen,  Onondaga  county,  (Savan- 
nah, Wayne  Co.,)   40 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  John  M.  Watson,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  44,  township  of  Galen,  Onondaga  county,  (Galen, 
Wayne  Co.,)   40 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  aci  ea 
of  land,  in  lot  8,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county, 
(Virgil,  Cortland  Co.,)   41 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Joseph  Annin,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  95,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county,  (Water- 
loo, Seneca  Co.,)   41 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  Tor  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  79,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county, 
(Lapeer,  Cortland  Co.,)   42 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  53,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county, 
(Harford,  Cortland  Co.,)   42 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Kensselaer,  for  100  acres 


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1794.      of  land,  in  lot  42,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga 

county,  (Freetown,  Cortland  Co.,)   43 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  28,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Cincinnatus,  Cortland  Co.,)   43 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  46,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Cincinnatus,  Cortland  Co.,)   44 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  45,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Freetown,  Cortland  Co.,)   44 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  77,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Willet,  Cortland  Co.,)   45 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  50,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Cincinnatus,  Cortland  Co.,)   45 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  2,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Junius,  Seneca  Co.,)   46 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  96,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga 
county,  (Willet,  Cortland  Co.,)   46 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  8,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  countv, 
(Tyre,  Seneca  Co.,)  ,\  47 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  26,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Tyre,  Seneca  Co,,)   47 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  68,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Waterloo,  Seneca  Co.,)   48 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  69,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Waterloo,  Seneca  Co.,)   48 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  85,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  countv, 
(Seneca  Falls,  Cortland  Co.,)   49 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  80,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Waterloo,  Seneca  Co.,)   49 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  56,  township  of  Galen,  Onondaga  county, 
(Galen,  Wayne  Co.,)   50 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer,  for  100  acres 
of  land,  in  lot  100,  township  of  Junius,  Onondaga  county, 
(Seneca  Falls,  Seneca  Co.,)   50 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Andrew  Mitchell,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  5,  township  of  Cincinnatus,  Onondaga  county, 
(Freetown,  Cortland  Co.,)   51 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Andrew  Mitchell,  for  100  acres  of  land, 
in  lot  39,  township  of  Virgil,  Onondaga  county,  (Virgil, 
Cortland  Co.,)   51 


VOL.  LX.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


979 


Pago. 

1794.  Sept.  9.  Certificate  to  Andrew  Mitchell,  for  100  acres  of  land 
in  lot  47,  township  of  Dry  den,  Onondaga  county,  (Dry- 
den,  Tompkins  Co.,)   52 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  to  Andrew  Mitchell,  for  100  acres  of 
land  in  lot  100,  township  of  Solon,  Onondaga  county, 

(Taylor,  Cortland  Co.,)   52 

Sept.  6.  Account  for  the  above  lands  and  state  treasurer's 
receipt  for  payment  for  the  same,   53 

1786.  Aug.  14.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  to  John  Van 
Drisden,  for  328  acres  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Tega- 
huharoughwhe  or  Canada  creek,  Montgomery  county, 
(Manheim,  Herkimer  Co.,)  .*.  54 

1794.  Oct.  18.  Description  of  the  boundaries  and  contents  of  lots  11, 

12,  23,  70,  in  great  lot  2,  of  Hardenbergh's  patent, 

(Liberty,  Fremont  and  Fallsburgb,  Sullivan  Co.,)   55 

Oct.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Herman  Le  Roy  and  William 
Bayard,  of  325  acres  of  land  in  the  Road  township,  Her- 
kimer county,  (De  Ruyter,  Madison  Co.,)   56 

Sept.  20.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  for  $325  in  payment  of 

the  above  land,   57 

Oct.  27.  Return  of  survey  for  Cornelius  Glen,  Barent  Bleeoker 
and  Abraham  G.  Lansing,  for  89,297  acres  of  land  in 
Montgomery  county,  (Stratford,  Garoga,  Bleecker  and 

Mayfield,  Fulton  Co.,)   58 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   58 

Nov.  6.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  for  £15,375  16s.  in  pay- 
ment for  the  above  tract,   58 

Nov.  5.  Exemplification  of  a  confirmatory  patent  grant*  . I 
unto  the  children  of  Mattys  Jansen,  for  a  parcel  of  land 
called  Papperinnimin,  containing  about  100  acres,  on  the 
island  of  Manhatans,  dated  28  May,  1667,  (New  York  city,)  59 
Nov.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexander  Turner,  junr.,  Jas. 
Turner  and  George  Webster,  for  17,137  acres  of  land  in 
Washington  county,  town  of  Whitehall,  (Dresden  ami 
Putnam,  Washington  Co.,  and  Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,)  60 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   60 

Nov.  12.  Receipt  of  state  treasurer  for  £1,896  6s.  8d.  being 

payment  for  the  same,    60 

Nov.  8.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  to  Norman  Me- 
Leod,  late  captain  in  the  18th  regiment  of  foot,  29  Sept., 
1770,  for  3,000  acres  of  land  in  Albany  county,  (Mayfield, 

Fulton  Co.,)   61 

Nov.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  Alexander  and  James  Turner, 
for  two  tracts  of  land  in  the  town  of  Hampton,  Washing- 
v  ton  county,  one  containing  133,  and  the  other  129  acres, 

(Whitehall,  Washington  Co.,)   62 

Map  of  the  same,   62 

1795.  Dec.  2.  Affidavit  of  John  Williams,  setting  forth  that  249 
acres  of  land  in  Washington  county,  applied  for  by  Jas. 
and  Alexander  J.  Turner  were  originally  occupied  pre- 
vious to  1782  by  Andrew  Adams  and  Isaac  Carpenter,  who 
sold  to  one  Pearse  and  Bennett,  and  that  neither  of  them 
had  ever  joined  the  enemies  of  the  United  States,   63 


980  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  lx. 

Paga 

1795.  Oct.  7.  Affidavit  of  Jepth  Bartholemew  and  Wm.  Christie, 

to  the  same  effect,   64 

1789.  May  9.  Deed  from  William  Christie  and  Benjamin  Pearse 
to  Alexander  J.  Turner  and  James  Turner,  of  230  acres 
of  land  on  Poultney  river,  Washington  county,   65 


1795.  May  13.  Affidavit  of  Jepth  Bartholemew  and  William  Hal- 
labort,  that  400  acres  of  land  now  in  possession  of  Alexr. 
J.  and  James  Turner,  in  the  town  of  Whitehall,  common- 
ly known  as  Dow's  patent,  had  been  occupied  previous 
to  1782  by  Andrew  Adams  and  Isaac  Carpenter,  &c.,. . .  66 

1794.  Nov.  7.  Ret  urn  of  survey  for  Hugh  McCauley,  for  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Washington,  (Caldwell,  Warren 


Co.,)   67 

Map  of  the  preceding  lot,   67 

Nov.  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Thomas  Turner,  David  Thomas 
and  Alexander  J.  Turner,  for  436  acres  of  land  in  the 
town  of  Whitehall,  Washington  county,  (Dresden,  Wash- 
ington Co.,)   68 

Map  of  the  preceding  tract,   :  . .  68 

f  .  Nov.  12.  Letter  from  the  surveyor  general  to  Mr.  Lencklean 
relative  to  the  lands  granted  to  Messrs  Gorham  &  Phelps 

for  opening  a  road  agreeably  to  their  contract,   69 

1795.  Nov.  16.  Affidavit  of  Mathew  Watson,  respecting  the  death 
at  Albany,  of  his  son  John  W.  Watson,  holder  of  certain 
certificates  for  land  in  the  township  of  Galen,  leaving 

two  brothers  and  two  sisters,  (see  supra,  page  40,)   70 

1794.  Nov.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  George  Scriba,  of  490,136 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Herkimer,  (Scriba's  patent, 

or  Roosevelt's  purchase,  Oswego  and  Oneida  Cos.,)   61 

Receipt  of  state  treasurer,  for  £77,917  6s.  payment  for  the 

above  tract,   71 

Map  of  the  preceding  tract,   72 

Dec.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Matthew  Adgate,  for  2,113 

acres  of  land  in  Clinton  county,  (Chesterfield,  Essex  Co.,)  73 
Map  of  the  preceding  tract,   73 


Dec.  3.  Letter  from  Herman  Le  Roy  and  William  Bayard 
to  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office  relative  to  lands 
to  be  granted  to  Gorham  and  Phelps  for  opening  a  road,  74 

Dec.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Matthew  Adgate,  for  50,286 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Herkimer,  (Remsen,  Oneida 
Co.,  and  Wilmurt,  Herkimer  Co.,)   75 

Map  of  the  Adgate  patent  (2  copies,)   75,  76 

Dec.  8.  Return" of  survey  to  George  Trimble,  for  1,440  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Clinton,  (Hague,  Warren  Co.,). .  77 

Map  of  the  preceding  tract,   77 

1770.  May  24.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  to  John  Leake  and  asso- 
ciates, for  27,000  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany, 
(Franklin  and  Hampden,  Delaware  Co.,  see  vol.  xxvi,  page 

132,)   78 

1795.  Jan.  13.  Notice  that  William  Gilleland  and  Thos.  Witbeck, 
assignees  of  Bass  Chard,  Samuel  Hatch  and  associates, 
proprietors  of  Isle  la  Motte,  intend  to  apply  to  the  com- 
missioners of  the  land  office,  for  a  grant  of  3,783  acres  of 


VOL.  LX.] 


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081 


1795.  land,  in  lieu  of  so  much  ceded  on  said  island  to  the  state*  ^ 
of  Vermont,   *g 

1796.  March  5.  Certificate  that  the  above  notice  was  published 

nine  weeks,   79 

1795.  Jan.  21.  Petition  of  Moses  Scott,  of  Wateriord,  Saratoga 
county,  praying  that  the  land  under  water,  applied  for  by 
certain  inhabitants  of  Waterford,  may  not  be  granted,  . .  80 

Feb.  2.  Return  of  survey  to  Robert  McClallan,  James  Cald- 
well and  Robert  Cochran,  for  22,100  and  17,000  acres  of 
land,  in  the  counties  of  Washington  and  Clinton,  (Schroon 
and  Ticonderoga,  Essex  Co.,  and  Hague,  Warren  Co.,). .  81 

Map  of  the  above  tracts,   82 

Feb.  4.  Return  of  survey  to  James  Caldwell,  for  townships 
6  and  7  in  the  Military  lands,  containing  117,500  acres, 
(Clinton  and  Ellenburgh,  Clinton  Co.,  and  Chateaugay 
and  Burke,  Franklin  Co.,)   83 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   83 

Feb.  9.  Certificate  of  W.  Scudder,  lieutenant  in  the  1st  N. 
Y.  regiment,  that  Christian  Tiperwine  had  been  taken 
prisoner  near  Fort  Stanwix,  in  1779,  by  the  Indians,  and 
carried  to  Canada,  where  he  remained  to  the  close  of  the 
war,  .   84 

Feb.  9.  Certificate  to  Jesse  Woodhull  for  100  acres  of  land, 
west  of  Fort  Montgomery,  Orange  county,   85 

Feb.  10.  Letter  of  Moses  Scott  to  Beniah  Palmer,  relative  to 
lands  under  water,  applied  for  by  the  trustees  of  Water- 
ford,  (see  supra,  page  80,)   80 

Feb.  7.  Petition  of  Petrus  Polfer  and  others  to  the  Legisla- 
ture, praying  an  investigation  of  the  original  grant  of  the 
Manor  of  Livingston,  Columbia  county,   87 

Jan.  6.  Proposal  of  Obid.  Harvey  and  others,  to  pay  4s.  an 
acre  for  a  piece  of  land,  lying  at  the  north  end  of  the 
Cattskill  mountains,   88 

Jan.  6.  Proposal  of  Ezra  Rundel  and  others,  to  pay  4s.  an  acre 
for  a  tract  of  land  on  Batavia  creek,  in  Albany  county,.  .  89 

Feb.  14.  Petition  of  Cornelius  Lansing,  for  a  grant  of  land 
under  water,  at  Lansingburg,  Rensselaer  county,   90 

Feb.  14.  Certificate  of  George  Tibbits,  John  Van  Rensselaer 
and  others,  that  the  granting  of  the  above  water  lot  to 
Cornelius  Lansing,  will  not  be  detrimental  to  the  public 
interest,   01 

Feb.  18.  Certificate  of  John  Keese,  notary  public,  that  Jona- 
than Titus  made  an  affidavit  before  him,  that  he  witnessed 
the  signatures  to  the  following  instrument,  (to  wit :) 
1794.  Sept.  16.  Power  of  attorney  from  Anna  Barto  and  Obadiah 
Barto,  of  Huntington,  Suffolk  county,  heirs  of  Isaac 
Ketcham,  late  soldier  in  Colonel  Livingston's  4th  N.  Y. 
regiment,  to  Daniel  Delavan,  to  demand  and  take  up 
whatever  land  said  Ketchnm  is  entitled  to,   92 

Affidavit  of  Jonathan  Titus,  late  captain  in  Colonel  Living- 
ston's 4th  Hi  Y.  regiment,  that  he  did  enlist  on  21st  Nov., 
1776,  the  above  named  Isaac  Ketcham,  and  that  he  died 
of  the  small  pox  at  Fishkill,  21st  July,  1777,   93 


982 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  lk. 


Pajjo. 

1795.  Feb.  18.  Notarial  certificate  of  John  Keese  to  the  above,. .  .  93 

Feb.  25.  Exemplification  of  an  abstract  of  letters  patent,  for 
a  tract  of  "1,000  acres  of  land  granted  to  Richard  Van 
Dam,  on  the  30th  June,  1720,  near  the  division  line  of 
Orange  and  Ulster  counties,  (Blooming  Grove  and  New 
Windsor,  Orange  Co.,)   94 

March  1.  Probate  of  the  will  of  Jesse  Woodhull,   95 

1793.  Aug.  28.  Certified  copy  of  the  will  of  Jesse  Woodhull,  of 

Cornwall,  in  Orange  county,   96 

1795.  March  10.  Deed  from  Philip  Smith  and  Zina  Hitchcock,  to 
the  People  of  the  state  of  New  York,  surrendering  their 
right  of  a  tract  of  1,081  acres  of  land,  at  Northwest  bay, 

near  Lake  George,   97 

1792.  Dec.  13.  Deed  from  Elnathan  Fitch  to  the  People  of  the 
state  of  New  York,  surrendering  his  right  to  950  acres  of 
land,  on  the  northwest  bounds  of  the  great  Hardenbergh 
patent,   89 

April  5.  Deed  from  William  Chase  to  the  People  of  the  state 
of  New  York,  surrendering  his  right  to  a  bridge  across 

the  Hoosick  river,   99 

1795.  March  17.  Deed  from  Jane  Hardenbergh  and  John  L.  Har- 
denbergh, executors  of  Abraham  Hardenbergh,  deceased, 
to  Richard  Varick,  of  a  right  to  2,000  acres  of  land,  on 
Canosserage  creek,  which  said  Hardenbergh  acquired 
from  Ezekiel  Scott,  (Oneida  Co.,)   100 

March  17.  Deed  from  Jane  Hardenbergh  and  John  L.  Har- 
denbergh, executors  as  aforesaid,  to  Richard  Varick,  of  a 
right  to  1,500  acres  of  land,  on  Canosserage  creek,  which 
said  Hardenbergh  acquired  from  Jonathan  Pearsee, 
(Oneida  Co.,)   101 

March  17.  Deed  from  Jane  Hardenbergh  and  John  L.  Har- 
denbergh, executors  as  aforesaid,  to  Richard  Varick,  for 
1,500  acres  of  land,  on  Conosserage  creek,  which  said 
Hardenbergh  acquired  from  Jellis  A.  Fonda,  (Oneida  Co.,)  102 

March  3.  Power  of  attorney  from  James  Duggan  to  Jacobus 
Van  Schoonhoven,  to  receive  his  patent  for  500  acres  of 
land,   103 

April  2.  Certificate  of  inhabitants  of  Cattskill,  in  favor  of 
the  construction  of  a  dock  between  Cattskill  point  and 
Boomties  hook,  with  letter  from  John  I.  Cantine  to  his 
father  enclosing  the  same,  (bis)  103 

April  3.  Certificate  of  survey  to  John  Cantine,  for  a  water 
lot  at  the  mouth  of  the  Cattskill  river,   104 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,   104 

April  4.  Return  of  survey  to  the  contractors  for  making 
roads  in  the  northern  parts  of  the  state  for  8333J  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lakes  George  and  Cham- 
plain,  (Schroon,  Essex  Co.,  and  Chester  and  Horicon, 
Warren  Co.,)   105 

Map  of  the  same,   1 05 

April  6.  Affidavit  of  Archibald  McLean,  printer  of  the  New 
York  Daily  Gazette  that  he  published  a  notice  of  John 


VOL.  LX.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


'98& 


1795.      Cantine's  intention  to  apply  for  a  grant  of  a  water  lot  at 

Cattskill,   t  200 

April  15.  Certificate  of  Abraham  Van  Garden,  that  he  con- 
sents to  the  above  grant,   107 

Jan.  26.  Notice  of  John  Cantine's  intention  to  apply  for  the 

above  grant,   103 

1790.  April  8.  Certificate  that  Reuben  Smith  served  in  the  revo- 
lutionary war,  in  the  5th  New  York  regiment,  and  died 

12th  Feb.,  1780,   100 

1795.  June  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Lina  Hitchcock  and  Philip 
Smith,  for  1,081  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  W  ash- 
ington, west  side  of  Lake  George,  (Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)  1 1 0 

Map  of  the  above  tract,  ;   110 

1786.  Aug.  3.  Assignment  by  Samuel  Stevens  to  John  McKesson 
of  his  right  in  a  tract  of  land,  west  of  Lake  Champlain, 

granted  to  William  Duer  and  associates,   Ill 

1795.  Aug.  22.  Letter  from  Peleg  Gifford  to  Secretary  Scott, 
requesting  him  to  deliver  to  bearer  patents  for  lots  85 
and  92,  in  the  township  of  Aurelius,   112 

Memorandum  by  J.  Bordman  that  one  of  the  above  lots  had 
been  purchased  by  Gifford  for  him,   112 

Aug.  28.  Exemplification  of  a  confirmatory  patent  from 
Governor  Nicolls  to  ye  children  of  Anneke  Bogardus,  of 
a  parcel  of  land  on  Manhatans  island,  (New  York  City,) . .  11.3 

Aug.  29.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Nottingham,  enumerating  the 
names  of  the  brothers  and  sisters  of  Abraham  Harden- 
bergh  deceased,   114 

Aug.  29.  Affidavit  of  William  Patterson,  enumerating  the 
names  of  the  brothers  and  sisters  of  Abraham  Harden- 
burgh,  deceased,  »   114 

Sept.  2.  Affidavit  of  Gideon  Keator,  respecting  the  children 
of  Leonard  Hardenbergh,   115 

Sept.  23.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Taylor,  of  1,500}  acres 
of  land,  in  the  town  of  Hampton,  Washington  county, .  .  116 

Map  of  the  above  tract,    116 

Sept.  29.  Letter  from  R.  Lush  to  John  Bleecker,  inBtractipg 
him  to  take  up  six  patents  for  lots  purchased  in  tin- 
military  tract  commonly  called  the  hundred  acre  lots, 
with  Bleecker's  receipt  for  the  same,   117 

Oct.  14.  Letter  from  Robert  Woodworth  to  the  commission- 
ers of  the  land  office,  stating  that  he  had  lodged  with  the 
surveyor-general  a  location  for  a  tract  of  land  in  BatftVia, 
and  requesting  that  Stephen  Hogeboom  may  have  the 
warrant  therefor,  ;••  118 

Oct.  29.  Power  of  attorney  from  Douw  Fondey,  late  ensign 
in  the  5th  New  York  regiment,  to  John  Fondey,  junior., 
to  take  up  a  patent  for  land  to  which  he  is  entitled,   119 

Nov.  18.  Certificate  that  Dr.  Jacob  Visscher  Egberts  served 
as  mate  in  the  general  hospital  of  the  United  States,  from 
the  fall  of  1775  to  the  end  of  the  late  war,   120 

Nov.  19.  Affidavit  of  Anthony  Egberts  that  he  is  the  only 
surviving  brother,  and  with  Anne  Egberts  and  Mary  Ten 


084 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  lx. 


Page. 


1705.      Eyck,  the  surviving  heir  of  the  late  Dr.  Jacob  Visscher 

Egberts,   120 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Melancthon  Lloyd  Woolsey,  late 
lieutenant  in  Colonel  W.  R.  Lee's  regiment  and  major  in 
the  new  levies,  for  a  grant  of  land,   121 

Dec.  4.  Return  of  survey  for  Elizabeth  Odell,  daughter  of 
John  Randall,  deceased,  for  200  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Herkimer,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   122 

Dec.  9.  Affidavit  of  Maxson  Randall  that  Elizabeth  Odell  is 
the  only  child  left  by  John  Randall,   122 

Dec.  21.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Mansfield  and  Jonathan 
Jayne,  of  600  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Cornwall, 
Orange  county,  (Cornwall  and  Monroe,  Orange  Co.,)  ...  123 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   123 

1796.  Jan.  4.  Certificate  of  location  for  the  mayor,  aldermen  and 
commonalty  of  the  city  of  Albany,  for  200  acres  of  land 
on  the  west  branch  of  the  Sacondaga  river,  in  the  county 
of  Herkimer,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   124 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   124 

Jan.  4.  Certificate  of  location  for  the  mayor,  aldermen,  <fcc, 
of  the  city  of  Albany  of  350  acres  of  land  in  the  county 
of  Herkimer,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)  •   125 

Map  of  the  same,   124 

Jan.  5.  Affidavit  of  Charles  R.  Webster,  that  he  published 
in  the  Albany  Gazette,  a  notice  for  William  Gilleland  and 
Thomas  L.  Whitbeck,   126 

Jan.  5.  Power  of  attorney  from  Thomas  L.  Whitbeck  to 
Stephen  Van  Rensselaer,  to  convey  to  the  state  of  New 
York  all  his  right,  &c,  to  the  Isle  la  Motte  in  Lake  Cham- 
plain,   127 

June  20.  Certified  copy  of  Governor  Dongan's  patent  to  the 
town  of  Schenectady,  dated  3d  November,  1684,   128 

Jan.  11.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  to  Samuel  Avery, 
Garret  Rapalje,  William  Butler  and  others,  of  24,000  acres 
of  land  on  the  east  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  dated  16 
August,  1774,  (Vermont,)   129 

Jan.  11.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  to  Henry  Thomas, 
John  de  la  Mater  and  others,  for  3,700  acres  of  land  in 
the  county  of  Ulster,  dated  19  November,  1772,  (on  both 
sides  of  the  Platte  kill  in  Shawangunk-,  Ulster  county,  and 
Mamakating,  Sullivan  Co.,)   130 

Jan.  12.  Petition  of  Jasper  Cropsey,  for  a  grant  of  water 
lot  in  Fishkill,  Dutchess  county,   131 

Jan.  14.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Power,  of  the  publication  of 
a  notice  of  application  for  the  above  lot,   132 

1795.  Nov.  3.  Notice  of  John  Cropsey,  that  he  intends  to  apply 

for  a  grant  of  the  above  lot,   133 

1793.  March  28.  Deed  from  Robert  Luckey  and  wife  to  Jasper 
Cropsey,  of  a  lot  of  land  at  Wappins  creek,  containing  1 
acre  24  perches,  with  half  a  stone  house  and  dock,   134 

1796.  Jan.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Elbert  Haring,  of  840 

acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Herkimer,  north  of  Glen 
and  Bleecker's  tract,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   135 


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1796.  Jan.  28.  Certificate  of  location  forZephanias  Piatt,  for  5,000^* 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  north  of  the  tow  n 
of  Chemung,  adjoining  L'llommedieu's  patent,  (Horse- 
heads,  Chemung  Co.,)   136 

Map  of  the  above  "lot,   1.50 

Jan.  30.  Certificate  of  location  to  Abraham  Case,  for  150 
acres  of  land  west  of  Lake  George,    and  of  Walter 

Douglas'  tract,  (Bolton,.  Warren  Co.,)   | :;: 

Jan.  31.  Letter  of  John  and  Edward  Livingston  to  the  com- 
missioners of  the  land  office  relative  to  appraisers'  report 

in  granting  an  equivalent  for  certain  lands,   138 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Taylor,  for  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Herkimer,  adjoining  a  tract 
,  granted  to  the  mayor,  &c,  of  Albany,  (Lake  Pleasant, 

Hamilton  Co.,)  *   139 

Feb.  2.  Certificate  of  location  to  Elbert  Raring,  to r  an  island 
in  Caniaderago  lake,  containing  10  acres,  (in  Schuyler 

Lake,  Richfield,  Otsego  Co.,)   140 

Map  of  the  above  island,   140 

Feb.  3.  Certificate  of  location  to  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer, 
for  a  tract  of  1,500  acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Schoha- 
rie, (Gilboa  and  Cones ville,  Schoharie  Co.,)   141 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   141 

Feb.  3.  Certificate  of  location  to  Elbert  Barring,  for  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Herkimer,  between  lots  3  and  ;3 

of  1st  township,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   142 

Feb.  4.  Certificate  of  location  to  Robert  Boyd,  for  200  acres 
of  land  adjoining  Warm  pond,  in  the  countv  of  Clinton, 

(Willsborough,  Essex  Co.,)  •   143 

Map  of  the  above  and  following  lots,   143 

Feb.  4.  Certificate  of  location  to  Robert  Boyd,  for  300  acres 
of  land  near  Warm  pond,  Clinton  county,  (Willsborough, 

and  Chesterfield,  Essex  Co.,)     144 

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Williams,  for  260 
acres  of  land  near  Auger  pond,  Clinton  county,  (Chester- 
field, Essex  Co.,)   145 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   145 

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Williams,  for  L30  acres 
of  land  adjoining  Skene's  tract,  commonly  called  the 

Ore-bed  patent,  (Moriah,  Essex  Co.,)   140 

Map  of  the  tract,   14G 

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Williams,  fbf  220 
acres  of  land  near  Auger  pond,  Clinton  county,  (Chester- 
field, Essex  Co.,)   145 


Map  of  the  above  tract,  

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Williams,  for  400 
acres  of  land  near  Butternut  pond,  Clinton  county,  (Ches- 
terfield, Essex  Co.,)  

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Williams,  tor  510 
acres  of  land,  south  of  Auger  pond,  (Chesterfield,  Essex 

Co.,)  

Map  of  the  above  tract,  

Feb.  6.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Williams,  for  200 
124 


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1796.      acres  of  land  west  of  Skene's  2,400  acre  tract,  Clinton 

county,  (Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   150 

Feb.  6.  Certificate  of  location  to  John  Williams,  for  300 
acres  of  land,  west  of  Skene's  tract  of  2,400  acres,  in 

Clinton  county,  (Westport,  Essex  Co.,)   151 

Feb.  8.  Certificate  of  location  to  Thomas  Moffat,  for  BO£ 
acres  of  land  in  Orange  county,  adjoining  a  tract  granted 
to  Rip  Van  Dam  and  others,  (Blooming  Grove,  Orange 

Co.,)   152 

Feb.  8.  Certificate  of  location  to  Thomas  Moffat,  for  110| 
acres  of  land  in  Orange  county,  near  Mansfield  and 

Jayne's  tract,  (Monroe,  Orange  Co.,)   153 

Map  of  the  above  tracts,   153 

Feb.  9.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  to  Samuel  Auch- 
muty,  William  Ogilvie,  Anne  Avery,  Morley  Harrison, 
William  Mitchel,  Hendrick  Cropsie,  Josiah  Crane,  John 
Tuder  and  Alexander  Colden,  13th  April,  1 761,  so  far  as 
they  relate  to  lots  1,  4,  and  39,  in  Glen's  purchase,  granted 
to  William  Ogilvie  aforesaid,  (lots  1  and  4  are  in  Herki- 
mer, lot  39  inFairfield,  Herkimer  Co.,)   154 


Map  of  a  tract  of  land  purchased  in  .the  year  1734,  from  the 

native  Indians  by  Jacob  Glen  and  others,  (Herkimer  Co.,)  154 
1793.  Jan.  3.  Notice  by  Lewis  Dubois,  that  he  intends  to  apply  for 

grant  of  a  water  lot  in  New  Marlborough,  Ulster  county,  155 
1791.  Jan.  31.  Petition  of  Lewis  Dubois,  for  a  grant  of  land  under 

water  at  New  Marlborough,  Leister  county,   156 

1793.  March  19.  Petition  of  Lewis  Dubois,  for  a  grant  of  the  flats 

in  Hudson  river,  opposite  his  property  at  Old  Man's  kill, 


in  New  Marlborough,  Ulster  county,   157 

Nov.  20.  Certificate  of  certain  inhabitants  named,  of  the 

neighborhood  of  New  Marlborough,  in  favor  of  the  above 

application,     157 

Description  of  the  land  covered  by  the  water  of  Hudson's 

river,  opposite  part  of  the  farm  of  Lewis  Dubois,   158 

April  22.  Return  of  survey  for  Lewis  Dubois,  of  28  acres 

of  land  under  water,  (Marlborough,  Ulster  Co.,)   159 

Map  of  the  above  land  under  water,   159 

1796.  Feb.  12.  Certificate  of  undersigned  inhabitants  of  the  town 

of  Marlborough,  in  favor  of  granting  the  above  water 

lot  to  Lewis  Dubois,   160 

Feb.  16.  Claim  of  Lewis  Dubois,  for  bounty  land,  as  colonel  in 

the  line  of  this  State,  and  in  the  army  of  the  United  States,  161 
Feb.  22.  Affidavit  of  Francis  Gains,  of  New  York,  cartman, 

that  he,  being  serjeant,  enlisted  Lawrence  Bonker,  in 

Colonel  Dubois'  regiment,   162 

Feb.  24.  Certificate  of  Colonel  Lewis  Dubois,  that  Lawrence 

Bonker  enlisted  in  his  regiment,   163 

Feb.  29.  Affidavit  of  serjeant  James  Pride,  that  Lawrence 

Bonker  died  in  the  service,  at  Johnstown,  in  1779,   163 

Draft  of  Thomas  Hickock,  on  the  commissioners  of  the  land 

office,  for  £25,  for  opening  the  road  over  Pine  Hill,   164 

March  24.  Affidavit  of  James  Oliver,  that  the  road  over 

Pine  Hill  has  been  completed,   164 


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Pago. 

1796.  March  7.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  27th  February, 
1769,  to  Peter  Hasenclever,  David  Graeme  and  others, 
for  a  tract  of  land  above  the  German  Flats,  containing 
18,000  acres,  (Herkimer,  Schuyler  and  Newport,  Herki- 
mer Co.,)   10f, 

March  15.  Power  of  attorney  from  Adam  Coppernoll  to 
Frederic  Gitman,  to  receive  bounty  land  due  him  as  sol- 
dier in  the  1st  New  York  regiment,   106 

March  26.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Radclift,  Jochem 
Bergh  and  John  Radclift,  of  12f  acres  of  land  under 
water,  in  the  town  of  Clinton,  Dutchess  county,  (Hyde 
Park,  Dutchess  Co.,)   167 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,   1G7 

March  9.  Certificate  of  John  D'Witt  and  others,  in  favor  of 
the  grant  of  the  above  water  lot,   167 

March  26.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Radclift.  of  two 
water  lots,  one  containing  14  acres,  the  other  2l£  acres, 
in  the  town  of  Rhynbeck,  Dutchess  county,   168 

Map  of  the  above  water  lots,   168 

March  9.  Certificate  of  John  D'Witt  and  others,  in  favor  of 
granting  the  above  lots,   168 

April  4.  Certified  copy  of  a  deed,  dated  17th  September, 
1790,  from  Oliver  Phelps  to  Arthur  Erwin,  Solomon  Ben- 
net,  Joel  Thomas,  and  Uriah  Stevens,  of  two  tracts  of 
land  in  the  district  of  Erwin,  county  of  Ontario,  being 
townships  3,  in  the  5th  range,  and  4,  in  the  6th  range, 
(of  Phelps  and  Gorham's  purchase,)  containing  23,040 
acres  each,  and  known  by  the  name  of  the  Old  Canisteo 

Castle,  (Canisteo  and  Hornellsville,  Steuben  Co.,)   169 

1798.  Jan.  2.  Certified  copy  of  a  certificate  of  location,  dated  8th 
April,  1796,  to  Israel  Chapin,  for  lot  30,  containing  201 
acres ;  lot  34,  containing  232  acres,  and  207  acres  in  lot 
33,  of  the  Cayuga  purchase,  (Aurelius,  Cayuga  Co.,)  170,  171 
1796.  Aug.  15,  Return  of  survey  for  Bass  Chard  and  others,  of 

4,883  acres  of  land,  (Vernon,  Oneida  Co.,)   170 

Aug.  18.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Sarjant,  of  640  acres  of 
land,  (Vernon,  Oneida  Co.,)   170 

Aug.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Abraham  Van  Bps,  of  1,280 
acies  of  land,  (Vernon,  Oneida  Co.,)   170 

Aug.  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Abraham  Wemple,  of  640 
acres  of  land,  (Westmoreland,  Oneida  Co.,)   170 

April  8.  Original  certificate  of  location  for  Israel  Chapin,  of 
lots  30,  33,  and  34  of  the  Cayuga  purchase,  (Aurelius, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   H2 

April  11.  Return  of  survey  for  Donald  Campbell,  of  5,000 
acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of  Peru,  in  the  county  of  Clin- 
ton, (Peru,  Clinton  Co.,)   173 

April  11.  An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  orga- 
nize the  Militia  of  this  State,"   174 

1792.  Nov.  5.  Deed  from  Eliphalet  Kellogg  to  Pliny  Moor,  of  400 
acres  of  a  right  to  500  acres  of  land  granted  to  Bass 
Chard,  Samuel  Hatch  and  others,  being  part  of  the  lands 


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Page. 


1792.      located  on  Isle  la  Motte,  in  Lake  Champlain,  and  since 

ceded  to  the  state  of  Vermont,   175 

1786.  Aug.  17.  Deed  from  Basse  Chard,  of  Ballston,  to  Eliphalet 

Kellogg,  of  a  right  to  400  acres  of  land,  in  Isle  la  Motte 

aforesaid,   176 

Aug.  Id.  Deed  from  Basse  Chard  to  Pliny  Moor,  of  100  acres 
of  a  right  to  500  acres  of  land,  in  Isle  la  Motte  afore- 
said,   177 

1794.  Nov.  5.  Deed  from  James  Hatch  to  Pliny  Moore,  of  400 
acres  of  Samuel  Hatch's  right  to  500  acres  of  land  on  Isle 
la  Motte  aforesaid,   178 

1788.  Jan.  7.  Deed  from  Samuel  Hatch  to  James  Hatch,  of  lots  6, 
7,  55,  56,  85,  86,  91  and  92,  on  Isle  la  Motte  aforesaid, 
containing  50  acres  each,   179 

1787.  Feb.  8.  Deed  from  Samuel  Hatch  to  Pliny  Moor,  of  one-fifth 

part,  or  100  acres  of  his  right  to  500  acres  of  land  on  Isle 

la  Motte  aforesaid,   180 

1792.  Sept.  21.  Deed  from  Samuel  Foster  to  Pliny  Moore,  of  400 
acres  of  a  right  to  500  acres  of  land,  on  Isle  la  Motte 
aforesaid,   181 

1788.  Jan.  21.  Deed  from  Samuel  Foster  to  Pliny  Moor,  of  100 

acres  of  his  right  to  500  acres  of  land,  on  Isle  la  Motte 
aforesaid,   182 

1785.  Jan.  21.  Deed  from  Abraham  Knapp  to  George  Reale,  of  a 
right  to  500  acres  of  land,  acquired  from  Win.  Lawrence 

of  Colonel  Willett's  regiment  of  N.  Y.  troops,   183 

June  25.  Deed  from  George  Reale  to  Matthew  Scott,  of  the 
above  right,   183 

1782.  Dec.  2.  Deed  from  William  Lawrence  aforesaid  to  Abraham 

Knapp,  of  the  above  right,   183 

1784.  April  21.  Assignment  from  Stephen  Kidder  to  Elisha  Miller, 

of  a  certificate  of  location  for  500  acres  of  land,   184 

1797.  July  13.  Affidavit  of  Pliny  Moore,  late  adjutant  in  Colonel 
Marinas  Willet's  regiment,  that  he  had  located  500  acres 
of  land  for  John  Campbell  and  Stephen  Kidder  on  Isle  la 

Motte  in  Lake  Champlain,   185 

1794.  Oct.  15.  Power  of  attorney  from  Elisha  Miller  to  Pliny 
Moor,  to  apply  for  and  receive  500  acres  of  land  which 
Stephen  Kidder  was  entitled  to  on  Isle  la  Motte,  and 
which  said  Kidder  conveyed  to  Miller,   186 

1785.  May  13.  Deed  from  John  Campbell  to  Matthew  Scott,  of  400 

acres  of  a  right  to  500  acres  of  unappropriated  land,  to 

which  he  is  entitled,   187 

May  12.  Deed  of  John  Campbell  to  Pliny  Moor,  of  100  acres 
of  a  right  to  500  acres  of  land,  to  which  he  is  entitled,  . .  188 


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Page 

1794.  Oct.  2.  Deed  from  James  Dean  to  Pliny  Moor,  of  his  right 

to  800  acres  of  land,   1 

1785.  Sept.  6.  Deed  from  Shadrach  Doty  to  Pliny  Moore,  of  100 

acres  in  a  right  to  500  acres  of  unappropriated  land,. ...  2 
Sept.  7.  Deed  from  Shadrach  Doty  to  David  Colver,  of  200 
acres  in  a  right  to  500  acres  of  unappropriated  land,  ....  3 
1787.  Jan.  12.  Deed  from  Shadrach  Doty  to  David  Colver,  of  lots 
5,  32,  39  and  59,  containing  in  all  200  acres  of  land,  in 
Isle  la  Motte,   4 

1786.  Sept.  18.  Deed  from  David  Colver  to  Pliny  Moore,  of  100 

acres  of  a  500  acre  right  on  Isle  la  Motte,   5 

1792.  May  12.  Deed  from  David  Colver  to  James  Dean,  of  800 

acres  of  land,  on  Isle  la  Motte,   G 

1794.  Oct.  22.  Deed  from  James  Dean,  and  Lydia  his  wife,  to 
Pliny  Moore,  of  all  their  rights  under  the  deed  last 
mentioned,   7 

1797.  July  25.  Affidavit  of  Pliny  Moor,  late  adjutant  of  Colonel 
Willett's  N.  Y.  regiment,  regarding  the  right  of  John 
Campbell  and  Stephen  Kidder  to  land  on  Isle  la  Motte, 
and  their  conveyances  thereof,   8 

1796.  Aug.  23.  Deed  from  Pliny  Moor  to  William  Gilleland,  for  550 

acres  of  land,  on  Isle  la  Motte,   9 

1794.  Nov.  7.  Deed  from  Pliny  Moor  to  James  Caldwell,  of  2,883 

acres  of  land,  on  Isle  la  Motte,   10 

Deed  of  release  from  Matthew  Scott  to  James  Caldwell, 
(imperfect,)   11 

1786.  Aug.  14.  Deed  from  Ichabod  Cone,  assignee  of  William 
Richardson,  to  Pliny  Moor,  of  100  acres  of  a  500  acre 
right,  on  Isle  la  Motte,   12 

1783.  Aug.  27.  Deed  from  William  Kiehardson  to  Ichabod  Cone, 

of  a  right  to  500  acres  of  unappropriated  land,   12 

1793.  Jan.  7.  Assignment  of  the  above  to  Matthew  Scott,   12 


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1796.  Oct.  21.  Deed  from  William  Gilleland  to  Thomas  L.  Wit- 
beck,  of  550  acres  of  land,  on  Isle  la  Motte,   13 

April  8.  Deed  from  John  Bay  to  William  Gilleland,  of  a 
tract  of  (700  acres  of)  land,  on  Isle  la  Motte,   14 

April  26.  Deed  from  William  Gilleland  to  Thomas  L.  Wit- 
beck,  of  700  acres  of  land,  on  Isle  la  Motte,   15 

1794.  Dec.  21.  Deed  from  William  Gilleland  to  Thomas  L.  Wit- 
beck,  of  3,783  acres  of  land,  on  Isle  la  Motte,   16 

Abstract  of  deeds  for  lands  on  Isle  la  Motte,   17 

1796.  May  4.  Power  of  attorney  from  Elbert  Haring  to  Cornelius 

C.  Rosevelt,  to  take  up  his  land  patent,   18 

June  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Jasper  Cropsey,  of  8a.  lr.  32p. 
of  land  under  water  in  Fish  kill,  Dutchess  county,   19 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,   19 

June  8.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Woodworth,  John  Van 
Rensselaer  and  associates,  of  600  acres  of  land  on  Batavia 
kill,  county  of  Albany,  (Windham,  Greene  Co.,)   20 

June  24.  Report  of  Josiah  Ogden  Hoffman,  attorney  general, 
on  the  application  of  John  and  Edward  Livingston,  for 
compensation  for  loss  of  a  part  of  Ryckman  and  Reed's 
patent,  by  the  running  of  the  east. line  of  the  lands  ceded 
to  Massachusetts,   21 

1794.  July  17.  Deed  from  Judah  Cott,  sheriff  of  Ontario  county, 

to  Leonard  M.  Cutting,  of  certain  lands  belonging  to  Seth. 
Reed,  in  the  county  aforesaid,  now  sold  by  order  of  court,  22 
1799.  Nov.  6.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  the  new 
pre-emption  line  intersects  the  patent  of  Reed  and  Ryck- 
man aforesaid,  so  that  about  800  acres  at  its  S.  E.  corner 
fall  to  the  eastward  of  said  line,   23 

July  3.  Certificate  of  judgments  in  the  supreme  court  against 
Seth  Reed,  Peter  Ryckman,  Leonard  M.  Cutting,  Edward 
Griswold,  John  Livingston,  Edward  Livingston,  Peter 
Bartle,  Garret  J.  Vandeburgh,  Wilhelmus  Ryckman,  ...  24 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Isaac  D.  Fonda,  John  Fondey,  junr., 
and  Abraham  Van  Yechten,  for  a  grant  of  land  under 
water,  in  the  town  of  Watervliet,  Albany  county,   25 

1795.  Oct.  6.  Notice  that  the  above  parties  intend  to  apply  for  a 

grant  of  the  above  water  lot,   26 

Feb.  25.  Affidavit  of  Charles  R.  Webster,  that  the  above 
notice  had  been  published  in  the  Albany  Gazette,  with 
printed  copy  of  said  notice  annexed,   27 

1796.  Sept.  20.  Statement  by  James  Kent,  agent  for  the  applicants, 

of  the  title  of  Isaac  D.  Fonda,  John  Fondey,  junr.,  and 
Abraham  Van  Vechten,  to  certain  lands  in  the  town  of 
Watervliet,  in  the  county  of  Albany,   28 

Sept.  21.  Opinion  of  the  attorney  general,  that  the  above 
parties  are  proprietors  of  said  lands,. .  t   28 

April  11.  Certificate  of  T.  V.  W.  Graham,  Teunis  Js.  Van 
Vechten  and  others,  in  favor  of  the  grant  of  the  lands 
under  water,  near  Albany,  as  described  in  a  map  annexed, 
(no  map,)   29 

June  27.  Affidavit  of  Messrs.  Fonda  and  Van  Vechten,  that 


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1796.  they  intend  to  erect  docks  on  the  land  under  water,  in 

the  town  of  Watervliet,   80 

July  6.  Letter  of  surveyor  general  to  the  secretary  of  state, 
transmitting  application  of  Nathaniel  Mallory  and  others, 
for  lands,  in  virtue  of  an  act  passed  24th  March,  1  795,  and 
stating  that  the  execution  of  the  law  is  an  impossibility,  31 

June  18.  Letter  of  Isaac  Finch,  of  Peru,  Clinton  county,  to 
the  surveyor  general,  requesting  that  the  above  lands  he 
surveyed,   32 

Petition  of  Uriah  Hancock,  John  Blanohard  and  others,  of 
Clinton  county,  that  justice  be  done  them  in  the  division 
of  the  lands  granted  to  Nathaniel  Mallory  and  34  others, 
and  accusing  said  Mallory  of  an  intent  to  defraud  them, . .  33 

June  18.  Petition  of  Isaac  Finch,  junr.,  and  other  inhabitants 
of  Peru,  Clinton  county,  requesting  assistance  in  laying 
out  certain  lands  in  that  county  granted  them  by  an  act  of 
the  Legislature,   34 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Abraham  G.  Lansing,  of 
lot  No.  4,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   35 

1797.  July  10.  Receipt  for  $183.75,  being  balance  due  on  said  lot,  35 
1796.  July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Silas  Wood,  for  lot  52, 

township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  ICO 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   36 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Silas  Wood,  for  lot  51, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,) .   37 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Silas  Wood,  for  lot  50, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   ;*7 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Silas  Wood,  for  lot  I  . 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  ,   38 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Silas  Wood,  for  lot  16, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)     38 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Silas  Wood,  for  lot  18, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   39 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Silas  Wood,  for  lot  12, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)  

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Silas  Wood,  for  lot  I  >, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   40 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleeoker  for  lot 
119,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  (Hope, 
Hamilton  Co.,)   40 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleeeker,  tor  lot 
114,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   .....  41 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleeoker,  lor  lot 


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1796.      119,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 

160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   41 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
106,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   42 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
118,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   42 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
110,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
1 60  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   43 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
108,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   43 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
62,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   44 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
3,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   44 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 

1,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
146  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   45 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
104,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   45 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
19,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   46 

July  1 2.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 

2,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co..)   46 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
214,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   4V 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
206,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   48 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
180,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   48 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
158,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   49 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Barent  Bleecker,  for  lot 
130,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   49 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Isaac  Denniston,  for  lot 
14,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   50 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Isaac  Denniston,  for  lot 
18,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   50 


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1796.  July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Richard  Dodge,  for  lot 
328,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 


July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Isaac  Denniston,  for  lot 
9,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)  ,  r>] 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Richard  Dodge,  for  Lot 
295,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   52 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Daniel  Paris,  for  lot  330, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  148 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   53 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Daniel  Paris,  tor  lot  17, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   53 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Daniel  Paris,  for  lol  15, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   54 

July  12.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Daniel  Paris,  for  lot  46, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   54 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Waters,  for  lot  2  3, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  100 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   55 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Waters,  for  lot  382, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   55 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Waters,  for  lot  1  70, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  100 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   56 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Waters,  for  lot  207, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  100 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   56 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Latham,  for  lot 
120,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   57 

July  15.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Water.-;,  for  Lot 
129,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  teres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   51 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Latham,  for  lot 
70,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   58 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Latham,  for  lol 
69,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   58 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Latham,  for  lot 
79,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   59 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Latham,  for  lot 
94,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  (Hamilton 
Co.,)   59 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Latham,  for  lot 


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1796.      268,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 

160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   60 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Latham,  for  lot 
131,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   60 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Latham,  for  lot 
63,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   61 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Latham,  for  lot 
211,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   61 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Robert  Latham,  for  lot 
111,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   62 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Guert  Van  Schoonhoven, 
for  lot  181,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer, 
containing  160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   63 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Guert  Van  Schoonhoven, 
for  lot  383,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer, 
containing  160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   63 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Richard  Dodge,  for  lot 
164,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   64 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Guert  Van  Schoonhoven, 
for  lot  73,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   64 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Richard  Dodge,  for  lot 
72,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   65 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Richard  Dodge,  for  lot 
163,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   65 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  John  C.  Frendenryk,  for 
lot  161,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   66 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  John  C.  Fredenryk,  for 
lot  162,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   66 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Amaziah  Rust,  for  lot 
351,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   67 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Amaziah  Rust,  for  lot 
290,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   67 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Amaziah  Rust,  for  lot 
11,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   68 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Amaziah  Rust,  for  lot  92, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Arietta,  Hamilton  Co.,)   68 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  William  Keating,  for  lot 
60,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   69 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


995 


1796.  July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Thomas,  for  lot 
205,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   70 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Thomas,  for  lot 
116,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)  ,  70. 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Thomas,  for  Lot 
11 3,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   71 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Thomas,  for  lot 
64,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   71 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Thomas,  for  lot 

57,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 

57  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   72 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  David  Thomas,  for  lot 

58,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   72 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten, 
for  lot  368,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer, 
containing  160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   73 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten, 
for  lot  310,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer, 
containing  160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   74 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten, 
for  lot  101,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer, 
containing  160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   74 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Thomas  Read,  for  lot 
167,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   75 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten, 
for  lot  67,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   75 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Patrick  Read  lor  part  of 
lot  8,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
120  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   70 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Adam  Keeling  for  lot 
333,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   76 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Rem.  P.  Remsen  for  lot 
359,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
108  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   77 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  John  W.  Wendell  for  lot 
322,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)    77 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Rem  V.  Remsen  for  lot 

357,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   78 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Rem  P.  Remsen  for  lot 

358,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   78 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Stephen  Lush  for  lot  327, 


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1796.      township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 

acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   79 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Stephen  Lush  for  lot  288, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)    80 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Stephen  Lush  for  lot  293, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)    80 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Stephen  Lush  for  lot  75, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   ..    81 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Stephen  Lush  for  lot  74, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   81 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Richard  Lush  for  lot  356, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   82 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Richard  Lush  for  lot  308, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)    82 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to -Richard  Lush  for  lot  256, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing  160 
acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   83 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Richard  Lush  for  lot  263, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)    83 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  John  Brinckerhoff  for  lot 
363,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   84 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  John  Brinckerhoff  for 
lot  334,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)    85 

July  13.  Certificate,  of  purchase  to  John  Brinckerhoff  for 
lot  335,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   85 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  John  Brinckerhoff  for 
lot  91,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Arietta,  Hamilton  Co.,)   86 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  John  Brinckerhoff  for 
iot  324,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   86 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  John  Brinckerhoff  for 
lot  59,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   87 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  John  Hazard  for  lot  215, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   88 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  John  Hazard  for  lot  127, 
township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   88 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  George  Pearson,  for  lot 
372,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  contain- 
ing 107  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   89 


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1796.  July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  George  Pearson,  for  lot  ^ 
338,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  contain- 
ing 160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   90 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  George  Pearson,  for  lot 

•  371,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  contain- 
ing 160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   90 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase,  to  George  Pearson,  for  lot 
331,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  contain- 
ing 206  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   9 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  George  Pearson,  for  lot 
337,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  contain- 
ing 160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)  \   91 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  George  Pearson,  for  lot 
258,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
250  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   99 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Abraham  Van  Veehten, 
for  lot  326,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Hope,  Herkimer  Co.,)   93 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Abraham  Van  Veehten, 
for  lot  376,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer, 
containing  160  acres,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   93 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Abraham  Van  Veehten 
for  lot  78,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  con- 
taining 160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   94 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Abraham  Van  Veehten 
for  lot  123,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer, 
containing  160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   94 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Abraham  Van  Veehten 
for  lot  53,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer, 
containing  160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   95 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Joseph  C.  Yates  for  lot 
329,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)    96 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Joseph  C.  Yates  for  lot 
367,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acre*,  (Wells,  Hamilton  Co.,)   96 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Joseph  C.  Yates  lor  lot 
294,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  ceres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co/,)    97 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Joseph  C.  Yates  for  lot 
309,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)    97 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Joseph  C.  Yates  for  lot 
217,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
184  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   98 

July  3.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Joseph  C.  Yates,  tor  lot 
262,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  contain- 
ing 160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)          ...   98 

July  13,  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Joseph  C.  Yates,  for  lot 
124,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   99 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Joseph  C.  Yates,  for  lot 


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[vol.  lxi. 


Pago. 

1796.      154,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 

160  acres,   99 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Joseph  C.  Yates,  for  lot 
45,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)  •.  100 

July  13.  Certificate  of  purchase  to  Joseph  C.  Yates,  for  lot 
49,  township  of  Benson,  county  of  Herkimer,  containing 
160  acres,  (Hope,  Hamilton  Co.,)   100 

July  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  Israel  Spencer,  Jotham 
Houghton,  James  Westcoat,  Josiah  Chase,  Isaac  Coller, 
John  Thompson,  James  Quackenbush,  Joseph  Colver, 
John  Mnmford,  John  Sisson,  Joseph  Westcoat,  Jason 
Spencer,  John  Mead,  John  Tuthill,  Daniel  Seaver,  Samuel 
Sisson,  George  Mumford,  Amal  Sisson,  Ephraim  Wight, 
Wilder  Rice,  Ephraim  Ketchem,  Nicholas  Kittle,  Israel 
Spencer,  junr.,  Jesse  Spencer,  Ezra  T.  Spencer,  Jabez 
Dean,  Elisha  Chamberlain,  Chas.  Davenport,  Amos  Spen- 
cer and  Andrew  N.  Kittle,  for  a  tract  of  land  in  the 
county  of  Otsego,  containing  4,800  acres,  (Maryland, 
Otsego  Co.,)   101 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   101 

1795.  Feb.  20.  Deed  from  William  Gilliland  to  Thomas  L.  Witbeck 

of  3,883  acres  of  land  in  Isle  la  Motte,  (Vermont,)   102 

1796.  JulyS.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  to  Alexander  Ma- 

comb, 10th  January,  1792,  for  1,920,000  acres  of  land, 
(Oswego,  Jefferson,  Lewis  and  Herkimer  Cos.,)   103 

Abstract  of  a  deed  from  Alexander  Macomb  to  William 
Constable,  for  the  preceding  tract  of  land,  consideration 
£50,000,  (8125,000)  dated  6th  June,  1792,  (see  vol.  On, 
page  121,)   103 

Abstract  of  a  deed  from  Alexander  Macomb  and  Jane,  his 
wife,  to  William  Constable,  for  the  above  tract  of  land, 
dated  3  Octob.,  1792,   103 

Abstract  of  a  release  from  Ann  Constable,  for  the  above 
tract  of  land,  dated  14  November,  1792,   103 

Abstract  of  a  deed  from  William  Constable  to  Samuel  Ward, 
for  1,280,000  acres  of  the  above  land,  dated  18  December, 
1792,  consideration  £100,000  ($250,000,)   103 

Abstract  of  a  deed  from  Samuel  Ward  and  Phebe,  his  wife, 
to  William  Inman,  dated  19  August,  1793,  for  50,000 
acres  of  the  above  tract,  consideration  £5,000  stg.,  (Lewis, 
Leyden  and  Greig,  Lewis  Co.,)   103 

Aug.  6.  Letter  of  James  Caldwell  to  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  pursuant  to  an  act  passed  for  the  relief  of 
Zina  Hitchcock  and  others,  22  March,  1794,  locating  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Peru,  Clinton  county,  (Au- 
sable,  Clinton  Co.,)   104 

Aug.  15.  Letter  from  Henry  B.  Livingston  to  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office  requesting  an  extension  of  the 
time  for  hearing  the  objections  against  the  application  of 
William  Radclift  for  iands  under  water  in  Rhinebeck, 
(Dutchess  Co.,)   105 

April  18.  Letter  of  Henry  B.  Livingston  to  Governor  Jay, 


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999 


1/96.      giving  an  account  of  his  services  as  an  officer,  and  asking 

for  a  grant  of  lands,  °  iQ(j 

Aug.  15.  Petition  of  Edward  Livingston  for  himself  and 
others,  for  an  appraisement  of  certain  lands  taken  from 
them  by  the  new  pre-emption  line,  and  a  survey  of  landl 
granted  them  instead,  which  they  locate  between  the  river 
St.  Lawrence,  the  northern  frontier  of  the  state,  .and  Lake 
Champlain,   !o; 

Sept.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  Matthew  Adgate,  of  43,907 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Herkimer,  (Ava  and  Boon- 
ville,  Oneida  Co.,)   108 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   108 

1792.  Oct  19.  Account  and  receipt  to  Matthew  Adgate,  for  pay- 

ment of  45,000  acres  of  land  purchased  by  him  from  t In- 
state at  2s.  6d.  an  acre,  *   109 

1793.  March  15.  Deed  from  James  Savage  to  John  Bay,  for  100 

acres  of  land,  being  lots  93  and  94,  on  Isle  la  Motte, 
(Vermont,)    110 

May  1.  Deed  from  John  Callender  to  John  Bay,  for  tot  81, 

containing  50  acres  of  land  on  Isle  la  Motte,    Ill 

1787.  March  3.  Deed  from  Pliny  Moor  to  John  Callender,  lor  lo1 

51,  containing  50  acres  of  land  on  Isle  la  Motte,   112 

Feb.  5.  Deed  from  Pliny  Moor  to  James  Savage,  for  lota 

and  94  on  Isle  la  Motte,  ,   113 

1796.  Sept.  19.  Letter  from  Edward  Livingston  to  the  commission- 
ers of  the  land  board  requesting  a  speedy  survey  of  the 
lands  located  by  him  on  the  northern  frontier,  {see  j^ge 
107,)   114 

Sept.  21.  Minute  of  the  proceedings  of  the  land  board  rela- 
tive to  Mr.  Charles  Williamson's  proposal  to  surrender 
40,000  acres  of  land  to  the  state,  between  the  old  and  new 
pre-emption  lines,  &c,  and  attorney  general's  report  as  to 
the  duties  proper  to  be  required  of  the  surveyor  general 
by  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,   II 5 

Sept.  20.  Statement  of  the  title  of  William  Radclift,  Jehook- 
im  Bergh  and  John  Radclift,  to  certain  lands  in  the  town 
of  Clinton,  Dutchess  county,   116 

March  2.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Power,  of  the  publication  in 
the  Poughkeepsie  Journal,  of  a  notice  of  William  Rad- 
clift's  intention  to  apply  for  a  grant  of  land  under 
water,   1 1  ft  H8 

Jan.  19.  Notice  of  William  Radclift,  Jehoiakim  Bergh  and 
John  Radclift,  that  they  intend  to  apply  for  a  grant  of 
land  under  water,  in  Dutchess  county,   119 

1795.  Dec.  29.  Notice  of  William  Radclift,  that  he  intends  to  apply 

for  a  grant  of  land  under  water,   120 

1796.  Oct.  22.  "Report  of  surveyor  general  of  the  impracticability 

of  laying  out  the  lands  to  be  granted  to  him,  in  trust  for 

Nathaniel  Mallory  and  others,  .   121 

Map  purporting  to  represent  the  several  tracts  occupied  by 
Nathaniel  Mallory  and  associates  respectively,  and  accord- 
ing to  which  they  contemplate  grants  to  be  made  to  them 


1000 


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[vol.  lxi. 


Page. 

1796.  by  virtue  of  the  law  made  in  their  favor,  (Wilmington, 
Jay  and  Keene,  Essex  Co.,)   122 

Oct.  23.  Report  of  Attorney  General  Hoffman,  relative  to 
lands  ordered  to  be  granted  to  Benjamin  Birdsall  and 
associates,  pursuant  to  an  act  for  their  relief,   123 

Oct.  26.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Carpenter,  for  seven 
tracts  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  Susquehanna  river, 
in  the  county  of  Tioga,  containing  in  the  whole  4,960 
acres,  (Windsor,  Broome  Co.,)   124 

Map  of  the  above  lots,   124 

Nov.  7.  Certificate  of  Jasper  Hopper,  deputy  secretary  of 
state,  that  lot  49,  township  of  Lysander,  containing  500 
acres,  has  been  patented  to  Samuel  Abby,  late  a  Serjeant 
in  the  3d  N.  Y.  regiment ;  and  that  lot  80,  township  of 
Junius,  containing  500  acres,  has  been  patented  to  Justus 
Walker,  a  private  in  the  2d  N.  Y.  regiment,   125 

Aug.  15.  Copy  of  return  of  survey  of  Bass  Chard  and  others' 
location,  containing  4,883  acres,  (Vernon,  Oneida  Co.,). .  126 

Aug.  18.  Copy  of  return  of  survey  of  John  Sarjeant's  loca- 
tion, containing  640  acres,  (Vernon,  Oneida  Co.,)   126 

Aug.  6.  Copy  of  return  of  survey  of  Abraham  Van  Eps' 
location,  containing  1,280  acres,  (Vernon,  Oneida  Co.,). .  126 

Aug.  10.  Copy  of  return  of  survey  of  a  location  made  by 
Abraham  Wemple,  containing  640  acres,  (Vernon,  Oneida 
Co.,)   126 

Nov.  9.  Copy  of  certificate  of  Philip  Schuyler,  D.  Brooks 
and  John  Richardson,  that  Bass  Chard  and  associates, 
John  Sargeant,  Abraham  Van  Eps  and  Abraham  Wemple 
are  entitled  to  the  above  lands,     126 

Aug.  — .  Originals  of  the  preceding  five  papers,   127 

Nov.  17.  Letter  of  Edward  and  John  Livingston,  requesting 
that  appraisers  be  appointed  to  appraise  their  western 
lands,  and  to  value  their  located  lands  on  the  northern 
frontier,   128 

Nov.  21.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Carpenter,  of  430 
acres  of  land  on  the  Delaware  river,  and  in  the  county  of 
Tioga,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   129 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   129 

Dec.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Aldert  Roosa,  of  1,000  acres  of 
land  on  the  south  side  of  Chittenango  creek,  in  the  county 
of  Herkimer,  (Sullivan,  Madison  Co.,)   130 

Map  of  the  above  tract,  =   130 

1797.  Jan.  24.  Letter  from  George  Clinton  to  Secretary  Scott,  en- 

closing an  assignment  of  his  continental  bounty  land, 
with  a  statement  of  his  claim  endorsed,   131 

Feb.  1.  Return  of  survey  for  Nathaniel  Dean  and  Squire 
Whitaker,  of  200  acres  of  land,  at  a  place  called  Little 
Cookhouse,  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)  132 

Feb.  1.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob  Brown,  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Orange,  adjoining  the  patents  of 
Woodhull,  Hazard  and  others,  (Monroe,  Orange  Co.,)  . .  133 

Feb.  20.  Petition  of  Daniel  Hungerford,  son  and  heir  of 


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1797.  Daniel  Hungerford,  late  a  soldier  in  the  1st  N.  Y.  regi- 
ment, setting  forth  that  a  patent  had  been  granted  Ell 
father  for  lot  90,  township  of  Cincinnati^,  by  the  name  of 

David,  and  praying  relief,   134 

1795.  March  31.  Receipt  to  Henry  Mansfield  and  Jotham  Jane,  for 
£30,  being  in  full  for  600  acres  of  land,  in  the  town  of 

Cornwall,  county  of  Orange,   135 

1797.  Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  for  Jacob,  Archibald,  Thomas, 
William,  Olive  and  Christina  Campbell,  (heirs  of  Archibald 
Campbell,)  for  1,000  acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Owego, 
county  of  Tioga,  (Spencer,  Tioga  Co.,)   136 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   136 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  to  William  Cockburn,  for  200 
acres  of  land,  between  the  township  of  Warren  and  the 
Delaware  river,  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  (Sandford,  Broome 
Co.,)   137 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  to  William  Oockburn.  for  200 
acres  of  land,  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Delaware  river,  near  a  place  called  the  Little  Cook- 
house, (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   138 

Feb.  20.  Certificate  of  location  to  William  Cockburn,  for  200 
acres  of  land,  between  the  township  of  Warren  and  the 
Delaware  river,  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  (Sandford,  Broome 
Co.,)  *   139 

Feb.  21.  Certificate  of  location  to  Matthew  Wasson,  for  500 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Tioga,  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Delaware  river,  adjoining  Dean  and  Whitaker'fl  tract 
at  the  Little  Cookhouse,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   140 

Map  of  the  above  land,   140 

Feb,  22.  Letter  of  Seth  Marvin  to  the  commissioners  of  the 
land  office,  in  favor  of  granting  certain  lands  in  Ilaver- 
straw  mountains  occupied  by  Jesse  Woodhull,  at  the  time 
of  his  death,  to  his  son  Richard,    141 

Feb.  23.  Certificate  of  location  to  Elias  Hasbrouck,  for  200 
acres  of  land  in  the  county  of  Albany  on  Batavia  kill, 
and  adjoining  Batavia  patent,  (Windham,  Greene  Co.,) . .  142 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   1  !- 

Feb.  27.  Certificate  of  location  to  William  Gilleland,  for  500^ 
aces  of  land  near  a  place  called  Batavia,  county  of 
Albany,  (Windham,  Greene  Co.,)   143 

March  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Jesse  D.  Fondey,  John 
Fondey,  junr.,  and  Abraham  Van  Vechten,  of  a  lot  of 
land  under  water  in  the  Hudson's  river,  north  of  the  mouth 
of  Teunis  Viele's  Killetje,  (immediately  north  of  Lumber 
street,  Albany,)   144 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   144 

March  20.  Letter  from  Joseph  Annin  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office,  informing  them  that  he  will  accept  of 
lands  on  the  east  side  of  the  pre-emption  line  in  lieu  ot 

lands  owned  by  him  on  the  west  side  thereof,   .  145 

1790.  May  21.  Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office 
directing  a  grant  of  5,000  acres  of  land  for  opening  roads 

to  the  w^est  of  Phelps  and  Gorham's  purchase,   146 

126 


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[vol.  t.xi. 


Pago. 

1793.  April  24.  Return  of  survey  of  the  tract  of  land  in  the  county 

of  Herkimer,  commonly  called  the  Road  township,  (De 

Ruyter  and  Cazenovia,  Madison  Co.,)   147 

1797.  Map  of  the  Road  township,  showing  the  portions  thereof 

already  granted,   148 

1794.  Nov.  19.  Letter  of  Simeon  De  Witt,  surveyor  general,  to 
Mr.  Lincklaen,  informing  him  that  he  had  already  given  a 


certificate  of  the  completion  of  a  road  to  the  westward 
and  referring  him  for  further  relief  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office,   149 

Map  of  3,600  acres  of  land  belonging  to  John  Carpenter  and 
others;  1,000  acres  belonging  to  Charles  McKnight  and 
others,  between  the  old  and  new  pre-emption  lines ;  also  a 
small  gore  adjoining,  containing  463  acres,  (Starkey,  Yates 

Co.,)   150 

1797.  March  31.  An  act  for  the  relief  of  James  Desbrosses  and 

Isaac  Smiffen,   151 

April  20.  Deed  of  partition  between  Josiah  Ogden  Hoffman, 
John  Lawrence,  Thomas  Cooper  and  William  Willcocks, 
of  township  2,  Totten  and  Crossfield's  purchase,  (Lake 
Pleasant,  Hamilton  Co.,)  ,   152 

April  19.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Caldwell,  of  200  acres 
of  land  in  the  county  of  Clinton,  (Ausable,  Clinton  Co.,)  153 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   153 

April  20.  Return  of  survey  for  Nathan  Dean  and  Squire 
Whitaker,  of  two  tracts  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  the 
Delaware   river,  containing  each  200  acres,  (Sandford, 

Broome  Co.,)   154 

1697.  May  7.  Exemplification  of  a  patent  to  Caleb  Heathcote, 
Augustine  Graham,  James  Emott,  Henry  Filkin,  David 
Jamison,  Henry  Tenyck,  John  Aretson,  William  Creed 
and  Jarvis  Marshall,  for  a  tract  of  land  on  the  east  side 


of  Hudson's  river,  in  Dutchess  county,  (Great  Nine  Part- 


ners Patent,  Dutchess  Co.,  see  vol.  lvii,  page  26,)   155 

1797.  March  20.  An  act  to  regulate  ferries  within  this  state,   156 

May  6.  Copy  of  the  condition  of  a  deed  from  Oliver  Phelps 
to  Messrs.  Erwin,  Bennet,  Thomas  and  Stevens,   157 

May  6.  Letter  from  Theodore  Bailey  to  James  Kent,  inform- 
ing him  that  he  and  Judge  Piatt  had  sold  their  lands  in 
township  3,  Old  Military  tract,  to  James  S.  Smith,  and  re- 
questing him  to  send  the  deeds,  &c,   158 

May  13.  Power  of  attorney  from  John  Ballard  to  Solomon 
Hubbard  to  receive  from  the  secretary  of  state  the  patents 
for  the  one  hundred  acre  lots  in  the  southeast  corners  of 
lots  44,  45,  56,  town  of  Homer,  and  of  lot  40,  town  of 
Locke,   159 


July  14.  Petition  of  Philip  J.  Livingston  of  Throgs  neck, 
Westchester  count},  setting  forth  that  he  has  planted  on 
his  farm  a  nursery  of  fruit  trees,  more  than  20  acres  in 
extent,  to  supply  the  city  of  New  York  with  fruit,  and 
praying  a  grant  of  land  under  water  opposite  his  farm, 

to  build  a  dock  thereon,   160 

Aug.  25.  Letter  of  Richard  Varick  to  Simeon  De  Witt,  sur- 


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1797.  veyor  general,  renouncing  all  claim  to  the  Ctyuga  land-, 
under  an  act  passed  last  session  for  the  relief  of  the  ten- 
ants  of  Peter  Smith  and  others,   101 

Sept.  8.  Abstract  from  a  patent  granted  to  Frederick  Munis, 
George  Ingoldsby  and  Timothy  Bagley,  dated  26  June, 
1736,  for  6,000  acres  of  land  on  bothsides  of  the  Mohawk 
river,  (New  Hartford,  Whitestown  and  Marcv,  Oneida 
Co.,  see  vol.  xn,  page  14,)   [(jj 

Sept.  8.  Abstract  from  a  patent  granted  to  Henry,  Lord 
Holland,  dated  17th  March,  1769,  for  20,000  acres  of  land 
above  the  German  Flatts,  (Trenton,  Marcy,  Floyd  and 
Steuben,  Oneida  Co.,)  *   103 

Sept.  8.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  to  John  Lyne, 
Thomas  Freeman,  Paul  Richards,  William  Cosby  sheriff 
of  Amboy,  John  Felton,  Joseph  Worrell,  Chas.  \\  lllianis, 
Richard  Shuckburgh,  Timothy  Bagley  and  Thomas  Cocke- 
rill,  dated  2d  January,  1734,  for  20,000  acres  of  hind,  on 
both  sides  of  the  Mohawk  river,  (Schuyler  and  Frankfort, 
Herkimer  Co.,)   10 1 

Sept.  9.  Abstract  of  letters  patent  granted  to  Joseph  War- 
rell,  Wm.  Cosby  sheriff  of  Amboy,  John  Lyne,  Thomas 
Freeman,  Paul  Richards,  John  Felton,  Charles  Williams, 
Richard  Shuckburgh,  Timothy  Bagley,  James  Lyne  sad 
Frederick  Morris,  dated  2d  January,  1734,  for  22,000 
acres  of  land,  on  both  sides  of  the  Mohawk  river,  (Deer- 
field,  Marcy,  Utica  and  New  Hartford,  Oneida  Co.,) ....  165 

[Note. — The  above  two  tracts  constitute  what  is  called  Cosby's  Manor.] 

Sept.  19.  Letter  from  Elnathan  Fitch  to  Secretary  Scott,  en- 
closing a  class  right  of  Henry  Schoonmaker,  and  request- 
ing information  as  to  what  is  to  be  done  to  secure  a  patent,  166 
1782.  May  1.  Certificate  of  Lieutenant  Cornelius  Du  Bois,  that 

Peter  Elmendorph  is  mustered  into  the  N.  Y.  levies,. .  . .  107 
1784.  June  1.  Assignment  by  Ephraim  Gilbert  and  others,  the 
major  part  of  a  class  whereof  Henry  Schoonmaker  is 
head,  in  Colonel  Johannes  Snyder's  regiment  of  Ulster 
county  militia,  of  a  class  right  of  200  acres  of  unappro- 
priated land,   167 

1791.  Oct.  23.  Bounds  of  a  tract  of  land  under  water  in  the  town 
of  Fishkill,  near  Wappinger's  creek,  Dutchess  county, 
surveyed  for  Jasper  Cropsey,   168 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,   168 

List  of  persons  attainted  and  named  in  the  act  of  attainder, 
passed  by  the  state  of  New  York,   169 

1798.  Jan.  16.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general  relative  to  the  ap- 

praisement of  Reid  and  Ryckman's  patent,  tfcc,  in  Yatet 
and  Ontario  counties,  and  of  the  equivalent  granted  them,  170 
Jan.  11.  Report  of  attorney  general  Hoffman,  on  the  appli- 
cation of  Thomas  L.  Witbeck  and  Abraham  Yeehten,  for 
letters  patent  for  4,883  acres  of  land  in  Oneida  county,  as 
representatives  of  Bass  Chard  and  others,  to  whom  said 
land  had  been  assigned,  in  lieu  of  so  much  granted  them 
on  Isle  la  Motte,  which  island  Avas  subsequently  ceded  to 
the  state  of  Vermont,   171 


1004 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  lxi. 


Pago. 


1798.  Jan.  16.  Memorial  of  Richard  Varick,  late  a  lieutenant  colo- 
nel in  the  army  of  the  United  States,  for  his  gratuity  lands, 
amounting  to  2,250  acres,   172 

1796.  Feb.  26.  Map  of  land  underwater,  situate  immediately  north 

of  the  city  of  Albany,  applied  for  by  Abraham  Van  Vech- 
ten,  Cornelius  Van  Veghten,  Theodorus  Van  Wyck  Gra- 
ham and  Peter  Scharp,  (immediately  north  of  Orange 

street,  Albany,)   173 

1798.  Feb.  12.  Report  of  attorney  general  Hoffman  on  the  applica- 
tion of  Abraham  Van  Vechten  and  others,  for  the  above 
water  lots,   174 

Feb.  29.  Abstract  of  the  title  of  Abraham  Van  Vechten, 
Cornelius  Van  Vechten,  Theodorus  Van  Wyck  Graham 
and  Peter  Scharp,  to  sundry  lots  of  ground  in  and  adjoin- 
ing the  city  of  Albany,  on  Water  Vliet  street  and  Road,  175 

March  L  Petition  of  Christopher  Lansing,  for  a  grant  of 
land  under  water  in  the  to  wn  of  Water  Vliet,  and  county 
of  Albany,   176 

Feb.  15.  Petition  of  Jacob  Mushier,  for  a  grant  of  land  under 
water  at  West  Camp,  in  the  counties  of  Ulster  and 
Albany,   177 

Feb.  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Joshua  Whitney  and  Matthew 
Adgate,  for  4,250  acres  of  land,  bounded  north  by  the 
Military  tract,  west  by  Owego  creek,  south  by  the  Bos- 
ton purchase,  and  east  by  the  Tioughniago,  (Broome  and 
Tioga  Co.,  see  vol.  lv,  pages  106,  160,)   178 

Feb.  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Christopher  Lansing,  of  a 
water  lot  in  the  town  of  Water  Vliet,  and  county  of 
Albany,  (city  of  Albany,)   179 

Map  of  said  water  lot,   179 

1797.  Nov.  1.  Notice  that  Christopher  Lansing  is  about  to  apply 

for  a  grant  of  said  lot,  with  affidavit  that  it  had  been 
affixed  to  the  door  of  the  court  house  at  Albany,   180 

1798.  Feb.  28.  Abstract  of  title  of  Christopher  Lansing  to  a  lot  of 

ground  situate  in  the  colonie  of  Rensselaer,  in  the  county 

of  Albany,  ,   181 

March  12.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  said  title,  and 
Mr.  Lansing's  application,   182 


VOLUME  LXII. 


1798-1800. 


1798.  March  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Abraham  Van  Vechtcn, 
Cornelius  Van  Veghten,  Theodorus  Van  Wyek  ( Jraham 
and  Peter  Scharp,  of  a  lot  of  land  under  water,  adjoining 
the  north  bounds  of  the  city  of  Albany,  (north  of  Orange 
street,  Albany,  see  vol.  lxi,  page  173,)  7.  1 

Map  of  the  said  water  lots,   1 

March  30.  Certificate  that  there  is  no  claim  entered  in  the 
books  of  the  land  office  for  lot  85,  township  of  Lysander,  2 

Statement  of  the  title  of  Abraham  Van  Vechten,  Conieliiu 
Van  Veghten,  Theodorus  V.  W.  Graham  and  Pet  er  Sharp, 
to  lands  in  and  adjoining  the  city  of  Albany,  (see  vol.  i.xr, 

page    ,).....   3 

1796.  June  27.  Affidavit  of  Abraham  Van  Vechten,  that  he  intend* 

to  erect  a  dock  on  the  above  water  lot,   4 

June  25.  Affidavit  of  Theodorus  Van  Wyck  Graham,  that  he 

intends  to  erect  a  dock  on  the  above  water  lot,   5 

1798.  Feb.  12.  Letter  from  John  Brinckerhoff,  withdrawing  a  ca- 
veat entered  by  Gerrit  H.  Van  Wagenen,  against  granting 
letters  patent  to  Abraham  Van  Vechten  and  others,  for 
the  above  water  lots,   G 

1795.  Oct.  12.  Notice  of  Abraham  Van  Vechten,  etc.,  that  they 

intend  to  apply  for  a  grant  of  certain  water  lots,  adjoining 
the  city  of  Albany,   7 

1796.   ,  Petition  of  Cornelius  Van  Vechten,  Theodora  N  an 

Wyck  Graham,  Abraham  Van  Vechten  and  Peter  Sharp, 
for  a  grant  of  certain  water  lots,  adjoining  the  city  of 
Albany,  (see  vol.  lxi,  page  144,)   8 

Certificate  of  Teunis  T.  Van  Vechten,  William  Www  and 
others,  in  favor  of  the  above  application,   9 

Notice  of  Abraham  Van  Vechten,  Peter  Sharp,  etc.,  that 
they  intend  to  apply  for  a  grant  of  the  above  water  lots,  10 
1796.  April  1.  Affidavit  of  George  Webster,  that  he  published  the 

above  notice  in  the  Albany  Gazette,   10 

Map  of  the  above  water  lots,  fronting  the  property  of  Abra- 


1006 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  lxil 


Page. 


1 796.  ham  Van  Vechten,  Fondey  and  others,  (immediately  north 
of  Lumber  street,  Albany,  see  vol.  lxi,  page  144,)   11 

June  25.  Affidavit  of  Cornelius  Van  Veghten,  that  he  intends 
to  build  a  dock  on  said  water  lot,   12 

June  25.  Affidavit  of  Peter  Sharp,  that  he  intends  to  build  a 

dock  on  said  lot,   13 

1798.  March  19.  Return  of  survey  for  Cornelius  Van  Veghten,  of 
two  tracts  of  land  under  water,  near  the  north  bounds  of 
the  city  of  Albany,  (immediately  north  and  south  of  Lum- 
ber street,  Albany,)   14 

1797.  May  10.  Notice  that  Jacob  Mushier  intends  to  apply  for  a 

grant  of  land  under  water,  at  West  Camp,  in  the  county 
of  Albany,  with  affidavit  of  its  publication,  [see  vol,  lxi, 
page  177,)    15 

1798.  Feb.  26.  Claim  of  Arnold  Potter  of  1,147  acres  of  land,  as  an 

equivalent  for  so  much  cut  off  by  the  new  pre-emption 

line,   16 

Feb.  20.  Memorial  of  Edward  Conckling,  for  a  grant  of 
bounty  lands,  by  right  of  his  father,  who  died  a  prisoner 
during'the  last  war,   17 

1797.  Nov.  2.  Certificate  of  Captain  Amos  Hutchings,  that  Samuel 

Concklin  enlisted  in  his  company',  was  taken  prisoner  at 
Fort  Montgomery  and  died  in  prison  at  New  York,  ....  18 

1798.  Feb.  28.  Affidavit  of  Edward  Concklin's  mother,  that  he  is 

the  oldest  son  of  the  late  Samuel  Concklin,   18 

March  12.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  petition  of 
Arnold  Potter,  (supra,  16,)  and  recommends  that  a  day 
be  fixed  for  hearing  all  parties  in  the  case,   19 

March  12.  Return  of  survey  of  402  8-10  acres  of  lot  86, 
township  of  Lysander,  in  compensation  for  a  deficiency  in 
lot  85  in  said  township,  (Onondaga  Co.,)   20 

March  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Peter  J.  Vosburgh,  of 
308  6-10  acres  of  land,  in  lot  62,  township  of  Marcellus, 
(Onondaga  Co.,)   21,  22 

March  20.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Brown,  of  a  lot  of 
land  under  water,  in  the  town  of  Watervliet,  (Albany 
city,)   23 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   23 

March  24.  Report  of  surveyor  general  relative  to  compensa- 
tion to  be  made  to  Charles  Williamson,  and  of  lands  to  be 
surrendered  by  him,  between  the  old  and  new  pre-emption 
lines,   24 

March  26.  Affidavit  of  Elisha  Jenkins,  relative  to  the  heirs 
of  Seth  Jenkins,  late  of  Hudson,  deceased,   25 

March  26.  Report  of  attorney  general,  on  a  claim  of  the 
heirs  of  Seth  Jenkins,  deceased,   25 

March  26.  Report  of  attorney  general,  on  the  case  of  Joshua 
Whitney,  Matthew  Adgate  and  associates,  recommending 
that  a  patent  issue  to  Adgate,  (Whitney  being  dead,) 
for  4,250  acres  of  land  already  surveyed,  (see  vol.  lxi, 
page  178,)   26 

March  26.  Report  of  attorney  general,  on  the  application  of 
Reuben  Macy,  that  he  is  entitled  to  the  share  of  the  late 


VOL.  LXII.] 


LAND  PAPERS. 


1007 


1798.  Peter  R.  Livingston,  in  lands  (in  Clinton  Co.)  to  be 
granted  by  an  act  for  the  relief  of  Benjamin  Binlsall,  and 
associates,   m 

March  26.  Application  of  John  Brown  for  a  tract  of  land 
under  water,  (seepage  23,)   2S 

March  25.  Petition  of  Mahlon  Taylor  for  a  grant  of  land 
under  water,  opposite  to  his  lands  at  Troy,   29 

1799.  Oct.  25.  Notice  of  John  Reade,  that  he  intends  applying  for 

a  grant  of  land  under  water  at  Poughkeepsie, T.  ..  .  ;;o 

1800.  Jan  24.  Affidavit  of  John  Forbus,  that  the  above  notice 

had  been  affixed  to  the  door  of  the  court  house  at  Pough- 

keepsie,  tmm  ;jo 

1798.  March  26.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  petition 
of  Richard  Varick,  Thomas  T.  Jackson  and  Edward  ( lonk- 
lin  for  a  grant  of  military  bounty  lands,  and  adverse  to 
their  claims,   31 

March  31.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  petition  of 
John  Brown  for  a  water  lot,  (seepage  28,)   32 

March  26.  Certificate  that  Peter  Vosburgh's  is  the  only  claim 
to  lot  91,  township  of  Marcellus,  in  the  county  of  Onon- 
daga,   32 

1797.  Nov.  29.  Notice  of  John  Brown,  that  he  intends  to  apply 
for  a  grant  of  land  under  water,  with  affidavit  of  its  pub- 
lication annexed,  (see  page  23,)   33 

Abstract  of  the  title  of  John  Brown  to  a  certain  lot  of  ground 
in  the  town  of  Watervliet,  in  the  county  of  Albany,.  ...  34 

March  31.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  case  of 
Peter  J.  Vosburgh,  that  he  is  entitled  to  compensation 
for  the  loss  of  lot  91,  township  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga 
county,   35 

Letter  from  Elisha  Jenkins  to  attorney  general  Hoffman,  re- 
lative to  Peter  R.  Livingston's  share  of  lands  pnrchased 
by  Reuben  Macy,  and  requesting  the  insertion  of  tin;  hit- 
ter's name  in  the  patent,  (seepage  27,)   36 

1794.  July  18.  Deed  from  Peter  R.  Livingston  to  Reuben  Macy, 
for  a  75th  part  to  a  certain  tract  of  land  10  miles  square 
west  of  Lake  Champlain,  appropriated  to  Benjamin  Bird- 
sail  and  associates,   37 

1797.  Aug.  20.  Deed  from  Thomas  L.  Witbeck  and  Abraham 

Van  Vechten  to  the  state  of  New  York,  of  Isle  la  Motte,  38 
Aug.  19.  Deed  from  Thomas  L.  Witbeck  to  Abraham  Van 
Vechten,  for  the  undivided  half  of  a  tract  of  land  in  the 
Oneida  reservation,  granted  to  Bass  Chard  and  others,  in 

lieu  of  Isle  la  Motte,   W 

[No  date.]  Letter  of  Elisha  Jenkins  to  the  attorney  general 
relative  to  the  share  of  Seth  Jenkins  in  the  lands  in  Clin- 
ton county  granted  to  Birdsall  and  others   40 

1793.  Sept.  7.  Letters  of  administration  to  Dinah  Jenkins,  Ammiel 
Jenkins  and  Robert  Jenkins,  for  the  estate  of  Seth  Jen- 
kins, deceased,   41 

1798.  April  12.  Certified  copy  of  a  deed  dated  23  Sept.,  1794,  from 

Solomon  Bennet  to  James  McBurney,  for  1,000  aeres  of 


1008  LAND  PAPERS.  [vol.  lxii. 

pase- 

1798.      land,  being  lot  10,  in  township  4,  range  6,  county  of  On- 
tario, (Hornellsville,  Steuben  Co.,)   42 

April  12.  Certified  copy  of  a  deed  dated  10  March,  1794, 


from  Solomon  Bonnet  to  John  B.  Murray  and  John  P. 
Mumford,  of  3,2  25^  acres  of  land,  being  Nos.  4,  7,  8,  3d 
division  and  Nos.  4,  5,  9,  in  the  4th  division  in  township 
3,  range  5,  county  of  Ontario,  (Canisteo,  Steuben  Co.,  see 


vol.  lvii,  page  62,)   44 

1795.  Jan.  — .  Warrantee  deed  from  Solomon  Bennet  to  John  B. 

Murray  and  John  P.  Mumford,  for  the  above  property, . .  43 
Jan.  9.  Deed  of  release  from  John  B.  Murray  and  John  C. 
Mumford  to  Solomon  Bennet,  of  lot  5,  division  3,  and  lot 
9,  division  4,  of  the  above  lands,   43 

1797.  June  21.  Letter  from  Daniel  McCormick  and  William  Con- 

stable to  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office  respecting 
the  survey  and  patent  of  lands  purchased  by  them  from 
Alexander  Macomb,   45 

1798.  Feb.  5.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Mushier  of  a  tract  con- 

taining 30  acres  of  land  under  water,  on  the  west  side 
of  the  Hudson  river  opposite  his  farm,  (Saugerties,  Ulster 

.   Co.,  and  Catskill,  Greene  Co.,)   46 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,  •   46 

1797.  Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Jacob  Mushier  and  Jeremiah  Eligh,  for 

a  grant  of  land  under  water  at  West  Camp,  (see  vol.  lxi, 
page  1 77,)   47 

1798.  June  5.  Letter  from  Samuel  Jones,  comptroller,  to  Daniel 

McCormick,  informing  him  of  the  causes  which  delay  the 
issue  of  the  patent  for  his  lands,   48 

Feb.  16.  Certified  copy  of  a  petition  for  Alexander  Macomb 
of  a  tract  of  land  in  the  northern  part  of  the  state  of  New 
York,  estimated- to  contain  1,920,000  acres  of  land,  (Ma- 
comb's purchase,)   49 

1795.  Feb.  15.  Assignment  by  Alexander  Macomb  to  Daniel  Mc- 
Cormick, of  his  rights  to  tracts  Nos.  1,  2  and  3,  in  Ma- 
comb's purchase,  containing  1,896,960  acres,   49 

1798.  June  14.  Receipt  to  Alexander  Macomb  per  Daniel  McCor- 
mick, for  $5,377.42,  balance  due  on  lands  purchased  by 
said  Macomb,  22  June,  1792,    50 

May  8.  Memorial  of  Daniel  McCormick,  praying  a  grant  of 
the  1st  and  2d  tracts  in  Macomb's  purchase,    51 

Aug.  24.  Return  of  survey  for  Jonas  Morgan,  of  4,800  acres 
of  land  in  Clinton  county,  (Westport  and  Elizabeth,  Essex 
Co.,)   52 

Map  of  said  tract,     52 

Oct.  11.  Petition  of  Timothy  Tryon,  praying  compensation 
for  lot  88,  township  of  Junius,  greater  part  of  which  falls 
within  the  new  pre-emption  line,   53 

Oct.  30.  Letter  of  D.  S.  Dean  to  the  commissioners  of  the 
land  office,  requesting  patents  for  the  shares  of  Prince 
Bryant,  Nathaniel  Shaw  and  John  Shepherd  in  Birdsall's 
grant,     54 

Dec.  29.  Power  of  attorney  from  William  Duggan,  of  Mon- 


vol.  urn.]  LAND  PAPERS.  1009 

1798.      treal,  Lower  Canada,  to  James  Duggan  to  receive  a  * 

patent  of  land  claimed  by  him,   55 

Nov.  29.  Memorandum  of  the  delivery  of  a  deed  for  a  lol  of 
ground  with  the  buildings  thereon  in  State  St.,  Albany, 
belonging  to  the  estate  of  the  late  John  and  Elizabeth 
Shepherd,  and  sold  to  John  McMillan,   5fl 

1797.  Dec.  18.  Certificate  of  surveyor-general  as  to  the  comber  of 

acres  contained  in  the  tract  of  land  purchased  by  Alex- 
ander Macomb  and  in  each  of  the  great  lots  thereof,   57 

1798.  July  18.  Inquisition  held  by  the  sheriff  of  X  -.  w  Fork  to 

ascertain  what  real  estate  Charles  I.  Brannon,  late  of 
Cortland  street  in  that  city  died  seized  of,  with  the  return 

thereof,   58 

Dec.  17.  Writ  of  escheat  against  the  above  property   58 

July  18.  Inquisition  held  by  the  sheriff*  of  New  York  to 
ascertain  what  real  estate  AlbrechtBehr^ns,  late  of  Thames 
street,  New  York,  died  seized  of,  with  the  return  thereof,  59 

Dec.  17.  Writ  of  escheat  against  the  abo^e  property,    59 

[No  date.]  Letter  of  Francis  Bloodgood,  agent  of  Mary 
Brannon,  widow  of  the  late  Charles  I.  Brannon,  re< {nest- 
ing a  postponement  of  the  sale  of  his  property  lately 
seized  on  behalf  of  the  state,  as  she  intends  to  apply  to 
the  legislature  for  relief,  ....   GO 

1799.  Jan.  11.  Report  of  attorney-general  on  application  of  Wm. 

Thompson  for  compensation  for  a  deficiency  in  lot  85, 
township  of  Lysander,   61 

Feb.  25.  Letter  of  Daniel  S.  Deane  to  Peter  Field  respecting 
rights  of  land  in  BirdsalPs  township,   62 

Feb.  25.  Application  of  William  Denning  for  a  patent  for 
100  acres  of  land  in  lot  28,  township^  of  Romulus,   CD 

Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office  referring 
report  of  the  attorney-general  in  the  case  of  the  children 
of  Martin  Heyser  to  the  surveyor-general,   64 

March  7.  Letter  of  James  Van  Ingen  to  Governor  Jay, 
enclosing  petition  and  vouchers  of  William  Adams, 
referrecTby  the  assembly  to  the  commissioners  of  t In- 
land office,   65 

1792.  June  18.  Deed  from  Thomas  Pollock  to  Dr.  William  Adams 

of  Geneva,  for  lot  94,  in  Rikemans  town,  Yates  county,  66 
1789.  Oct.  2.  Bond  of  Peter  Ryckman  to  Solomon  and  John 

Rumfield  to  convey  the  above  lot  to  them,   66 

1799.  March  6.  Petition  of  William  Adams  to  the  legislature, 
praying  indemnification  for  the  loss  of  the  above  lot 
which  has  been  conveyed  to  Charles  Williamson  by  the 
state  of  Massachusetts,  

March  12.  Application  on  behalf  of  Thomas  Janet  for  * 
grant  of  one  undivided  moiety  of  the  lot  drawn  for  Urn 
and  Ananias  Cooper  in  the  Birdsall  tract,   68 

March  12.  Letter  of  Simeon  DeWitt  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office  applying  for  the  issue  of  a  patent  to 
Richard  Varick  for  certain  lands  located  by  K/ekiel  Scott 
and  others,  on  the  west  side  of  Oanasseraga  ereeft,   69 


127 


1010 


LAND  PAPERS. 


[VOL.  LX1I. 


Pago. 


1799.  March  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Ezekiel  Scott  of  200  acres 
of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Canasseraga  creek,  (Sullivan, 
Madison  Co.,)   70 

Map  of  the  above  and  following  tracts,   70 

March  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Jonathan  Pearsie  for  1,500 
acres  of  land  west  of  Canasseraga  creek,  (Sullivan,  Madi- 
son Co.,)   71 

March  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Jelles  A.  Fonda  for  1,500 
acres  of  land,  adjoining  the  above,  (Sullivan,  Madison 
Co.,)   72 

March  16.  Certificate  that  no  claim  has  been  filed  for  lot  77, 
township  of  Marcellus,   73 

March  17.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application 
of  Thomas  Jones  for  an  undivided  moiety  of  a  lot  in 
Birdsall  and  Co.'s  tract,  (see,  supra,  jxige  68,)   73 

March  19.  Return  of  survey  of  part  of  lot  62,  township  of 
Marcellus,  containing  110  acres,  to  make  up  a  deficiency 
in  lot  77,  (Marcellus,  Onondaga  Co.,)   74 

March  21.  Report  of  attorney  general  on  an  application  of 
Henry  Wenford  for  compensation  for  a  deficiency  in  lot 
77,  townshi])  of  Marcellus,  partly. covered  by  wnter,   75 

March  25.  Return  of  survey  for  Nathaniel  Mallory  of  a 
tract  of  land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  Champlain,  con- 
taining 9,973  acres,  (Wilmington,  Jay  and  Keene,  Essex 
Co.,)   7G 

March  21.  Report  of  attorney  general,  on  the  claim  of  Peter 
J.  Vosburg,  for  compensation  for  a  deficiency  in  lot  91, 
township  of  Marcellus,   77 

March  26.  Letter  to  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,  on 
behalf  of  the  children  of  Michael  Hizer,  deceased,  as  to 
the  location  of  certain  lands  granted  them  by  act  of  the 
legislature,  30th  March,  1798,   78 

March  28.  Report  of  the  attorney  general,  on  the  claim  of 
Daniel  S.  Dean,  to  certain  lands  granted  Benjamin  Bird- 
sail  and  associates,   79 

April  1.  Letter  of  A.  Burr  to  the  commissioners  of  the  land 
office,  requesting  that  a  day  be  assigned  to  hear  counsel 
on  the  application  of  William  Potter  and  others,   80 

April  2.  Report  of  attorney  general  on  the  application  in 
behalf  of  the  children  of  Martin  Hyser,  that  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office  have  a  discretionary  power  in 
the  case,   81 

April  19.  Letter  from  Robert  Troup  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office,  claiming  a  lot  in  the  tract  granted  to 
Benjamin  Birdsall  and  associates,  and  requesting  a  patent 
for  the  same,  y.  82 


May  10.  Assignment  by  John  C.  Stockholm  to  Cornelius  I. 
Bogart  and  Peter  Bogart,  of  all  his  right  to  100  acres,  in 
each  of  the  following  lots,  viz. :  lot  94,  township  of 
Lysander;  86,  township  of  Cato  ;  71,  township  of  Cami!- 
lus;  1,  township  of  Dryden ;  92,  township  of  Solon,  and 

9,  township  of  Virgil,  

June  18.  Assignment  by  Edward  Livingston  to  Thomas 


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1011 


1'agu. 

1799.  Maule,  of  all  his  and  John  Livingston's  right  to  compen- 
sation for  lands  in  Reed  and  Ryckman's  patent,  west  of 
the  new  pre-emption  line,   84 

July  6.  Report  of  attorney  general,  on  the  application  of 
Charles  Williamson,  for  compensation  for  certain  lands 
to  be  conveyed  to  the  State  of  New  York,   85 

Schedule  No.  1,  containing  a  list  of  the  lands  to  which  said 
Charles  Williamson  derives  title  solely  under  the  com- 
monwealth of  Massachusetts,   87 

Schedule  No.  2,  list  of  lands,  the  title  to  which  he  desires 
to  hold  under  Massachusetts,   88 

July  5.  Return  of  survey  of  a  certain  tract  of  land  near 
Sodus  bay,  Cayuga  county,  set  apart  by  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office,  to  compensate  Charles  William- 
son for  lands  between  the  old  and  now  pre-emption  lines, 
(Huron,  Rose,  Wolcott  and  Butler,  Wayne  Co.,)   89 

July  12.  Application  of  James  Barber,  for  a  lot  of  land  on 
the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  containing  200  acres,. . , .  90 

Sept.  2.  Petition  of  John  Fondey,  junr.,  for  a  lot  of  ground 
under  water,  between  Colonie  street  and  a  projected  street 
to  be  called  Lansing  street,  (Albany  city,)   91 

June  3.  Notice  of  Mr.  Fondey,  that  he  intends  to  apply  for 
a  grant  of  the  above  lot,  with  affidavit  that  such  notice 
was  affixed  to  the  door  of  the  court  house,   92 

Abstract  of  title  to  a  certain  piece  of  land  called  lot  3,  belong- 
ing to  James  and  Franciscus  Lansing,   93 

Sept.  2.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Fondey,  junr.,  for  a  . 
piece  of  land  under  water,  on  the  Hudson  river,  between 
Colonie  and  Lansing  street,  Albany,   94 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,   94 

Sept.  13.  Report  of  surveyor  general,  on  the  application  of 
the  children  of  Martin  Hyser,   M 

Nov.  6.  Report  of  attorney  general,  on  the  claim  of  John 
and  Edward  Livingston  or^Thomas  Maule,  to  certain  lands 
in  Ryckman  and  Reed's  patent,  Yates  and  Ontario  coun- 
ties,. ••  90 

Report  of  the  surveyor  general  on  the  equivalent  to  be  made 
to  John  and  Edward  Livingston,  for  the  loss  of  their  lands 
aforesaid,  .•  •  fl8 

Eleven  receipts  to  Israel  Spencer  and  associates,  for  monies 
paid  on  account  of  his  contract  for  waste  lands  in  the 
county  of  Otsego,  •   !,9"|^ 

Memorandum  of  the  several  payments  aforesaid,  •  •  103 

1800.  Jan.  24.  Affidavit  of  Henry  C.  Southwick,  printer  ot  t he 

Poughkeepsie  Journal,  of  the  publication  by  John  heade 
of  a  notice  that  he  intends  to  apply  for  a  grant  ot  lan. I 
under  water  at  that  place   104 

Jan.  22.  Petition  of  John  Reade,  for  a  grant  ot  the  above  ^ 
water  lot,  

Feb.  12.  Certified  copy  of  a  return  of  survey,  dated  Nov 
Nov.,  1791,  for  Nathan  Dean,  of  two  lots  ot  land,  each 
containing  200  acres,  in  Tioga  county,  on  the  west  side  ot 


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[vol.  urn. 


Page. 

1800.      the  Ononquaga  brook,  nearly  opposite  the  upper  end  of 

the  Kookhouse  Flatt,  (Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   106 

Map  of  the  abOye  lots,   106 

Nov.  12.  Copy  of  a  return  of  survey  for  Squire  Whitaker, 
for  200  acres  of  land,  on  the  west  branch  of  the  Dela- 
ware river,  including  Little  Kookhouse,  Tioga  county, 
(Sandford,  Broome  Co.,)   107 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   107 

1796.  June  30.  Agreement  between  Nathan  Dean  and  Squire 
Whitaker,  as  to  the  division  of  the  above  600  acres  of 

land,   108,  109 

1800,  Feb.  14.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  to  the  legislature  on 
the  petition  of  Lois  Dean,  widow,  as  to  the  property  of 
the  late  Nathan  Dean,  declaring  the  sale  thereof  void,  and 
recommending  that  the  property  be  placed  in  the  hands 
of  trustees  for  the  benefit  of  his  heirs  and  creditors,. ...  110 

Statement  regarding  the  seizure  and  sale  of  the  above  pro- 
perty on  execution,  and  of  the  death  of  Mr.  Dean  in 
Trenton  jail,   Ill 

Jan.  27.  Petition  of  Lois,  widow  and  relict  of  Nathan  Dean, 
deceased,  praying  that  letters  patent  for  his  lands  do  not 
issue,  except  for  the  benefit  of  his  creditors  and  heirs,  112,  115 

Feb.  12.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  to  the  assembly,  on 
the  petition  of  Samuel  Freer,  Christopher  Tappen  and 
William  Tremper,  and  on  the  petition  of  Lois,  widow  of 

Nathan  Dean,   113 

1799.  Feb.  — .  Petition  of  Samuel  Freer,  Christopher  Tappen  and 
William  Tremper,  purchasers  at  sheriff's  sale  of  Dean's 
land,  to  the  legislature,  praying  that  an  act  be  passed  con- 
firming a  resolution  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office 
in  regard  to  said  lands,   114 

Statement  of  David  Hotchkiss,  as  to  the  death  of  Nathan 
Dean  at  Easton,  Pa.,  and  of  the  sale  of  his  property  by 
the  sheriff,  at  one-third  its  value,   116 

Feb.  10.  Petition  of  C.  J.  Bogart  and  Peter  Bogart,  praying 
that  patents  for  certain  lots  in  the  military  townships  pur- 
chased for  them,  be  issued  in  their  names,   117 

Feb.  16..  Letter  of  Jacob  Heiser,  stating  that  he  had  made 
choice  of  lot  82,  in  the  township  of  Manlius,  and  praying 
patent,   118 

Feb.  18.  Application  of  Samuel  M.  Smith,  for  a  grant  of  the 
lands  drawn  as  the  share  of  Benjamin  Allen,  deceased,  in 
BirdsalPs  patent,    119 

Feb.  24.  Report  of  attorney  general  on  the  application  of 
Richard  Varick,  for  patent  for  certain  lands  heretofore 
ordered  to  be  granted  to  Ezekiel  Scott,  Jonathan  Pearsee 
and  Jellis  A.  Fonda  in  Oneida  Co.,  (see,  supra,  pages  70, 
71,  72,)   120 

Abstract  of  titles  to  Ezekiel  Scott's  locations,  to  Gillis  A. 
Fonda's  location,  and  to  Jonathan  Pearsee's  location, ....  120 

Feb.  1 9.  Concurrent  resolution,  directing  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office  to  settle  with  the  St.  Regis  Indians  for 
the  tracts  of  land  included  in  the  lands  confirmed  to  them 


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1013 


1799.      by  the  late  treaty  and  before  located  by  individuals  and 

granted  by  this  state,   121 

1795.  Feb.  25.  Minute  of  proceedings  of  the  commissioners  of  the 
land  office  directing  the  survey  of  the  claims  of  E/.ekiol 
Scott,  Jellis  A.  Fonda,  Aldert  Roosa,  Jonathan  Pcarsee 
and  Peter  B.  Tearse,  in  Oneida  county,  (see,  supra,  pa  </<;s 

70,  71,  72,)   122 

100.  March  4.  Letter  of  John  R.  Bleecker  to  the  commissioners 
of  the  land  office  requesting  a  grant  of  land  under  water 
in  the  town  of  Watervliet,   123 

March  11.  Letter  of  Jeremiah  Van  Rensselaer  to  the  com- 
missioners of  the  land  office,  requesting  a  settlement  of 
Indian  claims  to  lands  on  the  river  St.  Lawrence  granted 
to  him,   124 

March  6.  Affidavit  of  James  Bogardus  as  to  the  loss  of  a 
letter  and  deed  intrusted  to  him  by  Klnathan  Fitch,   125 

March  7.  Affidavit  of  Elnathan  Fitch  is  to  the  loss  of  the 
above  deed  and  letter,   12(3 

March  11.  Petition  of  Elnathan  Fitch,  in  behalf  of  Henry 
Schoonmaker,  setting  forth  the  loss  of  the  above  papers, 
and  praying  that  a  grant  of  land  may  be  made  to  Henry 
Schoonmaker,  notwithstanding,   127 

March  11.  Report  of  attorney  general  on  the  application  of 
John  Fondey,  junr.,  for  a  grant  of  land  under  water,  (see, 
supra,  page  94,)   128 

March  12.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general  of  the  state, 
of  the  sale  of  a  certain  escheated  house  and  lot  known  as  lot 
8,  in  Cortland  street,  New  York,  for  $4,000  (see,  supra, 
page  58,  duplicate  in  vol.  lxiii,  page  77,)  ^  120 

March  12.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general  of  the  state,  of 
the  sale  of  a  piece  of  escheated  property  in  Thames  street, 
New  York,  for  $1,310,  (see,  supra,  page  59,)   130 

March  18.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Reade,  for  two  tracts 
of  land  under  water  at  Poughkeepsie,  Dutchess  county,  131 

Map  of  the  same,  % 

1797.  July  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Sanders  Lansing,  for  a  lot  of 

land  under  water  at  Bath,  Rensselaer  county,   132 

Map  of  said  lot,  •*  

1798.  Feb.  5.  Petition  of  Sanders  Lansing,  praying  a  grant  of  the 

above  water  lot,  

Feb.  5.  Certificate  of  Jeremiah  Clark,  <fcc,  in  favor  of  the 

above  grant,  j  •  •  13* 

Feb.  12.  Abstract  of  Sander  Lansing's  title  to  lots  3  and  4, 

in  the  village  of  Bath,  county  of  Rensselaer,   135 

1797.  Dec.  1.  Notice  that  Sanders  Lansing  intends  to  apply  for  a 

grant  of  the  above  water  lot,  •  •  •  •  136 

1798.  Feb.  5.  Affidavit  of  Solomon  Southwick,  one  of  the  editors 

of  the  Albany  Register,  that  the  above  notice  had  been 

dulv  published,  ■    13* 

March  5.  Affidavit  of  Sanders  Lansing  that  he  intends  to 

erect  a  wharf  on  the  above  water  lot,  :     :  •  •  138 

March  12.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application 

of  Sanders  Lansing,  138 


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[vol.  ixn. 


Pago. 

1800.  March  18.  Return  of  survey  for  Sanders  Lansing,  of  a  lot  of 
land  under  .water  at  the  village  of  Bath,  Rensselaer  county, 
(see,  supra,  page  132,)   139 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   139 

March  19.  Certificate  of  location  for  John  Tibbets,  of  600 
acres  of  land  on  the  east  shore  of  Lake  Ontario,  where  it 
discharges  itself  into  the  river  St.  Lawrence,  (Lyme,  Jef- 
ferson Co.,)   140 

March  24.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  favorable  to  the 
application  of  Eleazer  Church,  Benj.  Baker  and  Simeon 
Calkin,  sufferers  in  opposing  the  government  of  Ver- 
mont, for  a  grant  of  land,   141,  142 

March  24.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  unfavorable  to  the 
application  of  Samuel  M.  Smith,  administrator,  for  letters 
patent  in  the  name  of  John  McKinstrey  and  himself,  for 
Benjamin  Allen's  share  in  the  tract  of  land  granted  to 
Birdsall  and  associates,   143 

March  24.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  favorable  to  the 
application  of  Cornelius  I.  Bogert  and  Peter  Bogert,  for  a 
patent  for  certain  lots  in  the  townships  of  Lysauder,  Cato, 
Camillus,  Dryden,  Solon  and  Virgil,  {see,  supra,  page  83,)  144 

March  24.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application 
of  Henry  C.  Schoonmaker,  for  a  patent  for  200  acres  of 
land,  (see,  supra,  page  127,)   145 

March  24.  Application  of  James  Blake  for  a  grant  of  land, 
agreeably  to  the  provisions  of  an  act  of  the  Legislature, 

passed  3d  April,  1*797,  '   146 

1797.  Jan.  28.  Petition  of  James  Blake  for  a  grant  of  land,  he  hav- 
ing served  in  Colonel  Hazen's  regiment  during  the  whole 
of  the  war,  between  the  United  States  and  the  King  of 
Great  Britain,   147 

Feb.  3.  Certificate  that  James  Blake  did  serve  as  aforesaid,  148 

March  29.  Affidavit  of  Palmer  Cady,  formerly  a  lieutenant  in 
Colonel  Hazen's  regiment,  that  James  Blake  served  as 

aforesaid,  ,   149,  150 

1800.  Sept.  30.  Affidavit  of  James  Blake,  setting  forth  his  services 

in  the  revolutionary  war,   151 

March  25.  Petition  of  Elnathan  Fitch,  for  and  in  behalf  of 
David  Hotchkiss  and  William  Allison,  enquiring  whether 
they  are  at  liberty  to  locate  certain  grants  on  any  unap- 
propriated lands  belonging  to  the  state,   152 

March  26.  implication  of  Charles  D.  Cooper,  for  a  grant  of 
the  lands  directed  by  law  to  be  granted  to  Lawrence 
Tremper,  one  of  the  associates  of  Benjamin  Birdsall,  ....  153 

March  29.  Power  of  attorney  from  Thomas  Tredwell  Jack- 
son to  Josiah  Hallet,  for  a  grant  of  land,  agreeably  to  an 
act  of  Congress  passed  this  session,   154 

April  i ,  Application  of  James  Stevenson,  for  a  grant  of  the 
land  at  the  north  end  of  Lake  George,  granted  in  1775  to 
James  Stevenson,  whose  heir  he  is,   155 

April  1.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general  that  the  above 
tract  of  land  remains  unpatented,   156 

April  2.  Application  of  Israel  Spencer  and  associates,  for  a 


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1015 


Page. 

1800.      grant  of  the  lands  directed  to  be  granted  them  by  an  act 

for  their  relief,   157 

April  10.  Petition  of  Joseph  Desylva,  relative  to  his  improve 
ment  of  lands  in  the  county  of  Schoharie,  boated  and 
directed  to  be  granted  to  Henry  Schoonmaker,  and  pray- 
ing a  grant  of  said  land,  , ,  158 

May  17.  Application  of  Sluman  Wattles,  one  of  the  trustees, 
<fcc.,  for  a  grant  of  the  lands  directed  to  be  granted  them, 
by  an  act  passed  4th  April  last,  for  the  relief  of  Nathan 
Dean  and  others,   159 

May  14.  Power  of  attorney  from  William  Feagen  to  Nathan 
Christy,  to  receive  his  bounty  lands,   1G0 

May  15.  Application  of  William  Lighthall,  for  letters  patenl 
for  land  to  which  he  is  entitled,  as  lieutenant  in  the  U.  S. 
army  during  the  revolutionary  war,   161 

June  5.  Certificate  of  the  trustees  of  Oxford  academy,  county 
of  Chenango,  that  they  have  selected  lot  82,  township  of 
Scipio,  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  that  institution,  (Venice, 
Cayuga  Co.,)   162 

June  9.  Letter  of  Joseph  Desylva,  to  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  praying  that  he  may  not  be  deprived  of 
the  land  which  he  has  improved,  (see,  supra,  poye  158,) . .  163 

June  20.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Steward  of  130  acres 
of  land  in  the  towns  of  Wallkill  and  Mamakating, 
Orange  county,  (Calhoun,  Orange  Co.,  and  Mamakating, 
Sullivan  Co.,)"   164 

Map  of  the  above  land,   104 

June  21.  Statement  of  facts  by  Elnathan  Fitch  respecting 
the  lands  claimed  by  Henry  Schoonmaker  against  the 
granting  of  which  Joseph  Desylva,  "  an  alien  and  a  Portu- 
gee,"  has  entered  a  caveat,  and  praying  a  patent  for 
Schoonmaker,   165 

June  16.  Affidavit  of  David  Baldwin  respecting  the  survey 
of  land  for  Elnathan  Fitch,  and  his  offer  to  move  his  loca- 
tion if  Joseph  Desvlva  would  pay  him  $30,   106 

June  16.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Dice  that  he  showed  Elnathan 
Fitch  the  State's  land  near  his  manor  line,  and  impeaching 
Desylva's  character,  •  • «  167 

June  28.  Application  of  the  trustees  of  Union  college  tor 
lots  1 8,  township  of  Manlius;  36,  Aurelius;  10.  Mareellus  ; 
31,  Pompey;  55,  Romulus;  36,  Fabius ;  23,  Ovid ;  56, 
Milton;  41,  Solon;  82,  Scipio,  or  25,  Sempronius.  which 
they  have  elected  out  of  the  literature  lots,  in  virtue  ot 
an  act  of  the  legislature,  •  •   108 

June  27.  Certificate  of  the  trustees  attached  to  the  above,. .  100 

June  28.  Application  of  Charles  II.  Huner  for  lands  directed 
to  be  granted  to  Christian  Hartdwick  by  an  act  passed 
for  said  Hartdwick's  relief,  4th  April,  1800,  ........  170 

July  8.  Application  of  William  Hervey,  junr.,  for  a  deed  ot 
the  house  and  lot  No.  8,  Cortland  street,  New  York, 
lately  purchased  by  him  of  the  state,  [see,  s«j,r«,  page  1 2»J  1 7 1 

July  10.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


[vol.  lxii. 


1800.  of  Gozen  Ryerse  for  indemnity  for  the  loss  of  300  acres 

of  land,  west  of  the  new  pre-emption  line,   172 

July  10.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application 
of  Thomas  Tredwell  Jackson,  late  a  lieutenant  in  the 

IT.  S.  army,  for  bounty  lands,   173 

July  12.  Return  of  survey  for  Henry  Schoonmaker  for  200 
acres  of  land  east  of  Dice's  manor,  in  the  county  of 

Schoharie,  (Conesville,  Schoharie  Co.,)   174 

Map  of  the  said  land,   174 

July  12.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Livingston  of  a  tract  of 
land  iu  the  county  of  Clinton,  containing  42,969  acres, 
and  for  Thomas  Maule  another  tract  in  the  counties  of 
Clinton  and  Essex,  containing  also  42,969  acres,  (1st  tract 
is  in  Ausable,  Blackbrook,  Peru,  Schuyler  falls,  and 
Saranac,  Clinton  Co. ;  2d  tract  in  Blackbrook  and  Au- 
sable, Clinton  Co.,  and  Jay,  Chesterfield,  Lewis  and 

Willsborough,  Essex  Co.,)   175 

Map  of  the  above  and  adjoining  patents,   175 

July  12.  Petition  of  Richard  Davis  for  a  tract  of  land  under 

water  at  Poughkeepsie,   176 

Abstract  of  Richard  Davis'  title  to  his. land,  at  Poughkeepsie,  177 
Map  of  the  land  under  water  adjoining  Richard  Davis'  land 
at  Poughkeepsie,   178 

1801.  Feb.  19.  Affidavit  of  John  Mott  and  Henry  Livingston 

respecting  the  localities  on  the  aforesaid  map,   178 

Feb.  19.  Sworn  survey  of  the  above  water  lot  at  Pough- 
keepsie,   178 

1800.  July  10.  Affidavit  of  Henry  C.  South  wick,  printer  of  the 
Poughkeepsie  Journal,  respecting  the  publication  of  a 
notice  of  Richard  Davis'  intention  to  apply  for  a  grant 

of  the  above  lot,   178 

June  2.  Notice  of  Richard  Davis'  intention  as  aforesaid,.  . .  179 
Sept.  3.  Return  of  survey  for  Richard  Davis  of  a  lot  of  land 

under  water  at  Poughkeepsie,    180 

Map  showing  the  location  of  Richard  Davis'  house  and  store 
at  Poughkeepsie,   181 


VOLUME  LXIII. 


1800  - 18  03. 


1800.  July  14.  Receipt  to  John  Stevenson  for  $750  for  3,000  acres 

of  land  in  Essex  county,   1 

Sept.  6.  Certificate  of  Goldsborow  Banyar  that  Hugh  Wal- 
lace and  he  did,  before  the  Revolution,  convey  to" Robert 
McGinnis,  lots  61  and  62  in  the  Wallace  patent  on  tin' 
Susquehannah  river,  containing  100  and  384  acres,  (Sidney, 
Delaware  Co.,)   1 

Sept.  30.  Affidavit  of  Amos  Lay  respecting  the  intrusion  of 
Amiable  Fouchey  on  a  lot  called  the  Falls  tract  in  the 

town  of.  Massena,  St.  Lawrence  county,   2 

/       Oct.  2.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application  of 

John  Tibbets  for  a  patent,   3 

Oct.  3.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application  of 
Richard  Davis  for  a  tract  of  land  under  water  at  Pough- 
keepsie,  recommending  that  a  day  be  fixed  for  hearing 
parties  in  the  premises,  (see  vol.  62,  pages  176,  177,  178,)  4 

Oct.  5.  Report  of  attorney  general  on  the  application  of 
James  Blake,  a  revolutionary  soldier,  for  a  grant  of  bounty 
lands,  with  a  history  of  the  case  (see  vol.  lxii,  page  151,)  5 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  Richard  Davis,  praying  that  a  day 
be  fixed  for  hearing  the  caveat  lodged  by  James  Wynans 
against  his  application,   6 

Oct.  21.  Affidavit  of  John  Mott,  John  Davis  and  Gilbert 
Livingston,  in  favor  of  Richard  Davis's  application  for  a 
grant'of  land  under  water  at  Poughkeepsie,   7 

Oct.  23.  Certificate  of  trustees  of  the  Oxford  academy,  that 
they  have  selected  lot  25,  in  the  township  of  Sempronius, 
for  the  benefit  of  that  institution,  (Niles,  Cayuga  Co.,) . .  8 

Nov.  18.  Application  of  James  Wynans,  for  the  grant  of  the 
lands  under  water  at  the  landing  in  the  town  of  Pough- 
keepsie,  9 

1767.  Deed  from  William  Van  der  Burgh  to  James  Wynans,  of 
two  small  lots  of  ground  in  Poughkeepsie  precinct,  adjoin- 
ing Richard  Davis's  lot,   10 

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Page. 

18C0.  Nov.  18.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application 
of  James  Watson,  for  letters  patent  for  certain  lands  near 
Seneca  lake,  <fcc,  and  recommending  the  issue  of  the 

same,   11,  12 

Nov.  17.  Letter  of  the  surveyor  general  to  the  attorney 
general,  explaining  that  the  death  of  Moses  De  Witt,  his 
deputy,  was  the  cause  of  the  delay  in  surveying  the  lands 
in  the  southwest  of  the  town  of  Chemung,  for  James 
Watson,  but  that  the  land  has  since  been  surveyed,  ....  13 

Tit le  deeds  to  land  claimed  by  John  and  Edward  Liv  in gston :  14 

[No  date.]  Petition  of  John  and  Edward  Livingston,  setting 
forth  that  they  are  tenants  in  common  of  certain  tracts 
of  land  on  the  west  and  north  sides  of  Seneca  lake  ori- 
ginally granted  to  Reed  and  Ryckman,  which  are  now 
found  to  be  west  of  the  new  pre-emption  line,  praying  com- 
pensation,  15 

Power  of  attorney  from  John  Livingston  to  Edward  Liv- 
ingston, to  make  arrangements  with  the  commissioners  of 

the  land  office  respecting  the  above  lands,   16 

1791.  July  6.  Deed  from  Seth  Reed  to  Leonard  M.  Cutting  of  an 
undivided  half  of  a  tract  of  land  <5n  the  west  side  of 
Seneca  lake,  granted  to  Seth  Reed  and  Peter  Ryck- 
man,  17,  28 

Oct.  1.  Deed  from  Garrit  Vandenbergh  and  Wilhelmus  Ryck- 
man to  Leonard  M.  Cutting,  for  an  undivided  half  of  the 
above  tract  of  land,   18 

Oct.  1.  Deed  from  Peter  Ryckman  and  Lydia,  his  wife,  to 
Leonard  M.  Cutting,  for  an  undivided  half  of  the  above 
tract  of  land,    19 

1793.  Jan.  17.  Deed  from  Leonard  M.  Cutting  to  John  Livingston 

for  the  whole  of  Reed  and  Ryckman's  location  aforesaid, 
containing  16,000  acres,  (Torrey  and  Benton,  Yates  Co.; 
Seneca,  Ontario  Co.,)   20 

1791.  July  6.  Deed  from  Seth  Reed  and  Hannah,  his  wife,  to  Leon- 

ard M.  Cutting,  for  the  undivided  half  the  above  tract  of 
land,   21 

1794.  Aug.  25.  Deed  from  Edward  Griswold  to  Edward  Living- 

ston, for  an  undivided  half  of  Reed  and  Ryckman's  loca- 
tion west  of  Seneca  lake,   22 

1792.  Sept.  2.  Release  from  Mary  Bartle,  of  her  right  of  dower 

in  the  above  lands,   23 

1791.  Sept.  2.  Deed  from  Peter  Bartle,  junr.,  to  Gerrit  T.  Vanden- 
bergh and  Wilhelmus  Ryckman,  for  an  equal  half  of  Reed 
and  Ryckman's  location  aforesaid,   24,  26 

1793.  Dec.  27.  Deed  from  John  Livingston  to  Edward  Griswold, 

of  an  undivided  half  of  Reed  and  Ryckman's  location 
aforesaid,   25 

1791.  Aug.  10.  Deed  from  Peter  Ryckman  to  Peter  Bartle,  junr., 
of  the  one  half  of  the  Reed  and  Ryckman's  location  afore- 
said,   27 

1799.  July  25.  Deed  from  Edward  Livingston  and  Mary,  his  wife, 


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1019 


1799.      to  Thomas  Maule  of  an  undivided  half  of  Reed  and  Uvck- 

man's  location  aforesaid,  >>>t  29 

Papers  relative  to  Reed  and  Ryckman's  location,   80 

Deduction  of  title  to  Ryckman's  patent,   31 

Deduction  of  Edward  and  John  Livingston's  title  to  Kvck- 
raan  and  Reed's  patent,   32 

1790.  Feb.  15.  Patent  to  Seth  Reed,  for  2,000  acres  of  land  Dear 

the  Seneca  lake,  in  Montgomery  county,  (Seneca,  Ontario 
Co.,)  -   33 

1791.  June  1.  Deed  from  Seth  Reed  to  Josiah  Reed,  for  192  acres 

of  land  in  Reed  and  Ryckman's  location  aforesaid   34 

Jan.  14.  Deed  from  Seth  Reed  to  Josiah  Brown,  for  50  acres 

of  land  at  Canadasaga,  (Seneca,  Ontario  Co.,)   35 

Feb.  24.  Deed  from  Seth  Reed  and  Hannah,  hie  wife,  to 
Cornelius  Roberts,  for  200  acres  jf  land  along  the  old 
pre-emption  line,  :   36 

1790.  Feb.  24.  Deed  from  Seth  Reed  to  Asa  Danforth,  Sanford 
Williams  and  James  Loomis,  of  thiree  5th  parts  of  the 
Reed  patent  above  mentioned,  lying  at  Canadasaga  or  the 
old  castle,   37 

1795.  Sept.  8.  Deed  from  Benedict  Robinson  and  Susanna,  his  wife, 
to  William  Potter,  for  015  acres  of  land,  being  the  aofth 
end  of  Lansing's  patent  in  the  county  of  Ontario,  (Tonvy, 
Yates  Co.,)  .".  38 

1799.  Oct.  19.  Deed  from  William  Potter  to  Arnold  Potter,  for 

615  acres  of  land  last  above  mentioned,   39 

1800.  March  4.  Deed  from  Arnold  Potter  to  Charles  Williamson, 

for  the  last  mentioned  615  acres  of  land,    40 

1790.  Feb.  15.  Deed  from  Seth  Reed  to  James  Manning  Reed,  for 
200  acres  of  land  at  Canadasago  old  castle;  also  two 
undivided  5th  parts  of  1,800  acres  adjoining,  in  said  Seth 

Reed's  location  above  mentioned,   41 

Oct.  20.  Deed  from  Seth  Reed  to  Timothy  Allen  and  Sanford 
Williams,  for  one-fifth  part  of  1,800  acres  of  land,  patent- 
ed to  said  Reed  last  February   tS 

1792.  July  11.  Deed  from  James  M.  Reed  to  Sanford  Williams, 

for  lots  7,  21,  25,  20,  11,  97,  93,  85,  80,  75,  2,  27,  51,  30, 
3-*,  58,  33,  63,  47,  21,  46,  23,  in  Seth  Reed's  2,000  acre 

tract,   43 

1795.  Aug.  15.  Deed  from  Sanford  Williams  to  Timothy  Allyn. 

for  121  acres,  in  the  above  mentioned  tract,   M 

1794.  Dec.  11.  Deed  from  Asa  Danforth  to  Sanford  Williams,  for 

lots  1,  22,  23,  17,  100,  90,  in  Seth  Reed's  2,000  am 
tract,  

1799.  Dec.  26.  Deed  of  release  from  Sanford  Williams,  Jerome 
Loomis  and  Timothy  Allyn  to  Charles  Williamson,  for 
1,437^  acres  of  land,  in  Seth  Reed's  tract  aforesaid   46 

1792.  Oct.  9.  Deed  from  James  M.  Reed  to  John  Nichols,  for  161+ 

acres  of  land,  in  Seth  Reed's  tract  aforesaid   47 

1795.  July  21.  Deed  from  John  Nichols  and  Joseph  Annm,  lor 

lot  8,  in  Seth  Reed's  tract  aforesaid,  containing  10  1  acavs,  48 


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Pago. 


1797.  May  10.  Deed  from  Joseph  Annin  to  Charles  Williamson, 

for  the  last  mentioned  lot,   49 

[No  date.]  Proposals  submitted  to  the  commissioners  of  the 
land  office,  by  Edward  and  John  Livingston,  proprietors 
of  a  tract  of  land  granted  to  Peter  Ryckman  and  Seth 

Reed,  in  the  county  of  Ontario,   50 

Report  of  the  attorney  general,  on  the  application  of  Sir 
James  Pulteney  and  Henrietta  Laura  Pulteney,  countess 
of  Bath,  praying  compensation  for  letters  patent  granted 
to  Seth  Reed  and  John  Lansing,  junr.,   51 

1798.  March  8.  Petition  of  Josiah  Reed,  Josiah  Brown  and  Joel 

Robarts,  praying  indemnity  for  the  lands  in  Seth  Reed's 
tract,  of  which  they  have  been  deprived,   52 


1792.  March  31.  Deed  of  William  J.  Vredenburgh  and  Elizabeth 
his  wife,  to  Gozen  Ryers,  for  2,600  acres  of  land  adjoin- 
ing Ryckman's  reservation,  (Torrey  and  Milo,  Yates  Co.,)  53 

1798.  Feb.  26.  Application  of  Joshua  Mersereau,  for  compensation 
for  loss  of  his  land  called  the  Old  Castle  farm,  containing 
200  acres ;  the  Homestead  farm  containing  100  acres,  and 
also  the  residue  of  the  lands  belonging  to  Seth  Reed,  in 
■  Ontario  county,  and  sold  on  execution,  which  are  now 


within  the  Massachusetts  pre-emption  line,   54 

Reference  of  sundry  of  the  above  papers  to  the  attorney 

general,    55 

Abstract  of  Joshua  Mersereau's  title  to  land  in  Seth  Reed's 

patent,   56 

March  16.  Letter  of  Joshua  Mersereau  to  Simeon  De  Witt, 

surveyor  general,  with  particulars  of  his  purchase  of 

Reed's  lands,  and  asking  advice  as  to  how  he  may  procure 

compensation  for  their  loss,   57 

1796.  April  11.  Abstract  of  an  act  entitled  an  act  for  the  further 

direction  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,   58 

1798.  May  10.  Letter  from  Joshua  Mersereau  to  attorney  general 

Hoffman,  respecting  his  claim  to  Seth  Reed's  lands,   59 

1809.  June  15.  Deed  from  George  Brown  to  Isaac  Coil,  for  one- 

half  of  lot  50,  in  the  late  Cayuga  reservation,  town  of 
Fayette,  Cayuga  county,  (Fayette,  Seneca  Co.,)   60 

1810.  Oct.  24.  Deed  from  James  M.  Reed  to  Joseph  Annin,  for 

200  acres  of  land  in  Seth  Reed's  location,  county  of  On- 
tario, also  two  undivided  fifth  parts  of  the  remaining 
1,800  acres,   61 

1796.  June  8.  Certificate  of  surveyor  general,  that  the  line  run  by 
Andrew  Ellicott  for  the  east  bounds  of  the  lands  ceded 
to  the  commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  intersects  Ryck- 
man's 16,000  acre  tract,  so  that  about  400  acres  fall  to  the 

east,  and  the  remainder  to  the  west  side  thereof,   62 

Caveat  against  granting  Jacobus  Van  Ness  land  under  water 
at  Castleton,   63 

1801.  Feb.  7.  Return  of  survey  for  James  Barber,  of  200  acres  of 
land  on  the  west  side  of  Lake  George,  in  the  county  of 

Washington,  (Bolton,  Warren  Co.,)   64 

Feb.  9.  Application  of  Samuel  H.  Rose,  on  the  part  of  the 
brothers  and  sisters  of  Stephen  White,  a  soldier  of  >i 


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LAND  PAPERS. 


102  L 


1801.      N.  Y.  regiment  who  died  in  the  service,  for  his  right  of*"**' 
bounty  lands,   ,  - 

Feb.  12.  Application  of  Ebenezer  Mott,  for  a  grant  of  lands 
allowed  him  by  an  act  passed  Gtli  April,  1798,   $4 

Feb.  6.  Return  of  survey  for  Ebenezer  Mott,  for  200  acres 
of  land,  (Lewis,  Essex  Co.,)   c; 

Feb.  19.  Application  of  Conrad  Edmund  Elmendorf,  on 
behalf  of  Benjamin  Hornbcek  and  others,  for  relief  of 
loss  of  lands  heretofore  patented  to  them,   08 

Feb.  19.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general  on  the  petition  of 
John  Harper,   09 

Feb.  26.  Concurrent  resolution  empowering  the  commis- 
sioners of  the  land  office  to  purchase  for  the  state  the  St. 
Regis  reservation,   70 

March  2.  Report  of  the  attorney  general,  on  the  application 
of  the  trustees  of  Nathan  Dean  and  of  Squire  Whitaker, 
recommending  a  grant  of  400  acres  to  the  former  and  200 
to  the  latter,   71 

March  2.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application 
of  Alexander  McNish,  for  200  acres  of  land,  in  virtue  of 
an  act  passed  30th  March,  1799,   T  J 

March  4.  Report  of  the  attorney  general,  comptroller  and 
surveyor  general,  of  their  conference  with  the  St.  Regis 
Indians,  respecting  the  sale  of  their  lands  on  Grass  rii  er,  78 

Feb.  2.  Minute  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office,  re- 
questing the  surveyor  general  to  report  whether  lot  25, 
township  of  Sempronius,  applied  for  by  the  Oxford  .aca- 
demy be  vacant,  and  his  answer  in  the  affirmative,   74 

March  10.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  against  granting 
the  application  of  Francis  Ingraham  for  a  patent  of  land, 
as  assignee  of  Richard  Piatt,  late  major  in  the  U.  S. 
service,   75 

1800.  Feb.  7.  Case  of  Francis  Ingraham,  trustee  of  the  minor 

children  of  the  late  Stacey  Hepburn,  assignee  of  Richard 
Piatt,   -   76 

1801.  March  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Jacob  Waldron,  of  a  lot  of 

ground  under  water,  near  Stony  Point,  in  the  town  of 
Haverstraw,  county  of  Rockland,   78 

Map  '^f  the  above  lot,   78 

March  19.  Representation  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land 
office  to  the  Legislature,  recommending  that  a  commis- 
sioner be  appointed  to  treat  with  the  St.  Regis  Indians 
for  the  purchase  of  their  reserved  lands,    79 

March  26.  Report  of  the  commissioners  of  the  land  office  to 
the  Assembly,  adverse  to  the  petition  of  James  Rynderee, 
a  soldier  in  the  1st  N.  Y.  regiment,  in  consequence  of 
deficiency  of  proof,   81 

March  25.  Report  of  the  surveyor  general  on  the  application 
of  John  McLean,  for  relief  in  the  case  of  a  military  lot 
covered  by  water  ;  no  law  whereby  he  can  be  relieved, . .  80 

May  15.  Application  of  Johnson  Bingham,  for  a  patent  of 
100  acres  of  land  in  lot  60,  township  of  Homer,  purchased 
by  him,   82 


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[VOL.  LXI1I. 


Page. 

1794.  Sept.  4.  Certificate  to  Johnson  "Bingham  for  100  acres  of 


land  in  lot  60,  township  of  Homer,  (Cortlandville,  Cort- 
land Co.,)."   83 

1801.  July  8.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  case  of  the 
heirs  of  Joseph  Barnard,  deceased,  named  in  the  act 
passed  24th  Feb.,  1797,  for  the  relief  of  Benjamin  Birdsall 

and  others,   84 

1798.  March  28.  Affidavit  of  Enoch  Barnard,  late  of  Hudson,  son 
of  Joseph  aforesaid,  stating  the  names  of  his  father's 
heirs,   85 

1800.  March  11.  Petition  of  Johannes  Lieb  and  associates,  for  a 

tract  of  land  which  they  claim,   86 

1801.  July  23.  Certificate  of  the  surveyor  general,  that  the  tract 

of  land  purchased  from  the  Indians  in  1761,  by  William 
Smith,  junr.,  Philip  Livingston  and  others,  has  been  all 
patented  to  Philip  Livingston,  Frederick  Young  and 
others,   87 

July  22.  Report  of  attorney  general  adverse  to  the  applica- 
tion of  Johannis  Lieb  and  associates,  for  Fredk.  Young's 
share  in  a  grant  of  land,  described  in  the  Indian  deed  to 
William  Smith,  junr.,  and  others,  .aforesaid,. ...    88 

July  24.  Report  of  attorney  general  in  favor  of  the  applica- 
tion of  Jacob  Waldron,  for  a  grant  of  land  under  water, 
(see,  supra,  page  78,)   89 


[No  date.]  Certificate  in  favor  of  the  above  application,  90,  91 


Feb.  21.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Waldron  as  to  the  necessity  of 
the  above  water  lot,  for  the  purpose  of  building  a  wharf,  92 
1798.  Aug.  10.  Notice  of  Jacob  Waldron's  intention  to  apply  for 
a  grant  of  the  above  water  lot,  with  affidavit  that  it  was 
duly  published  in  the  New  York  Gazette  and  General 
Advertizer,   93 

Abstract  of  Jacob  Waldron's  title  to  land  at  Haverstraw, 
Rockland  county,  with  names  of  the  children  of  Resolved, 

his  father,   94 

1801.  July  29.  Letter  from  William  Denning  to  Jasper  Hopper, 
advising  him  that  he  writes  to  the  governor  on  the  subject 
of  Waldron's  grant,   95 

Aug.  31.  Return  of  survey  for  Gozen  Ryers,  for  1,800  acres 
of  land,  in  the  town  of  Jay,  Essex  county,  (Wilmington, 
Essex  Co.,)   96 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   96 

Nov.  13.  Memorial  of  Richard  Davis,  requesting  some  modi- 
fication in  the  conditions  annexed  to  the  grant  to  him  of 
a  water  lot  at  Poughkeepsie,   97 

1800.  Nov.  19.  Certificate  of  Jacob  Radcl iflf,  judge  of  the  supreme 

court,  of  a  verdict  rendered  for  deft,  at  the  circuit  court, 
Dutchess  county,  in  a  case  of  ejectment,  Richard  Davis 

ads.  James  Jackson  ex  dem.  James  Winans,  I,  98 

1797.  Aug.  2.  Judgment  rendered  for  deft,  in  the  case  of  James 
Jackson  vs.  Richard  Davis,  in  a  suit  of  ejectment  at  the 
Dutches  circuit  court,   99 

1801.  Dec.  17.  Return  of  survey  for  Herman  Le  Roy  and  William 

Bayard,  of  5,000  acres  of  land,  being  part  of  the  Road 


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18  01.      township,  in  the  county  of  Chemung,  (Ca/.enovin,  Madison 

Co-v)   100 

1800.  Dec.  23.  Letter  of  Lodewyck  Iloorndeek,  requesting  to  be 

informed  when  public  lands  are  to  be  offered  for  sale   101 

1801.  Dec.  29._  Letter  of  John  Watts  to  Governor  Clinton,  inform- 

ing him  that  there  is  deficiency  of  830  acres  in  a  tract  of 
land  in  the  town  of  Chenango,  which  he  had  purchased 
from  Robert  Morris  and  others,  and  praying  redress   102 

1802.  Jan.  13.  Petition  of  Robt.  Dunbar,  junr.,  for  a  lot  of  ground 

under  water  in  the  town  of  Watervliet,   103 

Jan.  9.  Return  of  survey  for  Robert  Dunbar,  junr.,  of  the 

above  lot,  near  the  arsenal,  (Albany  city,)   lot 

Map  of  the  above  lot,   104 

Jan.  23.  Affidavit  of  Robert  Dunbar,  junr,  that  he  is  the 

owner  of  the  above  lot,   106 

1801.  Sept.  12.  Notice  of  Robert  Dunbar,  ju  ir.,  that  he  intends  to 

apply  for  a  grant  of  the  above  water  lot,   105 

Abstract  of  the  title  of  Robert  Dunbar,  junr.,  to  a  lot  of 
ground  in  the  town  of  Watervliet,   100 

1802.  Aug.  19.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application 

of  Robert  Dunbar,  junr.,  aforesaid,  ,   107 

1803.  Jan.  19.  Caveat  of  Peter  Mesier  and  others,  against  a  grant 

of  land  under  water  in  the  town  of  Poughkeepsie,  to 

John  Drake  and  others,   108 

Jan.  27.  Caveat  of  Nicholas  Brower,  against  granting  the 
above  land  under  water,  to  John  Drake  and  others,   1 01) 

1774.  July  9.  Deed  from  John  Degraff  and  Hannah  his  wife,  to 
James  Winans,  of  two  lots  of  ground,  situate  in  the  pre- 
cinct of  Poughkeepsie,   HO 

1766.  Dec.  11.  Deed  from  John  De  Graaf  and  Hannah  his  wife,  to 
James  Winans,  their  son-in-law,  of  a  house  and  lot  in  the 

precinct  of  Poughkeepsie,   Ill 

Map  showing  the  line  between  the  properties  of  Jam 61 
Winans  and  Richard  Davis,  in  the  town  of  Poughkeepsie,  1 1 2 

1800.  Dec.  23.  Affidavit  of  Abraham  Degroff,  as  to  the  bounds 

tween  the  properties  of  James  Winans  and  Richard  i)a\ fa 
aforesaid,  -  •  •  1 1  ■ 

1802.  Nov.  1.  Certified  copy  of  a  minute  of  the  commissioners  of 
the  land  office,  dated  16th  Sept.  last,  declining  a  recon- 
sideration of  his  application  for  a  grant  of  land  under 
water  at  Poughkeepsie,   1 1  * 

1760.  March—.  Extract  and  boundaries  of  a  deed  from  Myndert 
Vander  Bogart  and  Jacobus  Van  der  Bogart  to  William 
Van  der  Bogert,  for  30£  acres  of  land,  at  the  south  side 
of  the  Landing  place  kifletie,  Poughkeepsie,   115 

1800.  Nov.  28.  Affidavit  of  Jacob  Low,  respecting  the  division 
line  between  John  Degrove's  land  and  that  of  Kiehard 
Davis's,  at  the  Landing  place  creek,  and  that  the  mouth  of 
said  creek  is  further  north  than  formerly   116 

1791.  Aug.  16.  Notice  of  James  Wynans,  that  he  intends  to  apply 
for  a  grant  of  land  under  water,  opposite  his  property  at 
Poughkeepsie,   1 1  ■ 


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Page. 

1800.  Nov.  28.  Affidavit  of  Cornelius  Boice,  respecting  the  division 

line  between  the  lands  of  Richard  Davis  and  Degrove, . .  118 
1803.  Feb.  — .  Petition  of  Colton  Gilston,  Shubard  Worth  and  a 
number  of  freeholders  and  inhabitants  of  the  city  of  Hud- 
eon,  signing  the  same,  to  the  legislature,  praying  that  a 
grant  of  the  South  bay,  near  that  city,  may  be  made  to 
mayor,  recorder,  aldermen  and  commonalty  of  said  city,  119 
1802.  Feb.  15.  Petition  of  William  Davies,  praying  a  grant  of  the 
land  under  water  opposite  his  land  in  the  town  of  Pough- 


keepsie,  {mutilated  by  fire,)   120 

Jan.  28.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Power,  that  he  published  in 
the  Poughkeepsie  Journal  a  notice  annexed,  of  William 
Davies'  intention  to  apply  for  a  grant  of  the  above  land 

under  water,   121 

Jan.  29.  Affidavit  of  John  Forbus,  that  the  above  notice 
had  been  affixed  to  the  door  of  the  court  house  at  Pough- 
keepsie,  122 

1803.  Certificate  of  Robert  H.  Livingston,  as  to  proceedings  in 
the  court  of* common  pleas,  for  the  partition  of  a  farm 
of  land  in  Poughkeepsie,  of  Baltus  Van  Kleeck,  deceased, 
(mutilated  by  fire,)   123 

1802.  Feb.  15.  Map  and  survey  of  the  flats  opposite  the  land  of 

William  Davies,  in  the  village  of  Poughkeepsie,  and  of 
the  land  allotted  to  him  on  a  partition  of  the  farm  of  Bal- 
tus Van  Kleeck,  deceased,   124 

1803.  March  IV.  Report  of  the  attorney-general  on  the  application 

of  William  Davies  for  a  grant  of  land  under  wrater  at 

Poughkeepsie,  (mutilated  by  fire,)   125 

April  13.  Return  of  survey  for  William  Davis  of  the  above 

water  lot  at  Poughkeepsie,   126 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,   126 

April  14.  Another  report  of  attorney  general  on  Davis's 

application,   127 

Petition  of  Cornelius  Lansing  for  a  grant  of  land,  under 

water  at  Lansingburgh,  Rensselaer  county,   128 

Return  of  survey  of  land  under  water  at  Lansingburgh, 

applied  for  above,   129 

Map  of  the  above  lands,  (mutilated  by  fire,)   129 

1802.  March  15.  Affidavit  of  Cornelius  Lansing  that  he  is  owner 

of  the  lands  in  front  of  the  above  water  lots,    130 

Certificate  of  inhabitants  of  Lansingburgh  in  favor  of  grant- 
ing the  above  application,  (mutilated,)   130 

1803.  March  18.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  Cornelius  Lan- 

sing's application,   132,  134 

April  13.  Return  of  survey  of  the  above  land  under  wrater 

at  Lansingburgh,  Rensselaer  county,    133 

Map  of  the  above  water  lots,    133 

Petition  of  Oliver  Wis  wall  and  others  for  a  grant  of  land 

under  water  on  the  Hudson's  river  and  county  of  Greene,  135 
March  30.  Return  of  survey  for  Oliver  Wiswall  and  others 
of  several  lots  of  land  under  water,  in  the  town  of  Catts- 
kill  and  in  that  part  of  the  village  of  Esperanza  or  Loo- 
nenburgh  called  Athens,  Greene  county,    136 


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1025 


1803.  Map  of  the  above  water  lots,   [|£ 

July  10.  Return  of  survey  for  Arthur  II.  Roorbach  for  u  lot 
of  land  under  water  at  Rhinebeck,  Dutchess  county,   1:57 

Map  of  the  above  water  lot,   137 

Jan.  5.  Affidavit  of  John  Forbus  as  to  the  publication  of 
the  notice  (annexed)  of  Mr.  Roorback's  intention  to  apply 
for  a  grant  of  the  above  water  lot,   138 

Feb.  10.  Affidavit  of  Nicholas  Power,  one  of  the  proprietors 
of  the  Pouglikeepsie  Journal,  that  he  published  the  notice 
of  Mr.  Roorbach's  intention  as  aforesaid,   [89 

Aug.  10.  Report  of  attorney  general  on  the  application  of 
Arthur  H.  Roorbach  as  aforesaid,   140 

July  25.  Report  of  attorney  general  on  the  application  of 
Marshall  Jenkins  for  a  grant  of  land  under  water  at 
Cattskill,  {see,  sup>ra,  page  136,)   141 

July  25.  Report  of  attorney  general  On  the  application  of 
Thomas  and  Samuel  A.  Lawrence  for  a  grant  of  land 
under  water  at  Cattskill,  (see,  supra,  page  136,)   142 

March  8.  Affidavit  of  Henry  Van  Gorden  that  he  put  op  a 
notice  annexed  on  the  door  of  the  court  house  of  the 
county  of  Greene,   143 

Feb.  10.  Notice  of  Thomas  Lawrence,  Oliver  Wiswal)  and 
others,  that  they  intend  to  apply  for  the  grant  of  a  trad 
of  land  under  wrater,  in  the  village  of  Athens,  county  of 
Greene,   144 

Petition  of  Isaac  Northrop  of  the  village  of  Athens,  Greene 
county,  for  a  grant  of  land  under  water,   145 

Feb.  11.  Notice  of  Isaac  Northrop's  intention  to  apply  for  a 
grant  of  land  under  wrater  at  Athens,  aforesaid,   145 

April  5.  Affidavits  of  Gilbert  Drake  and  Benjamin  Haxtor 
that  they  saw  the  above  notice  posted  on  the  door  of  the 
Greene  Co.  court  house,   I  149 

March  28.  Return  of  survey  for  Isaac  Northrop  of  a  Id!  of 
land  under  water  near  the  Vlucht  Hook,  Athens,  Greene 
county,   148 

Map  of  the  above  land  under  water,    148 

July  25.  Report  of  the  attorney  general  on  the  application 
of  Isaac  Northrop,  aforesaid,   148 

Aug.  1.  Affidavit  of  David  Brooks  in  support  of  the  title  of 
Arthur  H.  Roorbach  to  certain  lands  at  Red  Hook  landing, 
Dutchess  county,   L50 

Abstract  of  the  title  deeds  of  the  above  property,   150 

1773.  Nov.  25.  Return  of  survey  of  a  tract  of  land,  called  "The 
First  Tract,"  on  the  east  side  of  the  Mohawk  branch  of 
the  Delaware  river  and  along  the  north  side  of  the  Pach- 
katakan  branch  of  the  same  river,  containing  1,442  acres, 
(Hancock,  Delaware  Co.,)   151 

Map  of  said  tract,   1,1 

Nov.  25.  Return  of  survey  of  "The  Second  Tract  '  on  the 
north  bank  of  the  Pachkatakan  branch  of  the  Delaware 
river,  containing  936  acres,  (Hancock,  Delaware  Co.,) ...  152 

Map  of  said  tract,  U''m'L ;  *  *M 

Nov.  25.  Return  of  survey  of  "  The  Third  Iract    on  the 

129 


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[vol.  lxiii. 


Pa  ;e. 

1774.      north  bank  of  the  Pachkatakan  branch  of  the  Delaware 

river,  containing  1,216  acres,  (Colchester,  Delaware  Co.,)  153 

Map  of  the  said  tract,   153 

Map  of  uThe  Fourth  Tract  "  on  the  north  bank  of  the  Pach- 

katakan  branch  of  the  Delaware  river,  Delaware  county,  154 
Nov.  25.  Return  of  survey  of  K  The  Fifth  Tract "  on  the  north 
bank  of  the  Pachkatakan  branch  of  the  Delaware  river, 
containing  614  acres,  (Middletown,  Delaware  Co.,)  ....  155 

Map  of  the  above  tract,   155 

[Note. — The  above  tracts  consist  of  the  bottom,  or  interval  lands  on  the 
north  bank  of  the  above  branch  of  the  Delaware,  from  its  mouth  to 
nearly  its  source.  The  papers  do  not  state  for  whom  the  survey  was 
made.] 

Map  of  a  tract  of  land  on  Cattskill,  containing  46,000  acres, 
exclusive  of  Woodstock  and  Freehold,  and  seemingly 

vacant,  (Greenville  and  Durham,  Greene  Co.,)   156 

[1767.]  Map  of  three  tracts  of  land,  and  three  islands  in  Hudson's 
river,  surveyed  for  Martin  Garretse  Van  Bergen,  Thomas 
Lynot,  John  French  and  others,  (1st  tract  is  in  Greenville 
and  Cairo,  Greene  Co.;  2d  in  Cairo  and  Durham,  Greene 
Co.,  and  Conesville,  Schoharie  Co.;  3d  in  Ashland  and 
Prattsville,  Greene  Co.,  and  Conesville,  Schoharie  Co.; 
the  islands  are  opposite  Coxsackie,  and  are  named  the 


Dover  flatt,  the  Blinder  flatt  and  the  Nutton  flatt,  Greene 

Co.,  see  vol.  xxiii,  page  155,)   157 

Another  map  of  the  above  tracts,  exclusive  of  the  islands,. .  157 
[1771.]  Map  of  lands  petitioned  for  Johannes  Trumpbour,  (Sauger- 

ties,  Ulster  Co.,  see  vol.  xxxui,page  17,)   158 

[1769.]  Map  of  sundry  tracts  of  land  laid  out  for  Casparus  Brunek 
<fc  Co.,  2,400  acres  ;  Abraham  Salisbury  &  Co.,  700  acres  ; 
John  Morin  Scott  &  Co.,  3,160  acres;  J.  Hallenbeck  200 
acres ;  Abraham  Salisbury  &  Co.,  3,300  acres  ;  John  Mor- 
rin  Scott  &  Co.,  4,500  acres,  (Coxsackie,  Cairo  and  Green- 
ville, Greene  Co.,  see  vol.  xxv,  page  143,)   159 

Map  of  sundry  tracts  of  land  laid  out  for  officers  and  others 
in  the  former  county  of  Cumberland,  (Vermont,)   159 


1769.  April  7.  Return  of  survey  for  John  McCarthy,  drumbeater, 

late  of  the  80th  regiment,  of  two  tracts  of  land  on  the 
Cader's  kill,  county  of  Albany,  the  first  containing  85  acres, 
and  the  2d  115  acres,  in  all  200  acres,  (Catskill,  Greene 
Co.,  see  vol.  xxx,page  5.)  ....    160 

1770.  April  7.  Return  of  survey  for  John  Lamb,  of  200  acres;  for 

George  Sutherland,  50  acres  ;  for  John  Hervie,  50  acres  ; 
for  William  Baker,  200  acres,  adjoining  Herman  &  Bouw's 
tract  in  the  county  of  Albany,  (Catskill,  Greene  Co.,  see 

vol.  xxx,  pages  6,  7  and  8,)   160 

[1767.]  Map  or  description  of  the  lands  surveyed  for  Lieutenant 
Thomas  Swords  1,430  acres;  Josiah  Harper,  surgeon, 
2,100  acres,  and  William  Spaight,  master  in  the  navy. 
2,100  acres,  with  the  lands  laid  out  for  a  number  of  other 
persons,  between  the  former  tracts  and  the  Hudson's  river, 
(Saugerties,  Ulster  Co.,  see  vol.  xxiv,page  30,)   161 

1771.  Sept.  — .  Return  of  survey  for  David  Abeel,  junr.,  and  three 


vol.  lxiii.]  LAND  PAPERS.  IQjfl 

1  jffl.  others,  of  885  acres  of  the  land  at  Bake  Oven,  on  the  west 
side  of  Caders  kill,  (Catskill,  Greene  Co.,  see  vol.  x.\.\, 
page  10,)   16'i 

[1767.]  Benzel  Map  of  lands  west  of  Coeymans  ;  or  an  actual  sur- 
vey of  lands,  in  the  environs  of  Cattskill,  granted  to 
reduced  officers,  viz.:  Colonel  Prevost,  Lieutenant  Pre- 
vost,  Sir  Henry  Saiton,  Colonel  Maitland,  Lieutenant 
Stewart,  and  Lieutenant  Frazier,  containing  19,950  acres, 
(Greenville  and  Durham,  Greene  Co.,  see  vol.  xxm, 

69,  149,  150,  151,  152,)   L69 

Rough  draft  of  a  survey  for  the  trustees  of  Kingston,  Ulster 
Co.,   162 


INDEX. 


A. 

Abbott,  William,  835. 

Abby,  Samuel,  1000. 

Abeel,  David,  292,  503,  530, 
543,  545,  546,  594,  608, 
613,  1026. 

Abeel,  Garret,  293,  503,  930. 

Abeel,  Jacobus,  507,  546. 

Abeel,  James.  292,  479.  497, 
503,  507,  546,  578,  584, 
597,  589,  607,  610,  664, 
668,  669,  710,  818,  869. 

Abeel,  John,  81,  82,  85,  88, 
507,  586.  607,  869. 

Aboil,  Christ,  137. 

Able,  William,  331,  374. 

Abrams,  Jacob,  27. 

Abrams,  Ryck,  27. 

Academy.    Oxford,  1015, 

ion,  1021. 

Acker,  Conrad,  821. 
Ackerman,  John,  826. 
Ackeson,  Thomas,  312. 
Ackland,  Dudley,  475. 
Ackler,  John,  810. 
Ackley,  Joel,  815. 
Ac  Moder,  John  Jay,  838, 

891,  895,  896,  899. 
Acre,   Andrew,   600,  665, 

667,  668 
Acton,  Robert,  485. 
Adair,  Jno.,  377.  399,  440. 
Adams,  Emanuel,  822. 
Adams,  James,  796. 
Adams,  Jonas,  663,  743. 
Adams,  Robert,  459,  467, 

471,  480.  623,  678,  682, 

695,  709^ 
Adams,  Samuel,  340,  437. 
Adams, Wm.,  497,  507.  1009. 
Adaquatangey,  261,  262. 
Addison,  Anthony,  13,  16. 
Addison (Vt.),  382,  383,  396, 

433,  523,  527. 


[Names  of  Towns  in  ic] 

Addoms,  Jonas  S.,  786. 

Adems,  Thomas,  578. 

Adgate,  Asa,  927. 

Adgate,  Asher,  926. 

Adgate,  Matthis,  684. 

Adgate,  Matthew,  766,  779. 
834,  841,  862,  865,  876, 
879,  885,  907,  910,  980, 
999,  1004,  1006. 

Adgate  patent,  980. 

Adle,  Tompkins,  795. 

Adley,  William,  435. 

Adlington,  Daniel,  623,  628. 

Adlington,  David,  587,  627. 

Adorns,  John,  709,  735. 

Adrianse,  Gosen,  89. 

Adriansen,  Jan,  13. 

Adriansen,  Joost,  15,  17. 

Adye,  Stephen  Payne,  614. 

Aersen,  Gerrit,  62. 

A/ton,  713,  714,  721. 

Aggaton,  John,  425,  477. 

Ahasimns,  97. 

Airey,  Joseph,  422,  598. 

Airey,  Mary,  422,  598. 

Airs,  Robert,  484. 

Akerly,  Benjamiu,  871. 

Akin,  James,  675. 

Akins,  Jonathan,  884. 

Albany,  4,  6,  12,  19,  83,  85, 
192,  194,  198,  207,  304, 
338,  456,  573,  787,  984, 
1001,  1004,  1005,  1006, 
1007,  1009,  1011,  1013, 
1023. 

Alberts,  Gisbert.  33. 
Alberts,  Henry,  28. 
Albertson,  R.,  263,  264. 
Albey,  Abra.,  332,  387. 
Albright,  Jacob,  607,  796. 
Alburgh  (Vt.),  675. 
Albnrts.  Hendricke,  41. 
Alder,  John.  538,  562. 
Alexander,  Ebon,  390. 
Alexander,  Elijah,  390. 


Alexander,  Giles,  412,  430. 

Alexander.  James,  120,  127, 
129,  178,  242,  246,  288, 
405,  552,  815,  905,  931. 

Alexander,  Mary,  288. 

Alexander,  Robert,  687,  6H8, 
891. 

Allaire,  Peter,  657,  675,  802. 
Allan,  John,  378. 
Allaz,  James,  335,  346. 
Alldis,  N,  412. 
Allen,  Andrew,  597. 
Allen,  Benjamin.  1012,  1014. 
Allen,  Klisha,  852. 
Allen,  Enos,  552. 
Allen,  Henry,  822. 
Allen,  Jacomiah,  579. 
Allen,  John,  355,  378,  820. 
Allen,  Rob't,420.446,455,531 
Allen,  Thomas,  424. 
Allen,  Timothy,  1019. 
Allen,  William,  824. 
Allicocke,  Joseph,  426,  450, 

479,  537,  515,  567,  585. 
Ailing.  Ichabod,  824. 
Allington  (Vt.),  411. 
Allison,  Joseph.  772. 
Allison,  Wm.,  681,  778,  1014. 
Allman,  John,  410. 
Aloon,  Christian,  562. 
Alpine,  Giles,  373. 
Alsop,  Eupam,  247. 
Alsop,  John,  247. 
Alsop,  Richard,  124. 
Alsup,  Robert,  153. 
Altona,  G96,  803. 
A  merman,  Cornelius,  726. 
Amerman,  Dirck,  726. 
Amherst,  Jeffery,  473,  530, 

598. 

Amiel,  John,  503,  505. 
Ammond,  John,  724. 
Anderson,  Alexander,  659. 
Anderson,  Andrew,  447,  555, 
856. 


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INDEX  TO  LAND  TAPERS. 


Anderson,  Charles,  672,  717, 

878,  930. 
Anderson,  Elias,  557. 
Anderson,  Isaac,  139. 
Anderson,  James,  438. 
Anderson,  John,  308,  314, 

456.  537. 
Anderson,  Joseph,  524. 
Anderson,  Robert,  557,  621. 
Anderson,  Samuel,  519. 
Anderson,  Thomas,  814. 
Anderson,  W.,  90,  96,  192, 

567,570,  594.605,667,  877. 
Andover  (Vt.).  361,  504,  540, 

561,  627. 
Andrevet,  Peter,  194. 
Andrews,  Bildad,  554. 
Andrew,  John,  372, 434, 470, 

484,  500.  535,  807. 
Andrews,  William,  435,  668. 
Andriesen,  Arent,  4. 
Andros,  Bildad,   380,  403, 

554,  561. 
Anne  Hook's  neck,  284. 
Annets,  Joseph,  456. 
Annin,  Joseph,  977,  1001, 

1019,  1020. 
Annin,  William,  494. 
Anslow,  Thomas,  415. 
Anspacli,  Peter,  814,  815. 
Anstruther,  Wm.,  583,  586. 
Anterbush.  Phil,  453,  460. 
Anthony,  Cleyne,  4. 
Anthony,  Joseph,  415,  495. 
Anthony,  Peter,  819. 
Anthony,  Theophilus,  589, 

965,  966,  969. 
Anthony's  Nose,  99,  165, 

169,  176,  178,  180,  185. 
Antall  Edward,  42. 
Anthill,  Ed,  799,  806,  807. 
Antill,  John,  504.  505,  668, 

669. 

Antill,  Lewis,  505. 

Antill,  Margaret,  504,  505. 

Antonia,  Nicholas.  33. 

Appel,  Wm.,  84,  94, 107, 166. 

Apple,  Adr.,  94. 

Apple,  Johannes,  149. 

Appleton,  Nathaniel,  843. 

Apre,  Jean,  20. 

Apthorp,  Charles  Ward,  630. 

Archer,  John,  5,  812. 

Archibald.  Jacob,  1001. 

Arden,  Thomas,  573. 

Arding,  Charles,  471. 

Ardwin,  Matthew,  28. 

Arentse.  Claes,  44. 

Aretson,  Jacob,  40. 

Aretson,  John,  1002. 

Arguments  of  Chancellor 
Livingston  to  show  that 
the  Fishkill  is  the  west 
branch  of  the  Delaware, 
703. 


Argyle,  293,  315,  317,  323, 
331,  333,  334,  353. 

Arietta,  598,  609,  738,  741, 
742,  923,  967,  994. 

Arissen,  Aert,  97. 

Arisoa,  William,  496. 

Arlington  (Vt.),  386,  425, 
565. 

Armstrong,  John,  593,  607. 
Armstrong,  Thos.,  375,  621. 
Arnott,  John,  848. 
Arnurne,  Abert,  419. 
Arosmith,  Edm.  21. 
Arosmith,  Joseph,  26,  29. 
Arther.  Robert,  37,  44. 
Arthurborough,  766. 
Artson,  Girth,  41. 
Artwick,  Lawrence,  816. 
Asfield,  Chris,  349. 
Asfelt,  James,  863. 
Ashe,  Gilbert,  488,  491. 
Ash,  Henry,  677. 
Ashby,  Jabez,  622. 
Ashtield,  Richard,  153. 
Ashfordby,  William,  12,  13. 
Ashland,  790,  822,  1026.  , 
Ashley,  Jabez,  419,  624. 
Ashley.  Samuel,  389,  554, 

563,  567,  603,  620. 
Ashmore,  Phineas,  849. 
Ashurst,  Henry,  91. 
Aske,  Benjamin,  70.  468. 
Aske,  Thomas,  378. 
Aspinwall,  John,  517. 
Aspinwall,  Rich.,  687,  689. 
Assincke  island,  14. 
Athens,  1024.  1025. 
Athens,  (Vt.),  440. 
Atherton,  Phineas,  395,  609, 

620. 

Atkin,  William,  419. 
Atkins,  Jonathan,  906. 
Atkinson,  Cookson,  392. 
Atkinsonj  Theodore,  380. 
Attainted  persons,  1003. 
Atwell,  Joseph,  937. 
At  wood,  Leigh,  54,  55,  58, 
59. 

Atwood,    Thomas  Bridges. 

461,  527. 
Atwood,  Thos.  Gould,  814. 
Auboineau,  John,  77. 
Auburn,  938. 

Auchmuty,  Samuel,  268,  272, 

295,  986. 
Aurelius,  923,  935,  937.  938, 

939,  941,  947,  983,  987, 

1015. 

Au  Sable,  734,  998,  1002, 

1016. 
Austerlitz,  303. 
Austin,  Holmes,  669. 
Austin,  Thomas,  663,  664, 

667,  668. 
Ava,  727,  999. 


Averill  (Vt.),  567. 

Avery,  Anne,  986. 

Averv,  Humphrey,  555,  601. 

602,  604. 
Avery,  Isaac,  849. 
Avery,  Jonathan,  896. 
Avery,  Samuel,    555,  558, 

573,  601,  602,  604,  619, 

913,  915,  984. 
Axtence,  James,  503,  539. 
Ayott,  Pierre,  799. 
Ay  res,  Euos,  291. 
Ayscough,  John,  256.  257. 

B. 

Babcock,  Abijah.  833. 
Babcock,  Amos,  462,  627. 
Babcock,  David,  844. 
Babcock,  Hezekiah,  833. 
Babcock,  James.  497,  585. 
Babcock,  Samuel.  833. 
Babcock,  Stephen,  462. 
Babet,  John.  813. 
Babington.  Charles,  485,  491. 
Babington,  Eliz'th,  121. 
Babbington,  Saml.,  112,  121. 
Babington's  tract,  682. 
Bache,    Theophylact,  458, 

495,  525,  535,  680,  681, 

725,  736. 
Bacheller,  John,  653,  816. 
Backhorn,  Jacob,  825. 
Bacon,  Thompson,  779,  825. 
Bacon,  William,  816. 
Badgely,  Anthony,  70. 
Bagley,  Azor,  821. 
Bagly,  Timothy,  228,  237, 

238,  486,  841,  1003. 
Bagnell,  John.  415. 
Bahen,  Richard,  373. 
Bailes,  Elias,  824. 
Bailey,  Theodore,  1002. 
Bain,  James,  336,  338,  372. 
Bainbridge,  Peter,  937. 
Baird,  Alexander,  122. 
Bake  Oven,  544. 
Baker,  Benjamin,  1014. 
Baker,  Edmond,  911,  915. 
Baker,  Elezer,  680. 
Baker,  Richard,  433. 
Baker,  John,  435,  810. 
Baker,  Jonathan,  521. 
Baker,  Justus,  827,  861. 
Baker,  Thomas,  827,  861. 
Baker,  Valentine,  869. 
Baker,  Walter,  143. 
Baker,  William,  147,  469, 

484,  543,  1026. 
Baldwin,  A.,  652. 
Baldwin,  Hezekiah,  458,  580, 

582. 

Baldwin,  Isaac,  896,  889. 
Baldwin,Thos.,887,  888,  889. 
Baldwin,  William,  886. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1081 


Baldwin,  897,  898,  905. 
Balfour.  Ileutr,  445,  G13, 

616,  617,  618. 
Ball,  Henry,  503. 
Ball,  Nathan,  516. 
Ballard,  John.  961,  1002. 
Bancker,  Abrm.  B.,  840,  903, 

904. 

Banker,  Chris.,  468,  519. 

Bancker,  Edward,  619. 

Bancker,  Evert,  83,  1 14,  3-18. 
468,  489,  509,  533,  537, 
567,  585,  603,  606,  903. 

Bancker,  Flores.  580. 

Banker,  Gerardus,  494,  539, 
772. 

Bancker,  Richard,  458. 
Banks,  John,  672. 
Banks,  Joseph,  258. 
Banks,  Josiah,  410,  523,  533, 
535. 

Banks,  Justus,  949,  959,  976. 
Banyar,  Golds.,   253,  261, 

263,  272,  284,  289,  303, 

473,  477,  487,  595,  663, 

705,  707,  709,  725,  731, 

736,  970,  1017. 
Barber,  Benjamin,  883. 
Barber,  Eiisha,  902. 
Barber,  Francis,  22. 
Barber,  James,  1011,  1020. 
Barber,  Joseph,  900. 
Barber,  Lemuel,  883. 
Barber,  Nathaniel,  843. 
Barber,  William,  713,  917, 

924,  925. 
Barberie.  John,  95,  706. 
Barberie,  Peter,  92.  95. 
Barclaj',  Henry,  241,  242, 

243,  244. 
Barclay,  James,  458,  582, 

681. 

Barclay,  John,  918. 
Bard,  Jno  .392,  468.  476.611. 
Bard,  Peter,  413. 
Barker,  Abijah,  848. 
Barker,  Edward.  538. 
Barker,  James,  449.  457,  827. 
Barker,  William,  46. 
Barker,  848,  914. 
Barnard,  Enoch,  1022. 
Barnard,  Joseph,  1022. 
Barnard.  Silah,  566. 
Barnas,  John,  815. 
jJarnes,  Abrm.,  820,  821. 
larnes,  Gilbert,  826. 
Birnes.  Henry,  813. 
Birnes,  Hugh,  424. 
Barnes,  Joseph,  424,  477. 
Barns.  Solomon,  824. 
Bams,  William,  661. 
Bamett,  Thomas,  506,  507, 
551. 

Bamett  (Vt.),  390,  408,  440, 
551. 


I  Barnes  Island,  Great,  59,  61. 
Barn  Island,  Little,  227. 
:  Barnum,  Samuel,  821. 
Barquelo,  Harm,  470. 
Barquelo,  Jacques,  470. 
Barr,  Wm.,339,  342,  356,385. 
Barrass,  Ralph,  340,  384. 
Barrell,  Joseph,  843. 
Barren  island  (Kings),  315. 
Barrett,  Chas.,  843.  845. 
Barrett,  James,  433. 
Barret.  John,  558,  563,  570. 
Barrett,  Peter,  872. 
Barret,  Robert,  576. 
Barron,  Edward,  335,  346. 

413,  422,  495. 
Barron,  William,  402,  456. 

597,  629. 
Barrows,  Ebenezer.  917. 
Barrows,  James,  917. 
Bartholemew,  George,  657. 
Bartholomew,  Jno..  747,  8.J2. 
Bartholf,  William.  893.' 
Bartle,  Peter,  990,  1018. 
Bartlett,  Lemuel,  809. 
Bartly,  Thomas,  438. 
Barto,  Anna,  981. 
Barto,  Obadiah,  981. 
Barton",  James,  897. 
Barton,  Jonah,  817. 
Barton,  Noah,  121. 
Barton,  Thomas,  436. 
Barton,  778,  779,  900,  901, 

902,  903. 
Basharow,  John,  816. 
Basil,  Michael,  909,  910. 
Bason,  Michael,  910. 
Bass,  Henry,  811. 
Bass,  Robert,  339,  360. 
Bassett.  John,  16,  309. 
Bastiane,  Francisco,  29. 
Balavia,  311. 
Bath,  countess  of.  1020. 
Bath,  1013,  1014. 
Bateman,  Henry,  14. 
Bates,  Israel,  887. 
Baton,  Malcolm,  518,  625. 
Bauch,  John  Frederick,  263, 

271,  272,  275. 
Bauch,  Win..  247,  249,  259, 

260,  270.  274,  285,  286. 
Bauman,  Sebastian,  660. 
Baws,  John,  432. 
Baxter,  Alexander.  574. 
Bay,  Elihu  Hall,  498. 
Bay,  John,  706.  744.  747, 

820,  849,  870,  871,  891, 

892,  895,  896,  899,  922, 

990,  999. 
Bay,  Robert,  546. 

Bayard,   ,  878. 

Bayard,  Blaadtna,  474. 
Bayard,  John,  552. 
Bayard,  Nicholas,  6,  47,  97, 

110,  265,  306. 


;  Bayard.  Pi  ter,  20G,  207,  111, 
480,  552. 
Bayard,  Samuel,  47,  48,  49. 

97,  98,  105.  IDT.  246,  IT.;. 
486.  510,  552,  608,  61.5, 
627. 

Bayard,  Stephen,  2  12,245. 
246,  248,  249,  250,  263, 
266,  921,  931.  939,  977. 

Bayard,  Thos..  512. 

Bayard.  Win,  418,  441.  -I  I.;. 
458,  470,  471,  473,  475, 
484,  499,  508,  510,  513, 
517,  593,  608,  609,  921, 
979,  980,  1022. 

Bayles,  James,  810. 

Bayle}',  Jacob.  552,  560. 

Baylie,  Win,  630. 

Bayly,  Oliver,  105. 

Bayne,  Duncan,  525. 
Jieake,  Anne,  32. 

Beard,  Amos,  778. 

Beard,  Francis,  468. 

Beard,  Win.,  353,  356,  386. 
546. 

Beardsley.  John.  54  1,  568, 
582,  585.  936,  946,  947, 
956. 

Bears,  James,  425,  477. 
Beatly,  Richd.,  436,  574.  . 
Beaver,  Edwd.,  727. 
Beaver,  Solomon.  890. 
Bechdel,  Thos..  452. 
Beck,  Caleb,  867. 
Beck,  Joseph.  413,  515,  545, 

547,  558. 
Becker,  David.  275. 
Becker,  John.  250,  257,  259, 

264,  271,  273,  274,  275, 

277,  287. 
Becker,   Johannes  Hanse, 

461. 

Becker,  Nichs.,  415,  459, 
465. 

Beckwith,  Leonard,  34. 
Becroft.  Thos.,  880. 
Bedford,  Andw..  814. 
Bedford,  Wm..  690. 
Bedford,  67,  68. 
Bedlow,  Klizabeth.  19. 
Bwb(_>,   Joseph.    846.  854, 
872. 

11  •,-!.«•.  Martin,  a  SO.  X<  1.  019. 
Beeckhorn,  Jeremiah,  864. 
Beeckhorn,  Marjraroi,  864. 
Beedle,  John,  807. 
Beekman,  Abrm.,  474,  499, 
533. 

Beekman,  Gerardus.  92,  96, 
135,  13S,  143.  144,  168, 
177. 

Beekman,  Gerard  G.,  743. 
B  >t  ktnan.    Gerardus  Wm., 

443,  455,  499,  525,  533, 

536. 


1032 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Eeekman,  Henry,  32,  47,  CG. 
08,  89,  90,  93,  94,  123, 
129,  130,  139,  144,  151, 
157. 

Beekman,  James,  474. 
13eekman,  James  J.,  051,  731. 
Beekman,  Juhannes,  200. 
Beekman,  John  J.,  053,  731. 
Beeckman,  Marte.  918. 
Beekman,  Tlieophilus,  725. 
Beekman,  Tjerck,  813. 
Beekman,  W.,  455,  458,  409, 

474,  499,  533. 
Beekman,  409,  474,  090,  803. 
Beele,  Fredk.,  093. 
Beers,  Oliver,  788. 
Beets,  James,  709. 
Beggs,  James.  400. 
Behrens,  Albrecht,  1009. 
Belevv.  Isaac,  31,  40. 
Belfield,  Jno.,  473. 
Belknap,  Abel,  803. 
Belknap,  Isaac,  000. 
Belknap,  Wm.,  805,  814. 
Bell,  David.  350. 
Bell,  Fred'k,  203,  300. 
Bell,  George,  517. 
Bell,  Geo.  H.,  295,  303. 
Bell,  Henry,  233. 
Bell,  Mathew,  872. 
Bell,  Robert,  525,  538,  707. 
Bell,  Wm.,  050,  884. 
Bellamy,  Silas,  824. 
Bellamy,  Thomas,  450. 
Bellows,  Benjamin,  390. 
Bellows,  Jonas,  892. 
Belmont,  804.  914,  917,  922, 

929. 

Belsier,  Robert,  417,  500. 
Belue.  John,  104. 
Bemau,  Samuel,  920. 
Bemer,  Anthony,  812. 

Bemis,   ,  324. 

Bemis,  Simon.  087,  088. 
Bend,  Grove,  470. 
BendalL  Philip,  21. 
Bender,  Jurch,  170. 
Benedict.  Aaron,  084. 
Benedict,  Ambrose,  810. 
Benedict,  Daniel,  835. 
Benedict,  Joseph,  051,  770, 

779,  795,  810. 
Benedict,  Timothy,  051,  770, 

795,  820. 
Benew,  John,  10,  309. 
Benjamins,  John,  405. 
Bennet,  Adr.,  47. 
Bennet,  Amos,  933. 
Bennet,  Chas.,  821,  824. 
Bennet,  Ephraim,  S87. 
Bennet,  Henry,  821,  824. 
Bennet,  Ishtnell,  559. 
Bennet,  James,  449,  578. 
Bennet,  Jeremiah,  725.  729. 
Bennet,  Jno.,  470,  812. 


Bennet,  Joseph,  G74,  813. 
Bennet,  Justus,  889. 
Bennett,  Sam'l,  439,  441. 
Bennit.  Sol.,  880,  887,  929. 

987,  1002,  1007,  1008. 
Bennet,  Thos..  897. 
Bennet,  Timothy,  821. 
Bennet,  Wm.,  449,  472,  897. 
Bennenchotf.  Jno.,  293,  297. 
Bennington  (Vt.),  300,  385, 

407,  443,  455. 
Benont,  Jno..  470. 
Benson,  Ambrose,  728,  733. 
Benson,  Benj.,  728. 
Benson,  Derek,  02,  90,  114, 

142. 

Benson,  Jno.,  272. 
Benson,  Richd.,  387. 
Benson,  Wm.,  4S0. 
Benson  (Vt.),  305,  300,  505, 

004,  991. 
Bentley,  Caleb,  922. 
Bentley,  Green,  889. 
Benton.  830,  1018. 
Benzel,  Adolphus,  397.  402, 

403,  421,  433,  400,  514, 

519,  521,  523,  700. 
Benzell's  patent,  053. 
Bequa,  James,  880. 
Bergen,  John.  483.  507,  575, 

584,  651,  731,  732. 
Bergen,  Wouter,  813.  (See 

Van  Bergen.) 
Bergen's  purchase,  090,  071, 

092,  700,  707,  730,  731, 

909. 

Bergh,  Jochem,  987,  999. 
Bergh,  Phil.,  203,  204,  205, 
207. 

Berlin  (Vt.).  417. 
Bernard.  Frederick,  559. 
Bernard  (Vt.);  389,  437,  451. 
Bernier,  John,  491. 
Berresford,  Chris.,  5. 
Berry,  John,  74,  80. 
Berry,  Thos.,  051. 
Berryman.  Leonard,  29. 
Berryman^  Thos.,  8,  9. 
Bertholf,  Gilliam,  838. 
Bertkie,  John,  080,  089.  091. 
092. 

Berwick,  Richd.,  930. 
Beston,  Asa,  412. 
Betts,  Abraham,  510. 
Betts,  Mr.,  3. 
Betts.  Samuel,  557. 
Bevan,  William,  557,  022. 
Bevens,  Benjamin,  810. 
Beverwyck,  4. 
Bevier,  Andries,  939. 
Bevier,  Coenradt,  900. 
Bevier,  Louis,  457. 
Bevier,  Ph.  D.,  057,  813. 
Bevier.  Solomon,  902. 
Beviu.  John.  435. 


Bickerton,  Sol.,  450. 
Bickly,  William,  34,  35,  39. 
Biddeford,  Thomas,  542. 
Bidlock,  Benjamin,  901. 
Big  Flats,  770,    778,  893, 

895,  890,  904,  928. 
Bigges,  John,  0,  40. 
Bill.  Elijah.  815. 
Billeau,  Peter.  7. 
Billings,  Andrew,  705,  825. 
Billison,  Samuel,  551. 
Billop,  Christopher,  19,  45. 
Billop,  Joseph,  01. 
Bills,  Thos.,  824. 
Billson,  Samuel,  533. 
Bingham,    Johnson,  1021, 

1022. 

Bingham,  Wm.  081,  711. 
Binghamton,  007,  008,  711, 

737,  740. 
Binneway,  Peter,  450. 
Biram  Henry,  435. 
Bird,  Amos,  404. 
Birdsall,  Benj.,  910.  1000. 
Birdsall.  Dan.,  079.  771.  809. 
Birdsall,  William,  079,  809. 
Birdsall's  patent,  1008, 1009, 

1010,  1012. 
Birdsell,  Benjamin,  193. 
Birks,  George,  547. 
Birtch,  Jonathan,  503. 
Birch,  John,  805. 
Birtch,  Thomas,  524,  533. 
Bishop,  Abr'm.  848. 
Bishop,  Isaac,  774. 
Bishop,  John,  743. 
Bishop,  Nath'l,  824. 
Bishop,  Sam'l,  415,  547,  548. 
Bishop,  Wm..  572. 
Bissell,  Jon.,  9. 
Blaau,  Waldron,  505,  507, 

583,  580. 
Blatchford,  Anthony,  29. 
Blatchford,  Matthias.  29. 
Blatchford,  SamueL  20,  29. 
Black,  Archd.,  823. 
Black.  James,  502,  503,  023, 

009. 

Black,  John,  379,  419,  457, 

542,  571,  727. 
Black,  Robert,  545,  573. 
Blackbrook,  914,  915,  916, 

1010. 

Blackwell,  Joseph,  722. 
Blackwell,  Robt.,  98,  104. 
Blackwood,  Alex.,  435. 
Blagge,  B.,  190,  391,  403. 
Blagg",  Edw.,  158.  178,  180, 

184,  581. 
Blagg,  John,  554,  509,  011, 

014,  010,  072. 
Blair,  James,  434. 
Blair,  Peter,  400. 
Bbke,  James,  800,  818, 1014, 

1017. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1033 


Blakely,  John,  864. 
Blakeney,  Edw'd,  686,  690, 

691,  692. 
Blakeney.  John,  788. 
Blakeney,  Nich's.  409. 
Blakey,  Win.,  666. 
Blanchau,  Mat.,  4,  6,  42,  49. 
Blanchard,  John,  991. 
Blanchard,  Joseph,  395,  439, 

448,  534,  579,  597. 
Blanchard,  Stephen.  467. 
Blancher,  Benj.,  832,  861. 
Bland,  Elias.  492,  597,  602. 
Blane,  Arch'd,  334,  366. 
Blaylock,  Wm,   331,  686, 

689,  692. 
Bleecker,  Barent,  708,  820, 

879,  907,  911,  925,  979, 

991,  992. 
Bleecker,  Jacobus,  608. 
Bleecker,  Jan  Jans.  6,  182. 
Bleecker,  Jno.,  878. 
Bleecker,  John  James,  654. 
Bleeker,  John  I.,  778. 
Bleecker,  John  Johnson, 844. 
Bleecker,  Jno.  Nicholas,  429, 

565.  673,  815,  938. 
Bleecker,  John  Rutger,  289, 

290,  447,  456,  473,  479, 

684,  1013. 
Bleeker,  Leonard,  674. 
Bleecker.  Nicholas,  191,  193, 

194,  561. 
Bleecker,  Rutgert,  190,  191, 

193,  194,  463,  708,  820. 
Bleecker,  Sybrant,  937'  938. 
Bleecker.  885,  979. 
Blender  flat.  447. 
Blenheim,  277,  278,  281,  477, 

480,  504. 
Bliss,  Peletiah,  587. 
Blondel.  Chris..    271,  272. 

(See  Bbmdell.) 
Bloodgood,  Abraham,  793. 
Bloom,  George,  894. 
Bloomer,  Joshua,  391. 
Bloomer,  Robert,  169. 
Bloomer,  William,  711. 
Bloomingrove,  982.  986. 
Blossom,  Peter.  930. 
Blundell,  Christ.,  271,  272, 

345.  375. 
Blundel,  Stephen,  546,  570, 

582. 

Blusheley,  Oliver,  848. 
Boardman,  John,  952. 
Bobin,  Isaac,  137,  176,  193.  \ 
Bockee,  Abraham,  261. 
Bodien,  John.  81,  87,  160. 
Bodient,  Thoa.,  44. 
Bodkin,  Richd.,  579,    666,  ! 
667. 

Bodle,  Wm.,  812. 
Boel,  Henry,  506. 
Bogan,  Jno.,  410. 

130 


[  Bogardus,  Anneke,  983. 

J  Bogardus,  James,  827. 

i  Bogart,  Cornelius   L,  923, 

930,  1010,  1012,  1014. 
Bogart,  Hendrick,  400,  513. 
Bogart,  Hen.  Cornelius,  40, 

45,  499,  546. 
Bogart,  N.  C,  413,  869. 
Bogart,  Peter,  1010,  1012, 

1014. 
Bogert,  Isaac,  789. 
Bogert,  Jno.,  410. 
Bogert,  Nich's,  479. 
Boggs,  Jno.,  354. 
Bois.  James,  811. 
Boits,  Jacob.  435. 
Bole,  Geo.,  436. 
Bolton,  Hugh,  472. 
Bolton,  Jno.,  472,  475. 
Bolton,  Wm.,  503,  539. 
Bolton,  477,  510,  511,  547, 

862,  928.  983,  985,  1020. 
Bom  pies  Hook,  880. 
Bond,  Walter,  405,  495. 
Bond,  William,  80,  83,  86, 

87,  97,  100,  101,  136.  140, 

142,  453,  769. 
Bonker,  Lawrence,  986. 
Bonnel,  Benj'n,  676. 
Bonnel,  John,  676. 
Bonrepos,  David  de,  74. 
Bool,  Conrad,  687,  688. 
Boonville,  709,  747,  999. 
Booth,  Benj.,  436,  586. 
Booth,  Geo.,  77,  79,  80,  83. 
Booth,  Reuben,  775. 
Booth,  Wm.,  835. 
Borghart,  Coenrat,  122,  123, 

149,  151,  160,  205,  449, 

587. 

Borghart,  John,  310,  312. 

449,  587.  (See  Burghart) 
Borhans,  John,  17. 
Borry,  David,  335,  345. 
Borst,  Jacob,  260,  261,  262, 

263. 

Bosh.  Hen.  Hendrickson,  16. 
Boskrudge,  Thos.,  667. 
Boston  purchase,  906. 
Boswick,  Andrew,  661,  662. 
Bostwick,  Jesse,  797,  828. 
831. 

Bostwick,  Oliver,  793. 
Bostwick,  Wm.,  799. 
Boudger,  John,  386. 
Boudinot  Elias,  86,  104,  120, 

969,  971. 
Boulogne,  Chas.  B.,  846. 
Boundary  between  Albany 

and  Ulster,  petition  for 

the  settlement  of  the,  514. 
Boundary  of  Bridges'  patent. 

807. 

Boundary  with  Connecticut, 
instructions  to  run,  439. 


]  Boundary  of  Totten  k  Cross- 
field's  purchase,  967. 

Boundary  of  the  territory  of 
the  Oneida  Indians,  191, 

Bounty  hotels.  law  providing 
for,  652  ;  notice  to  claim- 
ants of,  656. 

Bover,  Saml.,  869. 

Bowden,  Thos.,  557,  021. 

Bowdish,  Gideon,  852. 

Bo  wen.  Joel,  795. 

Bowen,  John,  360,  406,  467, 
471,  505. 

Bowen,  Wm.,  170,  221,  495, 
592. 

Bower,  James,  578. 
Bower,  Wm.,  1 !.;. 
Bowers,  Benjn.,  909. 
Bowles,  Frances,  412. 
Bowles,  Isaac.  1 1 1. 
Bowles,  John,  400,  426.  463, 

469,  584,  682. 
Bowman,  Kdinund.  687,  688. 
Bound,  liobt.,  566. 
Bowne,   Robert,  610,  616, 

912,  913,  919. 
Boyce,  John,  820. 
Boyd.  Robt.,  391,  618,  619, 

662,  664,  667,  725,  793, 

794,  803,  985. 
Boyd.  Wm.,  813.  S25,  880. 
Boyer,  Godlip,  819. 
Boyer,  Saml.,  474,  485. 
Boyes.  Jacob,  891. 
Bovle.  Charles,  197,  214,  233, 

240,  419. 
Boys,  Thomas,  561. 
Bi  ackan,  Jno.,  440,  452,  578. 
Bradburu,  Alexr..  607. 
Braden,  John,  658. 
Bradford.  James,  788. 
Bradford,  Richard.  600. 
Bradford,  William.  92.  94, 

130,  131.  152,  160.  \ 
Bradford.  (Vt.).  494,  535. 
Bradley,  Anne,  236,  238,  248. 
Bradlev.  Catharine,  236,  -J  IS, 

253,  257. 
Bradlev,  Eliz.,  236.  253.  257. 
Bradley.  Geo.,  23*;.  263,  257. 
Bradley,  James.  .")::::,  ;.51. 
Bradley,  Joseph,  514. 
Bradlev.  Mauas>es.  f>;>7.  601. 

609." 

Bradley.  Mary.  236.  253,  257. 
Bradlev.  Bhinea-\  415,  444, 

547,"  548. 
Bradlev.  Richard.  183,  189, 

190,  210,  138,  lit,  247, 

248,  249.  252. 
Bradlev.   Sarah.    236,  238, 

253,  257. 
Bradner,  Benoni,  900. 
Bradshaw.  James,  290,  292, 

309,  312,  318. 


1034 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Br.adstreet,  John,  463,  500, 
508,  518.  520,  522,  524, 
525,  593,  621,  696,  697, 

698,  700,  702,  703,  7:55, 
862  ;  papers  in  the  con- 
troversy between  the 
proprietors  of  the 
Hardcnbergh  patent 
and  the  heirs  of,  696. 

Bradstreet.  Martha,  620,  624. 

699,  700. 
Bradstreet,  Saml.,  700. 
Bradt,  Aaron.  231,  232,  233, 

234,  235,  237,  238,  240. 
Bradt,   Jochim,    193,  194, 

202,  217. 
Bradt,  Nellie,  221,  229. 
Brady,  Win,  444,  445. 
Braine,  Thos.,  157,  260,  263. 
Brandon,  John,    598,  664, 

665,  668. 
Brandon  (Vt.),  526. 
Brannon.  Chas.  L,  1009. 
Brasher,  Abm.,  436,  586. 
Brass,  Gerrit,  92. 
Brat,  Arent,  196. 
Brat,  Dirck,  287. 
Brat,  Harmanns,  311. 
Bratt,  Anthy.,  408. 
Bratt,  Barnard,  408. 
Bratt,  Jno.,  433. 
Brattlebord1  (Vt.),  398,  403. 

406,  424,  425. 
Brayton,  Arthur,  872. 
Brazier,  Win.,  441. 
Breckebeen,  171,  921. 
Brecken,  Archd.,  449,  483, 

496. 

Breedsted,  Andw.,  447. 
Brehm.  John  Michael,  517. 
Bremen,  Jan  Van,  4. 
Bremner,  Geo.,  349. 
Bretean,  Francois,  20. 
Brett.  Catharine.  150,151,166. 
Brevort,  Elias,  534. 
Brevort,  John,  534. 
Brewer,  Abraham,  896. 
Brewer,  David,  396,  401. 
Brewer,  Jon  ,  396,  423. 
Brewer,  Saml.,  652. 
Brewer,  Sebring,  100. 
Brewerton,  Geo.,  391,  523, 

525,  539,  632. 
Brewerton,  Jacob,  508,  523. 
Brewster,  Henry,  900,  905, 

910. 

Brewster,  Joseph,  683.  (See 

Bruster.) 
Brewster,  Nathan,  789. 
Bridgeman,  Jno..  456. 
Bridges,  Ann,  77,  80,  81,  86, 

87,  88. 

Bridges,  John,  22,  64,  68. 
Bridges'  and  company's  pa- 
ent,  bounds  of,  807. 


Bridgeport,  941. 
Bridgewater,  John,  511. 
Bridgewater,  395. 
Bridgewater  (Vt.),  389,  429, 
554. 

Bridport  (Vt.),370,  382,  384, 
526. 

Briggs,  Abrm.,789,  802,  804. 
Briggs,  Joshua,  923. 
Bright,  James,  677. 
Brigor,  John,  814. 
Brinckerolf,  Abrm.,  655. 
Brinckeroff,  Derick,  503,  869. 
Brinckerhoff,  Jno.,  996.1005. 
Brittaine,  Nathaniel,  17,  59, 
99. 

Britton,  Mary,  31. 
Broadalbin,  307. 
Brock,  Nathl.,  860. 
Brockway,  Jesse,  660. 
Brockway,  Russel,  809. 
Brodhead,  Chs.,  136,  149. 
Brodhead,  Chas.W.,  840,866, 
903. 

Brodhead,  Danl.,  651. 
Brodhead,  Louis,  901.  • 
Brodie,  James,  330. 
Brodie,  Root.,  424.  477,  495. 
Bromley  (Vt.),  411,  430,  572. 
Bronck,  Casparus,  247,  248, 

253.  (See  Brunck.) 
Bronck,  John,  75,  77,  98. 
Bronck,  John  Jonas,  918. 
Brondige.  Danl.,  150,  154, 

155,  159. 
Broncksland,  4,  14. 
Bront,  Jan.,  11. 
Brookens,  Ithamer,  559. 
Brookfield,  833,  849,  907. 
Brookhaven,  39,  44,  354,  875. 
Brookman,  Godliep,  557. 
Brooklyn,  3.  7,   15,  18,  46, 

51,  84,  86,  100,  104,  245, 

781.  (See  Gowanos,  Wal- 

laboght.) 
Brooks,  Ely.  848. 
Brooks,  Lewis,  824. 
Brooks,  Phillip,  94. 
Brooks,  Thos.,  708. 
Brooks,  Wm.,  533,  551. 
Broome.  John,  737,  911. 
Broome,  Saml.,  908,  909,  911, 

913,  916,921,922,  923,929. 
Broome,  277,  281,  311,  465, 

466,  476,  503,  711. 
Broome  co.,  667,  668,  711, 
712,  713,  714,  715,  736, 
737,  738,  739,  740,  742, 
743,  778.  788,  848,  849, 
860,  86l|  872   906,  909, 

914,  915,  918,  919,  922, 
925,  1000,  1001,  1002, 
1004,  1012. 

Broomhead,  Ed.,  168,  169, 
170,  173. 


Broomley,  Simon,  820. 

Broson,  Nichs.,  820. 
Brotherton,  Win..  :>7. 
Broughton,  Mary,  77,  78,  80, 
81,'  87. 

Broughton,  Sampson,  02,  63, 

69,  70,  80,  81,  87. 
Broughton,  S.  B.,  65,  69,  75, 

76,  77. 
Brower,  And.,  433. 
Brower,  Corns.,  358,  386. 
Brower,  Henrv,  358,  386. 

424,  436,  519. 
Brower,  Jno.,  319. 
Brouwer,  Nichs.,  966. 
Brower,  Peter,  575,  793. 
Brown,  Aaron,  402. 
Brown,  Andrew,  39,  533, 

551. 

Brown,  Benajah,  893,  905. 
Brown,  Benj'n,  790. 
Brown,  Cornelius,  435.  436. 
Brown,  Dina,  696. 
Brown,  Eleazer,  833. 
Brown,  Elias,  810. 
Brown,  Elijah,  889. 
Brown,  Ezekiel,  901. 
Brown,  Geo.,  1020. 
Brown,  Grear,  494. 
Brown,  Hercules,  598,  658, 
709. 

Brown,  Jabish,  856. 
Brown,  Jacob,  1000. 
Brown,  James.  256.  262,  266, 

442,  522,  600,  816. 
Brown,  John,  380,  440,  674, 

879,  1006,  1007. 
Brown,  Jonas.  816. 
Brown,  Joseph,    807,  818. 

827,  861. 
Brown,  Josiah,   850,  1019, 

1020. 
Brown,  Luke,  432. 
Brown,  Nicholas.  588,  819. 
Brown,  Peter,  371.  383. 
Brown,  Simon,  833.  856. 
Brown,  Thos.,  356,  553,  562, 

778. 

Brown,  Thompson,  709. 
Brown,  Wm.,  337,  341.  386, 

432,  600,  602,  617,  622. 
Brownington  (Vt.),  628. 
Bruce,  John,  474. 
Bruce,  Thos.,  433. 
Bruckman,  M.  G.,  449. 
Bruice,  Eliz.,  195. 
Bruin,  Jacobus,  93. 
Brunck,  Casparus,  1026. 

(See  Bronck.) 
Brundage,  John,  47. 
Brunson,  Sam'l.  394. 
Brush,  Crean,  426.  460,  463, 

469,  483,  544,  545,  547, 

970. 

Brush,  Selah,  725. 


INDEX  TO  LAXD  PAPKRS. 


1035 


Brush,  Thomas,  809. 
Bruster,  Absolom,  827,  8G1. 
Bruster,  John,  827,  861. 
Bruster,  Win.,  827,  801. 

(See  Brewster.) 
Brutus,  932,  933. 
Bruyce,  John,  028. 
Bruyn,  Jacob.  25,  101,  102. 
Bruyn,  Jacobus,  123,  124. 

132,  154,  160,  254,  257, 

457,  726. 
Bruyn,  Jacobus  S.,  819. 
Bruyns,  John  Hendric,  43. 
Bryant,  Joseph,  408. 
Bryant,  Prince,  1008. 
Buccleugh,  duke  of,  429, 439. 
Buchanan,  John,  733. 
Buchanan,  Robt.,  430,  431, 

432,  445. 
Buchanan,  Saml.,  796. 
Buchanan,  Thos.,  400,  443. 
Buchez,  Peter,  788. 
Buck,  Elijah,  886. 
Buck,  Josiali,  932. 
Buck,  Win.,  888,  898. 
Buckhout,  John,  826. 
Buckley,  Jno.,  456. 
Budd,  John,  3.  140,  238. 
Budd,  Jos..  140,  142,  143, 

146,  154,  156,  157,  159. 
•Budinot,  Moses,  826. 
Buffalo,  908. 

Butfington,  D.,  487,  496,  503. 
Buessonet,  Claude,  87. 
Bull,  Chas..  810,  811. 
Bull,  John,  29,  391. 
Bull,  Joseph,  458,  560. 
Bull,  William,  171,  172,  174, 

175,  177,  661,  811,  863. 
Bullman,  Jno.  Benoni,  453. 
Bullock,  Wtn,  554 
Bulson,  Anthony,  382. 
Buraes,  Geo.,  414. 
Burnham.  Wm.,  796. 
Bunteel,  Jno.,  456. 
Burge,  John,  844. 
Burghart.  Gerret,  587. 

(See  Borghai '.) 
Burghart.  Jacob,  587. 
Burghart,  Petries,  587. 
Burgher,  Sarah,  30. 
Burghes,  Thos.,  815. 
Burhans,  Cornelius,  577. 
Burhans,  Johannes,  514,  574, 
Burhans,  Wm.,  514. 
Burk,  Edmund.  862. 
Burke,  Edw.,  439,  445. 
Burk,  John,  456,  792. 
Burke,  Win.,  457. 
Burke  (Vt.),  615,  981. 
Burling,  Edw.,  426. 
Burling,  Samuel,  505. 
Burlinghame,  Josiah,  848. 
Burlington  (Vt.),  374,  409, 

410,  480,  543,  588,  623. 


Burly,  Simon,  410. 
Burnet,  Geo.,  157.  1  Gt,  183. 
Burnet,  Gilbert,  288. 
Burnett,  James,  905. 
Burnet,  John,  660,  807. 
Burnet,  Pat'k.  831. 
Burnet,  Robt.,  660. 
Burnett,  Robt.  R.,  905. 
Burnet,  Thos.,  519,  550. 
Burnet,  Wm.  jun.,  166,  173, 

174,  175,  176,  178,  184, 

288. 

Burnetsfieki  191,  203,  209 

234,  243. 
Burnham.  AsaL  889. 
Burnham,  Josiah,  587. 
Burns,  Francis,  706. 
Burns,  Geo.,  279. 
Burns,  S.,  239. 
Burns,  Thos.,  419,  622,  624, 
Burns,  Wm.,  435. 
Burr,  Aaron,  654,  670,  84  5, 

846,  848. 
Burr,  Mathias,  814. 
Burros,  Joseph,  510. 
Burroughs,  Matthew,  814. 
Burrows,  Saml.,  669. 
Burt,  Beldin,  904. 
Burt,  Benjn.,  888,  889. 
Burt,  Thos.,  902. 
Burtcli,  Josiah,  787. 
Burton,  Ralph,  349,  440. 
Burton,  Richard,  564. 
Burton,  Robert,  564. 
Bush,  Chas.,  820. 
Busli,  Saml.,  456. 
Bush,  Timothy,  567. 
Bushey,  Peter,  841. 
Bushman,  Robt.,  429. 
Bushwick,  5,  81,  83,  84,  86, 

88,  104,  117,  124. 
Butler,  Agatha,  624,  699. 
Butler,  John,  396,  423,  468, 

471,  477,  478,  504,  540, 

541,  577,  580,  684,  81  1. 
Butler,    Pierce  Ponsouby, 

427,  446,  509. 
Butler,  Walter,    194,  207, 

209,  214,  216,  218,  222, 

224,  229,  233,  238. 
Butler,  Wm.,  393,  408  449, 

483,  517,  524,  542,  557, 

585,  596,  618,  619,  621. 

626,  628,  630,  668,  865, 

984. 

Butler's  purchase,  272. 
Butler,  1011. 

Butterfield,  Benjn.,  553,  573, 
583. 

Buttermilk  falls.  260,  261. 
Butternuts,  487,  727. 
Buttolph,  Joseph,  550. 
Button,  Elias,  833,  857. 
Button,  John,  827,  861. 
Buttrick,  Geo.,  446. 


Buxton,  Danl.,  687,  689. 
Buxton,  John,  967,  970. 
Bumrd,  Peter,  4.".::.  460. 

Byorlcy,  Thos..  102,  132. 
By  ram,  Assa,  809. 
Byrne,  Barnaby,  333,  391, 
614. 

Byrne,  Michl.,  414,  418,  452, 

454,  467,  47  1. 
By vunck,  Evert,  53,  504,  930. 

c. 

Cadwalladcr,  Lambert,  505. 
Cady,  Palmer,  800,  818,  863. 
Cage,  Richard,  5. 
Cajriinawaga.  H75. 
Cahill,  John,  796. 
Cain,  William.  395. 
Cairo,  311,  340,  447,  457, 

463,  472,  476,  559,  775, 

790,  843,  1026. 
Calder,  James,  67 1. 
Calder,  Wm.  Coventry,  580. 
Caldwell,  James.  656,  746, 

767,  790,  804,  816,  862, 

863,  921,  951,  981,  989, 

998,  1002. 
Caldwell,  Joseph,  769,  790. 
Caldwell,  Philip,  769,  790.. 
Caldwell,  William,  58. 
CaldioeU,  300.  301,  511,  607, 

610,  913,  980. 
Calhoun,  Robt.,  4 :;.">. 
Calhoun,  365,  3T0,  379,  380, 

389,  517,  520,  546,  627. 

1015. 

Calkin,  Simeon,  1014. 
Call,  James,  562. 
Callaghan,  Jno.,  435. 
Callahan,  Timothy,  373. 
Callanan,  Cam,  33 1. 
Callender,  John,  999. 
Callow,  Daniel,  419. 
Calves  Island,  258. 
Cambridge,  290,  291,  304, 

445,  450,  451,  BOS,  865, 

880. 

Cambridge  (Vt.),  605. 
Cameron,  Lieut.,  329. 
Cameron,  A.,  333,  352,  365. 
Cameron,  Angus,  AS4 
Carnron,  Arch.,  340. 
Cameron,  Evan.  .'■>'<\.  374. 
Cameron,  Donald,  364. 
Cameron.  Duncan,  4'.»2. 
Cameron,  James.  892. 
Camion,  John,  525,  593. 
Cameron,  Wm.,  4.:  t. 
Camfield,  Saml..  569 
Camillas,  923.  932,  933,  934, 
941,  949.  957,  1010,  1011. 
Cam  mock,  Jno.,  485, 
Camp  Klisha,  727,  819. 
Camp,  Luke,  455. 


1036 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Camp,  Philo,  808. 

Camp,  Wm.,  495. 

Camp,  Wolf,  474. 

Campbell,  Alex.,  329,  383, 
390,  424,  442,  445,  474, 
477,  479,  615,  623. 

Campbell,  Allen,320,326,342. 

Campbell,  AndV,  709,  789. 

Campbell,  Arch'd.  322,  324, 
329,  330,  332,  333,  381, 
388,  400,  424,  443,  445. 
484,  497,  529,  546,  582^ 
583,  586,  592,  772,  773, 
789,  808,  809. 

Campbell,  Burdock,  733. 

Campbell,  Christian,  1001. 

Campbell,  Collin,  550. 

Campbell,  Danl.,  405,  418, 
495,  519. 

Campbell,  Donald,  317,  319, 
320,  328,  329,  339,  383, 
434,  566,  580,  596,  598, 
663,  710,  804,  827,  863, 
987. 

Campbell,  Dugald,  393,  524. 

549,  550. 
Campbell,  Duncan,  352,  422, 

482,  501,  502,  550,  566, 

588. 

Campbell,  George,  317,  319, 

320,  566. 
Campbell,  James,  317,  319, 

320,  351,  388,  438,  564, 

566. 

Campbell,  John,  332,  340, 
400,  445,  494,  510,  705, 
810,  880,  923,  988,  989. 

Campbell,  Kennett,  674,  811. 

Campbell,  Lauchlin,  241,242, 
317,  318,  321,  330,  333. 

Campbell,  Moses,  331,  359. 

Campbell,  Neil,  43,  330. 

Campbell,  Olive,  1001. 

Campbell,  Robert,  333.  346. 

Campbell,  Ronald,  237. 

Campbell, Wm.,  480,597.622. 

Canaan,  303,  458,  580,  582, 
587,  662,  703. 

Canaan  (Vt.),  621. 

Canada,  petition  for  an  ex- 
clusive privilege  to  convey 
passengers  to,  652. 

Canadian  refugees,  653,  656, 
708,  797,  805,  806,  807. 

Canajoharie,  128,  179,  185, 
187,  200,  220,  223,  224, 
227,  228,  230,  234,  235, 
236,  237,  241,  243,  264, 
266,  272,  299,  307,  314, 
440,  650,  659,  660,  671, 
679,  828. 

Canastagione,  50,  54,  68, 
104,  110,  112,  118,  119, 
122,  125,  131,  133,  168, 
624,  733.  (See  Niskayuna.) 


Candor,  871,  928. 

Canfield,  Knos,  901. 

Canfield,  Timothy,  825. 

Canisteo,  929,  987. 

Canniff,  James,  568. 

Cannite,  Conrad,  812. 

Canon,  Andrew,  10,  37. 

Cannon,  James,  833. 

Cannon.  Thos.,  804. 

Cantillon,  Richd.,  404. 

Cantillon,  Rich'd  D., 9 16, 9 17. 

Cantiue,  Chas.,  904. 

Cuntine,  John,  457,  657,  659, 
828,  840,  871,  872,  901, 
902,  903,  904,  905,  909, 
915,  918,  982,  983. 

Cantine,  Moses,  266,  831, 
853. 

Cantine,  Peter,  853,  902. 
Canton,  750,  751. 
Captains  Islands,  314. 
Carbine,  Francis,  791,  810. 
Cardale,  Thomas,  67,  69. 
Garden,  Jno.,  349,  384,  454. 
Carey,  James,  824. 
Carey,    Lucius  Ferdinand, 

405,  418. 
Cargil,  Abernethy,  474,  488. 
Cargill,  John,  510. 
Carhart,  John,  237. 
Carhart,  Thos.,  59. 
Carl,  Jacob,  788,  792. 
Carleton,  Dennis,  419,  444. 
Carleton  Island,  777. 
Carlisle,  271,  275,  276,  277, 

308,  505,  570,  679,  706, 

724,  771. 
Carly,  Joseph,  821. 
Carman,  Caleb,  28. 
Carman,  Sam'l,  880. 
Carmichael,  Miles,  379. 
Carney,  Edw.,  435. 
Carney,  Stephen,  795,  803. 
Caroline,  871,  872. 
Carpenter,  John,  586,  836, 

840,  846,  853,  864,  866, 

928,  1000,  1002. 
Carpenter,  Joseph,  233. 
Carpenter,  Joshua.  892. 
Carpenter,  Mat,  883. 
Carpenter,  Nathan,  844,  849. 
Carpenter,  Nehemiah,  659, 

849,  894. 
Carpenter,  Thos.,  700. 
Carpenter,  Wait,  466,  517. 
Carpenter,  Wright,  809. 
Carr,  Mark,  772. 
Carr,  Thomas,  9,  423,  477. 
Carr,  Wm.,  822. 
Carre,  Stair  Campbell,  339. 
Carrol,  Fred.,  479. 
Carroll,  Thos.,  423,  691. 
Carroll,  Wm.,  446,  472. 
Carrying  place  (Little  Falls), 

161,  166,  181,  182,  225. 


Carrying  place  (Fort  Miller,) 

230,  232. 

Carter,  Daniel,  433. 

Carter,  John,  360,  447,  524. 

Carter  Root.,  877. 

Carter,  Vincent,  498. 

Carteret,  James,  19. 

Cartright,  John,  901. 

Cartright,  Richard,  494. 

Carver,  James,  427,  431. 

Cary,  Henry,  424. 

Case,  Abr'm,  985. 

Case,  Benj.,  786. 

Case,  Phineas,  903. 

Case  of  the  reduced  lieuten- 
ants of  the  royal  highland 
regiment,  397. 

Casee,  Jon.,  10. 

Casey,  John,  818. 

Cassidy,  Edw'd813. 

Casity,  James,  800. 

Casidy,  Peter,  823,  824. 

Casper,  Jos.,  350. 

Caster,  Casper,  19. 

Caster,  Wm.,  824,  880. 

Castle,  Gideon,  659. 

Castles,  Phil ,  435,  574. 

Castleman,  Christian,  189, 
192,  822. 

Castleton(Vt.,)4M,  567,  591, 
604,  1020. 

Cater,  Johannis,  813. 

Catherine,  836,  838,  839,  882, 
928. 

Catlin,  839,  883. 

Cato,  932,  933,  949,  975, 
1010,  1014. 

Cattin,  Seth,  504. 

Cattskill,  4,  25,  28,  30,  38,  61, 
66,  68,  76,  93,  94.  98,  117, 
123,  130,  131,  186,  187, 
206,  208,  221,  226,  232, 
235,  241,  248,  250,  252, 
253,  277,  439,  442,  454, 
457,  515,  530,  543,  544, 
569,  727,  982,  983,  1004, 
1008,  1026,  1027. 

Caverly,  Peter,  196. 

Cavendish  (Vt.),  380.  404, 
406,  423,  426,  559,  565. 
568,  569,  574. 

Cawley,  Jno..  467,  483. 

Cayuga  Co.,  932,  933,  934, 
935,  936,  937,  938,  939, 
940,  941,  942,  944,  945, 
946,  947,  948,  949,  950, 
951,  952,  953,  954,  956, 
957,  958,  959,  961,  963, 
975,  976,  987,  1015,  1017, 

Cayuga  reservation.  826. 

Cayuga  salt  springs,  826. 

Cazenovia,  916,  921,  1002, 
1023. 

Cearns,  Thos.,  456. 

Ceelan,  John,  20. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1037 


Chadeayna,  John,  64. 
Chalmer,  Christr.,  819. 
Chamberlin,  Abeel,  578. 
Chamberlain,  Colby,  880. 
Chamberlain,  Elisha,  998. 
Chamberlin,    Gurden,  651, 

652,  656. 
Chamberlin,    Wyatt,  651, 

652,  656. 
Chambers.  John,  158,  192, 

266,  269,  277. 
Chambers.  Rowland,  651. 
Chambers,  Thomas,  13,  40. 
Chambers,  William,  91,  140, 

143,  146. 
Champion,  Job,  774,  831. 
Champion,  Joel,  774,  831. 
Champion,  John,  660. 
Champlain,  677,  805,  807. 
Chandler,  Gardiner,  429. 
Chandler,  John,  825,  898. 
Chandler,  Saml.,  418,  429, 

551,  560. 
Chandler,  Thomas,  376,  379, 

402,  403,  429,  562. 
Chapin,  Israel,  987. 
Chapman,  Peter,  503,  539. 
Chard,  Bass,  705,  920,  980, 

987,    988,    1000,  1003, 

1007. 

Charles,  Christian,  812. 

Charlestown,  308,  505. 

Charleton,  Richd.,  9,  16. 

Charlotte  (Vt.),  359,  360, 
364,  366,  367,  368,  372, 
374,  375,  378,  381,  383, 
386,  387,  399,  404,  406, 
407,  409,  416,  417,  426, 
473,  623. 

Charters,  Joseph,  602. 

Charthier.  Joseph,  681. 

Charthier,  Theodore,  681, 
798. 

Chase,  Benjn.,  883,  909,  913. 
Chase,  Deen,  650. 
Chais,  Jabach,  835. 
Chase,  Josiah,  998. 
Chase,  Robt,  SI  I. 
Chace,  Wm.,  881,  882,  885, 

907,  909,  911,  913,  914, 

923,  927,  982. 
Chateaugai/,  981. 
Chatham.  303,  340,  341,  831, 

835,  836. 
Chatiiam  (Vt.),  426. 
Chazy,  397,  574,  583,  655, 

657,  670,  681,  709.  735, 

777,  806,  807. 
Cheesecocks,  77,   81,  705, 

803. 

Cheesman,  Forman,  821. 
Chemit,  Phillippe,  791. 
Chemunq,  779,  804,  847,870, 

886,  887,  888,  889,  891, 

896,  897,  905. 


Chemung  Co.,  776,  778,  779, 

809,  S28,  S38,  839,  840, 
857,  882.  883,  886,  900, 
904,  905,  922,  928,  930, 
985. 

Chenango,  676.  839,  842, 
843,  844,  845,  846,  847, 
848,  854. 

Chenango  Co..  684,  71  1,  712, 
713,  714,  715,  716,  717, 
718,  719,  720,  721,  722, 
833,  847,  848,  849,  850. 
852,  856,  S57,  882,  905, 
906,  908,  913,  914,  928, 
930. 

Chenango  river,  islands  in, 

806,  878,  930. 
Chenango  triangle,  850. 
Cherry,  James,  367. 
Cilery,  John,  409. 
Cherry,  Thomas.  386. 
Cherry  Valley,  279,  280,  2  )6, 

307,308,  309,  48i, 490,8  55. 
Chester,  628,  741,  747,  7  /7, 

911,  982,  968. 
Chester  (Vt.),  403. 
Chesterfield,  734,  735,  766, 

767,  777,  879,  880,  980, 

985,  1016. 
Chichester,  Jeremiah,  587, 

623,  627,  628. 
Childs,  Frs.,  166,  167,  463, 

469,  483. 
Chinnery.  Geo.,  350. 
Chittenden,  Benjn.,  652. 
Chohvell,  John,  120. 
Christ,  Christian,  S87. 
Chrest,  Stephen,  573. 
Christead,  Hans,  7. 
Christian,  John.  815. 
Christiaensen,  Corns.,  110. 
Christie,  Gab.  397,  655,  670. 
Christie,  Genl.,  678. 
Christie,  Hugh,  387. 
Chrisiy.  James,  516. 
Christie,  Wm.,  435,  441,445, 

453,  460,  980. 
Christman,  John,  189. 
Chrisolm,  Kenneth.  908. 
Christophell,  Hans,  31. 
Christopher,  Andries,  767. 
Chrushuron,  Jon.,  1 1. 
Church,  Kleazer,  1014. 
Church,  John.  515.  554,  559, 

569.  576,  622.  625. 
Church,  Malaehi,  527,  549. 
Churches  and  Glebes: 

Argvle.  322. 

Brattleboro  (Vt.).  406. 

Dover,  50 1.  574 

Hartford,  Wash.  co..  291. 

Newburgh,  134.  203.  264. 

Now  Rochelle,  325,  326. 

Poughkcepsie,  544,  568, 
582,  585. 


Putney  (Vt.),  408. 
Richmond  co.,  106. 
Rye,  16:'.. 

Schenectady,    520,  547, 
650,  772. 

Staten  Island,  106. 

Tappan.  836. 
Churchill,  William,  9. 
Church,  Jno.,  .".7  L 
Cicero,  931,  935,  936,  940, 

941. 

Cincinnatus,  940,  974,  975, 

976,  978,  1001. 
Claese,  Law.,  54,  84,  108. 
Claesaen,  BartftL  18. 
Claessen,  Gerrit,  44.  68. 
Claessen,  Svbout,  4. 
Clapp,  John,  78,  79,  80. 
Clarmdon  (Vt.),  390,  654, 

563,  574.  600.  - 
Clare  water,  Martin,  813. 
Clark,  Alex.,  367. 
Clarke,  Archibald,  526. 
Clark,  Asael,  540. 
Clark,  Benjn.  890. 
Clarke,  David,  677. 
Clarke,  Dorety,  50. 
Clark,  Ebenezer.  547,  658, 

789,  904,  905. 
Clarke,  Kdward,   21,  236, 

239,  240. 
Clarke,  George,  73,  77,  90, 

99,   103,   137,   209,  210, 

213,  214,  215,  226,  229, 

279,  327,  383,  672,  731. 
Clark,  Henrv,  H.'t'i. 
Clark,  James,  485,  491,  595, 

666,  667,  899. 
Clark,  John,  382,  422,  439, 

459,  501,  521,  722,  804. 
Clark,  Moses,  323. 
Clark,  Nicolas,  559. 
Clark,  Robert,  572. 
Clarke,  Saml.,  769. 
Clarke,  Svmon,  769. 
Clark,  Thos.,  104,  157,  167, 

454,  5:52,  541,  572,  573, 

594,  613,  614,  615,  657, 

659. 

Clark.  Win..  472,  948. 
Clarkson,  Matthew,  49,  56, 

57,  98,  712. 
Clark's  tract  682. 
ClarksUnim,  876. 
Curk.wille.  938. 
Claus.  Danl.,  450,  464,  504, 

505. 

Clause,  Charrat,  12. 

Clausen,  Cornelius,  50. 

Clauson.  Henrv,  39. 

Clai  rrurA;  66,"  84,  123,  150, 
151.  153,  160,  266,  302, 
307,  308.  31  I.  1  534, 
584,  586,  687,  603,  611, 
612,   613,  Ml. 


1038 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Clay,  Christian.  397. 

Clay,  935,  936,  937,  938,  939, 

940,  941. 
Clayton,  Geo.,  410. 
Clayton,  795. 

Clement,  Jeremiah,  562,  573, 
Clement,  Moses,  500. 
Clement,  Nicholas,  823. 
Cleveland,  Sam'l,  601,  604. 
Cleverly,  Stephen,  843. 
Clifford,  Jno.,  484. 
Clifton  Park,  81,  82,  87. 
Cline,  George,  557. 
Cline,  Jacob.  813. 
Cline,  Wm,  819. 
Clinton,  Alex.,  661. 
Clinton,  Charles,  201,  202. 

225,  376,  525,  904. 
Clinton,  George,  406,  651, 

670,  678,  1000. 
Clinton,   James,    658,  678, 

740,  742,  828.  839,  848, 

854,  871,  891,  892.  897, 

902. 

Clinton,  Mr.,  732. 
Clinton,  981. 

Clinton  township  (Chenango 
oo.),  766. 

Clinton  Co.,  361,  654,  677, 
696,  734,  735,  767,  777, 
790,  803,  805,  806,  807, 
870,  884,  914.  915,  916, 
918,  921,  922,  927,  929, 
981,  987,  991,  998.  1002. 
1016. 

Cloet,  John,  68. 

Close.  John.  672,  822. 

Clowes,  S.  58. 

Cluet,  Fred'k,  704,  772,  781, 

792,  793,  807,  923. 
Cluet,  Fred'k  Johannis,  575. 
Clute,  Jan,  19,  30,  148. 
Clyde,  Dan'l,  573. 
Coale,  Abraham,  31. 
Coale,  Leonard,  33. 
Cobbett,  Geo.,  19. 
Cobham,  James,  607,  619. 
Cobleskill,    185,    271,  272, 

275,  276,  277,  313,  314, 

500,  505,  575,  590,  781. 
Cobus  Kill,  464.  471. 
Cochran,   John,  613,  614, 

656,  6S2,  694,  791,  875. 
Cochrane,  Robt.,  652,  653, 

879,  921,  981. 
Cochrane,  Thos.,  809,  812, 

814,  820,  821. 
Cock,  Jordan,  499. 
Cock,  Thos..  156. 
Cockburn.  John,  436. 
Cockburn,'  Wra.,  438.  443, 

484,  497,  529,  725,'  736, 

775,  813,  826,  867,  868, 

884,  909,  910,  916,  922, 

923,  925,  1001. 


Cockerill,  Thos..  1003. 

Ccckley,  John,  861. 
Cockroft,  Wm.,  290,  293,  317, 

323,  391,  406,  438,  443, 

591. 

Codeber,  Jacob,  51. 
Codrington,  Thomas,  50. 
Cod  wise,  Catherine,  677. 
Coe,  Ben}.,  675,  676. 
Coe,  John  D.,  675,  803. 
Cceur,  Joly.  23. 
Coeymans,  And.,  107,  113, 

149,  175,  179,  182,  183. 
Coeyman,  Barent  Pieterse, 

70,  73,  76. 
Coeyman's  patent,  415. 
Coeymans,  874,  916,  918. 
Cogden,  John,  804,  878. 
Cogdon,  Jno.,  878. 
Cohoes,  50,  68,  130. 
Coil,  Isaac.  1020. 
Coit,  Wm.,  923. 
Coke,  John,  40. 
Colbrath,  Wm.,  653. 
Colchester,  1026. 
Colchester  (Vt),  410,  426. 
Colden,  Alex.,  225,  226.  228, 

263,  264,  299,  308,  363, 

473,  988. 
Colden,  Alice,  253,  254. 
Colden,  Altje,  245. 
Colden,    Cadwallader,  126, 

127,  128,  129,  146,  175, 

177,  191,  193,  194,  202, 

204,  207,  219,  225,  236, 

237,  239,  272,  382. 
Colden,    Cadwallader,  Jr., 

298,  300. 
Colden,  Catharine,  303. 
Colden,  David,  298,  300.  360. 
Colden,  Elizabeth,  225,  226. 
Colden,  Jane,  253. 
Colden,  Rieh'd,  397. 
Colden,  Richard  N.,  504. 
Colden,  Jno.,  375,  376. 
Coldwell.  Mathew,  813. 
Cole,  Benjn.,  901. 
Cole.  Eben.,  407,  419,  518, 

521,  574. 
Cole,  Freegift,  519. 
Cole,  Parker,  519. 
Cole,  Peter,  33. 
Coleman,  Israel,  810. 
Coleman,  James,  449,  454, 

457. 

ColesviUe,  714,  715,  737,  738. 

Colhoun,  Alex.,  243,  501. 

Collard,  James,  438. 

Collard,  John,  438. 

Colleges:  Dartmouth,  592; 
Kings,  435,  486,  4S8,  606; 
Union,  1015.  (See  Acade- 
mies.) 

Collier,  Isaac,  654,  703,  704, 
782,  793,  796,  807,  998. 


Collier,  Rieh'd,  394,  409,  677. 
Collins,  Edward,  116,  212, 

216,  217,  239.  240,  245, 

246,  694. 
Collins,  James,  461. 
Collins,  John,  114,  115,  116, 

203. 

Collins,  Margaret.  116. 

Collins,  Robt,  621. 

Collins,  Stephen,  843. 

Colly,  John,  374. 

Colquohoun,  Alex.,  327. 

Colton,  Nichs.,  273,  291,319. 

Columbia,  274,  281,  285. 

Columbia  Co..  6,  45, 153, 174, 
249,  268,  289.  303,  307, 
311,  340,  341,  457,  460, 
808,  831,  835,  836,  911, 
981. 

Columbus,  833,  908. 
Colver,  David,  705,  989. 
Collver,  Jabes,  888.  891,  895. 
Colver,  Joseph,  998. 
Colver,   Nathl,   582,  619. 

(See  Culver.) 
Comes,  Solomon,  252. 
Comely,  Henry,  18. 
Comfort,  Geraldus,  61. 
Comius.  W.  &  G.,  89. 
Commin,  George,  12. 
Compton,    Mat.,   683,  710, 

812. 

Comstock,  Philip,  848. 
Comstock,  Stephen,  816. 
Conahar,  Donald,  388. 
Conat,  Roger,  887. 
Conckling,    Edwd.,  1006, 

1007. 
Conklin,  Johs.,  348 
Concklin,  Mathew,  658,  806. 
Conckling,  Saml.,  821. 
Conklin,  Thos.,  323. 
Concord,  594. 
Concord,  (Vt),  376,  505. 
Condiel,  Silas,  657. 
Condon,  David,  862. 
Cone,  Ichabod,  989. 
Cone,  Joseph,  800. 
Conesville,  985,  1016,  1026. 
Congreve,  Charles,  62,  64, 

65,  74,  81,  96,  160,  161, 

170. 

Conine,  Philip,  818. 

Conklin,  667," 7 11,  738,  740. 

Connecticut,  instructions  to 
run  the  boundary  line  be- 
tween N.  Y.  and,  439. 

Connell,  Dennis,  444. 

Connell,  John,  563. 

Conner,  Edw.,  880. 

Connor.  Hugh,  675. 

Conner,  James,  436. 

Conner,  John,  677. 

Couolly,  Danl.,  374. 

Conolly,  John,  337,  357,  635. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1089 


Connolly.  Michl.,  863,  864, 
877,  900,  903,  904,  905, 
908,  913. 

Conolly,  Terence.  399. 

Conover,  James,  894. 

Conroy,  Henry,  574. 

Constable,  Jno.,  391. 

Constable,  Wm,  882,  998, 
1008. 

Conty,  Peter,  marquis  de, 

332,  347. 
Conway,  Joseph.  567. 
Conway,  (Vt.),  407. 
Cook,  Geo.,  803. 
Cook,  John,  359,  394,  438, 

445,  458. 
Cook,  Jordan,  476. 
Cook,  Lieut.,  880. 
Cook,  Louis,  726. 
Cook,  Nathan.  827. 
Cook.  Nicholas,  820. 
Cook,  Phil.,  359. 
Cool,  Cornelius,  75,  84,  89, 

98,  129. 
Cooley,  David,  895. 
Cooley,  Jabish.  359,  528. 
Cooley,  Preserved,  839. 
Cooley,  Saml.,  727. 
Cooling,  Jas.,  467. 
Coombs,  Jno.,  354. 
.Cooper,  Ananias,  1009. 
Cooper,  Chas.  D.,  1014. 
Cooper,  Isaac,  824. 
Cooper,  John,  877. 
Cooper,  N.,  899. 
Cooper,  Saml.,  809. 
Cooper,  Thos.,  898,  1002. 
Cooper,  Wm,  814,  835,  843, 

854,  855,  856,  857. 
Coplen,  Joseph.  440. 
Copelind,  Wm.,'  910,  911. 
Copling,  Wm.,  911. 
Coppernoll,  Adam,  987. 
Corbet,  George,  8. 
Corbet,  Jacob,  21. 
Corbin,  Daniel,  435,  574. 
Corey,  Oliver.  390,  557. 
Corinth,  622.  ^ 7 9,  780,  786, 

791. 

Corinth  (Vt.),  387,  553,  555, 
556. 

Corlear,  A.,  303,  304,  306. 
Cornberry  neck,  20. 
Cornelius,  Garrat,  38. 
Cornelius,  Henricke,  17. 
Cornelius,  John,  47,  824. 
Cornell,  Caleb,  810. 
Cornall,  Richard,  37. 

Cornelissen,   ,  30. 

Cornwall,  Caleb,  819. 
Cornwall,  David,  676. 
Cornwell,  John.  44. 
Cornewell,  Richd.,  7,  30,  35, 
43. 

Cornwell,  Solomon,  676. 


Cornwell.  Wm.,  727,  803. 

Cornwall,  137,  138.  148,  149, 
150,  151,  167,  253,  293, 
297,  313,  321,  323,  495, 
565,  873,  909,  982,  984, 
1001. 

Cornwell  (Vt.),  526,  527,  533. 
Corrigell,  John,  813. 
Corry,  Wm.,  214,  230. 
Corsa,  Isaac,  391,  443,  458. 
616. 

Corsa,  Tennis,  391. 

Corse,  Benjn.,  117. 

Corsen,  Cornelius,  22,  23,  24. 

Corsen,  Jacob.  258. 

Cortelyou,  Isaac,  454,  470. 

Cortelyou,  Jaques,  5,  238. 

Cortelyou,  Peter,  58,  61,  470 

Corter,  John,  814. 

Cortlandt,  Gertrude,  62. 

Courtland,  Jacobus,  27,  ;5 

Cortlandt,  Phil.,  133. 189,  5  >1 

Cortlandt,  Stephen,  49. 

Cortland  Co.,  847,  848,  9  i0, 
943,  944,  945,  947,  948 
949,  950,  951,  952,  953, 
954,  955,  956,  957,  958, 
959,  960,  961,  962,  963, 
973,  974,  975,  976,  977, 
978,  979,  1022. 

Cortlandt,  771. 

Cortland  manor,  57,  288 
(See  Van  Cortland,  Steph.) 

Cortlandville,  954,  956,  957, 
958,  959,  961,  962,  963. 
1022. 

Corvine,  Gerhom.  809. 

Corwiu,  David,  379,  827,  861. 

Cosen,  Barne,  54,  55. 

Cosby,  Alexander,  192,  234. 

Cosby,  Henry,  218,  238. 

Cosby,  Phil.,  234. 

Cosbv,  Will.,  209,  211,  213, 
214,  215,  216,  223,  225, 
234,  238,  841,  1003. 

Cosby's  manor,  841,  1003. 

Coshall,  Thos.,  674. 

Cotgreave,  John,  816. 

Cothonneau,  Kiias,  117. 

Cothonneau,  Wm.,  117. 

Cotter,  James,  578. 

Cottrell,  Isaac,  449,  472. 

Cottile,  Philip,  824. 

Coulter,  And'w,  371. 

Coulter,  John,  374. 

Covell,  Simeon,  518. 

Coventry,  Geo.,  300. 

Coventry,  John,  930. 

Coventry,  712,  713.  714. 

Coventry  (Vt.),  606. 

Covert,  945,  950.  954.  963. 

Cowen,  Duncan,  441.,  545, 
573. 

Cowen,  Ephraim,  434,  450, 
513,  572. 


Cowen,  Moses,  8  17,  :;:  | 
Coweuhoven,  Nidi.,  730. 
Cowenham,  Stephen,  356. 
Cowans,  Thomas,  449,  457. 
Cowles,  Solomon,  S 2 1 . 
Cowley,  St.  Leger,  779,  884. 
Cowneck,  26,  28,  JO,  43.  44, 
90. 

Cox,  Col.,  105. 

Coxe,  Daniel,  64,  107,  470, 
476,  435,  486,  494,  608, 
612,  613,  619,  662. 

Coxe,  John,  663,  677. 

Coxe,  John,  D.,  654,  662, 
676. 

Coxe,  Rebecca,  613,  619, 
654.  662,  663,  676. 

Cox,  Simon,  198. 

Coxe,  Tencli,  654,  662,  663, 
676. 

Cox,  Wm.,  359,  613,  619, 
654. 

Coxsackie,  1 24,  248.  4 1 7,  448, 
476,  1026;  Islands  oppo- 
site, 1026. 

Coyiggey,  Wm.,  53  I. 

Coyemans.  Samuel  S.,  504. 

Cozzens,  Isacher,  ST1. 

Cozens,  Mathew,  710. 

Crab,  Thomas.  479,  869. 

Crab  Island,  735. 

Crabtree,  Jno..  484,  499. 

Craft,  Nath'l,  822. 

Craig,  And'w,  857. 

Cragie,  And'w,  742.  7  43. 

Crampton,  Adam,  445, 

Crane,  Klisha.  v_>2.  s25,  826, 

Crane.  Ezekiel.  804. 

Crane,  Josiah,  986. 

Crane,  Peter,  47.'$. 

Crane,  Stephen,  678. 

Craney,  John,  5C2.  563,  622. 

Cranmer,  Noadiah.  807. 

Crans,  Johannes,  573. 

Craty,  Catharine,  427. 

Crat'tv,  Peter,  271*.  427. 

Crawford,  IVivM.  193,  297. 

Crawford.  Hugh,  467,  471, 
489. 

Crawford,  James,  293,  297, 

455,  677. 
Crawford.   Robt.,  795,  803, 

827,  861. 
Crawford.  Satn'l,  825. 
Crawford,  Samls,  781. 
Crawford,  Thos.,  810,  860. 
Crawford,   Win,  461,  524, 

533.  534. 
Crawford,  136,  139.  141,  272, 

297,  453,  709,  767. 
Creago,  Jamea,  4 1 9,  622,  624. 
Orean,  Daniel.  497,  4'JJ. 
Crean,  Peter,  IT.;. 
Creaasy,  Jamos,  539,  641. 

548,' 584,  585,  586.  628. 


1040 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Crebbin,  Thomas,  531. 
Creed,  William,  32,  1002. 
Cregg,  Jno..  474. 
Cregeir,  Jannette,  112,  t86, 
198. 

Cresson.  Peter,  23. 
Crigg,  John,  5G2,  563. 
Croat,  John,  811. 
Crocker,  Ezekiel,  814,  849, 
862. 

Crofton,  Mary,  467. 
Croghan.  Geo..  447, 454,  469, 

480,  481,  490,  663,  678, 

700,  820. 
Crogan,  John,  821. 
Crotn,  Klores,  68. 
Crom,  Gisbert,  39. 
Crommelin,    Charles,  136, 

137,  138. 
Crommelin,  Daniel,  92,  138. 
Croner,  Denis,  373. 
Cronk,  John,  797. 
Crook,  Chas.,  923. 
Crook,  Jno.,  119,  923. 
Crook.  Robert,  157. 
Crooks,  Wm,  367. 
Croonsoon,  Jonsia,  32. 
Croose,  Gerrit,  15. 
Croosen,  Dirck,  53. 
Croosen.  Gerryt,  53. 
Croosen,  Hendryek,  53. 
Cropsey,  Jasper,  984,  990, 

1003. 

Cropsie,  Hendrick,  986. 
Crosby,  Benjn.,  929. 
Crosby,  David,  657,  802. 
Crosby.  Mary,  792. 
Cross,  John,  440. 
Crossfield,  Stephen.  527,  575, 

591,  724,  965,  969,  970. 
Crouin,  Patrick,  676. 
Crouse,  Gerrit,  45. 
Crowe,  R.  R.,  473,  619,  620, 

668. 

Crowther,  Daniel,  404,  476. 

Orown  Point,  300,  328,  342, 
345,  387,  397,  413,  523, 
631,  652,  653,  658,  670, 
681,  683,  710,  767,  863. 

Cruger,  David,  896. 

Cruger,  Henry,  707,  730. 

Crnger,  John,  104,  133,  458, 
591,  593.  693. 

Crnger.  John  Harris,  427, 
471,  487,  522,  524,  710. 

Crnger,  N.,  471,  730. 

Crnger,  Teleman,  471. 

Crnckshank,  Hugh,  389. 

Cruckshank,  John.  359,  406, 
445. 

•Crum,  Gysbert,  5. 
Crum.  John,  377,  423. 
Cuddeback,  Abr.  A.,  891. 
•Cuddeback,  Peter  A.,  902. 
•Cuddeback,  Philip,  902,  903. 


Culler,  Isaac,  728. 
Culley,  David,  835. 
Culver,  Aron,  890. 
Culver,  Jno.,  888. 
Culver,  Wm.,  652.  (See  Col- 
ver.) 

Cumberland  (Vt.),  369. 
Cumberland  bay,  449. 
Cumberland  head,  413,  474. 
Cummings,  Peter,  413,  495. 
dimming,  Wm.,  657,  821. 
Cunningham.  Andw.,  413. 
Cunningham,  Archd.,  796. 
Cunningham,   Henry,  666, 

667,  672. 
Cunningham,  John,  661,  821, 

823. 

Cunningham,  Miles,  495. 
Cunningham,    Saml.,  406, 
495. 

Cunningham,  William,  305, 

309,  367. 
Currant,  James,  524,  537. 
Currie,  Archd.,  443,  529. 
Curry,  Danl.,  419. 
Curry,  Saml.,  708. 
Curtenius,    Peter   T.,  '415, 

869. 

Curtin,  Jno.,  404. 
Curtiss.  Edmund,  788. 
Curtese,  Gabriel,  14,  309. 
Curtisc,  Richard,  11,  21. 
Curtisse,  Samuel,  11,  18. 
Curwin,  David,  388. 
Cushing,  Job,  372. 
Gushing,  Mathew,  494. 
Cuthbert,  Donald,  687,  689. 
Cutler,  Agatha,  620. 
Cutler,  El'isha,  412. 
Cutler,  Saml.,  412. 
Cutting,  L.  M.,  851,  852,  853, 

854.  855,  881 ,  882,  990, 

1018. 

Cuvler,  Abra.,  110,  332,  387, 
787. 

Cuvler,  Abm.  C,  454,  468, 
545. 

Cuyler,  Corns.,  195, 197,  204, 

405,  481. 
Cuyler,  Hendrick,  43. 
Cuyler,    Henry,    385,  399, 

444,  623,  678,  682,  692, 

709. 

Cuyler,  Jno.,  47,  49. 
Cuyler,  Teleman,  267,  269. 
Cuyler,  943,  948,  952,  953, 

954,  960,  961,  962. 
Cuyper,  Cornelius,  183. 

D. 

Dacker,  Mich'l,  821. 
Daker,  John  Garretts.  33. 
Dallius,  Godfr.,  49,  50,  98. 
Dally,  John,  14. 


Dalrymple,  Jno.,  337. 
Dal  ton,  Fred'k,  814. 
Dalton,  Jno..  456,  815. 
Daulton,  Phil.,  435,  437,  673. 
Damarillas  cove,  32. 
Danberry,  Mary,  580,  671. 
Danberry,  Lloyd,  580. 
Danby,  839,  844,  845. 
Danby  (Vt.),  407,  423,  451, 
515. 

Dance  chamber,  47,  91,  101, 
117,  119,  124,  131,  132, 
172. 

Dane,  John,  622. 
Danforth,  Asa.  851,  1019. 
Danielson,  John,  14,  309. 
Danks,  Benoni,  592. 
Danna,  Isaac,  425. 
Dannall,  Steph.,  422,  435. 
Dannovon,  John,  409. 
Dannemora,  803,  929. 
Danube,  299,  488,  694,  706. 
Danville  (Vt.),  602,  610. 
Darby,  Eph..  843,  864. 
Darby,  James.  578. 
Darby,  Jno.,  386.  ( 
Darby,  Saml.,  843. 
Darling,  Ephraim,  803. 
Darling,  Moses,  815,  820. 
Darling,  Win.,  531. 
Dart,  Abiel,  811. 
Dartmouth  college,  592. 
Darvall,  William.  23. 
Davan,  John,  476,  513,  529. 

(See  Devon.) 
Davenport.  Chas.,  £98. 
Davenport,  Humphrey,  49. 
Davenport,  Nathaniel,  6,  15, 

16. 

Davenport,  Solomon,  498. 
Davenport,  487,  497,  710, 
931. 

David,  John,  572. 
Davidson,  James,  650. 
Davidson,  Robert,  524,  559. 
Davison,  Thomas,  10. 
Davis.  And'w,  827,  861. 
Davisj  David.  812. 
Davis,  Dudley,  438. 
Davis,  Henry,  811. 
Davis,  Jacobus  S.,  857. 
Davis.  James,  472,  536. 
Davis,  Jno.,  349,  467,  471, 
796. 

Davis,  Jonathan,  367. 
Davis,  Joshua,  789. 
Davis,  Patrick,  811. 
Davis,  Peter,  811. 
Davis,  Puah.  796. 
Davis,  Rich'd,  442,  568,  811, 

869,  1017,  1022,  1023. 
Davis,  Sam'i.  811. 
Davis,  Solomon,  103. 
Davies,  Win.,  1024. 
Dawes,  Wm.,  412. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1041 


Daweze,  John,  413,  495. 
Dawley,  Jon.,  18. 
Dawson,  Fred,  495. 
Dawson,  Henry,  391. 
Dawson,  John,  374. 
Dawson,  Jos.,  879. 
Day,  Joseph,  434. 
Day,  683,  73  L. 
Dayton,  Jacob,  43. 
Deacon,  Peter,  434,  437,  598. 
Deal,  Sam'l,  315,  447,  455, 

465,  543,  546. 
Dean,  Aaron,  897. 
Deane,  Ashbil,  680. 
Dean,  Dan'l,  703. 
Dean,   D.  S.,  1008,  1009, 

1010. 

Deane,  Elkana,  391,  402, 

412,  463,  505,  585. 
Dean,  Jabez,  998. 
Dean,  James,  651,  657,  678, 

770,  989. 
Deane,  Jno.,  391,  402,  412, 

537,  582,  811. 
Dean,  Lois.  1012. 
Dean,   Nathan,    868,  877, 

884,  906,  1000.  1002,  1011, 

1012,  1015.  1021. 
Deane,  Nesbitt,  391,  402, 

412,  585. 
Deane,  Rich'd,  391,402,  412, 

505,  585. 
Deane,  SanTl,  391,  402,  412. 
Deane,  Wm,  391,  402,  412, 

585. 

Deaton,  Fred'k,  766. 
Debaune,  David,  488. 
Debaune,  John,  394,  491. 
DeBerniere,  Chas.,  377,  524. 
DeBerniere,  Jno.,  403,  454, 

485,  514,  524. 
Decatur,  490. 
Decker,  Hendrick,  872. 
Decker,  John,  872. 
Decker,  Margaret  675. 
Decker,  Mich'l,  825. 
Dederick,  Fred'k,  227,  316. 
Dederick,  John,  507.  546. 
Dee,  Rich'd,  612,  620. 
Deeker,  Wm.,  563. 
Deerfield,  294,  440,  461,  467, 

468,  492,  841,  1003. 
Deerfidd  (Vt.),  558. 
Deffore,  David,  16. 
DeForreest,  Isaac,  316,  323, 

348. 

Degraff,  Hannah,  1023. 
Degraff,  John,  1023. 
Degraff,  Simon,  780. 
DeGrote,  John,  821. 
DeGrove,  John,  442. 
DeGrove.  Peter,  167. 
DeGrushe,  Klias,  644. 
DeHart,  Jacob,  252. 
DeHaert,  James,  866. 


DeKaU)  751.  766. 

DeKey,  Jacobus,  55. 

DeKay,  Jacob  Tunis,  26. 

DeKeyser,  Leckamejes,  374. 

Delafield,  John,  723,  724. 

Delameter,  Abra.,  158. 

Delametre,  Claude,  227. 

Delamater,  Jacob,  841. 

Delameter,  Jno.,  442,  466, 
508,  539,  540,  549,  557, 
566,  576,  585,  821,  984. 

DeLancev.  James,  190,  225, 
226.  229.  230.  236,  239, 
325,  326,  487^  574,  583, 
592,  616,  653. 

DeLancey,  John.  497,  523, 
555,  562,  585,  616,  725. 

DeLancev,  Oliver,  293,  294, 
362,  364,  371,  375,  438, 
517,  540,  562,  573,  611, 
679. 

DeLancey,  Peter,  211,  219, 
361,  365. 

DeLancey,  Stephen,  181, 
361,  365,  476,  497,  499, 
523,  555,  562,  585,  616. 

DelaNoy,  Abraham,  64. 

DelaNoy,  Peter,  54. 

Delaval,  John,  39. 

Delavall,  Thos.,  38,  80. 

Delavan,  Danl.,  897,  898, 
903,  905,  931,  981. 

Delaw,  Lnke.  26. 

Delaware  co.,  481,  487,  491, 
502,  594,  626,  629,  671, 
682,  695,  696,  699,  709, 
710,  784,  785,  908,  931, 
980,  1017,  1025.  1026. 

Delaware  river,  4,  5,  7  ;  affi- 
davits respecting  Indian 
titles  to  lands  on  the  cast 
and  west  branches  of  the. 
520 ;  early  grants  on,  633- 
649  ;  affidavits  in  the  con- 
troversy respecting  the 
east  and  west  brauches  of 
the,  699-703. 

Delezenn,  Joseph  C.  670. 

Delhi,  487. 

Dellemont,  Jno  ,115. 
Demarest,  John.  71. 
Denietral,  Louis,  593. 
Demeyer,  John.  20. 
Demever,  Nicholas.  17,  96. 
DeMeyer,  William,  18,  20, 
44. 

Dernier.  Geo.,  340,  407,  448, 

529.  ' 
Dernier,  Henry,  815. 
Demott,  Isaac,  711. 
Demott.  Jas.,  711. 
Dempsy,  Charles,  531. 
De  Muffe,  Jacob,  45. 
De  Muff,  John  Garrats,  37. 
Demunt,  Waldron,  34. 


Denhnnd,  Thos.,  692. 
Denhart,  Thus ,  6cSG,  C89. 
692. 

Denn,  Christ.,  166. 
Denno,  Chris.,  164. 
Den uo,  Klizth.,  215, 
Denning,    Win.,    092,  836, 

840,  1000,  1022. 
Dennis,  Shadradi,  852. 
Dennis,  Thos.,  852. 
1  k-nnison,  1  >iml.,  :;:*.">. 
Dennison,  Hugh,  395,  484. 
Denniston,  Aloxr.,  902. 
Denniston,  Danl.,  817. 
Denniston,  Gtoofge^  »'>.">'.),  902. 
Denniston,  Isaac.  902,  993. 
Denniston,  James,  902. 
Denniston,  N.,  897. 
Denniston,  Thos.,  807. 
Denny,  Thos.,  406. 
Denton.  Daniel,  211.  212. 
Denton,  James.  004. 
Denton,  John,  903. 
Denwood,  Corns.,  467. 
Denys,  Denys.  470. 
Denyke,  Henry,  4."). 
Depeyster,  A  bran).  55,  85, 

96,    116,   242,  44S,  458, 

593. 

Depeyster,  Cornelius.  59. 

Depevster.  Isaac,  59,  107, 
146,  458. 

De  Peyster,  James,  593. 

De  Peyster,  Jno.,  57,  103, 
191,  194,  195.  210,  222, 
227,  228,  246,  24^.  250, 

454,  787. 

De  Peyster.  Pierre,  458. 
De  PeVster.  Pierre  G,  413, 

455,  477,  478,  479.  529. 
De  Peyster,  751,  762,  763, 

764,  765. 
Depue,  Henry,  727. 
Der tamer,  ls;ia>\  &s,  60,  64, 

67,  78. 
De  Roche.  Mary.  674. 
Derusia.  Anthony.  816. 
De  Rayt^r,  857,  913,  979, 

1002. 

Deshrosses,  Klias.  H<'>. 
Desbrosses,    James,  850, 
1002. 

Pesbruyeres,  Jno.,  349. 
Deserters,  roll  of,  707. 
Dcfvlva,  Joseph.  !i>lf». 
DevM*  John,  Ml,  f>~3. 
Davenport,  Soiom.,  433. 
Deve  ricks,   Nicholas,  499, 
502. 

Deviue.  Willinm.  352. 
pi-viw.  .I.Teiniah.  s22.  867. 
Do  Voor.  Daniel,  93. 
De  Vos,  And.,  107. 
De   Wandeliiar,  Johannis, 
198. 


131 


1042 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Dewer,  Wm,  897,  903,  905. 
De  Witt,  Daniel,  894. 
De  Witt,  Egbert  J.,  898,  902. 
De  Witt,  Jacob  Rutzen,  898, 
902. 

Dewit,  Jno.,  382,  488,  491, 

677,  795,  904,  905. 
De  Witt,  Moses,  831,  832, 

837,  886,  900,  902,  903, 

904,  927,  1018. 
De  Witt,  Simeon,  915. 
De  Witt,  Tierck  Claessen. 

5,  12,  17,  33. 
De  Witt,  Wm.,  902. 
De  Witt,  934,  935,  936,  937, 

939  946  947. 
De  Wulffen,  Godfried,  159, 

160,  165. 
Dey,  Thos.,  857. 
Deyo,  Peter,  457,  461. 
Deyou,  A  bra.,  274,  286. 
Diamond,  Wm.,  821. 
Dick,  Saml.,  355,  428,  431, 

533. 

Dick,  Thos.,  315,  319. 
Dick,  Wm.,  207,  211,  218, 
223. 

Dickens,  Wm.,  811. 
Dickerson,  Abrm.,  815. 
Dickinson,  John,  252. 
Dickinson,  John  D.,  910. 
Dickson,  Benj.,  417,  500. 
Dickson,  David,  406. 
Dies,  James,  727. 
Dies,  John,  277. 
Dies,  Mat.,  476. 
Dietrick,  Jacob,  442. 
Dike,  Ebenezer,  562. 
Dill,  Nichs.,  676,  766. 
Dill,  Robt.,  950. 
Dillenbacli,  John,  679. 
Dillon,  James,  241,  242,  243, 
594. 

Dills,  Henry,  801. 
Dimmick,  P.,  884. 
Dimond,  Moses,  781. 
Dingham,  Abrm.,  729,  810. 
Ding-ham,  Jared,  816.. 
Diugwall,  Alex.,  361,  368. 
Dircksen,  Adr.,  104. 
Disney,  Daniel,  354,  446. 

Ditmarsen,   Van,  24. 

Dix,  836,  838,  839,  870,  871. 
Dixon,  Alexr.,  386. 
Dobbins,  Anthony,  903. 
Dobbyn,  Hannibal  Wm.,  841, 
846. 

Dobs,  Jno.,  435. 
Dobson,  George,  14. 
Dodd,  Morris,  593. 
Dodge,  Richd.,  993,  994. 
Dodge,  Wm.,  307. 
Dodgester,  Benjamin,  415. 
Dodirnan,  Richd.,  10,  17. 
Doe,  John,  413. 


Doherty,  Charles,  495. 
Dolson,  John,  895. 
Dolson,  Teunis,  895. 
Domine's  bouwery,  5. 
Dominick,   Frs.,  488,  588, 

726,  968,  969. 
Donaghy,  John.  658. 
Donaldson,  Alex.,  523,  545, 

573. 

Donaldson,  John,  579,  593. 
Donaldson,  Peter,  819. 
Donally,  Thos.,  473. 
Donan,  Holt.  880. 
Dongan,  John,  112. 
Donellan,  Edward,  578. 
Donellv,  Jno.,  413,  435,  495. 
Donelly,  Thos.,  498. 
Dongan,  Thomas,    27,  35, 

101,  112,  121,  122. 
Dongan,  Walter,  101,  112. 

121,  122. 
Dongan's  patent,  984. 
Dooley,  David,  891. 
Doolittle,  Ephraim,  372. 
Doolittle,  Isaac,  550. 
Doolittle,  Timothy,  795,  803. 
Dopier,  Fred.,  409. 
Dorchester,  Benjamin,  547, 

548. 

Dorland,  Lambert,  21. 
Dormon,  Denis,  432. 
Dormon,  Ephraim,  390,  554. 
Dorr,  p:iisha,  825. 
Dorrington,    Richard,  557, 
601. 

Dorset  (Vt.),  371,  400,  430, 

435,  466,  548. 
Dort,  John,  516. 
Dortland,  Lambert  Jansen, 

100. 

Doty,  Isaac,  652,  653,  823. 
Doty,  Shadrach,  705,  989. 
Dougel,  Thos.,  496. 
Dougherty,  Felix,  497,  499. 
Dougherty,  Jerry,  425. 
Dougherty,  Jno.,  443,  456. 
Dougherty,  Wm.,  819. 
Doughty,  Benj.,  377. 
Doughty,  Charles,  32. 
Doughty,  Elias,  8,  19,  32, 

39,  44. 
Doughty,  Francis,  3,  32. 
Doughty,  Jacob,  32. 
Doughty,  John,  672,  788. 
Douglass,   Asa,    289,  590, 

767,  841. 
Douglass,  David,  592. 
Douglas,  James,  822. 
Douglass,  Jno.,  435. 
Douglass,  Skeen,  340,  384. 
Douglass,    Wheeler,  653, 

777,  778,  816,  927. 
Douglass,  William,  26,  456, 

553,  562,  789,  809. 
Douw,  Abra.,  275,  299. 


Douw,  Peter  W.,  653. 
Douw,    Volkert    P.,  447, 

459,  464,  465,  469. 
Dove.  Jno.,  104. 
Dover,  561,  574,  728. 
Dover  flat,  447. 
Dow,  Arch'd,  334. 
Dow,  James,  330,  334. 
Dow,  Johannes,  513. 
Dow,  Katherine.  94. 
Dow,  Volkert,  513,  819. 
Dovv's  patent,  980. 
Doud.  Benj.,  852. 
Dowd,  Michael,  388. 
Dowdall  Walter,  914. 
Dowe,  Alex,  407. 
Dowe,  James,  405. 
Dower,  Jno.,  386. 
Down,  Edw.,  456. 
Downer,  James,  435,  479, 

482,  504.  612,  621,  626, 

628,  630. 
Downie,  John,  447,  472. 
Doyle,  Charels,  386,  668. 
Doyl,  Matthew,  443. 
Duane,  Anthony,  134. 
Duane,  Cornelius,  391. 
Duane,  James,  353,  369,  396, 

400,  407,  413,  418,  423, 

435,  437,  496,  673. 
Duanesburgh,  269,  272,  306, 

308,  354,  418,  423. 
Dublois,  Stephen,  165,  167. 
Dubois,  Corns.,  239,  240. 
Dubois,  Gualtherus,  365,379, 

407. 

Dubois,  Henricus,  253,  314, 
880. 

Dubois,  James,  933,  951. 
Dubois,  John,  808. 
Dubois,  Louis,  15,  17,  18, 

105,  189,  530,  590,  878, 

986. 

Dubois,  Mathew,  315. 
Dubois,  Nath'l,  878. 
Dubois,  Peter,  293,  294,  315, 

345,  391,  474,  540,  552, 

679,  726,  776. 
Dubois,  Solomon,  105,  189, 

314. 

Dubois,  Walt,,  407. 
Dudley,  Wm.,  517. 
Duer,  Wm.,  554,  695,  696, 

725. 
Dmrville,  793. 
Duff.  Barth.,  467. 
Duff.  David,  430,  432. 
Duffore,  David,  309.  (See 

Deffore.) 
Du  Four.  Paul  Samuel,  61. 
Dugan,    Christopher,  687, 

689. 

Dugand,  Jeremias,  798. 
Duggan,  James,  982,  1009. 
Duggan,  Win.,  1008. 


'  INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1043 


Dumon,  Petrus,  699. 
Dunbar,  Donald,  362. 
Dunbar,  Geo.,  391. 
Dunbar,  Jer.,  239. 
Dunbar.  Jno.,  109. 
Dunbar]  Rob't,  1023. 
Dunbar  (Vt),  632. 
Duncan,  Hugh,  555. 
Duncan,  James,  410,  538, 

580,  676,  819. 
Duncan,  John,  300,  442,  448, 

474,  779,  789. 
Duncan,  Peter,  816. 
Duncan,  Thos.,  485. 
Dunham,  Nathaniel,  540. 
Dunlap,  James,  816. 
Dunlap,  Rob't,  780,  815,  819. 
Dunlop,  Alexr.,  279. 
Dunmore,  lord,  965,  974. 
Dunn,  Alexr.,  680,  809. 
Dunn,  Edwd.,  937. 
Dunn,  Jno..434,557,613,  614. 
Dunn,  Thos.,  350. 
Duunall,  Steph.,  438. 
Dunnam,  Timothy,  903. 
Dunning,  Michael,  211,  212, 

650. 

Duning,  Thomas,  435. 
Dunning,  Wm.,  516. 
Dunscomb,  Edwd.,  659,  816. 
Du  Perron,  lieut,  333. 
Duperron,  Phil.,  346. 
Du  Puy,  John,  56,  155,  156, 

160,  173. 
Durell,  Phil.,  414,  424,  434. 
Durell,  Stephen,  958.  .. 
Durham,  Jno.,  890,  902. 
Durham,  Richd.,  260,  268. 
Durham,  311,  340,  446,  447, 

499,  623,  793,  1026,  1027. 
Durham  (Vt.),  509,  579. 
Durye,  Abm.,  470. 
Dusachoy,  Mark,  28,  89,  95, 

102. 

Dutchess  co.,  36,  47,  48,  49, 
54,  55;  56,  58,  59,  61,  63, 
64,  65,  66,  68,  69,  70,  71, 
74,  75,  77,  78  80,  86,  97, 
99,  103,  104,  114,  120, 
150,  151,  158,  166,  174, 
189,  190,  195,  213,  248, 
255,  288,  356,  410,  429, 
485,  492,  541,  570,  574, 
581,  582,  585,  590,  728, 
733,  747,  871,  884,  908. 
916,  917,  923,  924,  926, 
927,  984.  987,  990,  998, 
999,  1002,  1003,  1013, 
1025. 

Dutton,  Wm.,  411,  495. 
Duxbury,  Ellis,  60,  61,  85. 
Duxbury  (Vt.),  612. 
Duyckinck,    Christr.,  612, 

621,  626,  630,  965,  967. 

969,  970,  9tl,  972, 


Duyckinck,  Ger.,  455,  499, 
546. 

Drake,  Elijah,  886. 
Drake,  Gilbert,  743. 
Drake,  John,  53,  787,  1023. 
Drake,  Joshua,  826. 
Drake,  Saml.,  676,  826. 
Draker,  Ebenezer,  728. 
Draper,  Amos,  901. 
Draper,  James,  518. 
Draper  (Vt.),  407,  437,  439. 
Dresden,  300,  625,  979,  980. 
Drew,  Saml.,  835. 
Drinker,  Henry,  862. 
Drnmmond,  Colin,  508. 
Drummond,  George,  597. 
Drnmmond,    Gregor,  574 

596,  597,  602,  621. 
Drnmmond,  John,  373. 
Drummond,  Norman,  389. 
Drury,  Edwd.,  628. 
Dryden,  953,  954,  955,  959 

960,  974,  975,  977,  979 

1010,  1014. 
Dyer,  Joseph,  822. 
Dyer,  William,  17,  22. 
Dykeman,  Cornelius,  65,  66, 

73,  132. 
Dykman,  Richd.,  674. 
Dysslin,  John  Henry,  861. 

E. 

Earl,  Benjn.,  778. 
Earl,  Danl.,  778,  875,  921, 
926. 

Earl,  John,  515,  613. 
Earl,  Wm.,  552,  588. 
Earvin,  James,  678. 
East  Bay  (Vt.),  446. 
East  Chester,  3,  36,  37,  54, 

57,  63,  69,  71,  72,  73,  74, 

80,  85,  192. 
East  Hampton,  38,  39,  43, 

206. 

Easton,  Henry,  807. 
Easton,  844. 
Eaton,  Ebenezer,  876. 
Eaton,  Thos.,  484,  499. 
Eaton,  914. 
Eaton's  neck,  3. 
Ebbing,  Jeronimns,  7. 
Ebling,  John,  622. 
Ebwine,  Samuel,  29. 
Eccles,  John,  413. 
Echardse,  Direck,  487. 
Ecker,  Wool  vert,  796,  818. 
Eckcrson,  Corns.,  457,  460. 
Eckerson,    Johannis,  257, 

259,  263,  273,  287. 
Ekerson,  Tennis,  274. 
Ekerson,  Thos.,  287,  457, 

460. 

Eckley,  Arthur,  386. 
Ecuyier,  Simon,  335,  386. 


Eden  (Vt.),  606. 
Edinburgh,  502,  711,  747, 

772,  781. 
Eddington,  James.  111. 
Eddy,  Jonathan,  797. 
Edmeston,  Rob't,  378,  451, 

467,  4b9,  888. 
Edmeston,  Wm.,  377,  445, 

451,  467,  489. 
Edmeston,  489. 
Edmonds,  Sam'l,  711. 
Edsall.  Jon.,  8. 
Edsall,  Joseph,  898. 
Edsall,  Rich'd,  825,  893. 
Edsall,  Sam'l,  893. 
Edwards,  Benjamin,  546. 
Edwards,  Chas..  440. 
Edwards,  Edw'd,  811,  850, 

874,  916,  927. 
Edwards,  James.  359. 
Edwards,  Rudolphus,  844. 
Edwards.  Timothy,  853. 
Eckhcrd,  N.,  177. 
Egar,  Edw.,  403. 
Egberts,  Anthony.  983. 
Egbertse,  Benj.,  576.  583. 
Egberts,  Jacob  Vischor,  808. 

983. 

Egburse,  Thomas,  49. 

Ehl,  Johannis,  200,  201,  205, 

206,  694 
Eksliaw,  Jno.,  452. 
Eksham,  John,  508. 
Elbling,  Jno.,  419,  624. 
Elbridr/e,  932,  933,  934,  941, 

975. 

Eldridge,  James,  560. 
Eley,  Wm.  822. 

EHck,   .  227. 

High,  Jeremiah,  1008. 
Eliot,  Frances,  499. 
Elisha,  John,  374. 
Elizabeth.  777,  929.  1008. 
Elizabethtown  (N.  J.),  223. 
Elkenbrack,  Peter,  823. 
Elkintorn,  John,  609. 
Elk  mountain,  4.30. 
Ellenburg,  929,  981. 
Elliee.  Alex..  421.  477,  479, 
607. 

Elliot,  Alex.,  567. 

Elliot,   Andrew.   5OT,  529, 

541,  548,  566,  579.  586. 
Elliot,  Hamilton.   I2.">.  4  7  7. 
Elliot.  Henry.  809. 
Elliot,  Jacob.  874 
Elliot,  John,  653,  788. 
Elliot,  Joseph,  650,  903. 
Ellis.  Patri.-k.  419. 
Ellis.  S  un'l.  676. 
Ellis.  Win  .  7:>:».  803. 
Ellison,  Thomas,  227.  228, 

229,  885,  2f»9,  26S,  272, 

274. 

Ellwood,  Benj.,  819. 


1044 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Elmdorp,  Cors.,  41. 
Eimendorf,  Courad  Edm'd, 
1021. 

Eimendorf,  Lucas,  819.  - 
Eimendorf,  Peter,  977,  1003. 
Eimendorf,  Peter  Edmund, 
950. 

Elmendorp,  Jacobus,  40. 
Elmendorph.   Cornelius  C, 

744,  821,  936. 
Elmendorph,  Cornelius  J., 

853. 

Elmendorph,  Petrus  E.,  281. 
Elmer,  John,  424. 
PJlmer,  Wm,  903. 
Elmira,  776,  887,  888,  891, 

892,  893,  898,  899,  904, 

922. 

Elphenstone,  Geo.,  15. 
Elson,  Bastian,  17. 
Elston,  William,  22. 
Ellsworth,  George,  509. 
Elsworth,  Henry  827,  861. 
Elsworth,  Verdine,  391,  671. 
Ellsworth,  Wm.,  812. 
Elta,  John,  42. 
Elting,  Cornelius,  149,  161. 
Eltinge,  Noah,  251,  252,  269, 

272,  273,  869. 
Elting,  Peter,  925. 
Elves.  John,  455. 
Ely,  Wm.,  796. 
Erabree,  John,  16. 
Embree,  Wm.,  914. 
Embtree,  Effingham,  915. 
Embury,  David,  368,  392. 
Embury,  John,    318,  323. 

325. 

Embury,  Peter,  347,  378. 
Embury,  Phil.,    325,  345, 
378. 

Emeston,  capt,  482. 
Emott,  James,  55,  1002. 
Enders,  Jacob,  797. 
Enfield,  955,  957,  958,  962. 
Englis.  Wm.,  827. 
English,  David,  440. 
English,  John,  840. 
Eunis,  Chs.,  886. 
Enter,  Jacob,  414. 
Enters,  Jacob,  461. 
Ephratah,    270,    271,  273, 

274,  280,  284,  286,  306. 
Equivalent  lands,  197,  256, 

257,  259,  266,  412.  (See 

Oblong.) 
Erin,  899,  900. 
Erickson,  Garrit,  314. 
Erkley,  Henry    367,  437, 

537,  540,  550. 
Ertly,  Henry,  334. 
Erving,  Wm..  348. 
Erwin,  Arthur,  987. 
Erwin,  John,  862. 
Erwin,  ,  1002. 


Escheats,  289,  1009,  1013. 
Esopus,  3,  4,  5,  12,  13.  14, 

17,  18,  19,  27,  28,  4.34. 
Esperance,   295,   298,  306, 

308. 

Esselstyn,  Richd.,  413. 
Essex,  337,  338,  357,  361, 
534. 

Essex  (Vt.),  410,  541,  586. 


Essex 

CO., 

300, 

327, 

335, 

336, 

337, 

338, 

341, 

342, 

344, 

357, 

366, 

368, 

388, 

465,  472, 

522, 

534, 

538, 

563, 
#30, 

567, 

599, 

616, 

629, 

631, 

680, 

681, 

693, 

705, 

706, 

710, 

724, 

725, 

726, 

733, 

734, 

735, 

736, 

741, 

742, 

766, 

767, 

^76, 

777, 

781, 

788. 

790, 

834, 

837, 

839, 

875^ 

879, 

880, 

909, 

911, 

915, 

916, 

917, 

918, 

919, 

921, 

927, 

929, 

966, 

967, 

968, 

969, 

979, 

980, 

981, 

982, 

985, 

986, 

1000,  1008,   1010,  1016, 

1021,  1022. 
Etherington,  Geo.,  387,'  526. 
Etherington,     Thos.,  334, 

341,  389,  420,  425. 
Eustace,  Margt.,  320,  566. 
Evans,  Agatha,  700,  735. 
Evans,  Benjn.,  606,  612. 
Evans,  Charles  John,  696, 

700,  702,  735,  862. 
Evans,  Joan,  612. 
Evans,  John,  126,  127,  413. 
Evans,  Kathrin,  142. 
Evans,  Richd.,  453,  460. 
Evans'  patent,  bounds  of, 

161,    162,    807;  vacant 

lands  in,  373. 
Everot,  Nicholas,  662. 
Everist,  Joseph,  652,  656. 
Everit,  Clear,  485. 
Eventt,  Danl.,  214,  216. 
Everts,  James,  3. 
Everts,  Jno.,  877. 
Ewenson,  John.  39. 
Evving,  Alexr.,  462. 
Exeter,  275. 
Exceen,  John,  261. 
Extravagant  grants, petitions 

for,  49,  50. 
Evles,  Joseph,  228. 
Evre,  William,  333. 
Eyselstyne,  R.,  425. 

F. 

Fabins,  943,  944,  945,  948, 

949,  950,  952,  1015. 
Fabrieius,  Anna,  25. 
Fabritius,  Jacobus.  14,  309. 
Faesch,  Eliz.,  483. 
Faesch,  Geo.,  336,  357. 


Fagan,  Wm.,  812,  825,  858, 

862,  1015. 
Fairbanks,  Abm.,  424. 
Fairchild,  Jesse,  560. 
Fairchild,  Sm'l,  773. 
Fairfax  (Vt.),  403,  410,  552, 

553. 

Fairfield,  269,  272,  302,  306, 
986. 

Fairfield  (Vt.),  565,  605,  606, 

620,  621. 
Fair  haven,  366. 
Fairhaven  (Vt.),  366,  498, 

500,  537. 
Fairholt,  John,  820. 
Fairley,  Joseph,  502. 
Fairlie,    James,    878,  933, 

950,  959,  960. 
Fairlee  (Vt.),  389.  425,  559, 

591,  708,  811.  ' 
Fallsburgh,  979. 
Falls  tract,  1017. 
Faneuil,  Benjamin,  65. 
Fanning,  Edmund,  562,  569, 

590,  619,  621,  630,  632, 

967,  968,  969. 
Fanning,  Edward,  611,  614, 

626. 

Fanning,  James,  650,  888, 
893. 

Fanning,  Rich'd,  650. 
Fanning,  Thomas,  575,  967, 
968. 

Fanning,  Wm.,  650. 
Fargie,  Winter,  413. 
Farguson,  W.,  279,  351. 
Farmer,  James,  503. 
Farmer,  Thos.,  503,  505. 
Farnam,  Elial,  827,  861. 
Farnsworth,  Oliver,  562. 
Farquahar,  James,  503,  505. 
Farquahar,    William,  335, 

346,  503,  505. 
Farrant,  Henry,  330,  337, 

360. 

Farrel,  James,  407.. 
Farrell,  Kennedy,  360,  397. 
Farrell,  Matthew,  681. 
Farrell,  Thos.,  651,  652. 
Farring,  Timothy,  897. 
Farringtou,    Antony,  504. 
505. 

Farrington,  Elizabeth,  504. 
Fauconnier,  Peter,  64,  69, 

80,  86,  120,  192. 
Fay,  Francis,  686,  691,  692. 
Fay,  John.  499. 
Fayette,  936,  938,  939,  940, 

941,  942.,  945,  946,  957, 

1020. 
Fayetteville,  933. 
Fayston  (Vt.),  612. 
Fear,  Jacob,  515. 
Fearley,  Joseph,  350. 
Fedderly,  John  H.,  823. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


]045 


Fedderly,  Thos.  H.,  823. 
Feere,  Henry,  426. 
Fegan,  Wm.  (See  Fagan.) 
Fielding,  John,  495. 
Felan,  Jno.,  347. 
Felbush,  Jesse,  878. 
Felden,  John,  435. 
Feller,  Wm..  908. 
Fellis,  Jno.,  285,  440. 
Fellows,  Isaac  581. 
Fellows,  John,  863. 
Felthausen,  John.  558,  573, 

603,  609. 
Felton,  John,  841,  1003. 
Felts,  Christopher,  814. 
Fenan,  Benoni,  472 
Fenton,  Gotham.  824. 
Fergey,  John,  495. 
Ferguson,  John.  615,  623. 
Ferguson.  Robt.,  359. 
Ferral,  Matthew,  262,  271, 

280. 

Ferries,  97,  104,  122,  223, 
233,  236,  237,  238,  246. 
251,  252,  258.  266,  284, 
315,  332,  458,  473,  521, 
594,  624,  651,  733,  769. 
791.  (See  Brooklyn.) 

Ferry  act  of  1797,  1002. 

Ferris.  Benj.,  426. 

Ferris,  Caleb  D.,  657. 

Ferris,  David,  386. 

Ferris,  John,  37. 

Ferris,  Peter,  310. 

Ferrisburg  (Vt.),  375,  376, 
378,  566,  586. 

Fesch,  John  Rudolph;'  612. 

Fesson,  John,  495. 

Fetchet,  Isaac,  485. 

Fethey,  Jno.,  378. 

Feurt*  Bart.,  105. 

Field,  David.  566. 

Field,  John,  336,  357. 

Field.  Samuel.  514,  604,  610. 

Field,  Seth,  395. 

Fielding,  John.  413. 

Filkiu,  Henry,  35,  36,  38, 
50.  64,  84, "1002. 

Finch,  Edw.,  467. 

Finch,  Isaac,  991. 

Finch.  James,  827.  861. 

Finch,  Solomon,  247 

Fine.  John,  510. 

Fingle,  Geo.,  359. 

Finley,  Thos.,  419. 

Finn."  William.  893, 

Fish,  David.  546.  552. 

Fish,  John,  852.  966. 

Fish,  Nicholas,  737.  810. 

Fish  in  the  Delaware  river, 
699. 

Fisher,  Donald.  351. 
Fisher,  Fredk.,  881. 
Fisher,  George.  677,  712, 
715,  717,  719,  720. 


Fisher,  Jeremiah,  460. 
Fisher,  John.  574,  595.  657, 

933,  939,  950,  960,  977. 
Fisher,  J.  II.,  122. 
Fisher,  Leonard.  674,  736. 
Fisher,  Mary,  572,  587,  627. 
Fisher,  Minne,  460. 
Fisher,  Phil.,  386. 
Fisher,  Thomas,    20,  435, 

479. 

Fisher,    Tierck  Harmense, 
83,  86. 

Fisher,  William,   32,  471, 

543,  572,  592. 
Flshlcill,  61,  984,  990,  1003. 
Fisk,  David,  547,  559. 
Fiske,  Eben.,  426. 
Fitch,  Ebathan,  790,  816, 

826,  844,  921,  931,  982, 

1003,  1015. 
Fiteh,   Jonath.,   884,   91 Q, 

931. 

Fiteh,  Pelatiah,  795. 
Fitch,  Saml.,  485. 
Fitch,  Thomas,  581. 
Fiteh,  Wm.,  419. 
Fitchie,  James,  98. 
Fithey,  Jno.,  375. 
Fittock,  Richd.,  825. 
Fitz  Garratt,  John,  10. 
Fitzgerald,  Jno.,  443. 
Fitzpatrick,  John,  476,  499. 
Fitzpatrick,  Joseph,  391. 
Fitz  Roy,  Augustus,  219. 
Fitzsimons,  Edward,  518. 
Fitzsimmous,  Patk.,  435. 
Flagg,  John,  559. 
Flanderau,  Peter,  325,  326. 
F/atbush,  4,  15,  18,  24,  46, 

51,  67,  104. 
Flattlaiids,  67,  80,  316. 
Fleete.  Thomas,  31. 
Fleming,  Michl.,  827. 
Fleming,  Sampson,  393,  671. 
Fltming,  935,  937,  938,  939, 

941. 

Fleeraboom,    Jervas,  119, 
131. 

Fletcher,  Angus,  440. 
Fletcher.  Joseph,  407. 
Flick,  Martin.  819. 
Flinn,  Jno.,  409. 
Flint,  Andrew,  562. 
Flint.  Roval,  857.  858,  859, 

860,  910.  913,  929. 
Flintlam,  John,  562. 
Flood,  Noah,  410. 
Florida,  704,  784,  787,  807, 

831,  882. 
Flovd,  Nicholl,  651,  739. 
Flovd,  Win..  738.  7:50,  7  12. 
Floyd,  310,  468,  492,  795. 

1003. 

Focks.  Barnaby,  481. 
Foey,  Hendrick,  814. 


Folger,  Benj.,  741. 

Folk,  Ainli-  w,  112. 

Fuller,  Thomas,  155. 

Folsorn,  John.  861. 

Po&S,  Jacob,  287. 

Fonchey,  Amiabh-,  1017. 

Fonda,  A  bra.,  266  26S.  880. 

Fonda,  11. hit.  57'.. 

Fonda,  Isaac  D.,  7  76,  990. 

Fonda,  Jellis.  299,  464,  467, 
471,  537.  561.  575.  5*4, 
586,  654,  655,  677,  678, 
695,  705,  732,  747,  771. 

Fonda,  Jellis  A.,  877,  881, 
909,  982,  1010,  1012.  1013. 

Fonda,  Lawrence,  S08,  ML 
612. 

Fondey,  Douw,  255.  270. 
Fondey,  Jesse  I>.,  1001. 
F'ondey,    John,    9*3,  990, 

1001,  1011. 
Fonner,  Matthias,  380. 
Foot,  Ebenezer,  797,  863. 
Foot,  Isaac,  824,  840,  842. 
Foot,  Jno.,  456. 
Foot.  Justin,  797. 
Forbas,  Wm,  524. 
Forbes,  Alex.,  388. 
Forbes,  Capt..  129. 
Forbes,  Chas.,  332,  383. 
Forbes,  Duncan,  339,  373. 
Forbes,  James,  820. 
Forbes,  John,  364. 
Forbes,  Wm.,  549. 
Forbus,  John,  696. 
Ford,  Chas.,  485. 
Ford,  Chilion,  788. 
Ford,   Edward,    494,  508, 

548. 

Ford,  Jacob,  652,  776. 
Ford,  John,  928. 
Ford,  Richard,  409. 
Ford.  Thos.,  78,  424,  434, 

451. 
Fordham,  3. 

Formaii.  Wm  .  149,  471,  485, 
505. 

Forgey,  John,  464. 
Forrest,  Arthur,  455. 
Fort,  Gerrit,  808. 
Fort,    lsa.tr.   115,   116,  450, 

451,  789,  808. 
Fort,  John,  66,  879. 
F\>rt,  Nil  h  s.  TS3,  769. 
Fort,  Peter,  789,  808. 
Fort,  Simon,  7:i:5,  769. 
Fort  Ann.  98.  BOO,  BOT,  317, 

500.  506,  601,  W9,  119, 

770.  7  7::.  191,  191  854, 

864.  882,  917.  919. 
Fort  Fduard.  993,  133,  200, 

291.  292.  JOS.  J12,  604. 
Fort  G»  orp'|  I..  I  ;.-.-nrc),  651, 

652,  653,  656. 
Fort  Ik-udrick,  44t>,  4ft& 


1046 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Fort  Hunter,  210,  231,  244, 
705,  781,  782,  784,  787, 
802,  834. 

Fort  Montgomery  840.  % 

Fort  Miller,  428,  429. 

Fort  Niagara,  908. 

Fort  Nicholson.  98. 

Fort  Nieholls,  230.  232. 

Fort  Orange.  3. 

Fort  Saratoga,  442. 

Fort  Schuyler,  867. 

Fort  Stanwix,  294. 

Fosson,  Jno.,  404. 

Foster,  Albert,  894. 

Foster,  Manuel,  484,  602. 

Foster,  Mannaduke,  461. 

Foster,  Peter,  557,  621. 

Foster,  Robt.,  621. 

Foster,  Saml.,  705,  988. 

Foster,  Thomas,  897. 

Fothergill,  Hugh,  781. 

Fotheringham,  Jno.,  442, 
531. 

Fountaine,  Anthony,  28. 
Fountain,  Joseph,  590. 
Fowle,  Hester,  457. 
Fowler,  Balthus,  823. 
Fowler,  Henr}',  53. 
Fowler,  Isaac,  437. 441.  450, 
457. 

Fowler,  John,  558,  580. 
Fowler,  Michl.,  821. 
Fowler,  Moses,  193. 
Fowler,   Saml.,   436,  441, 

450,  457. 
Fowler,  Solomon,  870,  877. 
Fowler,  Theo.,  676,  803,  820, 

821. 

Fowler,  Timothy,  842,  848. 
Fox,  Anthony,  542. 
Fox,  John  C,  929. 
Foy,  Edward.  608,  693. 
Foy,  John,  454,  484. 
Foy,  Nathaniel,  693. 
Fraile,  Geo.,  356,  501,  505. 
Francis,  Christopher,  579. 
Francis,  James,  923. 
Francis,  Jno.,  438. 
Francis,  Turbutt,  442. 
Franck,  Conraet,  209,  303, 

310.  378. 
Francken,  Henry  A.,  453, 

455,  476. 
Frankfort   299,    308,  841, 

1003. 

Franklin,  Henry,  577,  578, 
629. 

Franklin,  Jos.,  342,  368. 
Franklin,  Thos.,  724,  726, 

967,  970,  971. 
Franklin.  Walter,  482,  500, 

543,  551. 
Franklin,  491,  682,  709,  784, 

785,  914,  917,  922,  931, 

980. 


Franse,  Aron,  12. 
Frans,  Coenradt,  823. 
Fraser,  Alex.,  331,  337,  348, 

406,  419,  432,  437,  518, 

615,  622,  625. 
Fraser,  Arch.,  426. 
Fraser.  Hugh,  369,  400,  431, 

446,'  466,  887. 
Fraser,  Lewis  V.,  436. 
Fraser,  Roderick,  385. 
Fraser,  Thos.,  424. 
Fraser,  Wm.,  468,  578. 
Frasier,  Alexr.,  352,  353. 
Frasier,  Daniel,   525,  538, 

574. 

Frasier,  John,  352,  388. 
Frasier,  Wm.,  352. 
Frazer,  Donald,  506,  525. 
Frazer,  nenry,  506. 
Frazier,  Henry,  525. 
Frazier,  Lieutenant,  1027. 
Frazier,  Thos.,  477. 
Freaker,  Henr}',  474. 
Fredenbergh,  Chs.  de,  449, 

454,  472,  474,  655. 
Frederick.  And.,  367. 
Frederick,  John,  897.  ' 
Frederick,  Richd.,  435. 
Frederickson,  Carston,  5. 
Fredenryk.  John  C,  994. 
Freeborne,  Isaac,  503,  539. 
Freebush,  Matthew,  809. 
Freeman,  Thos.,  210,  219. 
Freer,  Abm.,  485. 
Freer,  Jacobus,  806. 
Freer,  Saml.,  1012. 
Freetown,  974,  975,  976,  978. 
Freligh,  Geo.,  777. 
Fremont,  979. 

Freeman,  Thos.,  438.  841, 
1003. 

French,  Benjn..  555. 
French,  Jer.,  407,  424,  561, 
574. 

French,  John,  31,  389.  395, 

405,  414,  420,  439,'  448, 

527,  1026. 
French,  Philip,  64,  66,  69. 
French    grants    on  Lake 

Champlain,  602. 
Frend,  John,  548,  608,  774. 
Frentop.  John.  844. 
Frere,  Hugo,  93,  100,  109. 

119. 

Fresman,  And.,  173. 
Frey,  Hendrick,  835. 
Frey,  John,  875. 
Fncket,  Thomas,  541. 
Friel,  John,  578. 
Friend,  Wm.,  413,  527. 
Friends'  settlement,  814,  841, 

842,  844,  880,  881. 
Frink,  Andw.,  837. 
Frink.  John,  475. 
Frink',  Nathan,  837. 


Frink,  Seth,  837 
Frisbee,  Philip,  841. 
Friswell,  Jno.,  361,  687. 
Frost,  John,  146. 
Frost,  Joseph,  424. 
Frost,  Wm.,  446,  531. 
Fry,  Abiel,  893,  898. 
Fry,  John,  774. 
Frymier,  Michael,  816. 
Fuller,  Catherine,  807. 
Fuller,  Ebenezer,  923. 
Fuller,   Jeptha,    827,  828, 
861. 

Fuller,  Peeke,  403. 

Fulertown,  Ro.,  42. 

Ful/iam  (Vt.).  392,  422,  555, 
556,  565. 

Fulton,  452,  503. 

Fulton  co.,  270,  271,  273, 
274,  275,  276,  278,  280, 
284,  285,  286,  287,  306, 
452,  502,  505,  707,  744, 
747,  885,  911,  915,  919, 
927,  929,  979. 

Funda.  (See  Fonda,  Fondey.) 

Furnace,  Henry,  495. 

Furman,  Gabriel,  672,  792, 
825.  (See  Forman.) 

Furniss,  Henry,  412. 

Fuser,  Lewis  Ball,  573. 

G. 

Gaberal,  Nicholas  E.,  660. 
Gaften,  Steph.,  424. 
Gage,  Thomas,  418,  462,  467, 
475. 

Gain.  Hugh,  533. 
Galatian,  David,  129,  130, 
135. 

Gale,  Abram,  379,  388. 
Gale,  Peter,  894. 
Gale,  Samuel,  526,  629. 
Gale,  Thos.,  379,  388,  498. 
Galen,  973,  976,  977,  978, 
980. 

Gallagher,  Abm.,  449,  472. 
Gallot,  Chs..  347. 
Galloway,  Alexr.,  787,  863. 
Galloway,  John,  863. 
Gamble,  Thos.,  404,  444. 
Gamble,  Wm.,  445. 
Gamblin.  Richard,  495. 
Gamos,  John,  658. 
Gannepaine,  Saml.,  10. 
Gansevoort,  L.,   238,  244, 

245,  704. 
Gardinere,  Andries,  63,  66, 

88,  824. 
Gardinear,  Gilbert,  824. 
Gardeneir.  Jacob,  528. 
Gal-dine*^  Saml.,  824. 
Gardner.  Benone,  825. 
Gardiner,  David,  662,  864, 

884,  923. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1047 


Gardiner,  Jesse,  812. 
Gardner,  John,  105,  111. 
Gardner,  Samuel,  497,  585. 
816. 

Gardner,  Stephen,  889. 
Gardner,  Thomas,  538. 
Gardiner,    Valentine,  329, 
382. 

Gardiner's  island,  11L 
Gardiner,  Win,  365. 


Gerlach.  (See  Garlach.) 

German,  Francis,  832,  862. 

German,  856,  913. 

German  flats,  183,  274,  281, 
303,  310,  379. 

Germans,  161.  (See  Pala- 
tines.) 

Germantown,  97,  176. 

Geritse,  Adrian.  68,  82,  84 
125,  161. 


Garlach,  John  Christ..  120.   Gerretson,  John,  7,  20. 

158,  159,  165,  167.  173.    j     (See  Garrison.) 
Garland,  George,  672.  1  Gerritson.  Martin,  18. 

Garland.  Peter.  511.  |  Gerritse  (Van  Bergen)  Mar- 

Garland,  Thomas,  153,  156,  j     tin,  30.  (See  Van  Bergen.) 

157.  Gettman,  Fredk..  856,  875. 

Garlatt,  Gideon.  704.  ,  Gevertsou,  Albert,  15. 

Garlick.  (See  Garlach.)        !  Gibb,  And.,  44,  73. 
Garlinghouse,  James,  888.    !  Gibbs,  Jno.,  457. 
Garlinghouse,  Stephen,  888.  '  Gibbs.  Richard,  38. 


Garlock.  Phil..  424.  479 
Galliott,  Jacob,  82. 
Garnit,  John.  670. 
Garnsey,  John,  788. 
Garnsey.  Peter,  590. 
Garoga,  979. 
Garrat.  Rich..  22. 
Garret,  Anthy.,  394,  690, 
691. 


Gibbs,  Thomas,  8. 
j  Gibson,  John,  331. 
j  Gibson,  Wm.,  435. 
I  Gidney,  Joseph,  650. 
Gifford,  Peleg,  941,  983. 
Gilbert,  Ephraim.  1003. 
Gilbert,  John,  810.  817. 
Gilbert,  Joseph,  852. 
Gilbert,  Josiah.  852,  866. 


Garretson,    L.,    194.    (See  j  Gilbert,  Lester,  363. 


Gerritse.) 
Garrison,  Abrm..  805. 
Garrisou,  Benjamin,  522. 
Garrison,  Jon.,  10. 
Garrison,  John,  410.  609, 

666,  667.  772. 
Garrison,  Nichos..  666. 
Garron,  John,  413.  495. 
Garsen,  Thos.,  662. 
Garton,  Michael,  20. 
Garton.  John,  16. 
Garton,  Thomar,  66. 
Garway.  Mich.,  374. 
Gasherie,  Engeltie,  52. 
Gasherie.  Joseph,  905. 
Gatehouse,    Edward,  134, 

135,  154. 
Gates.  Genrl.,  651. 
Gaul,  Wm.,  .ill. 
Gautier,  Andrew,  391. 
Gay,  John,  479. 
Gayneaw.  Ecienne,  16. 
Gazley,  John,  922. 
Gee,  John.  825,  863. 
Gellis,  Melcher,  132. 
Gembell,  James,  173. 
Genealogy  of  the  Verplank 
familv,  595. 


Gilbert.  Saml.,  411,  814. 
Gilbert.  Thos.,  927. 
•  Gilbert,  Wm.,  710,  812. 
I  Gilbertson.  Garrat,  39. 

Gilboa,  985. 
.  Gilbnrne,  Richard,  612. 
!  Gilchrist.  Adam,  395,  435, 
I     436,  543. 
!  Gilchrist,  John,  871. 
;  Gilchrist,  Patk.,  363,  376. 
:  Gilchrist,  Robt.,  786. 
|  Gilderslieve,  Finch,  833. 
!  Gildersleeve.  Richd.,  4. 
i  Giles,  Alexander,  546,  547, 

551,  552,  553,  559. 
1  Giles.  Charles,  426,  539. 
;  Gill,  Daniel,  506. 
!  Gill,  Robert.  413,  495. 
!  Gill,  Wm.,  503. 
j  Gillam,  James,  240. 
:  Gilliland,  James,  438,  821. 
1  Gillelan,  John,  504. 
Gilliland,   Win..    324.  652, 
|     656,   658,  661,  669,  670, 
685,  686,  689,  691,  693, 
708,  766,  777,  788,  938, 
939,   949,  950,  959,  973, 
976,  977,  980,  989,  990. 
998,  1001. 


Genesee  country.  651. 
Genoa,  940,  953,  954,  956,   Gilles,  Jacob,  123. 

957,  958.  963.  Gilles,  James,  20. 

George,  William,  53.  i  Gillespie,  John.  550. 

Georgetown,  908.  Gillaspie,  Joseph,  668. 

Georgia  (Yt),  530. 
Gerhard,  Danl.,  360. 


Gillaspie,    Ned,  322, 
330,  333. 


324. 


Gilbspy,  Wm.,  C70.  811. 

Gilman,  Jacob,  588. 
Gilmore,  James,  849. 
<  J  i  I  more,  Robt.,  415,  460. 
Gilmore,  Win.,  813. 
Gilston,  Colton,  1024. 
Ginnings,  Solomon,  733. 
Gladwin,  Henry.  31  s,  384. 
Glasford.  Jam.'s,  -13.S.  1>>~, 
472. 

(JlasM-n.  Asa,  795. 
Glaver|  Thos..  815. 
Glazier,  Beamsly,  532,  568. 

575,  591. 
Gleane,  Anthony.  1 1. 
Glebes.  (See  Churches.) 
Glen,  Abm.,  208,  236. 
Glen.  Corns..  454,  4U8,  708. 

820,  863,  879,  907,  911, 

979. 

Glen,  Henry,  424,  454,  468, 

477.  481,  4SJ,  514, 

577. 
Glen,  Jacob, 

233,  234, 
Glen,  John,  303, 

454,  468, 

514,  545 

658,  677 


208, 
235. 


214,  218, 

592,  806. 

415.  4  4  2. 

474.  481,  502, 

575.  577,  655, 
683,  695. 


Glen,  Sander  Lenders,  592. 


298, 
787, 


235, 


Glen,  285,  286,  296, 
575,  704,  725,  772, 
793,  807. 

Glencross,  W.,  95.  97. 

Glen's  purchase,  229, 
236,  272,  479,  986. 

Gleves,  Matthew,  504,  661. 

Glimter,  Fredk.,  820. 

Glossenbwy  (Yt.),  385. 

Goddard.  Nathan,  475. 

Goddard.  Wm.,  700. 

Godfry.  David.  827,  861. 

Godfrey.  John,  550. 

Godsfeed,  Nathl.,  901. 

Goelet,  Peter,  371,  546. 

Goes,  Derick,  833. 

Goff,  John,  795. 

Golden,  Jane.  505. 

Golden,  John.  505. 

Golden,  Richard  M.,  505. 

Goldsberry,  Rol>ert.  17. 

Goldsmith",  Thos..  374. 

Goldthwaite,  Joseph,  622. 

Goldtrap,  Jno.,  899. 

Gonzales,  John,  60. 

Goodale,  Benjn.,  820. 

Goodanongh,  A.,  650. 

Goodchild,  Geo.,  374. 

Goodrich,  Chas.  W.,  840. 

Goodrich,  John,  600. 

Goodride,  John,  568. 

<  i<  odwin.  Abrm..  68  t. 

Goodwin.  Cutalina,  728. 

Goodwin,  George,  769. 

Goodwin,  Henry,  728. 


1048 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Goodwin,  John,  898. 
Goodwin,  Wm.,  666,  667. 
Goold,  Edwd.,  735. 
Gordon,  Ann,  329,  332,  338, 

372,  519. 
Gordon,  Charles,  519. 
Gordon,  Harry,   393,  449, 

599,  603,  606,  607. 
Gordon,  James,  811. 
Gordon,  Jno.,  386,  605,  606. 
Gordon,   Peter,    393,  449, 

606. 

Gore,  Avery,  898. 
Gore,  Obadiah,  898. 
Gore,  Saml.,  897. 
Gorham,  Joseph,  347,  824. 
Gornee,  John  J.,  812. 
Gorrell.  James,  362,  365. 
Goshen,  291. 
Gould,  Isaac,  795. 
Goulding,  W.,  3. 
Gouvernenr,  Abraham,  58, 

174,  255. 
Gouverneur's  Patent,  931. 
Governor's  purchase,  the, 

846,  849,  850. 
Gowanos,  Peter  Jansen,  6, 

15,  23. 
Gowanos,  47,  100. 
Gowdey,  Andrew,  548. 
Grady,  Thos.,  809. 
Graef,  John,  795. 
Graeme,   David.  422,  467, 

987. 

Graeme,  Robt.,  373. 
Graeme,  Thos.,  377. 
Grafton  (Vt.),  424. 
Graham,  Aug.,  47,  83,  94, 

99,  698,  769,  1002 
Graham,  Chas.,  809. 
Graham,  Chauncey,  490. 
Graham,    Danl.,   857,  868, 

906,  907,  926. 
Graham.  Ennis,  322,  439, 

459,  558. 
Graham,  Edw.,  438. 
Graham,  James,  21,  27,  38, 

698,  795,  803. 
Graham,  John,    329,  340, 

560,  576,  583. 
Graham,  Lewis,  820. 
Graham,   Mary,   438,  475, 

476,  499. 
Graham,  Morris,  677. 
Graham  Richard,  521. 
Graham,  Robt.,  291,  490. 
Graham,   Rose,    320,  475, 

476,  499,  566. 
Graham,  Saml.,  822. 
Graham,  Theodorus  V.  W., 

937,  948,  1004,  1005. 
Graham,  Walter,  571,  586. 
Graham,  Wm,  576,  583. 
Granby,  932,  933,  964. 
Grand  island,  333. 


Grand  island  (Vt.),  391,  585. 
Grant,  Allen,  329,  376,  383, 

444,  483,  571. 
Grant.  Alex.,  348,  352,  356, 

383,  388,  550,  566,  601, 

629,  631,  672,  908. 
Grant,  Danl.,  364. 
Grant,  Evan,  440,  495. 
Grant,  Finley,  388. 
Grant,  Henry,  557,  622. 
Grant,  James,  336,  363,  368, 

381,  444,  483,  816. 
Grant,  John,  352,  391,  573, 

615,  623,  665,  666,  667. 
Grant,  Lewis,  388. 
Grant,  Robert,  327,  345. 
Grant,  Thos..  510. 
Granville,  332,  333,  335,  346, 

347,  348,  372,  444,  498, 

621,  622,  778,  883. 
Gratz,  Bernard,  663,  678. 
Gratz,  Michl.,  663. 
Grave,  Wm.,  467. 
Graves,  Matthew,  849. 
Gravesend,  67. 
Gravis,  Wm.,  441,  442. 
Gray,  Alex.,  527,  567,  570, 

596,  665,  667,  668. 
Gray,  Elijah,  844. 
Gray,  Elisha,  844. 
Gray,  James,  387,  505,  526, 

533,  717. 
Gray,  John.  827,  861. 
Gray,  Nath'l.,  844,  845. 
Grav,  Robert,  435,  440,  449, 

472. 

Gray,  Silas,  880. 

Graydon,  Alex.,  373. 

Great  Barnes  island,  59,  64. 

Great  Captain's  island,  308. 

Greaves,  Mark,  677. 

Gredon.  James,  431. 

Gredon,  Mary,  431. 

Green,  Benjn.,  781. 

Green,  David,  404,  455. 

Green,  Eben,  880,  888. 

Green,  Josiah,  888. 

Green,  Thomas,  873. 

Green,  Timothy,  232,  814. 

Green,  Wm.,  910. 

Greene,  714,  848,  914. 

Greene  Co.,  130,  241,  248, 
269,  277,  305,  311,  315, 
335,  340,  439,  442,  446, 
454,  457,  463,  472,  476, 
477,  485,  499,  543,  544, 
559,  561,  562,  569,  623, 
775,  790,  793,  816,  822, 
826,  827,  843,  916,  920, 
922,  925,  990,  1001,  1008, 
1024,  1025,  1026,  1027. 

Greenbush,  828. 

Greenfield,  Lewis,  406. 

Greenfield,  780. 

Green  island,  297. 


Greenln.if,  Stephen,  573,  583. 
Greenshields,  Henry,  449, 
457. 

Greenville,    311,    335,  439, 

446,  447,  1026,  1027. 
Greenwich,  230,  232,  315. 
Greeyer,  Jacobus,  55. 
Gregor,  John,  329,  338,  372, 

510,  657,  804. 
Gregor,  William,  329,  338, 

372,  519,  804. 
Gregory,    Peter  Wharton, 

541,  599. 
Gregory,  Richard,  563,  564. 
Greig,  925,  926,  998. 
Greme,  James,  144. 
Grenden,  Mary,  431. 
Greslaer,    Jeronemus,  247, 

259. 

Greswold,  Thos.,  517. 
Griswould,  Joseph,  523. 
Greter,  Jno.,  349. 
Grevenraet,  Andries,  54. 
Griffin,  Edward,  39. 
Grigg,  Henry,  667. 
Grigg,  John,  517,  623. 
Grigg,  Kenney,  665,  668. 
Griggs,  Alexander,  91,  94, 

99,  485,  769. 
Griggs,  Thos.,  459. 
Grindle,  Thomas,  453,  460. 
Grindleymer,  Phillip,  544. 
Grissel,  David,  890. 
Grissel,  Elijah,  887.  890. 
Grissel,  Ephraim,  792,  873. 
Grissel,  Gideon,  887. 
Griswold,  Edwd.,  990,  1018. 
Griswold,  Joseph,  484,  517, 

523,  541. 
Grite,  Wm.,  817. 
Groen,  Wm.  Marius,  858, 

861,  862. 
Groesbeck,  Gerrard,  244. 
Groesbeck,  John,  218,  221, 

244. 

Groesbeck,  Stevanus,  109. 
Groff,  Rosel,  889. 
Gronendyck,  Peter,  24. 
Groner,  Thos.,  472. 
Groome,  Francis,  505,  507. 
Groot,  Nichs.,  308. 
Gros,  John  Danl.,  706,  766, 
781. 

Grossman,  Benj.,  434. 

Grote,  Wm.,  820. 

Groton,  946.  953,  955,  956, 

960,  961. 
Grouse,  Christian,  691. 
Grout,  Elijah,  584. 
Grout.  Helkiah,  389. 
Grouti  John,  558,  560,  562, 

570,  583. 
Grout,  Jonathan,  411,  4i2, 

425. 

Grove,  Peter,  468. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1049 


Grover,  Jacob,  937. 
Grover,  Saml..  937. 
Grumley,  John,    544,  547. 

553,  557,  569. 
Guenon,  Jan..  20. 
Guerin,  Elizth.,  216,  217. 
Guerin,  Maynard,  216,  217. 
Guest,  Henry,  977. 
Guilford,  105,  181,  684,711, 

7i2,  713,  714,  715,  716, 

717,  718,  719,  721,  722. 
Guilford  (Yt.)  432,  541,  554, 

561,  566. 
Guion,  Isaac,  713,  724. 
Guise,  "Vital.,  538,  580. 
Gulick,  Joachim,  48. 
Gun,  David,  599. 
Gunn,  George,  574. 
Gun,  Henry,  388. 
Gunnis,  Jno.,  434. 
Gunsales,  Daniel,  827,  861. 
Gunsales,  Sam'l,  827,  861. 
Gurnall,  Hugh,  456. 
Gurney,  Francis,  430. 
Guthrie,  WfiL,  747. 
Guy,  Tovvnshend,  340,  366. 
Guyon,  Jaques,  12,  87. 
Gyles,  Charles,  519,  628. 

865. 

Gysbertsen,  Tunis,  51. 
H. 

Haburn,  Wm.,  747. 
Hackingsack,  50,  74,  86. 
Hackney,  Wm.,  819. 
Haddock.  Wm„  433. 
Haden,  Charles,  883; 
Hadley,  George,  65. 
Hadlev,  Joseph,  37. 
Hadky,  610,  622,  731. 
Hagadorn,  Derick,  270. 
Hagen.  Hend'k,  877. 
Hager,  Hend'k,  203. 
Hager,  Peter,  858,  860.  861, 
862. 

Hagerty,  Jno.,  894. 
Hagerty,  Wm.,  951,  952. 
Haggart,  Win.,  329,  383. 
Hague,  437,  ^-77,  527,  681, 

767,  862,  921,  980,  981. 
Haight,  Jon.,  391. 
Haight,  Samuel,  49. 
Haight,  Wm ,  497,  585. 
Haines,  William.  40. 
Haire,  Alex.,  476. 
Hairholt.  John,  800. 
Haisty.  Root..  435. 
Hains,  Wm.,  792. 
Hake,  Sam'l,  967,  971. 
Haldane,  Wm.,  500. 
Halden,  Wm.,  400. 
Hale,  James,  818. 
Halenbeeck,  Johanis,  123, 

124,  186.  (See  Hollenbeck.) 
Hales,  Mary,  427. 

132 


Half  Moon,  109,  561. 
Halifax  (Vt.),  343,  381,  392, 

408,  432. 
Hall,  Caleb,  550. 
Hall,  Dennis,  686,  690.  691, 

692. 

Hall,  Kloakim,  380,  415.  531, 
547,  548,550.554,  563,379. 

Hall,  Elisha,  550. 

Hall,  George, 6,  7,  14, 15,890. 

Hall,  Hezekiah,  550. 

Hall,  Isaac,  550. 

Hall,  James,  791,  820. 

Hall,  Jer.,  389. 

Hall,  John.  43,  363,  382. 
386,  461,  479. 

Hall,  Mathew,  820. 

Hall,  Nathan.  832,  861. 

Hall,  Robert,  589. 

Hall,  Sam'l,  550. 

Hall,  Stephen,  550. 

Hall,  Wm.,  654,  703,  7-)4, 
782,  793,  807. 

Halle,  Richard,  23. 

Hallenbeck,  J.,  1026. 

Hallenbrook,  John,  130. 

Haller.  Mary,  431. 

Hallet,  Geo.,  797. 

Hallet,  Jacob,  554,  855,  857, 
877,  914,  931,  932,  934, 
936,  942,  943,  944,  953, 
954,  955,  973,  974. 

Hallet,  Noah,  844. 

Hallet,  Solomon,  797. 

Hallet,  William,  74,  103. 

Hallick,  Jonathan,  862. 

Hallock,  Jesse,  396. 

Hallock,  Jonathan,  859. 

Hallum,  J.  J.,  451. 

Halsey,  Isaac,  825. 

Halsey,  Silas,  787,  803. 

Halstead,  Henry,  489. 

Halstead,  John,  801. 

Halyburton,  Wm.,  437.  . 

Hamden,  695. 

Hamilton,  Alice,  504.  503. 

Hamilton,  Arch'd,  400,  409, 
504,  505. 

Hamilton,  Hosea,  863. 

Hamilton,  Isaac,  805. 

Hamilton,  James,  657,  805. 

Hamiltou,  John,  215,  421. 

Hamilton,  Joseph,  916. 

Hamilton,  Pat'k.  841. 

Hamilton,  740,  914. 

Hamilton  Co.,  598,  609.  616, 
618,  706,  707,  722,  723, 
724,  725,  730,  731,  736, 
738,  740,  741,  742,  745. 
746,  747,  766,  781,  191, 
875,  908,  911,  915,  9i% 
923.  925,  967,  968,  969, 
970j  984.  985,  991.  992, 
993,  994,  995,  996,  997, 
998,  1002. 


Hammoll,  John,  39. 
Hammon,  Jon.,  3M9. 
1  lammon,  Thos.,  557. 
Hammond,  Abijah.  7  13,  718, 

719,  722,  723, 

858,  868,  884. 
Hammond,  Jno.,  427. 
I  laminond,    Lebbens,  890, 

894. 

Hammond,  Thos.  196. 
Hammond,  751. 
Hampden,  491,  7 00,  '.^O. 
Hampton,  Jon.,  391. 
Hampton,    320,    336,  339, 

358,  360,  386?  874,  907, 

916,  917,  919,  083. 
Hamtramck,  Jno.  F.,  788. 
Hancock,  Uriah,  991. 
Hancock,  1025. 
Hancock,  (Vt.),  602.  604. 
Handheld,  Win.,  432. 
Handle,  Jacob,  813. 
Handsforth,    Joseph,  686, 

690,  691,  692. 
Handy,  Jno.,  893. 
Handy,  Thos.,  895. 
Hanley,  James,  659. 
Hanlv*    Thus.,    193,  197, 

203. 

Hannibal,  932,  963. 
Hans.  Peter  Hendrix  de,  50. 
Hanse,  Essia,  71.  73. 
Hanse,  Jeronimns,  63. 
Hansen,  Dirck.  819. 
Hanson,  Haus,  3,  101,  103, 
106. 

Hansen,  Hendriek,  101,  102, 
103,  106,  167. 

Hansen,  Isaac,  122. 

Hansen,  Jan.,  25,  27 

llanser,  Joseph,  452. 

Haphoy,  Jer..  467. 

Harborno,  Wm.,  435. 

Harbomy,  Thos.  A5& 

Harburgher.  Fred.  Jno.,  388. 

Hardenbergh,  Abr'm,  811, 
831,  832,  837,  869,  894, 
905,  909,  921,  931.  937, 
942,  948,  957,  975,  9VJ, 
983. 

Hardenbergh,  Jane,  982. 

Hardenbergh,  John,  55,  58, 
81,  82,  83,  84,  123,  124, 
133,  152,  458,  518,  5jo( 
524.  697,  699. 

Hardenbergh.  John  L.,  657, 
845,  830,  982. 

Hardenbergh,  Leonard,  983. 

Hardenburgh  patent,  500, 
697,  699,  700,  703,  803, 
850,  903,  979;  papers  in 
the  controversy  between 
the  heirs  of  Gen.  Brad- 
street  and  the  proprietors 
of  696 ;  bounds  of  the  807. 


1050 


IXDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Harding;.  John,  827.  861. 
Harding.  Oliver,  809. 
Harding,  Robt,,  426,  450, 

517,  545,  557,  585.  » 
Hardin,  Thos..  840. 
Hardon.  Mich'l.  48,  82. 
Hardy,  Y\on.  899. 
Harford  973,  974.  976,  977. 
Baring,  Cornelius.  864^  927, 
Haring,   Elbert,  984,  985, 

990. 

Haring.  John,  911. 
Harlem,    5,  96,    106,  174, 

227.  (See  New  York.) 
Harlow.  Judah.  426,450.545. 
Harlowe,  Wm.,  650. 
Harman,  Thos..  373. 
Harmense.  Myndert,  65,  532. 
Harmense.  Nanning,  68.  76. 

81.  82,  87.  89,  93. 
Harmense,  Tierck,  69,  73, 

75.  (See  Fisher.) 
Harny,  Rich'd.  10. 
Harper,  Alex.,  441,  459,  464. 

481,  778,  836.  866,  884. 
Harper,  Anthonv.  503.  539. 

627.  . 
Harper,  Jno..  279,  441,  459, 

464,  481,  604.  678.  682. 

684,  709,  828,  884,  1021. 
Harper.  Joseph,   441,  459, 

464,  481. 
Harper.    Josias,    354,  449, 

450,  1026. 
Harper,  Rob.,  363,  506.  (See 

Harpur.) 
Harper,  Win..  441.  459,  464, 

481,  654.  781,  784.  882, 

909. 

Harpersfield.  481. 

Harpur,  Robt..  317.  320.321, 

323.  326,  359,  429,  480, 

582,  712,  715,  719,  860, 

876.  (See  Harper.) 
Harris,  Daniel  497,  585. 
Harris,  Henry!  669,  824. 
Harris.  James.  424. 
Harris,  John.  843.  849.  895. 
Harris.  Joshua,  770,  791. 
Harris,  Moses.  709.  769,  770, 

792,  863,  868. 
Harris,  Robert,  615,  619. 
Harris!  Saml.,  668. 
Harrison,  Edw.,  216,  217. 
Harrison,  Elisha.  809. 
Harrison,  Francis.  106,  108. 

112.  124,  139,  140,  14E 

142,  156,  163,  166,  168, 

169,  172,  436.  705. 
Harrison,  Geo.,  255.  256,  257. 
Harrison,  Jno.,  49,  367,  456. 
Harrison,  Morley,  986. 
Harrison,  Nicholas,  609,  665. 
Harrison.  Richard,  513,  616, 

898,  948,  957. 


Harsop,  Joseph,  510. 
Harry,  Philip,  413,  495. 
Hart,  Henrv,  800. 
Hart,  Philip,  669. 
Hart,  Wm.,  815. 
Hartdwick,  Christian,  1015. 
Hartel  Fred.,  338. 
Hartford,  291,  293,  297,  318. 
Hartrord(Yt.).  361,  389,  390, 

392.  398,  428,  563. 
Hartshorne.  Joshua,  366. 
Hartsville,  929. 
Hartwick,  John,  709. 
Hartwick,  J.  Chris..  280.  282. 

287,  288.  302. 
Hartwick,  280,  282.  288. 
Harvey,  Elisha,  817. 
Harvey,  James,  920. 
Harvie,  Jno.,  469.  625. 
Harvev.  Joseph,  676. 
Harvey  Obid.  981. 
Harvey,  Phil.,  431. 
Harwich  (Vt.),  423. 
Hasbome,  Thos.,  456.  499, 

502. 

Hasbrouck,  Abm.,  91,  262, 
269,  270,  272,  273,  316, 
457. 

Haasbrouck.  Augustus.  674. 
Hasbroucq.  Daniel  269. 
Hasbrouck,  Elias,  1001. 
Hasbrouck,  Isaac,  316,  809. 
Hasbrouck,  Jacob,  660. 
Hasbrouck,  John.  662. 
Hasbrock.  Jon..  95. 
Hasely,  Frs.,  386. 
Hasenclever.  Peter.  365.  373. 

404.  421,  422,  455,  466, 

467,  987. 
Haskell  Jno.,  126, 127,  128, 

150.  152.  174. 
Hassold,   Fredk.  W.,  675, 

827. 

Hasting,  Jacob  Hendrickse. 
107. 

Hastings,  788,  838,  S39. 

Hastv.  Margt..  427. 

Hasty.  Wm..  427,  432. 

Hatch,  James,  988. 

Hatch.  Joel,  844. 

Hatch.  SamL,  705.  8S0,  920, 
980,  987. 

Hatcli,  Timothv.  844.  845. 

Hatch,  Wells,  844. 

Hathaway,  John,  744. 

Hathorn.  John,  789,  900. 
902.  928. 

Hatton.  Andrew,  571. 

Hatten,  Robt.,  579. 

Haver  straw.  28,  43,  63,  68, 
97,  170,  177.  184. 190.  251, 
253,  289,  423.  726,  905, 
910.  927.  1021,  1022. 

Havey,  Wm.,  813. 

Haviland,  Joseph,  480,  552. 


Havilish,  Michael  810. 
Hawdon,  Michael,   64,  70, 
108. 

Hawkins.  David,  781,  795, 
796. 

Hawkins,  Joseph.  130,  434. 
Hawkins.  Zach.,  299. 
Hawley,  Jehiel,  290,  318. 
Flaws,  Peletiah.  967,  969. 
Haws,  Wm.,  8.!  5. 
Hawxhurst,  Wm.,  967. 
Hay,  Alex.,  422. 
Hay,  Jehu,  376.  422. 
Hay,  John,  385.  422.  600. 
Hay,  Udny,  656,  798.  806, 
855. 

Haycock.  John,  804. 

Hayd,  Thos.,  386. 

Havs.  Cornelius,  686.  689, 

691,  692. 
Hays,  Ezekiel  747. 
Hayes.  Richard,  27. 
Haywood,  Josiah,  289. 
Hazard,  Ebenezer,  815. 
Hazard,  John,  906. 
Hazard,  Nathaniel  186,  187, 

202,  212,  254. 
Hazard,  Richard,  517,  683. 
Hazeless.  Henry,  405. 
Hazells,  Henry,  495. 
Hazeii.  Moses.*301,  653.  656, 

670,  681.  797. 
Heacocks,  Thos..  858. 
Heath,  Sam'l,  203,  206,  225. 

226,  227,  230,  231. 
Heathcote.  Caleb.  47.  48,  54, 

56.  63,  92,  926,  1002. 
Heathcote.  Martha.  169.  187. 
Heathorn.  Abr'm  ,  665,  667. 
Hebron,  293,  316,  317,  329, 
330,  335,  338,  345,  347, 
349,  350,  351,  360,  361, 
364,   375,  382,  409,  410. 
Heeht,  Fred.  Wm..  394.  456, 
517,  522,  524.  542,  579, 
606,  610,  629,  682. 
Hector.  956,  957.  959,  960, 

962,  963. 
Heddin,  Zopher,  435. 
Hedding.  James.  375. 
j  Hedger,  Joseph,  78. 
|  Heegar,  Hend'k.,  415,  418, 
459,  465. 
Heints,  Wm.,  313,  314. 
Helebrand.  Peter,  33. 
Helen,  W..  239. 
Hellgate  island,  83. 
Helme,  Anselme,  821. 
Helm,  Dan'L,  827,  861. 
Helme,  Israel,  4. 
|  Helm,  Peter,  861. 
i  Hempstead.  3,  4,  16.  25,  27, 
28.  32.  35,  36,  37,  48,  70, 
73,  86.  87,  98,  189,  253, 
254,  255,  284,  341,  557. 


IXDHX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


10.-,  1 


Henderson,  Derrick,  34. 
Henderson,    Donald,  453, 
542. 

Henderson,  Elizth.,  600, 
603. 

Henderson,  James.  152,  167, 

225,  229,  233,  239,  240, 

341,  432. 
Henderson,  Wm.,  792,  809, 

857,  866,  929. 
Hendricks,  Henry,  69,  71. 
Hendricks,  Hermon,  14. 
Hendrick.  Joost,  832,  861. 
Hendrick,  Roelof,  19. 
Hendrickse,  Essie,  69. 
Hendrickse,  Hendrik,  485. 
Heudricksen,  Arien,  15. 
Heudricksen.  Cornelius.  826. 
Hendrickson,  Danl.,  557. 
Hendrickson,  H.,  122. 
Hendrickson,  Peter,  880. 
Hendrickson,  Thomas,  557. 
Hendrixson,  John,  23. 
Hennery,  Benj.,  472. 
Henry,  Hugh,  483,  545. 
Henry,  Jon.,  14. 
Henry,  Joshua,  897. 
Henry,  Root.,  746. 
Hepburn,  David,  338,  385. 
Hepburn,  Stacy.  658,  1021. 
Herkimer,    Hendrick,  262, 

263. 

Herkimer,  Johan  Joost,  256, 
262,  263,  264,  274,  285, 
371. 

Herkemeyer,  Nicholas.  461, 
469. 

Herkimer,  271,  299,  305,  30S, 
986.  987. 

Herkimer  Co..  268.  269,  271, 
272,  274,  275,  276,  278, 
281,  282,  285.  288,  293. 
295,  296,  297,  298,  299. 
303,  304,  305.  306,  307, 
308,  310,  379,  457,  467, 
475,  479,  4S7,  694,  706, 
725,  740,  766,  769,  771, 
792,  796,  827,  841.  882, 
911,  979,  980,  986,  987, 
998,  1003. 

Herman, Valentine.  226.  229. 
232. 

Herner,  Johannes,  176. 
Heron,  David,  472. 
Heron,  Hercules.  709. 
Heron,  Isaac,  489,  537,  567, 

585,  603,  606. 
Heron,  Jno.,  472, 
Herring,  Jacob,  677. 
Herring,  Wm.,  446.  531. 
Hertford  (Vt.).  389,  398. 
Hervie,  Jno.:  484,  543,  1026. 
Hervey,  Wm.,  1015. 
Hess,  Henry,  665,  666,  776. 
Hesse,  Jobs.,  323,  348. 


I  Hess,  Joost,  881. 

i  Hettield,  A bner,  893. 

Hewling,  Henry,  825. 

Hews,  Peter,  425. 

Hey,  Johannis,  136,  158, 
178,  180. 

Heyer,  Jacob,  819. 

Heiser,  Jacob,  1012. 

Heyser,  Martin,  1009. 

Hicki,  George,  406. 

Hickie,  John,  574. 

Hicks,  Benj.,  815. 

Hicks,  Gilbert,  534. 

Hicks,  John,  4,  338,  357, 
685. 

Hicks,  Thomas,  43,  534. 
Hicks,  Wheaten.  825. 
Hicks,  Whitehead,  420,  478, 

534,  595. 
Higby,  Saml,  809. 
Higby,  Thomas,  20,  36,  55. 
Higgeus,  John,  668. 
Hiyhyatt(Yt.),  530,531,  533, 

534,  537. 
Highlands,  the,  27,  43.  90, 

94,  161,   162,  470,  483, 

484. 

Highland  regiments,  case  of 
the  lieutenants  of,  397. 

Higinsou,  John,  525. 

Hill,  Erastus,  654. 

Hill,  Isaac,  514. 

Hill,  James,  909. 

Hill,  Obadiah,  824. 

Hill,  Thos.,  823. 

Hill  Wm.,  922. 

Hillyard,  Nathaniel,  578. 

Hiltou,  Lancelot,  337,  346. 

Hilts,  Jacob,  203. 

Himepough,  Peter,  839. 

Himer,  Chas.  H,  1015. 

Hiuchman.  John,  1 1. 

Hindsburgh  (Vt.),  625. 

Hindsdale,  John,  514,  604. 
610. 

Hindsdale  (Vt.),  421. 
Hinman,  Trueman,  290,  299. 

318,  564. 
Hinneman,  And.,  417. 
Hiuton,  John.  733. 
Hiuton,  Ilichd.,  627. 
Hisham,  Jotin,  819. 
Hiss,  Margaret,  776. 
Hissernon,  Morris,  367. 
Hitcbcock,  Lyman.  653,  826. 
Hitchcock,  Zina,  843,  862, 

982,  983,  998. 
Hizer,  Michael,  1010. 
Hoagland,  Christopher,  7. 
Hobbs.  Jonathan,  549,  568. 
Hobby,  David,  659. 
Hobson.  Thft.,  :;42.  356.  598. 
Hobzapple.  Zacharias,  82:?. 
Hocomb,  Ebenezer,  795.  803. 
Hocomb,  Phineas,  795,  805. 


Hocomb,  Return,  795,  803. 
Hod-e,  li.unard,  19. 
Hodge,  Isaac \  57  2. 
Hodgkins.  Kln  u.,  486,  V\  i. 
Hodgs,  J  no.,  46& 
Hodler,  8010111011.  7 :».*>. 
Hoffman,  Aaron,  SOU. 
Hoffman,  Andw.,  796,  820, 
Hoffman,  Anthony,  911,  ! 

Hoffman,  Joaiah  u, 

950,  960,  1002. 

EoftoMna,  ZactL,  93,  122, 

230,  231,  252. 
Hogaboom,  Chris.,  174. 
Hogaboom,  Cornelius,  5,  6, 

34. 

Uogeboom,  James,  612. 
Huge  boom,  Peter,  614. 
Hogeboom,    {Stephen,  611, 

612,  658,  824,  853,  907, 

983. 

Hogan,  John,  691,  807. 
liogau,  Patk.,  813. 
Hogan,  Wm.,  391. 
Hoghteling,  Thos..  918. 
Holbrook,  David,  880,  896, 

898,  900. 
Holbrook,  Joseph.  434. 
Holdeu,  Wm.,  420. 
Holdship,  Wm.,  690. 
Holland,  Henry,  I06. 

250,  265,  447,  458,  475, 

575,  593. 
Holland,  Jno.,  434,  568,  575, 

812. 

Holland,  lord,  344,  379.  409, 

468,  1003. 
Holland.  Malth-  w,  1  '• '.»,  472. 
Holland,  Samuel,  553,  575, 

607,  629,  630. 
Holland,  Stephen,  407. 
Hollenbeck,  John,  844. 
HoUenbeek,  Iftthew,  529, 

578,898.  (See  Haluibeeck.) 
Hollidav,  Hobt.,  747. 
Holly,  Benjn.,  8S0. 
Holmes,  Geo.,  309. 
Holmes,  John,  515.  564,  623. 
Holmes,  Joseph,  60. 
Holmes,  Obadiah,  17,  28,  31, 

44. 

Soiakndnr,  Albertus,  832, 
861. 

Holstein,  H.  Cornelisz  van, 
3. 

Holt.  Kdw..  433. 
Home.  (S<  v  //  1  ) 

Efmtr,  954,  957,  953,  959, 

961,  963,  1002. 
Homestead  farm,  1020. 
Homfray.  Jcston,  467,  525, 

533. 

Homfrey,  Jno.,  466. 
Homman,  James,  498. 
lloiumedieu,  Ezra  L.,  7u6. 


1052 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Honan,  D.,  47,  48.  70,  108. 
Hoobs,  Samuel,  378. 
Hooffe.  Henry,    183,  184. 

185,  186. 
Hoof.  John,  767. 
Hooglandt,  Adriaen.  469. 
Hooglandt,  Anne,  159,  168, 

169,  170. 
Hoogland.  Corns.  Dircks,  3. 
Hoogland,  Derick  Jansen.  35, 

67,  80,  100. 
Haughland,  John,  813. 
Hoogtig,  Jan  Williamsen,  15. 
Hooper.  Aaron.  409. 
Hooper,  Jno.,  425,  477. 
Hooper,  Robt.  L.,  652,  663, 

664,  668,  669,  676,  678, 

681,  711,  813. 
Hoornbeck,  Benjamin,  840. 

1021.  (See  Hornbeck.) 
Hoorndeck.  Lodewyck,  1023. 
Hoosick,  27,  74,  188,  228, 

306,  309.  481.  654.  736. 
Hope,  706,  707,  730,  731, 

747,  781,  911,  984,  985, 

991.  992,  993,  994,  995, 

996,  997, -998. 
Hopkins,  David,  775. 
Hopkins,  Jos.,  413. 
Hopkins,  Reuben,  864,  903. 
Hopkins,  Thomas,  386. 
Hopper,  Garret.  515,  529. 
Hopper,  Jesper,  863. 
Hopper,  John,  527. 
Hopper,  Mattheus,  382. 
Hopping,  Ephraim,  799. 
Hopson,  Thos.,  432. 
Horicon,  982. 
Horn,  Hanton,  807. 
Hornbeek.  Jacob,  457,  460. 
Hornebeck,  Johs.,  185,  137. 

(See  Hoornbeck.) 
Home,  Jno.,  438. 
Hornellsville.  929,  987,  1008. 
Horner,  Francis,  823. 
Horsefall,  Chris.,  363,  397. 
Horseheads,  838,  883,  892, 

893,  898,  928,  985. 
Horsemauden,  Daniel,  211. 

549,  569. 
Horseneck.  36. 
Horsey,  Hannah,  392,  550. 
Horsey,  Joseph,  392. 
Hosford,  Joseph,  811. 
Hotchkiss,  David.  846,  854, 

872,  1014. 
Hotchkys,  Wm.,  862. 
Hough,  Jurch.  196,  200,  202. 
Houghton,  Jotham,  998. 
Houghton,  Wm.,  477,  498, 

502. 

House,  Christian,  928. 
House,  Cornelius,  808,  814, 
823. 

House,  Henry,  747,  822. 


House,  Jacob.  928. 
House,  John,  561,  812. 
House.  Nathaniel,  540. 
Houselander,  Adam,  544. 
Houselander,  Nichs.,  544. 
Hove  out  land,   255,  256, 

257,  259,  260,  554,  574, 

728,  733,  884,  906. 
Hovey,  Benjn.,  841,  867,  916. 
Howard,  Elisha,  909. 
Howard,  Jno.,  373,  425,  477. 
Howard,    Peter,   824,  843, 

851. 

Howard,  Thomas,  547,  549, 

630,  632. 
Howard,  Wm..  424. 
Howell,  Aron,  807. 
Howell,  Crismus,  484.  499. 
Howell,  David,  807,  820. 
Howell,  Geo.,  803. 
Howell.  Hezekia,  820,  895, 

900. 

Howel.  James,  391. 
Howell.  John,  683,  789. 
Howell.  Nichs.,  373. 
Howley,  Thomas,  229. 
Hoxsie,  Stephen,  833. 
Hoyt.  Benjn.,  290,  318,  320. 
Hubard,  James,  23. 
Hubbard,  Solomon,  1002. 
Hubbell,  Isaac,  788. 
Hubbel,  Lewis.  848. 
Hubble,  Jedediah.  728. 
Huber,  Jacob,  349. 
Hulbert,  John,  432. 
Hubberton  (Yt.),  567,  604, 
631. 

Huddleston,    William,  53, 

137,  138. 
Huddleston,   Wm.  Orcher, 

621. 

Huddy,  Charles,  94. 
Hude,  Adam,  104. 
Hudson,  Danl.,  807. 
Hudson,  Joseph,  435. 
Hudson,  729,  744,  747,  802, 
1024. 

Hufman.  Martin.  42. 
Hugget.  Benjamin.  525. 
Huggins,  Wm.,  958. 
Huges,  Chris.,  876. 
Huges,  James  Iff.,  870. 
Hughes,  Charles,  430,  435, 
437. 

Hughes.  John,  427,  432. 
Hughes,  Peter,  814. 
Hulbert,  Charles,  435. 
Hulet,  Sutherland.  405. 
H  ill,  Wm.,  781. 
Hulton,  Christ'r,  816. 
Hultz,  Eben.,  354. 
Hume,  Patrick,    151,  152, 

153,  158,  173. 
Humphrey.  James,  831. 
Humphreys,  John,  173. 


Humphrey,  Thos..  409. 
Humfries,  Wm.,  657. 

(See  Homfray.) 
Bonn,  Hance,  278. 
Hun,  Thomas,  594. 
Hun,  Wm.,  323,  348,  349, 

1015. 

Hundred  acre  lots  in  military 

tract,  983. 
Hungerford,  Danl.,  1000. 
Hungerford,  Saml.,  426. 
Hunt,  David,  313,  316.  576. 
Hunt,  James,  789,  802,  804. 
Hunt,  Jesse,  823. 
Hunt,  John,  389. 
Hunt,  Jos.,  350. 
Hunt,  Leake,  815. 
Hunt,  Medad,  828,  837,  866, 

883. 

Hunt,  Obadiah,  95,  96. 

Hunt,  Robert,  236. 

Hunt,  Samuel,  150,  154,  155, 

159,  421. 
Hunt,  Thomas,  44,  75,  387, 

579. 

Huntt,  Wm.,  677. 
Hunter,  Elijah,    728,  791, 
875. 

Hunter,  John,  557,  613,  614, 
819. 

Hunter,  Robt.,  673. 

Hunter,  816,  826. 

Huntersfield,  182,  183,  188, 
205,  214. 

Hunter's  island,  313.  316. 

Huntington,  20,  30,  31,  36, 
58,  60,  62,  64,  65,  79,  332, 
447,  981. 

Huntsville,  502. 

Hurley,  Arthur,  766. 

Hurley,  James,  816. 

Hurley,  6,  18,  33,  34,  38,39, 
40,  41,  42,  62,  68.  75,  82, 
84,  89,  98,  125,  127,  129, 
131,  150,  156,  161,  697. 

Huron,  1011. 

Hussey,  Frederick,  13,  33. 
Hussey,  Jno.,  440. 
Hutchins,  Charles,  351. 
Hutchins,  John,  53,  56,  63, 

70,  82. 
Hutchinson,  Frs.,  346. 
Hutchison,  Ralph,  11. 
Hutchinson.  Richd.,  422. 
Hutton,  Andrew,  586. 
Huvck,    Burger,  198,  200, 

201. 

Huyck,  Casper,  612. 
Huzey,  Jacob,  363,  375. 
Huzey,  Thos.,  363. 
Hyatt,  Abrm.,  820. 
Hyatt,  Alvin,  766. 
Hyatt,  Caleb,  154,  475,  771. 
Hyatt.  Minna,  766. 
Hyde.  Danl.,  412. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1053 


Hyde  township,  867. 
Hyde  Park,  916,  917,  924, 

925,  987. 
Hymans,  Albert,  6.  (See 
.  Roosa.) 

Hynes,  Thos.,  820. 
Hynpack,  Peter,  884. 
Hyser,  Martin,  1011. 
Hyslep,  Robert,  521,  710, 
969. 

I. 

Ibbit,  Moses.  414,  461,  578. 
Ibbot,  Moses,  367. 
Ide,  Danl.,  41 1. 
Ilchester,  earl  of,  344,  379, 
409. 

Ily,  Etisha,  773. 
Immigration,  317,  318,  321, 

324,  359,  841,  846. 
Indiana  Company,  700. 
Indian  deeds  to 

Albany  city,  787. 

Anthony,  Nicholas,  47. 

Ashhurst,  Sir  Henry,  91. 

Barclay,  Henry,  242. 

Bauch,  John  Fred.,  271. 

Bayard,  Stephen,  245. 

Becker,  Johannes,  275. 

Bergen,  John,  575,  732. 

Bogaert,    Guysbert  van 
Uyt  den,  28. 

Borghart,  Coenradt,  312. 

Borst,  Jacob,  261. 

Bowen,  Jno.  and  others, 
467. 

Bowen,  William,*  170. 
Bradstreet,  John.  696. 
Brat,  Arent,  239. 
Bronck,  Casparis,  247. 
Brower,  Peter,  575,  793. 
Budd,  John.  1. 
Burnet,  William,  jr.,  175. 
Butler,  John,  and  others, 

468,  477. 
Butler,  Walter,  207,  229. 
Byrne,  Michl.,  and  others, 

414. 

Clark,  Edward,  237. 
Clarke,  Geo.,  103. 
Coeyman  (See  Pietersen). 
Collins,  Edwd.,  214. 
Contreman,  Coenrad,  264. 
Corlear,  Arent,  302. 
Cortlandt.  Widow,  65. 
Cosby,  Wm.,  209,  215. 
Cuyler,  Abm.,  110. 
Denton,  Daniel,  211. 
Dubois,  Louis,  15,  18. 
Fonda,  Jellis,  575,  654. 
Gardiner,  Andries,  66. 
Garlick,   Jan.  Christian, 
167. 

Gasherie,  Engeltie,  52. 


Indian  deeds  to — cont'd: 
Giles,  Alexander,  553. 
Glen,  Jacob,  218. 
Glen,  John,  575,  655. 
Glen,  John,  and  others,454. 
Groesbeck,  John,  221. 
Hallenbeck,  Johannes,  1 24. 
Hardenbergh,  Johannes, 

82,  697,  698. 
Harped,  John,  and  others. 

459. 

Hartwick,  John  Chris., 282. 
Heatheote,  Caleb,  57. 
Heegar.  Myer,  and  others, 
415. 

Henderson,  James,  229. 

Herkimer,  Johan  Joost, 
262,  281,  371. 

Hough,  Jurch.,  196. 

Johnson.  Wm.,  490. 

Jessop,  Ebenezer  &  Ed- 
ward, 575. 

Ketelhuyn,  Danl.,  20r. 

Klock.  Geo.,  286,  659,  360. 

Knieskerk,  J.  Peter,  191. 

Lane  &  Remsen,  258. 

Lansing,  Gerrit  Johannes. 
213.. 

Lansingh,  Jacob,  220. 
Lawyer,  Johannes,  283. 
Lawyer,    Zimmer,  and 

others,  414. 
Lawyer,  Bauch  &  Kries- 

ler,  270. 
Lawyer  &,  Bergh.,  264. 
Lawyer,  Borst,  Foster,  &c, 

339. 

Lewis,  Leonard,  103. 
Little  Falls,  161. 
Livingston,  John,  808. 
Livingston,  Phil.,  247,  249. 
Livingston.  Robt.,  698. 
Lindsay.  John,  219. 
Lydius,  John  Henry,  601. 
Magiu,  Teady,  284,  470. 
Mase,  Jacob,  241. 
Matthia,  Nicholas,  414. 
Mebee,  John  P.,  177. 
Miller,  Fred.,  278. 
Morris,  Lewis,  155,  162, 
163. 

Morris,  Staats  Long,  and 

others,  468. 
Palmer,     Thomas,  and 

others.  575,  732. 
Pietersen,  Barent,  431. 
Poole,  John,  229. 
Preston,    Achilles,  and 

others,  468. 
Prnyn,  John  S.,  281. 
Prym,  David,  414,  682. 
Remsen,  Hendrick,  251, 

252. 

Remsen,  Henry,  340. 
Rightmeyer,  John,  459. 


Russel,  Elijnh,  861 

Rutgerson,  .Jacob,  16,  27. 

Sackett,  Richard,  75. 

Salisbury,  Abra.,  ami  Wil- 
liam, 252. 

Schuckburgh,  Richd..  285. 

Schuyler,  David,  'l  i . ; .  n  vj. 

Schuyler,  Jno.,  103, 

Schuyler,  Phil..  111. 

Schuyler,  P.  D,  282. 

Schnell.  Johan,  Joost,  282. 

Scott,  John.  14!'. 

Scott,  Rebecca,  120. 

Shepherd,  Wm., 

Smith,  Wm.,  jr.,  and 
others,  372. 

Starnbergh,  Lambertus, 
274. 

Staten  island,  5. 
Stake,  Rudolph,  281.  371. 
Stekle,  Rodolph,  176. 
Stephens,  Arent,  270. 
Stewart,  James,  278. 
Swits,  Isaac,  84. 
Totten  and  Crossfield,  575, 
965. 

Turneur,  Daniel,  5. 

Van  Bergen,  Mart  Gcr- 

ritse  <fc  Co.,  311. 
Vanderpool,  Johannes, 

234. 

Van  Driessen,  Petrus,  204, 
694. 

Van  Dueson,  Johannes, 
233. 

Van  Horn,  Abr.,  193. 
Van  Ness,  Corns.,  209. 
Van  Olinda,  Hillitie,  76. 
Vrooman,     Adam,  and 

others,  459. 
Vroman,  Bart.,  247. 
Vrooman,     Isaac,  and 

others,  474. 
Walters,  Robt.,  57. 
Weiser,  Conrad,  170. 
Weiser,  J.  Conrad,  161. 
Wemp,  John,  224. 
Wessels,  Lawrence,  and 

others,  45. 
Western  New  York,  183. 
Wickwere.  .Jonathan,  516. 
Wendecker.Hartman,  196. 
Winne,  Peter,  1)0,  241. 
Yates,  Christophel,  655. 
Yong,  Theobald  A  Adam, 

265. 

York,  William,  166. 

Zemer,  George,  283. 
Indian  Ink-  ,  7JJ.  '  23.  724, 

738,  740,741,  sT.V.m',7.0(W. 
Indians.  I  lousatonmu-k  ,2SS; 

commissioned     by  Gen. 

Schuyler,  837  ;  boundary 

of  the  territory  of  tlio 

Oneida,  791. 


1054 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Infelt,  Rowlife  Hendreick. 
34. 

Information  regarding  the 
east  and  west  branches 
of  the  Delaware  river,  699. 

Ingall,  Joseph,  573,  579. 

Ingoldesby,  George,  229, 
238,  240,  486,  1003. 

Ingoldesby,  Mary,  131,  136, 
137,  133,  140,  144,  147. 

Ingraham,  Francis,  1021. 

Ingraham,  Isaac,  842. 

Ingraham,  .  848. 

Inman,  Wtn,  925,  926.  998. 

Innes,  James,  663. 

Instructions  respecting  es- 
cheats. 289  ;  for  granting 
lands,  280,  587,  588,  680, 
698  ;  method  practised  to 
evade  the  royal  instruc- 
tion relative  to  granting 
lands,  971. 

Intrusion,  prosecution  for, 
359. 

Inwood.  Jno.,  440. 
Ira  (Vt.),  572. 
Ireland,  Adam,  193. 
Ireland,  John,  852,  853. 
Ireland,  settlers  from,  841, 

846.  (See  Immigration.) 
✓Irondequat.    (See  Tieronde- 

quat.) 

Irvin,  Donald.  332,  364. 

Irwin,  Jos..  578. 

Irwin,  Richd.,  440. 

Irwin,  Wm.,  432. 

Isle  la  Motte  (Vt.),  333,  397, 
655,  670,  705,  920,  980, 
984.  988,  989,  990,  998, 
999,  1003,  1007. 

Isles  quatre  vents,  366. 

Ithaca,  793,  955,  957,  965. 

I  very,  James,  812. 

Ivery,  Wm,  812. 

Ives,  Ambrose,  891. 

Ivesj  Titus,  890. 

Ives,  Tunis,  55. 

J. 

Jacks,  James,  449,  472. 
Jackson,  Benj.,  903. 
Jackson,  Danl.,  903. 
Jackson,  Elisha,  823. 
Jackson,  Francis,  820. 
Jackson.  George,  659. 
Jackson,  Hugh,  413. 
Jackson,  James,  474. 
Jackson,  John,  86,  424,  903. 
Jackson.  Silas,  894. 
Jackson,  Thomas,  436,  913. 
Jackson,    Thos.  Tredwell, 

1007,  1016. 
Jackson,  Wm.,  443.  660,  807. 
Jackson,  310,  325.  804. 
Jackway,  Wm.,  892. 


Jacobs,  Jacob.  466,  521,  540. 
Jacobs,  Maximilian,  61 7,  624. 
Jacobs,  Tunis.  :>::. 
Jacobse.  Hendrick.  4. 
Jacobsen,  Caspar,  4. 
Jacobse n,  Joris,  3. 
Jacobsen,  Peter.  19. 
Jahn,  Fredk  ,  443,  505. 
Jamaica,  3,  28,  37,  43,  97. 
Jamaica  (Vt.),  440. 
James,  Thos.,  403. 
Jameson,  John.  690,  891. 
Jamison,  David,  63,  64,  195, 

363,  1002. 
Jamison.  Mr.,  56. 
Jamison.  William,  189,  190, 

251,  364. 
Jane,  Gotham,  1001. 
Janeway,  Geo.,  394. 
Jans,  Basil  and  John,  279. 
Janse,  Helmer,  61,  66,  235. 
Jansen,  Daniel,  29,  903. 
Jansen,  Gerrit,  3. 
Jansen,  James,  599. 
Jansen,  Matty s,  979. 
Jansen,  Peter,  18,  902. 
Jansen,  Thos..  156,  563,  906. 
Jaqueri,    Danl.,    582,  594, 

596,  599,  604,  607. 
Jarratt,  Allane,  705. 
Jarvis,  James.  471. 
Jarvis,  Nath.,  876. 
Jarvis,  Phebe,  876. 
Jauncey,  James,  603. 
Jauncey,  Jno.,  481. 
Jay,  Bunker,  415. 
Jay,  John,  535.  601,  713. 
Jay,  929,  1000,  1010,  1016. 
Jayue,  Jonathan,  984. 
Jeffers,  John,  728,  822. 
Jefferson  Co.,  795,  851,  882. 

998,  1014. 
Jeffery,  Heury,  360,  473. 
Jeffery,  Robt,  621. 
Jenkins,  Aramiel,  1007. 
Jenkius,  Dinah,  1007. 
Jenkins,  Edwd.,  365. 
Jenkins,  Elisha,  1006,  1007. 
Jenkins,  John,  386. 
Jenkins,  lieut.,  339. 
Jenkins.  Robt.,  1007. 
Jenkins,  Seth,    744,  1006. 

1007. 

Jenkins,  Thos.,  744,747,  802. 
Jenkins,  Wm.,  890. 
Jennick,  Michl.,  380. 
Jerrard,  Richd.,  171,  172, 

173,  175,  177. 
Jerrico  (Vt.),  410. 
Jerusalem,  86,  881. 
Jessup,  Blackleach,  966. 
Jessup,  Ebenezer,  415.  425. 

449,  509,  522,  526,'  575, 

582,  588,  590,  595,  597, 

616,  671,  965. 


Jessup,  Edward,  411,  425, 
509,  526,  575,  582,  590, 
595. 

Jessup,  Joseph,  966. 

Jessup's  land,  4. 

Jessup's  purchase,  575,  587, 

654,  655.  710,  722,  772. 
Jevon,  William,  183. 
Jewitt,  John,  787. 
Joanes,  Thos..  1 1. 
Johannes.  Minnie,  28,  43. 
Johnsburgh,  618,  710,  723, 

740,  741,  742,  777,  875, 

967,  968. 
Johnson,  Barent.  458. 
Johnson,  Benjn.  J.,  569. 
Johnson,  Danl.,  80?. 
Johnson,  David,  828,  856. 
Johnson.  Dirck,  31. 
Johnson,  Edwd.,  863. 
Johnson,  Guy,  335,  379,  450, 

464. 

Johnson,  Jacob,  449,  457. 
Johnson,  John,    131,  132, 

457,  660,  675,  726,  809, 

823. 

Johnson,  Peter,  18,  53,  101, 

124,  131,  132. 
Johnson.  Seth,  933,  937,  948. 

949,  958,  959,  976. 
Johnson,  Silas.  843. 
Johnson,  Simon,  205. 
Johnson,  Stephen,  457. 
Johnson,  Timothy,  435. 
Johnson,  William,  40,  261, 

264,  271,  302,  349,  378, 

400,  441,  490,  497,  564, 

578,  669^  681,  870. 
Johnston,  Andw.,  127. 
Johnston,  David,  362,  364, 

425,  476,  499,  589. 
Johnston,  Lewis,  219. 
Johnston,  James,  564. 
Johnston,  Jno.,  150. 
Johnston,  Robt.,  713,  717. 
Johnston,  Wittin,  828. 
Johnstown.   276,    278,  285, 

287,  502. 
Jones,  Abrm.,  781. 
Jones,  Benjamin,  494. 
Jones,  David,  518. 
Jones,  Daniel,  382. 
Jones,  Ebenezer,  35. 
Jones,  Evan.  418. 
Jones,  Isabella.  377. 
Jones,  Jacob,  781. 
Jones,  John,  300,  438,  474, 

558,  560,  581,  591,  601, 

610. 

Jones,  John  Shatford,  553, 

557,  724. 
Jones,  Margt.,  724. 
Jones,  Philip.  375,  377. 
Jones,  Samuel.  503,  506,  507, 

613,  616,  662,  878,  1008. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1055 


Jones,  Seth,  787. 

Jones,  Thomas,  82,  91,  298, 

325,  326,  42V,  454,  478, 

479,  653,  655,  669,  671, 

809,  1009,  1010. 
Jones,  Wra.,  347,  401,  517. 
Jonson,  Carsten,  7. 
Jonson,  William,  18. 
Joosten,  John,  5. 
Joquish,  John,  811. 
Jordan,  Jacob,  508. 
Jorise,  Harmen,  100,  102. 
Jost,  John,  39. 
Joyce,  Jno.,  433. 
Joy,  David,  602. 
Judd,  Dr.,  691. 
Judd,  Ebenezer,  554. 
Judd,  James,  337,  357,  884. 
Juffrou's  Hook,  15,  260,  262. 
Junius,  923,  974,  976,  977, 

978,  1000,  1008. 

K. 

Kaester,  Henry  Nichs.,  368. 
Kagnasthon,  Nicholas,  864. 
Kainnard,  Andrew,  495. 
Kanajora,  116,  117. 
Kanatrogh,  Nicholas,  874. 
Kane,  John,  766. 
Kanterman,  Koenradt,  262, 

264,  265,  267. 
Kast,  Anna,  171,  174. 
Kast,  J.  J.,  203,  231,  392, 

422,  555. 
Kay,  James,  539. 
Kayaderosres,  65,  76,  77,  80, 

81,  87,  89,  206. 
Keader,  Stephen,  705. 
Keary,  Eliz.,  427. 
Keary,  Jno.,  427. 
Keate,  Wm,  812. 
Keating,  Garret,  374,  433, 

565. 

Keating,  Thos.,  677. 
Keating,  Wm.,  994. 
Keator,  John,  823. 
Keavey,  James,  435. 
Keech,  David,  600. 
Keeling,  Adam,  995. 
Keene,  John,  448. 
Keene,  777,  839,  966,  1000, 

1010. 
Keeny,  Cyrus,  933. 
Keep,  Saml.,  426. 
Keily,  Jno.,  459. 
Keirs,  Edward  Wm.,  561. 
Ketelhuyn,  Danl.,  197,  205, 

206,  246. 
Ketelhyn,  Willm.,  195,  197, 

204,  230,  232. 
Keller,  Adam,  442. 
Kellogg,  Aaron,  842. 
Kellogg,  Baron,  841. 
Kellog,  Eliphalet,  693,  987, 

988. 


Kellogg,  Isaac.  652,  656. 

Kellogg,  Reuben,  880. 

Kellogg,  Wm.,  631. 

Kellor,  John,  823. 

Kelly,  Daniel,  35,  689. 

Kelly,  David,  787. 

Kelly,  Edmund,  680. 

Kelly,  Hugh,  476. 

Kelly,  Jno.,  142.  205,  419, 
493,  554,  569,  628,  632, 
671,  672,  680,  710,  725, 
736,  788,  794,  803,  915, 
919  922. 

Kelly,'  Pat'k,  435. 

Kelly,  Peter,  503,  538. 

Kelly,  Richard,  593,  607. 

Kelly,  Wm.,  419,  428,  429, 
439,  447,  458,  495,  595. 

Kelsey,  Abner,  889. 

Kembel,  Amos,  406. 

Kemble,  Richard,  513. 

Kempe,  Cath.,  479. 

Kemp,  Eliz.,  479. 

Kempe,  Grace,  613,  619. 

Kempe,  Jane,  479. 

Kempe,  John  Tabor,  289, 
316,  317,  323,  338,  377, 
426,  428,  469,  470,  471, 
477,  478,  479,  535,  608, 
613,  619. 

Kempe,  Philadelphia,  479. 

Kempe,  William,  281,  377, 
423. 

Kemper,  Jacob,  824. 

Kempton,  S.,  408. 

Kempton,  Thos.,  413,  495. 

Kennedy,  Alex.,  503,  538. 

Kennedy,  Archibald,  105, 
1  19,  126,  127,  129,  174, 
175,  184,  185,  214,  215, 
219,  236,  239,  266,  615, 
623. 

Kennedy,  Duncan,  352. 
Kennedy,  John,  326,  344, 
451,  471,  486,  492,  536, 
'  539,  808. 

Kennedy,  Murdock,  363,495. 
Kennedy,  Quentin,  300. 
Kennedy,  Robert,  608,  609, 
610. 

Kennedv,  Wm.,  475,  482, 
569,  612,  619,  621,  626, 
630,  672,  771,  818. 

Kenney,  Joshua,  897. 

Kennimire,  George,563,  564. 

Kent,  Stephen,  888. 

Kent  (Vt.),  382. 

Keo.sh,  Michael,  686,  689, 
692. 

Kerby,  Joseph,  579. 
Kerch,  Geo.,  814. 
Kerens,  Goo.,  442. 
Kerns,  John,  531. 
Kernes,  John  Anthony,  377, 
524. 


Kerr,  John,  445. 
Kerry,  I'll i /a,  4 II, 
Kerton,  Jon.,  11. 
Kerton,  Thom:n.  I  t. 
Keteham,  Isaac,  981. 
Ketchen,  Kphraim,  UUH. 
Ketchnm,  Joshua.  '17  I. 
Ketsbower,  Geo.,  366. 
Kettletas,  Abm.,  167. 
Kettletas.  Pater,  498. 

Kidder,  PhiL,  484, 
Kidder,  Abel,  962. 
Kidder.  Si.-ph.-n.  !>8S,  989. 
Kidsall.  Win.,  733. 
Kier,  Tennis,  677. 
Kiers,  Kdwd.,  61  5. 
Kiers,  Edward  Wm.,  522, 
537. 

Kierstede,  Lucas,  51,  56. 

Keghtawonck,  49. 

Kikler,  Philip,  499. 

Kilborn,  Zackeus,  813,  823. 

Kilburn,  John,  379. 

Killett,  Richard,  435. 

Killet,  Roger,  328,  314. 

Killing,  Jno.,  434;  451,  ill 

Killman,  Xiehs..  1  12,  460, 
518,  540. 

Kiliirujton  (Vt.),  573. 

Killpatrick,  Terence,  433. 

Kill  van  Kull,  48. 

Kinch,  Sebastian,  378. 

Kindtrhook,  36,  43,  63,  88, 
73,  88,  123.  192.  196.  1 18, 
200.  -156,  528,  5.';  I.  5 SI, 
708,  831. 

Kinderhook  patent.  837,  838. 

Kindey,  Robert.  485. 

Kine,  Noble,  778. 

King,  Elijah.  540,  560. 

King,  Gilbert,  355,  461,  479. 

King,  John.  957. 

King,  Sarah,  827,  861. 

King,  Thomas.  8!)  I. 

Kingdom,  Jon..  17. 

Kings  Co.,  4,  49,  51,  67,  80, 
81-,  84,  86,  97,  100,  104, 
117.  122.  215.  316.  15! 

Kiwjsburi/,  290,  888,  i'-OO, 
309,  452. 

Kingston.  5.  6.  7.  12.  13.  1  1, 
15,  16,  17,  18,  19,  20,  25, 
31,  3s.  to.  n.  12.  »:;.  i». 

45.  51.  64.  M2.  123.  25*. 
261,  281,  302,  400.  432, 
444,  448,  458,  575.  80», 
831,  1027.  (Seo  I&opu*, 
W i.l.njck.) 

Payitoji  (Vt  >.  884 

Kinney.  J.nnrs.  S'.>9. 

Kinnt'v.  Joseph.  438. 

Kinnilly,  John,  814. 

ilmlwm.  John  ivtor.  lit 

Kip.  Abraham,  54,  266.  118, 
850. 


1056 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Kip,  Barent,  485. 
Kip,  Henry  EL,  586. 
Kipp,  Jacob,  5,  29,  51. 
Kip,  Jacobus,  133,  148,  591! 
Kip,  Jno.,  878. 
Kip,  Leonard,  499,  850. 
Kipp,  Richard,  482. 
Kirby,  Joseph,  666,  667. 
Kirby,  Reuben,  747. 
Kirk.  Geo.,  80'8. 
Kirk,  Jno.,  877. 
Kirkland,  Geo.  W.,  803. 
Kirkland.  John  T.,  803. 
Kirkland,  Saml.,  802. 
Kirkland,  486,  803. 
Kirkpa trick,  Daniel,  78. 
Kirkpatrick,  Jno..  386. 
Kirkwood,  737,  739,  740. 
Kiskitametche,  93,  202,  203, 
229. 

Kissam,  Benj.,  468,  520. 
Kitchel,  John,  528. 
Kitchen,  Richd.,  557. 
Kittle,  Andw.  N.,  998. 
Kittle,  Nicholas,  998. 
Klein,  Joseph,  795,  814,  821, 
824. 

Klock,  Geo.,  284,  286,  296, 

297,  315,  651,  659,  660, 

725,  769. 
Klock,  Geo.  G.,  828. 
Klock,  Henry,  776. 
Klock.  Jacob  G.,  650,  651, 

725,  769,  828. 
Klump,  Thos.,  776. 
Klyr,  Jacob.  813. 
Knapp,  Abrm.,  988. 
Knapp,  Isaac,  822,  825. 
Knapp,  James,  868,  930. 
Knapp,  Phineas,  822. 
Kniffin,  Lewis,  779. 
Knight,  James,  378. 
Knight,  John,  30,  32.  40. 
Knight,  Saml.,  413,  495,  549. 

568,  573,  583. 
Knight,  Thos.,  413. 
Knightsfield,  105. 
Kniskern,  W.,  195,  196. 
Knowles,  Andw.,  435. 
Knowlton,  Luke,  583,  602, 

603,  605,  629,  630,  631. 
Kockershal,  Joshua,  125. 
Koghshackje,  431. 
Kolly,  Ebenezer,  235. 
Kong,  Jno.  Jacob,  415. 
Konkle  Adam,  892. 
Konkle,  John,  892. 
Kortright,  John,  901. 
Kortright,  Lawrence,  479, 

483,  487,  491,  604,  623, 

629,  655,  678,  682,  709, 

840. 

Kortright,  483,  487,  908. 
Kowlers,  Geo.,  804. 
Kragh,  Gotlieb,  823. 


Krans,  Jacob,  534. 
Kreisler,  H.,  269,  270.  (See 

Greyslaer.) 
Kyser,  John.  807. 
Kyser,  Joseph,  813. 

L. 

Lacount,  Bodeawine,  485. 
Lacells,  Edw.,  375. 
Lacy,  Ebenezer,  290,  318, 
319. 

Laet,  Johanna  de,  7. 
Lafayette,  936,  937,  939,  949, 
964. 

Lafell,  Philip,  495. 

Lafille,  Philip,  415. 

Lagrange,  Omy.  124. 

Laing,  Thos.,  375. 

La  Jeunesse,  Prudent,  801. 

Lake,  Abrm.,  564. 

Lake  Champlain,  291. 

Lake,  Daniel,  60. 

Lake  George,  petition  for  an 

exclusive  right  to  convey 

passengers     to  Canada 

from.  652. 
Lake,  John,  48. 
Lakernau,  Abraham,  22,  48, 

61,  64. 
Lakman.  Louis,  12. 
Lakeman.  Peter,  31. 
Lake,  Nicholas,  303,  304. 
Lake  Pleasant,  598,  616.  722, 

723,  724,  736,  738,  741, 

875,  908,  967,  970,  985, 

1002. 

Lake  St.  Catharines  (Vt.), 
433. 

Lamb,  Daniel,  509. 

Lamb,  James.  377,  423. 

Lamb.  Jno.,  469,  474,  479, 
484,  543,  660,  1026. 

Lamb,  Thos.,  251. 

Lambert,  John,  479. 

Lambert,  Joseph,  440. 

Lambert,  Philip,  524,  559. 

Lamons,  Archd.,  336. 

Lamont,  Arch.,  664. 

Lancaster,  John,  147. 

Land,  Edmund,  23. 

Landon,  Jon.,  466,  521,  540. 

Landon,  Nathl.,  893-896. 

Land  granting,  royal  instruc- 
tions for,  280,  587,  588. 

Land  under  water.  (See 
Water  Lots.) 

Lands,  price  of,  839-923. 

Lands  west  of  Coeymans, 
1027. 

Lane,  Abraham,  59. 

Lane,  Henry,  153,  166,  203, 
251,  252,  253,  254. 

Lane,  Joseph,  472. 

Lane,  Mathew,  555. 


Lane,  Solomon,  889. 

Lane,  Thos.,  253,  255,  258, 

259,  261. 
Lang,  Thos.,  474. 
Langworthy,  Saml.,  833. 
Lansing,  Abra.,  249,  408. 
Lansing,  Abm.  G.,  879,  907, 

911,  927,  979,  991. 
Lansing,  Abm.  Jacob,  450, 

536,  555,  561,  684. 
Lansing,  Cornelius,98 1 , 1 024. 
Lansing.  Franciscus,  1011. 
Lansingh.  Gerrit  Ab.,  475. 
Lansing.  Gerrit  G.,  820. 
Lansingh.  Gerrit  Jobs,  213. 
Lansingh,  Jacob,  215,  220, 

230,  234,  308. 
Lansing,  Jacob  G.,  576,  583. 
Lansing,  Jacob  J.,  576,  583, 

820. 

Lansing,  James,  1011. 
Lansingh,    Johannes,  211, 
212. 

Lansing.  John,  654,  693,  708, 

727,  744,  836. 
Lansing,  Peter,  71,  465. 
Lansingh.  Robt.,  213. 
Lansing,  Sanders,  1013,1014. 
Lansing,  940,  954,  955,  956, 

959.  960,  961,  963. 
Lansinghurgh.  290.  292,304, 

536,  555,  684,  981,  1024. 
Lapeer,  974,  976,  977. 
Laraby,  Elias,  824. 
Larway,  Jno.,  884. 
Laraway,  Martinus,  884. 
Large y,  James,  27. 
Larkin,  James,  38. 
Larson,  Paul,  502. 
La  Rue,  Mathew,  28. 
Lason,  Henry,  622. 
Lassen,  Peter,  32. 
Lassly,  John,  665. 
Latham,  Joseph,  766. 
Latham,  Robt.,  993,  994. 
Latta,  James,  892. 
Latta,  Moses,  892. 
Latta,  Saml.,  838,  892. 
Latta,  William,  892. 
Lattin,  John,  233. 
Lattis,  James,  863. 
Laurus,  Frans,  18. 
Lavoyne,  Marie,  593. 
Law,  Henry,  406. 
Law,  MichL,  443,  500. 
Lawrence,  Benjn.,  809. 
Lawrence,  D.,  744,  802,  827, 
Laurence,  Edw.,  419,  435, 

495,  609. 
Lawrence,  Hans,  51. 
Lawrence,  Jacob,  795. 
Lawrence,  Jane,  142. 
Laurence,   Jonathan,  461, 

479,  548,  718,  722,  723, 

735,  813,  863,  908,  912. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1057 


Lawrence.  John,  36,  121, 
128,  158,  160,  204,  205, 
503,  506,  551,  569,  658, 
668,  796,  855,  856,  857, 
858,  903,  905,  1002. 

Lawrence,  Joseph,  398,  413, 
434. 

Laurence,  Richd.,  121. 
Lawrence,  Saml.  A.,  1025. 
Laurense,  Thomas,   9,  38, 

96,  103,  488,  677,  1025. 
Laurence,  Wm.,  864,  705. 
Lawyer,  Isaac,  290. 
Lawyer,  Jacob  Fred.,  247, 

250,  259,  260,  269,  270, 

286. 

Lawyer,  Johannes,  222,  227, 
228.  263,  264,  265,  267, 
269,  276,  283,  304,  305, 
414,  418,  461,  465. 

Lawyer,  Laurence,  271,  414, 
418,  459,  463,  465. 

Lawyer's  purchase,  171. 

Laybold,  Jacob,  544. 

Layman,  Henry,  452. 

Layman,  Rachel,  452. 

Lea,  Francis,  9. 

Leadbetter,  James,  519,  540, 
628,  865,  965,  970,  972. 

Leader,  Edw.,  438,  456. 

Leahy,  William,  301. 

Leake,  John,  264,  265,  268, 
449,  464,  489,  491,  655, 
695,  710,  722,  967,  968, 
969,  980. 

Leake.  John  G.,  655. 

Leake,  Robert,  394,  407, 
408,  410,  426,  430,  439, 
456,  470,  482,  485,  491, 
507,  515,  522,  524,  532, 
542,  549,  600,  731,  732. 

Leake's  tract,  682. 

Lebanon,  914. 

Le  Conte,  John,  64. 

Le  Conte,  Peter,  59,  64. 

Ledyard,  Isaac,  826. 

Ledyard,  934,  948,  950,  952. 

Lee,  Charles,  354,  379. 

Lee,  Jared.  41 1. 

Lee,  Jonathan,  770. 

Lee,  John,  21,  388,  804. 

Lee,  Mary,  804. 

Lee,  Thos.,  363,  376,  652. 
880. 

Lee,  Wm.,  808,  814. 
Lee,  705,  725,  727,  728. 
Leech,  Christopher,  818. 
Leek.  Philip,  669. 
Leekie,  Peter,  692. 
Leeson,  John,  557. 
Leete,  Samuel.  7,  14. 
Lefever,  John,  251. 
Lefever,  Nathaniel,  252. 
Lefferts,   Abm.,   483,  508, 
509.  .    .   ,  . 

188 


Lefferts,  Dirck,  482,  507,521, 
522,  540,  545,  549,  575, 
651,  655,  707,  731,  732. 

Letter,  Conrad,  686,  689, 
692. 

Legg,  Daniel,  166. 
Legg,  William,  40. 
Legge,  Francis,   377,  420, 

445,  472. 
Leggitt,  Gab.,  230. 
Leggit,  Robt.,  474. 
Leggitt,  Wm.,  230. 
Leggott.  Thos.,  969. 
Legus,  Win.,  524,  537. 
Le  Hunte,  Geo.,  392,  686. 
Leiber,  Jacob,  787. 
Leicester  (Vt.),  402,  412. 
Leisler,  Jacob,  74. 
Leland,  John,  627,  628. 
Lenderman,  Cornelius,  534. 
Lenderman,  Jacob,  534. 
Lennox,  Gerritt,  18. 
Lenox,  299. 

Lent,  Hercules,  795,  813, 
814. 

Lent,  Moses,  813. 
Lentz,    Fredk.,  Sigismund, 
440. 

Leonard,  Enoch,  815. 
Le  Roux,  Bartholomew,  74, 
90. 

Le  Roy,  Harman,  878,  921, 

979,  980,  1022. 
Le  Rue,  Saml.,  212,  313. 
Leslie,  Alexander,  536,  562. 
Lesley,  John,  666. 
Leslie,  Thomas,  386. 
Leslie,  William,  334,  341, 

389. 

Lessey,  John  Fairchild,  766. 
Lester,  Gilbert,  341. 
Leuach.  Geo.,  440. 
Leub,  Johannes,  776. 
Levinston,  Richard,  518. 
Leviston,  John,  518. 
Levitre,  Marie  Anne,  798. 
Levy,  Isaac,  476,  711,  921. 
Lewey,  Jon.,  815. 
Lewis,  Abrm.,  659,  812. 
Lewis,  Barent,  485. 
Lewis,  Elijah,  453. 
Lewis,  Foster,  628. 
Lewis,  Francis,  348. 
Lewis,  Geo.,  438. 
Lewis,  Jonathan,  391. 
Lewis,  John,  438,  441,  469, 

508,  511,  553. 
Lewis,  Leonard,  99. 103, 104. 
Lewis,  Mieajah,  453. 
Lewis,  Morgan,    714,  848, 

911. 

Lewis,  Peter.  45  k 
Lewis,  Phineas,  725. 
Lewis,  Robt.,  376,  790,  940. 
Lewis,  SamL.  435,  673. 


Lewis,  Thos.,  971. 

Lewis,  534,  725,  735,  776, 

777,  998,  1016,  1021. 
Lewis  Co.,  851,  882, 

926,  998. 
Lewiston,  Richd.,  440. 
Ley,  Aiidrics.  1)50. 
Lieb,  Johannes,  1022. 
Leyden,  998. 

L'Hommedieu,    Ezra,  739, 

838,  868,  882. 
Liberty,  979. 
Lightburn,  Win.,  522. 
Lighthall,  James,  826. 
Iigltthall,  Wm.,  82(3,  847, 

1015. 
Like,  Henry,  824. 
Limbacker,  John,  821. 
Limerick,  earl  of,  101.  (See 

Dongan,  Thomas.) 
Liminglon  (Vt.),  567. 
Linderman,  Jacob,  544. 
Lindner,  George,  549. 
Lindsay,  Jno.,  197,  208,  213, 

218,  219,  221,  222,  223, 

225,  230,  232,  234,  2.15, 

239,  240,  241,  243,   2 11. 

592. 

Ling,  Matthew,  71,  73,  83, 
215. 

Linklaen,  857,  913. 
Lint.  Philip,  773. 
Linthwait,  W..  374,  380. 
Lintler,  Benj ,  691. 
Lintner,  George,  542. 
Lisbon,  750,  772. 
Lisle,  848. 

Lispenard,    Anthony,  476, 
499. 

Lispenard,    Leonard,  458, 

476,  499,  589,  593. 
Lister,  John,  820. 
List  of  attainted  persons, 

1003. 
Litchfield,  475. 
Literature  lots,  1015. 
LithgOW,  Robt.,  398,  413, 

434. 

Little,  Ephraim.  843. 
Little,  John,  243,  489. 
Little,  Joseph,  426. 
Little,  Moses,  552. 
Little,  Simon.  (Ml 
Little,  Wm.,  435. 
Little  Falls,  161,  166,  169. 

181,  182,  234,  236,  379, 

488,  706. 
Littlewood,  Jno.,  390. 
Littlewood,  Wm.,  387. 
Livers,  Christopher,  510. 
Livingston,  Abrm.,  805. 
Livingston,  Brockholst,  678, 

702,  845,  846. 
Livingston,    Donald,  332, 

353.  .  ... 


1058 


INDEX  TO  LAXD  PAPERS. 


Livingston,    Edward,  985, 

990,  999,1000.  1010,1011. 

1018,  1019,  1020. 
Livingston.  Gilbert.  129,  130. 

151,  189,  869,  870,  871, 

880. 

Livingston.  Henry,  926. 

Livingston,  H.  A.,  724,  725. 

Livingston,  Henry  B.,  998. 

Livingston,  Henry  G.,  837. 

Livingston.  James,  485.  519, 
528.  531,  625,  656,  726. 
191,  805,  814,  835,  837, 
851,  864, 

Livingston,  Jno..  306,  508, 
608,  807.  808,  864,  865, 
866,  867.  869,  872,  908, 
910,  922,  985,  990,  1000, 
1011,  1016,  1018,  1019, 
1020. 

Livingston.  J.  H..  670. 
Livingston,  John  R.,  845, 
846. 

Livingston,  Malcolm,  388. 
Livingston,  Margaret,  837. 
Livingston,   Margaret  Ph., 

966.  • 
Livingston,  Peter,  114. 
Livingston,  Peter  R.,  877, 

1007. 

Livingston,  P.  V.  B.,  254, 
256,  299,  405,  552,  588, 
594,  608,  654,  655,  709, 
724,  725,  966,  969,  970. 
971. 

Livingston.  Phil.,  189,  196, 
222,  223.  226,  233,  234. 
235,  237,  238,  239,  240, 
241,  245,  247,  249,  250, 
260,  296,  307,  373,  458. 
475,  517.  526,  593,  608, 
655,  670j  671,  679,  707, 
712,  715,  716,  722,  724, 
731,  776,  966,  969,  972, 
1022. 

Livingston,  Phil.,  jr.,  387. 
Livingston,  Phil.  Jno.,  480, 
1002. 

Livingston,  Philip  Ph.,  724. 
Livingston,  Richd.,  805,  837. 
966. 

Livingston.  Robt.,  61,  76.  98. 

108,  120.  175,  176,  184, 

198,  232,  241,  413,  423. 

451,  824,  838,  844. 
Livingston,  Robt.  G.,  654, 

655,  735,  736,  852,  906, 

967,  971. 
Livingston,  R.  R.,  258,  421. 

423,  478,  517,  543,  608, 
700,  805,  811,  850.  855, 
856,  870,  877,  906. 

Livingston,  Sarah,  724. 

Livingston,  Walter,  850,  865, 
866,  869,  870. 


Livingston.  Wra,  302,  420, 

478,  487,  532,  595. 
Livingston  manor.  97,  108, 

120,  174,  175,  864,  981. 
Livingston,  808. 
Livius,  Elizabeth,  700. 
Livius,  Peter,  700. 
Lochary,  John,  811. 
Lock,  John,  677. 
Lock.  Joshua,  396,  401,  597, 

629. 

Lockart,  George,  19,  22. 
Locke,  953,  954,  958,  963, 
1002. 

Lockerman,  Jacob,  38,  426. 
Lockerman's  patent,  426. 
Lockstadt,  Geo.,  Ill,  113. 
Lock  wood,  Josiah,  816,  879. 
Lockwood,  Nathan,  744. 
Lock  wood,  Reuben,  733. 
Lodewyck.  Peter.  199,  201. 
Lodge.  Abm..  193. 
Lodge,  Catharine,  468,  549. 
Lodi,  943,  944,    945,  947, 

951T  956,  959,  975. 
;  Logan,  Saml..  406,  662. 
Loiter.  Clans,  33. 
Lonenburgh,  114,  256,  258. 

259,  260. 
Long,  Ann,  492. 
Long,  Jol  in,  818. 
Long,  Jno.  Chris.,  410. 
Long,  Michael.  492,  495. 
Long  island  (North  Hero). 

333. 

Long  Lake,  598,  724,  736, 

741,  967.  968,  969. 
Long  Reach,  47,  85. 
Loomis,  James,  1019. 
Loomis,  Jerome.  1019. 
Loomy,  John,  578. 
Lord,*Benjn.  A.,  927. 
Loring,  Joshua,  391. 
Loten,  James,  14. 
Lothrop,  Eleazer,  844. 
Lots    under    water.  (See 

Water  Lots.) 
Lott,  Abra.,  305,  433,  434, 

436,  439,  495,  525,  526. 

868. 

|  Lott,  Abrm.  P..  869. 

I  Lott,  Engelbert,  51,  54,  869. 

'  Lott,  Garsham,  569. 

Lott,  Johannes.  S69. 

Lott.  Peter.  24,  35. 

Loudon.  Richard,  482,  490, 
578,  580. 

Loudon.  Saml.,  392, 

Louis,  John,  505. 

Louisville.  749,  768,  769. 

Loan.  Peter.  90. 

Lounsbery,  Edwd.,  905. 

Lounsberiry,  James, 892,  893.. 

Love,  David,  572. 

Love,  Davis,  S06. 


Love.  James.  898. 

Love  island,  19. 

Lovejoy,  Danl.,  594. 

Lovelace,  Francis,  20. 

Lovelace,  Thomas,  45,  61. 

Lovell,  Jno.,  83. 

Lovell,  Mich'l,  390. 

Lovell,  Wm.  King,  609. 

Loveridge,  William.  25,  277. 

Low,  Abra.,  329,  333,  341. 

Low,  Cornelius,  134,  135, 
136,  177,  187,  521,  522. 

Low,  Corns.  P.,  453. 

Low,  Edw.,  375,  381. 

Low.  Isaac,  470.  478,  482, 
507,  575,  731,  732. 

Low,  Nicholas,  858.  860. 

Low,  Peter.  158,  860. 

Lowdon,  Richd.  (See  Lou- 
don.) 

Lowne,  Thos..  502. 
Lowrie.  Gavin,  557,  621. 
Lowry,  James,  769. 
Lowrey,  Tlios.,  499. 
Lowry,  Wm.,  475,  771. 
Loyde,  Thomas,  44. 
Lozier,  Oliver,  672. 
Lubcken.  Albert   M.,  449, 

523,  535. 
Lucas,  Danl.,  459,  569. 
Lucas,  Wm.,  458. 
Luekee,  Eleazer.  797. 
Luckey,  Robt.,  826.  984. 
Lucky,  William,  578. 
Lucv,  Eleazer,  711. 
Ludlow,  Danl..  845. 
Ludlow,  Gabriel  92.  94,  130, 

131,  195,  201,  202,  225, 

402. 

Ludlow,  Gabl.  H.,  526. 
Ludlow,  Henry,  530. 
Ludlow,  Saml.",  658. 
Ludlow,  Thos.,    506,  509, 

526,  854,  855,  908. 
Ludlow,  W.,  195,  201,  611. 
Ludlow,  Wm.  H.,  612,  614. 
Ludlow  (Vt.),  407,  440,  561. 
Ludlum,  Danl.,  775. 
Ludlum,  John,  786. 
Lunenburgh  (Yt,),  412,  425, 

561,  630. 
Lupton.  Elizabeth,  611. 
Lupton.  Thomas,  482. 
Lupton,  Wm.,  471,  869. 
Lurnes.  Henry,  862. 
Lurtine.  Robert,  55,  63,  69, 

70,  213. 
Lash,  Richd..  708,  727,  822, 

936,  946,  956,  974,  983, 

996. 

Lush.  Stephen,  600.  694, 
708,  727,  789,  809,  832, 
865,  892,  936.  947,  956, 
975,  995,  996. 

Lusk,  Jacob,  880. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1059 


Lusk,  Jno ,  880. 
Luson,  John,  457. 
Lussnar.  Wm.,  434. 
Lutine,  Abraham.  30,  59. 
Lutine,  Peter,  686. 
Luzerne.  321,  460,  526,  548, 

549,  618.  622,  669,  806. 
Lydius,  Jolin,  319. 
Lydins,  John  Henrv,  601, 

602. 

Lyer,  Chrisphel.  823. 
Lyman,  Danl,  3S0,  531,  552. 
564. 

Lyman,  Gid.,  376,  426,  560, 
564. 

Lyman,  Medad,  552. 
Lyman,  Phineas,  376,  417, 

514,  562,  570,  604,  610. 
Lyman,  Thomas,  562. 
Lyme,  1014. 
Lynch,  Owen,  413. 
Lynch,  Thomas,  395. 
Lyne,  James,  841. 
Lyne,  John,  210,  212,  224, 

841,  1003. 
Lynot,  Elizabeth,  678,  710. 
Lvnot,  Margaret.  678,  710. 
Lvnot,  Thos.,  710,  1026. 
Lyon.  Eli,  849. 
Lyon,  Joseph,  849. 
Lyon,  Thos.,  804,  920. 
Lyons,  832. 

Lysander,  931,  932.  933,  975. 

1000,  1005,  1006,  1009. 

1010.  1014. 
Lytle,  Andrew,  532. 

M. 

Mabie,  Hermanns,  703,  704, 

782,  783,  807. 
Mabee,  Jacobns,  655. 
Mabees,  Jno.,  383. 
Mabies,  Joseph,  694.  (See 

Mebie.) 

McAdam,  Gilbert,  532,  534, 
541. 

McAdam,  Wm.,  506,  508. 
McAllister,  James,  449. 
McCalpin,  Audw.,  461. 
McAlpine,  Danl.,  593,  596. 
McArthnr,  Alex.,  826. 
McArthnr,  Allan.  332,  353. 
McArthnr,  Duncan,  440,  578. 
McArthnr,  John,  599. 
McArther,  Neal,  880. 
McAshlin,  Dugal,  515,  551, 
566. 

McAtley,  Bamaby.  366. 
McAuleV,  John,  709. 
McAnlley,  Robt.,  677. 
McBean,  Angus.  388. 
MacBean.  Lewis,  615,  623. 
McBride,  Archd.,  293,  297. 
McBride,  Hugh,  500. 


McBride,  Isaac.  886. 
McBride,  James.  328,  357, 

706,  789,  897. 
McBnrney,  James,  1007. 
McCabe,  Ross,  484,  499. 
McCader,  Jno.,  456. 
Maccadoo,  Jno.,  381. 
McCann,  Felix,  318. 
McCann,  Jno.,  410. 
McCannaly,  Hugh,  660. 
McCarter,  Duncan,  351. 
McCarter.  John,  457,  458. 

(See  McArthnr.) 
McCarthj-,  Chs.,  373. 
McCarthy,  Dennis,  813. 
McCarthy,  Jno.,  394,  465, 

543,  686,  689,  690,  691, 

692,  1026. 
McCarty,  Tlios.,  410. 
McCallev,  Hugh,  853,  855, 

866.  980. 
McCaulev,  James,  818,  327, 

861.  (See  McAuley.) 
McCavers,  John,  827,  861. 
McCharlesworth,  John,  808. 
McChombick,  Duncan,  389. 
McClaghry,  Patrick,  235. 
McClalleii,  John,  975. 
McClallen.  Robt.,  653,  745, 

746,  921,  936,  940,  955, 

956,  981. 
McClaron,  Charles,  587,  623, 

627,  628. 
McClay.  David,  455.  460. 
McClelan,  Hugh,  681. 
McClelland.  Win.,  959. 
McClure,  Alexr.,  517,  522, 

539. 

MacClure,  Wm.,  733. 
McColl,  Donald,  364. 
McColl,  Duncan,  571. 
McColl,  John.  518,  625. 
McCollum.  John.  595. 
MacConackv.  Robt.,  542. 
McConkey/David,  352. 
McConnell,  Joseph,  S98. 
McConnell,  Mathew,  893. 
McConnellv,  Hu-rb.  812. 
McCool,  John,  789,  802,  804. 
McCord,  Jno.,  443. 
McCormae,  Cajsar,  421. 
McCormick,  Danl.,  464,  726, 

735,  736,  851,  872,  1003. 
McCormick,  David.  888,  891, 

892. 

McCoy,  Alex.,  820. 
McCrea,  James,  831. 
McCrea,  John.  532. 
McCrea.  Stephen.  576,  533. 

676,  863. 
Macrea.  Thomas,  532. 
McCrendle,  James.  481. 
McCubbins,  Joseph,  439,445. 
McCubbins,  Robt.,  419. 
MaCullagk,  Alex..  .463,  469. 


McCullock.    Kenneth,  458, 
521,  522.  557. 

McCullock,  Heat,  329. 
McCullock,  NathL,  361. 
IfcCuUougbt,  Phil.,  484 
McCullogh,  Robt..  I 
McCulIurn,  Wm.,  37  s. 
McCulver,  Aaron,  896. 
McDavitt,  Patrick.  ISO,  652. 
MeDcrmott,  Frs.,  425,  II!. 
McDonald.  Alex.,  336.  3s*, 

440,  586,  588,  589,  594, 

612,  615. 
McDonald,  Angus,  379. 
McDonald,  Donald,  352.  432, 

816. 

McDonald,  Edward.  519. 
McDonald,  Geo.,  484, 
McDonald.  James.  MS,  8M, 

370,  371,  375,  379.  380, 

382,  454,  518,  578,  025. 
McDonald,  Jno.,  351,  353, 

386.  519. 
McDonald,    Malcolm,  518, 

615,  623,  625. 
McDonald,  Neal,  442,  488, 

511. 

McDonald,  Norman.  383. 
McDonald,  Rodk,  381. 
McDonald,  Wm..  37  5.  435. 
McDonall.  Reynolds.  821. 
McDonouqh,  90S. 
McDoomel,  Cornelius,  819. 
McDougall,  Allan,  -IT!*. 
McDougal,  Alex.,  480,  815. 
McDougall,  Geo.,  358,  384. 
McDougal,  John,  538. 
McDougall,  Ranald  S.,  796. 
McDougal.  Wm..  579. 
McDougalhas.  John.  525. 
McDowal.  Andw.,  235. 
McDowel,  Danl.,  886. 
McDugald,  Angus,  353. 
McDugall.  Dugal,  420. 
McDugall,  Henry,  435. 
McKckron,  Jno.,  373. 
McKvers.  Chas..  495,  525, 

535,  550.  695,  725,  850. 
McKwen.  John,  566. 
McKall.  BoMfth,  503.  539. 
McFall.  Pat'k  .  37:?.  815. 
McFarland,  Archibald,  499. 
McFarland,  John,  Si  5. 
MoFarlane,  Alex.,  518,  625. 
McFarlanc,  John.  059. 
McFarlane,    Parlane,  615, 

623. 

McFarlan.  Robt..  863. 
MeFarling,  Jno ,  876. 
McFarran,  Thos..  S26,  863. 
|fd  iarrv  John.  557,  622. 
Mcl ice' John.  Alt, 
UcGm,  Win..  557.  622. 
McLiill.  John.  779. 
McGul,  Wm.,  7*S,  821... 


1060 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


McGilvray,  Donald,  364. 
McGillvray,  Johu,  542. 
McGinniss,  Jno.,  456,  1017. 
McGennis,  Robt.,  413,  1017. 
McGlashan,  Leonard,  584, 
591. 

McGowen,  James,  499,  502. 
McGrath,  Mr.,  767. 
McGraw,  Christopher,  803. 
McGreever,  Jno.,  431. 
McGregor,  Jno.,  431. 
McGregor,  Patrick,  601,  605, 

864,  882. 
Macgregere,  John,  136. 
Magregare,  Margt.,  90,  98, 

112. 

Magregorie,  Patrick,  36, 126, 
129,  136,  140,  144,  145, 
147. 

MaGregory,  Peter,  103,  144, 

145,  599. 
McGrowder,  Peter,  410. 
McGuigan,  Michael,  810. 
McGuire,  James,  555. 
McGuire,  Thos.,  374. 
McHarg,  Alex.,  374. 
McHendrey,  John,  573. 
Machin.  Thos.,  655,  705,  725, 

726,  '747,  771,  792. 
McHugh,  John,  672. 
Mclnnes,  Donald,  430. 
Mcintosh.  Alex.,  328,  345, 

615,  623. 
Mcintosh,  Danl.,  441,  533, 

538,  553,  562,  595. 
Mcintosh,  Donald,  451,  453, 

536,  542. 
Mcintosh,  Duncan,  352. 
Mcintosh,  Hugh,  362. 
Mcintosh,  John,  353,  468, 

542. 

Mcintosh,  Phineas,  128,  129, 

166,  869. 
Mcintosh.  Robt.,  415,  426, 

431. 

Mcintosh, William,  338,  361, 

426,  518,  595,  625. 
Mclntyre,  Archd..  420. 
Mclntyre,  Donald,  364. 
Mclntyre,     Duncan,  615, 

623. 

Mclntyre,  John,  364. 
Mack,  Danl.,  884. 
McKachern,  And.,  387. 
McKaga,  Alex.,  366. 
McKann,  James,  835. 
McKay,  ^Eneas,  461,  518, 
540. 

McKay,  Donald,  442,  487, 
492. 

Mackay,  Francis,  339,  535. 
Maccay,  Jno.,  440. 
McKay,  Saml.,  339,  535. 
McKee,  Alex.,  468,  471,  482, 
439,  793. 


McKenvin,  John,  364. 
McKenzie,  Alex.,  351,  387, 

389,  442,  531,  691. 
McKenzie,  Hector,  593,  607. 
McKenzie,  Jno.,  349,  453, 

456,  542,  572. 
McKenzie,    Kenneth,  332, 

353,  364. 
McKenzie,  Wm.,  386. 
McKercher.  Donald,  599. 
McKeweu,  Daniel,  564. 
Mackey,  Angus,  387,  388. 
McKillup,  Abrm.,  814. 
McKenley,  Brien,  435. 
McKinley,  Nathl.,  516. 
McKinley,  Wm.,  474. 
McKinnen,  Neil,  527. 
McKinny,  Chas..  814. 
McKinney,  JnoM  364,  447. 
McKinnon,  Neal,  420. 
McKinstrey,  John,  659,  828, 

877,  880,  1014. 
McKisson,  Jno.,  413,  794, 

803,  854,  907,  983. 
McKlennen,  Kenneth,  350. 
McKnight,    Charles,  672, 

863,  876,  1002. 
McKnight,  Marv,  876. 
McKnight,  Patk.,  128. 
McKoun,  James,  828,  844. 
McKoun,  Wm.,  808,  814. 
McKoy,  Patk.,  572. 
McLachlan,  Michl.,  723. 
McLaren,  James,  386. 
McLaughlin,  Michl.,  391. 
McLeah,  David,  332. 
McLean,  Alex.,  322,  523, 

550. 

McLean,  Allen,  524,  614. 
McLean,  Angus,  706. 
McLean,  Danl.,  709. 
McLean,  Donald,  354,  389, 

397,  429,  448,  463,  465, 

593,  614. 
McLean,  Frs.,  386. 
McLean,  'Hugh,  465,  615, 

623. 

McLean,  James,  440. 
McLean,  John,  93,  100,  101, 

102,  118,  350,  519,  625, 

657,  709,  796,  836. 
McLean,   Neal,    393,  397, 

429,  448,  463,  465,  524, 

564,  568. 
McLean,  Wm.,  571. 
McLelland,  Jno.,  447. 
McLeod,  Alexr.,  326. 
McLeod,  Danl.,  595. 
McLeod,  Norman,  364,  432, 

484,  504,  506,  979. 
McLeod,  Robert,  518. 
McLeod,  Roderick,  625. 
McLinnam,    William,  615, 

623. 

McLubeken,  Albert,  533. 


McMann,  Wm.,  374. 
McMaster,  Alex.,  806. 
McMaster,  James,  738,  870. 
McMaster,  Robt.,  870. 
McMennomy,  Elizabeth,  532, 
592. 

McMenomy,  Robert,  592, 
MacMillan,  James,  393,  445, 

524,  607. 
McMillan,  John,  1009. 
McMullen,  Patk.,  375,  690. 
McNab,    Hugh,   579,  600, 

605. 

McNab,  James,  389. 
McNab,  John,  545. 
McNaughton,    Alex.,  318, 

319,  321,  322,  324,  330, 

333. 

McNeile,  Archd.,  293. 
McNeal,  Chas.,  821. 
McNeil,  Hector.  386. 
McNeall,  Jno.,  236,  276,  304, 

409,  449,  460,  464,  495, 

531. 

McNicoll,  Jno.,  350. 

McNish,  Alexr.,  1021. 

McNish,  Geo.,  359,  379,  388. 

MacNiven,  Angus,  388. 

Macomb,  Alex.,  723,  724, 
740,  741,  748,  749,  750, 
751,  752,  753,  754,  755, 
756,  757,  758,  759,  760, 
761,  762,  763,  764,  765, 
793,  841,  842.  851,  872, 
882,  998,  1008,  1009. 

Macomb's  purchase,  841, 
842,  851,  998.  1008,  1009. 

Macomb,  751,  752. 

McPherson,  Alexr.,  331, 
374,  377,  388,  389,  434. 

McPherson,  Ann,  377. 

McPherson,  Donald,  387, 
599. 

MacPherson,  Evan,  404. 
McPherson,  John,  331,  350, 
368. 

McPherson,  Robt.,  574. 
McPherson,  Thos.,  364. 
McQuivey,  Isaac,  883. 
McVey.  Jno.,  435. 
McVicaY,  Archd.,  350,  789, 

802,  804. 
McVicar,  Duncan,  355,  358, 

372. 

McVivar,  Dougal,  595. 
McTartin,  Archy,  484. 
McTavish,  John,  395,  404, 

431,  517. 
McTavish,  Simon.  517. 
MeWilliams,  Thomas,  538, 

580. 

McWithey,  David,  573. 
McWithey,  Simon,  573. 
Maey,  Reuben,  1006,  1007. 
Madison,-  9 14. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1061 


Madison  co.,  299,  833,  857, 
867,  882,  905,  907,  908, 
913,  914,  916,  921,  979, 
1000,  1002,  1010,  1024. 

Madrid,  748,  749,  754,  755, 
756,  757. 

Maffee,  Gerrit,  733. 

Magan,  John,  25. 

Magdalen  island,  251,  257, 
428. 

Magin,  Sarah,  292. 

Magin,   Teady,    264,  274, 

284,  292. 
Maginnies,  Robt.,  391. 
Mahan,  Patk.,  820. 
Mahon,  Jno.,  285. 
Mahon,  Margt.,  285. 
Mail y,  Barney,  435. 
Maine,  state  of,  32. 
Mair,  Charles,  567,  570,  594, 

665,  667,  668. 
Maitland,  Richard,  396,  427, 

431.  446,  524,  529,  791. 
Maitland,  colonel,  1027. 
Maidston  (Vt),  561,  567. 
Malcolm,  Wm,  660. 
Maley,  John,  746,  787,  817. 
Mallats,  Richd.,  373. 
Mallerv,  Ogden,  534. 
Mallet  Jon.,  356,  385. 
Mallory,  Nathaniel,  991,  999, 

1010. 
Malone,  Corn's,  597. 
Maloney,  Danl.,  824. 
Mamakating,  517,  518,  544, 

549,  706,  777,  795,  796, 

803,  805,  827,  828,  832, 

834,  855,  862,  866,  906, 

984,  1015. 
Mamaroneck,  5,  46,  176,  211, 

233. 
Man,  Geo.,  461. 
Man,  Isaac,  331,  536,  894. 
Man,  Levy,  894. 
Mann,  Thomas,  664. 
Mann,  Thos.  C.  663.  667, 

668. 

Manden,  John,  438. 
Mandeville.  ^ellis,  446. 
Mangle,  John,  104. 
Manhattan  island.  (See  New 
York.) 

Manheim,  276,  282,  287,  295, 

725,  827,  979. 
Manivard,  land  of,  103. 
Manlius,  933,  934,  935,  936, 

937,  941,  948,  1012,  1015. 
Manlove,  Chris.,  347. 
Manning,  Nicholas,  60. 
Manny,  Peter,  59. 
Mansfield,  Henry,  984,  1001. 
Mansfield,  SamL,  744. 
Mansfield  (Vt.),  606. 
Man's  island,  453. 
Many,  Frs.,  457. 


Map  of  the  State  of  New 

York,  surveyor-general 

De  Witt  preparing  a,  729. 
Mapes,  James,  786. 
Ma  pes,  Phincas,  670,  820. 
Marathon,  848,  975,  976. 
Marbletown,  5,  6,  12,  13,  14, 

16,  18,  39,  40,  42,  47,  49, 

62,  63,  66,  67,  82,  98,  125, 

136,  149,  150,  156,  161. 
Marseles,  Gerret,  771,  928. 
Mercellis.  Gysbert,  111,  112. 
Marselis,  Gysbert  G.,  594. 
Marcellus,  923.  935,  936,  938, 

939,  941,  946,  1006,  1007, 

1010,  1015. 
Marchan,  Lazarus,  440. 
Marchel,  John,  440. 
Marcy,  841,  1003. 
Marden,  Moses,  619,  6J1. 
Markham,  Ebenezer,  T$9. 
Markham,  Enoch,  572. 
Markham,  George,  572. 
Markham,  Wm,  532,  393, 

594,  598. 
Marks,  Abisha,  901. 
Marlborough,  51,  473.  630. 

706,  769,  857,  865,  868, 

907,  986. 
Marlboro  (Vt.),  416,  427,  428, 

444,  452,  561,  630. 
Marlat,  Gideon,    654,  704, 

782,  783,  807. 
Marlett,  Gideon,  7. 
Marlett,  Joshua,  7. 
Marlett,  Paulus,  7. 
Marra,  Denis,  386. 
Marrone,  Jacob,  557. 
Marsh,  Elihu,  290,  518. 
Marsh,  Elnathan,  827,  861. 
Marsh,  Isaac,  370. 
Marsh,  Jacob,  382,  518,  549. 
Marsh,  James,  370. 
Marsh,  Jno.,  899. 
Marsh,  Wm..  508,  521. 
Maerschalk,  Andreas,  188. 
Maerschalk.  Cornelius,  575. 
Marschalk.  Peter.  394. 
Marshall,  Alex.,  435. 
Marshall,  Edward.  11. 
Marshall,  Jarvis,  47,  56,  876. 

1002. 

Marshall,  John,  820. 
Marshall,  486. 
Marshfield,  (Vt.),  492. 
Marston,  N.,  445,  486,  488. 
Marterstock,  Deterick,  159, 

168,  188. 
Marte    Gerritsohs  island, 

198.  203.  204. 
Martiline,  Jon.,  12. 
Martimar.  James,  677. 
Martin,  Adam,  814. 
Martin,  David,  778. 
Martin,  Jasper,  453,  460. 


Martin,  John,  329. 
Martin,  Joseph,  57:?. 
Martin,  Joshua,  727. 
Martin,   Josiah,    503,  611, 

627,  663. 
Martin,  Peter,  609. 
Martin.  Solomon,  865. 
Martin,  SHvanii*.  541. 
Martiii,  Thos.,  399. 
Martin,  Win.,  578. 
Martino,  Francis,  12.  30,  59. 
Martlings.  Danl.,  728. 
Martling,  Deliverance,  669, 

818. 

Marvie,  John,  518. 
Marvin,  Elihu,  787. 
Marvin,  Seth,  926,  927, 1001. 
Maryland,   483,    500.  793, 

909,  910,  921.  931,  998. 
Masdam.  Robert,  563,  564. 
Mase,  Jacob,  241,  244,  246. 
Mason,  John,  413,  435,  495, 

711,  712,  725,  774,  775. 
Mason,  Saml.  Smith,  743, 

788,  822. 
Mason,  Ths.,  473,  514. 
Masonville,  626,  696. 
Massachusetts,  townships 

extending  north  of,  564. 
Massena,  832.  854,  1017. 
Massepeage,  4. 
Masten,  Ezeehiel.  832,  861. 
Masten,  Johaunis,  861. 
Matapan,  103. 
Matheson,  Rohert,  388. 
Mathews,  Amasa,  827,  861. 
Mathews.  David,  289,  293, 

304,  306,  373,  403,  406, 

466.  517,  569. 
Mathews,  D.  C,  341. 
Mathews,  Elizth.,  566,  627. 
Mathews,  Fletcher.  291. 
Mathews,  James,  388. 
Matthews,  Joseph,  516. 
Matthews.  Peter,  93. 
Matthews,  Robert,  495. 
Mathews,  Thos.  415. 
Matthews.     Vineent,  138, 

139,  191,  202,  203,  206, 

207.  210,  212.  289.  291, 

293,  304,  806,  37:!. 
Mathewson.  Donald,  375. 
Matthias,  Nicholas,  414,418, 

459. 

Matthias.  JohanN.,459,463, 
465. 

Mnttison.  Cornelius.  14.  18. 
Malison,  Malice,  34. 
Matlack.  Whit.-.   G70,  726, 

747.  837,  857,  914,  966, 

970,  971. 
Mattinicock.  4,  35,  48. 
Mattvs,  J.  J.,  286. 
Mattys.  J.  N..  286. 
Mattyson,  Jan.,  6. 


1062 


INDEX  TO  LAXD  PAPERS. 


Mattyson,  Mattys,  13,  20. 
Maturin,  Gab.,  450,  464. 
Maturin,  Peter,  435. 
Maule,  Thos.,  1011,  1016, 

1019. 
Maurnis,  Abm.,  442. 
Mauusell,   Jno.,  342,  356, 

432,  444,  550. 
Maxson,  Clark,  833. 
Maxsou,  Paul,  833. 
Maxwell,  Anthony,  726. 
Maxwell,  Corns.,  676. 
Maxwell,  Guv,  888,  900. 
Maxwell,  ¥m,   623,  624. 

625. 

Mayfield,  306,  307,  502,  506, 

885,  979. 
Mayne,  Edw.,  378. 
Mayne,  Robt.,  377. 
Mayne,  Wm.,  377. 
Meachen,  Wm.,  456. 
Mead,  Enos,  747,  966. 
Mead,  Hezekiah,  835. 
Meade,  James,  497,  585. 
Mead,  John,  998. 
Meales,  Geo.,  41,  42. 
Mease,  Richd.,  597. 
Meautys,  Peter,  79. 
Mebie,  John  Pietersen.  61, 

64,  78,  118,  171,  172,  177. 

(See  Mabie.) 
Mebee,  Peter,  179. 
Mee,    Francis,    335,  366, 

388. 

Meeks,  "Wm.,  495. 
Meisenger,  Conrad,  405,  495. 
Mekel,  John,  616. 
Melcher,  Isaac,    722,  732, 

740,  742. 
Meldrura.  Js..  389. 
Melyen.  Jacob,  28. 
Mene,  Peter,  50. 
Mentz,  Jacob,  677. 
Mentz,  932,  933,  936,  949, 

957. 

Menyard,  Jno.,  386. 
Menzies,  Alex.,    329,  348, 

356,  518,  625. 
Menzies,  Chas.,  329,  350. 
Menzies,  Thos.,   329,  348, 

356. 

Mercer,  Archibald,  505. 
Mercereau.  Joshua,  654,  655, 

683,  714,  722,  723,  736, 

848,  1020. 
Mercier,  Isaac,  83. 
Meredith,  Reese,  464,  486, 

487. 

Meredith,  487,  710. 
Mericle,  Anthony,  823. 
Merlet,  Hardoin,"  799. 
Merrick.  Gad,  843. 
Merrill,  Philip,  59. 
Merrel,  Richd.,  50,  103,  105, 
106,  107,  139. 


Merrill,  Saml..  812. 
Merrill,  William,  26,  28,  59. 
62. 

Merrit,  Andw.,  827.  861. 
Merrit,  Nehemiah,  307. 
Merritt,  William,  32,  36. 
Mersereau.  (See  Mercereau.) 
Meserve,  Geo.,  412. 
Mesier,  Peter,  1023. 
Mesnard,  Danl.,  457. 
Mespath,  3,  26,  35, 124,  194, 
197. 

Metcalfe,  Cath.,  484,  534. 
Metcalfe,    Geo.,  446,  434, 
531. 

Metcalf,  Michl.,  403,  554, 
561. 

Metcalf,  Simeon,  442,  446, 
461,  484,  488,  531,  534, 
695.  709,  794,  803. 

Metcalf.  Vail.,  456. 

Mentis,  Jacob,  661,  683. 

Meuvenbeldt,  Peter,  417. 

Meyer,  Jno.,  277,  748. 

Michael.  John,  611. 

Michael,  Peter,  405.  495. 

Michell,  Richard,  18. 

Middagh,  John.  58. 

Middagh,  Samuel,  891. 

Midday,  John,  91. 

Midden,  Walter,  434. 

Middleburgh,  270,  273,  274, 
275,  285,  286,  287,  301^ 
461,  465,  476,  478,  711. 

Middlefield,  288. 

Middlesex,  311. 

Middleton,  Peter,  353,  469, 
487. 

Middletoum,  699,  1026. 
Midler,  Christr.,  819. 
Midwout,  19.  (See  Flatbuah) 
Milan,  288. 
Milard,  Elisha,  674. 
Milbank,  Wm ,  665,  667. 
Milbourne,  Jacob,  27. 
Miles,  John,  824. 
Milford,  500,  502. 
Military  act  of  1796.  987. 
Miller,  Abraham.  890,  894. 
Miller,  Andw.,  820. 
Miller,  Casper.  819,  826. 
Miller,  Chs.,  383. 
Miller,  Corns..  880. 
Miller.  Crist.,  832,  861. 
Miller,  Dederick,  587. 
Miller,  Elijah,  291. 
Miller,  Elisha,  988. 
Miller,  Finlay,  583,  586. 
Miller,  Fred..  278,  280. 
Miller,  Godfred,  288,  296, 
301. 

Miller,  Jacob,  271. 
Miller,  James,  775. 
Miller,  Jeremiah  C,  824. 
Miller,  Jesse,  901. 


Miller,  John,  456,  460,  472, 

474,  518,  540,  570,  579, 

582,  893,  904. 
Miller,  John  Casper,  820. 
Miller,  Jurch,  202. 
Miller,  Justus,  678. 
Miller,  Levy,  778. 
Miller,  Mary,  678. 
Miller,  Paul,  388,  479. 
Miller,  Saml.,  873,  881. 
Miller,  Thos.,  412. 
Miller,  Wm.,  373,  461,  609. 
Millet,  Thos.,  438,  524,  559. 
Milligan,  Rob.,  378. 
Milliot,  Ferrel,  677,  823,  824, 

836,  837,  1020. 
Mills,  Danl.,  773. 
Mills,  Elizabeth,  816. 
Mills.  Isaac,  827,  828,  861. 
Millson,  Donald,  472. 
Millspaugh,  John,  677. 
Milo.  880". 
Milton.  923,  1015. 
Milton  (Vt.),  403,  552,  629. 
Mil  ward,  Frs.,  458. 
Milward,  R.,  74,  112,  114, 

115. 

Minard,  Hend.,  423. 
Minard,  Nathl.,  861. 
Minard,  Timothy,  861. 
Minden,  178,  307. 
Minders,  Burger,  155. 
Mines,  540 ;  silver  and  load, 
921. 

Minerva,  705,  724,  726,  741, 
742,  967,  968,  969. 

Mingers,  Morris,  805. 

Minhead  (Vt.),  567. 

Mhmsinlc,  47,  49,  62.  64, 
67,  69,  70,  71,  73,  91,  95, 
131,  162,  361,  362,  363, 
364,  365,  371,  377.  379, 
420,  431,  455,  466,  468, 
469,  474,  480,  493,  498, 
528,  549,  552,  605,  611. 

Minisink  patent,  bounds  of, 
807. 

Minisink  angle,  how  formed. 
807. 

Minneford's  island.  313,  316. 
Minor,  Nathl..  827. 
Minor,  Timothy,  827. 
Minter,  Johaa  822. 
Minturn,  Wm.,  744. 
Minvielle,  Gabriel,  19. 
Miranda,  Anne  Magdelene, 
457. 

Missickoui  bay,  442,  446, 
484. 

Mitchell,  Andw.,  927,  979. 
Mitchel.  Geo.,  781. 
Mitchell,  Hill,  511. 
Mitchell,  Isaac,  844. 
Mitchell,  James,  461. 
Mitchell,  John,  844. 


INDEX  TO  LAXD  PAPERS. 


1063 


Mitchell,   Wm.,   456,  624, 

844,  986. 
Mining,  Tiios.,  425,  477. 
Moffat,  James.  435. 
Moftat  John  L.,  658. 
Moffet,  Thos.,  900,  986. 
Moggonck,  91. 
Mohawk,  905,  931. 
Moigan,  Amiable,  725. 
Moigan,  Michael,  726. 
Molloy,  James.  461. 
Mombackns,  62.  66. 
Mompesson,  Pitiliorn.  94. 
Mompessom.  Koger,  94.  98. 
Moncrief,  Charles,  654,  655. 
Moncrief,    Elizabeth,  654, 

655. 

Moncriefte.  major,  392. 
Moncriffe,  Thos.,  421,  548. 
Monell,   James.    224,  429, 

456,  561,  565,  673. 
Monk,  Jno.,  451. 
Monkton  (Yt,),  606,  607. 
Monro,    Robert,    351,  372. 

(See  Munro.) 
Monroe,  190,  249,  253,  289, 

293,  297,  304,  306,  321, 

421,  423,  491,  873,  £10, 

926,  929.  984,  986,  1000. 
Monson,  Wra,  456. 
Montanye.  Jacobus.  430.603. 
Montanie.    Johannes,  289, 

319,  539. 
Montauk,  39,  86. 
Montauk  point,  act  to  cede 

it  to  the  United  States. 

884. 

Montgomerie,    Alex.,  236, 

318,  319,  322. 
Montgomery,  Archd.,  388. 
Montgomery.  Danl.,  828.898. 
Montgomery,  Hugh,  874. 
Montgomery,major-gen.,  8 1 1 . 
Montgomery,  Robt..  884. 
Montgomery,  135,  136,  138, 

142,  246,  298,  300,  453, 

705. 

Montgomery  Co.,  168,  178, 
272,  285,  286,  298,  299, 
307,  308,  449,  505,  575, 
590,  679,  694,  704,  705, 
706.  725,  771,  772,  776. 
781,  782,  784,  787,  793. 
797,  807,  831,  882,  905, 
916.  931. 

Montour.  Henry,  489. 

Montressor,  James.  407,  523. 
530. 

Montressor,  Jno.,  335,  366, 

377,  523,  611. 
Moody,  Margaret,  790. 
Moodry,  Jno.   J.  A.,  771. 

(See  Ac  Moodry.) 
Mooney,  David,  336,  386. 
Mooney.  fa,  736,  821. 


Moore,  Aug.,  277.  284. 
Moore,  Benj.,  438. 
Moore,  Charles.  631. 
Moore,  David,  359. 
Moore,   Henry,   553,  687, 
688. 

Moore,  James.  690. 

Moore,  Jno.,  246,  252,  440. 

472,  511,  824,  827,  860, 

861. 

Moore,  Joshua,  393. 
Moore,  lady.  438. 
Moore.  Lambert,  447,  469, 
509. 

Moore.  Plinv.  678,  705,  767, 
920,  987,"  988,  989,  999. 

Moore,  Robert,  394. 

Moore,  Samuel,  66,  423,  424. 
458. 

Moore,  Stephen,  574,  583. 
Moore.  Thomas,  11,  293,  313, 

386,  449,  457,  472,  483, 

484,  494,  500,  565. 
Moore,  William,  315,  566, 

845,  846,  847,  872. 
Mooers,  696,  807. 
Moorehouse,  Andw.,  424. 
Moorsboro'ugh,  413. 
Morarty.  Danl.,  687,  688. 
Moravia.  942,  944,  946,  947, 

952.  957. 
More,  John,  766. 
More,  Wm..  372.  854. 
Morehose,  John,  728. 
Morehouse,   738,  740,  742, 

745,  746,  747,  766,  796. 
Mores.  Charles,  554. 
Morewise,  Jacob.  804. 
Morgan,  John,  22,  26,  433, 

498. 

Morgan,  John  J.,  853,  907, 
916. 

Morgau,  Jonas.  938,  949, 
1008. 

Morgan,  Joseph.  660. 
Morgan.    Theopolis,  516. 
580. 

Morgan,  Thomas.  11. 

Moriah,  368,  472.  563.  599, 
693,  710,  767.  985. 

Morral,  Wm.,  789. 

Morrell,  Jacob,  S10. 

Morreil,  Saml..  263. 

Morris,  Cath.,  479.  605. 

Morris,  Edwd.,  819. 

Morris.  Fred..  204.  206,  207. 
20S,  209,  210,  214,  217, 
222,  223.  22.').  '_'_'>.  227, 
230,  486,  605,  694,  841. 
1 003. 

Morris.  Governour.  r.."iQ. 
Morris,  Jacob,  674,  718,  846, 
863. 

Morris,  Jno..  365,  526,  603, 
664,  668,  631. 


Morris.  Lewis.  14,  35.  48, 
114,  141,  142,  148,  150, 
151,  153,  162,  163,  165, 
169,  170,  171,  175,  179, 
182,  183,  658,  718,  727, 
732,  769,  971. 

Morris.  Hichd.,  310,  365, 
417,  466.  514,  521,  526, 
530,  555,  558,  563,  658, 
670,  727.  7:»6.  971. 

Morriee,  Robt.,  431,  658, 
737,  ni-j;:. 

Morris,  Roger,  298.  358,  430. 

Morris,  Saml..  46-1. 

Morris,  Staats  Long,  257, 
258,  261,  658. 

Morris,  Win..  714. 

Morris.  Wm.  W.,  659,  718, 
719,  845. 

Morris,  727. 

Morrimnet,  14. 

Morrison,  Danl.,  395,  811. 

Morrison,  Donald,  595. 

Morrison.  Kdw.,  445,  569, 
573.  581,  824. 

Morrison,  Hugh,  574,  599, 
606,  621. 

Morrison.  Kenneth,  459,  515, 
539.  569. 

Morrison,  Robt.,  487,  496, 
503. 

Morrison,  Samuel,  538. 
Morrislovn,  T61, 
Morse,  Chs.,  347. 
Morse,  Eben.  361,  372. 
Morse,  Joseph,  827,.  861. 
Morton,  Jacob.  896. 
Morton,  Maria  S.,  824. 
Morton,  Thos.,  505. 
Moss,  Riehd.,  440. 
Mott.  Adam.  73. 
Mott,  Chs.,  108,  183. 
Mott,  Kbenezer.  788.  1021. 
Mott.  Gtaraham,  569,  823. 
Mott,  James,  7  7. 
Mot!.  Matthias.  60,  93,  106. 
Mot.  Michael.  13.  25. 
Mott,  Stephen.  596. 
Mott,  Wm.,  823. 
Mouatt.  Jno..  395.  403.  440, 

454,  498.  (See  Muicctt). 
Moun.  (b'orm-.  .'>7  I. 
Mouustiug  island.  146,  147. 
Mount.  Thos.,  4a:{.  46U. 
Mountl'ort.  Joseph,  453,  460, 

473,  498. 
Mount  //"/*•,  81 8. 
Mouris.  S.i ml ..  B6& 
Mow  nray.  John.  89. 
Mower,  Peter,  880. 
Mowctt.    Win.,   S19.  (See 

Mm  m. 
Kakaoo,  George,  608. 
Mullender.  Anne.  126.  127. 
Mulkr,  Jacob,  342,  615,619, 


1064 


INDEX  TO  LAXD  PAPERS. 


Muller,  Jno.,  442. 
Mullock.  Joshua,  443. 
Mumbackers,  12. 
Mumford,  Geo.,  998. 
Mumford,  John,  998. 
Mumford,    John    P.,  929, 

1008. 
Mun.  Phineas,  504, 
Munin,  Benjamin,  516. 
Munro,  Alex..  421,  817. 
Munro.  Donald,  352,  388, 

550,  625. 
Muntoe.  Ed.,  401. 
Munro,  Geo.,  339,  342,  356, 

385. 

Munro,  Harry,  335. 
Munro,  Henry,  330. 
Munro,  Hugh,  159.  396,  408, 

409,  413,  423,  460,  475, 

508,  510,  546. 
Munro,  John.  358,  386,  436, 

519  531,  545,  579,  582. 
Munro,  Mr.,  767. 
Munro,  Samuel,  333,  358, 

531. 

Munro,  Wm„  330,  625. 
Munster,  baron  de,  452. 
Murderer's  creek,  91.  94,  98, 
112. 

Murdock,  James,  375,  519, 
526. 

Murhous,  James,  728. 
Murphy,  James,  387. 
Murphy,  John,  679. 
Murphy,  Luke,    587,  623, 

627/628. 
Murphy,  Thos.,  494,  508, 

548. 

Murray,  Geo.,  254,  257,  352, 
628. 

Murray,  Jno.,  443,  453,  460, 
518,  548,  609,  625,  743. 
811. 

Murray,  John  B.,  929. 1008. 
Murray.  Lilly,  320,  566. 
Mushier,  Jacob,  1004,  1006. 

1008. 
Kosher,  Thos.,  879. 
Mustard.  James.  381. 
Mutts,  Johannes,  460,  483. 
Muyden,  Mighiel.  3. 
Myer,  Andw.,  474,  485. 
Myers,  Geo.,  387. 
Myers,  Hendrick,  256,  261. 
Mver.  Jacob,  415,  459,  465. 
Mvers,  Michael,  808,  814, 

853,  907. 
My  gat  t  Eli,  320. 
Myndertsen,  Barent,  6. 
Myndertsen,  Burgher,  132, 

155,  190.  192. 
Myniers,  Christian,  895. 

N. 

Nalor,  Thos.,  386. 


Nanfan,  John,  75. 
Napier,  James,  339,  356,  385. 
Nash,  John,  435. 
Nathan,  capt.,  810. 
Naugel,  Jno.,  464. 
Naye,  Simon,  349. 
Neal,  James,  600,  604. 
Neal,  John,  435. 
Needham.  Sebastian,  595. 
Neely,  Abrm.,  661. 
Neeves,  Edw.,  419. 
Neftzer,  Jacob,  429. 
Neilson,   John,    261,  266, 

504,  869. 
Nellis,  William,  284,  286, 
Nellus,  Hendrick,  440. 
Nelson,  Abrm.,581,  677,  812. 
Nelson,  Allan,  863. 
Nelson,  Edw.,  427. 
Nelson,  Geo.,  399. 
Nelson,  John,  809. 
Nelson,  Paschal,  592. 
Nelson,  Rebecca,  427. 
Nelson,  Wm.,  710. 
Nelson,  882. 
Nesbitt.  John,  613. 
Nesbet,  Joseph,  804,  816.. 
Nessequack,  37. 
Nestel,  Martin,  819. 
Nestel,  Michl..  308. 
Nestle,  Peter,  736 
Neve,  Peter,  30. 
Neversink  (N.  J.),  3. 
Nevill,  James,  821. 
Nevin,  Jno.,  448. 
New  Amsterdam,  3.  (See 

New  York.) 
New  Berlin,  833,  849,  882, 

908. 

New  Britton.  590. ' 

Nttobrook,  430. 

Nerwburgh,  144,    148,  149, 

188,  190,  253,  264,  315' 

436,  437,  450,  624.  628, 

650,  71 1.  (See  Quassick). 
Newburg  (Vt.),  365.  428,  552, 

556,  558,  560,  562. 
Newcome,  Henry,  467. 
Newcomb.  Kinner.  727. 
Newcomb.  Zacheus,735,  837. 
Neiccomb.  616,  710,  724,  777, 

875,  966,  967,  968,  969. 
New  Concord  (Vt.).  580. 
Newell.  James,  927,  931. 
Newell  Jno.,  411. 
New  England  people  anxious 

for  lands  in  New  York, 

841. 

New  Fane  (Yt.),  361,  372, 
424,  432,  435,  452,  548, 
551,  553,  554,  556,  629. 

New  Flamstead  (Yt.),  379, 
403. 

Newean,  John.  438. 
New  Hartford,  1003. 


New  Hampshire,  307,  353, 

365. 

New    Hampshire  grants, 

maps  of,  600. 
Newhaven  (Vt.),    526,  533, 

545,  573. 
New  Huntington  (Yt.),  410. 
New  Jersey,  50.  72.  73,  104, 

129,  223,  651. 
Newkirk,  Benj.,672.  683.704. 
Nukerk,  Charles,  659,  823, 

868. 

Newkirk,  Geo.,  875. 
Newkerk,  Gerret  C,  683, 

704,  782,  783,  807. 
Newkerck,  Jacob,  683,  824, 

860,  904. 
Newland.  Edmund,  355,  358, 

513,  545,  579,  595,  624. 
Newland,  Jno.,  456. 
Newland,  Traver,  498,  499, 

500. 

New  Lisbon,  480. 
New  Lotts,  15. 
Newman.  John,  197. 
New  Orange,  6.  (See  New 
York.) 

New  Paltz,  15,  91,  93,  95, 
105,  127,  146,  156,  161, 
189,  190,  248,  257,  258, 
269,  270,  272,  273,  287, 
288,  614,  869,  916,  917. 

Newport,  303,  306.  457,  467, 
987. 

New  Rochelle,  83,  90.  325. 
New  Stamford  (Yt),  337. 
Newton,  Henry,  8,  17,  471. 
Newton,  Wm.,  365.  543. 
Neivtown,  (L.  I.),  5,  38,  43. 46, 

66,  69,  71,  74,  83,  86,  88, 

96,  99,  108,  124. 
Newtown  creek,  858. 
New  Utrecht,  5,  20,  122,  454, 

470. 

New  Windsor,  135,  137,  138, 
140,  144,  147,  148.  149, 
150,  151,  152,  167,  173, 
246,  266,  268,  269,  277, 
982. 

New  York,  4,  5,  6,  14,  15,  16, 
17.  18,  19.  21,  24,  29,  30, 
37,  46.  48,  49,  55,  67,  70, 
80.  83,  85,  86,  88,  92,  94, 
96.  97,  104,  105,  106,  107, 
132,  133,  134,  143,  147, 
156,  157,  164,  166,  167, 
168,  172,  173,  174,  177, 
186,  187,  189,  192,  194, 
196,  198,  203,  205,  208, 
227,  242,  243,  251,  265, 
266,  271,  272,  281.  289, 
302,  309,  319,  446,  486, 
488,  539,  593,  606,  781, 
859.  930.  979,  983.  1009, 
1013,  1015.  (See  Harlem.) 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1065 


Niagara,  183,  653,  865,  866, 

908,  910. 
Niblet,  Benj.,  524,  549. 
Nicoll,  Benj.,  260. 
Nicholl,  Chs.,  474,  479,  489. 

537,  567,  585,  603,  606, 

616. 

Nicoll,  Francis,  274. 
Nicoll,  John,  365,  379. 
Nicoll,  William,  73. 
Nicolls,  Andrew,  149,  151, 

158,  160,  189. 
Nichols,  John,  1019. 
Nichols,  Moses,  438. 
Nicholls,  Richd.,  209,  210, 

224,  248,  250,  251. 
Nichols,  Saml.,  560. 
Nichols,  Stephen,  814. 
Nicholls,  William,   9,  537, 

542. 

NicJiols,  619,  620,  737. 
Nicholson,  Neal,  560. 
Nicholson,  John,  661,  882, 
898. 

Nicholson,  Thomas,  893,  898. 
Niles,  945,  946,  947,  949, 

951,  952,  957,  976,  1017. 
Nimham,  Danl.,   356,  429, 

433. 

Nimham,  Jacobns,  356. 

Nims,  David,  568. 

Nine  Partners,  Great,  496, 

589,  926,  1002. 
Nine  Partners,  Little,  926. 
Niskayuna,  65,  68,  772,  767. 

(See  Canastagione.) 
Niven,  Danl.,  661,  .-714,  721, 

742. 

Noble,  Abel,  803,  835. 
Noble,  Arthur,  766. 
Noble,  John,  433. 
Noble,  Mark,  631. 
Noble,  Roger,  917,  922. 
Nobleborough,  766. 
Nobletown,  528,  597. 
Nolds,  Ehsha,  814. 
Nordberg,  John,  394,  404, 

420,  425. 
Norfolk,  74b,  750. 
Norman,  Jno.,  442,  530. 
North,  Joshua,  398,  413,434. 
North,  Thos.,  905,  910. 
Northampton,  507,  707,  744, 

747,  911,  919,  927,  929. 
Northampton  patent,  909. 
North  Hudson*  724,  777.  837, 

929,  966,  967,  969. 
North  Nonvich.  849,  852,  905. 
Northrop,  Elisha,  576. 
Northrop,  Isaac,  1025. 
Northrop,  Moses,  248. 
Northumberland.  504.  526. 
Norton,  Abel,  795,  803. 
Norton,  Isaac,  712,  720,  742. 
Norton,  Nathaniel,  738. 


Norwalk  island,  89,  90. 
Norway,  278,  295,  302,  306. 
Norioich,  846.  849,  850,  851, 
882. 

Norwich  (Vt.),  41 1,  553.  561. 
Norwood,  Andrew,  6,  13,  17, 
53. 

Noteware,  Geo.,  810. 
Nott,  Matthias,  55. 
Nottingham.  Stephen,  659. 
Nottingham,  William,  63,  66. 
Nova  Scotia,  refugees",  653, 

708,  797. 
Noxen,  Ths.,  47,  136,  138, 

176,  177.  178,  224,  226, 

227. 

Nutten  Hook,  84,  915. 
Nutton  island.  447. 
Nyack  (L.  I.),  5. 
Nye,  Johannes,  70. 

0. 

Oakley.  Cornelius,  718. 
Oates,  Edw.,  424. 
Oates,  Manuill,  440. 
Obliuus,  Heniy,  94. 
Oblienis;  Peter,  106. 
Oblong.  554,  561,  728,  733. 

(See  Equivalent  lands) 
O'Brien,  John,  822. 
O'Brien,  Wm.,  409,  420. 
Ockerman,  Wm.,  821. 
Odell,  Elizabeth,  984. 
Odle,  Joseph,  658. 
Odell,  Patience,  146. 
Odell,  Saml.,  121,  146,  147. 
Odel,  Tomkins.  803. 
Ogden,  Danl.,  821. 
Ogden,  David,  154. 
Ogden,  Jon.,  391. 
Ogden,  Nathl.,  814. 
Ogdensburgh,  779. 
Ogilvie,  Alex.,  483,  510. 
Ogilvie,  John,  356.  365.  440, 

545,  568,  602,  611. 
Ogilvie.  Wm.,  475,  771,  986. 
Ohio,  769.  (See  West  Bruns- 

luick.) 
Olcott,  Timothv,  914. 
Old  castle  farm,  1020. 
Oldman's  creek,  91.  94,  114. 
Old  military  townships,  866, 

870.  921,  922,  1002. 
Olden,  Andw.,  901. 
Olden.  Prince.  901. 
Oliver,  James,  813. 
Oliver,  John,  813. 
Oliver.  Laurent.  800. 
Oliver,  Richd..  711,  813. 
Oliver,  Thos.,  411.  495. 
Olmstead.  John,  930. 
Onderdonk,  Jno.,  878. 
Oneida  and  Tuscaroraclaiuis, 

685. 


Oneida  and  Tuscarora  pur- 
chase, 677,  711.  7  1  J.  flJj 
714,  715,  716,  717,  718, 
719,  720.  721.  722,  736, 
737,  738,  739,  740,  742, 
743. 

Oneida  co.,  294,  297,  300, 
301,  ?,<):{.  ::n\  :;](».  i . 
467,  468,  475,  4*6,  492, 

705,  708,  709,  725,  727, 
728,  747,  769,  771,  776, 
779,  792,  793,  803,  806, 
841,  849,  867,  876,  907, 

980,  982,  987.  999,  1000, 
1003,  1012,  1013. 

Oneida  Indians,  boundary  of 
their  territory,  791. 

Oneida  lake,  islands  in,  878. 

Onondaga  co.,  261,264,9*1, 
932,  933,  :>  ;  i.  9  .•;;>,  936, 
937,  938,  939,  940,  941, 
942,  943,  944,  945,  946, 
947,  948.  949.  950,  951, 
952,  957,  960,  961,  964, 
975,  1006,  1007,  1010. 

Ontario  co.,  805,  808,  809, 
831,  832,  834.  836.  837, 
840.  866.  f  in.  1018,  1019. 

Oothoudt,  Abrm.,  826,  874. 

Outhout,  Henry,  677.  727, 
728,  771,  774,  828,  832, 
880. 

Oothoudt,  John,  869. 
Oothout,  Volckert,  241,  243. 
Oppenheim,  168,  274,  284, 

286,  306,  315,  452. 
Orange  co..  43.  46,  47.  48,  49, 

50,  53,  so.  57.  oi,  •;:>. 

68,  69,  70,  71,  73,  77,  81, 

82,  84,  95,  96,  98,  99,  108. 

113,  117,  135,  136.  137, 

138,  139,  140,  111    1  12. 

143,  144.  147.  l  is.  ]  |  • 

150,  151,  152,  160,  167, 

168,  169.  170,  17  1.  172, 

173,  176,  177,  178,  180, 

187,  189,  201,  204.  90ft, 

212,  215.  122,  J  i".  MS, 

246,  247.  248.  249,  252, 

253,  257,  259,  261,  269, 

277,  289,  291,  292.  293, 

297,  298,  300,  304.  306, 

307,  315,  321,  323,  365, 

370,  377.  379,  380,  389, 

421,  423,  436,  450,  453, 

470,  477,  483.  491,  496, 

617,  520,  546.  552.  565, 

624.  027.  02*.  «'■::<».  7o;., 

706,  709,  767,  789,  792, 
818,  840,  867,  873,  877, 
906.  '.'ok,  910,  9M,  M  ' 

981,  982,  984,  986,  10U0, 
1001.  1015. 

Oran  /r-town,  48.  202. 

Ord,  Thomas,  594,  599,  616. 


134 


1066 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Ore  bed  patent.  985. 
O'Reillv.  Martin,  766,  770. 
Oriskonie,    203,    293,  294, 

474,  486,  487. 
Orr,  Hugh.  822. 
Orwell  (Vt.),  391,  444,  501, 

502,  692,  711. 
Ousburu.  Aaron.  815. 
Osburn,  James.  452,  475. 
Osborne.    Jeremiah,  788, 

811. 

Osborne,  Jno.,  483,  484,  494, 
565. 

Osborne,  Nathaniel,  177. 
Ossey,  Francis,  800,  815. 
Osterhout,  Peter,  813. 
Ostrander,  Chris.,  485. 
Ostrander.  Thos.,  658,  820, 
863. 

Oswald,  Eleazer,  565,  569. 

Osvvell,  John,  413,  495. 

Oswegatchie,  748,  749,  757, 
758,  759,  760,  761,  762, 
763,  764,  765,  766,  772. 

Oswego,  826,  933,  942. 

Oswego  co.,  788,  838,  839, 
851,  865,-  868,  873,  875, 
882,  910,  923,  932.  933, 
942,  963,  964,  980,  998. 

Otego,  727. 

Otisco,  935,  937,  938,  944, 
951,  952. 

Otsego,  480.  484,  502,  835. 

Otsego co.,275,  276.  279,280, 
282,  284,  287,  296,  301, 
302,  304,  307,  308,  309^ 
464,  465,  468,  480,  481, 
483,  489,  490,  499,  500, 
502,  693,  727,  793,  909, 
910,  915,  919,  921,  922, 
923,  931,  985,  998,  1011. 

Otsego  lake.  221,  447,  448. 

Otselic,  906.' 

Otter  creek,  332,  387.  389. 
Ounionschich  bay.  400. 
Ovid,  921,  923,  943,  944, 

945,  947,  951,  962,  964, 

1015. 

Owa-sco,  939,  941,  947,  950. 
Owego,  613,  619,  676,  737, 
740. 

Owens,  Alvin,  795. 
Owen,  Aiming,  776. 
Owen,  Danl.,  517,  820. 
Owen,  Henry.  438. 
Owen,  Jonathan,  659. 
Owen,  Nathaniel,  359.  466. 
838. 

Oxford,  712,  715,  716,  717, 
718,  719,  720,  721,  722, 
847,  850,  882,  930. 

Oysterbay.  6,  17,  35,  36,  49. 
60,  79,  82,  98,  196,  197, 
233,  238,  253,  255,  341, 
508.  514,  518. 


Pabody,  Isaac,  703. 
Paddock.  Nathan,  824. 
Paddock.  Stephen,  744. 
Pagan,  Wm,  400,  443. 
Page,  Conrad,  820. 
Page,  David,  412. 
Page,  Peter,  405. 
Pain,  Aaron,  554,  728. 
Paine.  Brinton.    709,  736, 

822,  847,  902. 
Pain,  Edwd.,  778,  779,  947. 
Paine.  Ezra.  884. 
Paine,     George  Clinton, 

893. 

Paine,  Robt.  Treat.  843. 
Pain,   Samuel  Hills,  893. 

(See  Payne.) 
Painslyck,  Nichs.,  704. 
Painter,  Hdwd..  312. 
Painter,  Geo.,  813. 
Palatine,  158,  168,  694,  908, 

931. 

Palatines,  104,  111,  113, 
125,  134,  161,  165,  173, 
174,  175,  176,  177,  178, 
179,  181,  182,  195. 

Palding,  Abra.,  301. 

Paldinck,  Joost,  96. 

Fallot.  Lyman, '798. 

Palmateer,  Abm.,  485. 

Palmateer,  Daman,  439, 
485. 

Palmatier,  Isaac,  806. 
Palmateer,  Michl.,  485. 
Palmateer,  Jacobus.  485. 
Palmateer,  Peter,  485. 
Palmer,  Beniah,  981. 
Palmer,  Benj.,  312,  813. 
Palmer,  Elias,  S.,  833,  856. 
Palmer,  John,  27,  44. 
Palmer,  Jos.,  312,  313. 
Palmer.  Ob..  176,  192. 
Palmer.  Thos.,  436,  482,  507. 

575.  650,  655,  685,  706, 

730,  731,  732,  777,  778, 

832,  877. 
Palmer,  Wtn,  856,  872. 
Palmer's  purchase.  726,  730. 

772,  781,  909, 
Palmiter,  John,  727. 
Palmy ter.  We,  767,  788, 

818.  825.  {See  Palmateer.) 
Paltz.  54.  (See  New  Paltz.) 
Pan  ton,  Francis,  475,  627, 

628. 

Pardon  (Vt.).  383,  529,  530, 
531. 

Parish,  Jaspar,  889. 

Papers  in  support  of  the 
claims  of  William  Gilli- 
land.  685  ;  relating  to  the 
controversy  between  the 
heirs  of  general  Bradstreet 


and  the  proprietors  of  the 

Hardenbergh  patent,  696, 
702 ;  relating  to  the  vacant 
lands  in  the  Oblong,  728; 
in  support  of  Thomas  Pal- 
mer's claim,  730;  relating 
to  an  agreement  between 
Seth  Reed  and  Peter  Ryck- 
man,  concerning  a  grant 
of  land  for  which  they 
applied,  829;  relating  to 
Totten  &  Crossrleld's  pur- 
chase, 965 ;  relative  to 
Reed  k  Ryckman's  loca- 
tion, 1019. 

Paris,  Anthony,  808. 

Paris,  Danl.,  993. 

Paris,  475,  486. 

Park,  Jno.,  445. 

Parke,  p]benezer,  827. 

Parker,  Edmund,  824. 

Parker,  Elisha.  104. 

Parker.  Hugh,'  387,  526. 

Parker!  James,  814,  815, 
841,  842,  844,  880. 

Parker,  Jer.,  412. 

Parker.  John,  433. 

Parkiuson,  James,  579,  628. 

Parks,  John,  818. 

Parmelle,  Rob..  472. 

Parlin,  Ann  Catherine,  422, 
521,  563,  693,  696,  708. 

Parlin.  Catherine,  656. 

Parsell,  John,  99,  104. 

Parsell,  Thos.,  59. 

Parshall,  Nathan,  871. 

Parsons,  Chas.,  863. 

Partrick,  Hugh,  428. 

Partridge,  N.,  412. 

Partridge,  Oliver,  343,  381, 
408. 

Passengers  to  Canada,  peti- 
tion for  the  privilege  of 
conveying,  652. 

Patchin,  Isaac,  884. 

Patrick,  Geo.,  453. 

Patrick,  Hugh,  442.  452. 

Patroon's  patent,  232. 

Patterson,  Abijah  B.,  888. 

Paterson,  Asa,  827,  861. 

Paterson,  Donald,  352. 

Patterson,  Isaac,  820, 

Patterson,  John,  810,  884. 

Patterson.  Jonathan.  818. 

Paterson,  Matw.,  453. 

Patterson,  Moses,  457. 

Patterson,  Walter.  354,  379, 
547,  584. 

Patterson,  Wm.,  374,  432, 
533,  564,  651,  818,  827, 
828,  855,  861. 

Patishall.  Richard.  15.  32. 

Pavie,  Richd..  424,  431. 

Paul,  Willm.,  374. 

Paulussen,  Paulus,  12. 


INDEX  TO  LAXD  PAPERS. 


1007 


Pawlet  (Vt.),  347,  350,  351, 
352,  364,  390,  419,  423, 
448,  607. 

Pawling,  Albert,  189. 

Pawling,  Henry,  18,  56,  74. 

Pawling,  Levi,  457. 

Pawling,  Nettie,  190. 

Pawling,  widow,  54. 

Pawling's  precinct,  728. 

Pawling,  884. 

Payne,  Benj.,  319. 

Payne,  Ezekiel,  728.  (See 
Paine.) 

Peacham(Yt),  561,  562,  609. 
Peacock,  Hugh.  670. 
Peacock,   Isaac,  587,  623, 

627,  628. 
Peake's   creek,    49.  (See 

PeekskiU.) 
Pearce,  Jno.,  331,  728. 
Pearsall,  John,  98,  99,  104. 
Pearse,  Benju.,  980. 
Pearse,  Edw.,  400. 
Pearse,  Henry,  400. 
Pearsie.  Jonathan,  708,  931, 

982,  1010,  1012,  1013. 
Pearshall,  Israel,  887. 
Pearson,  Geo.,  996,  997. 
Peartree,  Ann,  177. 
Peartree,  William,  68,  71, 

82,  85,  95. 
Peck,  Hiel,  825. 
Peck,  Jacobus,  29. 
Peck,  Johannes.  695,  792, 

797. 

Peck,  Jno.  J.,  879. 
Peck,  Thos.,  442,  466. 
Peck,  William,  807,  903. 
Pedley,  NathL,  691. 
Peeke,  Wm.,  792. 
Peekskill  771. 
Pelham,  53,  74,  313. 
Pell.  John,  3,  51,  53,  54,  74, 

455,  577,  579,  581,  583. 
Pell,  Philip,  863. 
Pell.  Thomas,  192,  193,  863. 
Pellinger,  Fredk.,  191. 
Pells,  Evert,  485,  528. 
Pells,  Henry,  485. 
Pells,  Mic'hl.,  485. 
Pell's  patent,  192. 
Pell's  purchase,  5. 
Pelton,  Benjn.,  933,  939,  950, 

960. 
Pemaquid,  32. 
Pembrook,  David,  796. 
Pern  brook,  James,  822. 
Pence,  Adam,  690,  691. 
Penet.  Peter,  779,  789,  790. 

794. 

Penn.  Adam.  394. 
Pennicuff,  Phil.,  413,  495. 
Penmr,  John.  835. 
Penny,  Jonathan.  804. 
Penney,  Wm.,  425,  477. 


Penryn  (Vt.),  551. 
Perache,  John  Francis,  790, 
806. 

Perkinsou,  James.  630. 
Perrin,  Daniel,  9. 
Perry,  David,  888,  895. 
Perry,  John,  789,  802,  804. 
Perry,  Mervin.  328,  349,  475. 
Perry,  Richd.,  386. 
Perry,  Thos.,  403 
Persloe,  Henry,  367. 
Person,  Jno.,  3773,  818. 
Person,  Sarah,  809. 
Peru,  361,   734,  735,  767, 

790,  927,  987,  991,  1016. 
Peters,  John.  561,  565,  607, 

614,  619.  620,  621,  S10. 
Petersham,  429. 
Peterson,  Garret,  674. 
Peterson,  Hendk.,  278. 
Peterson,  James,  819. 
Peterson.  Peter,  50. 
Petrie,  Christian,  651,  S55, 

866. 

Petri,  John  Joost,  166,  181, 
182,  225,  287,  295. 

Petrie's  purchase,  243. 

Petry,  David,  427,  431. 

Petry,  Hannah.  427,  431. 

Petry,  Robert,  427. 

Pettet,  Jabes,  727. 

Petit,  Thos.,  517,  566,  625, 
695. 

Pettybone,  Phebe,  888. 

Pew,  Francis.  21,  31. 

Ptister,  Francis,  394,  400, 
424,  593. 

Pharsalia,  857,  914. 

Phelps,  Alex.,  392,  407,  553. 

Phelps,  Chs..  416,  539. 

Phelps,  Oliver,  9S7.  1002. 

Phelps  &  Gorham's  pur- 
chase, 987. 

Phelps,  808,  809,  831,  832, 
834,  837,  840,  866.  910. 

Philips.  Adolph..  49,  17  7. 
343,  357. 

Philips,  Fred..  24.  540. 

Phillipse,  Phillip,  37,  358, 
430. 

Philipsborough,  843,  540. 
Phillip's  patent,  49. 
Phillips  Amos,  835. 
Phillips,    Andw.  Faneuil. 

412,  598,  617,  619,  663. 

664,  667,  668. 
Phillips,  David.  789. 
Phillips,  Henry.  631. 
Phillips,  Js.,  410.  503,  539. 
Phillips,  John,  347.  557,  531. 
Phillips,  Joseph.   516.  577, 

586,  591. 
Phillips,  Joshua,  789. 
Phillips,  Mills,  720. 
Phillips,  Moses,  654,  837. 


Phillips,  Philip,  298. 

Phillip,  Simon,  592, 

Phillips,  Win..  631,  551, 

Phoenix,  Alex..  $80,  ML 

Phyn,  Geo.,  837,  881 

Phyn,  James,  480. 

Physicians  and  raiyKW  en- 
titled to  land,  880,  922. 

Pickerd,  Conrad,  679. 

Pickett,  N.,  282.  287. 

Pickle,  Bart.,  467,  471. 

Pier,  Jonah,  901. 

Pierce,  Benj,,  875. 

Pierce,  Vincent.  150,  151. 

Pierce.  Win.. 

Pierpont.  John,  s24. 

Pierson,  Elias.  R0$, 

Pierson,  John,  787.  803. 

Pieters,  Wynant.  15,  18. 

Pietersen,  Harem.  48L 
(See  Cocymans.) 

Pitfgot,  Robt..  378. 

Pillaon,  Robt.,  692. 

Pimbleton,  Nathan,  909. 

Pinckney.  Philip,  3. 

Pinkuev.  Thomas,  53. 

Pine  Plains,  288. 

Pinhorne,  Gertrude,  627. 

Pinnhor,  Jno.,  140,-  147.  C27. 

Pinhorne.  Marv,   136,  137, 
138,  140.  147. 

Pinhorne,  Win.,  49,  50,  59, 
86. 

Pinier,  Peter,  555. 
Pinckney,  Jonathnn,  729. 
Pintard.'Lewis,  293,  468. 
Pintard,  Saml.,  593. 
Pionear.  Peter.  is  19. 
Pipon,  Klias.  196.  227. 
Pipon,  Phil,  174 
Pitcher,  Jonathan,  651,  652, 
656. 

Pikhcr,So1,  913. 
Pitsford  (Vt.).  370.  514.  .'/_' 

527,  667. 
Pittman.  James,  538. 
Pitts.  Wm.,  440. 
Pittstown,   290,    291.  340, 

884,  7::''.. 
Plainjielii,  275.  499. 
Planck.  John.  574.  57  7. 
Planck,  Leonard.  874 
Planck.  IVtrns.  574,  577. 
Plank,  Henry.  4155. 
Piatt,  Chas..  735. 
Piatt.    Fli/th..    727.  822, 

833. 

Piatt,  Henry  Seudder,  808. 

Piatt,  Israel,  $»'.'">. 

Piatt,  Jonas.  I B  - 

Piatt,  Jndire.  ti-  1. 
j  Piatt,  Nalhl.,  669,  706. 

Piatt,  Richd.,  658,  675,  792, 
;     811,  1021. 
'  Plaits,  Thos.,  815. 


1068 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Piatt  Zephaniah,  653,  654, 
656,  657,  679,  693,  696, 
706,  733,  734,  735,  776, 
777,  786,  789,  800,  -805, 
832,839.  914.915,929,985. 

Piatt,  Zephor,  971. 

Plattekill,  100,  109,  136.  188, 
190,  548,614,624,630,803. 

Plattsburgh,  3  6 1 , 6  54, 7  34, 7  3  5. 

Plattville,  268. 

Pless,  Clement,  366. 

Plumb,  Stephen,  824. 

Plyer,  Jno.,  389. 

Plymouth,  882. 

Pocock  (Vt.),  426. 

Point  au  Roche  patent,  735. 

Point  Trembleau.  885,  926. 

Poller,  Petrus,  981. 

Polhemius,  Johannes  Theod., 
19. 

Polhemius,  moeder,  24. 
Pollard,  Edward,  607. 
Pollock,  Carlell,  915,  919, 

921,  922. 
Pollock,  Thos.,  1009. 
Poison,  John.  518,  625. 
Pomeroy..Medad,  368. 
Pomfret  (Vt.),  389,  399,  407 

425,  560,561,936.  937,938. 
Pomfrey.  921,  923,  939,940, 

946,  950,  951,  1015. 
Pond.  Dl.,  412. 
Pond,  John,  411,  412. 
Pond,  William,  427,  431. 
Ponset^  John,  626. 
Poole,  John,  226,  229. 
Poole,  Thos.,  443. 
Poole,  Wm.,  665. 
Poplopskill,  247. 
Port  Crane,  713,  740. 
Porter,  Benj.,  342,  367. 
Porter,  Noah,  401,  562,  597, 

629. 

Porter,  Thos.,  511. 
Porteous,  Jas.,  393,  665,  667. 
Portious,  John,  794,  803. 
Portland,  duke  of,  428,  439. 
Post,  Henry,  807,  813. 
Potman,  Arent,  793. 
Potsdam,  750. 

Potter,Amos,  961,1006,1019. 

Potter,  Marmaduke.  26. 

Potter,  Saml.,  825.  ' 

Potter,  Wm.,  1010,  1019. 

Potts,  Alex.,  333,  346. 

Potts,  Wm.,  357. 

Poudre,  Joseph,  836. 

Pouyhkeepsie,  58,  65,  426, 
439,  442,  468,  470,  485, 
492,  496,  528,  530,  531, 
532,  542,  544,  568,  581, 
582,  585,  589,  590.  869, 
870,  871,  926,  927,  1007, 
1011,  1013,  1016,  1017, 
1022,  1023,  1024. 


Powell,  Caleb,  506,  541, 
563. 

Powell,  Stephen,  863. 
Powell,  Wm.,  663. 
Power,    Avery,  843,  846, 
851. 

Powers,  John.  789,  802,  804. 
Powers,  Josiah,  395. 
Powers,  NaJ;hl,   353,  376, 
562. 

Pownal  (Vt.),  443,  505. 
Poyse,  Thos.,  459. 
Praa,  Peter,  81,  85. 
Praull,  Aron,  30,  46,  48. 
Pratt,  Abraham,  852,  865, 
866. 

Pratt,  David,  580. 
Pratt,  James,  510. 
Prattsville,  822,  1026. 
Preble,  944,  945,  948,  949, 

950,  951,  952. 
Prentice,  Jonas,  824. 
Preston,  Achilles,  467,  468, 

469,  502. 
Preston,  Martin,  554. 
Preston,  Otheniel,  813. 
Preston,  Saml.,    837,  869, 

874,  881,  907. 
Preston,  882. 

Prevost,  Augustine,  335, 
431,  439.  446,  447,  459, 
663,  1027. 

Prevost,  James  Marcus,  615, 
620. 

Prevost.  Marcus,  404,  447, 

596,  615. 
Prevost,  Susannah,  663. 
Preux,  Isaac  de,  29. 
Pribble,  Saml.,  810. 
Price,  Adam,  823. 
Price,  Chase,  429. 
Price,  David,  596. 
Price,  Elijah,  677. 
Price,  Richard,  536. 
Price,  Thos.,  495. 
Price,  Wm.,  456. 
Prime,  Benjn.,  550,  566. 
Prince,  John,  815. 
Prince,  Samuel,  504. 
Princetown,  325,  369,  423, 

772. 

Princeton  (Vt.),  365. 
Pnndle.  Danl.,  290,  308,  312, 
318. 

Pringle,  George,  524.  537. 
Printhard,  Lewis,  313. 
Prior,  Abner,  788. 
Proctor,  Cardan,  479. 
Proctor,  Geo.,  347. 
Proctor,  Thos.,  325,  366,  378. 
Proctor,    Wm.,    403,  479, 
552. 

Proll,  Wolford,  12. 
Propagation  of  the  Gospel 
Society,  406,  408. 


Proposals  to  settle  the  wild 

lands,  213. 

Prosecution  for  intrusion  or- 
dered, 359. 

Prouth,  Degory,  824. 

Providence,  502. 

Provincial  officers,  391. 

Provost,  Adam,  518,  625. 

Provoost,  David,  57,  58,  92, 
103.  133,  168,  175,  176, 
184,  591. 

Provoost,  John,  254,  256. 

Provoost,  Wm.,  96,  176,  186, 
475. 

Prusk,  John,  425,  477. 
Pruyn,  Johs.Saml.,  273,  281, 
287. 

Pryce,  David,  344. 

Prym,  David,  414,  418,  449, 

682,  725. 
Puddington,  Elias,  9. 
Puddington,  Robert,  80. 
Pulis,  John,  809. 
Pullion,  Jacob,  11. 
Pullion,  Jaques,  48,  63,  160. 
Pulteney,  James,  1020. 
Pultney    (Vt. ),    391,  497, 

568. 

Puntine,  Wm.,  586. 
Purdy,  Abner,  825. 
Purdv,  Daniel,  141, 146,  147, 

148,  890. 
Purdv,  Gilbert,   436,  442, 

443. 
Purdy,  S.,  237. 
Putnam,  Adam,   682,  704, 

782,  783,  807. 
Putnam,  Farent,  653. 
Putnam,  Israel,   399,  425, 

560. 

Putnam,  Wm.,  820. 
Putnam,  514,  553/  919,  979. 
Putnam  CO.,  49,  298,  906. 
Putney  (Vt.),  368,  408,  412. 
Putton,  William,  531. 

Q. 

Quackenboss,  Henry,  919. 
Quackenbush,  Isaac,  704. 
Quackenbush,  Isaac  D.,  703. 
Quackenbush,  James.  998. 
Quackenbush,  Jno.,  302, 305, 

310,  312. 
Quackenbos,  John,  316,  348, 

672,  720,  728,  822. 
Quackenbush,  Vincent,  704. 
Quackenboss,  Vincent  Scott, 

683,  704,  782,  793,  807. 
Quassaick.  91,  104,  111,  113, 

122,  125,  134,  148.  (See 

Newburgh.) 
Quasiens  island,  434. 
Queen,  Christopher,  814. 
Queensbro',  89. 


IXDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1060 


Queensbury,  290,  307,  309. 
321,  502.  506,  605,  606, 
770,  791,  792,  806. 

Quick,  Abrra.,  797. 

Quick.  John.  708,  837. 

Quicke.  Thomas.  12. 

Quigly,  Thos..  847,  848. 

Quilhot,  Henry,  812,  825. 

Quiun,  Edw.,  453,  460. 

Quin,  Patrick,  435. 

Quin,  Peter,  597. 

Quince}*,  Jacob,  847. 

Quinton,  David,  874,  916. 

R. 

Rab.  John,  442. 
Radclift,  Jacob,  853. 
Radclift,  John,  9S7,  999. 
Radclift,    Wm,    662,  828, 

853,  876,  987,  998,  999. 
Ragon,  Timothv,  531. 
Railev,  Miles,  472. 
Rainbord.  Thos.,  438. 
Rainer.  Henrv.  769. 
Ralf,  Mich.,  424. 
Ralph.  James.  895. 
Ramapo,  47,  117,  474,  619, 

620,  726. 
Ramsey,  Chas.,  499. 
Ramsay.  Jon..  4S4. 
Ran,  John,  413,  495. 
Randall,  Jeremiah,  778. 
Raudall,  John,  984, 
Randall,  Joseph,  483,  548, 

595. 

Randall,  Thos.,  743: 
Randell.  Benjn.,  424. 
Randolph,  867. 
Randolph  (Vt.),  596,  610. 
Rankin,  James,  820,  826. 
Rannv.  Ephraim,  602. 
Ransford,  Pascal.  843. 
Ransford.  Wm.,  843. 
Ransier.  John,  S13. 
Ransom,  Peleg,  803. 
Ransom,  Samuel.  893,  901 
Ransom,  Wm.,  901.  902. 
Rapalje,  Garret,  625.  984. 
Rapalje.  Jno..  470,  625. 
Ratzer,  B..  414,  447,  501. 
Ratzev,  Alice,  371. 
Ray,  Christian,  423. 
Ray.  Cornelius,  714,  720. 
Raymond,  Abram.  S44,  845 
Raymond.  David,  844. 
Raymond,  James,  844. 
Ravmond.  Josiah,  504.  546 
559. 

Raymond,  Newcomb,  S44, 
Ravnor,  Ichabod,  810, 
Rea,  Richd.,  391. 
Read,  Charles,  471,  484. 
Read,    Duncan,    321,  322, 
324,  330,  333. 


Read,  John,  393,  461,  478, 
618,  619.  1011,  1013. 

Read.  Jonathan,  351. 

Reade,  Joseph,  420,  447, 451, 
481. 

Reade,  Patk.,  995. 
Read,  Rob.,  96. 
Reade,  Thos.,  631,  995. 
Heading  (Vt.).  377,  404,  412. 

538,  558,  585. 
Reale,  Geo.,  988. 
Realy,  James,  499. 
Reamer,  Isaac,  686.  689,  691. 
Reber,  Andreas.  459. 
Redlord,  John,  898. 
Redhook.  747,  1025. 
Redmiller,  Mart.,  349. 
Reed,  Ezra,  655,  729. 
Reed,  James,  677. 
Reed,  James  Manning,  677, 

808,  1019,  1020. 
Reed,  John,  350,  387.  388, 

669.  726.  (See  Read,  Brid.) 
Reed.  Josiah,  1019,  1020. 
Reed,  Seth,  791,  805,  S29, 

990,  1018,  1019. 
Reed  William,  418,  821. 
Reed  and  Rvckman  patent, 

990.    1003,  1011,  1018, 

1019. 
Reemer,  Peter,  24. 
Rees,  David,  253,  259. 
Reeve.  Elisha,  827.  861. 
Reves,  Israel,  811. 
Reeves,  Simon  R,  669,  735. 
Regar,  Lawrence,  417. 
Reglev,  Peter.  434. 
Regnier,  Elizth.,  117. 
Regnier,  Jacob,  70,  74,  77. 
Regrence.  Paulus,  11. 
Reid,  It.  col.,  335,  533 ;  col., 

588. 

Reid.  David.  451,  468,  485, 

570,  571,  587,  623.  527, 
Reid,  James,  410,  628,  659. 
Reid,  John,  518,  519,  526. 

530.  536,  538,  552,  573, 

589,  809.  (See  Read.  Reed.) 
Reekert.  Lodowig.  270. 
Reilly,  Susanna,  597,  669. 
Reily,  Terence,  669. 
Reilly,  Thos..  456. 
Reimer,  Peter  de,  669. 
Reliva,  Lewis.  816. 
Relja,  John.  803. 
Ramsen.  Hendrick  242.  246. 

251,  252,  253,  254.  404. 
Remsen,  Henrv,  340,  479,  j 

484,  499,  517,  544,  612. 

651,  671,  725,  731,  743, 

748.  769. 
Remsen,  Jno.,  443,  4S1,  483, 

904. 

Remsen.  Joris,  253,  255,  258. 
259,  261. 


Remsen,  Peter,  441,  482, 
507,  575,  655,  706,  707, 
731,  IBS. 

Remsen,  Rem  P.,  C55,  995. 

Remsen,  Simon,  442,  466, 
481,  483,  508,  509,  540, 
542,  549,  655,  70G. 

R';,,s,„.  7 IT).  72*.  7 Git,  7  71, 
792,  793,  980. 

Renaudet,  Abraham.  519. 

Renadet.  Adrian.  4t& 

Renaudi-t.  JMBM,  520. 

Rensselaer  co.,  290,  291, 
292,  304.  309.  456,  481, 
684,  736.  793,  918,  920, 
981,  1013,  1014,  LOM. 

Rensselaerwick,  G8,  149. 

Rensselaer's  lower  manor, 
150. 

Requa,  Gabriel.  743. 
Requa,  Isaac,  743. 
Reynolds,  Abijah,  729,  819. 
Raynolds.  Alkn,  822. 
Ranolds,  Jno.,  3S8. 
Reynolds,  John  Broughton, 

536,  541. 
Reynolds,  Timothv.  669. 
Rhintbeck,   521,   908,  987, 

988.  999. 
Rhinelauder,   Fredk.,  629, 

630,  670,  724,  865, 

969,  970,  971.  972. 
Rhinelander,  Wra.,  615,  629, 

930. 

Rhoad,  Michl..  366. 
Rhodes,  Cornelius.  809. 
Rhodes,  Joseph,  6G3,  796, 
809. 

Ricaut,  Paul,  449. 
Rice.  Geo.,  413. 
Rice.  James,  552.  767,  788. 
Rice,  John.  808,  820,  870. 
Rice,  Randall,  822. 
Rice.  Wilder,  998. 
Rich.  David.  472. 
Richard.  James,  431. 
Richard,  fcliphalet,  729. 
Richards,  Paul,    213,  841, 
1003. 

Richards,  Philip,  687. 
Richards.  Saml.,  S10. 
Richardson,  James.  426. 431, 

463.  491. 
Richardson,  Jno.,  456. 
Richardson,   Joseph,  424, 

477. 

Richardson,  Josiah.  776. 
Richardson,    SamueL  350, 
384. 

Richardson. William.  It,  705, 
989. 

RkhbeH,  Ann,  46. 
Richbell.  John,  3,  4,. 27. 
Richey.  David,  386. 
Ridilield,  215,  923,  9*5. 


1070 


IKDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Richmond  co.,  30,  31,  37, 

44,  49,  50,  51,  58,  59,  60, 
63,  64,  74,  82,  87,  99,  106, 
107,  122.  (See  Stateh  Is- 
land.) 

Rickart.  Geo.,  279. 

Rickert,  Conradt,  166,  181, 
1 8^ 

Rickey,  Jno.,  358,  386, 
436. 

Rider,  Geo.,  820. 
Rider,  Jane,  35. 
Ridgway,  James,  727. 
Riggs,  John,  71.  189. 
Riggs,  Richard  Colbum,  192. 
Right,  Jonathan,  16. 
Rightmeyer,  Conrad,  236. 
Rightmoyer,  Jno.,  459,  4  76, 

855,  865. 
Rightmever,  Ury,  276,  277, 

278,  281. 
Rightter,  Ilendrick,  516. 
Rikeman's  town,  1009. 
Riker,  Abrm.,  819. 
Riker,  Jane,  819. 
Riley,  James,  813. 
Risdel,  Wm,  453. 
Risden,  Wm.,  821. 
Risdle,  Wm.,  460. 
River  Indians,  283. 
Rivere,  John,  579. 
Rivington,  James,  516,  653. 
RocVe,  Edw.,  375. 
Roach,  Nicholas.  505,  507. 
Roach,  Price,  499,  502. 
Roach,  Thos.,  743. 
Road  township,  916,  921, 

979,  1002. 
Roads,  John,  7. 
Roads,  from 

Big  Indian  on  the  Esopus 
to  Great  Shandaken, 
858. 

Canada  frontier  to  Lake 

George,  788. 
Canadessago  to  Olehout, 

778. 

Catskill  to  Oleout,  827, 
883,  884. 

Caynga  lake  to  Pennsyl- 
vania line,  778  ;  to  Tio- 
ga. 779;  to  Olehont, 
779;  to  Cookhouse,  841, 
874,  927  ;  to  Unadilla, 
863;  to  Chemung,  927. 

Chazy  to  Scaroon  lake, 
805. 

Chemung  to  Cayuga  lake, 
927. 

Chenango  to  Unadilla, 
863,  "869;  to  Olehout, 
869. 

Cookhouse  to  Peenpack, 
777 ;  to  Cayuga  lake. 
841,  874,  927. 


Roads,  from — cont'd: 

Esopus  to  Tochpollock 
creek,  855.866;  to  Shan- 
dakin,  858. 

Delaware  river  to  Lurcn 
kill,  828,  829;  to  the 
Hudson  river,  828,  840, 
869;  toShandacon.  851, 
858;  to  Fred  Miller's, 
858;  to  Paghutakton, 
858 ;  to  Calcoon  creek, 
864,  869. 

Hudson  river-  to  the  Sus- 
quehannah,  802,  827  ; 
to  Oleout,  827,  883, 
884;  to  the  Delaware, 
828,  840,  869. 

Lake  George  to  the  north 
line  of  the  state,  788. 

Lake  Otsego  to  the  Mo- 
hawk river,  814. 

Luren  kill  to  the  Delaware, 
828,  829;  to  the  Sus- 
quehannah,  829. 

Mohawk  river  to  Otsego 
lake,  814. 

Northern  part  of  the  state, 
929,  982. 

Olihout  to  Canadessago, 
778;  to  Cayuga  lake, 
779  ;  to  Hudson  river, 
827,  828,  883.  884;  to 
Unadilla,  863^  865;  to 
Chenango,  869. 

Papachunk  to  Pauchca- 
tachkin,  860,  861,  867  ; 
to  Walton,  874. 

Paghkataghan  to  Walton, 
848,  849  ;  to  Shandakin, 
858,  861,  867  ;  to  Papa- 
chunk,  860,  861,  867. 

Peenpack  to  Cookhouse 
and  Tioga  point,  777. 

Pennsylvania  line  to  Cayu- 
ga, 778. 

Over  Pine  Hill,  858,  986. 

Scaroon  lake  to  Chazy.  805. 

Shandakin  to  the  Esopus, 
858 ;  to  Paghutakton, 
858,  861,  867. 

Susquehannah  river  to  the 
Hudson  river,  802,  827  ; 
to  Luren  kill,  828;  to 
Schoharie.  828. 

Techpollock  creek  to  Eso- 
pus, 855,  866. 

Tioga  point  to  Peenpack, 
777;  to  Cayuga  lake,  7  7 9. 

Unadilla  to  Cayuga  lake, 
863 ;  to  Chenango,  863, 
869. 

Walton  to  Paghkataghan, 
848,849;  to  Great  Shan- 
dakin, 857 ;  to  Papa- 
kunk,  874. 


Roads,  from — cont'd: 
Western  part  of  the  state, 
778,  779,  980,  1001. 

Roadsby,  William,  7. 

Robarts,  Ebenezer,  650. 

Robarts,  Joel,  1020. 

Robb,  Wm.,  766. 

Robert,  Thos.,  394. 

Roberts,  Benjamin,  504,  506. 

Roberts,  Cornelius,  890,  892, 
1019. 

Roberts,  Dank,  485. 

Roberts,  Peter,  889. 

Roberts,  Thos.,  511,  690. 

Robertson,  Alex.,  431,  479 
747. 

Robertson,  Chs.,  389,  526, 

545,  615,  623. 
Robertson,  Daniel,  445. 
Robertson,  Donald,  518,  625. 
Robertson,  Frs.,  488,  491. 
Robertson,  Geo.,  413,  808. 
Robertson,  James,  331,  399, 

410,  411,  440. 
Robertson,  Jno.,  442,  531, 

573. 

Robertson,    Joseph,  615, 
618. 

Robertson,  lieut.  col.,  530. 
Robeson,  Benj..  474. 
Robins,  James,  449. 
Robins,  Saml.,  289. 
Robins    island,    206,  208, 
209. 

Robinson,  Alex.,  431. 
Robinson,  Benedict,  1019. 
Robinson,  Benj.,  350. 
Robinson,  Beverlv,  298,  358, 
429. 

Robinson,  Edmond,  621. 
Robinson,    Franklin,  915, 
919. 

Robinson,  Geo.,  424,  471, 

477,  669,  880. 
Robinson,  Hacker,  880. 
Robinson.  James,  428,  429, 

432,  815. 
Robinson.  John,  539,  543, 

781,  892. 
Robinson,  Joseph,  61 1. 
Robinson,  Robert,  350. 
Robinson.  Saml.,  407,  431, 

443,  917. 
Robinson,  Stephen.  815. 
Robinson,  Susaunah.  1019. 
Robinson,  Thos.,  406. 
Robinson,  W.,  104. 
Robinson.  Wm.  T.,  913,  917. 
Robison.  Ebenezer,  295. 
Robson,  Benj.,  387. 
Robson,  Robert,  386. 
Rochester  (Ulster  Co.),  33, 

34,  90,  119.  158,  238. 
Rockawav.  25,  36,45,  70. 
Rockefeller,  Diell,  823. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1071 


Rockefeller,  Peter  Ph..  823. 
Rockefeller,    Phillip,  '  738, 

823,  826. 
Rockenfoos,  Jno.,  461,  480, 

495. 

Rockingham  (Vt),  387,  390, 

559,  561. 
Rockland  Co.,  47,  48,  170, 

190,  253,  619.  620,  726, 

876,  1021,  1022. 
Rockley,  Geo.,  467. 
Rockwell,  James,  894. 
Rockwell,  Jonathan,  835. 
Rodgers,  Edw.,  484,  499. 
Rodgers.  George,  500. 
Rodgers,  James,  300,  587, 

623,627,  628.  (See  Rogers.) 
Rodgers'  Leap,  411. 
Rodhs,  John,  16. 
Rodman,  Danl.,  809. 
Rodman,  Saml.,  284. 
Roe,  James,  812,  819,  831. 
Roe,  John,  711. 
Roelof  Jansen's  kill,  38. 
Rogers,  Anspach  G.,  815. 
Rogers,  Arthur,  435. 
Rogers,  Edw.,  155. 
Rogers,  Geo.,  417,  549. 
Rogers,  Israel,  658,  811. 
Rogers,  James,    362,  366, 

382,  404,  407,  435,  485, 

486,  558,  559,  562. 
Rogers,  Piatt,  725,  733,  735. 

776,  717.  805,  914,  915, 

929. 

Rogers,  Robt.,  300,  301,  631, 
632. 

Rogers,    Saml.,    255,  259, 
260. 

Rogers,  Thos.,  833. 
Rogers,   Wm.,  555.  (See 

Rodgers.) 
Rogers'  rock,  413. 
Rokeby.  Phil.,  87,  88. 
Roll,  Mangle  Johnson,  104. 
Rome,  300,  310,  492,  705, 

806,  907. 

Rorneyn,  ,  50. 

Romeyn,  D/rck,  864,  903. 
Rommerfield,  Anthy.,  888, 

898. 

Rommersfield  island,  888. 
Romulus,    921,    923,  934, 

936,  937,  938,  940,  946, 

964,  1009,  1015. 
Rondoui,  12,  14,  20,  33,  40, 

47,  66,  119,  292. 
Rooker,  Ahra.,  413,  495. 
Roome,  John  L.  C,  544. 
Roome,  Law.,  255,  259. 
Roorback,  Arthur  II.,  1025. 
Roorback,  Jerry,  488,  491. 
Roorback,  Jno.',  439,  488, 

491. 

Roia,  Abnn„  832. 


Rosa,  Albert,  58,  101. 
Roosa,   Aldert,    767,  832, 

862,  921,  1000,  1013. 
Roosa,  Cornelius.  941. 
Roosa,  Hyraan  Alberts,  6. 
Rosa,  Jacob,  832.  861. 
Rosa,  John,  795,  803. 
Rosefelt,  Christopher,  490. 
Rosevelt,  Cornelius  C.,  990. 
Roosevelt,  Elbert,  926. 
Roosevelt,  Isaac,  869. 
Rosefelt,  Jacobus,  490,  869. 
Rosevelt,  James,  675. 
Rosevelt,  John,   855,  856, 

866. 

Rosevelt,  Nicholas,  855,  856, 
866. 

Roosevelt's  purchase,  980. 
Root,  590,  679,    696,  706, 

771,  776. 
Rose,  Andw.,  796. 
Rose,  Anna,  367. 
Rose,  Jacob,  662. 
Rose,  James,  810. 
Rose,  Lidea,  82. 
Rose,  Peter,  662.  , 
Rose,  Samuel,  508,  521. 
Rose.  Saml.  H.,  1020. 
Rose.  Wm.,  900. 
Rose,  1011. 

Roseboom,  Barent,  391. 
Roseboom,  Jacob,  256,  258, 

259,  260. 
Roseboom,  Johannes,  169. 

180,  181,  201. 
Roseboom,    Myndert,  295, 

391. 

Rosekrans,  Ja.,  820. 
Rosekrans,  Maudalena,  51, 
119. 

Rosen,  Yenike,  39. 
Rosendale,  32,  110. 
Rosewell,  Lewis,  549. 
Rosie,  John,  54,  85. 
Roskruge,  Thos.,  361,  666. 
Rosman,  Henry,  811. 
Ross,  Alex.,  356. 
Ross.  James.  321,  351,  391. 

405,  524,  530,  533,  549, 

563,  624. 
Ross,  Jno.,  421,  532,  541, 

196.  818. . 
Ross,  Robert,  394,  408.  466, 

511,  522,  524,  542,  519, 

596,  618.  668. 
Rossbottom,  James,  456. 
Rossell,  Thos.,  616. 
Rosson,  Joseph,  1 1 9. 
Rothwell.  Wm.,  621. 
Rouch,  Casparus.  192. 
Roulson,  John,  533. 
Rousbv.  Chris.,  10. 
Rou,  Lewis.  111'. 
Rouw,  Predk,  226.  229,  232. 
Row,  Johannes,  514,  574.  . 


Row,  Joseph,  511.  « 

Row,  Stephen, 
Rowan,  John,  409. 

Rowe,  David, 
Rowe,  Geo.,  468. 
Rowe,  Saml.  Joseph,  811. 
Rowland,  David,  436. 
Rowley,  David,  419. 
Rowley,  Timothy,  s21. 
Roijaltum  (Vt.),  ;,:,<. 
Rudd,  Stephen,  820. 
Rudolph,  David,  612. 
Rudolph,  John  Henry,  510. 
Run",  .Johannes,  176. 
Rumbelaw,  Thos.,  863. 
Ruinbouts,  Francis,  26. 
Ruinbout's  patent,  151.  -125; 

brief  in  a  suit  respectiug, 

595. 

Rumfield,  John,  1009. 
Rumlield,  Solomon,  1009. 
Rumsey,  James,  329,  383. 
Rumsey,  Nathan.  801,  825. 
Rundel,  E/.ra,  981. 
Runneon,  Samuel.  4G8. 
Runyans,  John,  181. 
Rupert,  ft*,  i  I  >.  lis.  .}.",2. 
Rupert  (Vt.),  350,  351,  3j2, 

353,  360,  364,  365,  366, 

369,  401,  445. 
Rushton,  Wm.,  453. 
Rusk,  Andrew,  421. 
Russ,  John,  596. 
Russel,  Ebenc/.er.  733.  815. 
Russel,  Elijah.  5o5.  664 
Ruscl.  Jno..  474,  181. 
Russel,  Jonathan,  681. 
Russell.  Robert,  492,  511, 

564,  623. 
Russel,  Saml.,  516. 
Russel,  Wm.,  818. 
Russet,  ( ieo.,  177. 
Russet,  .lames,  42  1. 
Russia,  278.  725.  769,  192. 
Rust.  Amaziah.  811,  994. 
Ruston,  Win..  460. 
Rutgers,  Anthony,  162,  198, 

205,  208,  419,  865. 
Rutgers,  Harmon.  480. 
Rutgers,  Reims,  469,  520. 
Rutgerson,  Jae  »b.  I  >). 

Rutgerts,  Jacob,  21. 

Rutliford.  John.  249. 

Rutherford,  Arthur.  588. 

Rutherford,  John,  lift 

Rutherford.  Walter.  272. 
300.  105.  445.  552.  595, 
613.  616.  611.  618.  670. 

Rutland  (Vt.).  376.  :,1  J.  52  1. 
558.  56 ».  6t>2. 

Riitleilge.  Wm.,  595,  602. 

Rutsen,  Jacob,  32,  47,  48, 
51.  98.  loo.  nil,  105.  122, 
129.  131.  136,  181.  230. 

Rutseu,  Juliu,  lui,  luJ. 


1072 


IXDEX  TO  LAND  PAPEPwS. 


Ruxter,  Paul,  442. 
Ryan,  Robt.,  814. 
Ryan.  Thos.,  482. 
Rycaut,  Paul,  436. 
Ryckman,  Isaac,  392,  476. 
Ryckman,  Peter,  791,  829, 

990,  1009. 
Ryckman,  Wilhelmus,  990, 

1018. 
Ryder,  John,  10. 
Rider,  Robert,  7,  9,  24. 
Rye,  79,  121,  139,  140,  141, 

142,  143,  146,  147,  148, 

163. 

Ryegate  (Vt.),  429,  554,  561, 

622,  625. 
Ryerse,  Gozen,  1016,  1020, 

1022. 

Ryles,  Jonathan,  484,  602. 
Rymes,  Jonathan,  484. 
Rynderse,  James,  880,  1021. 

s. 

Sabbath  day  point,  340. 
Sacandaga.  241,  244,  260, 

275,  382. 
Sacket,  Augustine,  913. 
Sacket,  Augustus,  855,  856. 
Sackett,  James,  406,  424, 

727. 

Sacket,  John,  224,  226,  228, 
403. 

Sackett,  Jos.,  108,  186,  187, 

190,  196,  219,  222,  227, 

246,  251. 
Sacket,  Richard,  65,  68,  69, 

70,  74,  166. 
Sackett,  Samuel,  489,  842. 

848. 

SadwelL  Thos.,  686. 
Sagiers,'  41,  42.    (See  Sau- 

gerties.) 
St.  Clair,  Arthur,  395. 
St.  Clair,  John,  328,  334, 

393,  402,  527,  529.  565. 
St.  Clear,  Peter,  435. 
St.    George's    manor  46, 

875. 

St,  John,  Nathan,  195, 
203. 

St.  Johnsbury  (Vt.),  491. 

St.  Lawrence  co..  747,  748. 
749,  750,  751,  752,  753^ 
754,  755,  756,  757,  758, 
759,  760,  761,  762,  763, 
764,  765,  766,  768,  769, 
772,  774,  775,  779,  832, 
851,  854,  921,  923,  1017. 

St.  Lawrence  river,  propo- 
posal  to  purchase  islands 
in,  923. 

St,  Leger,  John,  410. 

St.  Regis,  658.  726. 

St.  Regis  Indians,  1012. 


St.  Regis  reservation,  1021. 
Sale,  Nathan,  728. 
Salem,  315,  499,  565,  602, 
625. 

Salem  (Westchester),  770. 
Salem  (Vt.),  606. 
Salesburgh,  Michl.,  442,  460. 
Salina,  934,  947. 
Salisbury,  Abra.,  252,  253, 

819,  1026. 
Salisbury,  Barent  S.,  816. 
Salisbury,  capt.,  30. 
Salsbury,  Prs.,  117.  131. 
Salisbury,  Gaspar,  813,  824. 
Sallisbury,  Jolin,  816. 
Salisbury,  Win,  252. 
Salisbury,    278,    295,  299, 

302. 

Saltash  (Vt.),  389,  565,  568. 

569,  574. 
Salt   springs    of  Cayuga, 

826. 

Sampson,  Henry,  818. 
Sanders,  John.  779,  780.  786, 

791,  918,  922. 
Sanders,  Manuel,  4. 
Sanders,  Robert,  19,  20,  27, 

55.  59,  60.  (See  Saunders.) 
Sandgate   (Vt.),   428,  429, 

434.  445,  513,  572. 
Sands,  Geo.,  871. 
Sands,  John,  53. 
Sandford.  David.  835. 
Sanford.  Ezra.  835. 
Sanford,  712,  713,  736,  737. 

738,  742,  743,  860,  861, 

909,922,  1000,1001.1002, 

1012. 

Sanger,  Jedediah,  853,  907. 
Sangerjieid,  849,  907. 
Sangster,  John,  367. 
Sauten,  Lucas,  45. 
Sapcteen,  Charles,  372. 
Saranac,  472,  474,  921,  922, 

929,  1016. 
Saratoga.  50,  61,  62,  88,  89, 

195,  198,  838,  844. 
Saratoga  co.,  76,  82,  502, 

610,  622,  683,  731,  744, 

747,  777,  779,  780,  781, 

786,  791,  844,  916. 
Sarjant,  John,  987,  1000. 
Sarson,  Paul,  499. 
Satterly,  Selah,  895.  896. 
Saugerties.  42,  428,  450,  515. 

1004,  1006.  1008,  1026. 
Saunders,  Robert,  82,  503. 

531,  532. 
Saunders,    Thos.,  81,  340, 

385. 

Saunders,  ¥m,  496.  (See 

Sanders.) 
Saunders  t  Harmanse,  485. 

(See  Poughkeepsie.) 
Sause,  Richd.,  471. 


Savage,  Edwd.,814,  840.  852, 
867,  882,  904.  905,  906. 

Savage,  Henry,  659. 

Savage,  James,  475,  590, 
999. 

Savage,  Jos.,  795. 
Savannah,  973,  977. 
Sawyer,  Isaac.  303,  684. 
Sawyer's  creek,  99,  188. 
Saxbury,  John  C,  878. 
Saxbury,  Wm.,  878. 
Saxon,  Joseph,  557,  599.  613, 
614. 

Saxton,  Wm.,  802,  804. 

Say,  Benjn.,  819. 

Sayre,  John,  658. 

Scarsdale  manor,  58. 

Schafer,  Jacob,  403,  448. 

Scaghticoke,  50,  290,  304, 
453,  456,  684,  793,  920. 

Scharp,  Peter,  587,  1004, 
1005. 

Schart,  Petrus,  452. 

Scheffer,  Adam,  278,  288. 

Schellyne,  Corns.  Van,  6. 

Schenectady.  6,  43,  46,  51, 
61.  65,  71,  74.  76,  81,  84, 
106,  109,  111,  116,  132, 
196,  230,  232,  233,  234, 
338,  520,  547,  592,  594, 
650,  772,  984. 

Schenectady  co.,  269,  306, 
308,  325,  354,  423,  772. 

Schenk,  Abr.,  434,  484, 
517. 

Schenk,  Peter,  571. 
Schermerhorn,Barnardus  F., 
771. 

Schermerhorn,  Jacob,  302, 
305,  310,  312,  316. 

Schermerhorn,  Jobs.,  879. 

Schermerhorn,  John  W., 
819. 

Schermerhorn,  Roger,  302. 
Schermerhorn,  Ryer.  51,  74, 

116,  120,  305,  310,  312, 

316,  519. 
Schermerhorn,  Simon,  303, 

415,  454,  468,  481,  502, 

577. 

Schlaetter,  Michl.,  342,  366. 
Schmidt,  Guilliaum  Sancou- 

cie,  791. 
Schneider.  Geo..  335,  345. 
Schnevder,    Hendk.,  306, 

309!! 

Schnevder's  patent,  513. 

Schnell,  John  Joost,  264, 
276.  282.  287. 

Schodack,  6,  885,  918,  920. 

Schoharie.  39,  97,  105,  107, 
109,  195,  269,  271,  275, 
276,  277,  283,  310,  314, 
378,  414,  457,  459,  460, 
461,  505,  683,  703,.  704. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1073 


Schohary  co.,  110,  111,  115, 
120,  159,  166,  171,  173, 
175,  177,  179,  180,  182, 
184,  185,  190,  191,  192, 
195,  205,  207,  208,  210, 
211,  213,  214,  216,  218, 
222,  224,  225,  228,  229, 
237,  240,  247,  250,  263, 
267,  269,  270,  271,  272, 
273,  274,  275,  276,  277, 

281,  283,  285,  286,  287, 
295,  296,  298,  304,  306, 
308,  309,  310,  311,  313, 
314,  378,  460,  461,  465, 
466,  576,  478,  480,  500, 
503,  504,  505,  540,  575, 
590,  679,  706,  711,  724, 
771,  781,  918,  921,  985, 
1015,  1016,  1026. 

Schoolcraft.  Lawrence.  849. 
School  lots,  31,  291,  322. 
Shoenmaker,  Cors.,  253. 
Schoonmaker,  Cornelius  C, 

796,  803,  818,  905. 
Schoonmaker,  Dirck  Brat, 

273. 

Schoonmaker,  Egbert,  51. 
Sclioonmaker,  Hendrick,  51. 
Schoonmaker,  Henry,  1003, 

1013,  1014,  1015,  1016. 
Schoonmaker,  Hez.,  458. 
Schoonoven,  Christr.,  901. 
Schoutens,  Hendk.,  880. 
Schowerman,  Jno.,  877. 
Schreeder,  John,  810. 
Schremling,  Geo.,  776. 
Schroeppel  865,  868,  882. 
ScJiroon,  629,  911,  929,  981, 

982. 

Schuyler,  Adoniah.  223,  246. 
Schuvler,  Arent,  32,  47,  49, 
609. 

Schuyler,  Brant,  55. 
Schuyler,  Cornelia,  246. 
Schuvler.  Cortland,  385,  444, 

463,  692. 
Schuyler,  David,  61,  76,  196, 

213,  218,  219,  266,  275, 

282,  284,  287. 
Schuyler,  D.  A.,  228. 
Schuyler,  David  D.,  210,  212. 
Schuvler,  Dirck,  307,  662, 

788. 

Schuyler,  Gerard,  134,  167. 
Schuyler,  H.  P..  847. 
Schuyler,  Jer.,  134,  135, 137, 
453. 

Schuyler,  Jno.,  98,  109.  122, 
133,  193.  194,  202,  208, 
213,  217,  221,  229,  232, 
233,  244,  275,  506,  509, 
609,  844,  875. 

Schuyler,  John  C,  692,  711. 

Schuyler,  Myndert,  107,  109, 
115. 

135 


Schuyler,  Nicholas,  786,  818. 
Schuyler,  Oliver.  133,  591, 
705. 

Schuyler,  Peter,  35.  49,  50, 
71,  79,  84,  88,  89,  117, 
128,  243.  747,  844,  850. 

Schuyler,  Peter  D.,  282. 

Schuyler,  Philip,  38,  111. 
114,  120,  137,  138,  139, 
140,  141,  142,  168,  182, 
293,  294,  463,  620,  699, 
790. 

Schuyler,  Steph.,  875. 
Schuvler,  Swantie,  609. 
Schuyler,  298,  299,  308,  457, 

467,  841,  987,  1003. 
Schuyler  co.,  836,  838,  839, 

870,  871,  882,  928,  930, 

956,  957,  959,  960,  962, 

963. 

Schuyler's  Falls,  654,  734, 
1016. 

Schuyler's  island  (L.  Cham- 
plain),  735. 

Schuyler  lake,  island  in,  923, 
985. 

Schuyler's  patent,  282,  284, 

287.  ' 
Scidmore,  Sarah,  30,  31. 
Scipio,  923,  946,  949,  950, 

951,  959,  1015. 
Scofield,  Wm.,  898. 
Scott,  Ezekiel,  905.  906.  9S2, 

1009,  1010,  1012,  1013. 
Scott,  Hugh,  456. 
Scott,  Hunter,  126. 
Scott,  James,  411. 
Scott,  John,  162,  164,  165, 

175,  178,  665,  666. 
Scott.  John  Morin,  317,  338, 

371,  375,  395,  425,  439, 

455,  468,  470,  476,  480, 

492,  498,  517,  573,  611, 

670,  1026. 
Scott,  James,  419.  457. 
Scott,  Lewis  H,  676. 
Scott,  Matthew,  922,  988, 

989. 

Scott,  Moses,  981. 
Scott,  Rebecca,  126. 
Scott.  Thomas.  533,  578,  863. 
Scott,  Wm.,  809,  902. 
Scott,  943,  944,  945,  947, 

948,  949,  950.  952. 
Scouten,  John  373. 
Scram,  Wm.,  395. 
Scriba,  Geo.,  913,  980. 
Scriba's  patent,  980. 
Scribner,  Danl.,  848. 
Scribner,  Zacheus.  693. 
Scudder,  Daniel,  44. 
Scudder,  David,  37. 
Scudder,  Wm.,  818,  911. 
Scudmore,  John.  55. 
Seutt,  Mendert,  99. 


Seabring,  Cornelius,  84,  113, 
118. 

Secbriu,  Kdward,  498. 

Seabring,  Frod.,  93. 

Seabring,  Mr.,  857. 

Seabury,  David,  546. 

Keabury,  Jno.,  485. 

Seaman,  David,  253. 

Seaman,  John,  4. 

Seaman,  Martin,  659. 

Seaman,  SamL  4S4 

Searls,  Geo.,  789,  802,  804. 

Searles,  Isaac,  546. 

Searles,  Win  .  37  I. 

Sears,  Isaac,  406,  518. 

Sears,  Joshua,  948. 

Seatalcot,  29,  36,  37. 

Seaver.  Danl.,  998. 

Sedgwiek,  Abraham,  491. 

See,  Isaac,  12. 

Seeber,  Jacob,  787,  790,  802. 

Seley,  Adam,  893. 

Seely,  Bezalcel,  846,  895. 

Seely,  Charles,  359.  528. 

Seely,  James,  787,  893. 

Seley,  John.  848. 

Seely,  Jonas,  882. 

Seelye,  Nathan.  290.  893. 

Seelye,  Nehemiah.  652. 

Seely,  Wm.,  827,  840,  851. 

Seger,  John.  813. 

Seiner,  Chris.,  424. 

Selfridge,  John.  .>'>!. 

Selkirk,  James,  821. 

Sempronius,  92:5,  940,  942, 
944,  946,  947,  949,  959, 
963,  1015.  1021. 

Seneca,  805,  836,  1018.  1019. 

Seneca  co.,  934,  935,  936, 
937,  938,  939,  940,  941, 
942,  943,  944,  945,  946, 
947,  950,  951,  954,  956, 
957,  959,  962,  963,  964, 
973.  974.  975,  976,  977, 
978,  1020. 

Seneca  Fall*,  935,  973,  975, 
978. 

Seneea  lake,  655,  659.  791. 
Sennett,  932.  933,  934,  935, 

939,  940.  947.  948. 
Serjeson,  Wm.,  810. 
Servis,  Peter,  461. 
Seton,  Andrew,  404.  422. 
Seton,  Henry,  396,  427,  431, 

446,  1027. 
Severn.".  Mat..  472. 
Sexton,  Joseph.  577,  591. 
Sexton.  Wm.,  789. 
Sevbolt,  Fredk..  827.  861. 
SeVbolt,  John,  827,  861. 
Seymor,  James,  578. 
Shaddock.  Sainl.,  412. 
Shadforth,  Thos..  691. 
Shadwell.  John.  60. 
Shafcr,  767. 


1074 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Shafer,   Jacob,    466.  (See 

Schafer.) 
Shaftsbury  (Vt.),  365,  360, 

372,  382,  385,  407,  5 J 8, 
574. 

Shakerly,  Elizabeth,  30. 
Shakerby,  John,  30. 
Shane,  Barthen,  378. 
Shankland,  Robert,  279. 
Sbanklin,  Catliarine,  823. 
Shannon,  Robt.,  815. 
Sharon,  276.  283,  296,  304, 

305,  309,  313,  314,  679, 

706, 

Sharon  (Vt.),  370,  429,  434, 
436. 

Sharp,  Ann  Catherine,  706, 
710. 

Sharp,  Jacob,  174,  175,  176. 
Sharp,  John,  8. 
Sharp,  Peter.  550. 
Sharp,  Wm,  340,  384. 
Shatwell,  John,  23. 
Shaw,  Benjn.,  831. 
Shaw,  Danl.  318. 
Shaw,  David,  356,  413,  427. 
Shaw,  Foster,  831. 
Shaw,  James,  351,  488,  491, 
816. 

Shaw,  Jno.,  436,  464,  471, 

501,  536,  672. 
Shaw,  Joshua,  436,  533. 
Shaw,  Nathaniel,  1008. 
Shaw,  Neal,  322,  324,  333, 

353. 

Shaw,  Richd.,  449,  472. 

Shawangunck,  30,  44,  55, 
60.  91,  92,  93.  94,  102, 
106,  118,  122,  124,  126, 
135,  137,  143,  160,  167, 
169,  170,  173,  177,  226, 
268,  269,  273,  359,  460, 
518,  549,  906,  984. 

Shay,  Patrick,  676. 

Sheartree,  Frs.,  7. 

Sheels,  Wm.,  435. 

Sheerar,  David,  572. 

Shearer,  James,  769. 

Sheerar,  John,  417,  572.  ' 

Sheerar,  Thomas,  572. 

Sheerar,  Wm.,  572. 

Shehan,  Wm.,  664,  667,  668. 

Shelburne,  Jno.,  414. 

Shelburne  (Vt),   366,  367, 

373,  374,  375,  378,  381. 
383,  387,  390,  407. 

Shelden,  James,  822. 
Shepherd,  Elizabeth,  1009. 
Shepherd,  John,  1008,  1009. 
Shepherd,  Jonathan,  812. 
Shepherd,  Wm.,  516,  554, 

654,  655,  683,  684,  736. 
Sherbrook,  Miles,  525,  526, 

533,  549,  569. 
Sherburn,  848,  914. 


Shcrreff.  Chs.,  390,  432,  627, 

628,  630. 
Sherreflf.  Margt.,  474. 
Sherroli;  Wm.,  349,  382,  390, 

422,  437,  474,  480,  523, 

527,  552. 
Sherman,  Henry.  877. 
Sherman,  John,  832,  861. 
Sherwood,  Adiel,  652,  711. 
Sherwood,  Isaac,  825. 
Sherwood,  James,  767,  809, 

875. 

Sherwood,  Job,  825. 
Sherwood,  Micajah,  875. 
Sherwood,  N.,  146. 
Sherwood,  Nehemiah.  744. 
Sherwood,  Seth,  652,  658, 

659,  661. 
Sherwood  Corners.  949. 
Shevalier,  John,  727,  819. 
Shine,  Jno.,  453,  460. 
Shier,  Martin,  476.  499. 
Shippev,  Josiah,  854,  855, 

908.' 

Shober,  Fredk.,  809. 
Shoemaker,  Danl.,  672. 
Shoemaker,  Jacob.  174.  • 
SliorT,  Michael,  894. 
Shonnard,  Frederick,  538. 
Shoreham  (Vt.),   370,  382, 

383,  384,  385,  533,  541, 

542. 

Shotwell,  Abra.,  309. 
Shotwell,  Daniel,  26.  29. 
Shonrt,  Jost.  726. 
Shrewsbury  (Vt.).  389,  554, 

558,  563.  567,  574. 
Shuckbnrgh,  R..  285,  286, 

841,  1003. 
Shuert,  Henry,  .726. 
Shuert,  Louis,  726. 
Shultz,  Jacob,  826. 
Shurtliff,  Josh.,  653. 
Shute,  Henry,  669. 
Sibson,  Thos.,  346. 
Sickles,  Thos.,  745. 
Sidman,  Saml.,  596. 
Sidney,  Wm.,  569. 
Sidney,  502,  626,  696,  785, 

1017. 

Sidwell,  Thos.,  690,  691,  692. 
Siecken,  Dirck,  5. 
Sill,  Richd.,  863. 
Silsby,  Enos,  835. 
Silsbe,  Jonathan,  835. 
Silver,  Abram,  344. 
Silvester,  Peter,  588. 
Simon,  Joseph,  691. 
Simon,  Ludwig,  332,  495. 
Simmons,  Joshua,  786. 
Simmons,  Martin,  816. 
Simon,  Philip,  686,  690. 
Simons,  Robt.,  819,  822,  827, 
828. 

Simpson,  Alex.,  472,  449. 


Simpson,  Donald.  GOO,  630. 

Simpson.  John,  364,  435. 
Simpson,  Jos.,  272,  424,  435. 
Simpson,  Peter,  7. 
Simpson.  Solomon.  628,  671, 

731,  803,  870.  877. 
Sin.  Peter,  556.' 
Sinclair,  Danl.,  666,  667. 
Sinclair,  Robt.,  654. 
Singer.  Henry,  820. 
Sing  Sing,  37,  743. 
Sinnot.  Patrick,  680,  824. 
Sisson,  Amal,  998. 
Sisson,  John,  998. 
Sisson,  Sr.ml.,  998. 
Skaneateles,  938,  939,  941, 

947,  961,  975. 
Skeel,  Amos,  844. 
Skehan,  Jeremiah,  819. 
Skene,  Andreas  Philip,  473. 
Skene,  David,  419,  437. 
Skene,  Phillip,  324,  325,  339, 

354,  356,  358,  535,  536, 

537,  538. 
Skenesborough,    359,  430. 

(See  Whitehall.) 
Skinner,  Abner,  S27,  861. 
Skinner.  Beniah.  827,  861. 
Skinner,  Danl.,  827. 
Skinner,  Jepthah,  827,  861. 
Skinner,  John,  432. 
Skinner,  Joseph,  850. 
Skinner,  Nathl.,  8S4. 
Skinner,  Richd.,  659,  747. 
Skinner,  Steph.,  468,  471. 
Skipmonse.  Derick,  40. 
Skipmouse,  Dirck  Janson,  1 3. 
Slack,  Richard,  54,  59,  516, 

613. 

Staley,  Rudolph,  281,  285. 
Slech,  Corns.  Barents,  4. 
Slight,  Cornelius.  41. 
Slingerland,  Albert,  129. 
Slingerland.  J.,  149. 
Slingsbv,  Edward,  562. 
Sloan.  Hugh,  836. 
Sloo,  Wm,  805. 
Slover,  Gerrit,  392,  402,  478, 
479. 

Slutl,  Peter,  677. 
Sluyter,  Andw.,  813. 
Sluyter.  Claes  Clase,  66. 
Sluyter,  Evert,  821. 
Slyter,  Jacob,  813. 
Small,'  John,  329,  338,  340, 

377,  385,  472,  599. 
Smalley,  Isaiah,  807. 
Smalley,  Joseph,  553. 
Smalley,  Thos..  778. 
Smallman,  Thos.,  447,  489, 

663. 

Smart,  George,    564,    57 7, 
605. 

Smart,  Jno.,  435,  566. 
Smedes,  Benjamin,  93. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1075 


Smeddies.  Abra.,  252. 
Sraedis,  John,  55. 
Smedley,  James,  485. 
Smedly  Jno.,  395,  495. 
Smeed,  Win.,  389. 
Smeeton.  Jos.,  408,  413,  451, 
457. 

Smiflfen,  Isaac,  1002. 
Smith,  Abraham,  528. 
Smith,  Alexr.,  679. 
Smith,  Archd.,  810. 
Smith,  Benin.,  820,  821. 
Smith,  Caleb,  738,  739,  819. 
Smith,  Claus,  28. 
Smith,  Christr.,  G77. 
Smith,  Danl.,  674. 
Smith,  David,  483,  511,  827, 

SiO,  S61. 
Smith,  Edwr.,  347,  360.  432. 

516,  618,  665,  667.'  (Sec 

Smyth.) 
Smith,  Elizabeth,  662. 
Smith,  Fred.,  496. 
Smith,  Gabriel,  456. 
Smith,  Gersham,  816. 
Smith,  Geo.,  432,  493.  517. 
Smith,  Hemy,  436,  441,  443, 

466,  517. 
Smith,  Isaac,  901.  902.  925. 
Smith,  James,  152,  166,423, 

438,  449,  457,  509,  533, 

687,  689,  717. 
Smith,  James  R.,  895,  902, 

90. 

Smith,  James  S.,  1002. 

Smith,  Jaspar,  36. 

Smith.  John,  92,-108,  340, 
384,  387,  430,  436,  438, 
595,  675,  683,  686,  687, 
689,  691,  709,  808,  818, 
819,  820,  822,  824,  906. 

Smith,  Johu  N.,  548. 

Smith,  Jon.,  466,  498,  517. 

Smith,  Joseph,  521. 

Smith,  Josette,  791. 

Smith,  Joshua,  359, 466,  493, 
786. 

Smith,  Josiah,  948. 

Smith,  Lawrence,  378. 

Smith,  Lockwood,  897. 

Smith,  Melancthon,  394,  714, 
721,  732,  735,  743,  840, 
850,  851,  852.  853,  854, 
858,  882,  907,  910. 

Smith,  , Nancy,  824. 

Smith,  Nathan,  904. 

Smith,  Nicholas,  59,  438. 

Smith,  Paschal  N.,  911, 
913. 

Smith,  Patk.,  319,  476,  510, 
539. 

Smith,  Peter.  1003. 

Smith,  Philip,  852,  854,  8S2. 

763,  868,  917,  919,  947, 

982,  983. 


Smith,  Piatt,  791,  811,  821, 

873,  947. 
Smith,  Rachel,  319,  539. 
Smith,  Reuben,  983. 
Smith,  Riehd.,  786,  822. 
Smith,  Robt.,  820. 
Smith,  Roger,  374,431,  443, 

476. 

Smith,  Saml.,  432,  539,  657, 
880,  931. 

Smith,  Saml.  M.,  1012. 

Smith,  Thaddeus,  931. 

Smith,  Thomas,  10,  198,  203, 
252,  255,  256,  299,  413, 
426,  431,  464,  480,  492, 
661,  803,  852. 

Smith,  Walter,  G70. 

Smith,  Wilhn.,  45,  94,  205. 
256,  262,  266,  292,  293, 
297,  298,  307,  321,  341, 
364,  373,  379,  420,  435, 
438,  458.  465,  494  532, 
590,  612,  627.  662,  663, 
675,  679,  683,  703,  732, 
743,  827,  840,  851,  861, 
875,  1022. 

Smith,  Wm.  Hooker,  291. 

Smith,  Wm.  Peartree,  969. 

Smith,  Wm.  Pitt,  808,  876. 

Smith,  W.  S.,  852,  854,  857, 
914. 

Smithfield  (Vt.),  605,  620. 
Smitktoivn,  44,  73,  786. 
Smyrna,  914. 

Smyth,  Edw.,  393,  524,  619, 
668. 

Smyth,  John,  788. 
Smyth,  Jonathan,  73. 
Smythe,  Patrick,  508. 
Smyth,   Samuel,   73.  (See 

Smith.) 
Snedecker,    Richard,  530, 

540. 

Snell,  Jacob,  897,  898. 
Suell,  Robert,  607. 
Snethen,  B.,  391. 
Snifferi,  Nehemiah,  795. 
Suook,  Jacob,  467,  471,  795, 

828,  831. 
Snowden,  Geo.,  386. 
Snowden,  James,  472. 
Snowden,  Jonas,  446. 
Snyder,  Jacob,  373,  810. 
Snvder,  Johannes,  302,  444. 
Snyder,  Peter,  409,  459. 
Snyder,  Wm.,  380. 
Socialborowjh{Yl\  427.  599. 
Society  lor  prop,  gospel,  406, 
Soddore,  Steph,  885. 
Sodufty  832,  833. 
Solomon,  Simon,  418. 
Solon,  953.  955,  957,  958. 

959,  960,  961,  962,  974, 

1010,  1014.  1015. 
Somaadyka,  Tunis,  476,  493, 


Somersett  (Vt.),   400,  ML 

602,  603. 
Somuer,  Hi-/.<>kiah,  ISt;,  492. 
Soule,  John,  788,  air.',  804 
Soule.  Timothy.  321. 
Souter,  Geo.,  387. 
Southampton,   14,  46,  20G, 

208,  209. 
Southolil,  14,  206,  208,  209. 
Sonthport.    77<J,    82.*,  Kv<, 

889,  890,  891,  893,  891, 

895,  904,  905. 
Spafford,  Hannah,  562,  570. 
Spatlbrd,  John,  570. 
Stafford.  930,  938,  938,  940, 

942,  943,  941,  946.  481, 

960. 

Spaight,  Jonah.  450. 
Spaight,  Wm..  ;;;>;>.  1026. 
Spalding,  Jno.,  889. 
Spalding.  Jos.,  889,  893. 
Spalding,  Simon,  887. 
Sparham.  Thomas,  592,  622, 

656,  670,  684  693. 
Speer,  John;  543. 
Spence.  Peter,  615.  620. 
Spencer,  Amos,  998. 
Spencer,  Benjamin,  509,  528, 

548,  550,  566.  585. 
Spencer,  Caleb,  491. 
Spencer,  Eiihu,  549. 
Spencer,  Kzra,  T.,  998. 
Spencer,  Henry,  822. 
Spencer,  Israel,  998,  1011, 

1014. 

Spencer,  James,  582. 
Spencer,  Jason,  998. 
Spencer,  Jasse,  998. 
Spencer,  Wm.,  279,  795. 
Spencer,    849,     851,  928, 
1001. 

Spencertown,  528,  580,  5S2, 

590,  591,  597. 
Spicer,  Samuel,  3. 
Spiers,  Hugh,  453,  460. 
Spiers,  Robt.,  433. 
Spooner,  Ralph.  350,  384. 
Spoor,  John,  824. 
Spornheyer,  W.  Ernest,  313, 

314. 

Spicer,  Jacob,  81G. 
Sprang.  John.  35.  43,  808. 
Spratt,  John,  188. 
Spratt,  Win..  449. 
Springer,  Catherine.  G83. 
Springer,   Kliz..    522,  421, 

563,  G5G,  G57,  693,  696, 

706.  708,  709. 
Spriip-r-r.  (Jahri-'l.  122. 
Springer,  Jno.,  422.  521.  563, 

656,  057.  898.  896,  708. 
Springer,  Joseph.  495. 
Sprintrer,  Mart,  429. 
Spr upheld,  276,  304,  308, 
*465,  G'JJ. 


1076 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Springfield  (Yt.),  «353,  376. 
379,  380,  425,  426,  438, 
558,  560.  562,  563,  570. 

Sprihgsteal,  Hans.  490,  56*8. 

Springsteed,  Eliz.,  70. 

Springsteen,  Abnn.,  789. 

Springsteen.  Jacob,  872. 

Springsteen,  John.  840,  854. 
872. 

Sprang,  Gabriel,  463. 
Spngler,  Henry,  823. 
Squires,  Jno.,  888. 
Squier,  Thomas,  38. 
Staats.  Abraham,  54,  110, 
118. 

Staats,  Barent  I..  788. 
Staats,  Jocqhem  James,  831. 
Staats,  Garret,  294. 
Staets,  Peter  Jansen.  44. 
Staats,  Samuel,  54,  56,  57, 

63,  64,  65.  99,  114,  116, 

175. 

Stacker.  Seth.  812. 
Stadle,  Chris.,  374. 
Stafford.  Thos..  687. 
Stafford  (Yt.).  561,  686. 
Sta?g,  John,  823.  832,  861, 
877. 

Stake,  John,  672. 
Staler.  Rodolph,  264.  274, 
371. 

Stalker.  Peter.  524.  537. 
Stamford   (Yt).  429,  538, 

539.  546,  552,  559,  560, 

908. 

Standard,  Thos.,  196. 
Stane.  Conrad.  824. 
Stanhouse.  John.  579. 
Stanley,  John,  691. 
Stanton,  Geo.  and  Henrv. 

476,  499. 
Staples,  Wm.,  521. 
Staring.  Hendrick,  778. 
Stark,  John,  405,  407. 
Stark,  276,  299,  304,  307, 

488,  706. 
Starkey.  837,  838,  854.  8S0, 

927,  931,  1002. 
Starktboro  (Yt.).  625. 
Starkweather,  Richd.,  849. 
Starnbergh,     Adam,  276, 

277. 

Starnbergh.  Jacob.  264.  310. 
313.  378,  494.  (See  Stern- 
bergh.) 

Starnbergh.  Lambertus,  271. 

274,  275,  276,  277. 
Starr.  Comfort,  320. 
Starrett,  Henry,  786,  895, 

896. 

Starnt,  Ralph,  895. 
Starret,  Root.,  828,  898.  (See 

Sterrit.) 
State  of  the  case  of  the  Wap- 

picger  ludiana,  357. 


Staten  island,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9, 
10,  11,  13,  14,  15,  16,  17, 
18,  19,  20.  21,  22,  23,  24, 
25,  26,  27,  28,  29,  30,  31, 
32.  34,  36,  37,  42,  44,  45, 
46,  48,  49,  50,  53,  54,  58, 
59,  60,  61,  62,  63,  64,  74, 
75,  78.  86,  87,  89,  95, 
100,  101,  102,  103,  104. 
105,  122.  155,  160.  194. 


22: 


i2,  258.  (See  Rich- 


mond Co.) 
Steel.  James.  821. 
Steel.  Robt.,  690. 
Steel,  BaroL,  348.  432. 
Steel.  Steph.,  448. 
Steel.  Wm.  Snow.  487,  488. 
Steenbergh.  Jobs,  485. 
Steenhergh.  Thos..  877. 
Steers,  Philip,  358.  443. 
Stekle,  Rodolph,  176,  177. 
Stephens  (or  Stevens).  Aaron. 

219. 

Stephens.  Arent,  246,  266, 

270,  271.  272. 
Stephens.  Elias.  897. 
Stephens.  Francis,  346,  349. 

506,  507,  551. 
Stephens,  Nathl.,  822,  880. 
Stephens.  Uriah,  887,  890, 

987.  (See  Stevens.) 
Stephenson.     James.  500. 

608,  626,  629,  652,  655, 

680,  919,  1014. 
Stephinson,  Wm.,  569. 
Sterling,  Levi,  804. 
Sterling,  Wm.,  earl  of,  552, 

588,  608. 
Sternbergh.  David,  849.  (See 

Starnbergh.) 
Sterns,  David,  406,  565. 
Sterrit,  John,  895. 
Sterrit,  William,  895.  (See 

Starrit) 
Steuben,  baron.  710. 
Steuben,  468,  705,  708,  709, 

1003. 

Steuben  Co.,  929,  987. 100S. 
Stevens.  Benjamin,  546. 
Stevens,  Ebenezer,  675.  • 
Stevens,  Enos,  560. 
Stevens,  Geo.,  423. 
Stevens,  Hendrick,  825. 
Stevens,  Jno.,  405.  552,  588, 

652,  653.  879.  887. 
Stevens,  Phineas,  516,  527, 

897. 

Stevens.    Richd.,  Xassau. 

472,  482. 
Stevens,   Saml.,    389,  400, 

500,  505,  559.  983. 
Stevens,  Simon.  390,  391, 

408,  438,  552,  561,  585. 
Stevens.  Theodore,  814. 
Stevens,  Willard,  401,  527. 


Stevens  .  1002. 

(See  Ste])hens.) 
Stevenson.  James,  417,  421. 
Stevenson,  John,  1017. 
Stevenson,  Samuel,  557,  599. 
Stever,  Enoch,  774. 
Stever,  Wm.,  774,  831. 
Steuart,    Alex.,    388,  421, 

430,  431,  449,  460,  464, 

488,  510,  616. 
Stewart,  Angus,  388. 
Stewart,  Donald,  386,  518, 

625. 

Stewart,  George,  426,  450, 
545. 

Stewart  Hamilton,  287. 
Stewart,  James.   276.  285. 

287,  426,  464,  546,  567, 

621. 

Stewart,  James  A.,  616. 
Stewart,    John,   362,  388, 

440,  453,  472,  498,  542, 

792,  1015. 
Stewart,  Joseph,  472. 
Stewart,  lieutenant,  1027. 
Stewart,  Lodwick.  538,  580. 
Stewart,  Malcolm,  518,  621, 

625. 

Stewart.  Patrick,  621. 
Stewart,    Peter,   361,  686. 
688. 

Stewart,  Robt.,   448,  506, 
525. 

Stewart,  James,  472. 
Stewart,  Thos.,  388. 
Stewart,  Walter.  392,  399, 
793. 

Stewart,  Wm.,  443.  482. 
Stevmets,  Jasper,  670. 
Still,  Samuel,  505. 
Stilson.   Henry,    504,  517, 

523,  526. 
Stillwater.  331.  844. 
Still  well.  Daniel,  17,  22.  25, 

26. 

Stillwell.  Richard,  8.  25. 
Still  well,  Thomas,    18.  30, 

50  59. 
Stillwell,  William,  18. 
Stine,  Aug..  359,  463,  491. 
Stinson,    John,    499,  502, 

507. 

Stock.  George,  747. 
.  Stockbridu-e^  John.  820. 
!  Stock-bridge  (Yt.).  434.  437. 
j  Stockbridge  Indians.  288. 
■  Stockholm.  Andw.,  S70,  923, 
925. 

Stockholm.    John  C,  974, 
975,  1010. 

Stockholm,  749.  750. 

Stockwell,  Levi,  804. 

Stoddard,  Isaac,  897. 
I  Stoddard,  Thomas.  896. 
;  Stoll,  Jacob,  888,  891.  ■ 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1077 


Stone,  Caleb,  376,  488,  491. 
Stone,  Conraad,  910. 
Stone,  David,  376,  377,  379. 

401,  577,  597,  629,  824. 
Stone,  Joel,  438. 
Stone,  John,  815. 
Stone,  Nathan,    379,  405, 

551,  558,  586,  602,  604, 

605. 

Stone,  Patrick,  355,  376. 
Stone,  Reuben,  747. 
Stone,  Thos.,  400,  412,  596. 
Stone,  Zedekiah,  376,  379, 
558 

Stone.  Rabia,  202,  231,  270. 

Stony  Creek.,  610. 

Stony  point,  96,  162,  170, 

245,  247,  249. 
Storm,  John,  356,  372,  444, 

726. 

Storm,  Thomas,  611,  614. 
Storms,  Abrm.,  818. 
Story,  John,  824. 
Story,  Robert,  26,  29. 
Story,  Wm,  307,  437,  451. 
Stoughton,  John,  326,  344, 
567. 

Stoughton,  Joseph,  437,  677. 
Stoughton.  Lemuel,  365. 
Stout,  Amareus,  53. 
Stout,  Benj.,  454,  503,  504. 
Stout,  James,  808. 
Stout,  John,  581,  619,  629. 
Stoutenbergh,  Isaac,  S53. 
Stouteuburg-h,  Jacobus,  158. 
Stouteuburgh,    Johu,  139, 
144. 

Stoutenburgh.  Peter,  29. 
Stoutenberg,  Tobias,  46. 
Stoutenger,  Geo.,  813. 
Stow,  Danl.,  854.  872. 
Stow,  David,  846,  854,  872. 
Stow,  Josiah,  587,  S45,  846, 

854,  872. 
Strachen,  James.  775. 
Strachan.  Wm.,  670. 
Strafford  (Vt.),  407. 
Strasburgh,  John,  845,  867. 
Stratford,  2o4.  306,  440,  979. 
Stratton,  Hussev,  797. 
Stratton  (Vt.),  412,  626,  729, 

819. 

Stringer,  Saml.,  396,  428, 
429.  466,  576,  583,  694, 
708^.727,  778,  789,  861. 

Stringham,  James,  214,  216, 
220,  221,  222,  224,  226. 
228. 

Stringham,  Joseph,  540,  544. 
657. 

Stringham,  Henry,  809. 
Strong,  Amos,  880. 
Strong,  Elias,  823. 
Strong,  Saml..  810. 
Strong,  Selah,  683. 


Strouls,  Geo.,  557. 
Strugnal.  John,  428,  432. 
Stuart,  Duncan,  351. 
Stuart,  Geo.,  353. 
Stuart,  James,  574. 
Stuard,  Jno.,  879. 
Stuart,  Malcolm.  574. 
Stuart,  Neill,  364. 
Stubbs,  Geo.,  399. 
Stuh\  Abra.,  891. 
Stuyvesant,    Xichs.  Wm., 
549. 

Stuyvesant,  Peter.  476.  499. 
Stuyvesant,  457,  460,  918. 
Sudbury  (Vt.).  412.  523. 
Suffern,  Geo.,  S99.' 
Suflern,  John,  7S7,  869,  888, 

893,  895,  897,  900.  928. 
Suffolk  CO.,  44,  45,  4G,  49, 

55,  58,  60,  62,  64,  60.  '17. 

69,  70,  78,  79,  80,  81.  89, 

109,  206,  332,  354,  477, 

775,  786,  875,  981. 
Suger,  John,  791. 
Sullion.  James,  59. 
Sullivan.  Jno.,  394,  691. 
Sullivan,  Peter,   686,  639, 

691,  692. 
Sullivan,  299,  867,  905.  921, 

1000,  1010. 
Sullivan  co.,  517,  518,  544, 

549,  552,  706,  796,  803. 

805,  979,  984,  1015. 
Summer  Hill,  953.  954,  956, 

961. 

Summers.  Ferral,  809. 
Summersett  (Vt.),  383. 
Summit,  500,  540. 
Sumner,   Thos.,   561,  562, 

563,  573. 
Sumpter,  Frs.,  435. 
Sunderland,  John,  376. 
Sunderland,  W..  91. 
Sunderland  (Vt.),  369,  514. 
Suuderlin,  Johu,  673. 
Sutherland,  And..  375. 
Sutherland,  David.  S22. 
Sutherland.  Krick,  333,  347. 
Sutherland,  Geo.,  364,  469, 

484,  543. 
Sutherlin.  Hugh,  675,  677. 
Sutherland,  Johu,  364,  379, 

390. 

Sutherland,  Kenneth.  434. 
Sutherland,  Nicholas,  327, 
345. 

Sutherland,  Wm.,  537,  511. 
677. 

Sutton,  David,  561. 
Sutton.  George,  509. 
Sutton,  Josh.,  8S5. 
Sutton,  John,  615,  620. 
Sutton,  Saml..  438,  57b. 
Sutton,  Thos.,  435. 
Swaddle,  Jesse,  496. 


Swailcs,  John,  819. 

Swan.  Win.,  475,  4?0,  491, 

503.  551,  58U. 
Swart,  Josiah,  :;09.  4G1. 
Swarthout,  Abrm.,  804,  827. 
Swartwout,  Bcruardus,  51, 

137. 

Swarthout,  Cornelius*,  806, 

808. 

Swartwout,  Jacobus.  657. 
Swartwout,  Jobs,  485. 
Swartwout,  Roclofle,  4.  42, 

50. 

Swartwout,  Saml.,  580. 
Swartwood,  Tho.s..  48,  51. 
Swayer.  Lambert,  811. 
Sweedland.Christopher,  664, 

665.  607. 
Sweeny,  Walter,  374. 
Sweet,"  Caleb,  726. 
Swift,  James,  413. 
Swift,  Jno.,  484,  499,  533, 

551. 

I  Swift,  John  White,  800. 

Swift,  Paul,  418. 
I  Swift,  Zephauiab,  536. 
j  Swiue,  Jacobus*.  430. 

Swits,  Corns..  84,  85. 

Switz,  Henry,  879. 
I  Switz,  Isaac,  76,  81,  84.  879. 
1  Switz,  Walter.  846. 
;  Switzer,  Godlieb,  461,  518, 
540. 

Swords,  Thos..  377,  432, 
444,  44l»,  450.  512,  5J4. 
539,  579,  1026. 

Sybrandt,  Severyu,  288. 

Svdenham,  Geo.,  98. 

Sydney.  626,  709,  831. 

Sylvester.  Peter,  509. 

Symes,  Lancaster,  64,  81, 
84,  89,  94,  95,  97,  106, 
120,  131,  155,  165,  185, 
365,  545. 

Synis,  Wm.,  577. 

Symmonscn,  Johannis,  124. 

Syrutscheck.  Jno.,  414. 

Sytez,  Geo.,  823,  926. 

T. 

Tallerday.  John,  822. 
Talmadge.  James*,  709,  814, 

852.  905,  yo»J. 
Talmadge,  Saml.,  662,  810, 

>::>. 

Tallmadge.  Thomas,  43. 
Talman,  Isaac  T..  733, 
Taulman.  Peter.  813. 
Taulman,  T..  659. 
Talhnan.  Win..  :>■•>.  551. 
Tam-ret.  Authv..  255.  259, 
260. 

Taplin,  John,  553,  578. 
Tappaen,  97,  2J5. 


1078 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Tappar,  Wm.,  424. 
Tappen,  Christr.,  828,  905, 

1012. 
Tappen,  John,  827. 
Tappen,   Peter,   735,  806, 

869,  870,  871. 
Tarpley,  James,  424. 
Tarry  town,  743,  744. 

Taskmacker,  ,  87. 

Tate,  Charles,  564,  577,  605. 
Talham,  Mary,  172. 
Tattersall,  James,  438. 
Taylor,  Daniel,  290,  530. 
Taylor,  David,  407. 
Taylor,  Ebenezer,  901,  902. 
Taylor,  Ezra,  376. 
Taylor,  Frs.,  435. 
Taylor,  Henry,  8,  35,  45. 
Taylor,  Isaac,  456. 
Taylor,  John.  21,  22,  426, 

450,  474,  544,  545,  550, 

566,  583,  595,  602,  605, 

616,  629,  630,  631,  679. 

725,  794,  853,  872,  915, 

983,  985. 
Tayler,  John,  767,  769,  772, 

779,  803, '867,  868.  908. 
Taylor,  Mahlon,  1007. 
Taylor,  Martin,  845. 
Taylor,  N..  290. 
Taylor,  Silas,  901. 
Taylor,  956,  957,  961,  962, 

979. 

Tearce,  Peter  B.,  880,  1013. 
Teel,  Henry,  743, 
Teeson,  Danl.,  367. 
Telford,  Wm.,  657. 
Teller,  John,  158. 
Teller,  William,  51. 
Tellerspoint,  51. 
Templeton,  Oliver,  498. 
Ten  Broeck,  Adam,  823. 
Ten  Broeck,  Cors.,  253,  254, 

255,  296,  373. 
Ten  Broeck,   Dirck,  306, 

851. 

Ten  Broeck,  Henry,  713, 
719. 

Ten  Broeck.  Jacob,  229,  651. 
Ten  Broeck,  John,  594,  705, 

776.  877, 
Ten  Broeck,   Petrus,  521, 

975. 

Ten  Broeck,  Peter  B.,  880. 
Ten  Broeck,  Saml.,  877. 
Ten  Broeck,  Wessel,  13,  18, 

25,  206,  208. 
Ten  Eyck,  Abrm.,  576,  583, 

878. 

Ten  Eyck,  And.,  874. 
Ten  Eyck,  Anthony,  869. 
Ten  Eyck,  Coenraad  A.,  869. 
Ten  Eyck,  Hendrick,  47,  82, 

169,  180,  181,  385.  297. 

298. 


Tenyck,  Henry,  1002. 
Ten  Eyck,  Henry  B.,  498. 
Ten  Eyck,  Jacob  H,  295, 

298,  306,  308.  473. 
Ten  Eyck,  John  D.  P.,  805. 
Ten  Eyck,  Peter,  918. 
Ten  Eyck,  Thos.,  904. 
Ten  Farms,  the,  3. 
Tenhout,  Sevoryn,  51,  60, 

92. 

Tennent,  Wm.,  452. 

Tenor,  Richard,  435. 

Ten  townships  on  St.  Law- 
rence river,  747. 

Teppet,  Stephen,  721. 

Terhune,  Stephen,  574. 

Terwilliger,  ELizab.,  888. 

Terwilliger  (Derwillighe), 
Evert,  92,  94,  230,  231. 
861. 

Terwilliger,  Isaac,  888. 

Terwilliger,  John,  540,  570. 

Tibbits,  Geo.,  981. 

Tibbits,  John,  921,  923, 
1014,  1017. 

Tice,  Anthony,  59. 

Tice,  Gilbert,'467,  471. 

Tice,  Solomon,  843. 

Ticonderoga,  290,  300,  320, 
332,  327,  328,  341,  344, 
345,  388,  451,  465,  567, 
630,  652,  653,  654,  658, 
669,  670,  680,  681,  736, 
776.  781,  790,  863,  916, 
919,  979,  981. 

Tiebot,  Cornelius,  517,  521, 
522. 

Tienhoven,  Lucas  Van,  46, 
47,  48. 

Tierondequat.  (See  Ironde- 
quat.) 

Tietsoort,  William,  83. 
Tillot,  Wm.,  511. 
Tilsey,  Jno.,  443,  500. 
Tilston,  James.  411. 
Timberman,  Jacob,  276,  282. 
287. 

Tinmouth  (Vt.),  411,  497, 
531,  548,  555. 

Tingle,  George,  687. 

Tioga,  776,  778,  789,  901, 
902,  903,  904,  905. 

Tioga  co.,  619,  620,  737, 
740,  776,  778,  779,  789, 
845,  849,  851,  857,  871, 
876,  900,  901,  902,  903, 
905,  928,  930,  1001,  1004. 

Tiperwine.  Christian,  981. 

Title  to  lands  claimed  by 
John  and  Edward  Liv- 
ingston, 1018,  1019. 

Titus,  Jonathan,  816. 

Titus,  Timothy,  862,  868. 
897,  898. 

Thallay,  Thos.,  472. 


Thatcher,  Edward,  526.  534, 

607,  693,  710. 
Thacher,  Thos..  16. 
Theal,  Abrm.,  708. 
Thesschenmaker,  Petrus,  30. 
Thesslewood,  Benj..  4!  9. 
Thttford  (Vt.),  387,  43d,  438, 

553,  557,  581. 
ThielL  Jacob,  906. 
Thilmore,  Win..  815. 
Thodey,  Frs.,  391. 
Thodey,   Mich.,    338,  391, 

443. 

Thomas,  Abrm..  321. 
Thomas,    David.    22,  907, 

909,  919,  925,  980,  995. 
Thomas,  Ephraim,  827,  861. 
Thomas,  Henry,  442,  466, 

482,  505,  508,  546,  549, 

557,  585,  984. 
Thomas,  James,  442,  526, 

608. 

Thomas,  Joel,  888,  889,  987. 
Thomas,  John,  96,  236,  237, 
440. 

Thomas,  Mary,  428,  431. 
Thomas,  Morris,  428. 
Thomas,  Somerset,  609. 
Thomas,   Thos.,   651,  713, 

717,  718,  742,  795,  862, 

868,  896,  897,  900.  901, 

902,  910,  1002. 
Thomas,  Walter,  482,  505, 

508,  546. 
Thomlinson  (Vt.),  379,  390, 

550,  557. 
Thomson,  Haron,  834. 
Thompson,  Abr.,  407,  547, 

548. 

Thompson,  Adam.  430. 
Thompson,  Alexr.,  663. 
Thompson,  Andw.,  736,  737. 
Thompson.  Benjn.,  800,  844, 

858,  861. 
Thompson,  Chs.,  414. 
Thompson,  Ezra,  852,  905, 

906. 

Thompson,  Geo.,  388. 
Thompson,  Isaiah,  818. 
Thompson,  Israel,  671. 
Thompson,  James,  413,  449, 

524,  533. 
Thompson,  Jeremiah,  495. 
Thompson,  Jno.,  469,  482, 

535,  551,  554,  558,  593, 

604,  607,  817,  998. 
Thompson,  Mathew,  835. 
Thompson,  Richd.,  387. 
Thomson,  Stanley,  657. 
Thompson,  Thaddeus,  824. 
Thompson,  Wm.,  435,  461, 

489,  808,  818,  841,  903, 

957,  1009. 
Thorley,  Jno.,  435. 
Thome,  Joseph,  11. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1079 


Thorn,  Stephen,  921,  937, 
957. 

Thorne.  Wm.,  505,  503,  5S4. 
735,  777. 

Thornton,  James,  896. 

Three  Rivers  Point,  882. 

Thrimble,  Geo..  921. 

Throws  Neck,  1002. 

Tliroop,  George,  684. 

Throop,  John  R.,  824. 

Throop,  Josiah,  653,  684, 
797,  843,  844.  848. 

Thurman,  John,  740,  788, 
805,  845,  854,  865,  866, 
867,  868,  921,  922. 

Thurman,  590,  610,  725, 
867,  963. 

Thurston.  David,  41 1. 

Thurston,  Edwd.,  857. 

Thurston,  John,  744,  802. 

Thursting,  Wm.,  533. 

Tobias,  Thos.,  508. 

Tobin,  Peter,  496,  507. 

Todd,  John,  816. 

Todd,  Tate,  824. 

Tombleson,  Danl.,  557. 

Tomlin,  Thomas,  546,  567. 

Tomlinson,  Daniel,  613.  614. 

Tompkins,  Abrm.,  808. 

Tompkins,  Lanr.,  880. 

Tompkins,  Nathl.,  812. 

Tompkins,  594,  626,  696. 

Tompkins  co.,  793,  839.  844, 
845,  871,  872,  930,  940, 
946,  953.  954,  955,  956, 
957,  958|  959,  960,  961, 
962,  963,  964,--974,  975, 
977,  979. 

Tongue,  the  (Yt),  657,  675, 
802. 

Tooker,  Daniel,  536. 
Topaham  (Vt.),   423,  424, 

437,  561,  629,  630. 
Torrey,  836,  854,  880,  1019, 

1020. 
Tony,  Willm.,  412. 
Torwey.  John,  815. 
Toshack,  David,  136,  144. 
Toshack,  rj.homas.  136. 
Tottashall,  Richard,  27. 
Totten,  Joseph,   575,  591, 

965. 

Totten,  Wm..  425. 

Totten  and  Crossrield's  pur- 
chase, 527,  575,  589,  590, 
591,  598,  616,  618.  654, 
655,  670,  671,  705,  722, 
723,  724,  725,  726,  736, 
738,  740,  741,  777,  837, 
839,  865,  866,  874,  875, 
906,   911,  965,  969.  1002. 

Townsend,  Gilbert.  871. 

Townseud,  John,  82. 

Townsend,  Micajah,  255. 

Townsend,  Saml.,  7 SO. 


Townsend,  Wot,  803,  835. 
Townsend,  Charles,  42s. 
Townshond,  Hannah,  803. 
835. 

Townshend,  Jacob,  479. 
Townshend,  Viscount,  429, 

439,  451,  472,  476,  55:;, 

565,  568,  569. 
Townshend,  Peter,  803. 
Townsend  (Vt.),403,  432,452, 

553,  569,  583. 
Tcwnsley,  John,  436,  533. 
Towt,  Robt.,  677,  863. 
Tracy,  Solomon,  898. 
Thracy.  Wm.,  533,  551. 
Traverse,  Joseph,  799. 
Travis,  Jno.,  445. 
Travis,  Joseph,  77 i,  810. 
Treat,  Malachv,   397.  398, 

429,  448,  463,  465,  669, 

714. 

Treby,  Jno.,  368,  384. 
Tredwell,  Thos.,  735. 
Tregger,  Wm.,  496. 
Tremain,  Abner,  863. 
Tremper.  Jacob,  659,  675, 

775,  857,  860,  872. 
Tremper,  Lawrence,  1014. 
Tremper,  Wm..  1012. 
Trent,  Wm.,  471,  484. 
Trenton,  303,  308,  461,  463, 

1003. 
Triangle,  848,  914. 
Trickett,  Thos.,  443. 
Trimble.  Geo.,  777,  913,  922, 

980. 

Tripp,  Benjn..  789,  802,  S04. 
Trophagen,  William,  12,  13. 
Trotter,' Jno.,  393,  445,  449. 

524,  617,  619,  664,  667, 

668. 

Trotter,  Matw.,  878. 

Tronp,  John,  317. 

Troup,  Robt..  834,  932,  934, 

935,  944,  945,  954,  955, 

973.  974,  1010. 
Troy,  1007. 

Truax.  Isaac,  447,  932,  936.  j 
Trudell.  Joseph,  800. 
Trumble.  John,  518. 
Trumbor.  Johs.,  309,  395,  ! 

514,  1026. 
Truro  (Vt.).  551. 
Truxton,  9-13,  944.  917,  948,  j 

949,  950,  957,  960,  961. 

962,  975.  976.  977. 
Trvon,  Kliud,  859. 
Trvon,  John.  811,  863. 
Tryon,  Timothy,  862.  1008. 
Tiibbs.  Samuel.  890.  891. 
Tuder,  John,  36,  37,  38,  43, 

986. 

Tudor,  Kdw.,  445,  497,  501. 
Tudor,  John,  505,  535,  548. 
Tudor,  Samuel,  505,  576,589. 


Tolly,  Thos.,  449. 

Tully,  942,  943,  944,  947, 

950.  o.vj. 
Timilin,  Thos..  414. 
Tmbridgt  (Yt.),  450,  ML 

632; 

Teunuessin.  Aricn.  86,  11. 
Tuneson,  Claes,  13,  16. 
Tuneson,  John.  23, 
Tenness<\  Swoi  r.  592. 

Turcoato.  .  10. 

Turner,  Alex.,  315.  319,  331, 

345,  831,  907.  909. 
Turner,  Alexr.  J.,  919,  925, 

926,  979,  930. 
Turner,  Anonias,  21. 
Turner,   James.  831,  907, 

909,  817,  919,  925.  979, 

980. 

Turner.  Philip,  849. 
Turner,   Thomas,    55,  643, 
980. 

Turnersburgh  (Vt  ).  488. 
Tnrneur.  Daniel.  5,  12. 
Turnier,  Jackeline,  12. 
Tute,  James,  426.  631. 
Tute,  Thos.,  390. 
Tuttle,  Benjn.,  893. 
Tuttle,  George,  576,  583. 
Tuthill,  John,  998. 
Tuttle,  Nathan.  564. 
Tuttle,  Stephen.  503,  506. 
Twentv    Townships,  842, 

859,  867. 
Two  Brothers,  87. 
Tyce,  Anthony,  23.  31,  50. 
Tyco.  Martin.  ;>U. 
Tyler,  Danl..  442. 
Tyler.  Kphraim,  891. 
Tymense,  Cornelia,  624. 
Tymeusen.  Ehlcrt.  110,  117. 
Tyre.  973,  974,  975,   97  7, 

978. 

Tys,  Crist.  832,  861. 
Tvsson.  Anthonj*,  50.  . 
Tisen,  Barne.  1 2. 
Tyson,  John,  41,  808. 

u. 

Ulster  co..  32.  33,  34,  38, 
39,  40,  41.  42.  43,  44,  47, 

49,  50,  51.  IS,  it, 

58.  50,  60,  61,  6.5.  64,  G5, 
66,  67,  68,  69,  70,  71.  73, 
75,  81,  82.  83.  84.  90,  91, 
92.  93,94.  95.  99,  100,  101, 
103,  105,  lot;.  109,  111, 
112.  LIS,  114.  118,  119. 
122,  133,  124,  125.  127, 
128,  129.  130,  131,  133, 
134,  136,  149.  150.  1*4 
157.  15-.  165.  169.  170. 
17:?,  189.  209,  216.  222. 
224,   J23,  'J29,  240,  247, 


1080 


IXDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Ulster  co. — cont'd  : 

253,  260,  268,  269,  270, 
272,  273,  281,  287,  288, 
289,  359,  395.  450,  466, 
515,  518,  548,  549,  573, 
614.  624,  630,  650,  706, 
769^  777,  795,  803,  808. 
827.  828,  831,  832,  855, 
857j  862.  868,  869.  870, 
871,  879,  906,  907^  916, 
917,  984,  986,  1008,  1026, 
1027. 

Ulysses,  956,  959,  960,  964. 
Umphrev,  James,  305,  311. 

312,  658,  902. 
Umphry,  John.  293. 
Unadilla,  487,  502,  727. 
Unadilla  river,  islands  in, 

881. 

Underbill,  Benjn.,  577,  966. 
Underbill,  Casper,  599. 
Underbill.  Jno.,  374, 
Underhill  (Vt.),  406.  629. 
Underweg,  Caspar,  557,  613, 

614,  668. 
Underwood,  Geo.,  499,  502. 
Union,  667,  711. 
Unselt,  George,  690. 
Upson.  Danl.,  897. 
Upton,Clotwortby,  344,  379, 

466,  468.  487. 
Upton,  Frs.,  881. 
Urbard,  Jobn,  571,  586. 
Urqnbart,  Donald,  364. 
Utica,  1003. 
Utter,  Isaac,  824. 
Utter,  Jobn,  820. 
Utty,  Wm,  462,  572. 

V. 

Vacant  lots  in  Evan's  patent, 
373. 

Valamnir,  Jno.,  475. 
Yalcour  island,  735. 
Yallentine,  Ananias.  874. 
Valentine,  Jobn,  438. 
Valentine,  Tbos.,  504,  508, 

514,  518. 
Van  Ackeu,  Jobn,  787,  797. 
Van  Allen,  Jno.,  479,  611. 
Van  Allen,  Jno.  Adam,  466, 

614. 

Van  Allen.  Lawrence,  65. 
Van  Aleu.  Lawrence  L.,  546, 
564. 

Van  Alst,  Jobs.,  194,  196. 
Van  Alstyne,  Abrm.,  415. 
Van  Allstyne  Jacob,  771. 
Van  Allstyne.  Matbias,  7  71. 
Van  Anglen,  Jobn,  745. 
Van  Antwerp,  Jacobus,  394, 
480. 

Van  Antwerp.  Wilb.,  420, 
447,  451,  481. 


Van  Auken,  Nathan,  888. 

899,  900. 
Van  Bael,  Henry,  100,  101, 

379. 

Van  Baal,  Jan  Hendrick, 
107. 

Van  Benscboten,  Jacob.  927. 
Van  Benschooten,  Matbew, 

926,  927. 
Van  Benscboten,  Peter,  927. 
Van    Bentbuysau  Barent, 

258,  824. 
Van    Bentbuvsen,  Garret, 

972. 

Van  Bentbuysen,  John,  853, 

908,  972. 
Van  Bergen,  Gerret,  131. 
Van  Bergen,  Martin.  232, 

240,  242. 
Van  Bergen,  Martin  Gerrits, 

305,  311,  395,  447,  455, 

470,  476,  513,  1026. 
Van  Bergen,  Peter,  788,  792. 

864. 

Van  Bergen,  Wm.,  305,  311, 
312. 

Van  Blarcum,  Hendk.,  485, 
Van  Blarcum,  James,  823. 
Van  Borsum,  Egbert,  134, 
135. 

Van  Boskerk,  Jacobus,  505. 
510. 

Van  Boskerk,  Jobn,  506, 
510. 

Van  Boskerk,  Lawrence  L., 

506.  510. 
Van  Brugb,  Peter,  108,  188, 

205. 

Van  Brunt,  Adr.,  470. 
Van    Brunt,    Corns.,  113, 
119. 

Van  Bunbagle,  Johannis 
Carl  Benjamin,  823. 

Van  Bunschoten,  Elias,  708, 
709. 

Van  Bueren,  Cathylina,  831. 
Van  Beureii,  John  M.,  885, 

918,  920. 
Van  Buren,  Simon,  87. 
Van  Buren,  932,  933,  934. 
Van  Camp,  John,  92. 
Van  Cortland,    Aug.,  265, 

269,  422,  478. 
Van  Cortland,  Fred.,  478. 
Van  Cortlandt,  Gert,  90. 
Van  Cortlandt,  Jacobus,  67. 
Van  Cortlandt.  Jno.,  345. 
Van  Cortlandt,  Oleff,  64,  65. 
Van  Cortlandt,  Pierre,  288, 

458. 

Van  Cortlandt,  Philip,  907, 

938,  949,  959. 
Van  Cortlandt,  S.,  48,  49, 

79,  198,  288. 
Van  Cura,  Mat.,  473. 


Vandal,   Adam,  672.  (Seo 

Vandil.) 
Van  Dam,  Anthony,  671, 
966. 

Van  Dam,  Jobn.  671.  966. 
Van  Dam.  RichcL,  137,  141, 
982. 

Van  Dam,  Rip,  86,  94.  110, 
116,  134,  167,  168,  177, 
186. 

Vandenbergb,  Garrit,  1018. 
Vandenbergb.     Garnt  T.. 
1018. 

Vandenbogert,  Jacobus,  485. 
1023. 

Vandenbogert.Myndert.  485, 

822,  880.  1023. 
Van  De  Bogart,  Nicholas, 

816. 

Van  der  Bogart,  Wm,  1023, 
Van  Den  Bergh,  Cornelius, 
552. 

Vanderburg,  Dirck,  54,  63, 
81. 

Vandeburgb,  Garret  J.,  990, 
Vandenburgb,  Stepben,  537. 
Vandercook.  Hendk.,  459. 
Vauder  Cooke,  Micbl.,  394. 
Vandercook,  Simon,  459. 
Vander  Donck,  4,  35. 
Vanderbuyden,  David,  825. 
Vanderbevdeu,  Gersham, 
878. 

Vander  Heyden,  Jacob  Tyse, 
12. 

Vanderbevden,  Manning, 
791. 

Vandecker,  Aaron,  899. 

Vandecker,  Harman,  173. 

Vanderlinde,  Roelof,  6. 

Vanderlyn,  Peter,  155. 

Vaudemarke,  Tbomas,  42. 

Vanderpool,  Johs.,  232.  233, 
236,  294,  305,  404.  612. 

Vanderspegil,  Jno.,  198,  203, 
204,  205. 

Vander  Vliet,  Dirck  John- 
son, 18. 

Van  der  Werke,  Wm.,  703. 

Van  Dewarick.  Wm.,  783. 

Van  Der  Warken,  Sarah, 
811. 

Vandeventen,  Peter.  890. 
Vandill,   Adam,  610.  (See 

Vandal.) 
Van  Duesen,  H.,  308. 
VanDrieson,  Jobn,  694,  725, 

975. 

Van  Duessen,  Petrus,  197, 
200,  204,  206,  226,  228, 
694. 

Van  Duersen,  Isaac,  587. 
Van  Deurson,   Johs.  232, 

233,  236. 
Van  Duerson,  Martin,  583. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


If81 


Van  Deurson,  Robt,  294, 
305.  404,  517,  544,  612. 

Van  Dusen,  John  V.,  773. 

Van  Dyck,  Arent,  231. 

Van  Dvck,  Cornelius,  695, 
732,  844. 

Tan  Dyck,  Dirck,  439.  ' 

Tan  Dyke,  Hendrick  Jansen, 
78. 

Tan  Dyck,  Jacob,  277.  285. 
Tan  Dyck,  Jno.,  277,  806, 

876,  877. 
Tan  Dyck,  Vessel,  439. 
Tan  Bps,  Abrra.,  987,  1000, 
Tan  Epps,  John,  592. 
Tan  Eps,  John  Baptist,  54, 

594. 

Tan  Etta,  Joseph,  811. 
Van  Etten,  809. 
Tan  E vet-en,  Martin,  679. 
Tan  Eve^,  Martin,  797. 
Tan  Gaasbeck,  Peter,  813, 

841,  858. 
Tan   Garden,    John,  832, 

861. 

Vangardon,  Saml.,  901. 
Tan  Gelden,  Isaac,  825. 

Tan  Harlem,   ,  103. 

Tan   Harlingeu,  Johannes 

Martin,  227. 
Van  He u sou,  John,  911. 
Tan  Hoesen,   G-errit,  807, 

877. 

Tan  Hoesen,  Henrick,  744. 
Tan  Hoesen,  Jacob,  877. 
Van  Horn,  Abr.,  176,  180, 

1S5,  188,  190,  193,  200, 

201. 

478. 

153,  214. 
Tan  Horn,  Garret,  156,  157, 
164. 

Van  Home,  John,  85,  92, 

97,  153,  162,  810.  820. 
Tan  Home,  Saml.,  226. 
Tan  Hoveubergh,  Henrv, 

816,  876. 
Tan  Ingen.    Derick,  725, 

769,  815,  879,  881. 
Tan  Ingen,  James,  1009. 
Tan  Keuren,  Abrm..  457. 
Tan  Kleeck.  Baltus,  1024. 
Tan  Kleek,  Henry,  820,  821. 
Tan  Kleek,  Hugh,  485. 
Tan  Kleek,  Jacobus.  485. 
Tau  Kleek,  J.  Livingston. 

909. 

Tan  Kleeck,  Lawrence,  822. 
Tan  Kleek,  Leonard,  485, 

496.  530,  590. 
Tan  Kleek,  Myndert,  485, 

528. 

Vran  Loon,  JoIid,  61,  77, 
884. 

Tan  Metren,  Joast,  49. 


Tan  Home,  Aug., 
Tan  Home.  Corns. 


Tannakin,  Marinus,  119. 
Tan  Naunam,  Yochum  En- 

glebert.  38. 
Tan  Ness,  Corns.,  205,  209, 

238,  835. 
Tan  Ness,  David,  708,  841, 

873. 

Van  Ness,  Ev.,  118,  119, 

125,  132,  133. 
Tan  Esse,  Hendrick,  74. 
Tan  Ness.  Jacobus,  1020. 
Tau  Ness,  John,  774,  7  SO, 

781,  835. 
Tan  Ness,  John  TVm.,  060. 
Tan  Ness,  Peter,  517,  544. 

603,  611,  612,  660,  853. 
Tan  Ness,  Wm,  612. 
Tan  North,  Joseph,  811. 
Tan  O'Linda,  Danl.,  91;.  122, 

123.  130,  132. 
Tan  O'Linda,  llilletie.  75, 

76,  122. 
Tan  Omburgh,  Abrm.,  658. 
Tan  Patten,   Andw.,  873, 

878,  879. 
Tan  Petten,  Arent,  115. 
Tan  Patten,  Phil.,  303,  415, 

418,  454,  468. 
Tan  Ranst,  Luke,  296. 
Tan  Renselear,  David,  576, 

583. 

Tan  Rensslaer,  Hendrick, 
50. 

Tan  Renslaer.  Henry,  150, 
153,  160,  200,  231,  233, 
611,  828. 

Tan  Ransselear,  Henry  K., 
656. 

Tan  Renselaer,  Henry  J., 
611. 

Tan  Ranslaer.  Kilian,  60, 
68,  76,  129,  131,  149. 

Tau  Renslear,  Ja.,  726. 

Van  Rensselaer,  Jno.,  307, 
308,  311,  474,  528,  534. 
584,  586,  587,  5S8,  590, 
591,  597,  608.  609.  612, 
616,  921,923,  981,  990. 

Van  Renslaer,  John  Baptist, 
250. 

Van  Renselaer,  Jer., 
459.  578,  584,  610 
677,  711,  747.  77L 
793, 
879, 
934, 


774, 
847, 
923, 
951, 


854. 
8S1, 
940. 


448, 
661. 
7  7  J. 
S3  2. 
921. 
I'M. 
964. 


775, 
877, 
933, 

952,  962,  963, 
977,  978,  985,  1013. 
Van  Rensselaer,  Maria.  27. 
Van  Ranselaer,  Mary,  149. 
Van   Renselear,  Nirhpki, 
812. 

Van  Renselear,  Peter,  805, 
878. 

Tan  Renselaer,  Phil.,  459. 


Tan  Renselaer.  Robert.  Gil. 
Van    Hensscl  ht,    SI'-j.Ih  r> 

209,  341.  46& 
Van  Btlita,  tin i it.  198,  51C, 

534,  549,  585,  C96.  (Seo 

Van  Z'in  I'  ) 
Van  Schavck,  Anthonv,  107, 

109,  555. 
Van   Sehaaek,    El  ins.  122, 

1231  1      IMi  1*4  44ft 
Van    Schaiek,    Gerrit  \V., 

938.  949,  959. 
Van  Scliaick,  Goose,  325, 

391.  657. 
Van  Sehayke,  Lawrence,  G5. 
Van  Schaack,    I'cbr.  478, 

491.  493.  5S4.  730. 
Van   Schoonhoven,  Gnert, 

99  1. 

Van  Schoonhoven,  Jacobus, 
652. 

Van  Sconover,  Dirck  B.,  281. 
Van  Sice.  Jno..  311.  358. 
Van  Slvck,    Hanuan,  121, 
905. 

Van  Slyck,  Martin,  sift. 
Van  Slyke,  Nicholas,  782, 
807. 

Van  Slyke.  Rich.  A..  703. 
Van  Slyck,  Tennis,  199,  201. 
Van  Slyke,  Win..  782.  " 
Van  Tassel,  Cornelius,  811. 
Van  Texell,   Cornells,    7  9, 
109. 

Van  Tvle.  Otto,  252. 

Van  Valkcnbnrgh,  Bartho- 
lomew. OS  I. 

Van  Veghten,  Abrm..  932. 
947,  956.  990.  997.  100!, 

1003,  1004,  1005.  1007. 
Van  Veghten.  Corns..  653, 

1004,  1005,  1006. 
Van  Veghten,  Dirk.  793. 
Van  Veghten.  Tennis,  4G3, 

932. 

Van  Veghten,   Tennis  T.. 

937.  947,  948,  957.  995. 
Van  Veghten,  Tobins,  793. 
Van  Veghten.  Volkert,  239. 
Van  Vleck.  Abm.,  436. 
Van  Vleck.  Abm.  EL,  5bG. 
Van  Vleek.  Henry.  US,  436, 

537.  57  2.  .'»*  "» 
Van  Vleek,  Jno  ,  \::>'>. 
Van  Vorst,  Christian.  825. 
Van  Vranken.  Deriek.  551. 
Van  Vranken.  Gilbert,  551. 
Van    Wagenen.  Eiechiel, 

832.  861. 
Van  Wagenen,  Gen-it,  720. 

721,  723,  873,  874,  918, 

922.  925. 
Van   Wairrncn.  Gerrit  II.. 

738,  775,  786,  801,  815, 

865.  866,  903,  919,  1005. 


136 


1082 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Van  Wagenen,  Hubert,  478, 
508. 

Van  Wagenen,  Jacob,  292. 
Van  Wagenen,  Tennis.  G59. 
Van  Woert,  Henry,  812. 
Van  Woort,  Maty,  743. 
Van  Wvck,  Tlieodorus,  503. 

857,  869. 
Vany,  Vinson,  816. 
Van  Zandt,  Jacobus,  430, 

480,  491,  723,  869. 
Van  Zandt,  Wynant,  869. 
Van  Zile,  Egbert,  818. 
Vanzuylen,  Egbert,  796. 
Variau.  John,  676. 
Varick,  Richd.,    781,  812, 

982,    1002,    1004,  1007, 

1009,  1012. 
Varick,'  Sarali,  186. 
Varick,  934,  935,  936,  945, 

946. 

Variel,  Joseph,  787. 
Vascher.  John  F.,  726. 
Vastrick's  island,  266,  26S, 

433,  880. 
Valter,  Jno.,  880. 
Vauglian,  Jno.,    390,  391, 

392,  403,  417,  418,  435, 

488,  492. 
Vaughton,  Susannah,  56,  58, 

65. 

Veal,  Isaiah.  466,  517. 
Veeder,  Johannes,  106,  109, 

110,  879. 
Vedder,  Lucas,   414,  418, 

452. 

Vedder,  Simon  M.,  497. 
Veeder,  Abrm.,  497. 
Veeder,  Abrm.  J.,  771. 
Veeder,  Abrm.  M.,  577. 
Veeder,  Gerret,  695. 
Veeder,  Gerrit  S.,  497,  577. 
Veeder,  Simon,  770.  808. 
Veeder,  Volkert,  770,  771, 

776,  808,  813,  815,  875, 

929. 

Veghte,  Nicholas,  245. 
Velthuysen,  Jno.,  879. 
Venice,  948,  949,  1015. 
Vennard,  Wm.,  424. 
Verdrietlgo,  Hook,  45,  82, 
84. 

Verdun,  Thomas.  4. 

Verge reau,  Peter,  452. 

Verity,  Gilbert,  662. 

Vermont,  307,  308,  329, 
333,  334,  339,  340,  343, 
346,  347,  350,  351,  352. 
353,  359,  360.  361,  364. 
365,  366,  367,  368,  369. 
370,  371,  372,  373,  374^ 
375,  376,  378,  380,  381, 
382,  383,  384,  385,  386, 
387,  388,  389,  390,  391, 
392,  399,  403,  404,  405, 


Vermont — cont'd . 

406, 

407, 

408 

409 

4-1 1 

416, 

417, 

41 

422 

433, 

436, 

444 

445 

448, 

476, 

478 

479 

480 

484,  486, 

488 

489 

491, 

495 

497, 

498 

500 

50 1 

504 

505 

521. 

523 

526 

527 

529, 

530. 

531, 

532^ 

K '? "? 

534 

535. 

537, 

538, 

541 

542. 

543! 

544, 

545, 

547 

548^ 

554, 

555, 

556 

558! 

560, 

561, 

564 

565' 

«566 

567, 

568, 

569^ 

572, 

57.'i! 

586, 

591, 

596. 

602,' 

604^ 

605, 

606, 

607, 

609. 

610. 

612, 

615, 

620, 

621, 

622. 

623, 

625, 

626, 

628, 

629, 

630, 

632, 

675, 

592, 

705, 

711, 

802. 

869, 

984, 

988, 

998, 

999 

1003, 

1014. 

1026. 
Vernon,  John.  579. 
Vernon,  779,  987,  1000. 
Vernon  (Vt.),  547. 
Vcrnoory.  M.,  864. 
Verona,  300. 

Verplanke.  Guiline,  26,  850. 
Verplanck,  Phil.,  149,  234, 
251. 

Verplank,  Samuel,  517. 
Vtrshire  (Vt.),  495. 
Veteran,  839,  840,  883,  922, 
928. 

Vestal,  667,  711,  737,  738, 

739,  740. 
Viand,  John,  686,  689,  692. 
Vick,  Gerrit,  45. 
Viekers,  Solomon,  325. 
Viele,  Arnout  Cornelisse.  71. 
Vielc,  Corns.,  132,  485,  528. 
Vienna,  301. 

Vincent.    Francis,    63,  86, 

133,  457. 
Vincent,  John,  23. 
Vincent,  Joseph,  788,  822. 
Vine.  Simon,  814. 
Virgil,  847,  953,  955,  962, 

973,  974,  975,  976,  977, 

978,  1010.  1014. 
Vischer,  John,  181,  188,  206, 

802. 

Visscher,  John  T.,  796,  797. 

828,  831. 
Vischer,  Mathew,  787. 
Visscher,  Nanning,  463,  497. 

(See  Fisher.) 
Visger,    Johns,    185,  424, 

479. 

Volk,  Andr.,  134. 
Volney,  S68,  873,  875,  910, 
923. 

Voorhies.  Barnard,  4  70. 
Vos,  John  Thompson,  117. 


Vosburgh,  Jacob,  192. 
Vosburgli,  Martin,  971. 
Vosbnrgli,  Peter,  517,  544, 

612,  805. 
Vosburgh,   Peter  T..  547, 

675,  1006,  1007,  1010. 

Vose,  Henry,  897. 
Vowells,  Jon..  146.  147. 
Vredcnburgli,  Elizabeth, 
1020. 

Vredenburg,  John.  560. 

Vredenburgh,  Peter.  814. 

Vredenburgh,  Win.,  738. 

Vredenburgh.  Wm.  J..  791, 
836,  851',  854.  910.  933, 
939,  940,  942,  950.  951, 
960,  961,  965,  969,  970, 
1020. 

Vrient,  John.  780,  781. 
Vrooman.   Adam.    61.  83. 

109.  111.  113,  183,  184, 

461,  473,  478. 
Vrooman.  Adam  B..  849. 
Vrooman.  Barent.  306. 
Vroman.  Bartholomew,  24.7. 

249. 

Vrooman,  Gritie,  46,  218. 
Vroman,  Ilend.,  108. 
Vrooman.  Isaac,  296,  297. 

306,  358,  365,  369,  373, 

442,  474,  706,  827. 
Vrooman,  Jacob  S.,  879. 
Vrooman.  Johannis  H.,  255, 

298,  373. 
Vrooman,  Jno.  J.,  879. 
Vrooman,  Peter,  811. 
Vrooman,  Wouter,  225. 

w. 

Waddle,  Wm.,  430,  729,  814. 
Wadhams,  Noah,  747. 
Waddington,  748,  749,  752, 

753,  754,  768,  769,  772. 
Wadsworth,  James,  808. 
Waer,  John,  888,  893. 
Wagachemeck,  49,  62,  65. 
Waggerman,  Ernanl.,  812. 
Waggoner,  Godfrey,  810. 
Waiskarbar,  Jacob,  815. 
Waite,  Benj.,  401. 
Waite,  John,  843. 
Waite,  Joseph,  401. 
Waite,  Robert,  21. 
Waldo,  Saml.,  424. 
Waldon,  Albiathor,  518. 
Waldron,  Barent,  93. 
Waldron,  Benjn.,  811. 
Waldron,  Jacob,  488,  491, 

1021,  1022. 
Waldron,  Jno.,  151,  152. 
Waldron,  Saml.,  463. 
Wales,  Eleazer,  411. 
Walker,  Abel,  515,  538,  566, 

608,  616. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1088 


"Walker,  Benjn..  815. 
Walker,  Catherine,  G96. 
Walker,  Edwd.,  819. 
Walker,  Ers..  22. 
Walker.  George,  713. 
Walker,  James,  837. 
Walker,  John,  394,  444,  696. 
Walker,  Joseph,  427,  431. 
Walker,  Justus,  1000. 
Walker,  Margt..  427. 
Walker.  Root..  815,  817,824. 
Wall,  Elisha,  727,  803. 
Wallaboght,  97. 
Wallace.  Alex.,   427,  471, 

486,  492,  555. 
Wallace,  Gamaliel.  555. 
Wallace,  Hans.  471. 
Wallace,  Hugh,   328,  383, 

399,  427,  452,  486,  492, 

591,  1017. 
Wallace,  James.  197,  202, 

203. 

Wallace.  Jno.,  472,  900. 
Wallace,  Magill,  501. 
Wallace,  Robt,  335,  366. 
Wallace,  Wm,  796. 
Wallace  patent,  1017. 
Waller,  John,  432. 
Waller.  Phillip,  413,  495. 
Wallevis  island.  19. 
WaUingford  (Vt),  380,  434, 

504,  550.  554,  555,  561, 

562,  570,  579. 
Wallkill.  91,  272,  297,  706, 

789,  792. 
Wallomsest  patent,. 838. 
Walloon's   town,    29.  (See 

New  Paltz.) 
Wallnmschack,  238,239,  244. 
Walraat,  Hendk.,  299. 
Walsh,  David,  814. 
Walsh,  Edwd.,  766. 
Walsh,  Hugh.  709,  720,  742. 
Walsh,  John,  825. 
Walsh,  Lewis,  376. 
Walsh,    Richd.,   819.  (See 

Welsh.) 

Walter,  Caserns,  681,  775. 
Walter,  Martin,  808. 
Walters,  Robert,  56,  57,  121, 

123,  127,  143,  152,  155, 

157,  167. 
Walters,  Walter,  891. 
Walter,  Wm.,  116. 
Walton,  Ann,  730. 
Walton,  Eliza,  730. 
Walton,  Gerard,  298,  455, 

47J,  671,  696,  730. 
Walton,  Henry,  730. 
Walton,  Jacob.    298,  455, 

457,  527,  528,  558,  607, 

610. 

Walton,  Jos.,  317,  323,  349. 
Walton,    Thomas,    30,  54, 
298,  455,  471,  671. 


Walton,  W.,  281,  298,  427, 

455,  457,  471,  488,  522, 

671,  696. 
Walton,  491,  594,  626,  696, 

709,  784,  785,  931. 
Walworth,  John,  506. 
Wandall.  Thomas,  8,  9,  30.38. 
Wandell,  Jacob,  677. 
Wantcnaar,  Albert  Corns.,  7. 
Wanton  island,  428,  452. 
Wappenper  Indians,  356, 

357,  429,  433. 
Ward,  A.,  299. 
Wart,  Edw.,  447,  937. 
Ward,  John,  533,  551,  789. 
Ward,  Monsen,    475,  476, 

771. 

Ward,  Nichs.,  355,  358,  513, 

545,  579,  595,  624. 
Ward,  Saml.,  387,  407,  555, 

926,  998. 
Ward.  Thomas,  29,  810.  818. 
Wardsboro  (Vt.),  548. 
Warner,  Reuben,  729. 
Warner,  Thos.,  793. 
Warr,  Wm.,  807. 
Warrell,'  Joseph,  210,  212, 

1003. 

Warren,  John,  809,  810. 

Warren,  Peter,  228,  446. 

Warren,  Susannah,  446. 

Warren,  268,  839,  854. 

Warren.  290,  300,  301.  307. 
309.  '321,'359,  437,  400. 
477,  502,  506,  510,  511, 
527,  547,  548,  549,  580, 
590,  607,  610,  618,  622. 
624,  628,  669,  681,  710, 
723,  725,  740,  741,  742, 
747,  767,  770,  777,  791, 
792,  806,  862,  865,  867, 
875.  911,  913,  916,  921, 
922j  929,  928,  967,  968, 
9S0.  981,  982,  983,  9S5, 
1020. 

Warremburgh,  460,  590,  622, 
624,  865,  867. 


Warwick,  835. 


Washington 

CO., 

98, 

290, 

291, 

293, 

298. 

300, 

302, 

303, 

304, 

307. 

309, 

310, 

314, 

316, 

317, 

323, 

324, 

325, 

329, 

330, 

332. 

333. 

336, 

338, 

339, 

345. 

346. 

347, 

348, 

349, 

350. 

351, 

353, 

356, 

358, 

359, 

300. 

361. 

364. 

366. 

372, 

375. 

378, 

381, 

382, 

386, 

410, 

444, 

499, 

500. 

506, 

514, 

539, 

553, 

565, 

602. 

005. 

606, 

621, 

622, 

625. 

700. 

770, 

773, 

778, 

IM, 

192, 

804. 

808, 

844, 

S  IT. 

854. 

863, 

864. 

865, 

SOS. 

BIS, 

874, 

878, 

8S0, 

882, 

883, 

Washington  ro. — cont'd  : 
907,  916,  917,  919,  921, 
923,  925,  926,  979,  980, 
983. 

Washing/on  (Vt.).  4^. 
Wason,  John.  314,  879. 
Wnsson,  MfttJtew,  1001. 
Watoock,  EtictaL,  453,  460. 

Wat,;  (<,rd,  OS  I. 
Waterhonsc.  John,  3G2. 
Waterloo,  973.  974,  976,  977, 

978. 
Water  lots,  nt 

Ackerman's   and  others, 
826. 

Albany,  990,  1001,  1004, 

1005,  1006.  1007,  1011, 

1013,  1028. 
Athens.  1024.  1025. 
Bath,  1013.  1014. 
Brooklyn,  781. 
Castlcton.  1020. 
Catskill.   7  27.    9S2.  98.1, 

1004.  1000.  100S.  1025. 
Clavcrack.  4  00.  6U3,  611, 

612,  OIL 
Coeymans,  918. 
Dutchess,  257. 
FishkiU,  984,  990,  1003. 
Grcenbush,  828. 
Greenfield  (Westchester), 

728. 

Have  rst  raw.   1021.  1022. 
Hudson,  656,  729,  744, 
747. 

Hunter's  island.  313. 
Ilvde  Park,  916,  917,  924, 

925,  987. 
Kingston,  831. 
LansiQgbuigft,  536,  555. 

561.  981,  1024. 
Livingston   Manor,  808, 

864,  867,  872. 
Marlborough.  986. 
Mincforcla  island.  Ill 
New  Pallz,  869.  916.  917. 
New  Utrecht.  451.  470. 
New  Wimhor.  200.  263, 

269.  272.  2  7  I.  Ill 
New  York.  184,  1  I5t, 

104,  107.  10S.  is-:.  1-7, 

194.  203.  242.  243,  281, 

440. 
Xistaguny.  767. 
Northumberland,  504. 526. 
I'eekskill.  771. 
Pelham.  313. 

Poughkeepsie.   4  12.  50S. 

809.  870.  871,  020  827, 

1007.  1011.  1013.  1010. 

1017.  1022.  1023.  1021. 
Qneensburv.  521.  522. 
Bed  Hook.'  1028. 
Rhinebeek,  908,  987,  998, 

91'  J. 


1084 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


"Water  lots,  at — cont'd: 
Richmond,  258. 
Saratoga,  331. 
Saugerties,   1004,  100G. 
1008. 

Schodack,  831,  917,  918, 
920. 

Scipio.  950. 

Sing  Sing,  735,  743. 

Stillwater,  331. 

Stuyvesant,  911,  915. 

Tarry  town,  728,  743,  744. 

Throgs  neck,  1002. 

Totten  &  Crossfield's.  965. 

Troy,  1007. 

Ulster,  257,  258. 

Waterford,  981. 

Westchester,  236. 
"Waters,  Anthy.,  391. 
Waters,  David,  993. 
Waters,  Samuel,  518. 
Watcrvliet,  297. 
Watkins.  Benjn.,  825,  863. 
Watkins,  Jno.,  354,  356,  622, 

855,  856. 
Watkins,  John  W..  857,  858, 

859,  860,  911,  913,  929. 
Watkins  &  Flint's  purchase, 

857,  930. 
Watner,  Mark,  895. 
Watson,  Donald,  389. 
Watson,  Elkanah,  819,  936, 

940,  955,  974. 
Watson,  Henry,  342. 
Watson,    David,  548,  589, 

654,  655,  724,  777,  837. 

839,  875,  966,  967,  969, 

970,  971. 
Watson,  James.    858,  910, 

914,  915,  931,  1018. 
Watson,  Jno.,  466,  478,  781, 

928. 

Watson.  John  M.,  827,  977. 
Watson,  John  W.,  977,  980. 
Watson,  Jon,  17. 
Watson,  Joseph,  807. 
Watson,  Mathew,  777,  788, 

810,  868,  884. 
Watson,  Wm..  434,  449.  873. 
Wa tells,  Nathl.,  828, '  836, 

837,  866,  883. 
Wattles.  Sluman,  772,  784, 

785,  791,  828,  866,  884, 

1015. 

Watts.  John,  393,  469,  489, 
511,  530,  541,  567.  597, 
613,  669,  720.  1023. 

Watts.  Robert,  479. 

Waugh,  Jno.,  368. 

Wawarasing,  32,  105. 

Wawayanda,  56,  57,  63,  64. 
65.  95,  159,  162,  164,  561, 
725. 

Wayne  co.,  832,  833,  973, 
976,  977,  978,  1011. 


Wearing,  Benjn.,  736,  822. 
Wetherhead.  John,  396,  428, 

468,  471.  479.  480,  499, 

590,  616,  628, 
Weatherhead.  Rachel.  628. 
Weaver,  David,  808,  813, 

814,  819. 
Weaver,  Fred.,  379. 
Wever,  Geo.,  303. 
Weaver,  Hendk.,  276,  277. 
Weever,  Jury,  295. 
Weaver,  Thomas,  59. 
Weddennan,  Chris.,  380. 
Wedsell.  John.  495. 
Webb,  Buckridge,  331,  360. 
Webb,  Dirck.  514. 
Webb.  Jos.,  272. 
Webb,  Thos.,  451,  471,  482. 
Webb,  Saml.  B.,  821. 
Webb,  Wm.,  795. 
Weber,  Jacob,  134. 
Weber,  William,  889, 
Webber,  Worfert,  17. 
Webster,  Alexr.,  613,  840, 

852,  867,  872,  874,  882, 

906,  925. 
Webster,  Chas.  R.,  813. 
Webster,   Geo.,   813,  907, 

979. 

Webster,  James,  435. 
Webster,  Thos..  453,  460. 
Wefield,  John,  484. 
Welch.  (See  Welsh.) 
Welch.  William,  9,  876.  (See 

Walsh.) 
Welden,  Jeremiah,  820. 
Welden,  Jno.,  455. 
Welling,  Richd.,  902. 
Welling,  Thos.,  886,  902. 
Wells,  Abner,  889. 
Wells,  Agrippa,  472. 
Wells,  David,  527,  600. 
Wells,  Henrv,  898. 
Wells,  Israel,  894,  900.  903, 

904. 

Wells,  John.  866. 
Wells.  Jonathan,  549. 
Wells,  Joshua,  865. 
Wells,  Michl.,  530,  567. 
Wells,  Obadiah.  320. 
Wells,  Philip.  20,  23,  31,  37. 
45. 

Wells,  Saml.,  398.  403,  406, 
421,  508,  522,  534,  554, 
565,  600,  632. 

Wells,  William,  31. 

Wells,  618,  707,  730,  740, 
722,  723,  725,  730,  731, 
875,  967,  968,  970,  984, 
994,  995.  996,  997. 

Wells  (Vt.),  436,  444,  537, 
563,  573. 

Welph,  Anthony,  805. 

Welsh,  James,  391,  466. 

Welsh,  John,  54)5,  690. 


Welsh,  Joseph,  814,  818. 
Weir,  Archd.,  599. 
Weir.  Duncan,  440. 
Wier,  James,  378. 
Wier,  John,  852. 
Weiser,  Conrad,  170,  173. 
Weeser,  John  Conrad,  159, 

160,  168,  177,  178. 
Weisner.  Peter,  823. 
Weissenfels,  "C.  V.,  662,  814. 
Weissenfels,   Fredk.,  652, 

662,  805. 
Weed,  Ezra,  766,  810. 
Weed,  Israel,  660. 
Weedy.  Elijah,  557,601,  609. 
Weihake,  97. 
Weeks,  Abraham,  541. 
Weeks,  Melatiah.  822. 
Weeks,  Nathl.,  563. 
Weeks.  Saml..  654,  703,  704, 

781,  782,  793,  807. 
Weelyart,  Fred..  366. 
Weenies,  James,  75. 
Wemp.  John,  224,  225,  226, 

231. 

Wemple.  Abraham,  497,  577, 

776,  987,  1000. 
Wemple,  Cornelius,  661,  683. 
Wemple,  Ephraim,  661,  6S3. 
Wemple,  Mvndert  M.,  879. 
Wemple,  N.,  308. 
Wemple,    Waher  V.,  576, 

583. 

Wendell,  Evert.  153,  182. 
Wendle.  Harmanus  H..  424, 

477,  479. 
Wendell,  J.  H.,  816. 
Wendell,  John  W.,  995. 
Wendall,  Oliver,  412. 
Wenford.  Henrv,  1010. 
Wenlock  (Vt.),  426. 
Wenham,  Thomas,  73,  77, 

89.  90. 

Wenman,  Richd.,  475,  482, 
771. 

Wensell,  Wm.,  380. 
Wentworth,  Hugh,  255.  256, 

259,  262. 
Wentworth,  Wm.,  574,  5S3, 

616,  695. 
Werner,  Richard,  892. 
Wissels,  Dirck,  79,  114,  844. 
Wessel,  Jacob,  544. 
West,  Evan.  435. 
West,  Geo.,  429. 
West,  Henry.  409. 
West,  Ichabod,  518. 
West.  John,  26,  36,  37,  90. 

818. 
West,  Js..  435. 
West,  Thomas,  374. 
Westi  William,  50. 
Westbrook,  Samuel,  888. 
West  Brunswick,  295,  299. 

(See  Ohio.) 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


1085 


"West  camp,  441. 

Westchester,  3,  4,  5, 12,  34,  36, 
37,  44,  53,  54,  57,  63,  71, 
75,  80,  98,  192. 

Westchester  co.,  47,  51,  53, 
56,  57,  65,  67,  68,  71,  72, 
74,  75,  77,  78,  79,  80,  82, 
83,  87,  90,  96,  120,  121, 
139,  141,  142,  146,  148, 
150,  152,  154,  155,  156, 
158,  159,  163,  176,  189, 
192,  195,  211,  233,  236, 
237,  238,  284,  188,  313, 
325,  540,  728,  770,  771, 
1002. 

Westcoat,  James,  998. 

Westcoat,  Joseph,  998. 

Westenhook,  45,  79.  87.  182, 
305,  341.  502,  608,  612, 
613,  615,  616,  619. 

Westerlo,  Catherine,  724. 

Western,  705,  708,  727,  728, 
S67. 

Westfall,  Cornelius,  891. 
Westfield,  868,  926. 
Westford,  483.  793. 
West  ford  (Yt),  406,  577,  615. 
629. 

Westminster  (Vt.),  380,  403, 

554,  561. 
Westmoreland.  486.  776,  779, 

S03,  806,  907,  987. 
Weston,  Joseph,  536. 
Westport.  534,  538,  693,  706, 

725,  733,  735,  766,  776, 

777,  788,  790,  917,  919, 

985,  1008. 
Wethersfield  (Vt.),  380,  389, 

392,  417.  425,  552,  564. 
Weybridge  (Vt.),  526,  579. 
Whalan,  Walter,  813. 
Wharton,  Jno.,  357,  685. 
Wharton,  Joseph,  464. 
Wharton,  Thos.,  464,  471, 

484,  485,  486. 
Wheat,  Amos,  827.  861. 
Wheat,  Solomon,  795. 
Wheeler,  Edwd..  938. 
Wheeler,  Kenry,  821. 
Wheeler,  Isaac,  824. 
Wheeler,  Jacob,  332.  775. 
Wheeler,  John,  870,  884, 

885,  926. 
Wheeler,  Margaret,  673. 
Wheelerj  Micah,  775. 
Wheeler,  Saml.,  814. 
Wheeler,  Timothy,  775,  786. 
Wheeler,   Wm., '  440,  573, 

775,  883. 
Wheeler,  Zadok,  849. 
Wheelock,  Eleazar,  592. 
Whipple,  Daniel,  522,  558, 

602,  606,  611,  624. 
Whipple,  Xathan,  815,  865. 
Whitaker,  Edward,  32.. 


Whitaker,  Squire,  861,  868, 
884,877,1000,  1002,  1012, 
1021. 

Whitbeck.  Thos.  I.,  984. 
White,  Alexr.,  391,  413,  542, 
551. 

White,  Andw.,  880. 
White,  Charles,  471,  844. 
White,  Daniel.  510. 
White,  Geo.,  436,  774,  831. 
White,  Henry,  296,  447,  448, 

450,  459,  464,  487,  680. 
White,  Hezekiah,  898. 
White,  Hugh.  496,  511,519. 

544,  778. 
White,  James,  293,  297,  903. 
White,  John,  412,  418,  865. 
White,  Jonathan,  394,  812. 
White,  Joseph,  811. 
White.  Nathan,  807. 
White,  Peter,  821. 
White,  Philip,  456. 
White,  Svlvanus.  821. 
White,  Stephen.' 1020. 
White,  Thos.,  898. 
White.  William,  43. 
White  creek,  302,  303,  306. 

310,  325,  338,  372,  378, 

381,  804,  863,  874.  87S. 
Whiteneld.  Wm.,  497,  499. 
Whitehall   324,   338,  339, 

356,  361,  499,  919,  921, 

925,  979,980. 
Whitehead,  Dauiel,  37,  43, 

53. 

Whitehead,  John,  496. 
Whitehead,  Jonathan,  108. 
Whitehead,  Leonard.  420. 
Whitehead,  Wm.,  809. 
Whitehouse,  Joseph,  415. 
Whitehouse,  Saml.,  532. 
Whitemash,  Danl.,  778. 
Whiten,  Thomas,  524,  549, 
563. 

White  Plains.  27,  150.  154, 
155,  156,  157,  158,  159. 

Whitestown,  294,  1003. 

Whiting,  Benj.,  365,387, 428, 
553. 

Whiting.  Xathan,  368,  409. 

421,  423.  485,  488. 
Whiting  (Vt.),411,  436,  544, 

569. 

Whitingham  (Mass.),  488. 
Whitingham  (Vt.).  444. 
Whitman,  John,  55. 
Whitmore,  Peletiah,  676. 
Whitney,  Abijah,  895. 
Whitney,  Danl.,  650, 
Whitney,    Jonathan,  379, 
445. 

Whitney,  Josh.,  843,  877, 
885,  907,  910,  1004,  100G. 
Whitnev,  Martha,  893. 
Whitney,  Thomas,  893. 


!  Whitson,  John,  557. 

Whittox,  lvhv.,  49. 

Whorokill,  19. 

Wharrv.  Kvins,  G84. 

Wlmrrv,  k(,;,t.,  §aj 

Wibale,  Conrad,  727. 

Wickham.  Benj..  358. 

Wickham,  Geo.  D.,  9C0. 

Wickham,  Saml.,  259. 

Wickham,  Stephen.  814. 

Wiekham,  Wm.,  ::65,  521, 
526.  558,  651,  670. 

Wicks,  Jacob,  813. 

Wicks,  Thos.,  411. 

Wieks,  Wm.,  413. 

Wickwor.  Jonathan,  51G. 

Wier.  Archd.,  557,  604.  621. 

Wier.  Gilbert,  611.  626,  627. 

Wi^ram,  John,  600. 

Wight,  Ephr.iim.  998. 

WikofV.  Win..  Ml. 

Will  of  John  Bradstreet, 
696;  of  Martha  Brad- 
street,  696 ;  of  John  Leake, 
730 ;  of  Anthony  Hoffman, 
972;  of  Jesse  Woodhull, 
982. 

Wilcox.  Robt..  736, 
Wilcoeks,  Stephen,  358 
Wilcox.  Wm..  600,  1002. 
Wild,  John,  510. 
Wilder,  James,  392. 
Wildwyck,  3,  4.  (See  Kings- 
ton.) 

Wileman.  Elizabeth.  566. 
Wileman,  Henry,  100.  101, 

117,  131,  154"  160,  769. 
Wiley,  Alexr..  543. 
Wiley,  Edwd..  766. 
Wiley,  John.  367. 
Wilkins.    Ivhw.    273.  291, 

292,  293,  297,  319.  321. 
Wilkins.  Jacob,  4">5.  475, 

505,  508,  538,553,  771. 
Wilkins,  John.  329.  383. 
Wilkinson.  Ralph.  347,  353. 
Willard,  Danl..  43* 
Willard,  Jonathan.  423. 
Willard,  Joshua.  377. 
Willard.  Josiah,  368,  403, 

563,  600,  603,  605,  619, 

620. 
Willard,  Levi. 

Willard,  Ob..  390.  398,  428, 

528,  535,  552.  577,  568. 
Willard,  Saml..  423. 
Willard,  Wilder,  406,  553, 

554. 

Willard,  Wm..  380.  423. 

Wilier.  Coolev,  87  5. 

Willet,  Gilbert,  154. 

Willct,  Marin  us,  475.  660, 
678,  725.  793.  704.  803, 
850,  851,  852,  853,  b77, 


1086 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


Willett,  Thomas,  28,  38,  44, 

45,  317,  323. 
Willet,  955,  974,  995,  97G, 

978. 

Williams,  Anthy.,  424,  524. 
Williams,    Chs.,    200,  208, 

209,  21G,  218,  228,  480, 

549,  605.  074.  694,  841, 

1003,  1009,  1011. 
Williams,  Paul.,  815. 
Williams,  Ebenezer,  675. 
Williams,  Geo.,  418. 
Williams,  Henry,  486,  532. 
Williams.  Hope,  79. 
Williams.  Isaac,  808. 
Williams,  John,  79,  433,  559, 

775,  823,  832,  840,  852, 

801,  808,  872,  875,  882, 

907,  925,  985,  986. 
Williams,  Jonas,  901. 
Williams,  Joseph,  378. 
Williams,  Leonard,  394,  090. 
Williams,  Lewis  Powell,  357, 

360,  402,  405,  518.  544, 

547,  600,  608,  612.' 
Williams.  Peter,  382. 
Williams,  Reace.  724. 
Williams,  Richard,  355,461. 

479,  676. 
Williams,  Robert,  G. 
Williams,  Sanford,  809,  1019, 
Williams,  Thos.,    22.  192, 

193,  212,  216,  217,  325, 

474,  1001. 
Williams,  Uriah,  817. 
Williams,  Wm..  384,  387, 

511,  676. 
Williamson,Chas.,  999,  1006, 

1019,  1020. 
Williamson,  Geo.,  888. 
Williamson,  James,  808. 
Williamson,  Jno.,  349,  687, 

688. 

Willis,  Abrm.,  789. 
Willis.  David,  789. 
Willis,  Geo.,  474. 
Willis,  John.  543,  555,  549, 
609. 

WUUston  (Vt.),  411. 
Wilmington  (Vt).  561,  1000, 

1010,  1022. 
Wilniott,  Anne,  210,  216, 

217. 

Wilmott,  Geo.,  573. 
Wilmott,  James,  403,  552. 
Wilmot,  Jno.,  376. 
Wilmuri,  725,  740,  766,  769, 

771,  796,  980. 
Willoughby,  Ebenezer,  574. 
Wills,  John,  825. 
Willsborough,  327,  335,  33G, 

337,  357,  306,  388,  777, 

834,  985,  1016. 
Wilson,  Abigail,  475. 
Willson,  Abrm.,  812. 


Willson,  Alex..  351,  861. 
Willson,  Donald,  449. 
AVilson,  Ebenezer,    69.  79, 

81,  86,  87,  95,  162,  285. 
Wilson,  Elijah,  807. 
Willson,  Geo.,  325,  347,  378, 

552. 

Wilson,  Gilbert,  489. 
Willson,  James,  325.  347, 

378,  435,  494,  681,  711. 
Willson,   John,   325,  347, 

349,  360,  378,  405,  440, 

521. 

Wilson,  Robt.,  819. 
Willson,    Saml.,   325,  347, 
378. 

Willson,  Thos.,  815. 
Willson.  Wm.,  404,  475. 
Wilt,  Geo..  443. 
Wilt,  Henry,  503,  538. 
Wilt,  Peter  de,  824. 
Wiltsey,  Isaac,  797. 
Wiltsie,  Jacob.  672,  808. 
Wiltz.  Hendrick  Martin,  71, 
74.' 

Winans,  James,  508,  1022, 

1023. 
Winch.  Saml..  844. 
Wiudeeker,  Hartman,  195, 

196.  200.  201. 
Winders,  Saml.,  375,  378. 
Windham,  305,    311,  315, 

478,  500,  561,  562,  826, 

827,  990,  1001. 
Windsor,  John,  815. 
Windsor  (Vt).  376.  379,  389, 

391,  405,  558,   580,  711, 

736,  737,  738,  739,  742, 

743,  778,  788,  872,  918, 

919,  922,  1000. 
Winheld,  Richd.,  100,  101. 
Winfitld,  275,  694. 
Wing,  Abra.,  475. 
Winhall  (Vt),  415,  547,  548. 
Winn,  John,  783,  931. 
Winn,  Joseph,  541. 
Winne,  John,  292. 
Winne,  Peter,  41,  206,  210, 

215.  241,  242,  243,  594. 
Winne,  Wm.,  292. 
Winslow,  Kenelum,  377. 
Winter,  John,  691. 
Winter,  Thos.,  674. 
Winter,  Wm..  574. 
Winthrop,  Francis  Bayard, 

916,  919. 
Wiscar,  Jacob,  822. 
Wiser,  David,  815. 
Wisner,  Jeffry,  904. 
Wisner,    Henry,  294,  468, 

611,  771,  776,  778,  786, 

836,  838,  904,  928. 
Wisner,  John,  771. 
Wissenbeck,  John  Henry, 

G75. 


Wiswall,  Oliver,  1024,  1025. 
Witbeck,  Andries,  918. 
Witbeck,  Thos.,  875,  980. 
Witbeck,  Thos.  L.,  990,  998, 

1003,  1007. 
Witson,  Thomas,  547. 
Wolcott,  1011. 
Wolf,  Michael,  816. 
Wood,  Danl.,  715. 
Wood,  Ebenezer,  676. 
Wood,  Draper  Simon,  393, 

524. 

Wood,  Jacob,  670. 

Wood,  John.  G03,  G06.  657, 

787,  900.  (See  Woods.) 
Wood,  Joseph,  537. 
Wood,  Nathl.,  840,  853. 
Wood,  Richard,  29. 
Wood,  Saml..  058,  676,  911. 
Wood,  Silas,  991. 
Wood,   Walter,    862,  868, 

874,  880. 
Wood,  Wm.,  487,  496,  503, 

870,  880. 
Woodbridge  (N.  J.),  19,  104. 
Woodcock,  Dirck,  774,  831. 
Woodcock,  Peter,  729,  810, 

822. 

Woodcreek,    98,  120,  213, 

236,  237,  242,  290,  291, 

320,  334. 
Woodford  (Vt.),  583. 
Woodhull,  Abel,  819. 
Woodhnll,  Jesse,  929,  981. 
Woodman,  Jno.,  365. 
Woodrow,  Thos.,  388. 
Woodruff,  Saml.,  808,  920. 
Woods,  Gabriel,  449,  457. 
Woods,  Jno.,  475,  478,  480, 

489,  503,  569.  (See  Wood.) 
Woods,  Thos.,  464. 
Woodsman,  Jno.,  425. 
Woodstock  (Vt.),  389,  395, 

412,  428,  435,  439,  552, 

557,  558. 
Woodward,  Rosewell,  552. 
Woodworth,  Danl..  795,  803. 
Wood  worth,  James,  456. 
Woodworth.  Jon.,  897. 
Woodworth,  Robt.,  983,  990. 
Wool,  Isaiah,  781. 
Wool,  Jer.,  323,  348. 
Wool,  John,  609,  816. 
Woolley,  John,  284. 
Wolrick,  Hallon,  590. 
Woolrick,  Nichs.,  453,  460. 
Wolrick,  Thomas,  590. 
Woolsey,    Melancton,  684, 

693,  777. 
Woolsey,  Melancthon  Lloyd, 

984. 

Wooster,  David,  324,  328, 
382. 

Woolton,  Richd.,  438. 
Worcester,  483,  793. 


INDEX  TO  LAND  PAPERS. 


10S7 


Worcester  (Vt.),  577. 
Worden,  Abial.  827,  861. 
Worden,  Asa,  827,  861. 
Wormald,  Thomas,  590. 
"Worrell,  Joseph,  841.  1003. 
Worth,  Shubard,  1024. 
Wortman,  Tunis,  411. 
Wray,  Catherine,  705. 
Wray,  George,  505. 
Wrieaberg,  Daniel,  357,  685. 
Wright,  Abrm.,  789,  802, 
804. 

Wright,  Anthony,  79. 
"Wright,  Kbenezar,  518. 
Wright,  Edwd.,  821. 
"Wriglit,  Jacob,  659,  810,  952. 
"Wright,  James,  86. 
"Wright,  John,  780,  818. 
Wriglit,  John  G.,  812. 
Wright,  Jonathan,  38. 
Write,  Jos.,  609,  727,  728, 

729,  766. 
Wright,  Jotliara,  670. 
Wright.  Peter,  386. 
Wright,  Robert,  27,  S51. 
Wrightson,  Jno.,  377,  399, 

425.  427. 
Writer,  Casper,  827,  861. 
Wyatt,  Hezekiah.  451. 
Wyatt,  John,  813. 
Wyer,  Gilbert,  628. 
Wyman,  James,  546. 
Wynans,  James,  1017. 
Wyngaard,  Luykas  J.,  260. 
Wyukoop,  Corns.  C:.  415. 
Wyrikoop,  Cornelius  E.,  840, 

866,  903. 
Wrynkoop,  Evert,  281. 
Wynkoop,  Jacobus,  789. 
Wyukoop,  John  Evertse,309. 


Wynkoop,  Tobias,  897. 
Wynkoop,  Wm,  886,  897. 

Y. 

Yarrington,  Wm..  810. 
Yarrow,  Ed\v\,  435,  574. 
Yates,  Abraham,  497. 
Yates,  Abraham  P.,  500. 
Yates,  Andrew,  574, 
Yates,  Chris.,  311,  391,  577, 

655,  657,  658,  661,  677, 

679,  683. 
Yates,  Christr.  P..  657. 
Yates,  Jannetrie,  695. 
Yates,  Jellis,  695. 
Yates,  Yellis,  577. 
Yeats,  Jno.,  431,  432,  482. 
Yates,    Joseph    C,  997, 

998. 

Yates,  Margaret,  960 
Yates,  Peter,  793,  920. 
Yates,  Peter  W.,  653  776. 

934,  941,  961,  962. 
Yates,  Robert.  594. 
Yates  co.,  836,    837,  838, 

854,  880,  927,  931,  1002, 

1009;  1018,  1019,  1020. 
Yelverton.  Gale,  485. 
Yean,  Moses.  650. 
Yengling,  John  F.,  823. 
Yeoman,  Jno.,  899. 
Yeomans.  Moses,  659,  813. 
Yong,  Adam,  265. 
Yonge,  Geo.,  458,  459,  466. 

657,  675. 
Yongh,  Theobald,  262,  265, 

266,  268. 
Tankers,  35.  37,  59,  147. 
York,  Lewis,  179. 
York,  N.,  259,  270,  286. 


YorkWm.l.'.f).  1 00. 171.172, 

173.179.  1 87. 1 88. 1 89.  191. 
Yorke  island.  29.  (S<-e  Xtiu 

Turk.) 
Yorus,  John.  820. 
Young.  Andr.,  448,  776. 
Young.  Kbenczer,  6C0,  715, 

720,  825. 
Young,  Fred.,  296.  309,  1 7:5, 

679,  77C.  I0SS. 
Young,  Hamilton,  495,  525, 

535. 

Young,  Henry,  516. 
Younge,  Jacob,  15,  309. 
Young,  .In')..  866,  i  J  ft,  460^ 

587,  623,  627,  628,  672, 

776,  808,  875,  876. 
Young,  Joseph,  som..s75,S76. 
Young,  Moutray,  387. 
Young,  Thomas.  5,  10. 
Young,  Wm.,  397,  428.  432, 

474,  498. 
Younglove,  John,  658,  8S0. 

z. 

Zabriskv.  John,  508,  610, 

616.  772. 
Zagers,  Gcrrit.  189. 
Zebell,  William.  550. 
Zee,  Adam,  416,  459,  465. 
Zela,  Jno.,  457. 
Zemer,  Geo.,  283,  379.  (See 

Zimmer.) 
Ziellic,  Adam,  312.  461. 
Ziellie,  Annatie  U..  275. 
Zeilie,  Marlinus.  791. 
Zimmer,  Jacob.  379,  414. 
Zimmer.  Win..  849. 
Zimmerman.  Jacok  264. 
Zobdell,  Darius,  310. 


